“Martyr’s Day” Celebration at Kaveri College

Martyr’s Day was celebrated on the occasion of the Death Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, on 30th January,2023 by the NSS Department at Kannada Sangha Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce Pune. Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Vice Principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, NSS Programme Officer Mr. Nilesh Nemade, Office Superintendent Mr. Ravindra Bhalerao, teaching and non-teaching staff of the college were present for the event. Mrs. Suvarna Sabnis compeered the programme.

Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal and Vice-principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar lightened the lamps and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. Principal Dr. Ashok Agarwal addressed the audience. He said that Gandhi is not a personality, but he is a thought which flows in every humanitarian. He urged the audience to follow Gandhian Philosophy which is the only way to success and is the only option for humanity in the contemporary world. The teaching and non-teaching staff observed two minutes of silence to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and other martyrs.

New Voters Registration Drive got huge response at Kaveri College

 

A special mahacamp of voter’s registration was organized for the students by Kothrud Assembly Constituency under the orders of Hon'ble Collector Pune at Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce. A new voter enrolment programme was carried out under this drive. The students were asked to bring residential proofs and documents as well as identity cards for the registration process. During the drive held at the college, the names of all the new voters were enrolled and also the guidance was given on linking of Aadhaar number and voter ID card.

On this occasion, the drive received special support from the Principal - Dr. Ashok Agrawal and vice-principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar. The election Naib Tahasildar Hon'ble Mr. Khollam Swapnil and Kothrud constituency division coordinators Mr. Deepak Kandhare and Mr. Raju Patole motivated the students to register for voter drive by guiding them with a demonstration. "A special revision programme is being implemented to ensure that the name is enrolled in the voters' list as a national duty, and no one is deprived of the right to vote. It is very important to have a voting card so that every member of the society can actively participate in the affairs of democracy.” He also asserted on the occasion that the programme is important to bring the youth of the society into this stream. 

The event was organized by the National Service Scheme unit of the college. NSS Programme Officer Prof. Nilesh Nemade gave special guidance to the students and motivated them to register their names in the voters' list.  Dr. Anand Buddhikot did the anchoring of the programme and also proposed the vote of thanks. 

Youth Day is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Kaveri College

 

On the occasion of the 160th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda,Youth Day was celebrated by the National Service Scheme Department of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce, on January 12, 2023. The birth anniversary of Rajmata Jijau was also celebrated on this occasion. While saluting the image of both the great personalities, Principal Dr. Ashok Agarwal said that," The birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is celebrated every year on 12th January as 'National Youth Day'. This day is dedicated to youth as National Youth Day. India is called the nation of youth. Swami Vivekananda was an Indian philosopher and reformer. Swami Vivekananda's thoughts give right direction and inspiration to the youth. He devoted his entire life to social work. Today, there is also the birth anniversary of Rajmata Jijabai who moulded, the creator of Swarajya, the inspiration of all people - Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Because of Rajmata Jijau, the common people could see Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and swarajya. 

The Vice Principal Dr. Mukta Karmarkar also guided the students.The Board of Student Development officer of the college Dr.Jayashri Bangali was also present for the event. Programme Officer Prof. Nilesh Nemade and Assistant Program Officer Prof. Sujata Bachhav motivated the volunteers. Volunteers in large numbers actively participated in the program.

Enthusiastic response to 'No Vehicle Day' at Kaveri College for the purpose of environmental conservation.

Kannada Sangha’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science & Commerce, organized 'No Vehicle Day' on 23rd December 2022 for the purpose of environmental conservation. This activity was successfully carried out with the cooperation of the faculty, non-teaching staff and students of the college. Faculty, non-teaching staff and students used public transport to reach the college by rickshaws and buses while many students reached the college by bicycle. As there was no vehicle being seen in the college premises, the area seemed lively. Through this activity which reflected social commitment, the message of environment conservation was given to the society. The activity was organized with the aim of pollution free India as well as environment conservation, fuel conservation and reduction of noise pollution.

Principal of the college Dr.Ashok Agarwal and Vice-Principal Dr.Mukta Karmarkar specially appreciated the students for this environment friendly activity. NSS Program Officer Prof. Nilesh Nemade guided the volunteers for this nature friendly activity.

Constitution Day Celebrated at Kaveri College

Constitution Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm on 26th November 2022 at Kannada Sangha’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce. All the teaching staff, non-teaching staff and the NSS volunteers read the preamble of the constitution on this occasion. NSS Assistant  Program Officer Prof. Sujata Bachhav introduced the program and everyone read out the Preamble of the Constitution after Prof. Suvarna Sabnis. 

The program was executed with special support and guidance by Principal Dr.Ashok Agrawal. He expressed his gratitude to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar-the architect and father of the Indian constitution and explained the importance of the constitution which he wrote for the building of the country. On this occasion, he paid homage to the martyrs of the Attacks of 26/11.  In the glory of the secular constitution of India, he asked everyone to imbibe the principles and purpose of the constitution. 

NSS Program Officer Prof. Nilesh Nemade and Office Superintendent Mr. Ravindra Bhalerao were also present on this occasion. Prof. Sujata Bachhav did the compering  for the programme and presented a vote of thanks.

Two Days Leadership Training Programme

The Two Days Leadership Training Camp was organized by M. R. Pai Foundation, Mumbai jointly with the Forum of Free Enterprise, Mumbai at the Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune under Kaveri Skill Development Cell on 29 and 30 September 2022. The resource persons for the training camp were Mr. Rajiv Kumar Luv and Mr. Sachin Kamath.

The compeering for inauguration was done by Rohan Salunke, student of SY BA and felicitations of both the resource persons were done by Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Principal, Kaveri College.For the further sessions of the training camp the total participants were divided into two groups by the resource persons. Total 6 sessions were conducted parallel for two groups in two days by both the resource persons.
Following three sessions were conducted by Mr. Rajiv Kumar Luv:
1. Setting and Achieving Goals
2. The Power of Habits
3. Coming Together – A beginning
In the session ‘Setting and Achieving Goals’ Mr. Luv explained about how to set the goals and how to achieve it successfully, with this he also focused on what and how the goals should be. He added that goals should be personal, specific, visible, measurable, exciting and must be time bound. He told about different techniques that help achieve goals.In his next session on ‘The Power of Habits’, Mr. Luv explained the concept of good habits and bad habits. He made students write their own bad habits, and announce it to the participants. Very common and day to day examples were given by him so that students can easily relate to the situation. He discussed major issues like over-thinking etc. Most of the students find this topic helpful. He advised to make the habits easy to start, doing those habits for at least 2 minutes every day, and then
those become easier to continue. Habits should be built to be attractive, easy and satisfying. And to break a habit, it should be made invisible, unattractive, difficult and unsatisfying. Mr. Luv shared tips on how to replace old routines with new one. He also put some light on the topic of positive affirmations. He suggested that one should keep adding new positive habits.
In his third session on ‘Coming Together – A beginning’, Mr. Luv explained the concept of teamwork by various activities like ‘balancing the pipe’ game, where students were in a group to hold a pipe in a team. He explained the meaning of coming together to achieve some big targets through an activity involving teamwork. He advised that each member should learn from his/her mistake and should share information with each other freely. Team members should trust and inspire each other and should celebrate their small success. Members should motivate each other to achieve the goals of the team. This session was very helpful for the students as they learned and enjoyed the various new concepts and terms.

The following three sessions were conducted by Mr. Sachin Kamath:
1. Sharpening Vital skills
2. Effective communication
3. Understanding Self & Others
In the session ‘Sharpening Vital skills’, Mr. Kamath explained about the importance of self-reliance and capability and honing potentials of self. He mentioned that self development should start and end with the individual being completely responsible for the same. In that, soft skills like communication, relationship building, self awareness, emotional capabilities and good lifestyle were pinpointed. It was an interactive session which grabbed the attention of all the students present in the session. In session ‘Effective communication’, Mr. Kamath explained the concept of communication by stating that ‘communication is the message that the receiver understands rather than what the sender conveys’. He conducted an activity to show why communication is important and how it can be done effectively to get better output. He discussed about how to manage people in life while narrating different personality traits in detail.
In the session ‘Understanding Self & Others’, Mr. Kamath explained about group efforts and coordination in conjunction with knowing oneself and the role of others effectively. He also mentioned a self-reflection theory which is the ‘Johari window’ which highlights various aspects of self that cover the ‘open self’, ‘blind self’, ‘hidden self’ and the ‘known self’. It gave a chunk for the students to chew on and understand their positioning in various dimensions of their life.
Finally various assignments and exercises were given by both experts to students. Total 72 students completed the training camp successfully. There were few students from Shahu College, Pune.

FDP on “Life Balance Sheet” by Mr. Sudhir Gogate

 
The staff academy and Internal Quality Assurance Cell organized FDP on “Life Balance Sheet” on 19 November, 2022. The FDP was conducted by Mr. Sudhir Gogate, Industry Expert, Executive Director, Hitachi Astemo Fie Pvt. Ltd. CMA Abhay Deodhar, Mr. Ashok Jamenis, Renowned Industrialist were also present for the FDP. Mrs. Pallavi Joshi welcomed Mr. Sudhir Gogate, CMA Abhay Deodhar, Mr. Ashok Jamenis, Dr. Ashok Agrawal & Dr. Muckta Karmarkar. Dr. Deepa Sathe introduced Mr. Sudhir Gogate, CMA Abhay Deodhar and Mr. Ashok Jamenis.

Dr. Ashok Agrawal addressed the staff members about this FDP. He also expressed his happiness by saying that this FDP is an opportunity to learn about liabilities and assets in life. CMA Abhay Deohdar gave a message that keep learning and updating yourself otherwise the person may get outdated. Mr. Jamenis said that perseverance and dedication is important to achieve goals and quality in life.

Mr. Sudhir Gogate in his session talked about 4 pages to be balanced in life. According to him, page 1 should be dedicated to the people who have helped us to be grateful towards them. Page 1 can be said as a gratitude page. Page 2 is a page for inspiration and kindness by listing the names of people to whom you have helped. Page 3 consists of names of people to whom we have hurt and page 4 will have names of the people who have hurt us being the page of forgiveness.

He advised everyone to make efforts to change the place of names from page 3 and 4 to page 1 & 2. He mentioned names on page 1 & page 2 as performing assets and page 3 & 4 as non-performing assets. He also emphasized on the fact that pause is important to review and reshuffle the pages.