Friday 13 October 2017

“The Knowledge based society gets created only through reading.”: Dr. Rajendra Kumbhar


Known as Youth inspiration and 'Missile Man,' the 11th President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has inspired the youth throughout the country with his noble works, thoughts and rich experiences in life.  In memory of his distinguished and inspirational life, Vachan Prerana Din (Reading Inspiration Day) is celebrated on his birth anniversary on 15 October throughout Maharashtra. On this occasion Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce had organized a lecture on ‘How to Inculcate Reading Habits among Students.’  

Dr. Rajendra Kumbhar, Professor, Library and Information Science, SPPU, was the Chief Guest of the Program. He said that reading enriches our life and gives better insight into understanding human nature. It not only improves our vocabulary and grammar but it also helps us in reading humans, nation and the society as well. It prepares us to go for higher goals and shows us how to accomplish those goals. 
He urged students to read autobiographies and biographies of Steve Jobs, Sachin Tendulkar, Vergese Kurien, and Kishore Biyani and also suggested them to read books like ‘Man MeiN hai Vishwas’ by Vishwas Nangre Patil, ‘Waat Tudavtana’ by Uttam Kamble, ‘Nangarani’ by Anand Yadav. 
Dr. Kumbhar said, since reading is an acquired skill, students must put in their efforts to learn the art of reading and get benefited by its tremendous benefits. He urged to at least spend an hour reading a book and said that, they “make reading dear i.e. drop everything and read.” He said reading is a perfect knowledge tonic and every student must have her/his dose of this tonic as  it will sharpen their minds, encourage them to write themselves, give better ideas of entrepreneurship, and will help them in performing better in interviews.


On this occasion, Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College introduced students to the glorious career and inspirational life of Dr. Kalam. He urged students to spend time in college library amidst the company of books and enrich their lives with the knowledge, insight, vision and inspiration they provide. 



Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice President, MRs. Dhanashri Bhide, Head, Library Committee, Teaching and non-teaching staff and students in large number were present on the occasion. Mrs. Chitra Alavani compered the program.  

Monday 9 October 2017

“SPPU’s Avishkar initiative is the best platform to bring in research culture to the colleges.” – Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College.

  
                 
With each passing day the role of research has become even more important in today’s globalized world. Dr. S.B.Kharosekar, Principal Kaveri College emphasized on the need to inculcate ‘research culture’ among teachers and students of universities. He was speaking on the occasion of Avishkar Orientation program which was jointly organized by The Savitribai Phule Pune University and The Kaveri Research and Innovation Centre (KRIC) of Kannada Sangha  Pune’s  Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce. Avishkar, the brainchild of former Governor of Maharashtra S.M. Krishna is a novel research project competition is being implemented by the Univeristy. He said that Kaveri College is committed to build research culture in the college and urged students to participate in events like Avishkar. 
Eminent speakers Dr. Ravindra Jaybhaye, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Dr. Prashanth Sathe  Asso. Professor and Co-ordinator of Research Centre at BMCC, Pune were invited to give students guidance on how to enhance their abilities to present their work in an effective manner. Dr. Ravindra Jaybhaye said that Avishkar is the best platform for students of higher studies to showcase their original and innovative ideas. He said “every student has a researcher hidden in her/him,” and that students need not have to be extra ordinary in talent but they should be extraordinary in their efforts and views and vision. He informed that round 10,000 students participate in this competition every year.
Dr. Prashant Sathe, said that Avishkar is a prestigious platform and getting an opportunity to participate in it is a thing of pride. He urged students to do research on Mega city oriented issues such as traffic problems, water scarcity, air and water pollution etc. He also asked them to do research on why farmers today are in the age bracket of 35-40 years and why the younger generation is going away from farming. Dr. Sathe asked students to solve serious social issues which directly affect our society with the help of research in those areas.



 Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice Principal, Dr. Jayashri Bangali, Coordinator B.Sc, and Head KRIC, were present on the occasion. The event was grand success under the guidance of Dr. Jayashri Bangali, and the support faculty and staff members.

"Millions of job opportunities in Digital market." : Dr. Milind Pande, Director, MITSOT, at Kaveri College.


Today’s India represents a digital economy, which has biggest market potential for global players. “But are we truly ready for it?,” asked Dr. Milind Pande, Director, MITSOT, at Kaveri College. He was speaking as the Chief Guest at the inauguration of the regular activities conducted under Science Association of Kaveri College for the academic year 2017-18.
Dr. Pande said Digitization has practically impacted every sector including Education, Telecom, Banking, agriculture and Healthcare etc. has made careers in digital marketing as one of the best options for students and professionals. He made them aware about the growing cyber-security market and huge demand for cyber-security professionals. He said, “the future belongs to cyber-security engineers as clients, big and small companies, even start-ups are recruiting cyber security professionals.”  He urged students to avail government’s E-Education programs where they can use various websites such as EDX.org, MOOCs, SMAC, bigthink.com, etc. These websites are laced with podcasts, videos, notes and also a facility to assess their tests. He also made students aware about the strength, misuse, addiction of social media and growing threat of cyber crime.He encouraged students to become the leader of digital India.
Earlier, Dr. S.B.Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College welcomed Dr, Milind Pande and introduced his relentless works towards the Digitization of India. He urged students to read the autobiographies of scientists and emulate their acumen, discipline, dedication and focus in their own lives.
On this occasion, Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice Principal, DR. Jayashree Bangali, Coordinator, Computer Science, Mr. Anand Buddhikot, Head, Science Association were also present.
Mrs. Vandana Upadhyay compered the program and Ms. Geetanjali More proposed vote of thanks.


Friday 6 October 2017

"An excellent speaker must be a good human first." : Dr. Aruna Dhere at Kaveri College



7th Dr. Shamarao Kalmadi Memorial State Level Elocution Competition held at Kaveri College on12 September 2017 at Shakuntala Jagannath Shetty Auditorium. Renowned literary figure Dr. Aruna Dhere was the Chief Guest of the Prize Distribution Ceremony.  Speaking on the occasion she said, “ Excellent speaker must be a good human first.”  She said that a good speaker’s speech becomes powerful and effective because of his experiences in life, his lofty thoughts, and deep feelings but these thoughts and feelings should not be dry but they should touch the audience’s heart and mind simultaneously.  She also advised students that they should learn to love language as language has its very own beauty and strength, which makes the speaker’s oratory even more effective.  Dr. Dhere advised students that, to be a good speaker they must to pay attention to their body language, range of voice, modulation, and convincing ability etc.


On this occasion, Dr. Aruna Dhere awarded the prizes to successful participants.
Praveen Shinde (Tilak Maharashtra University) bagged the First prize, which consisted of a Rolling Trophy, Rs. 5000/- Cash prize, Memento and a Certificate. Anupam Dwivedi (Sinhgad Law College) and Hetika Gupta (Symbiosis College) were the first and second runners-up respectively. They won Rs. 3000/-, Rs. 2000/- Cash prizes, Mementos and Certificates respectively.  In the impromptu competition, Ankit Mishra won the first prize, Umesh Suryavanshi won the Second Prize whereas Pravin Shinde won the third prize.


This competition was started to pay tribute to Dr. Shamarao Kalmadi who was the founder President of Kannada Sangha, The competition was inaugurated by Mr. Kushal Hegde, President, Kannada Sangha.  Dr. S. B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College said that the Competition has provided an opportunity to participants to hone their oratory, persuasive, and leadership skills. He said that that in its 7th year the Competition has grown in stature and now has become a ‘brand name’ in Pune. Prof. Shweta Bapat, Chairman- Elocution and Debate Committee, told the audience about the purpose of the competition and read our rule for the competition. On this occasion, Mr. Chandrahas Shetty, Trustee of Kannada Sangha, Mr. Suchishmita Mohanty, Vice Principal, Kaveri College, students, teachers and participants were present in large numbers.

 Kannad Sangh's Vice President Mrs. Indira Salian, Secretary Smt. Malti Kalmadi were also present on the prize distribution ceremony. Mrs. Kalmadi appreciated the college's principal and all the teachers for the best planning of the tournament. She asked the audience to believe in art as art help survive the existence of mankind. Dr. Avinash Sangolekar, Dr. Rajendra Shah, Dr. Vaishali Naik were the judges for the competition.  The topics for competition were, 1) Technology and Society 2) Man of the Era:Bal Gangadhar Tilak 3) Doklam : The Test of India’s Patience 4) Marks and Intelligence 5) Changing Lives with Sports

Prof. Priya Deshmukh compered the programme and Prof. Shweta Bapat, Chairman- Elocution and Debate Committee proposed vote of thanks. 

Kaveri College secures 3rd position in Annual College Magazine Competition organized by SPPU



Kannada Sangha Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce has secured the 3rd position in Annual Magazine Competition organized by the Board of Students' Welfare, Savitribai Phule Pune University. Kaveri College won the prize in the competition at district level for its college magazine ‘Kaveri Kaleidoscope,’ for the academic year 2016-17. The competition is held to promote the art and habit of writing and recognize their talent, hard-work and innovation.



Dr. S.B.Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College received the prize at the hands Dr. Nitin Karmalkar, Hon.Vice Chancellor, SPPU, Dr. Prabhakara Desai, director, student Welfare board, and Dr. A.D.Shaligram, Registrar, SPPU. The prize consists of a certificate, a cash prize of Rs. 5000/- and a memento. Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Head, Magazine Committee, Prof. Sayee Kulkarni, Prof. Chita Alavani were also present on the occasion.


Kannada Sangha’s Trustee members, Principal of the college, Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Vice Principal, Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, all the Heads of the Departments, staff members and students congratulated the College on this big achievement. 

Kaveri College NSS Unit Undertakes Tree Plantation.


The NSS unit of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune had organized a tree plantation drive in association with Forest Department, Pune, on 12th and 19th August at Nagari Van Udayan, Hingane.

 Total 120 NSS volunteers had participated in this event. The volunteers performed the activities like digging of the pits, planting of the trees, watering them, cutting the grass and cleaning the area around the plants etc. They also collected the plastic and other waste material from the area and disposed these off. They planted 200 saplings which included Palm, Peepal, Bamboo, Banyan tree etc and other ornamental plants.



This event was carried out under the guidance of the NSS Programme Officer Mr. Sachin Deokate and in the presence of the Student Development Officer Mr. Anand Buddhikot, and Assistant Programme Officer – NSS, Nilesh Nemade, Mr. Rohit Tambe( Director –Physical Education), Ms. Mugdha Shivapurkar, Ms. Gitanjali More and Ms. Ashwini Kale.

Inauguration of NSS Activities for the year 2017-2018


The NSS unit of  Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce formally inaugurated its regular activities for the year 2017-18. Dr. Prabhakar Desai, Director, NSS and Director,Board of Students’ Development SPPU was the chief guest for the inauguration programme. Principal Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Vice-Principal Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, NSS Programme Officer Prof. Sachin Devkate,Asst. Programme Officer Prof. Nilesh Nemade, college faculty members, and NSS volunteers were present on the occasion.
The program began with lamp lighting ceremony and with recitation of NSS song. Principal Dr. S. B. Kharosekar precisely defined National Service Scheme as ‘self-inspirational, self-disciplined, selflessly volunteered service for the nation.’ In his speech emphasized about the importance of NSS in a Nation’s growth. He spoke about his association with NSS and his passion about working for the society. As per the college tradition Principal gave oath to the NSS volunteers.
The chief guest of the program, Dr. Prabakar Desai briefed the audience about the inception and purpose of NSS. He pointed out to the volunteers that they are the privileged few who have chosen to help the underprivileged and less fortunate people. He said, NSS helps students to be the brand ambassador of their respective colleges.  He appreciated the strong presence of girl volunteers in NSS which once was considered as only the men’s territory.

He praised Dr. S. B. Kharosekar for his able leadership and called him a great Administrator. Dr. Desai also said that NSS contributes towards nation building. The initiatives such as cleanliness drive, adult teaching, tree plantations, blood donations etc. taken by NSS help in nation building.


Prof. Shweta Bhagat compeered the program. NSS Programme Officer Prof. Sachin Devkate proposed vote of thanks. The program concluded with recitation of ‘Vande Mataram’. The program was attended by large number of NSS volunteers and Students.

“While nurturing others, women must stop neglecting themselves.” Says Dr. Vidya Joshi at Kaveri College



Women Forum of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce had organized a guiding session on ‘Health Related Issues of Women and Vaccination’ for all girl- students of the college on 22 August 2017. Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice Principal, Kaveri College welcomed the guest-speakers for the program Dr. Vidya Joshi, MD, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Dr. Vaishali Deshmukh, Pediatrician, MD in Adolescent Medicine, Dr. Vidullata Deshpande, Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune. Mrs. Mohanty said that the program is organized to create awareness about women’s health issues and Vaccinations among the students of the college. Mrs. Manasi Joshi, Head, Women’s Forum, Kaveri College was also present on the occasion.   

Dr. Vidya Joshi focused on the physiology of menstrual cycle and she made students aware about how menstruation occurs and how they can avert pregnancies. She explained students about normal menses, delayed/ frequent menses, reasons and the solutions for the problems related to menses. She also talked about PCOD and PCOS and requested students to reach out to doctor if they are going through any of these problems. She encouraged them to change their lifestyle, eat healthy food, exercise, and practicing good coping skills, managing time, getting enough sleep etc. She suggested hormonal and non-hormonal treatments such as MIRNES, BETA and D&C to treat PCOD and PCOS.  Dr. Joshi also educated students on Cervical Cancer and explained its causes and prevention. She urged them to go for PAP Smear test to avert any cancerous growth and prevent it. She also talked about HPV vaccinations which prevents viruses entering uterus and then causing cervical cancer.   

Dr. Vaishali Deshmukh spoke on ‘Mind and Relationships.’ She explored various relationships that human beings share with each other. She said human are social animals and they share relationship with Nature, Society, parents, friends, work etc. She informed that all relationships are dynamic and are always changing time to time. But it is the Virtual relationship which has taken its toll on youngsters. They are neglecting real relationships while living in a virtual relationship with virtual people on Whatsapp, Instagram, Snapchat etc. She explained that relationships pose challenges and demand respect, trust, support, care to nurture it. Ego, individual priorities, jealousy, miscommunications and mistrust ruin a good relationship. She urged girls to try to understand the difference between infatuation and true love.

The program received a huge response and about 82 students attended it. The program was followed by question and Answer session in which students participated enthusiastically. Ms. Shweta Bhagat compered the program and Mrs. Manasi Joshi presented the Vote of thanks.