Tuesday 27 August 2019

A Moment of Calm observed at Kaveri


Kanada Sangha’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organised a programme to participate in the ‘Moment of Calm' recently. Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Vice Principal Dr.Muckta Karmarkar Student Welfare Officer Dr.Anand Budhikot and all other faculty members and students attended the programme
It is a Global Peace Initiative to help raise World Consciousness and usher to an era of peace and harmony. The main focus was to impart forgiving attitude and the value of letting go of grudges which is beneficial for physical and mental health of individual. It also helps to inculcate positively inspired living.
Students were suggested to clear their thoughts and mind of all the bad and ill emotions and thoughts. Further they observed 2 min of silence. Students recited the prayer and took an oath for Moment of Calm.

Tuesday 20 August 2019

Kaveri College Wins ‘Third Prize’ in ‘Quizathon’



First Year BBA-CA students of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce,  Mr. Atharva Deshpande and Mr.Piyush Lachake won ‘Third Prize’ in ‘Quizathon’ an inter-collegiate IT Quiz Competition organised by BBA-CA Department of Garware College of Commerce in association with Arena Animation on 14th August 2019.They Received cash prize of Rs.3000/-, Dell Mouse, Arena Animation Mug and T shirt. In all 24 colleges participated in this competition.

Principal Dr.Ashok Agrawal, Vice-Principal Dr.Muckta Karmarkar and all the staff members congratulated the students.

Friday 16 August 2019

‘Love Yourself First’, Says Dr.Shivaji Pacharne

NSS unit of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce had organized an orientation programme of regular activities of NSS on 13th August 2019 in the A.V room of the college. Dr. Shivaji Pacharne, District Coordinator was chief guest for this programme.Mr.Nilesh Nemade, NSS Programme officer welcomed Dr. Pacharne, Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Vice -Principal Dr.Muckta Karmarkar, all the staff members and the students. He gave brief review about the NSS activities conducted by the college during last year and the current year. Programme started with NSS song by the NSS volunteers.

Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal in his address told the students that NSS is an opportunity to serve the society. He further added that participation in NSS will help them to inculcate leadership qualities along with the sense of national service. He appealed students to work with devotion and dedication.

Dr. Pacharne in his address appealed the students to come forward to help the flood affected people of Kolhapur and Sangli. He also explained the importance of NDRF and Disaster management work during such situations. He further told all the students that NSS will teach them to work systematically. He asked all the students to love themselves first, only then they will be able to serve the society better. He also said that, ‘NSS students are very lucky as they will be able to solve all the problems in future confidently’. He appealed all the students to attend ‘Aavhan Camp’ to learn life lessons and asked all to study human mind to understand them well. He further explained the importance of decision making in life. Dr.Pacharne also shared his learning experiences which he gained by attending many NSS camps. He asked students to inculcate reading habit. He named few books like, ‘ Jugad’, ‘ The Secret’, ‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho etc which students must read. His speech was an enthusiastic interaction with all the students. Students enjoyed it a lot.

In this programme, the students who completed two years in NSS were felicitated with a certificate at the hands of the dignitaries.
The programme was concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Mrs. Manasi Joshi, Assistant Programme officer of NSS.

Bird Man- Mr. Sumedh Waghmare’s Special Session on Bird Conservation


Kannada Sangha Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organized an awareness programme ‘Bird and Bird sounds’ on Friday, 2nd August 2019 to spread awareness regarding the endangered species of birds. Mr. Sumedh Waghmare also known as ’The Bird Man’ helped to address this issue in a very unique way.

He made everyone aware about the need for bird conservation. The technique used by him was very innovative and unique. He used a short film on birds and simultaneously he made those sounds. He further asked students to mimic the sounds of few common birds. He also explained How to identify the difference between male and female sounds of different birds such as peacock, peahen, etc. He explained the students about the simple and easy things which would help to conserve birds.

This session was attended by Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Vice Principal Dr.Muckta Karmarkar, Head of Cultural Department Ms. Sai Kulkarni, SWO Dr.Anand Buddhikot and all the teachers and students were present in large number. Students responded enthusiastically throughout the session.

‘Be a Pidepiper of Your Own Business’says Mr. Ashish Patne


Kaveri Entrepreneurship Development and Start-up Cell (KEDC) of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce had conducted an expert lecture on the topic,Start Up Motivation and Problem Sensitization’, on 27th July2019.Dr.DeepaSathe,Head,KEDC welcomed Mr.AshishPatane, Dr.Ashok Agrawal, Principal,Dr.MucktaKarmarkarVice-Principal and all the students and staff members. She made all the present aware of the activities of KEDC. Dr. Ashok Agrawal guided the future entrepreneurs. In his address he said,“Start-ups are the back bone of economy”. He also asked students to seek guidance from the speakers who visit Kaveri College to become successful entrepreneurs.

Mr. Ashish Patne who is a first-generation entrepreneur and a polymer engineer, started his  journey with Nilkamal plastics in early 2000. Having worked with Henkle Loctite in his previous job,Mr.Patne was induced to start his own company , ‘Shrid Metal Technologies Pvt. Ltd’.which supplies auto and defence components. Today he has big business houses like Jaguar, Maruti and Mahindra and Mahindra as his clients.

While sharing his journey, he mentioned about difficulties faced by him and the great support  he received from same business network, friends, suppliers, customers and investors who played a crucial role in giving honest feedback and constant reviews.
Students were motivated to a great deal and were inspired to become future entrepreneurs. Mr. Patne also mentioned few pre-requisites to become successful entrepreneur such as passion, network, effective resource management, positive attitude, conviction and having faith in themselves for their own business idea which students should take into consideration if they want to become entrepreneurs.

The session received large number of students in response from B. Com,BBA and BCA. Mrs. Soniya Kumbhojkar proposed vote of thanks.

Kaveri College Organised Tree Plantation Programme at Taljai Hill


A tree plantation programme had been organised at Taljai hill, Pune, under NSS, by Kanada Sangha Pune’s  Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce. Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Vice Principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, teachers and students participated in this programme. They motivated students by participating in this programme. Forest Guard - Rohini Gadge was also present on this occasion.

Mr. Sachin Devkate, Program Officer for National Service Scheme, informed the students about the issue of environmental conservation and made them aware about the causes and side effects of global temperature rise. Mr. Sumedh Waghmare, who is popularly known as "Birdman" entertained the students by mimicking Bird sounds such as peacock, pigeon, bulbul, and inspired them to enjoy nature. He helped spread awareness among the students about the importance of birds and the environment of birds.

Tree planting program consisted of digging pits for planting trees, planting trees, and watering trees, cutting weed and cleaning the surrounding area. The volunteers also collected plastic and solid waste and cleaned the entire area. Volunteers planted more than 300 trees, including banyan saplings, peepal saplings, pomegranate saplings, etc. The campaign was successfully carried out with the help of APO Mr. Nilesh Nemade and members.

Monday 12 August 2019

“Your Attitude Decides Your Altitude” Says Mr. Arvind Paranjape.


Commerce Department organised commerce week under the ‘Commerce Horizon’ from 29th of July 2019 to 1st of August 2019. The theme for this Commerce Week was, ‘Connect, Co- Create and Collaborate’, where in various programs and different activities were organised. Commerce week was inaugurated at the hands of Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal in the presence of Vice- Principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar Dr. Deepa Sathe, , Commerce Co-ordinator and all the staff members. Dr Deepa Sathe welcomed all and introduced the commerce week. Principal Sir motivated all the present staff members and the students. He appealed students to participate and take maximum benefit from this week.  
Day one of the week started with the guest lecture by Mrs. Shruti Shah-Sathe, CA. CS. LLB. (SET) on the topic “Alternate Career Opportunities” She informed students about the courses offered by SEBI under fraud detection which were not known to the students. Her session followed by the quiz competition. Abhijeetsingh Singh from (TY B Com) and  Agney Galande (TY  B Com), -(TEAM A)  Secured 1st rank they received certificate and cash prize of Rs. 150/- each,  and Soham Mahajan from (S Y B Com) and Yash Naik from ( S.Y. B. Com)  (Team E) Secured 2nd  rank with certificate and cash prize of Rs. 100/- each.
 In Mad adds competition, Kunal  & Team [Kunal Vedpathak  ( S. Y. BBA), Sudeshna More (TY B Com), Amit Nagarkar (S. Y. B Com) Rushabh Bhondale (TY B Com) , Yash Potnis (S. Y. B .Com), Shravani Patil (S. Y. B. Com)] Secured 1st rank  they received certificates and cash prize of rs.400 per team. Vaishnavi & Team [ Vaishnavi Panchpore ( S Y B A), Abhijeetsingh Singh (TY  B Com) ,  Ms. Sushmita Roy (TY  B Com)  Agney Galande (TY  B Com, and  Ms.  Ketaki Kulkarni (TY  B Com) ] , Secured 2nd  rank with certificate and cash prize of Rs. 200/- per Team.
The second day of the week began with the informative session by Ms. Vaishnavi Nyayadhish. She conducted the first session on ‘What I have learnt from Bhagavat Gita’. She focused on the life lessons which can be followed in daily life of the student and have also emphasized on how to understand preaching in Bhagavat Gita. This session was followed by a PPT presentation competition on topics like ‘Maharera- Customer Perspective’, ‘GST-One Nation, One Tax, ‘Ethics in Advertising, ‘Impact of Demonetisation of Digital Payment System, ‘Branding Strategies’. Ms. Vaishnavi Darwatkar- SYBBA and Ms. Siddhi Dure-SYBBA presented on topic ‘Ethics in Advertising’ were winners for the competition. They won Rs. 400/- cash prize and certificate. Ms. Priyanka Kalelkar from SYBcom and Ms. Megha Moolya from SYBcom presented on topic ‘Impact of Demonetisation of Digital Payment System’ were first runner up for the competition. They won cash prize of Rs.200/- and certificate.
 Day three of the week i.e 31st July began with Mr. Atul Gaikwad who conducted the session on ‘Early age Financial Planning’.He explained students about various avenues available in the market in financial sector for investments. Youngsters have lot of means for expenses these days because of which their investments are decreasing which is not benefited for long term. In the second half, an informative session on ‘Introduction to Online Courses’ was conducted by Mr. Abhijeetsingh Singh of T.Y.Bcom, Student of Kaveri College. He emphasised on ‘SWAYAM and Coursera’. He informed in detail the complete procedure of registration till receiving certificates to the students.
Mr. Arvind Paranjpe, Director, ‘Sarth Wealth Advisors Pvt. Ltd’. since 2016. He guided students on the topic,’Budget and Economy’. He said that India is the third largest economy in the world advancing in the fields of necular power, space research and large young population. He further spoke about the challenges faced by the union budget 2019-2020 such as building the infrastructure, creating more jobs, improving the tax collection in the country. He further discussed about regulatory authorities in India like SEBI, IRDA, TRAI, etc. His session was followed by question answer session.
Second session of the day was on, ‘ Preparation for MBA Entrance’ conducted by Mr. Ronak Shah, Trainer of Proton, an institution which guides students for the preparation of MBA entrance. He asked students to take decision about the career on the basis of their likings. He also guided students for selecting best college in India on the basis of all India ranking also asked them to select the college on the basis of past placements offered. He further guided students about studying MBA in abroad. Both the sessions were very informative, useful for the students. Students enjoyed it a lot.
In the valedictory function Co ordinator, Dr.Deepa Sathe felicitated all the student co-ordinators and volunteers who worked hard during the commerce week and proposed vote of thanks.