Friday 29 October 2021

‘Free Covid-19 Vaccination Drive’ at Kaveri College

             

            Kannada Sangha Pune’s  Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce, in association with the Savitribai Phule Pune University and the Pune Municipal Corporation organised jointly under “Mission Yuva Swasthay, ‘Free Covid-19 Vaccination Drive’  on October 25, 2021. The camp was inaugurated by the President of Kannada Sangha, Hon. Shri. Kushal Hegde. He felicitated Dr. Aruna Tarde and Dr. Nitin Mahalunge, Medical Officers, Kothrud Regional Office, Pune Municipal Corporation, for their sincere help and cooperation.

             On this occasion Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal appreciated the brave efforts by our N.S.S wing for the vaccination of their fellow students. He acknowledged their social awareness and contribution during the Covid-19 pandemic. He underlined the importance of the vaccination drive as it would enable the students to enjoy their learning in the safe environment of the campus. Maximum number of students availed themselves maintaining the safe distance for the success of the Covid-19 vaccine drive. The volunteers of NSS helped the program work swiftly. All the safety regulations were followed diligently throughout the Mission.

              Vice-Principal of the college Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Administration Officer of Kannada Sangha Mrs. Sumati Srinavasan, Student’s Welfare Officer, Dr. Jayashree Bangale, and NSS Programme officer Mr.Nilesh Nemade marked their presence along with all the Professors and Non-teaching staff.

Celebration of ‘Vachan Prerana’ Din at Kaveri College

 

On the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of the former President of India, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, the State Government instructed all the Schools, Colleges and Offices to observe ‘Vachan Prerna Divas’ on October 15. On this day, the library of our college arranged a guest lecture by Mrs. Priyanka Vithhal Naikwadi (Librarian, Shahu Mandir Mahavidyalaya, Parvati, Pune) on two virtual platforms simultaneously, namely, Zoom Meet and the You tube Live. She guided our students on two topics, namely, ‘Online Educational Sources of Learning’ and ‘Improving reading habits and skills’.

She explained the importance of reading as an art and as a cultural tradition. She discussed further the various print and online sources in thorough detail.

She mentioned a few open access websites such as Google Books, Open Textbook Library, CORE, Econbiz, IntechOpen.  She talked next about the learning platforms such as Swayam, NPTEL, Coursera etc. She provided valuable information about open source software available for librarians for developing library websites and institutional repositories.

In his address on this occasion, Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Principal, Kaveri College, recalled the contribution of Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and highlighted the use of online platforms for the continuation of education during the pandemic. He quoted the Marathi maxim 'वाचाल तर वाचाल' to encourage the reading habit among the students.

Vice Principal, Dr. Muckta Karmakar, Co-ordinator B.A. and H.O.D., Economics , Ms. Suchismita Mohanty and members of teaching and non-teaching staff, and students attended the event online. Mrs. Chitra Alvani and Mr. Sunil Chavan managed the technical matters to make the online program run smoothly.

Mr. Chaitanya Ohol, Assistant Librarian, organized the session and concluded the program by proposing a vote of thanks.

Virtual Project Exhibition at Kaveri College

 Virtual Project Exhibition was organized on July 8 and 9, 2021 by the Department of BBA(CA), Kaveri College of Arts, Science & Commerce.

Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Principal, Kaveri college of Arts, Science &   Commerce inaugurated the Exhibition, and conveyed his best wishes for the exhibition. After this, students presented the software projects they had themselves developed using different technologies.

    Some of the projects presented by the students were as follow:

    ‘Home Automation System and Quarentine Management System’ by Vikas Tonde and Shreya Ramtirth, TYBBA(CA) was a two-tiered project. ‘Home Automation System’  refers to implementing automatic control through a cell phone of all home appliences such as  lights, fans, the television set etc. ‘Quarentine Management System’ includes the complete management of beds, medicines, and other required elements.

     ‘Melotune Web Application and Old Age Home Management’ by Ameya Kulkarni and Adwait Deshpande, of TY BBA(CA), used the Melotune Web Application to store a category wise list of different types of songs and to facilitate the prioritised play list, while they used the platform to store all the data, including daily income and expenditure, from entry to exit of old persons admitted in the old age home.

      Potnorlu Varsha Kumari, of SYBBA(CA) presented the design of her project entitled ‘Covid 19 Management System’ through different diagrams, database and form design.

      ‘Chatting Application’ was a presentation by Omkar Kulkarni , TYBBA(CA)

      ‘Public Rrelationship Management’ Sroftware by Gayatri Kulkarni & Shreya Shahane from TYBBA(CA) for analysis and increase in public relations, Analysis shown by easy-to-understand pie charts.

     Rahul Sharma, FYBBA(CA), presented his Professional Website  Template.

      Chaitrali Sonawane , FYBBA(CA)  presented a website dealing with the theme  ‘Protect our Wildlife’.  Her website conveyed the message that it is indeed very important to protect our wildlife.

In brief, an exciting variety of projects were presented by our BBA (CA) students. More than hundred students and teachers visited the exhibition.  Students presented their projects very effectively, and interacted efficiently and satisfied the audience by answering their queries.


Monday 18 October 2021

Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bahabur Shastri Jayanti Celebration At Kaveri

 

The NSS Unit of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune celebrated the Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bahabur Shastri Jayanti on 2 October 2021.

The programme began with the cleanliness drive by the NSS volunteers. They cleaned the college campus and nearby areas. Next followed an ice breaker session wherein Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Coordinator, the B.A. programme explained the philosophy and ideology of the NSS to the new entrants to the NSS programme.  Next, she stressed the commitment required by a NSS volunteer. A short film on the NSS camp in the academic year 2019-20 was also shown.

The Resource Person of the day, Mr. Sudhir Gade, the college NSS Programme Officer, Mr. Nilesh Nemade, and Mr. Ravindra Bhalerao, Office Superintendent paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri .

Later on, an interactive session with Mr. Sudhir Gade, Professor, Abasaheb Garware College followed. In his discourse on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, he explained in detail Mahatma Gandhi’s views on education and on youth. He emphasised the idea of education in one’s mother tongue. Moreover, he narrated important incidents from Gandhiji’s life, and discussed his speeches at the Round Table Conference. Further, he referred to many of Gandhiji’s books, and highlighted the need for the youth to read the books.

All the COVID 19 protocols and social distancing norms were followed rigorously during the entire event.

11th Dr. Shamarao Kalmadi Memorial State Level Elocution Competition at Kaveri

 

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce,Pune organised the eleventh Dr. Shamarao Kalmadi State Level Elocution Competition on 17th September, 2021.Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it had to be organised on a virtual platform.The Competition was inaugurated at the hands of the Chief Guest Mr. Kushal Hegde, Hon.President, Kannada Sangha, Pune. Mrs. Indira Salian, Vice President-Kannada Sangha, Dr. Narayan Hegde, Vice President Kannada Sangha, Mrs. Malati Kalamadi, Secretary, Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal and Vice- Principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar graced the occasion with their august presence. The Kaveri staff and students attended the eventin large numbers.

Mr.Hegde encouraged the participants by advising them to“be open to opportunities confidently”. In his address, our Principal, Dr.Ashok Agrawal, briefed everyone present about the ever progressive journey of the College. Next, Ms. Chaithra Uchil, Member, Elocution and Debate Committee, introduced the competition and its rules.


Participants could choose a theme from a plethora of such interesting topics as`Contribution of Dr.Chintamanrao Deshmukh to Indian Economy’,`Sports and Youth’,`Post-Independence Development in Science and Technology’, `Relationship and Co-existence of Human being and Nature’, `Agriculture,Farmer and Indian Economy’.Students from all over Maharashtra, from cities like Nashik,Mumbai, Aurangabad,Nandgaon, Akola,Mahad, Solapur, Pune and Pimpri, participated in the competition. They represented different colleges like COEP,Army Institute of Technology, Ness Wadia College of Commerce,Vivekananada's Education Society , College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Symbiosis, S.P College,JSPMs Charak College of Pharmacy,Nowrosjee Wadia College,Pratibha College of Education, Akola Law College, Suryadatta College Of Management Information Research & Technology (SCMIRT), Modern College of Art ,Science and Commerce, R. N. C. Arts JDB Commerce and NSC science college, Nashik etc. The participants used the Zoom Online Platform to share their views. Mr. Rahul Pungaliya (Renowned Academician), Mrs. Vrushali Deodhar (Renowned Academician) and Ms. Sonali Joshi (Asst. Prof.in Fergusson College and renowned academician) judged the competition.


Mrs. Neelima Borwankar, a renowned writer, was the Chief Guest for the prize distribution ceremony. Being a writer herself, she emphasised the significance of knowing multiple languages which in her opinion helped one in becoming an effective speaker.She, moreover, stressed the importance of listening skills that can truly enable a good speaker. Participants who secured the first, the second and the third prizes respectively were Ms. Anushka Athwan ifrom Ness Wadia College of Commerce,Vivek Warbhuvan from Vivekanand Education Society, College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Chembur, Mumbai and Ms. Ankita Yadav from Sinhgad College of Arts and Commerce, Pune. They bagged a cash prize worth Rs. 5000 and the prestigious rolling trophy, Rs.3000 along with a virtual trophy and Rs.2000 along with a virtual trophy, respectively.Mrs. Borwankar congratulated all the participants and appreciated their enthusiasm. The programme was a huge success and was concluded with a formal vote of thanks proposed by Mrs. Soniya Kumbhojkar.

Tuesday 10 August 2021

An Online Session on ‘Effective Use of Technology in Fitness’

 Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organized a session on “Effective use of Technology in Fitness” on 31 July 2021. The event was organised on a virtual platform by the Department of Physical Education and Sports, Kaveri College. The event was guided by the resource person, Dr. Yogesh Bodke, Professor at the Chandrashekhar Agashe College, Pune. The college Principal, Dr. Ashok Agrawal, the Vice Principal, Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, the Director, Physical Education and Sports Department, Mr. Rohit Tambe, and many members of the teaching and non-teaching staff as well as a number of students participated in the event.



The resource person, Dr. Yogesh Bodke, in his speech highlighted the importance of goal setting for building a fit body. He further explained various ways that can be used for self-motivation like virtual challenge, online communities, rewards, championships, and sharing achievements with friends. He introduced, moreover, mobile applications that can be used like google fit, runkeeper, looseit, fitness builder and fitness pal. He discussed next the electronic gadgets, wearable devices, smart shoes, smart ropes and other such gadgets that are gaining popularity and are widely used. He provided additional fitness tips for youngsters and kids. The session was followed by a question answer session. In this session, Prof. Bodke  explained techniques for losing weight, and answered other queries. Mr. Rohit Tambe summarised the discussuon in the session, and proposed the vote of thanks.



Thursday 29 July 2021

‘Antarmanache Niyojan’: A Session by Dr. Shirish Limaye

 ‘Antarmanache Niyojan’, a session by Dr. Shirish Limaye, the former Head, Department of Accountancy, Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune, and a volunteer at Ramakrishna Math, Pune, was organised on July 16, 2021 by the Department of Commerce under the guidance of Dr. Deepa Sathe, Co-Ordinator, Commerce Dept. under 'Commerce Horizon’ programme. Dr. Limaye’s lecture on the topic mentioned above was organised for seeking guidance regarding psychological well-being, given the current pandemic context.

 Principal, Dr. Ashok Agrawal, welcomed the guest speaker.  In his introductory speech, he emphasised the need for physical and psychological fitness in the current context, and hence the need for expert advice on mental health. He further assured the Kaveri family that quality education, our hallmark, would continue as ever, despite the pandemic.

The actual session started with a prayer. Dr. Limaye initially listed problems such as negative thoughts, confused emotions, depression, lack of confidence, anger issues, faced especially by young students. He argued that proper planning of the subconscious mind would be the only solution to all these problems.

Dr. Limaye next appealed that it would be necessary to take care of ‘what you think’ because, in his opinion, ‘you receive what you think, what you trust and not what you are eligible for’.   While guiding about how to increase such trust, he advised the young audience to be bold, strong, confident, and thus to accept the entire responsibility for oneself.

For increasing such mind power, he felt, parents need to take efforts from their wards’ childhood. If parents could not spend quality time with their children, they might grow up with a confused mind-set and a lack of self-confidence. The speaker thus made students feel that ‘mind is the problem, the obstacle in their proper development.’  He explained that everything happens twice, once in the mind and then in reality, and if the youngsters would properly train their mind, the instrument to achieve their goal, they could achieve anything and everything, he opined.

Dr. Limaye next discussed the “3 Rahasyas, 7 Siddhants and 11 Niyams of mind” that can help human beings to be responsible for their lives. He explained a few basic laws of mind as well.

Dr. Limaye shared with the audience the talk by Ms Iesha Choudhari as an effective example of the ‘Power of Thought and Power of Mind”

The very useful and interactive session, attended by many participants from the Kaveri family and other colleges, ended with a very interesting question/answer session. Ms. Dandekar, the compere of the programme, proposed the vote of thanks.






A Session on GIT / GITHUB

 To keep students updated with the current trends and technologies of software industry, the M.Sc. Computer Science Department organized a session on GIT / GITHUB for all the computer students. In the wake of Covid-19, this session was organized online, on the virtual platform `zoom’ on July 10, 2021 at 10 a.m.

Mrs. Chitra Alavani, Co-ordinator, M.Sc. Computer Science Department, organized the session. In her welcome address, she said that students could use the technology in their curriculum projects as well as in future projects in the industry. Mrs. Rashmi Vadjikar introduced the resource person, Mr.Ajinkya Ganoo, who has four years of working experience as a software engineer who runs an initiative called `stickybit’, focussing on corporate policies, and work culture/ ethics.

Mr. Ganoo explained through a step by step demonstration the GIT and GITHUB technology, its relevance as a technological tool, different cloud based repository systems, creation of profile on GITHUB, the managing of versions of code using repository and branches, and the methods of creating and cloning repository, and finally, how to push the code.

At the end of this interactive session, which was attended by all the computer faculty and students in large number, students asked many questions which the resource person answered most satisfactorily.

A session on Scratch Animation Demo

 

 On July 17, 2021, the Techies Club, Bachelor of Business Administration (Computer Application), arranged for all the FYBBA(CA) and SYBBA(CA) students an online demo session on Scratch Animation. Initially, Ms. Sujata Bachav, Co-ordinator, BBA(CA), welcomed all the students. Next, she conveyed to the participants the best wishes sent by our principal, Dr. Ashok Agrawal.

During the session, the FYBBA(CA) students presented the projects they developed with the help of Scratch. Chaitrali Sonawane presented the `Penguin and Platformer’ game which she explained in detail. Mahesh Parihar created the `Ball in Bowl’ game which he demonstrated with key functions and co-ordinates.  Nishant Kulkarni presented his game named `Covid Warriors’. It had three characters, Covid Warriors, Covid Virus and the Vaccine. Other such games as `Stopping the Spread of Covid 19’, designed by Yuvraj Takawale, `Corona Message: Wear a Mask to Protect Ourselves’ Gautami Kharote and `Good Covid Warriors’ by Yash Marane were presented as well.  

All the animations and games were amazing, and showed students’ passion as well as awareness of the current pandemic context. Using such entertaining tools as animation and games, these young creators tried to give a good message to the society regarding the Corona appropriate behavior. Ms. Sujata Bachav, Co-ordinator, BBA(CA) department guided the demo participants further for their future development. At the end of the session, she congratulated all the participants for their excellent presentations, knowledge application & hard work.



 

 

 

Sunday 18 July 2021

A session on 'Presentation & Communication Skills' at Kaveri

 

Department of Bachelor of Business Administration (Computer Application), Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce arranged an online session on Presentation & Communication Skills on 10th July 2021.

                    Resource Person Amruta Shedge, Manager, Communication & Public Relations, Raintree Foundation Pune, Former TV Anchor  & Reporter for India Today, Aaj Tak & ABP News & Alumni of BCA, Kaveri College was invited as the guest speaker. Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Principal, Kaveri College & Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Vice Principal, Kaveri College were present for the session. Sujata Bachhav, Coordinator, BBA-CA welcomed the guest & students for the session & introduced the guest.

In the session Amruta Madam explained the changing communication techniques in the media like the use of YouTube channel for the news as well as how technology has helped the mass media to enrich the presentations. As she has lot of experience in the communication field, she gave her own examples of success stories and the challenges that she had faced while working in the media, which made the session very interesting and helpful for the students.

                    She taught students how to use body language, while communicating with others, how one needs to control one’s own emotions while making statements in the public. She taught the students about the importance of having the complete knowledge of topic before presenting it in front of the audience, how to understand the requirement of audience and for them we want to present a particular topic. She explained different types of communication as well as the seven Cs of communication. She explained four important steps of presentation- Plan, Prepare, Practice and Present. Overall, the session was very interactive which helped the students to understand the importance of good communication and presentation skills and how to implement them in life. The session ended with vote of thanks by Ms. Vandana Upadhyay.





“Breathe For Life”, a special two days Kriya Yoga workshop for Parents at Kaveri College

 

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organized “Breathe for Life”, a special two day Kriya Yoga Session for parents, students and staff members on 10th and 11th July 2021. This workshop was organised in association with Datta Kriya International Pune Centre. The event was conducted by the resource person Dr. A.J.Thanawala, a practitioner of Datta Kriya Yoga. Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Vice Principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Student Development Officer Dr. Jayashri Bangali along with parents, teaching and non-teaching staff, and students were present for this session. 

In his address, Dr. Ashok Agrawal said that everyone should take care and keep themselves fit during this pandemic situation.  As a part of our social commitment to the well-being of our key stake holders, this event on Kriya yoga has been specially organized.

The resource person, senior yoga trainer Dr. Avnish J. Thanawala conducted the two days session and guided all the participants. He demonstrated Shuddha Sahaj Pranayama, Nadi Shuddhi and Panchtatwa Mudras followed by music meditation. He explained various benefits of practicing Mudra Kriya yoga.






Wednesday 23 June 2021

International Yoga Day Celebrations at Kaveri College

 

The NSS Unit of Kaveri college of Arts, Science and Commerce organized an online session on account of 7th International Yoga Day on 21st June 2021 on Google Meet platform. The college NSS unit in association with Datta Kriya Yog conducted a session on ‘Kriya Yoga’. The session was conducted by the resource person Dr. A.J.Thanawala, a practitioner of Datta Kriya Yoga. Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Vice Principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Student Development Officer Dr. Jayashri Bangali along with teaching and non-teaching staff, and students were present on this occasion.

In his address, Dr. Ashok Agrawal stressed on the importance of maintaining good health. He also pointed out the different kinds of yoga that influence the life of a person in his entire life.   

Mr. Nilesh Nemade, NSS Programme Officer, welcomed the gathering and introduced Dr. A.J.Thanawala.

The resource person Dr. Thanawala conducted a guided yoga session for all and demonstrated various asanas for Nadi Shuddhi and mental relaxation. He also demonstrated Shuddha Sahaj Pranayama. He also gave a demonstration of how music can be used as a means of meditation.

The session aimed to instil in the audience a sense of calmness and way of seeking inner peace.

Mrs. Manasi Joshi, Asst. NSS Programme Officer proposed vote of thanks.

 


Monday 21 June 2021

World Environment Day Celebration at Kaveri College on online Platform

 

NSS Unit of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organized a session on ‘Ecosystem Restoration’ by Ms. Harshada Khaladkar, Psychologist- ‘Yuvan Wellness’ on the occasion of 'World Environment Day' on 5th June 2021 through google meet.  Mr. Nilesh Nemade, NSS Programme Officer welcomed Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Principal, Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Vice Principal, all students and faculty members for the session.  Dr. Jayashri Bangali, Student Development Officer welcomed and felicitated Ms. Harshada Khaladkar, resource speaker for the session.

Ms. Harshada Khaladkar in her session, focused on ecosystems and its impact on human being. She also emphasized that increased human activities in ecosystem lead to imbalance and can cause disease from wildlife to humans. She also shared various ways to improve the situation by creating awareness, changing our lifestyle, tree plantation and water management.

Also, on this occasion, students participated in tree plantation drive. They planted saplings in their society and nearby locations considering covid restrictions, to contribute to better greener future.

 


Monday 7 June 2021

One day Online Faculty Development Program for Administrative Staff at Kaveri

 

One day online faculty development program was organised by IQAC and Knowledge Resource Centre on Friday 4th of June 2021. The topic for the FDP was ‘Hands on session on Administrative, Students and Examination Modules of Vriddhi Software’. Ms. Ritu Mali, Admin Staff of Garware College of Commerce was the resource person for the session. She has more than 10 years of experience of using Vriddhi Software for administrative work.

She explained in detail the administrative processes of the college, such as admission, examination work, eligibility, pro-rata equivalence etc. through Vriddhi Software. She also gave demo on how to generate precise reports for college admissions, enrolment, academic records, domiciles, fees, attendance, scholarships and crystal reports through Vriddhi software.

Mr. Avinash Gore, head clerk of Garware College of Commerce accompanied the resource person. He explained in detail the employee module of Vriddhi Software.

Principal Dr. A. M. Agrawal in his welcome address wished good luck to the participants. He congratulated the organisers and assured long term association of Kaveri College with the resource person.

Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Vice Principal, asked the participants to take advantage of the FDP and get their queries solved regarding Vriddhi modules.

Ms. Chitra Alavani, Head Admission Committee, and Coordinator M. Sc. Computer Science and Ms. Pallavi Joshi, Faculty, Computer Science, were also present.

The session was very informative and interactive.

Ms. Dhanashree Bhide Librarian proposed vote of thanks.  

Friday 19 March 2021

Intra-college PPT competition in Electronics, Computer Science and Mathematics/Statistics at Kaveri College

 

B.Sc. and M.Sc. Computer Science Department of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organised Intra-college PPT competition in Electronics, Computer Science and Mathematics/Statistics. The competition was conducted online on Zoom platform.

The topics for the competition were- Virtual Reality, Cyber Security in Education system, Interne of Things, Applications of Embedded systems, Mathematics in Ancient Architecture and Role of Statistics in Computer Science.


Total 11 teams from B.Sc. CS, M.Sc. CS and BBA CA of the Kaveri College were participated in the competition.  

First prize was won by Saket Karlekar from TYBSc CS, second prize was won by Aditi Kathalay and Isha Hosur from SYBSc CS. The third prize was won by Piyush Lachake from SYBBA CA. E- Certificate of participation were given to all the participants.



Thursday 18 March 2021

Celebration of National Science Day

 B.Sc. and M.Sc. Computer Science Department of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organised a session to celebrate National Science Day on 28th February, 2021 at 11:00a.m. The session was conducted online on Zoom platform.

Dr. Jayashri Bangali , Coordinator B.Sc. Computer Science welcomed the resource person, students and faculty members of Kaveri College. She introduced the programme and briefed about the session. She said, every year, on 28 February National Science Day is celebrated in India. Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, the Indian Scientist, on this day in 1928 discovered the phenomenon of scattering of photons which later came to be known as the ‘Raman Effect’ after his name. In 1930, he got Nobel Prize for this remarkable discovery and this was the first Nobel Prize for India in the field of Science. To mark the discovery of his famous phenomenon in 1986, the National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) asked the Government of India to designate 28 February as National Science Day, the then Govt. of India accepted and declared the day as National Science Day in 1986. So National Science Day is celebrated in India on 28 February each year. She also gave a brief introduction of the resource person, Dr .V.R. Patnakar.

The topic of the session was ‘Vaidnyanik Gappa-Tappa’. Dr .V.R. Patnakar, the Resource Person for the session talked about the scientific invention in an informal way and told science stories to the students.

Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Principal, Dr.Muckta Karmarkar, Vice Principal, Dr. Jayashri Bangali Coordinator B.Sc. computer science, Ms. Chitra Alavani, Coordinator M.Sc. Computer Science, the students and staff members of Kaveri College attended the session.

Dr. Jayashri Bangali proposed vote of thanks.

Kaveri College organized a National Webinar on ‘National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and Indian Ethos’.

 On 26 February 2021, Kannada Sangha Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce in association with Vidyapeeth Vikas Manch, Pune and Skillslate Foundation, Pune organized a National Webinar on ‘National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and Indian Ethos’.


The Inaugural Session of the Webinar was graced by the presence of stalwarts from the field of Indian Education,Chief Guest Dr. Bhushan Patwardhan,Vice Chairman, University Grants Commission, Keynote SpeakerShri Mukul Kanitkar, National Organising Secretary, Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal, Pune, Trustees and Management Members of Kannada Sangha,Dr. A.P. Kulkarni, Member, Vidyapeeth Vikas Manch, Pune and Mr. Ameya Agrawal, Founder, Skillslate Foundation, Pune. Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Principal Kaveri College welcomed all the dignitaries and introduced the programme to the participants. He emphasized that the real philosophy of the New Education Policy lies in the fact that the Policy focusses on
सा विद्या या विमुक्तये’ meaning ‘learning that secures us from all evils’. And Kaveri College believes in this philosophy to bring in holistic development of its students.


Mr. Kushal Hegde, President, Kannada Sangha Pune in his welcome address asserted that the NEP 2020 will transform India to become super power in education in future.Dr. Bhushan Patwardhan in his address acclaimed that the NEP 2020 is a remarkable reform, as the Policy is the right step towards transforming India into Bharat. He mentioned that Indian education has a rich legacy, Indian civilization was a centre of learning, imbibed in deep rooted culture, ‘Nalanda and Takshasheela’ being the base of Indian education and culture. And the Policy framed will rekindle the education practices of older times for the betterment of the society.Shri Mukul Kanitkar, in his keynote address on the topic ‘Role of teachers in NEP – Awareness, Challenges and Responses’, termed NEP 2020 as a revolutionary reform. He threw light on the making of the Policy and appealed that the Policy can be successfully implemented only when it is accepted by each member of the society, more so by the teachers.


The Technical Session witnessed deliberations on several aspects of the NEP 2020like NEP and Indian Ethos, Early Childhood Education to HSC, NEP and Higher Education by renowned educationist and Former Principal, Jnana Prabodhini Prashala, Pune Dr. Nalini Gujarathi, Dr. Neha Belsare, Director, MIEPA, Aurangabad and Dr. A. P. Kulkarni, Member, Board of Management, YCMOU, Pune and Member, Vidyapeeth Vikas Manch, Pune respectively. Dr. Gujarathi stated that the NEP 2020 lays the foundation for ethical and moral reasoning for building character for developing good human being in the better interest of the society. Dr. Belsarelauded NEP 2020 as the first Education Policy in India which gives much importance on ‘Baal Shiksha’. Quoting the nitty-gritty related to higher education system mentioned in NEP, Dr. Kulkarni shared that the reformed education system will enable Bharat to become Vishwaguru,bringing back the glorious experiences of Nalanda. If this materializes then Bharat will surely become atmanirbhar in education by 2040.

Dr. Nitin Karmalkar, Vice Chancellor, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune visited College as the Chief Guest of the Valedictory Session. Dr. Karmalkar, in his address, appreciated the efforts taken by the college to arrange the webinar. He also appreciated the social activities conducted by the College during pandemic. He added that the University has taken Covid-19 as an opportunity as it could assist the Government by extending facilities to conduct several tests at the laboratories of the University. He shared this in order to highlight on the fact that educational institutes must cater to the needs and requirements of the society. He emphasised that NEP 2020 will further strengthen the interdependence between learners and the society.

Mrs. MalatiKalmadi, Secretary, Kannada Sangha, Pune asserted that at Kaveri, Indian ethos are being carried out from the time of Sangha’s inception and its foray into the field of education in 1963. She added that Indian ethos will make India superpower and the education fraternity will enable it happen.

The National Webinar witnessed huge response.

Wednesday 17 March 2021

Two Days Workshop on 'Website Development using WordPress' at Kaveri College

 Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce and SkillSlate Foundation, Pune had organised a 2 Days Workshop on “Website Development using WordPress” on 3rd and 4th February, 2021 from 10:00a.m. to 12:00 noon. In the wake of Covid19, this workshop was organised online on Zoom and YouTube live platform.

Dr. Ashok Agarwal  Principal, Dr. Muckta Karmarkar Vice Principal, Mr. Amey Agarwal, Founder Director, SkillSlateFoundation graced the workshop.

The workshop was conducted by Mr. Sameer Panchadhari Founder Director, Aayati Solutions.

On the first day, Mr. Sameer showed the client server architecture, WordPress framework, prerequisites and step by step installation of WordPress. He also explained about the WordPress dash board and how to create a website using default themes. He showed how to configure the database required for building the website.

On the second day, Mr. Sameer explained how to add logo to website, how to create custom themes, adding blog facility, how to publish website, add widget to website, what is hook, adding bootstrap sheet, adding images to blogs, create menus.

The session was very interactive, informative and interesting and many students got benefited out of this workshop.


Two Days State Level Webinar on "Ethical Hacking & Cyber Crime Investigation" at Kaveri College

B.Sc. and M.Sc. Computer Science Department of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organised a Webinar on "Ethical Hacking & Cyber Crime Investigation" on 27th & 28th January, 2021 from 10:00a.m. to 11:30a.m. The webinar was organised online on YouTube live platform.

As the whole world is becoming more digital day by day, cyber-crime has become a serious issue, internationally, and also which is causing harm to security. The aim of this webinar was to literate the students about cyber crimes and its investigations.

Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Principal, Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Vice Principal, Dr. Jayashri Bangali Coordinator B.Sc. Computer Science, Ms. Chitra Alavani, Coordinator M.Sc. Computer Science, the students and staff members of Kaveri College attended the webinar.

Dr. Jayashri Bangali, Coordinator B.Sc. Computer Science welcomed the resource person, all the participants and introduced the program. She gave the introduction of the resource person Mr. Tanmay Dikshit and explained the importance of cyber security.

Mr. Tanmay Dikshit, the resource person of the webinar is an international hall fame personality. He is an author, cyber consultant, security researcher, and a highly energetic speaker. He has conducted numerous webinars on cybercrime investigation.

On Day one, Mr. Tanmay Dikshit explained the meaning of ethical hacking and types of hacking such as White Hat hacking, Black Hat hacking, Gray Hat hacking and Red Hat hacking.

Mr. Tanmay described how financial crime is carried out by hackers. He further explained many cases of ethical hacking, showed different videos and also suggested different ways of protecting from hacking such as use of RFID gadgets. He focused on mobile hacking and gave important tips to avoid mobile hacking to the participants.    

Second day of session was based on cyber crime and investigation. Mr. Dikshit explained about phishing, spoofing, email bombing, cyber bulling or cyber stalking, identity theft and how hackers are applying different ideas to hack. He also explained about malware attack, cyber pornography, source code theft, denial of service attack, access the Wi-Fi illegally, online gambling, cyber terrorism, cyber warfare etc.

He also briefed the need of cyber awareness and suggested some ways to implement it using smart bulbs, CCTV sets. He explained the role of digital forensic in cyber crime investigation.

Both the sessions were interactive and informative. Mr. Tanmay also guided students for choosing cyber security as a career and answered all the queries/questions asked by students.

Ms. Chitra Alavani proposed vote of thanks. 

Monday 1 March 2021

Guest Lecture on ‘Overview of Budget- 2021’ at Kaveri

 

Commerce Horizon, Department of Commerce of Kannada Sangha Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce has organized a guest lecture on ‘Overview of Budget 2021 on 9th February 2021’ on Zoom platform.

 Dr. Deepa Sathe, Co-ordinator, Commerce, Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune, welcomed Chairperson of the session, CMA Dr. Damodar Kulkarni( Fellow Member of Cost Accountants of India ) and Resource person, CA Dhanashree Khot.

Dhanashree Khot mentioned that in budget 2021 emphasis given on health care sector and digital education to handle the post covid situation. She also mentioned that there is no change in tax rates and income tax slabs. She elaborated the concepts related to tax and tax reforms made under budget 2021 and explained deductions in direct tax in detail. She also talked about modifications in Indirect tax laws like GST, Customs. She also said government done commendable job by not introducing any covid cess and creating extra burden on tax payers and not changed any tax slabs. She also mentioned that as a layman one looks after budget products became cheaper and costlier, however we should step up and think from other perspective.

CMA Dr. Damodar Kulkarni explained the perception to understand the budget. We need to look at budget from strategic point of view not as individualist approach.  He also emphasised that stock market movements are short term and cannot be indicator of quality of budget. He focused on the fact that substantial amount allocated to healthcare in this budget 2021. Internal development, subsidies to farmers, infrastructure development including railways, buses and solar energy is focused in the budget. He also mentioned the gap between rate of inflation and rate of interest on savings which can lead to difficulty to senior citizens.

Dr. Deepa Sathe, Co-ordinator, Department of Commerce, proposed vote of thanks.

‘Martyr’s Day’ observed by NSS at Kaveri

 The NSS Unit of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce observed Martyr’s Day on 30th January 2021 to commemorate the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and the martyrs who have laid down their lives for the motherland. Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Vice Principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, NSS Programme Officer Mr. Nilesh Nemade, Office Superintendant Mr. Ravindra Bhalerao, teaching and non-teaching staff of the college were present for the event.

A few NSS student volunteers did ‘shramadaan’ and cleaned the college campus on this day. Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal first paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi  and he reiterated the sacrifices made by all the martyr’s.  The teaching and non teaching staff observed two minutes of silence to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and other martyrs. Ms. Sayee Kulkarni compeered the event.

All the COVID 19 protocols and social distancing norms were followed rigorously during the entire event.

 


Sunday 7 February 2021

‘Marathi Bhasha Samvardhan Pandharwada’ Celebration at Kaveri

 

Kannada Sangha Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organized various activities for Promotion and Propagation of Marathi Language during 14th January 2021 to 28th January 2021.

During this period, college circulated various e-books in Marathi like Kalidas, Dadasaheb Phalke, Mahatma Gandhi, Pandita Ramabai etc. to promote the language and encourage students to read Marathi.  Students also participated and presented posters on the subject.

A lecture by Prof. Vrushali Deodhar was organised on 23rd January 2021 on Promotion of Marathi language. She emphasised on reading as it leads to personality development. She also said that  language is a tool to facilitate communication and expression of thoughts. She also mentioned various famous and talented writers like Da. Ma. Mirasdar, Va. Pu. Kale, Shankar Patil to name a few. She emphasized on the use of Marathi language.

Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Principal, Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Vice-Principal were present for the event. Mr. Nilesh Nemade, Programme Officer, NSS welcomed participants and Mrs. Manasi Joshi, Assistant Programme Officer proposed vote of thanks. Many students participated in the activities and benefitted from the events organised by the college.