‘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.

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 17^th 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.