Workshop on Women Empowerment and National Integration held at Kaveri College

Adult Continuing Education and Extension cell of Kannada Sangha Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science & Commerce in association with Savitribai Phule Pune University had arranged two workshops Women Empowerment and National Integration on 8^th and 9^th January 2016. Eminent personalities in the respective fields addressed the students. The workshop was inaugurated at the hands of Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce. Mrs. Manasi Joshi, Co-ordinator, Adult Continuing Education and Extension cell of the college, Staff members and participants were present on this occasion.

First session of the Workshop on Women Empowerment on 8^th January, 2016 was conducted by Mrs. Nisha Bhandare, Professor, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune.  In her address on the topic ‘Women in the 21^st Century’ she said that Indian constitution has given equal rights to women in every field. She also advised girl students to know themselves. She imparted lessons in self-defence to the girl students. The second session was conducted by Dr. Mridula Ranade on the topic ‘Nutrition for Good Health’. She claimed that 70% diseases are cured if we have healthy diet, water and exercise every day. She solved health related queries of the students.

On 9^th January, 2016 Workshop on National Integration was arranged. The first session was addressed by Dr. Ganesh Rathod, Director, Social Sciences Centre, on the topic national integration. He emphasized the importance of education. He also stated that national integration can only be observed if we eradicate economic, social and caste discrimination. He insisted upon development of villages for overall development of the nation. In the second session Dr. Ramkrishna Dhere, Professor, Shankarrao Bhelke College, Nasarapur, Pune affirmed that integration is the foundation of nation. He said that every Indian should feel proud of being Indian. Ms. Chaithra Ucchil compeered the workshop and Mrs. Manasi Joshi proposed the vote of thanks. Staff members and students were present in large number for the sessions.

“Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce celebrates Intercollegiate Cultural extravaganza -Yuva Spandan”

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce’s brand intercollegiate cultural extravaganza- Yuva Spandan took place recently. The inauguration of the event took place at the hands of Mrs. Indira Salian, Vice-President, Kannada Sangha. Mr. B.Baburao, Treasurer, Kannada Sangha graced the occasion. Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College, Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Cultural Head, Teaching staff, non-teaching staff and all the enthusiastic volunteers and students of the college were present.

Yuva Spandan started with a fabulous Traditional Day Celebration, Nail Art and Mehendi Competition on 26^th Dec, 2015 in the college campus. Varieties of traditional attires were presented by the participants. The titles of ‘Mr.Traditional’ and ‘Ms. Traditional’ were won by Mr. Rupesh Danve SYBCOM and Ms. Sayali Bhagat SYBCOM respectively. Ms. Riddhi Patel TYBCOM won the first prize of Rs. 500/-, Certificate and Trophy and Ms. Nimisha velani won the second prize of a certificate and a trophy in Nail Art Competition. The winners of Mehendi competition were Ms. Jyoti Yenpure SYBCOM who won the first prize of Rs. 500/- , certificate and trophy and Ms. Riddhi Patel TYBCOM won the second prize of certificates and trophy.

The second day 27^th Dec, 2015 showcased a spectacular Retro Day and Street Play Competition.  The participants had showed their creativity in their dressing styles and their accessories. The title of ‘Mr. Rajesh Khanna’ was won by Mr Niranjan Nigadikar and Ms. Mumtaz was won by Ms. Vishakha Ganu FYBA. Street Play Competition got overwhelming response of teams exhibiting various social issues. The Competition was judged by Mr. Abhijeet Chaudhary Mr. Soham Gadkari and Mr. Prashant Singh from Swatantra Theatre.  The first Prize worth Rs 3000/-, certificates and Trophy was won by Sir Parshurambhau College. The Second Prize Rs 2000/-, certificates and trophy was won by Modern Law College.

The third day began with a splendid General Quiz Competition followed by Treasure Hunt Competition and Fashion Show on 28^th December, 2015.  In General Quiz a team from Yashwantrao Mohol College, Pune won the first prize and the runner up was a team from Fergusson College, Pune. The first prize was Rs. 1000/-, certificate and trophy and the second prize was Rs. 500/-, certificate and trophy. The Treasure Hunt competition was won by Sahil Mahajan, Salil Deshmukh, Dinesh Prajapati and Utkarsha Purandare from FYBCOM with Rs. 1000/-, Certificate and Trophy and the second prize of trophy and certificate was bagged by Mohit Panse, Vaishnavi Adhikari, Siddharth Mehendale, Kshitija Deshpande from FYBSC. The winner of the Fashion Show was a team from MIT College of Arts and Commerce and runner up was a team from Singhagd College of Science, Pune . The title of Ms.Yuva Spandan was won by Ms. Vaishanavi Hublikar of Singhagd College of Science, Pune and Mr. Yuva Spandan was from Mr. Aadhesh  Madhok of Singhagd College of Science, Pune. The event was judged by Mr,Chetan Agarwa, Founder, Chetan Agarwal Foundation and Ms. Ankita Lande, Pune finalist for Miss India.

The intercollege dance competition was conducted on 29^th Dec, 2015. It included Solo Dance Competition and Group Dance Competition. The Competition was judged by Ms. Meghana Sabade and Ms. Gauri Swakul, the renowned dance trainers. The winners of Solo Dance competition were Mr. Manish Sharma from Garware College securing 1^st prize and Mr. Nikhil Kamble from Sinhagad College secured 2^nd prize. The first prize comprised of Rs. 2000, a trophy and a certificate and the second prize comprised of Rs. 1000, a trophy and a certificate. The winner of Group Dance competition was Ms. Sayee Kalyani’s team from BMCC bagging the first prize and Mr. Hrishikesh Kadu’s team from MIT College securing the second prize.  The 1st prize comprised of Rs. 5000, a trophy and certificates and 2nd prize comprised of Rs. 3000, a trophy and certificates.

The most exciting Annual Social Gathering and Dance Competition took place on 30^th Dec, 2015. Eye-catching performances of the students took place in the Annual Social Gathering. The most demanding fashion show was conducted. The title of Ms. Kaveri was won by Ms. Vishakha Ganu FYBA and the title of Mr. Kaveri was won by Mr. Aniket Jankar SYBCA.

The event was generously sponsored by Hotel Vaishali and Hotel Sudama, Pune.

Participants from the renowned colleges of Pune like Sinhagad College, MIT, S.P. College, Wadia College, Yashwantrao Mohit College, Mamsaheb Mohol and Kaveri College, etc participated in various events. The Yuva Spandan Student office bearers namely, Mr. Nikhil Patil (President), Ms. Nikita Naik  (Vice-President), Mr. Siddhesh Karanjkar  (Working President), Mr. Pranam Shetty (Secretary) and all other student volunteers of the college tirelessly worked for the event under the leadership of Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal and Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Cultural Head. All the teaching and the non-teaching staff contributed a lot for making this event successful. 

Special Winter Camp of NSS Volunteers of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce

A group of volunteers of National Service Scheme unit of the college attended the seven-day Special Winter Camp of at Kasar Amboli, Tal. Mulshi, Dist. Pune. “Swacch Bharat Abhiyan” was the theme of the camp.The camp began on 18^th Dec, 2015 with the inauguration at the hands of the Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce in the presence of Mr. Anand Buddhikot, NSS Programme Officer, Mr. Sachin Deokate, Asst. Program Officer, Mrs. Meena Shinde, Sarpanch of the village and Mr. Umesh Sutar, Upasarpanch. Mrs. Shraddhali Sutar, Member, Grampanchayat, Mrs. Suvarna Sutar, Mrs. Chhaya Bhilare, Mrs. Kamini Shinde, Mr. Shekhar Shinde, Mr. Sachin Dhumal  along with other villagers, faculty members of the college and all NSS Volunteers were also present at the occasion.Mr. Buddhikot welcomed the dignitaries and all others present for the inauguration function and explained the purpose of the camp.  Dr. S. B. Kharosekar congratulated villagers for non-addiction as an achievement of the village.

The volunteers undertook the Cleanliness Campaign in the village. They cleaned the temples, street and nearby places of the village. They also arranged ‘Prabhat Pheri’ everyday for creating awareness of social issues like education, female foeticide, cleanliness and patriotism. There were also lectures conducted on “Positive Thinking” by Mr. Govind Bobade, “Misconceptions about snakes” by ‘Sarp-mitra’ Mr. Sharad Gund, “Participation of Students in NSS” by Dr. Ramkrishna Dhere, “Schemes for Rural Development” by Mr. S.S. Gundale, “Agnihotra- need of the day” by Mrs. Manasi Joshi, and “Leadership Qualities by Mr. Anand Buddhikot.

The valedictory function took place on the last day of NSS Camp on 24 December2015. Mr. Pacharane was the chief guest of the program. Kannada Sangha Pune secretary Mrs. Malati Kalmadi., Principal Dr. S. B. Kharosekar, Mr. Anand Buddhikot, NSS Programme Officer, Mr. Sachin Deokate, Asst. Program Officer, village inspection committee head of Central Government Mr. Bhati, Mrs. Meena Shinde, Sarpanch of the village and Mr. Umesh Sutar, Upasarpanch. Staff members and students were present for the function. NSS Programmee Officer Mr. Anand Buddhikot in his introductory speech summarized the cleanliness drive conducted by NSS students in the village during 18^th December 2015 to 24 December 2015.  Students Devashree Tulshibagwale, Mohit Pansare, Shruti Bapat, Yashodeep Unecha and Siddharth also shared their experiences of NSS special winter camp. Principal Dr. S. B. Kharosekar appealed the audience that the college would like to adopt the village and will help the village in getting the Nirmal Gram Award. He also mentioned that this is the second year of NSS camp in the village Kasar Amboli. He praised the NSS volunteers for their sincere efforts in all the activities conducted during the camp. He appealed the NSS volunteers to conduct various programs such as Swwach Bharat, Samruddha Bharat, Literacy drive and Use of technology for the villagers. Chief Guest for the program Mr. Pacharane said that NSS is a great platform for students to develop various skill like time management, group management etc. Mrs. Kalmadi appealed that the village school should be adopted so as to conduct various developmental activities for the students round the year. She also praised all the NSS volunteers for their contribution throughout the camp. Village inspection committee head of Central Government Mr. Bhati appreciated NSS volunteers’ cleanliness drive in the village Kasar Amboli. Mr. Anand Buddhikot expressed that development of village leads to development of the country.

The love and cooperation from the villagers was appreciated by the College authorities. The Volunteers expressed their gratitude towards the college and to the villagers for the wonderful experience. Student volunteer Pratiksha Sutar compeered the program and vote of thanks was proposed by NSS Programme Officer Mr. Anand Buddhikot.

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce arranged a One Day Women’s Personality Development Workshop

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce arranged a one day workshop on ‘women’s personality development’ on 19^th Dec, 2015 in association with Student welfare sectiojn of SPPU. The topic of the workshop was “Stress management and diet”. The workshop was inaugurated at the hands of Mrs. Radhika Sharma, Trustee Kannada Sangha.  Dr. S. B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Prof. Varsha Todmal – Member, Manashakti Kendra & HOD, Department of Marathi, Garware College, Mrs. Chitra Alavani, Student Welfare Officer of the college, Staff Members and the girl students were present for the workshop.

Dr. Kharosekar gave introduction about the workshop and shared tips for stress management. Mrs. Radhika Sharma told the students to do exercise daily and follow healthy diet regularly.

In the first session Prof. Varsha Todmal gave guidance about management of stress through yoga and spirituality.  She also shared with the students that Stress is part of life and changes with situation to situation. The successful people manage the stress properly. Unmanaged stress disturbs physical and psychological wellness of the Individual.

Mr. Ashish Gavade , Sadhak of Manshakti Kendra, Lonavala, guided students about “Manashanti”. He explained the concept ‘Dhyana’ as thoughtless stage of mind and gave suggestion to students to concentrate on breathing.  He explained with audio visual aids that with ‘Dhyana’, one can achieve the goals of his life. In the third session Mrs. Pooja Kulkarni, Dietician guided students about “Diet” with audiovisual aids. She told students to do exercise daily and follow proper diet.

The workshop received an overwhelming response from the girl students of the college. Ms. Bhakti Dandekar compeered and Ms. Chitra Alavani proposed the vote of thanks.  

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organizes Yuva Spandan, a Cultural Extravaganza

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce has organized Yuva Spandan, a Cultural extravaganza from 27^th December 2015 to 29^th December 2015.  It is an inter college event. The details of the events are:

Street Play Competition          27^th December 2015                1^st:  Rs. 3000   2^nd:  Rs. 2000

Fashion Show                         28^th December 2015                1^st:  Rs. 5000

General Quiz                           28^th December 2015                1^st:  Rs. 1000    2^nd:  Rs. 500

Dance Competition                 29^th December 2015                Group 1^st:  Rs. 5000    2^nd:  Rs. 2000

(Solo and Group)                                                                     Solo 1^st:  Rs. 2000       2^nd:  Rs. 1000

The events will be judged by renowned Judges like Ms. Dhanashri Hebalikar, Founder Swatantra Theatre, Mr. Soham Gadkari, Swatantra Theatre, Mr. Chetan Agarwal, Founder, Chetan Agarwal Productions, Ms. Ankita Lande, Professional Model, Ms. Meghana Sabade,and Ms. Gauri Swakul, renowned Classical Kathak Dancer.  

 

Registrations for all the events will also be entertained on the spot. For more details:

Nikhil: 8421303085                                        Nikita: 9021558257

Website: www.kaveri.edu.in/kcsc                Facebook: www.facebook.com/yuvaspandankaveri

Inauguration of the Special Winter Camp of Kaveri NSS Volunteers

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce has arranged Special Winter Camp of NSS Volunteers from 18^th Dec, 2015 to 24^th December, 2015 at Kasar Amboli, Tal. Mulshi, Dist. Pune. The camp was inaugurated with saraswati pujan and deep prajwalan on 18^th Dec, 2015 at the hands of the Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce in the presence of Mr. Anand Buddhikot, NSS Programme Officer, Mr. Sachin Deokate, Asst. Program Officer, Mrs. Meena Shinde, Sarpanch of the village and Mr. Umesh Sutar, Upasarpanch. Mrs. Shraddhali Sutar, Member, Grampanchayat, Mrs. Suvarna Sutar, Mrs. Chhaya Bhilare, Mrs. Kamini Shinde, Mr. Shekhar Shinde, Mr. Sachin Dhumal  along with other villagers, faculty members of the college and all NSS Volunteers were also present at the occasion.  

Mr. Buddhikot welcomed the dignitaries and all others present for the inauguration function and explained the purpose of the camp.  Dr. S. B. Kharosekar congratulated villagers for non-addiction as a achievement of the village. He said that the main objective of camp is giving the opportunity to urban students to experience the rural lifestyle and learn values like equality and co-operation. He assured the villagers that Kaverians will definitely contribute in development of the village.

While addressing to the students the Mr. Mohan Shinde, Member, Grampanchayat, praised the work done by NSS volunteers in the last years camp. He appealed the volunteers to create awareness among the villagers regarding separation of wet and dry waste. NSS Volunteer, Miss. Pratiksha Sutar compeered and proposed vote of thanks. Mrs. Sneha Govande proposed the vote of thanks. The program ended with the recital of Vande Mataram.

Film Festival held at Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce

Kaveri Film Festival was organized by Faculty of Arts in Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce during 14^th to 17^th December 2015. The Film Festival was inaugurated by Principal Dr. S. B. Kharosekar on 14^th December 2015. The Film Festival is the brain child of Arts Co-ordinator Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, who was also present for the inauguration program. In his inaugural address Principal Dr. S. B. Kharosekar appreciated the idea of organizing Kaveri Film Festival by Dr. Muckta Karmarkar and her team. He also announced that Film Festival will be a regular activity in the coming years.  A Beautiful Mind, Jobs, Cast Away and To Sir With Love these films were showcased in the Kaveri Film Festival.  Each film screening was followed by an activity conducted by teachers.  A Beautiful Mind screening was followed by a memory game conducted by Ms. Purva Dhaigude on 14^th Dec 2015, while Ms. Shweta Bhagat discussed the entrepreneurial skills after the screening of Jobs on 15^th Dec 2015. Our former student Mr. Rohit Kulkarni conducted a ‘Survival Workshop’ followed by the screening of Cast Away on 16^th Dec 2015. Our last film To Sir With Love was very much appreciated by the students because they could connect to it instantly. The screening was followed by discussion on social, cultural and linguistic differences in American, British and Indian English conducted by Mrs. Priya Deshmukh.  Valedictory function took place on 17^th Dec, 2015 after the screening of the film. Principal Dr. S. B. Kharosekar, Arts Co-ordinator Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, and other faculty members were present for the same. The valedictory program was compeered by S.Y. B. A student Ms. Sushmita Sumant.