PICT and PVGCoET win Inter Collegiate Table Tennis Tournament-2017 held at Kaveri College, Pune

Pune Institute of Computer Technology (PICT) and  Pune Vidyarthi Griha’s College of Engineering & Technology (PVGCoET) won the first place in Women’s and Men's Inter Collegiate Table Tennis Tournament respectively.  The tournament was organized by Kannada Sangha Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune in association with Savitribai Phule Pune University and Pune City Divisional Sports Committee.

This year the tournament received stupendous response from the participants with about 48 teams participating. There were 31 teams of boys and 18 teams of girls with 5 players in each team. The three day Tournament was inaugurated by Dr. Vijay.P. Narkhede Joint Director, Higher Education, Pune Region, Pune. Hon. Mr.B.Baburao, Treasurer, Kannada Sangha presided over the function. Dr. Mohan Amrule, Mr.Chandrahas Shetty,Trustee Kannada Sangha, Mrs. Radhika Sharma Trustee  Kannada Sangha  , Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College, Mr.Ramdas Acharya, PRO Kannada Sangha, Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice-Principal, Kaveri College, Mr. Rohit Thambe, Director,Physical Education also graced the inauguration ceremony.

In Women’s category Priyanka Tamhankar, Pratima Damle, Surabhi Patil won their respective matches and were declared the winners. In Men’s game, Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Engineering stood runners up whereas Vishwakarma Institute of Tecnology secured the Third position. Rohan Kulkarni, Jairaj Patwardhan, and Shubhankar Revanikar , Priyanka Tamankar, Pratima Damle, and Surabhi Patil were declared the winners.

Dr. S. B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College presented the trophies to the winners.  Prof. Ayyaz Shaikh, Divisional Secretary, Akshay Kashid, Dr. Mohan Amrole, Prof. Anjushree Sawant, Dr. Asha Bengale, Prof. P.G. Dhanve, Prof. Aniruddh Sharma, Prof.  Tushar Gujar, Prof. Dushyant Nimbalkar, Prof. Madhukar Pandakar were also present on the occasion. Mr.Rohit Tambe, Director, Physical education, Kaveri College proposed the vote of thanks.

Big Response to Inter College Table Tennis Tournament 2017-18 at Kaveri College

Kannada Sangha’s Kaveri College of Science & Commerce in association with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) and Pune City Zone Sports Committee jointly organizes Men and Women inter college Table Tennis Tournament from 3rd August to 5th August 2017.The inauguration of this event was held at Shakuntala Jaganath Shetty Auditorium. In a stupendous response to the competition, this year 31 teams of boys and 18 teams of girls with 5 players in each team are participating in the competition.

Dr. Vijay.P. Narkhede Joint Director, Higher Education, Pune Region, Pune inaugurated the event. Hon. Mr.B.Baburao, Treasurer, Kannada Sangha presided over the function. Dr. Mohan Amrule, Mr.Chandrahas Shetty,Trustee Kannada Sangha, Mrs. Radhika Sharma Trustee  Kannada Sangha  , Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College, Mr.Ramdas Acharya, PRO Kannada Sangha, Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice-Principal, Kaveri College, Mr. Rohit Thambe, Director,Physical Education, Heads of other Kaveri group of Institutes, participants, staff and students were present on this occasion. The inauguration ceremony began with lighting the lamp.

Dr. S.B. Kharosekar welcomed the gathering. He highlighted the importance of sports in human life and encouraged students to engage in at least one sports activity. He asserted that great achievements come our way when we maintain our physical and mental well-being. He thanked chairman, Pune City Zonal Sports Committee for giving Kaveri College the opportunity to conduct this huge event.

Dr. Vijay.P. Narkhede in his speech spoke about the importance of sports and its impact on the mind and the body. He lamented that today’s youth is drifting away from outdoor games and is busing itself in computer and mobile games. To get the youth back to games and sports, he said, we need to have better infrastructure and playgrounds. Furthermore, he emphasized on outdoor games which helps in Team building, leadership skills sportiveness, competitiveness and confidence building. He formally inaugurated the program at the table tennis hall. Mr.Rohit Tambe, Director, Physical education was felicitated at the hands of Mr. Mohan Aagole

The inaugural session was compeered by Mrs. Deepa Sathe and Mrs.Suchismita Mohanty proposed the vote of thanks.

Kaveri College conducts ‘BaateiN Entrepreneurs ki,’ an initiative for the students by the students

It is said that real learning happens when students become entrepreneurs. It was a proud moment for Kaveri College when two former students Mr. Punit Joshi and Ms. Shibani Deodhar visited the College as young successful entrepreneurs. They were invited to participate the talk-show, ‘BaateiN Entrepreneurs Ki,’ a brainchild of Kaveri Entrepreneurs Development Centre’s (KEDC), which honors the student entrepreneurs of Kaveri College and invite them to share their experiences with students.  KEDC is established to develop entrepreneurial skills among students and help them become successful entrepreneurs. Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College, Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice Principal and Mrs. Deepa Sathe, Head, KEDC were present on the occasion.

Dr. S.B. Kharosekar praised the idea of the Talk-Show and hoped that this initiative will encourage students to see themselves as leaders and achievers in the society. He appreciated KEDC for coming up with innovative ideas to inspire students to become successful entrepreneurs.

Mr. Punit Joshi, a former Commerce student runs Parker Shirts and Trousers, a company which was established in 1989 by his parents.  Today Parker brand is manufactured in five production units and sold through 30 exclusive outlets in and around Maharashtra. Ms. Shibani Deodhar, a former student of Kaveri College started her own venture Sweet Aroma which provides delicious and attractive cakes only by order. Both the students shared their experience as entrepreneurs and playfully answered all the queries from the audience.

“Mind set is the key for any successful business,” Said Punit and elaborated on how traditional values and business ethics help him sustain the competitive world. He said his company strives hard to provide good quality menswear at affordable prices and earn good response from customers all over.

Making delicious cakes was Shibani’s hobby and she turned it into a successful business. An alumni of Kaveri College, she said, “I made my first cake when I was in SY BCOM.”  She talked about the challenges in the confectionary industry such as heavy competition, varied demands of customers, complacent creativity etc. She fondly remembers when veteran actor Jackie Shroff encouraged her by praising her bakery skills. She plans to come up with range of sugar free cakes and other bakery stuff for diabetic customers.

One day work shop on Digital Marketing held at Kaveri College

One day work shop on Digital Marketing held at Kaveri College

A One Day workshop on the basics of Digital Marketing was organized by Kaveri College of Art, Science and Commerce on 22 July, 2017. The workshop was organised by the Kaveri Skills Development Centre (KSDC) in association with Pune Institute of Digital Marketing (PIDM), a training institute of repute which trains students in mastering the art of promoting business on digital media.

Dr. S.B.Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College, Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice Principal, Mrs. Deepa Sathe, Coordinator, Department Commerce,Mr. Abhishek Kharosekar, Director, PIDM, Mr. Kushal Kumar, Assistant Manager, PIDM were present on the occasion.

Dr. S.B. Kharosekar announced that the College is coming up with a certificate course in Digital Marketing in association with PIDM. He emphasized on the need of professional training in Digital Marketing as there is a huge demand for digital marketing professionals. He gave examples of successful entrepreneurs such as Appa Halwai Pedhewala, Vitthal Kamat, Pradip Marathe, and Hanumantrao Gaikwad who started their career with a modest beginning and then how they went on becoming successful in their chosen field. 

In the first session of the workshop, Mr. Abhishek Kharosekar said that Digital Marketing is here to say as India has embarked into a Digital arena full throttle and is turning out to be the biggest market for online business. While speaking in the First session of the Workshop Mr. Kharosekar said that Digital Marketing is the fastest and best way to reach out to perspective customers and expand one’s business. He also informed students about the potential elements of Mobile Marketing, Online Marketing, and careers in Digital Marketing. He also made them aware of the SWAYAM App introduced by Government of India for students.

In the Second Session of the Workshop Mr. Kushal Kumar informed student about the website creation and how to target netizens through webmails, Google Search, Facebook, Instagram etc.

The workshop covered the details of digital marketing including different online tools, its practical aspects, and budgeting.  Both the sessions were hugely informative and helped students learn the art of promoting business through Digital Marketing.