A Session on Sustainable Development at Kaveri

  Kaveri College of Arts Science and commerce organised a programme on 'Interesting Science Fiction'under Science Association on 27th September 2019. Dr. Sanjay Daga Dhole, Professor of Physics at Pune University was the resource person. PrincipalDr. Ashok Agrawal, Vice Principal Dr.Muckta Karmakar, Coordinator, B.Sc (Computer Science), Dr.Jayashree Bangali, Head of Science association Dr.Anand Budhikot, teachers and students were present

Dr Sanjay Daga Dhole has written as well as published science fictions, with a view to create interest in reading and foster scientific perspectives. He presented the students with 'Aghatit' and other stories which laid out intriguing scientific facts. He said that humankind must balance nature for sustainable development. He created awareness regarding disaster effects caused due to the interference with cycle of nature. He further mentioned that these stories would help students learn the complicated concepts in a simplified manner which will aid them to understand their role in of sustainable development. This was followed by a question answer round. Around 80 students participated.

Vachan Prerana Divas Celebrated at Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce to commemorate former President, Late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s Birth Anniversary, had celebrated ‘Vachan Prerana Divas’ on 17th October, 2019. Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal, in his address said the students saying, reading is the essence of sustenance. He urged them to spend more time in library amidst the company of books and enrich their lives with knowledge, insight and vision. Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Vice Principal, Faculty members and students were present for the same.

Ms. Sayee Kulkarni presented a book review on the entire series of Harry Potter’s  novels authored by J. K. Rowling which are well liked by students of all age group. She emphasized on life skills like undying bond of friendship, significance of tolerance and confidence. She also threw light upon the elements of magic realism, character development, settings, etc. which helped students discover the joy of reading. She concluded the session by highlighting the importance of reading and suggested them to inculcate it as their hobby because any book is a storehouse of knowledge. 80 students attended the event with great enthusiasm.

World Mental Health Day Celebrated at Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce

World Mental Health Day Celebrated at Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce

According to the recent survey by the American Psychological Association, a life is lost every 40 seconds to suicide; yet, there isn’t sufficient amount of awareness regarding the seriousness of suicidal tendencies, thoughts and the act of committing suicide. Keeping this in view, the UN declared Suicide Prevention as a theme to spread awareness globally this 27^th  Mental Health Day. To contribute to it, Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce celebrated this Mental Health Day like every year on 10 October, 2019. Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal felicitated Mrs. Mughdha Shivapurkar, resource person for the session. Vice Principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Faculty members and students were also present for the same.

Right from the decorations to the activities were planned and executed by the dynamic second and third year students pursuing B.A. Psychology. The event began with introducing each other using Chinese ribbons. It was followed by fun filled Visual and Art Therapy workshop, activities involving teamwork, sharing one’s insecurities etc. Mrs Mugdha Shivapurkar also introduced them to small mental health care practices which they can follow on a daily basis. She was given a souvenir as a token of appreciation decorated with the students’ experiences and compliments about how helpful these activities were for them.

Keeping prevention is better than cure as the motto and with an overall objective of spreading awareness to overcome the stigma of mental health problems this day was celebrated which became another successful and memorable event for the college.

Workshop on Self Defence Techniques for Girls at Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce.

A workshop on Self Defence Techniques for girls was arranged by Women’s Forum Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune on Saturday 5 October, 2019. Mrs. Rachana Dhopeshwar, Gold Medalist, Commonwealth and National Judo Coach was the Resource Person for the workshop who was accompanied by her team comprising of Ms. Rucha Dhopeshwar, International Judo Player who also holds fifth place in Asia, Ms. Gautami Kanchan Commonwealth Silver Medalist, Mr. Aditya Dhopavkar Commonwealth Silver Medalist and Ms. Piyusha Dhamale National Judo Player. The workshop began with a welcome address by Mrs. Pooja Ambole, Chairperson Women’s Forum followed by an inaugural address by Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Principal, Kaveri College. Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Vice Principal, Faculty members and students were present for the same.

Mrs. Rachana Dhopeshwar in her session shared some words of wisdom and said that self defense does not only mean defending oneself from robbery and sexual harassment but also preventing physical damage caused as a result of accidents. The workshop focused on Techniques of falling, Techniques of Self Defense during Accidents and Self Defense from Robbery and Sexual harassment. It included the demonstration of various types of jumps and measures to balance weight while jumping, to choke a wind pipe and to slip from a tight grip in case of severe attack and similar other techniques of defeating the attacker. It was tightly packed with numerous such demonstrations. Besides, it was a practical session involving the participants’ active participation. It was concluded by a question answer round. Twenty two girls benefited from this session.

Mumbai Dabbewala Management Theory Explored at Kaveri.

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organised ‘Out of The Box Management’ session on Mumbai Dabbewala Management Theory under Kaveri Entrepreneur Development Cell ( KEDC )on 7^th September 2019. President of Mumbai Dabbewala Association Mr. Subhash Talekar was invited to guide our students, who also spoke about the Six Sigma Performance Theory. President Mr. Kushal Hedge, Secretary Malati Kalmadi, Trustee Mr. Balajit Shetty, Joint Treasurer Ms. Radhika Sharma, Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Vice Principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, students from other colleges, parents, corporate personals, teachers and around 550 students attended the programme.

 Mr.Talekar took the audience by surprise with his witty and informative presentation. It started with a short film ‘Steps and Strides’ featuring the Mumbai Dabbewalas, their hard work and precise planning. He further shared a beautiful incident about the statue at Hazi Ali chowk, difficulties they had to face and how they managed to convince everyone for the same. He shared the history of the organisation and its functioning. The presentation was followed by a question answer round, parents and students actively participated in this round. The key takeaways of the session were the supply chain management which is followed by the dabbewalas, the uninterrupted services that is provided for all these years Mr.Talekar was proud to inform all that the dabbewalas take only 2 holidays a year, he further mentioned that team work and customer care are the back bone of any business. All these points were unfolded with interesting stories and incidents which dabbewalas have witnessed all these years. The session proved  to be highly informative for all.

Industrial Visit by Kaveri

Kevari College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune organised an Industrial Visit for the students of SY, TYBBA and TYBBA IB on 28 August 2019 to Pacific Semiconductors Private Limited (PSPL) and Bhagirathi Foods, accompanied by the teachers.

Pacific Semiconductors Private Limited (PSPL) functions in the areas like designing, development, manufacturing and assembly-integration for the Indian Armed Forces and Ordnance Factories.  Mr Prashant Deshpande is the founder Director of Pacific, guided students and showed them the Assembly room and explained about different testing techniques. .

Bhagirathi Foods is a chocolate manufacturing company. The visit to this institute provided students the information about the processes of packaging and chocolate manufacturing.These two companies provided the students with real insight of working procedure of the organisation. The visit to both the Companies provided an opportunity for the students to get a hands-on learning experience of the industry operations.

Around 96 students benefited from the visits. The visits helped the students to understand the dynamics of start-ups and growth of industries.

Dr. Shamarao Kalmadi State Level Elocution Competition at Kaveri

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organised the 9th Dr. Shamarao Kalmadi State Level Elocution Competition on 16th September, 2019. The Competition was inaugurated at the hands of Mrs. Indira Salian, Vice- President, Kannada Sangha, Pune  in the presence of Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal and Vice- Principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar. Mrs. Salian who was also the Chief Guest for this session boosted the enthusiasm of the participants saying, one should embrace opportunities with open arms, be fearless and speak ‘Bindass’. Principal in his address, briefed everyone present on the progressive journey of the College which was followed by a vote of thanks given by the Vice- Principal. Participants got a chance to choose from a plethora of interesting topics like Sustainable Development- Social and Economical, Lokmanya Tilak- Man of the Era, Image on Social Media- Myth or Reality, Saints of Maharashtra and Social Upliftment, Vision India 2047. Students from all over Maharashtra from different colleges and universities like MIT, SPPU, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, SNDT University, etc eagerly took part in it. 40 participants used the platform to share their views. Later,11 participants registered for impromptu, Marathi and English were the medium of expression for both the sessions. Dr. Supriya Sahastrabuddhe, Mrs. Vrushali Deodhar and Dr. Balchandra Kaprekar.

Dr. N.M. Joshi, renowned writer and the founder member of Maharashtra Sahitya Pratishthan was the chief guest for the prize distribution ceremony. Being a multilinguist himself, he emphasised upon the significance of knowing multiple languages for becoming an effective speaker. Participants who secured 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions were Sanjiwani Somase from Abasaheb Garware College, Pune, Aniket Sawant from M.P. Law College, Aurangabad and Nikhil Belote from Abasaheb Garware College, Pune. They bagged a cash prize worth Rs. 5000 and the prestigious rolling trophy, Rs.3000 along with a trophy and Rs.2000 along with a trophy respectively. For the Impromptu 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranks were bagged by Nikhil from Abasaheb Garware College, Pune, Shravan Shinde from Indira College of Commerce and Science, Pune and Soureesh Patil fromCOEP. They were awarded with Rs. 500, 300 and 200 as cash prize respectively. Dr. Joshi congratulated all the participants and appreciated their enthusiasm. The programme was a huge success and was concluded by a formal vote of thanks.