5th Kaveri Film Festival

Faculty of Arts organized the 5^th Kaveri Film Festival from 26 to 28 November 2019. The Film Festival was started in 2015 with an objective to make students understand and appreciate world and Indian cinema and learn life lessons through films.

This year’s Film Festival showcased films like Black Swan, The Miracle Worker and Gafla. Each film screening was followed by an activity involving students.

Commemorating the 70^th Constitution Day on 26 November 2019, a documentary titled ‘The Making of Indian Constitution’ was shown to the audience. A short discussion took place after the screening, on the efforts and thought process involved in the making our Constitution. In addition, Chaitrali Kshirsagar, student from SYBA, recited the Preamble of the Constitution.

This was followed by screening of the movie Black Swan. The film highlights psychological condition of a ballerina who struggles to prove her mettle on stage. After the screening, students analyzed the film and discussed the portrayal of the protagonist’s mental disorder.

On 27 November, The Miracle Worker, a 2000 classic, was showcased. The movies depicts Anne Sullivan’s struggle to draw the blind and deaf Helen Keller out of her dark and lonely world. Audience discussed the life lessons learnt from the movie.

On 28 November, a Hindi film titled ‘Gafla’ was screened. The movie shows the working of Indian stock exchange, the infamous stock market scam of 1992 and how the scam affected the lives of common investors.

The activities followed by each film screening were finely executed by Soham Jadhav, student from SYBA. All the films received great appreciation from the students. Their enthusiasm and active participation made the film festival a success.

Kaveri Leadership Development Programme

The first ever Kaveri Leadership Development Programme for the Third Year students of the college was conducted from 11 to 23 October 2019. Mr. Munir Damani, Executive Coach and a Soft Skill Trainer, was invited to be the Resource Person for the Programme. The Programme was inaugurated by Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal. He motivated the participants by stating that everybody has leadership skill one needs to hone and channelize it properly in the right direction.

The objective of the Programme was to instil in students all the required skills to make them competent in their endeavours.

 Mr. Damani took the participants through a very challenging process where in he guided students about how to set the goal, priorities it and the ways to achieve the goal. He also added the need of practising, mindfulness for intent listening.

In the process Mr. Damani highlighted on several qualities of a successful leader, viz., having an open -growth mindset, inclusive skills and critical thinking skills. He emphasised that skills like time management, communication skills, innovation, creativity, team building etc. are the milestones in achieving bigger dreams in life.

Participants were guided for preparation of competitive exams like GMAT, GRE and IELTS. Certification courses like REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy) and ECD (Early Childhood Development) were advised to students who want to pursue career in Psychology.

Thus, the students had an amazing experience of knowing and exploring their potentials, gained confidence and learnt about new avenues of learning and growing. The Programme was a grand success owing to the commitment, dedication and intensive learning approach adopted by both the trainer and the participating-learners.

Congratulations Mr.Rohit Tambe,Director,Physical Education

Mr. Rohit Tambe

Director of Physical Education

Successfully Qualified International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Level – II coaching course in Athletics (Throws) at Patiala, Punjab from 15^th November to 22^nd November, 2019.

It’s a matter of pride that Mr. Rohit Tambe is the only candidate from the State of Maharashtra for qualifying this prestigious course.

Industrial Visit by Students of Kaveri

Keveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune organised an Industrial Visit for the students of BBA and BBA IB on 18 October 2019 to ‘Mulay Moulds Pvt. Ltd.’ and ‘Mercedes Benz’, accompanied by the teachers.

Kaveri is one of the few colleges to visit Mercedes Benz.  The students got the opportunity to see the actual manufacturing process of a Mercedes brand of luxury car. They learned about the challenges that  manager might face while working in this industry. Right from the engine induction to the final quality check, the students witnessed all the steps in the manufacturing process. They learned that the capacity of the plant is 20,000 cars. They also got to see the Maybach, a model that is being manufactured exclusively in India and Germany.

The PPT Presentation was very informative and the students gained significant knowledge about “Mercedes Benz” as a brand and its presence in India compared to that in the world. After the presentation a question and answer round was conducted wherein the Marketing Manager addressed many queries and doubts of the students. In a nutshell, the students got to see the practical applications of their studies and also got exposure to the real managerial world. Based solely on how much knowledge the students acquired the visit was a success.

Mulay Polymers Pvt. Ltd. is a manufacturer of Bike Plastic Handle Grip, Bike Plastic Visor and Car Plastic Dashboard. The factory is situated in Chakan near Pune. One of the major department in the factory is Production and Operation along with Purchase, Marketing and Accounting.

 Main aim of industrial visit is to provide an exposure to students about practical working environment. They also provide students a good opportunity to gain full awareness about industrial practices.The visits helped the students to learn the Production and Operations management system, cooperation and team building. Students could very well associate the conceptual aspects learned in classroom with industrial environment. Major learning outcomes from the industrial visit were organisational structure, Production & Management Quality Standards, Branding & Marketing Concepts, Corporate Strategy and Organizational Culture. 47 students were benefited from the visit.

First Time Voters Awareness Programme at Kaveri

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organised a programme ‘The importance of casting vote and the underlying dynamics of the first time voters’, on 19th October 2019 to spread awareness regarding voting process. Principal Dr. Ashok Agrawal, Vice Principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, teachers and students were also present.

The resource person for the lecture was Ms. Juhi Sadhwani, visiting faculty at Symbiosis School of Economics. She explained the importance of voting to the first time voters. She stated if we do not cast a vote we have no right to say positive or negative things about the Government. She highlighted the problems faced by first time voters and informed how to solve them. She informed about the process of how to enroll your name in the voters list. She also mentioned there are almost 15 million first time voters for the 2019 election. She further informed that it is mandatory to maintain the secrecy while voting.

All the students wholeheartedly and enthusiastically participated in the activity that she conducted. Almost 50 students attended the program.

Placement in Digital Age Session at Kaveri

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce conducted a session on ‘How to Get Placement in Digital Age’ on 23th October, 2019 in collaboration with MTC Global, Global Entrepreneurs Grid, Bengaluru and Dhaka International University. Mr. Ramesh Vemuganti a global speaker, corporate trainer and one of the pillars of MTC Global was the resource speaker for the day. Principal, Dr. Ashok Agrawal in his inaugural speech said Kaveri’s association with Mr. Ramesh Vemuganti goes way back in time and mentioned how he has been instrumental in guiding the students for securing the best placement opportunities. Vice Principal, Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Coordinator Dr. Deepa Sathe, Faculty members and students were present for the same.

While addressing the gathering, the resource person mentioned we are living in 21st century which is governed by digitalisation. This digital era is characterised by a rapid shift from traditional industry to an economy based on information technology. So with this drastic change it is needless to say that we have to modify our conventional approaches as well as develop new skills according to the changing demands of the industries, we have to keep up with the global transformation for better placement opportunities. He said experience always defeats qualifications. He suggested the students to replace the idea of placement with quest of acquiring more knowledge and learning, for knowledge is phenomenal and ageless. He emphasised upon continuous learning as it facilitates growth and development. He also shared the secrets of becoming a global player which will place them one step ahead in this age of cut throat competition and will help them to stand out in the crowed. He said chalking out a daily schedule and following it thoroughly is of utmost significance. Besides, he advised students to follow ‘CASK’ which stands for communication, attitude, skills and knowledge.

While concluding the session he said do not major in minors. There are around 2000 career options, students have to evaluate it, find what suits them best and groom themselves accordingly. Having an idea, creative thinking, adopting positive attitude, maintaining integrity are few other qualities that students should imbibe for a promising future. He conducted fun filled activities where students actively participated. The informal tone adopted by the speaker was much appreciated by the students. Around 110 students benefited from this session.

150 th Birth Anniversary of M.K. Gandhi Celebrated at Kaveri

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce to commemorate 150 th Birth Anniversary of M.K. Gandhi organised various social activities under National Service Scheme Department on 2th October2019. Mr.Nilesh Nemade, Programme Officer explained the outline of the programme and welcomed all. Principal Dr. Ashok Agarwal in his inaugural addressed mentioned the importance of personality development which occurs through participation in NSS. Vice Principal Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, teachers and students were also present.

The programme started with NSS song. The dignitaries paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri. After this, a rally was organised to spread awareness about cleanliness. Students exhibited posters based on the ideas of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', 'Plastic Free India' and Mahatma Gandhi. They cleaned the campus and segregated the waste.

A guest lecture by Vaijayanti Chiplonkar, who has worked in Hujurpaga College as Head of Bahishal Department, was arranged. She emphasised on the labour culture and how Gandhi was instrumental in promoting the same. She also acknowledged the importance of non-violence, mental health, social hygiene, organic food production, as preached by Gandhi. She further informed about the works of Sant Gadge Baba and Kasturba Gandhi to emphasize the importance of cleanliness. The programme was concluded by vote of thanks proposed by Mrs. Manasi Joshi.