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1. Christalline Carmel Vidya Bhavan Trust’s CHRIST COLLEGE, PUNE (Affiliated to University of Pune.) Biannual Newsletter From the Editor’s Desk Another year has passed and so has a year of sweet memories. Every new year we aspire a new vision and accomplish the mission with great enthusiasm, self confidence and faith in God who has always been our guiding spirit and who is showering his plentiful blessings upon us. At the dawn of this new academic year it is with immense pleasure that we present before you our newest venture, the biannual newsletter of Christ college - “Christalline”, which aims at putting forth a detailed picture of the events, competitions and various other activities that the students of the college take part in. Surely this vision enables us to update the vibrations and heart throbs of the campus. We sincerely hope that this newsletter will be instrumental in helping us execute this through your support and encouragement. Striving towards exceeding the expectations of all we also look forward for your valuable suggestions and feedbacks which will always be an impetus for us to improve. As we unfold it, we welcome you all to this new endeavour. Director’s Message Mrs. Deepa Sujith Dept. of English Chief Editor Vol # 1 September 2012 Dear students, teachers, parents and all our well wishers, A very warm welcome to this new academic year 2012-13 As we commence the new year, I would like to express my gratification in fulfilling this envisaged plan- a platform for us to communicate, within a defined frame work – The Christ College newsletter – “Christalline”. I consider communication plays an integral part in the betterment of any institution and hope this newsletter establishes a ground to exhibit the Christ College life. Adhering strictly to our motto “Enlighten to Excel” and following the foot prints of our Patron Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, we here at Christ College believe a great responsibility is vested upon us as educators of the modern world. Since the inception of this institution in 2007, we have been continuously striving hard to pursue excellence in education along with enlightening the students to appreciate the social, eternal and universal values of life. Education is not merely imparting and gathering knowledge or just sharpening the intelligence, but it should be moulding responsible citizens, creating a consciousness towards a nobler and finer living. In this transmission we motivate and empower our students to explore the principles of life, evaluate their ethical and civic responsibilities and then accept the challenges life has to offer, thus emerging out as true champions excelling in every sphere of life. We believe therein lies the pearl of fulfillment for both the educator and the learner. With this motive we continue to carry on the tradition of mentorship as inspired by Dr. S Radhakrishnan, our former president and great academician who quoted “Education to be complete, must be humane, it must include not only the training of the intellect but also the refinement of the heart and discipline of the spirit.” Looking forward for a wonderful year ahead. A message from the Manager Fr. Dr. Peter Kochalumkal CMI Manager I congratulate you all. May God bless us all. May God bless you. With regards, Director Fr. Dr. Sony Chundattu CMI A word- written or spoken- makes difference in our lives. Language helps us think in a wider perspective and empower ourselves with knowledge. Knowledge is power. Let this power not be hidden in our brains but come out as wisdom, being a gateway to enter into the right path of action. Friends, learn to achieve wisdom, look beyond horizons, live now and make history. ‘Speak good, write good and be good’. I sincerely appreciate the efforts of all those who contributed to make words “visible” through this Newsletter.
2. Crossword Impulse ‘11 National Service Scheme (NSS) To create awareness on the values of spiritual life, a three-day orientation camp was organized at Christ College, Pune from the 19th to 21st August 2011, under the auspices of the ‘Jesus Youth’.This saw an active participation from students within the college and outside. Mr. C.C Joseph and Mr. Vijay Sebastian from Bangalore were the main resource persons who inspired students to learn and to express their creativity and grow in fellowship with their peers. The valuable message conveyed by Mr. C.C Joseph to the teachers, to consider their profession as noble and divine was encouraging. Impulse - 2011,the intercollegiate commerce and science fest held on 16th and 17th Sept 2011 witnessed an active participation from different colleges across Pune. Colleges like St. Vincent’s Jr. College, Ness Wadia College, Sardar Dastoor College, Bishop’s College, Loyola College, Abeda Inamdar College, Nirmal Bethany College, Modern College , Poona College, Symbiosis Arts and Commerce College, Symbiosis Management College, RJSPM Management College, Nowrosjee Wadia College and St. Mira’s College took part in different competitions conducted in the two day event with great pomp & fervour. The Chief Guest for the event was Prof. Dr. K.C. Mohite, Principal, H.V. Desai College and also the Dean of Science Faculty, University of Pune. Various events like Paper Presentation, Debate, Quiz, Mad-Ad Show, C/C++ Programming, Business Planning, and Elocution were held during the event. The NSS Unit in our college has been active and dynamic ever since its inauguration the previous academic year. It has upheld the motto ‘Not Me But You’ to its spirit and has been at the service of the society through various activities in and out of college. 26 students undertook a seven- day residential winter camp at Kesanand village, Wagholi, staying with the villagers, learning and understanding the situations of a village, from 8th to 14th November 2011. Additionally, they celebrated Children’s Day with the village children, cleaned the village and school campus, organized games, etc. NSS also organized a Blood Donation Drive on 13th January 2012 in the college premises in association with The Poona Serological Institute Blood Bank. With around 79 packets of blood, the management, staff and students ensured their overwhelming support. From 6th to 11th February 2012, the NSS Programme Officer of our college, Mrs. Assunta Mendonca Sandhir participated in a six- day NSS training and orientation programme at Ahmednagar College, Ahmednagar, sponsored by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, New Delhi, Govt. of India. NSS activities of the college for the new academic year began with an orientation programme conducted by Br. Mukti, Br. Praveen and Br. Paul Raj, of De Nobili College on the topic ‘Taru-Mitra’ which means ‘Friends of Trees’ that helped the new NSS volunteers to get into the spirit of extending service to the society. Bishop’s Jr. College and St. Vincent’s Sr. College were declared as the overall winners.
3. Student Parliament – MIT Three of our students Ryan Fernandes of F.Y. B.Sc, Gisty Issac of S.Y.B.A and Hussain of T.Y.B.Com were privi- leged to attend the Indian Student Parliament held at MIT School of Government, Pune, from the 10th-12th January 2012. It gave them a deeper insight into Indian politics and contri- bution of youth to it. Renowned dignitaries from all over the world such as His Holiness Dalai Lama, Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Mr. Kapil Dev, Mr. Rajendra Pachauri, Ms. Nandita Das and Mr. Arnab Goswami spoke on the occasion. Annual Day-Chispa Visit by Major Archbishop The 5th Annual Social Day – ‘Chispa’, of our college was organized on 21st December 2011 at Chavara Hall. The event was graced by the presence of Prof. M.S. Pillai, Founder Director of SCMLD; Mr. Hemant Nikam, Commissioner, PMC Pune; Rev. Dr. Francis Eluvathingal, Chancellor of Kalyan Diocese; Rev. Dr. Peter Kochalumkal CMI, our Manager; Rev. Dr. Sony Chundattu CMI, our Director; Dr. A.S. Parkhi, our Principal and Rev. Fr. Samjy Mathew CMI, the Bursar of the college. On 10th December 2011, the campus was blessed with the holy visit of the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Church, His Beatitude Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis Catholicose. His message to the teachers, to inculcate and nurture in our students the deep- rooted tradition and culture of our country, was highly motivating. Student’s Welfare Scheme We have successfully implemented the “Earn and Learn Scheme” by the University of Pune under the leadership of our Sudent’s Welfare Officer, Prof. Mrs. Shilly John, HoD, Dept. of Economics. As a part of the scheme students worked in the college office, Library, Sports Dept.and Computer lab. Furthermore, to upgrade the academically weak students from the first year, remedial lectures on difficult topics were conducted from 10th January to 10th February. Guest Lectures On 3rd December 2011, a guest lecture was organized for all the commerce and management students by Mr. Nikhil Tupe and Mr. Anand Natrajan from Edu-Bridge, Pune. It was an enriching experience as the speakers shed light upon the importance of enhancing the communication skills as well as development of one’s personality. Christmas celebration by the college was held on the same day. As a befitting end to a beautiful show, the College Choir sang Christmas Carols as Santa distributed chocolates to everyone. It was indeed an evening that reflected the hard- work, dedication, determination and talent of the students and staff of Christ College. Industrial Visit Industrial visits are always an indispensable part of our curriculum and are conducted frequently. On 10th January 2012, SYBBA and SYBBM students were taken to Katraj Dairy for the same. Again on 31st January 2012, the students were provided with the opportunity to visit Shivshakti Processed Food, which is a contract manufacturing company of Parle. The first industrial visit of this academic year was held on 4th August 2012, as our first year students visited Infosys Technologies at Hinjewadi. Students were given mo- tivational speeches by many resource persons on inspiring topics such as ‘Taking one step at a time towards achieving goals’. They were taken on a tour around the Infosys cam- pus and various activities like business plan were conducted. This helped our students to have a better knowledge of the corporate world. The theme of the event was ‘Corruption’. The programme portrayed the birth of corruption, how it prevailed and grew as human beings modernized. The climax of the event was marked by a dance that delineated the extent of damage, corruption has caused in our country. The event was concluded with the students vowing to oppose corruption and safeguard the future of India.
4. Au Revoir A warm and fitting farewell was given to our Principal, Dr. A.S. Parkhi and the third year students of our college in an august ceremony, held at Chavara Hall on the 25th of February 2012. The programme included dance and singing performances, thought sharing by the to-be-graduates and talks by the Manager and the Director of the college. The outgoing Principal, Dr. Parkhi delivered a motivating yet tearful message to his staff and students sharing his experiences and encounters over his tenure at college. A special memento was presented to the Principal by our Director. Christ College will always remain indebted to Dr. Parkhi for his relentless service and would remember him with utmost pride and respect. Some of the graduating students too spoke of their three-year long journey at college. Also, through various rounds of selection the graduating students were awarded for their humour, talent and attire. Mr. Sumeet Pednekar of T.Y. B.com and Ms. Mabel Coutinho of T.Y. BCA were declared Mr. and Ms. Christite for the year. The evening ended on a rather solemn note, with everyone exchanging goodbyes, some temporarily, while some, for the last time. Creating a mood of festivity within the college, Chrysalis 2011-12, was conducted in the month of January with great enthusiasm. Creative, imaginative and artistic capabilities of the students were brought out through various competitions. Out of the four teams into which the college was divided, Counter Strikers won the trophy for the year after a tough competition that lasted 10 days! Trophies and certificates were given away to the winners by our Manager. Team work and the sportive spirit of the students, inspiration from the staff and encouragement from our Director made the entire programme a success. Chrysalis 2011-12 Educational Tour The final year students of our college got an opportunity to visit Alibagh as part of their educational tour on 7th January 2012. It was a thoughtful and innovative outing for the students which they could cherish in their memories of being a Christite. Chavara Trophy The Third Chavara Trophy Inter-collegiate Basketball Tournament was held on the Christ College Basketball court on the 27th and 28th January 2012. Students from different colleges like Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, SP College, Garware College, JDV, Fergusson College and Symbiosis International University participated in the event. Symbiosis International University lifted the trophy for the year. All in all, the sporting spirit was ignited and the bonds of friendship were grown stronger. The tournament was a spectacle to behold. “Luisant 11” Release of Christ College Magazine
5. Opening Day Ceremony- Aspire 2012 The new academic year began with an opening day ceremony on the 3rd July 2012. The Chief Guest for the event was Mr. Vijay Kumar Agarwal, Director of National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Bhopal. The thoughts that he shared on becoming responsible citizens gave a good start to the freshers, motivating them to excel in this new phase in their lives. As a symbolic gesture to start off the new year, the freshers lit up candles passed on to them by the seniors igniting the minds of our new comers and creating a sense of belongingness to the Christ College family. They resolved to adhere to our motto – ‘Enlighten to Excel’, while quotes from the Bible, the Quran and the Bhagvad Gita were recited. This was followed by an orientation programme conducted by Mr. Joy George, The Head of Human Resource Capita IT Services and his team member, Mr. Saurabh Shah, The Head of Talent Acquisition Foton Motors Pvt. Ltd. Alumni Meet It was a nostalgic moment for our ex-students as the curtain raised for the 3rd Alumni Meet of Christ College on the 16th June 2012. The meet elected Mr. Ren Thampi and Ms. Fexcy Francis as the President and Secretary respec- tively of CCFOSA. Arun Pillai and Vishal Adhav were elected the Joint Secretary and Treasurer, for the year 2012-13. The unanimous support ex- tended by the members will surely broaden our realm.It was in fact a proud moment for our college as the members vowed together to rise and shine for the integrity and prosperity of their alma mater. Symposiums In order to keep our faculty up to date, teachers are encouraged to attend various symposiums. Mrs. Assunta Mendonca-Sandhir, Dept. of Political Science attended a national-level symposium on “Measuring Poverty and Poverty Alleviation Initiatives” on the occasion of International Day for Poverty Eradication. Mrs. Jiji Johnson, HoD, Dept. of Commerce attended a faculty development programme on research methodology and research management at Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies on the 8th and 9th June 2012. The new academic session started with an orientation programme for the faculty conducted by Mr. Jacob Panicker on 19th June 2012, which helped the teachers, have a clear perception and understanding of behaviour and thereby developing personalities. Thirteen students from our college attended the seminar organised by Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies on 12th July 2012, on ‘Developing a low-carbon society’. Distinguished speakers like Dr. Krishna Kumar, Scientist from IITM and Ms Dharni Mishra, Global Head, Suzlon, Pune gave inspirational speeches which motivated the students to initiate efforts towards a greener, environment- friendly and low-carbon society. Seminars On 22nd August, 2012 the introduction of a certificate course, ‘Brand You’ took place in the college seminar hall. The guest lecturer Ms. Sonika Dewan spoke about the eti- quettes and mannerisms, a per- son should inculcate before stepping into the competitive world outside. A seminar was conducted for students by Prof. Vijayanta Anand, from the College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan, Bombay on ‘The Impact of Mi- gration on the weaker section of the society’ on 24th August 2012.
6. In an attempt to encourage public speaking among our students, an intra college debate competition was con- ducted by the Dept. of English on 9th August 2012. 22 stu- dents from different streams spoke with faith and confidence on the topic ‘Does gender equality prevail in the contempo- rary Indian society’. Anson John Andrews of S.Y.B.B.A won the first prize and Janice D’souza won the sec- ond. Department of Commerce/Man- agement conducted a paper presentation on the 13th of August for our students on various topics like Importance of Corporate Social Responsi- bilities, Effect of e-commerce in the modern day business environment, etc. Leonray D’mello and Clinton Dias of F.Y.B.A stood first. Gauri Kajale and Prajakta Wajdande of F.Y.B.Sc stood second and Clara Pardeshi and Melinda Periera of S.Y.B.C.A stood third. Intra College Activities Regular meetings with parents encourage and sup- port our institution to work for the overall development of our students. Christ College Pune always maintains a close knit relationship with parents through the PTA which works hand in hand with the college for its smooth functioning and better- ment of our students. This academic year we had Annual General Body Meeting of the PTA held on 26th August 2012 which saw an active participation from the parents. Christ College expresses its gratitude to the parent body here and looks forward for their ongoing support and encouragement. Parent Teacher Meet A brand new phase in their lives, the first-year stu- dents were welcomed with full enthusiasm and fervor by the senior students with a vibrant Fresher’s Day programme on the 28th July 2012. The day was filled with a lot of excite- ment as the students put up various dance performances and musical pieces. Mr. Lelith Daniel, from Dept. of Management gave a message to the students about their role and responsibility as a Christite. Through various rounds of selection, Morrison Samson of F.Y. BCA and Janice D’Souza of F.Y.B.Sc (Computer Science) were chosen as Mr. and Ms. Fresher re- spectively for the year 2012-13. Fresher’s Day The 66th Independence Day of the Nation was cel- ebrated at Christ College by hoisting our national flag with a sense of harmony and pa- triotic discipline. The func- tion started by paying trib- ute to the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and the Union Minister of the Cabinet, Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh who passed away on the 14th of August, 2012. Rev. Dr. Shijo Antony CM, the rector and superior of Vincentian Vidya Sadan was our Chief Guest for the day. After hoisting the national flag, he addressed the audience with an Independence day mes- sage which instilled in us, the spirit of being an ideal citizen of an honourable country. A patriotic song was sung by the college choir followed by a street play enacted by the NSS volunteers which brought in a sense of broth- erhood and oneness on the occassion of Independence Day. Independence Day Prior General of CMI congregation Rev Fr. Jose Panthaplamthottiyil CMI visited our institution to con- duct a three dimensional seminar on Emotional Intelligence and Spiritual quotient for the staff.
7. Rev. Dr. Peter Kochalumkal CMI, our Manager for winning the Shalom Media Award 2011, for the best religious literary work for his book ‘Vishudhiyude Nirakkootukal’. Rev. Dr. Sony Chundattu CMI, our Director for being empanelled as Research Guide for Ph.D in Bio-Technology Chemistry by the Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune. We are proud of... Anson John Andrews and Jerrium Brahmane of S.Y. BBA for winning the 1st prize in the debate competition held at St. Vincent’s College. Christ college choir that won 2nd prize at the patriotic singing competition held at St. Vincent’s Senior College on the occasion of the Independence Day. Christ College Football team for winning the inter collegiate Football Championship, ‘Happenings 2012’ at Allana Institute of Management Sciences. Gisty Issac of S.Y. BA, Ryan Fernandes of F.Y.B.Sc and Sumeet Pednekar of T.Y. B.Com for winning 3rd prize in the collage making com- petition held at St.Vincent’s Senior College on the oc- casion of Independence Day. Kevin Jose of F.Y.B.Com, for being awarded the Most Promising Player for the year 2011-12 at the Chavara Trophy Inter collegiate Basket ball tournament. 16 students of Christ College who won the 1st prize for the streetplay competition themed ‘Female Foeticide’ organized by DSK Foundation. A Word of Gratitude It was a long cherished dream of our former Director Rev. Fr. Sojan Madathil CMI and our former Prin- cipal Dr. A.S. Parkhi who strived hard to open the doors of education to a wider community by starting MCA and M.Sc courses in our college. This dream has finally come true with the relentless effort and hardwork of our Director Rev. Dr. Sony Chundattu CMI. Christ College extends its heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Bapusaheb Pathare, MLA Vadagaonsheri, Pune, Dr. K.C. Mohite, Dean of Science faculty, UoP, the university officials, and all our benefactors who have been helping us in this endeavour. To the newly elected University Repre- sentative of our college, Ms. Gisty Issac of T.Y.BA and to the entire Student Council. May God shower all his bless- ings upon them and lead them to the right path of service. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Best Wishes Christ College pays homage to Mr. K. Venkatesh, a student of S.Y.B.Com on his sad and sudden demise on the 20th of December 2011. May God bless him with eternal peace. Heavenly Abode To Mrs. Jiji Johnson, Mrs. Priya Wahab, Rev. Fr. Samjy Mathew CMI and Mrs. Assunta Mendonca-Sandhir of our faculty who are pursuing their Ph.D in various disci- plines. May God Almighty help them to achieve this goal.
8. Christ College, Pune 26/4A, Matchwell Road Vadagaonsheri, Pune-411 014 Phone : +91 - 02 - 2026 6024 / 2703 5052 Fax : +91 - 02 - 2703 0147 Email : director@christcollegepune.org Web : www.christcollegepune.org Published by : Rev. Dr. Sony Chundattu CMI. - Director, Christ College Pune. Printed by : Anita Printers, Vadagaonsheri, Pune. Courses offered Mrs.Deepa Sujith Mrs.Deepa Sujith Mrs.Deepa Sujith Mrs.Deepa Sujith Mrs.Deepa Sujith Mrs.Mini Joswin Mrs.Mini Joswin Mrs.Mini Joswin Mrs.Mini Joswin Mrs.Mini Joswin Mr.Ryan Fernandes Mr.Ryan Fernandes Mr.Ryan Fernandes Mr.Ryan Fernandes Mr.Ryan Fernandes Ms.Gisty Issac Ms.Gisty Issac Ms.Gisty Issac Ms.Gisty Issac Ms.Gisty Issac Ms.Mayha Mathew Ms.Mayha Mathew Ms.Mayha Mathew Ms.Mayha Mathew Ms.Mayha Mathew Mr.Andre Parr Mr.Andre Parr Mr.Andre Parr Mr.Andre Parr Mr.Andre Parr Mr.Vedant Bidarkar Mr.Vedant Bidarkar Mr.Vedant Bidarkar Mr.Vedant Bidarkar Mr.Vedant Bidarkar Editorial Board Editorial Board Editorial Board Editorial Board Editorial Board Chrysalis 2012 Intra College Cultural Fest. Upcoming Events… Impulse’12 Inter collegiate Arts, Commerce & Science Fest. Founder’s Day. Farewell for final year students. Chavara Trophy Intercollegiate Basketball Cham- pionship. National Seminar on Inclusive Growth - A Myth or A Fact. Annual Social Day. B.Sc(Comp.Sci) B.C.A B.B.A B.B.M B.A(Eco) B.Com BCJ M.Com M.Sc(Comp.Sci) M.C.A