Photography and Essay writing competition

30th December 2021, English Association

Title: Lead Thy Thoughts Objective: To understand and inculcate the value of leadership in the youth of today. Methodology: intra-collegiate essay writing competition Report: Under Value Lab activities, value for the month of January was ‘Leadership’. On 30th January 2021, an intra-collegiate essay writing competition on ‘Leadership’ was conducted. The essays were to be of 1000-1200 words and were scrutinized by Ms Vrushali Gupte and Dr Seema C, professors of from the departments of Philosophy and English respectively. The winners were given certificates and their achievements mentioned on the Instagram handles of Value Lab and English Association. Participants: 10 Outcome: The students wrote essays describing the qualities of leadership, thereby getting an understanding of what it means to be a true leader. Title: Capturing Culture Objective: To understand and appreciate Indian art and culture Methodology: photography and captioning competition Report: In collaboration with Cultural Association, English Association conducted a photography competition on 26th January 2021. The participants had to capture Indian art and culture and submit their entries along with suitable captions. Mr Prashin Jagger, a music photographer and Ms Janani Srinivas, a content writer, judged the contest. All the participants were given certificates and celebrated on the social media handle of Cultural Association. Participants: 25 Outcome: Students looked at cultural and traditional motifs with fresh eyes and learnt to appreciate our culture.

Traditional Day

30th December 2021, Cultural Activity Association

Traditional Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm on 30th January 2021 in online mode by all students and staff.

SAHARA

23rd May 2021, Rotaract Club

Project Sahara was introduced with an aim to provide help to needy people during these difficult times and improve PIS relations

FRC webinar

17th April 2021, Internal Quality Assurance Cell

Fostering Research Culture in HEI. One day Webinar for Academicians and Researchers

Fostering Research Culture in Higher Education institutes-FRC

17th April 2021, Internal Quality Assurance Cell

One Day National Webinar Date: 17th April 2021 Time: 10.30 am to 5.30 pm

Power of Public Relations

17th April 2021, Rotaract Club

Publicity is absolutely critical. A good PR story is infinitely more effective than a front-page ad.” ▪ To teach members and others about effective PR strategies. ▪ To help others know more about the PR Avenue.

Workshop on Menstrual Health and Hygiene

10th April 2021, N S S

A 2-day workshop on menstrual health awareness exclusively for females.

Cyber Security in India

8th April 2021, Philosophy Association

The Tattvam Philosophy Association organized the talk session to set a tone for peer learning. It also highlighted the advantages and perils of the web, and how netizens can undertake measures to safeguard their digital identity. The session was conducted on Ms. Teams. The session concluded with an overwhelming discussion from the student participants.

INTRODUCTION TO MOOC AND SWAYAM

31st March 2021, Internal Quality Assurance Cell

One day webinar organised by IQAC and BMS Department

Symposium

24th March 2021, English Association

On 24th March 2021, a symposium was held for the students of Third Year who were interested in pursuing teaching and applying for NET/SET exams. The guest speaker- Ms Pranali Kadam, a copy editor and doctoral candidate, guided the attendees on the topic and also provided them with exclusive study material for the same.

Resume Building

20th March 2021, Rotaract Club

Building a spectacular Resume is an important part of every student's life. ▪ But most have only a small idea on how to go about it. ▪ This webinar was carried out in order to educate the participants about Building a Unique Resume for their future. ▪ The event was conducted under Roto-Minute of RCSIES_SW

Together We Can: Engaging the power of Synergy

8th March 2021, Internal Quality Assurance Cell

Online webinar organised by IQAC, Gender Sensitisation Cell jointly with SIES CTD on the occasion of International Women’s Day Day: Monday Date: 8th March, 2021 Time: 4 pm to 5.45 pm.

Talent Mania

6th March 2021, Cultural Activity Association

The last and the grandest event ‘Talent Mania’ of the Cultural Association in the year 2020-21 was hosted on the 6th of March 2021. The event was exclusively organized for Freshers from across all departments of both Junior college and the Degree college of SIES ASC. The event provided a platform for the students to showcase their talents and thereby boost their self-confidence. Participants were asked to send in their talent showcasing videos which were then live-streamed on the official YouTube channel of the Cultural Association. This was then followed by the personality pageant round by the esteemed judges, Ms. Debasri Deb and Ms. Devi from our own faculty. Each of the five departments was represented by a mascot from the film industry and also promoted through movie dialogues, songs, etc. to engage other students during the entire event course. The event was hosted by Ms. Kavya Pillai, the cultural secretary, and had a turn in of a total of 38 participants of which 8 were shortlisted for the personality pageant round. Mr. Sparsh Korde and Ms. Priyasha Walia were awarded as Mr. And Ms. Talent Mania. The winners and participants were awarded E-certificates.

Talent Mania

6th March 2021, Cultural Activity Association

‘Talent Mania’ of the Cultural Association in the year 2020-21 was hosted on the 6th of March 2021. The event was exclusively organized for Freshers from across all departments of both Junior college and the Degree college of SIES ASC. The event provided a platform for the students to showcase their talents and thereby boost their self-confidence. Participants were asked to send in their talent showcasing videos which were then live-streamed on the official YouTube channel of the Cultural Association. This was then followed by the personality pageant round by the esteemed judges, Ms. Debasri Deb and Ms. Devi from our own faculty. Each of the five departments was represented by a mascot from the film industry and also promoted through movie dialogues, songs, etc. to engage other students during the entire event course.

#RWW_4.0

4th March 2021, Rotaract Club

The main of this event was to acknowledge the existence and celebrate the essence of womanhood, including cis and trans women altogether.

WALL PAINTING

4th March 2021, Rotaract Club

The moto of this event was to generate awareness through wall paintings amongst people regarding environment protection

STAINS

26th February 2021, Rotaract Club

The main motive behind conducting this project was to spread awareness regarding menstrual hygiene in rural areas.

Symposium

20th February 2021, English Association

The fifth and the final day of the career week was by Ms Nikshitha Raja, Project Management Junior at Group Lactalis Headquarters, France. She presented information on ‘Human Resources’ and ‘Resume building’ on 20th February. Attendees: 44

Guest Lectures

18th February 2021, English Association

On 18th February, Ms Sreenandini Rajiv from Pune University, spoke on the domain of ‘Editing’. Later, Ms Huda Sayyed gave insight into the MA course at SNDT University. Attendees: 44

Symposium

17th February 2021, English Association

On 17th February, an alumna, Ms Diana Ignatius explained the ‘B.Ed.’ course, followed with a joint-session on the ‘Teacher Training course’ by Ms Rupal Vora and Ms Rashmi Pradhan. Attendees: 44

Symposium

16th February 2021, English Association

On 16th February, Ms Arushi Raj from Symbiosis University and Ms Janani Srinivas from the Department of Communication and Journalism threw light on the sectors of ‘Self-publication’ and ‘Journalism’ respectively. Attendees: 44

Student Symposia

16th February 2021, English Association

Title: An Insight into NET/SET Preparation Objective: Guidance to NET/SET aspirants of Degree College Methodology: Online Symposium Report: On 24th March 2021, a symposium was held for the students of Third Year who were interested in pursuing teaching and applying for NET/SET exams. The guest speaker- Ms Pranali Kadam, a copy editor and doctoral candidate, guided the attendees on the topic and also provided them with exclusive study material for the same. Outcome: The students gained an insight into preparation for NET/SET examination Attendees: 18 Title: Discover Your Calling- a 5 –Day symposium about Careers and Courses after TY Objective: To give students an idea about the various careers options that are available to them after TYBA Methodology: A 5 –Day online symposium Report: From 16th February to 20th February 2021, one week, several educational talks on a wide array of professional fields were organised by the Association. A total of ten speakers guided the students on what courses and paths to take after graduation and motivated them to discover their true callings. On 16th February, Ms Arushi Raj from Symbiosis University and Ms Janani Srinivas from the Department of Communication and Journalism threw light on the sectors of ‘Self-publication’ and ‘Journalism’ respectively. On 17th February, an alumna, Ms Diana Ignatius explained the ‘B.Ed.’ course, followed with a joint-session on the ‘Teacher Training course’ by Ms Rupal Vora and Ms Rashmi Pradhan. On 18th February, Ms Sreenandini Rajiv from Pune University, spoke on the domain of ‘Editing’. Later, Ms Huda Sayyed gave insight into the MA course at SNDT University. The sessions on 19th February covered topics on careers beyond Literature and Pedagogy, which were by Ms Priyal Gala on ‘Public Relations’ and Mr Saikumar Shanmugam on ‘Media and Direction’. The fifth and the final day of the career week was by Ms Nikshitha Raja, Project Management Junior at Group Lactalis Headquarters, France. She presented information on ‘Human Resources’ and ‘Resume building’ on 20th February. Attendees: 44 Each session ended with an interactive Q&A session with the students. Outcome: The students gained a clearer insight into all the career options that are available to them after TYBA.

GLOBAL SOCIO-POLITICAL SYMPOSIUM (GSPS)

15th February 2021, Rotaract Club

A wide variety of people from different backgrounds come together to talk about their life journey, about their work in GSPS.

Waste Collection Drive - Majhi Vasundhara

13th February 2021, N S S

The NSS Cell in association with MCGM successfully collect significant amount of household and commercial waste like cardboard, paper, light bulb, items of plastic, etc. and handed over to the MCGM Waste Collectors

Students’ Professional Development Conference 5.0 ~ Breakthrough

2nd February 2021, Rotaract Club

▪ Students Professional Development Conference 5.0 Breakthrough to Excellence is the biggest Inter-College Conference, which is similar to TEDx wherein we nominate various leaders from different careers to be our honorary guests and inspire our students. ▪ Through SPDC we try to make the students aware of what careers are available in today’s day and what all options they have to choose from. ▪ The Second Speaker for the day was Dr. Mekhala Bawsay, a fashion and lifestyle influencer, entrepreneur and an MBA student currently nominated in the best fashion and lifestyle influencer of DGLITZ magazine.

TRADITIONAL DAY

30th January 2021, Cultural Activity Association

Traditional Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm on 30th January 2021 in online mode by all students and staff.

Webinar on 'India-Russia Relations in the Post-Cold War Period'

28th January 2021, Politics Association

Dr. Raj Kumar Kothari, Professor, Political Science at Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal delivered a guest lecture on the importance of strategic relations between India and Russia in a constantly evolving global political scenario followed by a Q&A session.

Photography Competition-Capturing Culture

26th January 2021, English Association

In collaboration with Cultural Association, English Association conducted a photography competition on 26th January 2021. The participants had to capture Indian art and culture and submit their entries along with suitable captions. Mr Prashin Jagger, a music photographer and Ms Janani Srinivas, a content writer, judged the contest. All the participants were given certificates and celebrated on the social media handle of Cultural Association.

Photo Factory

20th January 2021, Rotaract Club

“Life is all about editing, so edit yourself and bring your eminent edition.” ▪ The main motive was to learn the basics of photo editing. ▪ These small tricks &tips will help enhancing the photographs. ▪ The aim of this project was to give the participants an opportunity to improve their favourite picture

Capturing Culture

19th January 2021, Cultural Activity Association

‘Capturing Culture’ the fourth event of Cultural Association in the year 2020-21 was conducted in the third week of the month of January 2021. The event was organized in collaboration with English Association. With a theme of Dying Indian Art, participants were asked to complete one of the four captions provided and upload pictures clicked by them that explain their caption. Google forms were circulated among students and the event had a turn-out of a total of 42 participants. Mr. Prashin Jagger, photographer and filmmaker alongside Ms. Janani Srinivas, a student of communication and journalism were the judges for the event. On the 27th of January, the winners were announced wherein Ms. Resha Boricha and Ms. Neelmayee Khot were awarded 1st and 2nd prizes respectively. All the participants and winners were sent E-certificates via mail, the winners were also given a social media shoutout.

Capturing Culture

19th January 2021, Cultural Activity Association

Event Name: Capturing Culture Date: 19th Jan – 26th Jan 2021 Participants: 42 ‘Capturing Culture’ the fourth event of Cultural Association in the year 2020-21 was conducted in the third week of the month of January 2021. The event was organized in collaboration with English Association. With a theme of Dying Indian Art, participants were asked to complete one of the four captions provided and upload pictures clicked by them that explain their caption. Google forms were circulated among students and the event had a turn-out of a total of 42 participants. Mr. Prashin Jagger, photographer and filmmaker alongside Ms. Janani Srinivas, a Post graduate student of communication and journalism were the judges for the event. On the 27th of January, the winners were announced wherein Ms. Resha Boricha and Ms. Neelmayee Khot were awarded 1st and 2nd prizes respectively. All the participants and winners were sent E-certificates via mail, the winners were also given a social media shoutout.

Webinar on Immunity - Vital Aspect of Life

15th January 2021, N S S

The event on immunity was organised to spread awareness about the significant role of immunity during the pandemic.

Think! Intellectual Transformation

4th January 2021, Philosophy Association

To commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s Jayanti, Chinmaya Yuva Kendra jointly with Tattvam – Philosophy Association & Department of History organised #YAA – Youth Arise Awake Session. The session was conducted on Ms. Teams. The session started with interactive and thought-provoking activities which highlighted the values of Swadharma, Karma and Ahimsa in everyday life.

SPREADING SMILE

31st December 2020, Rotaract Club

This was a donation drive planned on the occasion of New year.

SEA LA VIE

12th December 2020, Rotaract Club

Sea La Vie is a beach clean up drive.

Talent Dikhala ja

3rd December 2020, Rotaract Club

This project provides a platform to specially abled children to showcase their unique talents and abilities

TALENT DIKHLAAJA 5.0

3rd December 2020, Rotaract Club

Talent Dikhlaaja is a project initiated for providing platform to specially abled children to showcase their talent

HIV AIDS Awareness Drive

1st December 2020, N S S

NSS Volunteers prepared and presented a short sensitizing video about knowledge and prevention of HIV AIDS.

Guest Lecture

30th November 2020, English Association

Dr Vidya Premkumar, a published poet and professor, rendered a lecture on ‘The Importance of Poetry in Current Times’ on 30th November 2020. She explained how poetry can become a form of solace for people and how it helps in facing mental health issues. Later, in the second part of the event, the results of the online poetry writing competition- ‘Courage in Adversity’ were declared. All the winners and the participants were given e-certificates. Attendees: 50

MIX Tape

11th November 2020, Cultural Activity Association

The Cultural Association of SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce hosted their third online event ‘MIXtape’ in the month of November 2020. The event provided a platform for students of SIES College to showcase their musical taste and also creativity. Participants were asked to send in the audio tracks of their own mashup of a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 5 songs. They were also given a choice to perform solo or in a group with a time duration of 2 minutes. Registration forms were circulated online from the 1st of November, 2020. The competition was judged by Mr. Aditya Rajagopalan and Mr. Kishore Nadavdekar, the teaching staff of SIES College. A sum number of 33 members participated in the event and the top 10 performances were uploaded on the official YouTube channel of the Cultural Association. The performances of the top 3 winners Ashish Paul, followed by Dhrupadi Das and Aathira Pisharody were also featured on the Instagram page of the Cultural Association. The top 3 winners were declared from 9th – 11th of November and were also given E-Citations.

Mix Tape

1st November 2020, Cultural Activity Association

The Cultural Association of SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce hosted their third online event ‘MIXtape’ in the month of November 2020. The event provided a platform for students of SIES College to showcase their musical taste and also creativity. Participants were asked to send in the audio tracks of their own mashup of a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 5 songs. They were also given a choice to perform solo or in a group with a time duration of 2 minutes. Registration forms were circulated online from the 1st of November, 2020. The competition was judged by Mr. Aditya Rajagopalan and Mr. Kishore Nadavdekar, the teaching staff of SIES College.

ARRAY OF COLORS

28th October 2020, Rotaract Club

This was a basic painting workshop with the aim to let the kids explore their inner interest of painting

LIGHTING UP LIVES

15th October 2020, Rotaract Club

Under this project Donation drive was set up during the festival of lights, to light up lives of needy people

Face Mask Making and Distribution

14th October 2020, N S S

NSS Volunteers were virtually trained to make hand-made cloth masks through the Diksha Application followed with physical distribution.

Unmute Yourself

9th October 2020, Philosophy Association

The Tattvam Philosophy Association organised an interactive session with FYBA and SYBA students on multiple topics in Philosophy. The students shared their interests, hobbies, thoughts, goals, perspectives which made the event livelier and engaging. The event was held online on MS Teams platform.

Online Yoga Session

5th October 2020, N S S

Organized an Online Yoga Session by Dr. Kush Panchal. NSS Volunteers were trained about various Yoga Postures and Asanas showcasing the benefits and advantages.

Upskill

28th September 2020, Rotaract Club

These uncertain times have left students anxious about their future career prospects. ▪ In order to help them gain a new perspective from a professional on the current situation of the corporate world and other related aspects the team came up with the idea of a webinar on similar lines. ▪ Thus in collaboration with Career Launcher Educate Limited a webinar titled Upskill came into being. ▪ Through the webinar we aimed to guide students on how they can utilize the current lockdown period to improve and polish their skills by making the best of all available resources. ▪ Thus prepare themselves for the post covid job market.

Dancer to Performer

25th August 2020, Cultural Activity Association

The Cultural Association of SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce hosted their second event ‘Dancer to Performer’ for the year 2020 on the 25th of August. The event was an online dance workshop with the objective to train an individual and build within them the capability for a stage performance. Event flow and the PR strategies were planned in the committee meetings led by Ms. Kavya Pillai the Cultural Secretary and it was decided that the workshop would be conducted on the Zoom App. The sum total of twenty participants turned out for the event which was also attended by professors Ms. Devi Dinesh and Anoop Varghese. The workshop started at 2:00 pm led by Mr. Amit Damania from ‘Danzasters Academy’ and was conducted in 3 different parts. The participants were trained in a step-by-step manner and also their queries and requests were addressed at the end. Before concluding the meeting the Cultural Secretary thanked Mr. Amit Damania for his generous contribution and also announced the openings of the cultural clubs for the year 2020-21.

Dancer to Performer

25th August 2020, Cultural Activity Association

The Cultural Association of SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce hosted their second event ‘Dancer to Performer’ for the year 2020 on the 25th of August. The event was an online dance workshop with the objective to train an individual and build within them the capability for a stage performance.

Outcome Based Education-Understanding on PO, PSO, CO

19th August 2020, Internal Quality Assurance Cell

A half day online webinar organized by IQAC and CTD of SIES Day: Wednesday Date: 19th August 2020 Time: 9.30 am- 2.00 pm

Entrepreneurship Development’s Profession Decode (EDPD)

10th August 2020, Rotaract Club

The main aim of this event was to make young minds active and encourage them to get started with their entrepreneurial journey. ▪ The whole event revolves around the concept of initiating. Providing a unique driving force to initiate the first step to the audience was another aim of this event which was successfully accomplished.

INVESTOR AWARENESS PROGRAM

29th July 2020, Rotaract Club

The Webinar was organized in association with BSE, Investor Protection Fund and Financial Planning Academy. Investment is the way to make your future better and secure. It helps us grow our wealth. But there is unawareness amongst the people regarding various options available for investment and the difference between them. The webinar created awareness regarding investment importance amongst the participants and helped them understand how they can secure their future with various investment avenues available in the market.

R-Orator

29th July 2020, Rotaract Club

▪ As it is said ' A good orator automatically becomes a great influencer', hence, good public speaking skills is a great asset in one’s professional life. ▪ Through our project R-Orator we aimed to help individuals develop good oratory skills and its elements that will exponentially help them in their personal as well as professional lives.

ECO BRICKS 2.0

16th July 2020, Rotaract Club

This project was an initiative to use plastic in a good way and to save our planet

Webinar on Domestic Violence during Lockdown

10th July 2020, N S S

Webinar organized by "The Akshara Centre" in collaboration with the NSS Units of various Colleges organised a webinar on "Domestic Violence In Lockdown" showcasing the ill-effects of domestic violence on women and its effect on their mental health in the lockdown.

CEI: IQAC Workshop

9th July 2020, Internal Quality Assurance Cell

“Create E-content, Engage the Learners and Interact Virtually - CEI” A capacity building workshop for teachers of SIES College: Date: 9th to 15th July 2020 Time: 2 pm to 5 pm. (Internal workshop)

TEACH YOUR ART

7th July 2020, Cultural Activity Association

“Teach your Art” was the first event organized by the Cultural Association in the year 2020. It was an event for the students of SIES to showcase their creativity and artistic skills. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the event was hosted on an online platform. The event flow and PR strategies were discussed through online meetings led by Ms. Kavya Pillai the Cultural Secretary 2020-21, alongside the Joint Cultural Secretary and the Directors. The registration forms were circulated online and the event took place in two phases. The turnout of registrations for the event was 64 and the participants were asked to send in a picture of their artwork. For phase 1, 47 participants sent in their artworks. 15 participants were shortlisted for the second phase wherein they sent a video of themselves preparing the artwork. The judges Mr. Kishore Nadavdekar, an awardee of State, National, and International Awards, and Mr. Shubhankar Bhingare, an architect and a student of IIT Bombay judged the first and second phases of the event respectively. Ms. Krishna Nair was declared as the winner and Ms. Sakshi Kunjathur and Ms. Rucha Bhosale as the first and second runner ups respectively. The winners were announced on the 13th of July on the official Instagram page of the Cultural Association.

Teach Your Art

7th July 2020, Cultural Activity Association

“Teach your Art” was the first event organized by the Cultural Association in the year 2020. It was an event for the students of SIES to showcase their creativity and artistic skills. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the event was hosted on an online platform. The event flow and PR strategies were discussed through online meetings led by Ms. Kavya Pillai the Cultural Secretary 2020-21, alongside the Joint Cultural Secretary and the Directors. The registration forms were circulated online and the event took place in two phases. The turnout of registrations for the event was 64 and the participants were asked to send in a picture of their artwork. For phase 1, 47 participants sent in their artworks. 15 participants were shortlisted for the second phase wherein they sent a video of themselves preparing the artwork. The judges Mr. Kishore Nadavdekar, an awardee of State, National, and International Awards, and Mr. Shubhankar Bhingare, an architect and a student of IIT Bombay judged the first and second phases of the event respectively. Ms. Krishna Nair was declared as the winner and Ms. Sakshi Kunjathur and Ms. Rucha Bhosale as the first and second runner ups respectively. The winners were announced on the 13th of July on the official Instagram page of the Cultural Association.

An Introduction to Heartfulness Practices

6th July 2020, Internal Quality Assurance Cell

Three days online workshop organized by the Department of Philosophy in collaboration with Heartfulness Institute of India and IQAC Date: 6th , 7th and 8th July 2020. (Internal workshop)

Value Lab Report

5th July 2020, Value Lab

Value Lab Report

Managing your finances and Investment in COVID times

2nd July 2020, Internal Quality Assurance Cell

An Outreach programme organized by IQAC in collaboration with FINMARK Pvt. Ltd Day: Thursday Date: 2 July, 2020 Time: 11 am to 12.30 pm.