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Department Reports Ancient Indian Culture This year has been an extremely special roller-coaster ride for all the Ancient Indian Culture students. The academic year included a variety of activities and field trips. Our Departmental activities have not been limited to the college, but have also included various field trips and workshops, making it an excellent experience overall. One of the earliest activities was the Portuguese course in collaboration with the Consulate General of Brazil. It was held in July. Rafael Godhino, the new Deputy Consul General of Brazil whose teaching has been an inspiration to all students, held the lectures twice a week. The Heritage on Canvas competition and exhibition was conducted in collaboration with the Museum Society of Bombay on the 28th of July, 2011. This event was sponsored by Mr. Sheikh Motamid and was open to all colleges across Mumbai. These canvases depicted paintings of different forms, namely- food, festivals and monuments! In the month of August Prof. Anita Rane organized a number of workshops in the college premises based on Pottery and Terracotta Jewellery in collaboration with the J.J. School of Arts. The Pottery workshop was held on the 30th of August for all CIA and Honors students as part of their paper on Heritage Management. The CIA included the workshop in addition to a report cum assignment based on Indian Pottery.
based on Jainism was held on the 26th of August wherein Mr. Abhan Mukherjee, a member of the board of the Museum Society of Bombay showcased this film. The main focus was to educate the students of the doctrine of Jainism as well as the relevance of Jain concepts today. The film ‘Samyukta’ addressed the misconceptions on the Jain religion, while documenting the philosophies and doctrines of Jainism. The workshop on making Clay Ganesha was held on the 3rd of September at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. Professor Anita Rane-Kothare conducted it. The workshop was organized to celebrate the joyous festival of Ganesh Chaturthi to aid the children suffering from cancer. The main aim of the workshop was to educate the children about the significance and mythology of the festival. They were also not only informed about the importance of using eco-friendly Ganesha Idols, but also taught to make their own ecofriendly Ganesha Idols. The most awaited trip of the year was the cultural tour to Orissa. Different parts of Orissa like Puri, Bhubaneswar
and Konark, Hirapur, Ratnagiri and Lalitgiri were visited. Special emphasis was placed on the Indian Heritage and cultural aspect of the state. The Konark Sun Temple, Jagannath Puri, Udaygiri and Khandagiri caves were among the few heritage sites that were visited. The Alibaug trip as per syllabus requirements was organized for the purpose of studying the Jewish Community settlement. It consisted of visits to the ancient synagogue as well as the Khanderi and Underi fort. Heritage walks were also arranged to the site that witnessed the departure of Prophet Elijah. This trip was part of eco- tourism. Mrs. Marina Dutta was invited to give a guest lecture. The study trip for the T.Y’s was organized to the Shaiva caves of Mandapeshwar and Jogeshwari and the Buddhist caves of Karla, Bhaja and Bedsa. As a part of Museology course, a field trip to the Nhava Sheva port and museum was organized in collaboration with the Museum society of Bombay. Mrs Marina Dutta was invited to give a talk on the site. Field visits to exhibitions like the Navy exhibition at CSMVS was also a part of this tour. A workshop on Kalighat
The Befriending Museums workshop was also carried out in collaboration with the Museum society of Bombay. This was a two-day workshop, highlighting the importance and significance of Museums. The workshop focused on three galleries in particular- The Sculpture Gallery, Museum Gallery and the ProtoHistory Gallery. The Screening of ‘Samyukta’, a film
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paintings was also a part of this show. For the better understanding of the study of our heritage, Siddhi Deshpande, an ex-Xavierite spoke of the many career options that one could choose through Archaeology. Siddhi Deshpande is currently studying at the Deccan College and is specializing in Archaeology. The T.Y’s were lucky to also have Mr. Atre Chhaya’s talk on Ajanta and the new Interpretation Centre at Ajanta that would be ready in the coming year. Prachi Dalal another well-known speaker conducted a very interesting lecture on the Economic Dimensions of Heritage Sites. Rajputana: Vividha, the annual festival of the Ancient Indian Culture department was held on the 4th and 5th of January 2012 based on the splendid theme - Rajputana. The Department organized an intercollegiate competition that was called, ‘Rajputana on Canvas’ in collaboration with the Museum Society of Bombay. Rutu Jadhav(TYBA) won a prize for the best poster on the music of Rajasthan. The two-day workshop on Heritage and Conservation was organized by the Ancient Indian Culture Department at St. Xavier’s College Mumbai in collaboration with the
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, the Department of Gazetteers of Maharashtra and the Museum Society of Bombay in the April 2012. The workshop had esteemed speakers such as Dr. Shereen Ratnagar, Mr. Manager Singh, Mr. Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Dr. Shrikanth Jadhav, Dr. Rishikesh Samanth, Dr.Prasanna Mangrulkar,Prof. Anita Rane-Kothare, Marina Dutta, Dr. Suraj Pandit, Dr. Kurush Dalal, Dilip Ranade, Dr, Arunchandra Pathak nd Mr. Omkar Kadu. The themes discussed were inclusive of Heritage and the importance of Archaeology, Archaeology and its relation with the other Sciences, historical facets of Maharashtra, befriending Museums, science and the art of Museology, art and chemistry of conservation and conservation of monuments.
Prof. Anita Rane presented papers in:
Staff Achievements:
• Baroda at the Epigraphical Society of mural on ‘The early discovery and evidences of Sati’ in Surat from the Pathare Prabhu community.
Dr. Radha Kumar was invited as a judge for several intercollegiate events. She was also invited to deliver a lecture at the Nalanda school of Dance. Prof. Anita Rane-Kothare was invited to deliver a lecture at Observer’s research foundation on cave architecture in Mumbai. The entire lecture was viewed on YouTube.
• an International conference on ‘The newly discovered Prehistoric Rock art in Western Maharashtra’, which was organized by the Archaeological society of India in Trivandrum. • The convocation hall of University of Mumbai, for Asiatic society of Bombay the structural temples of Rashtrakutas in Maharashtra.
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• Maharashtra Rajya Itihaas Parishad on ‘The Influence and the worship of Turjabhavani in Jainism and Buddhism’. • The Konkan Itihaas Parishad held in Thane in Marathi on ‘The Paschim Maharashtratil Katalshilpe’.
She published a paper called ‘The Parel Jiva’ in the St. Xavier’s College Journal, Xplorer. Ms. Anita Rane - Kothare Head, Department of Ancient Indian Culture
Bachelor of Management Studies The Bachelor of Management Studies Department at St. Xavier’s College aims to provide opportunities for all-round student development. Honours Programme: The department of BMS has always tried to include diverse and meaningful courses as a part of the Honours programme.ODIN was one such programme. ODIN- Open Dealers Integrated Network ODIN Program Trading is a special trading application that facilitates autoexecution of the trades based on the selected strategies. Program Trading can be used to take advantage of
arbitrage/spread opportunities that exist across the Cash and Futures or Calendar Spread in various Exchanges like MCX, MCX Stock Exchange to cater the segments like Commodities, Currency, Equities and Derivatives. The application has a built-in intelligence to search for the opportunities that exist in the market as per the yield and other criteria defined by the user.Sessions were conducted on Derivatives, Futures and Equity shares, short term and long term investments and also on the BSE and NSE.The students learnt how to effectively use the ODIN software to buy and sell shares in the market.The Honours programme was a success and we are happy that we could extend this knowledge to our students.
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Workshops and Guest Lectures -
Bernice Priscilla Paradesi -Executive Procurement, Bayer CropScience on Supply Chain Management
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Mr. Satyen Sodha, CISA, CFA on Multi Commodity Exchange
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Mr. Rohit Dangi, CA, CS on Portfolio Management
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Mr. Anurag Asthana (Deputy GMRBI) on Banking Industry in India
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Mr. Suraj Sanap, RTI activist on Right to Information Act.
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Crystal Baretto, Asst. Manager, ETIG, Economic Times on Mind Mapping.
Management Festival – Pandemonium “Pandemonium – Organized Chaos” 2011 was held on the 9th and 10th of December. The theme this year was “GREENOVATION”, which focused on the need to claim our depleting energy resources and to initiate an innovative way to engage students to participate in the global green movement. A special pre-event PR activity - the ‘Tree Plantation and Cleaning Drive’ - A mission of planting 100 saplings at Manorma Society, Jogeshwari (East), was conducted on Tuesday, 6th of December. It proved to be a very productive and enjoyable experience. A total of 14 colleges and PGDM institutes were invited and they came in large numbers. The participation of the PGDM institutes in a college event was a first of its kind in Mumbai. The events were conducted in various venues on campus and each event was special in its own way. While the Green HR event brought about a healthy discussion and gave plenty to think about, Green Microfinance was a real eye-opener into the realm of the microfinance industry. Analyze This was specially well received due to its business implications and inferences drawn by the judges and participants .Last but not the least , Cash That Trash really brought a smile on the faces of many as the creative spark of the participants was seen and the emphasis of making every small thing count was brought to the fore. R.A. Podar College emerged as the winners of Pandemonium'11 Organised Chaos. St. Xavier’s came as the runners-up. Placements The promising students of BMS were able to deliver on the expectations of the college and corporates alike. From BMS, out of 30 students who actively participated in the process with the placement cell, 25 were short listed for various placements and 20 students got an offer letter and were made part of various companies. Also, many processes are ongoing. The BMS students were offered a variety of profiles ranging from Banking & Finance, Sales & Marketing to Consulting and HR. There were
industry leader like Aon Hewitt, Bain, D.E. Shaw, Google, Citibank etc. The chief highlight of the process was the diverse range of profiles and the average salary was close to Rs. 4,00,000 annually with the highest pay being Rs. 12,00,000 p.a. offered by Mckinsey & Co. The industry support for the current batch exceeded expectations, considering the current global economic scenario. The recruiters were particularly happy with the conceptual knowledge and personality grooming of students and proposed to extend this relationship with a number of internships being offered to the SYBMS students. Management Dossier: The Management Dossier was launched by the BMS department this year with the theme, ‘A step AHEAD’. It was launched encompassing many articles on emotional intelligence, responsibility, leadership, the art of multitasking in addition to many other views shared by professors and students of the college. Young Indians (Yi) The B.M.S. students of St. Xavier’s’ College – in collaboration with the CII Young Indians Initiative Committee – successfully hosted the Heritage Week from the 25th -27th of August. The first activity conducted was the visit to the Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture, where we saw some beautiful representative images and statues of major religious groups, ritual vessels and Nepali artifacts. Miniature paintings, illustrated manuscripts of Madhumalati, an exquisite piece of Kotah art of 1771 A.D., Indian Christian Art, rare book and map collections; terracotas from the GraecoParthian period, Indus Valley scripts, seals that range from the 3rd millennium B. C. to the Assyrian period were just some of the many collections on display
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at the museum. A heritage movie ‘The Merchant Princes of Bombay’ was showcased. It was a documentary on how substantial the contribution of yesteryear Bombay's Merchant Princes was, and how important this 150-year old contribution is to the ongoing life of this city. There was also a short film on the various heritage structures of Delhi such as the Qutab Minar, Humayun Tomb, India Gate, Jantar Mantar, Purana Quila and of course, Red Fort. Simultaenously, Yi also conducted an online marketing competition called : Indian Heritage: Dawn Of Glory - The objective being to create a realistic business plan of a marketing strategy for a chosen Heritage Structure of Mumbai hence giving an opportunity for students to creatively showcase their feelings about the rich and cultural heritage monuments of our beloved city, Mumbai. We concluded the heritage week with a ‘Heritage Walk’ of south Mumbai with different students of Young Indians posing as ‘guides’ and giving the history and other relevant information about the different sites . We walked past the following heritage sites: Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Horniman Circle Gardens , Bombay Samachar ,St. Thomas Cathedral and Flora Fountain. NEWSPAPER COLLECTION DRIVE FOR NAB Recognizing the ever present generosity and compassion towards the Differently Abled of Mumbai, the students of St. Xavier's College (Yi net) in collaboration with NAB (National
Association for the Blind) conducted a Paper Drive on our campus from the 15th to the 17th of September’11. The response from the students as well as the staff of the college was indeed overwhelming. Books, Magazines, Newspapers, etc. were donated in large numbers. Over 1000 odd newspapers were collected apart from boxes of scrap paper and books. Each donor was given a chocolate as a token of appreciation towards their generosity. This paper drive helped overcome the current problem faced by NAB, who were earlier buying papers at higher rates from radiwallas and scrap dealers and at the same time helped them in their paper-bag making business. The representatives at NAB were pleasantly surprised on seeing the response from the students and expressed deep gratitude towards the college for their help and support. WORLD FOOD WEEK: We raised over Rs 5000 for the Akshay Patra Foundation , an organization which provides mid-day meals to children in Mumbai at a minimal cost. This drive, we believe also helped in spreading awareness about World Hunger. E-WASTE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN The E-waste awareness campaign is the St. Xavier’s Yi Net’s year end project. We are conducting our campaign this month. Many companies for instance Nokia and Panasonic have begun their own missions to recycle e-waste. In case of schools,Environmental education is a compulsory subject. However there is a large gap between the companies recycling e waste and the consumers producing e waste. Our awareness campaign would be a great way to put these two parties in contact. A power-point presentation on e-waste will be shown to school
children to sensitize students about e-waste and the companies involved with recycling of e-waste. Pamphlets will be distributed to the housing societies in our neighborhood to spread awareness. Cii-Yi is the student’s wing of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). In the academic year 201011, Yi-Xavier's organized a number of activities and events: The Yi: The Great Books Collection Drive - Large volumes of old textbooks, notes, novels, magazines, newspapers and more were received over the three day event. Books in good condition, were donated to charities, while the rest were sent for recycling. The proceeds from this event served as the seed fund for Yi-Xavier’s. The Yi Eco Farm Trip- Not so often do we get a chance to be on guided tour of a farm, to ride a tractor, feed cattle, sit beside a stream, walk past a stone quarry, visit compost pits and learn about medicinal plants. The Yi Eco Farm Trip aimed at providing an opportunity to explore and connect with our natural surroundings, and to brainstorm on steps we could take to limit our impact on the environment. Yi : Meet the Leaders of Tomorrow Yi-Xavier’s members spent an afternoon with differentially abled children at Asha Daan, a home for the destitute run by the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa. The Cii-Yi National Conference on the ‘Seamless Integration of Skilling and Education’ Yi-Xavier’s was proud to host a Cii-Yi National Conference on the theme ‘Making skilling an integrated part of education rather than as a ‘convenient alternative’ to a formal degree’. The panel included representatives from the government, the industry, the academia and students. The conclusion the panel arrived at was that a seamless integration of skilling and education
would be possible only if the academia taught us “what to do” and at the same time the industry also taught us “how to do” it. Yi-Xavier’s also played an instrumental role in arranging speakers from the industry for our Management The Yi Deworming Project (of administering deworming tablets to children of low-income schools) is on cards, and we have planned to implement the same 2011. National Entrepreneurship Network National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN)the E-Cell of the college was revived in 2011-2012.Its first event was held on Tuesday the 17th of January 2012. This event was in collaboration with IIT Bombay and in association with Thakur Institute of Management Studies and Research. It was conducted by Mr. Gaurav Parikh, Managing Director, Growth Avenues Asset Advisors Pvt. Ltd on Technical Analysis of Stock Market.The session on Technical Analysis of Stock Market conducted by Mr. Gaurav Parikh, was very informative and provided a strong base for all us entrepreneurs interested in entering the area of stocks The 'E-talk: Turning Passion into Profession', the second event by the E-cell was held on Saturday, 18th February, 2012. The speakers were inspired-entrepreneurs with alternative yet rewarding business plans. The event was thronged by promising young Xavierites eager to find evocation to their entrepreneurial catalysts. Avant-garde in their approach, the speakers shared insights, speaking of their journeys and efforts with a subliminal motive of galvanising the attitude of the pioneer within the synapses of eagerly impressionable minds. Neelam Shetty Co-ordinator of BMS
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This year has been a blend of academic and extracurricular pursuits for the BMM Department Orientation week for the FY students: -Ms. Raksha Shetty, Bureau head, CNN IBN -Mr. Tarun, Star World -Ms. Vandana Kakar, Consultant, Ad factors -Ms. Iyesha Abbas, freelance filmmaker, -Mr. Abhiskek, the NGO Blue Ribbon. -Father Terence Quadros, Creative Thinking session. -Ms Ruchira Banerjee, HERAS on Myths and Mythmakers -Ms Priyanka Borpujari, effective documentaries This orientation week was followed by a host of other activities for the FY, SY and TY students. -Ms. Asavari Kumar & Mr. Chewang Bhutia: Animation and Stop Motion Workshop -Ms. Ruchi Bakshi: Creative Film Making -Ms. Raksha Shetty: Broadcast Journalism -Ms. Jasreen Mayal: Creative Writing -Prof. Dorothy Louise, NYU: Scriptwriting Workshop for the FY and SY students -Ms. Naina Hiranandani, Mr. Divyak D’Souza, Ms. Nishita Mehta and Mr. Animesh Das: Photography, Fashion and Visual aesthetics -Media Literacy sessions for the FY students & -Session on ill effects of Alcoholism and Smoking The SY students went to Ahemdabad on an industrial visit from 13th October 2011 to 16th October 2011. They visited MICA Institute where they had talks from media experts and saw MICA Vani community radio initiative. They also visited the publication Divya Bhaskar and the NGO, SEWA . From Akshardham to the Gandhi Ashram. International programmes: -Two SYBMM students, Ms. Trinolda Colaço and Mr. Sanjay Deshpande were selected to attend the Harvard College in Asia Programme -Sneha Reddy has been selected for the Sciences Po course on a full scholarship Contemporary Issues Lecture Series-Ms. Shirin Juwaley- Palash Foundation, Ms. Richa Kaul – ‘Point of View’ on Gender Sensitivity -Ms. Kanchana Sharma who spoke on Violence against women -Prof. Sudhakar Solomon spoke on Environmental Degradation -Prof. Agnelo Menezes from the Economics Dept. was invited for a lecture series on Maharashtra’s economy -As a part of their curriculum the students presented research paper at the Karnala seminar accompanied by Prof. Reena Agarwal and Prof. Sudhakar Solomon
Extracurriculars Our students also participated in many Inter Collegiate festivals which gave them a lot of experience with the numerous media events and themes Polaris - Wilson College: Blitzkrieg - K.C. College: Detour - Jai Hind College: XYZ - St. Andrew’s College Cutting Chai - R.D. National College:
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2nd Indian Student Parliament organized by MAEER’s MIT School of Government, Pune: Attended by about 20 FY students - Meghnad Bose & Wayne D’cruz, (FYBMM) were chosen to question the panelists On the 21st and 22nd of January our SY students held Zeitgeist The Media Conference. The speakers for the talks included stalwarts like: -Mr. Todd Baer & Mr Avalok Langer: War Journalism -Filmmaking trends by Mr Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy -Mr. Roycin D’Souza and Ms. Kiran Manral: Social Media -Mr. Madhukar Sabnavis: Creative Advertising -Mr. Sreekanth Sankar Dass & Mr. Samit Malkani: Digital & Viral Marketing -Mr. Nitin Tiwari: Graphic Design -Ms. Rekha Nigam: Screenplay Writing -Panel Discussion with Mr. Dhruv Jagasia, Mr. Aditya Swamy, Mr. Rajeev Raja, & Mr. Vijay Nair: Bands & Brands
Our annual magazine “Pinata” featured students writing prowess and also gave a platform to the third year students to show their skills at marketing, editing and design and layout using the theme “Uncovering the Uncommon.”
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Biotechnology The results of the M.Sc batch of 2010 -11, with 8 Distinctions and 19 First classes out of a total of 28 students, was a good start for the academic year. A record of the highlights of the year: Palindrome 2011: Palindrome 2011, the third annual Biotechnolog y Intercollegiate fest organised by the students on November 23rd was very successful. The events included new programmes like silent mutations, haunted hunt, and colour me shiny along with the old favourites like Migraine, Crime and clues and Brainvita. Eighteen colleges and approximately 250 students from all over Mumbai participated in the fest. The main sponsor this year was Lupin Pharmaceuticals .Dr. Cyrus Karkaria (President, Biotechnology) and Mr. Shamsher Gorawara (Head, Corporate communications) were the chief guests. The social cause associated with Palindrome 2011 was ‘Literacy’. The staff and students of the department worked with REAP (Reach Education Action Programme – founded by Fr. Trevor Miranda) which works towards providing basic primary education to slum children and the empowerment of women. They visited two REAP centers at Kalwa and Ghatkopar in December and performed street plays on “The importance of Hygiene” and “Educating the girl child”. Along with spreading awareness about the above issues, they played with the children and interacted with the members of the women’s self help group, discussing additional issues like cleanliness, the dangers of tobacco consumption etc. A donation to the organization was also made. In March, the students released the third issue of the “Palindrome” magazine, which was distributed to all event sponsors as well as the participating colleges. Khandala Seminar M.Sc Part I and II students participated in the 2 day seminar at Khandala.
Poster presentations, by the part II students, on their summer projects , debates on genetically modified food and stem cell therapies and various skits on aspects of environmental biotechnology were the academic activities. A personality development session for the students was also held.
Ltd., Mumbai, Establishment of reference ranges for thyroid hormones in healthy Indian adults- Super Religare Laboratories, Assessment of oxidative stress parameters in murine model of rabies- Biocon, Bangalore.
Industrial Trip
Pastta Fernandes, Parimal Pereira, Rushika Pandya& Shefali Banerjee participated in the seminar on Interdisciplinary strategies in Biology conducted by the department of Microbiology ,Ruia college
Eighteen part II students accompanied by two faculty members, Dr.Ms. Shiney Peter and Ms. Varnica Khetrapal, visited Bangalore and Mysore in October. They visited the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Merck Specialities Pvt. Ltd and the Mysore Dairy in Bangalore and Central Sericulture Reseach Institute (CSRI) and Labland Pvt Ltd in Mysore. Summer Projects A few of the projects completed by the M.Sc Part II students: In-situ synthesis and coating of nanoparticles on various surfaces and antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles –BARC, Effect of RAB coupling protein (RCP) on trafficking of cell adhesion molecules – NIRRH, Characterization of FTSZ assembly and modulation FTSZ polymerization by L-Menthol – IIT Bombay, Molecular phylogeny of Para influenza virus (HPIV 1,3 and 4) NIV, Understanding the role of novel genes in the PHO pathway in yeast – TIFR, Expression, Purification and Structural Characterization of BRCA1 Transactivation domain (1560-1859)ACTREC, Molecular Characterisation and Remediation Potential of Lac-cases from a Marine- derived Fungus – NIO, Goa, Towards studying the interactors of stress-inducible gene bola in green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiU M - DA E - C B S , D i f f e r e nt i a l susceptibility of bacterial cell towards ZnO nanoparticles- NCL, Pune, Determination of Drug Susceptibility Profiles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Phenotypic and Genotypic Assays. –FMR, Biotransformation of an active anti-cancer pharmaceutical intermediate- Piramal Lifesciences
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Co-curricular Achievements
• Students were exposed to several lectures by experts in the field. Eg. Dr. Ross Bernard, Biotech Director, University of Queensland, Australia • Several M.Sc students were involved in a collaborative research project involving St. Xavier’s College,Fairfield University Connecticut, USA and Loyola college, Chennai Staff Activities Dr. Shiney Peter was a resource person for Animal Tissue Culture at the Lecture Workshop on ‘Techniques in Animal Tissue Culture and Gas Chromatography’ organized for the faculty of the Bioscience departments of our college. Norine D’Souza and Dr. Ms. Vivien Amonkar co-guided an in-house summer project ‘Characterization of Pholcus spider silk’ Ms. Varnica Khetrapal was the co-investigator for the UGC Minor Research Grant Project entitled “ Microbial Synthesis and characterisation of silver nanoparticles” Faculty attended several faculty development workshops.
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Two day workshop on Applications of Flow cytometry
Jun-11
ACTREC, Kharghar
Shiney Peter
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International Symposium on Stem Cells Biology
Jan-12
ACTREC, Kharghar
Shiney Peter
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Two day workshop on Applications in Bioinformatics
Feb-12
ACTREC, Kharghar
Shiney Peter
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LTMT sponsored Workshop on expression, purification and structure analysis of Proteins
Mar-12
SIES College
Shiney Peter Norine D’Souza
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International workshop on antimicrobial resistance
Nov-11
Haffkine Institute
Varnica Khetrapal, John Cyriac
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Structural Biology & Informatics
Feb-12
University of Mumbai
Varnica Khetrapal, John Cyriac Dr. Ms. Vivien Amonkar
Botany The staff of Botany department was involved in many curricular and extracurricular activities of the college in addition to the honours program of the college and the regular field trips compulsory for Botany students.
received the remaining amount and the additional grant of Rs. 1,45,800.00 for the project fellow. She was co-ordinator for the ‘Garden Art’ course which is a cross-faculty course for Arts, BMM and BMS students.
Dr. (Mrs.) Ujwala Bapat was a Group leader for the Indian team participating in Biology Olympiad held from 8 to 14th July, 2011 at Taiwan. All the members of the team received silver medals. She also attended the resource generation camp for Biology Olympiad held in September at HBCSE, Mumbai.
Dr. (Mrs.) Bapat helped the Staff of the Chemistry Department of S.I.E.S. College, Mumbai, in writing a project proposal and carrying out the research work which they duly completed. They received the project Grant and successfully completed the project work.
Mrs. Bapat was a member of Local organizing Committee for the State level Seminar on ‘Capitalization of Herbal Technology’ organized by Birla College, Kalyan, and attended the same. She also participated in a threeday National Symposium sponsored by UGC and organized for Plant Tissue Culture Association (India) at St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad and a UGC sponsored workshop on ‘Capacity Building of Women Managers in Higher Education’ organised by the SNDT university, Mumbai. She was invited to take M.Sc, Herbal Science lectures at Birla College (Part I), Kalyan and Ruia College, Matunga (Part I and II). She was on the Panel of Examiners for Herbal Science M. Sc II Examination held in March-April, 2012. She went to Delhi to present a mid-term report of her UGC Major Research Project. The progress was satisfactory and she
Dr. Shinde coordinated a course on Scientific communication skills for the S.Y.B.Sc. class. He conducted field trips to SGNP for General Community, an activity undertaken by the Department of Extra Mural Studies, University of Mumbai. He was invited to conduct the lectures at Ruia College for Herbal Science (M.Sc. I) students and at Dapoli College Plant Taxonomy students (M. Sc. II). He was a member of Examination Panel of the University of Mumbai for M. Sc. II in Botany. He was appointed as an external referee for Taxonomy at St. Xavier’s college, Ranchi to approve the Ph. D. degree thesis topic and to assess the M.Sc. (by research) thesis of the University of Pune. Dr Shinde conducted a three-day workshop on Modern Techniques in Plant Taxonomy at the Department of Botany, University of Gujarat,
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Ahmedabad and two one-day workshops for Marathi Medium School Children (8-10 class) on Nature Quest organized by Nehru Science Centre, Worli. He helped to organise a three-day workshop on “Professional Development Programme for Principals, VicePrincipals and Administrators “for Academic Staff College, University of Mumbai at St. Xavier’s College. Dr. Shinde went to Pune for a presentation of the progress report of the DIMPR project and received a sixmonth extension period. He presented a poster at the National Conference on Biodiversity Assessment, Conservation and Utilization organized by M.E.S. Garware College, Pune. He delivered a talk on “Urban Forestry – Mumbai as a Case Study” at the National Conference on Urban Forestry organized by Ratnam College, Mumbai. Mr. Kevin D’Cruz is a local coordinator for the "World Survey on Youth Cultures in the Catholic University", an International Project promoted by the Centre for Coordination of Research of the International Federation of Catholic Universities. Mr. D’Cruz was a resource person for "ICT for administration and Academics" at the Professional Development Programme for Academic Administrators and Principals organized by the UGC
Academic Staff College. He also conducted an ICT in Higher Education Training workshop for Teachers of Dr. B.M.N. College of Home Science (Affiliated to S.N.D.T. Women's University). Mr. Alok Gude conducted field trips to Khandala, Panchgani, Mahabaleshwar and Sangmeshwar for post graduate students. The honours project work undertaken by Mr. Alok Gude was presented by Mr. Valentine Borges of MSc-II class at two National Seminar/ conferences, one held at Goa and the other at Bhavnagar. Papers published: 1. Shinde Rajendra, Sweedle Cerejo, Rajdeo Singh, 2011. New Distributional Record of E n d e m i c Orchid, Habenaria longicorniculata J. Graham for Thane, Maharashtra
(India). 47-50. Explore – Xavier’s Research Journal, 2011. Paper presentation by students: 1. Valentine J Borges, Alok Gude, Granea D’souza, Royston A Lobo and U. C. Bapat ‘Flavonoid stability of fruits commonly consumed in South Mumbai’ National conference on ‘Basic Sciences as Foundation of Applied Sciences and Technology’ organized by Sir P. P. Institute of Science, Bhavnagar, Gujarat on 19 - 20th Feb. 2012. 2. Valentine J Borges, Alok Gude, Granea D’souza, Royston A Lobo and U. C. Bapat
storage (refrigeration) of Citrus fruits commonly consumed in South Mumbai’. National Seminar on ‘New Vistas in Plant Sciences’ organized by Department of Botany, Goa University, on 15 - 16th March 2012. 3. Shinde Rajendra 9-11 Feb 2012 Floristic Diversity of Nandur Madhmeshwar Wetland Sanctuary, Nasik District, Abstract T1/P45 at National Conference on Biodiversity Assessment, Conservation and Utilization organized by M.E.S. Abasaheb Garware College, Pune Dr. Ujwala C. Bapat Head, Department of Botany.
‘Flavonoid loss during short-term
BSc-IT The year 2012 brought in a new light of enthusiasm within the BSc IT department as they celebrated their very first Inter-Collegiate Fest XENITH’12 with fun and galore under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Jyoti Singh as the Head of Department. It not only put forth the fun coated academic skills of the students but also brought out the management capabilities with the assistance of Prof. Shivaranjani Gudibanda as the faculty-in-charge. They were backed by trusted and knowledgeable hands of the Department Faculty namely: Prof. Roy Thomas, Prof. Subhash Kumar and Prof. Lydia Fernandes. The sponsors like Trinity, Bank of India, Gigabyte, Honesty Solutions, Playfactory, Eset, Flipkart, Know-afest, Awesome Design Studio and many more supported the events. 9th and 10th of January witnessed the successful execution of “What’s on your mind” a debate which was judged by Mr. Floyd Gracious (Lawyer). Prof. Dr. J. B. Mistry brought out the best exhibit (Solar Power loom) in the Exhibition Contest won by L.D.S. College Kalyan. “Fastest Computer First” proved to
be a hit among students from all participating colleges including our own. “Beat the Bug” a debugging event was judged by Prof. Aktesham Sheikh, the co-ordinator at A.P. College and an expert in programming languages. “Web Designing” was judged by Prof. Subhash Kumar and Prof. Lydia Fernandes who are masters in the field of Web Technology, while “SQL Master” was judged by Prof. Roy Thomas who is an expert in Database Management, “Photo + Theme Movie” was judged by Prof. Shivaranjani Gudibanda where creative ability of clicking pictures as well as its presentation in the form of movies was considered as a vital element to win the competition. The Festival also was graced by two eminent experts from the prestigious, Microsoft. Mr.Abhay Pariekh, MBA from NM College who is a Microsoft Student Partner Voice, presented an enlightening seminar on Cloud Computing providing the students with a live demonstration of its working while Mr. Sreekant Nandakumar (MSP) currently pursuing 4th year of engineering
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presented Microsoft’s latest products. Logical Quiz, Treasure Hunt, Clash of the ITians, Survival of the Fittest IT Feud, Cyberthon, Formula One were some of the other exciting events that the students of other colleges enjoyed participating in. While our students enjoyed and learnt a lot through the making of Xenith 2012, they are eagerly awaiting Xenith 2013 !!! Xenith would not have been possible without the contribution and support of our students of B.Sc IT. The Xenith team was led by Larissa Pinto, the student-coordinator. She was supported by efficient Head(s) who were in charge of the sub-teams namely Shresth Thakur (Marketing Head), M a n a l i Kapadia (Creative H e a d ) , Supriya Patil and Aarohi Aj g a on k ar (Finance Heads) and finally Leon D’s ou z a ( E v e n t
Head). The students of S.Y. BSc.IT and F.Y.BSc.IT provided their fullfledged support for the preparation as well as execution of the event. Honours Program Prof. Roy Thomas was the co-ordinator of the Honours Program. About 20 students of FY and SY IT took part in the program, in which varied courses were organized. The best exposure for students this year was the course offered by Prof. Rama Vishwanath from Beloit College, U.S.A., who was on his sabbatical leave. He guided SYBSc.IT students on ‘Computer Architecture’, gave them hands-on experience. Prof. Lydia Fernandes offered a one credit course on Visual Basic to SYBSc. IT students. Mr. Aman Chaddha guided FYIT students on ‘Matlab’ and Ms. Vidhi Mehta offered a onecredit course on Android programming to SYBSc.IT students. TY BSc IT Projects: As part of the curriculum the final year students have developed various projects. Many students developed software for industrial applications by taking guidance from the industry people and our faculty, others developed in-house projects. The overall co-ordination of this work was done by Prof. Subhash Kumar. Job Placements: Almost 40 students of the TY BSc IT class of 60, have received offers from various IT companies which visited our campus via the placement cell. Activities of the faculty members: Prof. Roy Thomas and Prof. Lydia Fernandes attended a one-day workshop on Computer Graphics and Quantitative Techniques organized by University of Mumbai on 30th July 2011 Prof. Subhash Kumar attended the National Conference on Cloud computing on Nov 11 and 12, 2011 at Bandodkar college, Thane. He
also attended the SET workshop at university of Mumbai, from Dec 25, 2011 to 1 Jan, 2012 Prof. Shivaranjani Gudibanda attended a ICSSR,WRO sponsored National Level Workshop conducted by Maniben Nanavati Women’s College on the 27th and 28th of June 2011 titled “Research Methodology”. She also attended a UGC sponsored a National Level Seminar conducted by Jai Hind College, Department of Computer Science titled “Information Communication Technology (ICT) and its Challenges for the future of India” on 22nd and 23rd of November 2011. Industrial Visits: Pune On 11th October 2011, the FYBSc. IT students were taken for an Industrial Visit by members of the faculty: Prof. Floyd G. and Prof. Shivaranjani G. They visited the I2IT Institute. Prof. Dr. Rabinder Henry, Head of School of Interdisciplinary Science & Technology gave a brief introduction about himself, the college and the kind of courses and method in which the courses were pursued there. Our students not only got an opportunity to have a glimpse of the laboratory and its infrastructure but also were tutored by the students of the institute working on their Ph.D Projects about their work which our students could grasp. This renewed their confidence in the pursuit of their 3 year course at St. Xavier’s as the ground work for future. After a visit to the famous Balaji Temple at Pune, the students got into the preparation mode for their informal test conducted by Prof. Floyd Gracious. In this test, their presentation skills and individual participation was tested through Group Discussion Method. On the journey back to the college, the students were taken to the famous Katraj Dairy to study the inventory process. They were given an insight into how this single factory acts as a mode of employment to all the villagers in and around Katraj. They
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saw how the company innovatively computerized certain aspects of their work. The industrial visit to Pune was very fruitful, giving them a glimpse into the scope of technology. It also triggered them to develop software for the needs of the Indian Markets. Bangalore The SYBSc.IT students, as part of their industrial visit, paid a 6 day visit to Bangalore-Mysore. Profs. Subhash Kumar and Lydia Fernandes accompanied them. The industrial visit started off with a half-day visit to the famous Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum in Bangalore, which showcased the past, present and some futuristic inventions in all walks of science. The company Alligator Designs Pvt. Ltd was also visited which gave the students a fair idea of how solutions in Rugged Products are designed, developed, tested and manufactured. Students were taken around in groups and were explained the details of the functioning of certain products used under normal and extreme environmental conditions. A short session was also organized at CDAC Bangalore where the speaker interacted with the students on the current trends and applications of Information Technology in public and private sectors. Apart from these, the sightseeing visit to Iskcon temple Bangalore, Nandi hill, St. Philomena Church followed by shopping in Mysore and the visit to the majestic Palace of Mysore will always be cherished by the students. ECC Details: Prof. Shivaranjani was in-Charge of handling ECC for Students studying under autonomy. About 70 students of the Autonomy Batch as well as T.Y. batch-12 have participated and successfully secured first, second and third positions in several competitions conducted at K.C. , Sophia, SIES, Royal, Swami Vivekanand, Mithibai, Elphinstone, IIT Powai, National, N.M. Colleges of Mumbai. Some of the achievements are: Natasha Rupani of TY secured 3rd Place in an inter – collegiate chess
tournament conducted at District Level in Mumbai. Rita D’souza, Pearl Johnson, Melita Lobo (3 in nos.) and Supriya Patil secured the First position in the debating contest conducted at Sagacity, Royal College, Elphinstone College. Melita Lobo secured the third position in the elocution competition conducted at Royal College. Quiz competition conducted at several colleges too had Xaverities as winners namely Priyanka Kashyap, Vighnesh Gaikwad from SYIT. Prizes for Power point presentations were bagged by the SYIT’s - Jovita
Andrade, Anjali Barboza, and Arlene Fernandes at the SIES Tech Fest. FYIT’s Blossom Coelho and Sneha Krishnan too gave a tough competition and secured First position at the SIES Tech Fest as well as Royal College Tech Event. The Cultural side of the IT department was represented by Sneh Misrty and Krishnakant Keni as they represented our college at various Inter-Collegiate festivals and secured 1st and 2nd prizes.
and Rahul Bohra student of T.Y.BSc. IT was one of them. He has also actively participated in several other intercollegiate competitions such as word games, quizzes etc. and secured 1st and 2nd positions in them. Many students participated in various other events conducted at several colleges all over Mumbai .Though they may not have won coveted positions, they won our hearts with their true sporting spirit, in the tradition of true Xavierites. Dr.Jyoti Singh Co-ordinator, B.Sc IT
A website handling all the information about Campus Festivals in India namely Know-A- Fest selected 4 students as their brand ambassadors
Chemistry The year began with a lot of activities. Hearty congratulations to Fr Roy Pereira, SJ, who has completed his PhD. Fr Roy was very warmly welcomed back in the Chemistry Department after a long absence for doctoral studies. Part of his work involved the fascinating field of neuroscience. He was appointed Coordinator of International Programmes in June. Later, in October, he was appointed as Director of the NSRL. The Nadkarny-Sacasa Research Laboratory (NSRL) was renovated during the summer vacation. The renovated laboratory was inaugurated by Dr S. B. Dharap, Chairman of Board of Studies in Chemistry in Mumbai University. The TYBSc results were exceptionally promising this year. Our topper, Ms Viola D’Mello, secured the 3rd rank in Mumbai University. Congratulations to the successful candidates! A department magazine, that was prepared late in the last academic year to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry, was released at the inaugural meeting of the departmental association, XAC. The magazine, with an attached DVD, showcased the departmental activities, in addition to entertaining and informative articles, poems and trivia, on Chemistry. The DVD contains a compilation
Visit to Cadila Pharmaceuticals
of spectacular videos of chemistry experiments that were put up in the exhibition and ‘Fun with Chemistry’ shows that we were a part of the IYC celebrations. Activities for students: Guest Lectures: 1. The department organized some lectures by eminent personalities for the Chemistry students. Early in the year there was a talk by Prof
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Ali Asgar Contractor, Dean ACM, IIT Bombay, for the undergraduate students, on “What a Chemist can do in IIT”. 2. In the second term, there were lectures by Prof Z. R. Turel, Adjunct Professor, Mithibai College, and Dr Jangu Mistry, to name a few, that were organized for the undergraduate students, which aimed to lay the foundation of scientific communication.
This year, the chemistry department conducted the honours program on Marine Science for students of TYBSc only. A dozen students qualified for the Honours Certificate in Chemistry. Activities of Faculty:
Industrial Visits: 1. The SY and TY students were taken for an industrial visit to Cadilla Pharmaceuticals, Ahmedabad, in October 2011. They were accompanied by Dr. Freddy Havaldar, Dr. B. D. Bonde and Dr.(Ms) Abhilasha Jain.
The chemistry department actively participated in the lecture-workshop on “Techniques in Animal Tissue Culture and Gas Chromatography” organized by the department of Life Science and Biochemistry and CIF, in June 2011. In the second semester, we had an occasion to be glad and sorry simultaneously. Dr Z. A. Filmwala
2. The SY and TY students visited the Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility in IIT Bombay in January. They were accompanied by Prof (Ms) Surabhi Potnis, Dr.(Ms) Ashma Agarwal and Dr.(Ms) Abhilasha Jain XAC activities: The departmental association, XAC, organized various activities that included a hike, an inter-collegiate festival in which about 150 students from various colleges in Mumbai participated, and a camp at Khandala in January. These activities surely enhanced the bonding among Chemistry students who came from a wide variety of subject combinations. Three students made it to the merit list this year in the Aptitude Test conducted by the Indian Chemical Society. One of them, Ms Veena Iyer, secured second rank.
took over as Principal of Keluskar College, and resigned from St. Xavier’s at the end of the year. We wish him the very best in his new venture. Dr (Ms) Ashma Agarwal presented a poster on “Excess molar enthalpies of ternary mixtures containing o-toluidine + tetrahydropyran with pyridine or benzene or toluene at 308.15 K” at the 6th National Conference on Thermodynamics of Chemical and Biological Systems held in Nov 2012 at M. D. University, Rohtak (Haryana)
Dr (Ms) Abhilasha Jain completed PGDBA from Symbiosis, Pune. She has also published the following research papers during the year: 1. Photo-fenton deg rad at ion of phenol red catalyzed by inorganic additives: A technique for wastewater treatment, A. Jain, D. Vaya, V. K. Sharma and S. C. Ameta, KINETICS AND CATALYSIS,Volume 52, Number 1, 4047, DOI: 10.1134/ S0023158411010071. 2011 2. A novel route for waste water t re at m e nt : Ph oto c at a ly t i c degradation of rhodamine B. Savitri Lodhaa, , 1, , Abhilasha Jainb, 2, Pinki B. Punjabib, 2,Arabian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 4, Issue 4, October 2011, Pages 383-387 3. Synthesis and pharmacological properties of some novel pyrazolidine and pyrazole derivatives. Bharat Parashar, Abhilasha Jain, Sudhir Bharadwaj & V. K. Sharma, Medicinal Chemistry Research, vol 19 (7), Med Chem Res., DOI 10.1007/ s00044-011-9687-0, 2011. 4. Effect of KCl Addition upon the Photocatalytic Activity of Zinc Sulphide, Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 318), Defects and Diffusion in Semiconductors XIII, Dipti Vaya, Abhilasha Jain, Savitri Lodha, V. K. Sharma, Suresh C. Ameta, 2011. Surabhi Potnis Head, Department of Chemistry
Commerce St. Xavier’s College in its endeavour to uplift the marginalised in society, set up the Commerce Section in 1988. The commerce section thus caters to the needs of the working members of society who wish to pursue higher education. The lectures are held in the evenings from 5.55 pm till 9.20 pm. Though challenging for students to earn and learn, the teaching faculty
of the Commerce Section with their dedication, hard work and creativity make the lectures and other activities so interesting that students are drawn to attend lectures even after a hard day’s work. On any given day, the attendance of students is over 80%. The Commerce section incorporates the Jesuit philosophy of holistic development. The students of the
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Commerce Section participate in various Inter-Collegiate Competitions and often win prizes, competing with students of day colleges. From 2010, the Commerce Section has been organizing a State Level Inter-Collegiate Competition, where students from various night colleges across Maharashtra get a platform to speak and present their views on
various relevant topics. The activities conducted by Commerce Section during the academic year 2011-2012 are as follows: • Classes for the TY students began on 1st June 2011 onward, though the academic year began on 13th June 2011. This was with a view to preparing our students as thoroughly as possible for the University Examinations. • The inauguration of the Academic year for all classes was on 23rd June 2011 during which we invoked God’s blessings which had been poured out on us in the past and we hope would continue to be poured out on us. • To help newly admitted FYs to feel at home there was an Orientation Programme from 23-25 June 2011. • Dr. Vini Sebastian conducted a Guest Lecture for SY & TY students on “Study Habits” on 20th June 2011. • A two day Seminar for TY students was held in Khandala on 9th & 10th July 2011. The students not only learnt about how to face the challenges of the world after their Final Year, but also relaxed in the green surroundings of the hills. • The SYBCom students visited the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on 22nd July 2011 to get a first hand view about the functioning of the Stock market and shares, debentures and trading. • A three week Information Technology workshop was conducted in the month of July, 2011 to make students computer literate. • A month-long English speaking camp was conducted in August 2011, to help students develop their capacity to speak, read and write well. • The feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola the founder of the Society of Jesus was celebrated with a cultural programme on 31st July 2011.
• A State Level Inter-Collegiate Competition was organized on 5th Sept, 2011 on the theme ‘A Need for a Value Based Education’ through Power Point Presentations. Various Night Colleges across Maharashtra participated. The results of this competition were: 1st Prize : St. Vincent College, Pune.
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2nd Prize : Commerce Section, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.
1st Rank : 83.29% Dongare Rajiv Bajirav, Shigwan Jignesh Mohan
3rd Prize : Night College of Arts & Commerce, Ichalkaranji, Dist: Kolhapur.
2nd Rank : 82.14% Chauhan Nathu Rameshkumar
• Prof Steve Archer, RKT College, Ulhasnagar conducted a guest Lecture for TY students on the subject MHRM on 22nd Nov 2011. • The feast of St. Francis Xavier one of the first companions of St. Ignatius and the Patron of our College, was celebrated as an Annual Day on 3rd December 2011, with a cultural programme on the theme “Unity in Diversity”. • Mr. Biju Thomas, a Management Consultant, conducted a guest lecture on “Personality Development” on 7th Dec 2011. • Christmas was celebrated with singing and a dance competition on 23rd Dec. 2011. • Four Soft-Skill Development Workshops were conducted in January 2012 to develop the soft skills of the students. • Remedial Coaching classes were conducted in the months of January and February 2012. • Students’ Union Council Day was celebrated by organizing a Talent Day Competition on 21st January 2012, • As a part of the Interuniversity Collaboration programme, Prof. Arvind Dhond visited Boston College, USA from 1st to 9th June 2012. Achievements of the Commerce Section in the Academic Year 2011-12 TYBcom University Results, March
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3rd Rank : 80.14% Mahadik Santosh Balaram • This year’s biggest achievement of the Commerce Section: Qureshi Mohammed Parvez, at the age of 50 passed TYBCom along with his son and daughter. Inter-Collegiate Competition at Rizvi College 1st Prize : Rangoli Archana Vadicherla (TY ‘B’) Monika Patekar (SY ‘A’) Nail Painting Heena Ghogare (SY ‘B’) Yogita Dewalekar (SY ‘A’) Shoe Painting Prashant Darji (TY ‘B’) 2nd Prize : Jam Marketing Arjun Balmiki (TY ‘A’) 3rd Prize : Debate in English Asma Shaikh (TY ‘B’) Alisha Lazarus (TY ‘A’) Consolation : Shorty-Story (Marathi) Dipak Tayade (FY ‘B’) Inter-Collegiate Competition at Sydenham College 1st Prize : Carrom Single Rakesh Baria (FY ‘A’) Carrom Single Asma Shaikh (TY ‘B’) 3rd Prize : Group Dance Tiger Group Best College Leader Asma Shaikh (TY ‘B’)
Running 200 M (Boys) 3rd Prize Uday Poojari
High Jump 3rd Prize Umesh Poojari
St. Xavier’s College Sports Day
Running 400 M (Boys) 2nd Prize Prasad Naik
Shot Put 3rd Prize Praveen Poojari
Javelin Throw (Boys) 1st Prize Uday Poojari
Running 400 M (Girls) 3rd Prize Heena Ghogare
Discuss Throw 3rd Prize Pravin Poojari
Javelin Throw (Girls) 1st Prize Asma Shaikh
Running 800 M (Boys) 2nd Prize Prasad Naik
Javelin Throw (Girls) 2nd Prize Kavita Poojari
Running 1500 M (Boys) 1st Prize Prasad Naik
Javelin Throw (Girls) 3rd Prize Heena Ghogare
Running 1500 M (Boys) 3rd Prize Uday Poojari
Running 100 M (Boys) 3rd Prize Prasad Naik
Long Jump 2nd Prize Uday Poojari
The Commerce Section which began in 1988 completed 24 years of service by creating many success stories of working students, offering quality higher education and all round development to its students. It is a great pleasure and privilege to announce that the academic year 20122013 will be celebrated as the Silver Jubilee of the Commerce Section and many Academic and Extra-curricular activities have been planned.
Inter-Collegiate Competition at Siddharth College 1st Prize : Carrom Single Rakesh Baria (FY ‘A’)
Fr.Errol Fernandes sj Vice-Principal, Commerce Section
Economics At the outset, the Department of Economics is proud to mention the Award of the Ph.D. degree by the University of Mumbai to Prof. Aditi Sawant . The title of the doctoral thesis is “Crowding-in and Crowding out Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on India’s Economy” Contemporary economics seems to be working itself into a major crisis of relevance. Economists have sought refuge in cumbersome, terse economic models and have thrashed simple models. The department reinstated simplicity in analysis and relevance in economic thought. Therefore the running theme of the department’s publications-Arthniti and the Seminar Brochure-and all the activities was “Unraveling The Production – Consumption Conundrum” This gave the students the opportunity to engage in solving problems that reflect real-world situations. The Khandala Seminar Papers and the Arthniti both reflect the students’ free thinking, yet there was a concerted attempt to systematically cultivate excellence
in thought. The students did the department proud yet again with Romit Mehta and Arpita Nanavati securing the First and Second rank respectively in the University in the subject of Economics at the TYBA examination and 85% of the students securing a First class at the same examination. The Economics Circle under the leadership of Raahil Rai organized an impressive set of activities. Ms. Aditi Misra an alumnus of the department and currently studying at Warwick UK conducted a Bargaining Game, a lecture series on Experimental Economics and a workshop on Game Theory. The circle organized talks by two deputy Governors of the RBI, Dr. Subir Gokarn and Dr. K.C. Chakrabarthy. They also invited Jamal Bandhopadya and Swati Apte Kshirsagar to talk on Banking and Financial Inclusion The Eco-Fest-Econundrum- in its second year steered by Akshay Kohli was a roaring success with its own commendable series of activities proving “Bigger is Better” contrary
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to Schumacher’s “Small is Beautiful” approach. This Fest can boast of 1. A panel discussion on ‘Reevaluating NREGA’ The panelists were:Prof. R Nagraj –IGIDR and member of Standing Committee CSO, Mr. Niranjan RajadhyakshaExecutive editor and Columnist at HT Media Ltd.’s Mint, Prof. A. Nadkarni-Professor of Planning and Development, Planning Commission Unit, Dept. of Economics, University of Mumbai, Pranab Mukherjee- Independent media analyst and theatre director. Prof. Khaliq Parkar, lecturer of Political Science of St. Xavier’s College was the Moderator 2. Metropolice – A one man production about Globalisation by Pranab Mukherjee 3. The Lalit Doshi Memorial Lecture by Mr. Alok Kshirsagar, Director and Senior Partner McKinsey and Company 4. The Inter- Collegiate Lalit Doshi
Memorial debate and 5. A talk by Mr.Uday Shankar – CEO STAR India. The crowning Glory was of course the admission offers from Oxford, Cambridge, Yale SOAS, Warwick, Sussex and LSE. I must specially mention our visually challenged
students Prashant and Natasha who scored good first classes. Prashant has earned himself a good job and Natasha Shah (she scored the highest marks in Eco-Maths and Stats in the college) is currently studying at SOAS and is performing very well.
bagged prestigious positions with Citi Bank, Bain Capability Centre, McKenzie’s, Google, CNBC, Aon Hewitt to name a few. The salary packages have been mind-boggling. It left us wondering if there was a global economic crisis at all!!
The students who chose to equip themselves with work experience also
Mrs. Hermione Salazar Head, Department of Economics
The Importance of Being Earnest, Henry IV (Tom Stoppard’s revision of Pirandello’s play) and Americano, an original noir play written by our ex-student Arvind Sivakumaran. These plays were directed by our students, with invaluable guidance
We are proud of the excellent performance of all our third year students at the B.A.examination, especially Anurag Tagat and Paroma Bhattacharya who were ranked second and third. Our graduates have ventured into diverse courses and fields both in India and abroad, not only the traditional M.A. and B.Ed. Courses but also Journalism, Film Studies, Media, Gender Studies, Art and Aesthetics, Fashion Designing, International Development, and Business. We hope their experience of studying English at St. Xavier’s helps them in these endeavours.
English This year the activities of the department were clustered in the ten days of the Ithaka festival held in November. We started with a scholarly address by Dr. Michal Markowski, professor of Polish Studies at the University of Illinois in Chicago and Jagiellonian University, Poland. His enlightening talk on the poetry of Czeslaw Milosz was part of the world-wide centenary celebrations of the Nobel laureate. Next we had a “Meet the Author” event, where Australian writer Anna Funder gave us a vivid insight into her writing as well as aspects of German history which form the background of her books Stasiland and All That I Am. This was followed by a stimulating panel discussion on graphic novels. The academic gravitas of these talks was lightened by a wide range of other events which included stand-up comedy, rehearsed play readings, a creative writing competition, a literary treasure hunt, and an exhibition depicting the ghosts of Ithakas past. And then there were the eagerlyawaited performances: Oscar Wilde’s
from Roo Jhala and Liam McLaughlin of Tambourine Theatre, and our exstudent Sheena Khalid. Finally, we released the Ithaka journal, “Exploring the Darkness”. All this was possible only because of the enthusiastic and dedicated efforts of a huge team of students.
‘Conversation with Globalization’ our online collaboration with Stuttgart University, Germany ,is now in its fourth year and with the added participation of St.Louis University USA. We hosted the Project Week in March and our students visited Stuttgart in May. We are grateful to Prof. Khaliq Parkar for his invaluable assistance. Dr. Shefali Balsari-Shah Head, Department of English
Forensic Science In the academic year 2011-12, the Diploma in Forensic Science course had 32 fresh students enrolled for the program. The second batch of the newly introduced Certificate Program in Criminal Law began in Jan 2012 and had 15 students enrolled, many of whom are professionals from the field of Law and Education. In this academic year, two students from the program worked with the
eminent police officer, Mr. Brijesh Singh, DCP, Traffic on a project that looked into fresh drafting of rules for Hoardings to be implemented as part of the Bombay Police Act. One student of the program was also accepted by the Kalina Forensic Science lab for internship for a period of two weeks. Through efforts made by the students themselves, many police stations across Mumbai have also
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accepted our students for internships, which are required to be done as part of the course work. Many of these students have also been accepted in Masters Programs in Forensic Science, at colleges both in India and UK. Students attended two guest lectures by Sejal Shah on Forensic DNA and Body Fluid Analysis and Dr. Raju Shinde on Forensic Botany respectively. They were also exposed to illuminating
lectures by the in-house faculty. They also benefited from the lectures conducted by the in-house faculty. Dr. Smita Krishnan and Dr. Pushpa Sinkar from the Department of Zoology and Forensic Science delivered lectures on Forensic Entomology and Neurology respectively. In June 2011, Ms. C. Samyukta attended a two day workshop on Research Methodology conducted by the Research Cell of Maniben Nanavati Women’s College, Mumbai. In November 2011, Ms. Riva Pocha, with the help of ex-students of the programme, Ms. Sejal Shah and Ms. Ananya Agarwal, conducted a Forensic Workshop at Palindrome, the annual departmental festival organized by the M.Sc students of the Department of Microbiology, St. Xavier’s College. The workshop was attended by students from all over Mumbai and the session was tremendously successful in spreading awareness about forensics. It gave the participants an opportunity to get a hands-on feel of various
analyses done in a forensic lab. Ms. Riva Pocha also represented St. Xavier’s College at a meeting between Forensic Science Educators in India and the Jt. Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs to discuss finalization of the XII five year plan for Forensic Science in India. The objective of this meeting was to increase job opportunities for forensic graduates in the Government Labs, while simultaneously expanding their existing skill set. In Jan 2012, a guest lecture was conducted by Advocate Shrikant Bhat, Senior Advocate, on the topic of ‘The Law of Arrest, Investigation and Bail’ for the students of the Certificate Program in Criminal Law. The lecture was well attended by students of the Diploma in Forensic Science course as well. In Feb 2012, our students participated in a two day National Seminar on Firearm and Toolmark Investigation conducted by Gujarat Forensic Science University. During this seminar, they interacted with forensic specialists
from across the world and had the opportunity to visit the Gujarat Forensic Science lab to get an overview of all the departments functioning therein. Ms. C.Samyukta also attended the National level conference on Emerging Trends in Forensic Science, conducted by the Institute of Forensic Science, Mumbai. In March 2012, Ms. Riva Pocha and Ms. C. Samyukta as well as five students from the program attended a three day national level conference on criminology, conducted by TISS and Indian Society of Criminology. They were able to interact with renowned police officers and criminologists of repute. They learnt about the latest practices in criminology and how these are affecting the Indian justice system. Our students attending this conference have also been offered the opportunity to be part of a survey in Indian jails to study the misuse of bail. Dr.Pushpa Sinkar. Co-ordinator
French The year began with a cultural programme of skits, songs and an exhibition on philosophers who influenced the French revolution organised for the 14th July celebration, commemorating the storming of the Bastille This programme , organised by the students of the SYJC Arts and Science was attended also by a visiting group of French students . A poster making competition was also held for the occasion. In the month of July-August 2011 the TYBA students participated in a workshop on ‘Picasso and Cubism’, conducted by Dr. Vidya Vencatesan, Head of Department of French, Mumbai University. In the month of January a week long inter - collegiate French Festival ‘Frénésie’ was organised by the
students of the Department. A Quiz on France was organised in collaboration with Alliance Française, the quiz master being the Education officer (Directeur pédagogique) of Alliance Française, Mr. David Cordina. The event was a grand success. The Festival also had French Cuisine competition and a screening of a French film. The grand finale was short skits with song and dance presented by both the Junior as well as Senior college students. The French News letter ‘A la française’ was released in the month of February. It gave a platform to the students to express their creativity in French. Samrudhi Badhe of SYBA was selected to participate in an Exchange programme. She spent one month in France. Sumitra Badrinathan of FYBA was selected to participate in the ‘Quatorze Juillet’ programme in Paris. About 15 students of the Junior and the senior college participated
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in a programme of quiz and a festival of short films on the 23rd of March. This programme organized by the French Consulate in collaboration with The Ecole Francaise Internationale de Bombay was a part of the celebration of the Francophony Week (17th to 25th March). Prof. Anjali Lokur and Prof. Alpana Palkhiwale attended the workshop organized by Ruia College in collaboration with the French Consulate on the Theme ‘Innovative Techniques and teaching of French’ Prof Anjali Lokur was appointed on the BOS of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher secondary Education. Prof. Alpana Palkhiwale (Professor in charge)
Geology This academic year was a mixed package - consisting high and low moments. The graduating batch received laurels with a 100% success at the University exams and the rankers, Ms. Debarati Das along with Mr. Vivan Sorab made us proud. As a part of our efforts towards offering a practical hands-on learning experience, the second year students were trained over a period of three days in Flood basalt mapping near Lonavala and later taken on a visit to the Pashan quarries for mineral collection. The third year students underwent exhaustive geological mapping exercises in and around the coastal town of Malvan for a period of 12 days. The freshmen were taken for a couple of weekend field-visits to areas around the city, with the aim of familiarising them with the local geology. The Mineralogy and Petrology laboratory of the department was the privileged recipient of 7 excellent petrological microscopes through special grants sanctioned to the college by the University Grants Commission. Apart from the undergraduate and post graduate teaching, Faculty members of the department have continued their participation in research and consultancy activities. Dr. Hilal Farooq participated in an international conference “Arsenic in Groundwater of Southern Asia” in Hanoi, Vietnam.
He was awarded a fellowship of 1600 US$ by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark under International Development Cooperation (DANIDA) for attending an international conference. He was also awarded the “Young Scientist Project” with a budget allocation of 11.16 lakhs for working on the problem of arsenic contamination in groundwater of West Bengal by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Mr. Bobby George attended a refresher course in Environmental Sciences conducted by the Academic Staff College, Kerala University. He also offers consultancy in the arena of rock characterisation and engineering geology. Dr. Pravin Henriques was invited to present a paper at the Third National Seminar-cum-Workshop in “Gemmology” organized by the Department of Geology of Motilal Vigyan Mahavidyalaya, Bhopal (M.P) under the aegis of: South Asian Association of Economic Geologist (SAAEG) and Indian Science Congress Association Bhopal Chapter. He also continues to co-ordinate the selffinancing diploma in Gemmology as well as offers gem and jewellery identification and evaluation services. Dr. Hrishikesh Samant was appointed as a member on the National Task Force on Geospatial Education by the MHRD, Government of India. He was invited to coordinate the
Exchange Forum: Evolving IndustryInstitution Network for Capacity Building., Geospatial World Forum 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where he also presented a paper. He delivered the Late Sitaram Ghate Memorial Lecture - "Mitigating WarsEnsuring Military Parity through Remote Surveillance", in Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai. The World Wide Fund for Nature, India invited Dr. Samant to speak on 'Rain Water Harvesting and Geology’, in the Teacher-Training Workshop in Mumbai. He was also a resourse person for a ISTE-approved weeklong STTP at Rizvi College of Engineering, where he conducted a half-day session on 'The role of Geology in Civil Engineering. At the end of the academic year, the department bid adieu to Dr. Hilal Farooq, who has moved on to pursue his academic career at IIT Bhubaneshwar. The untimely demise of our Head Dr. Ms. Bakhtawar Sethna on the 3rd of March, 2012 was a tragic note that struck the department of geology. The memorial service held on the 14th of March, 2012 was attended by distinguished alumni of the department who came to pay their respects to the memory of Dr. Mrs. Sethna. Dr. Hrishikesh Samant Head, Department Of Geology.
History The Academic Year of 2011-2012 started off on a positive note with the declaration of the University exam results of 2011. Tanvi Gupte and Tanya Noronha, from the Class of 2011 stood 2nd & 3rd respectively in the University examinations in the subject of History in April 2011 This achievement is to be commended as around 8000 students appear for History at the University. 20 out of the 22 students of the 2011 Xavier’s batch secured a First Class in the
University exams. As part of our Museology paper, the TYBA history class visited many museums through the course of this year. The first museum visited was the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Museum on 20th July, 2011. On 2nd August, 2011, the class was introduced to the outreach programmes of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangralaya (CSMVS) through a special session with the educational officer. Another added advantage of this
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museum trip was that the students got to see the temporary exhibition on George Gilbert Scott that was put up in the museum at that time. On 9th August, 2011, in commemoration of the bombing of Hiroshima, and more specifically Nagasaki 66 years earlier, the TYBA History Class organized the filming of the documentary, ‘War and Peace,’ followed by a talk by the creator of the film itself, Anand Patwardhan. The Department of History observed the
white ribbon day with the message of peace. “Walking through time” an ongoing programme of the Department of History this year focuses on the training of students to be guides to the history and heritage of South Mumbai. The programme includes lectures on the History of Mumbai as well as practical sessions on how to conduct the “Walks”. Beginning on 17th August, the first talk in the series by Dr. Mariam Dossal historian and former Head of the University Department of History urged students to research unknown aspects of the History of Bombay. On 30th August, Alisha Sadikot, a former student of St Xavier’s History Department gave a talk on the concept and challenges of Heritage Walks. The last museum trip for the first semester was the visit to the Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Byculla on 13th September, 2011. October 11th was a busy day. The day started off with an informative lecture by heritage architect Vikas Dilaware on the Architectural History of Bombay, followed by a Heritage Walk conducted by Alisha Sadikot. On 12th November 2011, 5 students from the History Department took a few visiting students from Belgium as well as some students from the Junior College of St. Xavier’s College for a Heritage Walk, after which, the Department proudly welcomed Dr. Dominic Eggel, of the Graduate Institute of International Development Studies Geneva who delivered a lecture on the “Idea of Europe” for students of the Departments of History and Political Science at St. Xavier’s College. Mr. Rajan Jayakar, a prominent lawyer and member of the Bombay Local History Society invited the students to fascinating tour of the High Court from an insider’s perspective on 19th November, 2011. It built up the appreciation for the architecture and interesting history of the grand building and prominent institution of the city. On 25th November, 2011,The British Council, Mumbai and the Department
of History, St Xavier’s College were privileged to welcome Dr. Tristram Hunt, Member of Parliament of U.K & Senior lecturer in Modern British History at Queen Mary, University of London. His topic was “Marx, Engels and Colonialism”, and the talk was welcomed by not only the Department of History, but also the Departments of Economics, Sociology and Political Science as well as students from Sophia College and Jai Hind College. One of the highlights of the academic year was the History exhibition Deśacarika presented by the SYBA history class on 30th November, 2011 in the transformed College Hall. Every student of the SYBA class participated in making models, charts, posters, audio-visual presentations and confident well-researched oral presentations at their stalls on various facets of the Ancient India syllabus. A quiz competition and poster making competition for students of other colleges were added features. Congratulations to the core team and Prof. Avkash who guided them on the success of the event. ! The TYBA class too participated in this exhibition with a model of a fort and aspects of Maratha history. A student of the FYBA history class attended a Seminar on Thomas Stephens at Vasai and Jigdel Palchen and Anurag Tripathi presented a paper at a student Seminar on NorthEast India held by the Jhunjhunwala College, Ghatkopar in December 2011. As part of the “Walking through time” series of lectures, Sharada Dwivedi, popular author of around eleven books on Mumbai, was invited to give the students a talk on the traditions of oral history & its importance in the research of the History of Mumbai on 8th December, 2011. We place our tribute to Sharada Dwivedi here as she passed away two months later. On 13th December, 2011, the TY class went on an educational trip to the Elephanta (Gharapuri) Caves. Almost every student made a small presentation on the history, architecture, mythology and the sculptural panels at this world heritage site. Several students of the
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Department of History attended the 48th Heras Memorial Lectures on 14th December, 2011 in the College Hall. The distinguished speaker was Dr. Jim Masselos, an honorary Reader at the University of Sydney, who gave a talk on the ‘City and Modernity – Bombay and its changes in the 19th Century.’ This was followed by the distribution of certificates for the Research Methodology Workshop conducted by the Heras Institute earlier. Megan Ennis a TYBA History student was awarded a merit certificate for presenting the second best project of the workshop. The Mumbai book release and lectures on the 2012 publication, Christian themes in Indian Art by Anand Amaladass s.j and Gudrun Löwner on January 17, 2012 was organised along with the Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture. Dr. Fleur D’Souza co-ordinated a student-seminar on the theme “Culture, Religion and Society in Medieval India” at St. Mary’s villa Khandala.24 papers on the theme were presented. The experience made for a fitting farewell to the TY students academic life at St. Xavier’s. Staff News: Dr. Fleur D’Souza • September 25, 2011: Article in the Examiner “A Future for our Past: Archdiocesan History and the Heritage Museum” • Article published in the Silver Jubilee Souvenir of Our Lady of Mercy Church, Pokhran Thane. • October 6-9 2011: Attended the Triennial Conference of the Church History Association of India in Hyderabad. Paper presented “The Jesuits and Cultural studies in the Mumbai region: the Talasari mission and Warli culture.” • December 7, 2011: A speaker at a Panel discussion at “Encounters” at the Kamala Raheja Vidhyanidhi Institute of Architecture, Juhu, Dr. D’Souza spoke on “The Church heritage museum: a dimension of her history.” • January 4, 2012: Talk on the
history of Mumbai to management students from the University of California, Riverside at Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College. • May 14, 2012: Invited to deliver the Maritime History Society ‘s Anniversary Commemorative Lecture at the Capt. MN Mulla Auditorium, Navy Nagar, Colaba. Theme: Thana’s Maritime Past • Publication of an essay in Andrew Morris (ed.), Catholic Education, Universal Principles, Locally applied. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2012. Name of essay, “The Archdiocese of Mumbai and Higher Education.” Mr. Avkash Jadhav: • June 2-4, 2011: Conducted a 3-day training programme for the 80th Orientation Course, Academic Staff College at Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, on ‘Art of Listening Skills, Teachers Outside Classroom, Art of Body Language and Public Speaking Skills’. • June-November, 2011: Completed 6-month Orientation programme
organised by the Department of History, University of Mumbai for Ph.D students.
an award by ‘ManavSevaSanstha’ (NGO) for significant contribution to community and humanity.
• October, 2011: Appointed on the Modern Book Selection Committee and Mumbai Research Centre, at The Asiatic Society of Mumbai for 2012-2013.
• December 13, 2011: Presented a paper and was part of a panel discussion at the National Seminar on Human Rights Education at Sophia College, Mumbai.
• October 31 –November 2, 2011: Invited to be part of interview panel on Government of India’s Staff Selection Commission (SSC) (Western region).
• Invited as a historical subject expert by the Censor Board of India.
• November 19, 2011: Invited as a speaker at Cricket Club of India, Mumbai to speak on ‘Empowerment of Women in India.’ • December 9, 2011: Invited to present a paper at One Day State Level Seminar on Human Rights, on ‘The Application of Human Rights in India,’ at Guru Nanak College, Mumbai. • Invited to deliver a lecture on ‘The Role and Contribution of Women in the Indian Freedom Struggle,’ at University Convocation Hall, Fort, by Forum of Empowerment of Women. • December 11, 2011: Felicitated with
• January 4-5, 2012: Presented a paper on the ‘Relevance and Application of Gandhi’s Philosophy of Sarvodaya in the 21st Century,’ at an international seminar organized by Delhi School of Professional Studies and Research, New Delhi and also received the ‘Best Research Paper Award. • January 8 2012: Felicitated by National Human Rights Centre and received a gold medal for the promotion and awareness of Human Rights. • March 9 2012: Was nominated as a Corporator (Councillor) in the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai MCG Dr. Fleur D’Souza Head, Department of History.
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