November – December 2015 News (Damodar College)
Study Tour – 31st October 2015-7th November 2015
BBA (FS) Department organized a Study tour to Mumbai. They visited Bombay Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange, National Securities Depository Limited, Central Depository Services limited, Association of Mutual Funds in India and Securities Exchange Board of India.
42 students of F.Y and S.Y BBA (FS) with 4 Faculty members went for the study tour. The students got an opportunity to interact with Industry Professionals. Overall it was a good learning experience for the students.
College Tour 2015-16 by Students’ Council – 31st October 2015 – 11th November 2015
The Students’ Council organized a tour to North-East of India from 31st October – 11th November 2015. 75 students were accompanied by 06 teachers. At Kolkata they visited Science city, Victoria Memorial and Metro rail. One of the main attractions of the tour was visit to Tshangu Lake in Gangtok a beautiful place with the ice-topped mountains surrounding the massive lake. Students enjoyed Yak rides and clicked snaps with Traditional Sikkim dress. Bhakthang waterfall is a great place with the crashing water. Gunjung monastery stands on the edge of the mountain, giving a panoramic view of Gangtok Valleys. Curtains of thick fog keep falling on and away from the monastery. Tashi view point is another point to store the valleys of Gangtok in one’s eyes. Ganeshtok offers not only a good view and blessings of Lord Ganesh but also a mini market to buy indigenous gift items. Tibetology museum stores ancient scriptures and sculptures depicting history of Sikkim. After visiting all these places students left Gangtok to visit their next destination Darjeeling.
Tiger Hill was visited early in the morning and students experienced the phenomenal sunrise illuminating the peaks of Kanchenjunga . The students also visited Yiga Choeling Monastery – popularly known as Ghum Monatery ,Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park and the remains of Tenzing Norgay – one of the first two individuals to conquer Everest and Himalayan Mountaineering Institute. The Institute houses a museum of many important Everest Missions. Later visit was to tea garden of Darjeeling and the market place for shopping.
Students crossed the Indo-Nepalese border over to visit Pashupatinath Market in Nepal also visited Mirik Lake .Many students engaged themselves in Horse riding and boating activities.
Students also visited home of Mother Teresa which is now the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity. They also visited the famous Belur Math and Kalighat Temple of Kolkata. Students will cherish memories of this tour for years to come!
NSS Special Camp – 14th November- 18th November 2015
The NSS Special Camp of Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics was held at Fatorpa in the premises of Shree Shantadurga Devasthan from 14th November to 20th November 2015. The camp was attended by 63 NSS volunteers along with NSS Chief Programme officer Dr. B.P. Sarath Chandran, and other Programme officers Mr. Vishal Chari, Ms. Lina Sadekar, Ms. Preksha Chopdekar and Ms. Namrata Haldankar.
Star Gazing Session – 18th November 2015
The Nature Club organized a star gazing night for NSS volunteers at Bhumiraj Hall of Shree Shantadurga Kunkallikarin Temple, Fatorpa, Goa. Mr.Devendra Mr.Manas and Mr. Kabir from association of Friends of Astronomy-Goa, conducted the star gazing programme.
The programme comprised of two sessions. The first session was a presentation made by Mr.Devendra on “Why study Astronomy”. The session was interactive with students actively participating in the discussion. In the second session students were taken outdoors into the field where the telescope had been setup. Through the telescope, students could clearly see the Moon and several constellations in the sky.
The session was a unique and memorable experience not only for the students but also for the local villagers who were invited for the event.
Cleanliness Drive by NCC Army Cadets – 6th December 2015
NCC Army Cadets organized a cleanliness drive (Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan) in and around Comba area.
Nature Club – 9th December 2015
The Nature Club in association with Kirloskar Vasundhara Internatonal Film Festival (KVIFF) team organized one day activity in the college. KVIFF India’s only film festival is dedicated to the topic of environment and its message is to preserve, protect and save the earth for generation next. The program began with welcoming the team of KVIFF. Rtn. Prashant V.Kamat President Rotary Club Margao gave brief introduction about the activities conducted by KVIFF/Rotary. The theme for this year is Zero Waste Generation. Rotary club has adopted this theme to make Goa Clean and Green. Ms Mamta Kumari gave the presentation on“Clean Goa and Green Goa” She discussed the various activities such as Garbage segregation, Cleanliness drive,Tree plantation etc. conducted by the College . Ms Parvati FY Bcom student read a poem on environment .Documentary films on environment protection was screened by KVIFF. The session was concluded by motivating student towards environment protection and preservation for future generations. Mr. Mandar Fatarpekar proposed the vote of thanks.
Career & Placement Cell – 12th December 2015
Ms. Lorraine Fernandes started the training for Global Communication Skills and Soft Skills for the students of Third Year BCOM, BCA, BBA (FS) and Second Year MCOM.
Library Day Celebration – 16th December 2015
The four institutions of Vidya Vikas Mandal namely Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics, Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law, Ramcrishna Mahadeva Salgaoncar Higher Secondary school and Vidya Vikas Academy jointly celebrated Library Day. Dr. Tapaswi Murari, Officer on Special duty at Goa University was the Chief Guest for the Occasion.The President of Vidya Vikas Mandal C.A. Ganesh Daivajnya, Chief Librarian of Vidya Vikas Mandal Mrs. Manasi D. Rege, Board of Members of Vidya Vikas Mandal and all the Principals of Vidya Vikas Mandal Institutions were present for the function.
The major highlight was the launching of Library Video on Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics Library, which was developed and conceptualised by the students of Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics. Library Automation of RMS Higher Secondary School Library and Vidya Vikas Academy School Library was inaugurated at the hands of the President, C. A. Ganesh Daivajnya .Book Exhibition was inaugurated at the hands of Chief Guest Dr. Tapaswi Murari. A Tribute to Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, father of Library Science was also paid. The Chief Guest in his speech lauded the initiatives taken by Vidya Vikas Mandal and congratulated for launching the library video and for the excellent work that has been done in the Libraries of VVM. He appreciated the team work and efforts taken by all the librarians for the development of the VVM Libraries .He also congratulated the Vidya Vikas Mandal and all the Principals of the Institutions for their overenthusiastic support.
The event also marked the culmination of the activities like poetry recitation ,book mark competition, poster competition on authors, designing cover page of a book, extempore ,book review competition. The chief guest Dr. Tapaswi Murari gave away the prizes to the winners .
Shri Mandar M Fatarpekar Asst. Professor Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics proposed the vote of thanks.
Goa Liberation Day at Damodar Educational Campus – 19th December 2015
Principal of RMS Higher Secondary Mr. R. N. Dalvi hoisted the National flag.
Fun Week Celebration – 17th December – 22nd December 2015
Students’ Council organized Fun Week which displayed talent ,coordination and team spirit of our students. The first day of the fun week was Twin Day and Childrens Day. Students enjoyed and were dressed in school uniforms. They sang nursery rhymes of their school time. All the students those were dressed as twins were asked to introduce each other and judged by the crowd.
- Hussain and Sohail Mansur were adjudged as best twins.
- Ganesh Mali was adjudged as the best Child
Singing competition was also organised The winners were as follows:
Solo :
- 1st place – Aniket Daddikar
- 2nd place – Yashoda Rathod
Duet:
- 1st place – Aniket and Nisha
- 2nd Place – Gail and Jerisa
Group:
- 1st Place – Aniket and group
- 2nd Place – Rita and group
The judges for the competition were Ms Ulpa Waingankar and Mr Mandar Fatarpekar.
The second day of the fun week was Bollywood day ,students were dressed as bollywood celebrities and participated in the parade. Diptesh was judged as the best bollywood celebrity.
For the dance competition theme was also Bollywood. The competition was held in two categories: Solo & Group.
The winners were as follows:
Solo category:
- 1st place – Swizel
- 2nd place – Hussain Hangi
Group:
- 1st place – Purva and group
- 2nd place – Suvarna and group
The judges for the competition were Mr.Praveen Ghadi, Mr. Gaurav Naik,and Mr. Mahendra
The third day of the fun week was Traditional day. The Students’ Council for the first time organised an appreciation programme for the non-teaching staff. They were felicitated by the students.Games were also organised for them which they all enjoyed. It was followed by Mr and Miss Damodar competition. Mr Tushar Naik was crowned as Mr Damodar and Miss Yogita Pawar won the title of Miss Damodar.
The last day of the fun week was celebrated as Funky day. The main attraction of the day was fashion show competition. The winners of the fashion show were Adnan and group and the 2nd place was secured by Nehasha and group. The competition was judged by Mr. Sameer Shaikh and Mr. Antonio Pacheco.
All the winners of the various competitions held during the fun week were awarded the prizes. Miss Savia Da’Costa was declared as the best compere and the Second Year students were declared as the best organisers. The title of Rose King and Rose Queen was secured by Rehan Shaikh and Yogita Pawar.
