Activities of the year 2007-2008

July 2007 An orientation on N.S.S organized for first year students of

the college on 7th

July 07.In this programme, the

programme officer of N.S.S gave a talk which focused on

N.S.S.History, regular activities special camping activities

etc. This session was well attended students who were

introduced to an entirely new youth program.

The volunteers celebrated World Population day on 11th

July 2007.On this day Slogan Writing Completion for

generating awareness on population explosion and its

effects was organized. It was open for all students of the

college. At the same time our volunteers organized a book

exhibition on population in the college library.

On 14th

July 2007 the volunteers visited Sumer Nagar and

Dadabari Kachhi Basti. The volunteers interacted with

Basti Dwellers and came to know about their problems.

On 18th

July tree plantation was taken up in the

Community Centre Park, Sec 1, and Mansarovar by Unit I

and II.

An Eye camp was organized on 30th

and 31st July and 1

st &

2nd

August 2007.for all the students of the college. It also

covered the III and IV class employees of the college and

the faculty members. N.S.S volunteers contributed

significantly to this purpose.

August 2007 To mark the world World Breast Feeding Week, a poster

competition was organized to educate the community and

the students about the significance of Breast Feeding. The

results were as follows

Ist prize - Sheetal Chitlangia B.V.A II

IInd prize - Sugadha Gumber B.V.A III

IIIrd prize - Swati Gupta B.V.A IV

Consolation Prize

Prachi Jain - B.V.A II

Deepti Maheshwari - B.V.A IV

The advisory committee meeting of N.S.S was held on 11th

August 2007, in the Principal’s room, in which the

principal, programme officer and student leaders

participated and approved the N.S.S calendar for the year

2007-08.

A personal Grooming Workshop was organized on 11th

August 2007 for the volunteers by V.L.C.C Experts. The

Team consisted of Yogita Nahta, Lipi Kapoor, Tanu Dubey

and senior hair dresser Bobby. Nutritional counseling for

the adolescents with focus on a balanced diet was

discussed. Light make up and personal grooming tips were

shared along with upkeep and maintenance of hair.

On 15th

August, Independence Day celebration took place

in the campus, in which all the volunteers of both the units

participated .The chief guest on this occasion was the

Director of the college Dr. Ashok Gupta.Volunteers put

up a spectacular cultural programme with patriotic fervor

On the occasion of Sadbhavana Divas, 18th August 2007,

two activities were organized. A Rakhi making competition

for the students of Gurukul-IIS.All the students of Gurukul

participated in Rakhi making competition where the best 5

rakhis were awarded. The winners were:-

Ist Prize-Chanchal Agarwal –ClassVI,

II Prize -Shobha Prajapat Class-VI,

III Prize- Gauri Class VII, and

Meenu- Class VIII

In order to sensitize the volunteers to the activities of

special children, a visit to Umang (School for Children with

special needs) was organized on Sadbhavana Divas. The

volunteers also interacted with the students of Umang.On

this occasion Ms. Deepak Kalra, Principal, Umang,

delivered a talk about the needs and requirements of the

children suffering from Psychological Disorders. This was

followed by a visit to the classes and interaction with the

special children. Thereafter the students continued their

interaction and their contacts with these children

throughout the year.

On 29th

August 2007, an interaction of the volunteers and

faculty of the college for Japanese exchange Programme

was organized.Mr. Kazuhiko Ueda ,Principal and Ms Rie

Sakamoto for the planning Department,Unitas Language

School, Japan discussed the prospects of Exchange. They

answered the queries of the students regarding the

procedure of admission, scholarships etc.The education

system of Japan and India was also discussed in this

programme.

September 2007 Nukkad Nataks on Literacy were prepared by the

volunteers which were presented by them for the inmates of

Dada Bari Basti and Sumer nagar Basti on the occasion of

International Literacy Day on 8th

September 2007.These

were also screened for the college students on this

occasion. At the same time a Poster making competition on

the significance of Literacy was organize in the campus.

The purpose was to spread the message of literacy and its

importance in the development of the country. The result of

this competition was:-

I Prize –Ankita Modi- BVA III

II Prize-Tahira Banu-BVA IV

II Prize –Sakshi Gupta –B Sc. I

III Prize-Bhavika Rajput-B.Sc (H.Sc) I

The II Intercollege Patriotic Song Competition was

organized on 24th

September 2008 at the IIIM Auditorium

at the Mahaveer Nagar campus, to mark NSS Foundation

Day. All the different colleges were invited to send

participation for this competition. 12 colleges of Jaipur and

Lachoo Memorial College, Jodhpur participated in this

event. The Chief Guest on this occasion was Sh. Jasbir

Jain, Chairman Rajasthan State Minority Commision.The

Judges for this event was Mr. Gaurav Jain, Ms.Seema Raj

and Mr. Vivek.The running Trophy was bagged by ICG but

since it was the host college ,it was passed on to the first

runners up i.e. University’s Maharani College. The results

of this competition were:-

Group

I Prize-International College for Girls, Jaipur

II Prize-Sat Sai College

III Prize-University Rajasthan College, Jaipur

Solo-

1. Prashashti Jain

2. Neha Kala

3.

A lecture on the Aims and Objectives of NSS was

delivered by Sh. Ashok Kewalia, APA, NSS Regional

centre Jaipur on 12th September 2007.

On Hindi Diwas, 14 September 2007, a debate on Desh

key Vikas key liye udarikaran anivarya hai. Was

organized to encourage and promote the use of Hindi as a

mother language. This programme was organized in joint

collaboration with the Department of Hindi and was open

for all the students of the college. The students put forth

their arguments in favors and against the topic with a lot

of enthusiasm, using their debating skills efficiently. The

Chief Guest on this occasion was Pandit KalaNath

Shastri. The results were as follows:-

I Prize-Harshita Jodha- B.A. (H) II

II Prize-Divya Chauhan-B.Com III

III Prize- Deepshikha Sharma –B.Sc.III

Consolations-Pragya Mahnot –BVA IV

Akanksha Rajawat- B.Sc I

The judges on this occasion was Dr.Sheetal Prasad

Mahendra, Dr. Swati Chandra, and Dr. Sunil Khurana.

On the occasion of International Peace day, a lecture on

the activities of the Art of Living was organized by NSS.

The Art of Living teacher Ms Alka Tej Singh highlighted

the role of the Art of Living Foundation in generating

world peace and harmony. A film on the philanthropic

Activities was screened on this occasion

20 Volunteers of NSS participated in the training on the

preparation of Olympiad for the disabled to be held in the

month of November 2007. This programme was organized

by Disha- a school for the mentally challenged children,

located at T.N. Misra marg, Rail Nagar, Jaipur.

October 2007 A two day camp to check the hemoglobin count in blood

and to identify blood group was organized with the help of

Swasthya Kalyan Blood Bank, Jaipur on 10th

and 11th

October, 2007. This camp covered all the students of the

college as well as the faculty, office staff, lab assistants,

drivers and the peons of the IIS School and that of the

college. On this occasion, a lecture on the Significance of

the Nutritive Diet and Hemoglobin was taken up by

Dr.K.K.Misra from the Swasthya Kalyan Blood Bank,

Jaipur.

On 11 October 2007, Professor Neelambar Hatti from the

Lund University, Sweden delivered a lecture on Declining

Sex Ratio and Female Foeticide .He highlighted the causes

and effects of female foeticide in western Rajasthan and

among the educated people of India with the help of

statistics and figures.He raised a grave concern on the issue

of declining sex ratio and its effects leading to gender

imbalance.

Community service was taken up the volunteers in dadabari

slum and Sumer Nagar Basti on 13 October 2007.

A Blood Donation Camp was organized by NSS on 24

October 2007 in the college campus .This Camp was

inaugurated by Sh. Vasudev Devnani, honorable Minister

of Education. On this occasion, a lecture on Myths and

Facts related to blood donation was delivered by Dr.

Nagendra Singh , from Swasthya Kalyan Blood Bank,

Jaipur.56 units of card and a blood donation certificate

from the blood bank.

November 2007 College with the help of an NGO-SURE that works for

generating an awareness on the growing incidence of

foeticide in the country. The activities were conducted by a

team headed by Dr. Meeta Singh.

On 3rd

November 2007, the community work involved

generating an awareness to prevent Female Foesticide for this

purpose; the students interacted with the men and women in the

community, who were brought to the Aanganbadi Center in the

Basti for this purpose. The social traditions that perpetuate this

practice were discussed. The volunteers gave the message with

the help of a Prerna Geet and a puppet show.

A pledge for maintaining the solidarity of the nation was

administered by the Principal, Dr. Raakhi Gupta to the NSS

volunteers on 19th

November 2007, which was the National

Unity Day.

To mark the Environment Conservation day, a lecture and

documentary screening on the importance of conserving the

Environment was delivered by Prof. A.S. Brar on

26th

November 2007.

December 2007 A Slogan Competition on generating an awareness about

HIV AIDS was organized on World AIDS Day i.e.1st

December 2007 which was open for all students of the

college.

On 10th

December 2007, the community was focused on

the Importance of Health and Hygiene and spread the

message of cleanliness and Hygiene necessary for a healthy

living among the children. The volunteers checked the nails

of the children in the Aanganbadi Center and in the Gyan

Vihar School as well as Sumerpur Nagar Government

School trimmed the nails of the children themselves.

On 13th

and 14th

December 2007, the volunteers were

involved in the preparation of the Special Camp, which was

to be beginning on the 15th

of December.

Special Camp for the NSS volunteers of Unit I and Unit II

was organized from 15-24 December 2007.The camp was

inaugurated on 15th

December by Shri Ashok

Kewalia,APA,N.S.S Regional Center,GOI,Jaipur in the

presence of the Director Dr.Ashok Gupta and Dr.Rakhi

Gupta,Principal of the College. The Camp Valediction was

on 24th

December 2007.The Chief Guest on this occasion

was Shri Bhupinder Singh IPS, Director Rajasthan Police

Academy. A detailed Report of the Camp activities is

attached separately.

January 2008 A book exhibition was organized on Swami Vivekananda on 12

th

January 2007 on the occasion of Vivekananda Jayanti. On the same day

the students carried out their Basti and helped the school children with

the problems of Math’s and Science.

Republic Day was celebrated in the college campus. A small

programme was organized by the NSS volunteers after the Flag Hoisting

along with the distribution of Sweets and refreshments.

30th

January was the Martyrs day and to mark this day. A Film on

Gandhi was screened for the volunteers.

February 2008 A lecture on Consumer Awareness by Ms. Rimika

Singhvi was organized on 5th

February 2008, which was

followed by Basti activities, where the students undered

their services chosen area.

On 13th

February 2008, the volunteers took up the task of

assisting the students of Umang in their chores in the

school.

A state level Patriotic Song Competition was organized by

ICG in joint collaboration with Director of College

Education NSS cell on 15th

Feb.2008. (A detailed Report

attached).

An Adolescent Health Consultation Camp was organized

on 16th

Feb.2008 in which Dr. S.Agarwal, a Gynaelogist

gave a presentation on Women Health. The students put forth

their queries which were answered by her.

A lecture on Communication Skills were delivered by the

famous T.V. personality Sh.Deepak Mahan for N.S.S.

students on 19th

Feb. 2008

March 2008 On 1

st March 2008 a lecture was on Panchayati Raj and

Women by Ms. Mona Vyas.

On 2nd

March 2008 a lecture on Effective

Communication was delivered on the Achievements of

Women was organized for the Volunteers and the Basti by

Ms. Rimika Singhvi.

On 8th

March 2008.the students interacted with the Basti

Women and gave information on Women’s Rights and

also gave the message with the help of Slogans.

On 17th

March 2008, Ms.Mona Vyas gave a lecture on

Local Self Government with special reference to Rajasthan.

Volunteers continued their association with the disabled

children of Umang and helped them with their studies and

also spent time with them on 16,17,18,19 March 2008.

On 25th

March 2008 a lecture was on Female Feticides

was delivered by Dr. Jyoti Thanvi.