Economics Department Student Activities 2012-13

DATE TITLE OF EVENT Brief Details 6th Sep 2012

"Utkarsh", the intercollegiate festival of SIES College

Our students won the 1st Prize in the "Bull and Bear Race".

8th Sep 2012

48th A.D. Shroff memorial elocution on current economic affairs

Economics Department in association with Forum of Free Enterprise organized this prestigious Elocution for college students from all streams. Cash Prizes totaling Rs 2500 and certificates were awarded to the best 5 speakers by the FFE official, Mr. Krishna. The 1st Prize winner was sent for the zonal competition.

6th and 7th Sep 2012

"Arthmanthan", the intercollegiate Economics festival of Acharya College

Our students won the 2nd Prize in Debate and the 2nd Prize in Business Plan Competition.

2012-13 Honing the researching skills of the students

Dr. Suniti Nagpurkar prepared two teams of 7 students who explored the theoretical dimensions of some of the current social issues that require attention of every stake holder

The students from F.Y.Bcom undertook a survey of sample MCGM (Municipal Corporation Of Greater Mumbai) schools providing primary education to students from the weaker sections of society. They visited MCGM schools providing primary education in Hindi, Marathi and Urdu medium. One of the students collected data from such schools in Bhindmair, Rajasthan. These students prepared their research paper titled "Last Among Equals" and presented it at the Mumbai University Research Convention - Avishkar.The judges appreciated the theme and the work of the students. The project reached 2nd round & secured the 6th rank. Students from S.Y.BCom. explored the living conditions of the senior citizens who are staying alone away from their children who are either in abroad or in other cities of India. The students collected data on such senior citizens households in Chembur. They collected and distributed information about various welfare schemes run by the government and the NGO's to help senior citizens who are left behind alone. Their report was titled "Alone on The Lonely Planet". The research findings were submitted and presented at the Mumbai University Research Convention- Avishkar the team was selected for presentation at the 1st zonal round.

26th January

Final Round Intercollegiate A.D. Shroff memorial

Mr. Varun Suresh bagged the consolation prize at this zonal competition held at Indian Merchant Chambers,

2013 elocution Churchgate, Mumbai, 2012-13 Intercollegiate Debate Our students won the First Prize at the Intercollegiate

Debate organized by VES LAW college. They were prepared for the same by Dr. Mrs S. Nagpurkar.

Economics Department Student Activities 2013-14

DATE TITLE OF EVENT BRIEF DETAILS July 2013 Life Long Learning First Term

Training Programme Dr. Nagpurkar and 2 Student leaders from T.Y. B. A. attended the 1st Term Training Programme at University of Mumbai.

10th Dec 2013 49th A.D. Shroff Elocution 15 students from various courses participated in the 48th A.D. Shroff Elocution organized by the Dept. of Economics. Cash prizes totaling Rs. 2000 and certificates all sponsored by F.F.E. were awarded on the same day.

Economics Department Student Activities 2014-15

DATE TITLE OF EVENT BRIEF DETAILS 26th November from 11.30 am to 2 pm in the college auditorium

The 50th Golden Jubilee A.D. Shroff Memorial Elocution Competition for College Students organized by the Dept. of Economics

Prizes totaling Rs 2000 (sponsored by FFE) and certificates were awarded to all prize winners. The topics were:

Role of Youth in a Democracy Economics of Water Conservation Challenges of Urbanization Economic Implications of Creating Smaller States Foreign Direct Investment – Issues and Challenges

The first prize winner Ms. Sushmita Malhotra later represented the college at an intercollegiate competition organized by FFE.

26th and 27th August 2014

Entrepreneurship Workshop

This was an effort to blend the gap between theory and practice and improve employability skills among students. The two day event hosted a talk by Chief Guest Mrs. Meenal Mohadikar, President, Maharashtra Economic and Development Council. She shared her rich entrepreneurial experiences and guided the students on how to go about start-ups and new business endeavors. She inaugurated an exhibition-cum-sale of in-house products and services by our very own budding entrepreneurs. This maiden effort encouraged and guided by the Economics Department grossed an impressive amount of almost Rs 7000.

January 2015 Talk on Legal Dr. Suniti Nagpurkar organized a Legal Literacy

Literacy Programme for TYBA (Eco, Eco-Comm and Psycho) and TYBSc (IT) students. On this occasion, a lecture was delivered by Advocate Principal Malushte from Ratnagiri.

Entrepreneurship Workshop: 26th and 27th Aug ’14: (A multi-activity multi-faculty extension programme) Objective: To blend the gap between theory and practice and improve employability skills as well as to develop self-employment skills among students Activities: 1. With guidance from the faculty, as a vacation activity, the students from SYBA, TYBA, SYBCom and TYBcom prepared charts advertising the workshop and made products for sale. The Economics faculty held guidance lectures and meetings for the same. On college reopening, FYBCom students also joined in. 2. Educative Talk on 26th Aug ’14 by Chief Guest Mrs. Meenal Boradikar, President, Maharashtra Economic and Development Council. She shared her rich entrepreneurial experiences and guided the students on how to go about start-ups and new business endeavors. 3. Exhibition-cum-sale of in-house products and services by our very own budding entrepreneurs was enthusiastically applauded by all present with a sell-out of some products occurring the very first day. This maiden effort encouraged and guided by the Economics Department grossed an impressive amount of almost Rs 7000 for the budding entrepreneurs giving them a huge sense of accomplishment. 4. Informative display of charts prepared by students on Entrepreneurship Learning Outcome: Participating students (more than 200 as volunteers and product/ service providers) developed practical skills in conducting small businesses, cashed-in on the skills they already possessed learnt to enhance these skills and so developed entrepreneurial skills.

Economics Association Activities 2015-16

The 51st A.D. Shroff Memorial Elocution 2nd Sep 2015

Over the years, the A.D. Shroff Memorial Elocution has become a highly awaited programme in our college. It has also become synonymous with the Economics department as well as with the art of public speaking. Its wide participation speaks of the all-inclusive approach of the department and subject. This year’s Elocution also enjoyed the highly valued sponsorship and collaboration of the

Forum of Free Enterprise. It was held on the 2nd of September 2015 at 11.30 a.m. in the college auditorium. The student hosts of the day were Ms. Pooja Salian and Mr. Jitesh from TYBA (Economics). Supporting them in their maiden-hosting endeavor were the entire team of Economics Association members. The staff members from Economics Department also provided technical inputs to ensure good content and delivery. Many training and quality assurance sessions were held for the same. The aim of the Economics Association is to train as many students as possible from diverse faculties in the art of public speaking on socio-economic issues. This year 12 finalists were selected for the event on 2nd Sep 2015 from about 30 student aspirants from various aided and self-financing courses of the college. They spoke on diverse topics of current socio-economic interest:

Role of Youth in a Democracy Economics of Water Conservation Challenges of Urbanization Economic Implications of Creating Smaller States Foreign Direct Investment – Issues and Challenges.

Adding glitter and glitz to the event was the esteemed panel of judges comprising three of our college’s most illustrious retirees:

Mrs. B.V. Murthy, former Vice-Principal and HOD of Commerce Dr. (Mrs.) Suniti Nagpurkar, former HOD of Economics Mrs. Dipta Dasgupta from Mathematics Department

While the matter and delivery by the participants left the judges impressed way beyond their expectation, it also left them worrying their brain cells in deciding the winners. MS. Deepali Thakkar from SYBA emerged the winner. She was awarded the First Prize of Rs. 1,250/-. A Second Prize of Rs. 1000/- was awarded to Ms. Jyoti Jacob from FYBA. A Third Prize of Rs 750/- was also awarded to Ms. Kasturi from SYBCom. Certificates from FFE were also given to the best five speakers were also awarded Each of the judges’ added value to the programme by sharing their expert knowledge and comments with

the 200 strong audience that listened keenly to their inputs. The 3-4 hours seemed to have simply flown! Eyes down for the next grand gala event…….a book review competition……coming soon!

Edutainment @ Economics Dept. , VESASC

The department of Economics organized the screenings of two educational/ inspirational films in November 2015. The objective was to make the process of teaching learning in economics more interesting and also arouse the interest of students in the subject. The following two screenings were organized for the benefit of a cross-section of students from FYBA/SYBA/TYBA/TYBCOM:

Date Venue Title Theme/ Issue 21st Nov 2015

Room No. 501

Gafla

The Harshad Mehta Stock Market Scam of 1992 against the backdrop of liberalization of the Indian Economy

28th Nov 2015

Audio Visual Room

A Beautiful Mind

About John Nash (June 13, 1928 – May 23, 2015), a game theorist and 1994 Nobel Prize Winner in Economic Sciences who suffers from Schizophrenia

The students were impressed with the portrayal of Economics in real-life or rather ‘reel-life’. The

movie ended with a brief discussion that later triggered more related discussions in the staff room and class room.

Entrepreneurship Workshop on 5th and 6th February 2016 The department of economics organized the 2nd version of its A flagship Entrepreneurship Workshop programme that has become bigger, better and more impactful with time. This is well pictured by the lively moments captured on camera. The activities spread over 3 months from November 2015 to February 2016 included a host of diverse processes, activities and display of skills. The following outlines a glimpse of this dynamic exercise: Aim:

1. To blend the gap between theory and practice 2. To improve employability skills 3. To develop self-employment skills among students. Activities:

1. Initiating (guidance lectures and meetings) 2. Informative display of charts prepared by students on Entrepreneurship 3. Procuring 4. Costing & Pricing 5. Marketing & Sales 6. Accounting 7. Distribution of  Proceeds 8. Return of unsold products 9. Prize Distribution The highlight was a Guest Lecture on Entrepreneurship by Dr. Rashmi Gopinathan (D. Y. Patil Institute of Management) on 5th Feb 2016. She captivated and enthralled the students by an invigorating presentation that even drew management lessons from the evergreen Bollywood Blockbuster "Sholay". Learning Outcome: The exhibition-cum-sale of in-house products and services by our very own budding entrepreneurs was enthusiastically applauded by all present with a sell-out of some products occurring the very first day. This exercise expanded from a micro to macro scale this year with its turnover increasing by three times to touch almost Rs 20,000. The participating students (more than 200 as volunteers and product/ service providers) developed practical skills in conducting small businesses, cashed-in on the skills they already possessed, learnt to enhance these skills and so developed entrepreneurial skills. While most made profits, some broke even and others learnt lessons through losses. On the whole, there were multiple gains and lessons for all involved. Excursion to the Environment Theme Park, Vishnubaug, Badlapur on 10th Feb 2016

About 40 FY, SY and TYBA students went escorted by five faculty members to the Environment Theme Park, Vishnubaug; Badlapur on 10th Feb 2016.Following is a brief on the day long invigorating and enriching affair. Aim: To sensitize the students to the importance of a clean environment and its conservation. Activities: The day began with a conducted tour by a dynamic retired 75 year old Botany Professor and VET who acquainted the students with the flora and fauna as well as the multiple eco-friendly and healthy practices at the park like nature trail, Bird & Butterfly Trail, botanical trail, rain water harvesting, solar energy, vermin-compost, drip irrigation, biogas, prevention of soil erosion, bare foot garden, formation of rainbow in the admirably sculptured surreal rain forest, pet feeding, tree house etc. A walk through the well-crafted “Rain Forest” also proved very thrilling and educational as were the many adventurous and re-creational activities. Outcome: The whole exercise was a learning experience and felt very rewarding and rejuvenating. The group came back recharged, refreshed and one with nature! "Report of the HBR Ted Themed Book Review Competition": For just over an hour on 7th December 2015, the Audio-Visual Room of the college got transformed into a Harvard lecture hall as the TED-themed Book Review Competition on HBR (or Harvard Business Review books) saw various well-spoken and talented students from multiple disciplines review HBR books on topic ranging from “Blue Ocean Strategy" and "Getting Work Done" to "Managing of Projects". Mr. Dyson Chandy from the Sociology department and Mrs. Lekha Nambiar from the English department judged and critiqued the participants. Their valuable inputs will no doubt hold the students in good stead as they enter the professional world later on in life. This novel type of competition held in the college for the first time was the brainchild of Ms. Sakshi Sambhar from TYBA Economics, who wanted to do something to help the students become "work-ready". Accordingly, with the help of the Librarian Mrs. Meghana Sanjeeva, some special management and work-culture related HBR books were ordered. A display of these books and an orientation for the same was organized as a preclude a month before the competition to facilitate participation. Overall the programme was a grand success according to the participants and audience alike. The success of the programme was truly an encouragement to the mushrooming of such original and good ideas for newer type of competitions. The Economics Association would like to congratulate the following students who were declared the winners of the competition: 1. Ms. Kasturi Rawool, SYBCOM, I Prize 2. Ms. Deepali Thakkar, SYBA, II Prize 3. Mr. Ashish Sasanka, FYBCOM, III Prize The enclosed photographs here have captured some of the memorable moments. Some books covered: HBR 20-MINUTE MANAGER SERIES.

1. Managing projects.

2. Presentations. 3. Creating business plans. 4. Delegating work. 5. Finance basics. 6. Managing up. 7. Getting work done. 8. Innovative teams

HBR GUIDES

1. Persuasive presentations. 2. Better business writing. 3. Strategic marketing. 4. Innovation. 5. Leadership. 6. The essentials.

Economics Department Student Activities 2016-17

PPT Presentation Competition on 11th July 2016

The Economics Department had organized a PPT competition on the topics relating to ‘Current

Trends and Issues faced by the Indian Economy’ on 11th July 2016 in the college AV Room at 11:30am.

The Judges for this competition were Dr. Suniti Nagpurkar (Ex HOD of Economics Department), Mr. Dyson Chandy (HOD of Sociology Department), and Mrs. Sangeeta Banerjee (Teacher Coordinator of B.com Financial Markets Department). Shamal and Sonali of TYBA Economics were the comperes for the day. The event started with the welcoming of the Judges by presenting them with bouquets of handmade flowers by office bearers of the Association.

The competition was a prelude to the Inter Collegiate Paper Presentation Competition to be conducted by K.G. Joshi College of Arts and N.G. Bedekar College of Commerce, Thane which will be held on 26th July 2016. The winning teams are to be sent for the same.

Six groups participated and gave mesmerizing and captivating presentations:

1. Richa from TYBA Eco, Jyoti and Adishta from SYBA 2. Nandita, Reshma and Swati from TYBA Eco 3. Rishika, Maitri and Pooja from TYBA Eco 4. Ali, Disha, Kunal and Kajal from SYBA 5. Bhavaya and Priya from SYBAF 6. Shrutiand Pratiksha from SYBCom

The audience and judges were hugely impressed by the speakers. Every group was bombarded with questions after the presentations which were handled quite tactfully by the students! Prior to the announcement of winners, the judges gave their comments and words of wisdom to the students so as to further improve their presentations and take it to a higher level. It was very motivating to hear them. Overall it was a great learning experience for everyone. The 3 prize winners were presented with certificates:

First Prize: Richa from TYBA Eco, Jyoti and Adishta from SYBA Second Prize: Nandita, Reshma and Swati from TYBA Eco Third Prize: Bhavaya and Priya from SYBAF

The event concluded with our Head of the Department Mrs. Samhitha Sharma Kain proposing a vote of thanks.

The photographs here have captured some of these memorable moments:

The First Prize Winners getting their Certificates from our Esteemed Judges

Second Prize Winners with the Judges.

Mr. Dyson Chandy ( Head Of Sociology Department) with the Participants

The audience

The Judges, after the successful completion of the event posed for group photograph along

with Teachers and Participants.

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Talk by our Alumni Mr. Akash Vidyasagar on 20th June 2016

On 20th June2016, the Economics Department Alumni Mr. Akash Vidyasagar visited his alma mater and interacted with the new batch of TYBA Economics students. The students were overwhelmed by the presence of their alumni who was the first President of the one year old Economics Association for the academic year 2015-16.

He delivered a talk on “Pursuing an MBA Career”. It was indeed a very proud moment for the

students to know that he has become a part of the famous Symbiosis institute in Pune and is currently pursuing his MBA there. He gave some useful tips to students about preparing for MBA and also on how to perform well in academics. He also shared some experiences of his interview and gave a realistic view about how co-curricular and extra-curricular activities matter along with excellence in academics.

In the end all were feeling inspired and thanked him for taking time out to meet the new TYBA batch. Such encouraging and inspiring words early on in the academic year are sure to reap rich dividends for the next batch! Amen!

A.D.Shroff Elocution Competition on 18th Aug 2016

The Department of Economics conducted the 52nd A.D.Shroff Elocution competition on current socio-economic issues on 18th August 2016 in the college auditorium between 11:30am and 1.30pm. Our Principal Dr. J. Phadnis and Vice Principal Dr. Anita Kanwar graced the occasion and awarded the prizes.

The judges for the event were Mrs. Dipta Dasgupta, retired faculty from Mathematics department, Ms. Lekha Nambiar from the English Department and Mr. D. D. Chandy, HOD Sociology Department. They were felicitated with flower saplings by the office bearers of the Economics Association, Ms. Richa Sharma, Ms. Reshma Palan and Ms. Swati Sinha. The

comperes for the event were Ms.Nandita Nair and Ms. Reshma Palan of the organizing department.

There were around 15 contestants from various departments of the college and all of them put their best foot forward and displayed their amazing oratory skills, mesmerizing the audience and the judges.

The judges had a tough time choosing the winners and after a lot of brainstorming, the winners were chosen. Ms. Swati Sinha of TYBA Economics bagged the 1st prize and was awarded a certificate and cash prize of Rs.1250. Ms. Kastoori Rawool of TYBCom & Ms. Pooja Thaker of TYBA Economics won the 2nd& 3rd prizes respectively, bagging a cash prize of Rs.1000 & Rs.750 each. Ms. Richa Sharma of TYBA Economics and Mr.Yash Shringi of TYBCom won the consolation prizes.

At the end the Principal gave a concluding remark, encouraging the students. The contestants also spoke on their experiences. In short the programme was a huge success leaving everyone motivated. Following are some snapshots of the event:

Inter-disciplinary Interaction of a TYBA Economics Student 2016-17 Jai Hind College Intercollegiate Event The Psychology Department of Jai Hind College, Churchgate had organized the Annual One Day Intercollegiate Psychology Event- ‘PsycInsight’ on 22nd July 2016 in the college Basement area beginning at 0800 hours and concluded at 1800 hours. This most awaited psychology event saw huge participation with as many as 98 Participants from 09 different colleges from across Mumbai region. Eminent judges were invited to judge the event. The event consisted of six different competitions wherein, the knowledge comprehending skills and problem solving capabilities of the participants were tested. Along with the other 11 students from TYBA (Psychology) and SYBA, one participant from TYBA (Economics), Ms. Richa Sharma also took part as an effort towards interdepartmental learning and interaction. Ms. Richa Sharma from TYBA Eco and Mr. Saurabh Nigam from TYBA (Psycho) bought laurels to our college by winning Second Prize in the Main Event of the day- Psyc Sabha, a debate competition on the topic ‘The Current Ongoing Refugee Crisis in The World.’ The audience and judges were hugely impressed by

the speakers. Prior to the announcement of winners, the judges gave their comments and words of wisdom to the students so as to enable them to further enhance their knowledge and take it to a higher level. All the participants were given Participating Certificates. The Second Prize Winners were awarded with Certificate of Merit. Overall it was a great learning experience for everyone.

Photographs of the event:

Principal Madam and Staff of Economics Department congratulating Ms. Richa

Sharma at her success.

Richa Sharma and Saurabh Nigam (fifth and sixth from left) at Psyc Sabha.

Students from Psychology Department in action on the stage.

Entrepreneurship Workshop by Mr. Vargab Bakshi and Ms. Deepa Khanna on 19th Sep

2016

The Economics Department organized an Entrepreneurship Talk by Mr. Vargab Bakshi.

He heads partnerships for Shopify in South Asia. He mentors freelancers and agencies to

partner and make revenue on the Shopify platform. Prior to Shopify, he has worked for

Google and Martjack where he took care of Learning and Development. Mr

Vargab's expertise lies in E-commerce platform technologies & he has helped hundreds of

small and medium scale businesses take their business online, guiding them in the digital

space. Apart from mentoring young start ups, he is also a guest lecturer for premier

educational institutions such as SP Jain, Narsee Monji and Welingkar among others.

The talk was organized on 19th September 2016 in the packed to capacity college auditorium

from 11:30 am to 1.30 pm. The talk was attended by some faculty members and a cross-

section of students from BA, BCom, CS, IT, BAF, BMM, BMS and B&I students. This talk

was made possible by our TYBA alumni Ms. Deepa Khanna, Maharashtra Chairperson for

Skill Development.

The excitement was evident in the packed full house where the students sat with abated

breadth at the thought of interaction with such a prominent global personality. The event

commenced with welcoming of our guest Mr. Bakshi. This was followed by the introduction

of the guest by Ms. Swati Sinha who elucidated on the special qualities of the speaker that

made him more human than professional! Then the stage was taken over by Mr.Vargab

Bakshi and what followed was a mesmerizing talk by him. He inspired the students with his

knowledge and expertise in the field of free lancing and shared the feeling and excitement of

being a true entrepreneur. With the ease of expertise that only comes with tremendous

experience, he steered everyone effortlessly through the fascinating journey to start one’s own

business.

Our president Ms Richa Sharma facilitated Mr. Bakshi by presenting a gift symbolizing our

respect and gratitude for him. Then she proposed a vote of thanks, sharing everyone’s awe

and admiration at the interaction with Mr. Bakshi. Everyone appreciated the humility and

modesty with which Mr. Bakshi made the presentation. At the end, the students left feeling

inspired and invigorated with new knowledge about ‘Shopify’. Subsequently, a self-learning

kit was emailed by him, which was forwarded to all interested students.

Ms. Deepa Khanna also addressed the students at the end of the programme and offered her

extremely valuable mentorship to those students who were interested in becoming partners

with Shopify.

The following photographs have captured some rapturous moments:

Report on Talk by T.S. Gopal on on Economics-Its Usefulness in day to day life and the conduct of ‘Know Your Economy’ (KYE) test on 29thSep 2016

Mr. T.S. Gopal, the Honorary Secretary of the Scientific Research Association for Economics and Finance (SRAEF), Chennai, delivered a talk on Economics-Its Usefulness in day to day life and elucidated on ‘Know Your Economy’ (KYE) test. The KYE test is being organized by his

Association on 17th Dec 2016 in our college. His amazing sense of humor and immense knowledge about the Indian economy held the audience in awe and admiration. Around 100 students attended the event in the audio-visual room. The students went home with a whole new ‘take’ on Economics and its usefulness in conducting their day to day life in a more meaningful way.