Staff Seminar - Main streaming Inclusive Education

Students Engagement with society as part of Social Involvement Programme Editorial Acknowledgements Dr. Agnelo Menezes The Humane Factor Principal The topography of St. Xavier’s college is symbolic of the education it offers. The gargoyles, the intricate art Magazine Committee work and the precisely-crafted windows are pictorial metaphors of the various delights that Xavier’s promises Ms. Rashmi Lee George (Convenor) to offer. A quadrangle enveloped by the splendour of Ms. S.P. Periyanayagi Indo-Gothic architecture opens into the sky beckoning Ms. Rashmi Mehta each individual to rise towards it. There are two ways Dr. Prasita Mukherjee of exiting this beautiful edifice: one is through the Dr. Dionysia Coutinho regular gates and the other is to fly upwards. We encourage you to soar into the sky. St. Xavier’s does not Mr. Roy Thomas believe in glass ceilings therefore sky is the only limit. Ms. Medha Taskar We at St. Xavier’s are a living culture teeming with Dr. Asha Naithani-Dayama action that overflows into the universe. The dynamism Ms. Alpana Palkhiwale in college is nurtured within the departmental-recesses. However, the action is not relegated to the college Students’ Editorial Board alone. We have criss-crossed space and time since 1869. English Section Our trail-blazing ‘autonomous’ existence has been a result of creative pedagogy, courageous innovation, and Chinmayi Pilgaonkar (TYBA) meaningful collaborations. In 2016-2017, we carved our Shalmali Sankpal (TYBA) niche through various interventions both in academic Anant Venkatesh (FYBA) and societal spaces. Anwesha Das (FYBSc IT) Our greatest strength is our human resource. We proudly boast of our human resource that has enhanced our FRENCH Section visibility in the world. Our humanist approach gives Anant Venkatesh (FYBA) us constant impetus to improvise while engaging with our students and the world outside. The celebration of the human spirit has led us to believe in hope for all Hindi Section humanity. Be it the exchange credits for international Aafreen Haider (FYBA) students through a treasure-trove full of Indian delights Vallari Mehta (FYBA) from the world of history, politics, society, media and culture or the giant strides taken by the XRCVC into reforming society or raising a toast to the Whisper from COVER PHOTO CREDIT the Universe that was heard at Laser Interferometer Khyati Bohra (TYBMM) Gravitational-Wave Observatory – we have celebrated it all. As the curtain falls on 2016-2017, we can look Cover Page back with a sense of contentment because we have left Keith Vaz (SYBMM) an enduring Xavier’s imprint for posterity. Rashmi Lee George Contents

From the Principal’s Desk ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 From the Office of the Vice-Principal – Academics …………………………………………………………………………..5 The (Graduating) Flavors of 2016-2017………………………………………………………………………………………….6 College Scholarships 2015-2016 …………………………………………………………………………………………………8 Conversation with Globalization Council for International Programmes …………………………………………………………………………………………17 Insight: Student-reflections ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..19 Campus Dynamism International French Congress …………………………………………………………………………………………………...23 ‘A Whisper from the Universe’ ……………………………………………………………………………………………….....24 Mumbai-Arasavanankadu Exchange …………………………………………………………………………………………….24 “Smiles Despite Everything” …………………………………………………………………………………………………….25 AIHCA Collaborations ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………25 Cultural Committee Report ………………………………………………………………………………………………………25 Paradigm ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….27 Social Involvement Programme …………………………………………………………………………………………………..28 Social Service League …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….29 Research Scholars’ Meet …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..29 Safar Tees Varshon Ka …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….30 The Stirring Sufis and Social Involvement ………………………………………………………………………………………30 Library Report …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….31 Language Lab ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..32 Eco-Lit Conference – 2017 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..33 Malhar ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..33 Lest We Forget Retirements………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....35 Our Alumni Interviews………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….44 Reflections Poems and Articles ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………50 Chronicles Department-Reports …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….69 Research Departments……………………………………………………………………………………………………………111 Association - Reports……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 117 In Cherished Memory …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 146

2 From the Principal’s desk St Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai has always been known to meaningfully FORM individuals. At the core of this achievement is the ability of the College to PERFORM while simultaneously REFORMING and CONFORMING. In order to be abreast with the time, the College has never shied away from changing (either as a pioneer or as an adaptor) and it has done so by embracing the time-tested ethical and humane best practices that have been deeply embedded in its long-standing ethos. The academic year 2016-17 replicated the trajectory described above.

On the intangible academic front, the college continued to ensure that all its syllabi were theoretically up-to-date as well as relevant for the greater good of all. All departments added a social dimension to their functioning by offering 5 hours of discipline-centric social work so as to make our students genuine assets in any community and situation. Every department continued to add value to education by structuring courses that went beyond the classroom, through the Honours Programme (which has been rechristened as the ‘Quest for Excellence Programme’). Through lecture series, field trips, presentations and library / laboratory time, students were challenged to tread the less trodden paths by thinking tangentially (and yet cogently), articulating and defending their findings (amicably, even in the face of opposition). The research culture instilled in our students continued to goad them to spend their vacations in short-term internships. Fifteen of our Science students were selected by national research institutes like IAS, IISER, JNCASR, IISC, JCCBS across the country and one of them even interned with NASA. In conforming with the needs of the real world, the college introduced a collateral course in Data Science.

On the tangible academic front, the college deployed its limited and constrained finances into building or renewing relevant infrastructure and in purchasing state-of-the-art equipment and / or on maintaining its existing equipment. With these assets, the College continued to engage with the outside world through research projects, tie-ups, internships or partnerships. As part of the industry–academia partnership, the Caius Research Laboratory of the College signed an MOU with a company to further the commercial value of sandalwood oil by adopting methods of biotechnology. This laboratory also provided internships to students from neighbouring as well as other institute across the country. The College is among one of the few, who have an Institutional Biosafety Committee (under the DBT, Government of India) which is a regulatory body to assess all the research work involving GMOs in the College. The College signed MoUs with 28 International

3 universities and through these tie-ups student exchange programmes have been undertaken. The Social Involvement Programme of the College has partnered with more than 200 NGOs through which all our students offer their voluntary service for the betterment of those at the fringes of society. The yeoman service that the XRCVC offers to the visually challenged in collaboration with student volunteers was lifted up a few notches, with the XRCVC becoming a model that the Government of Maharashtra desires to replicate across the state.

Productively synchronising curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities has been the bedrock of the Jesuit education philosophy. Hence, multi-faceted programmes like Malhar, Paradigm, talks by eminent speakers, Department Conferences, IMG’s music bonanza continued to co-exist with academics. Every year, the College announces a theme that it follows – for 2016-17 the theme was ‘Optimizing Resources on Campus’.

The positive outcomes of the College through its oxymoronic stance of reforming while conforming has been acknowledged by the larger society. All but one of the science departments of the College have been awarded the Star College Scheme - the Departments of Mathematics as well as of Statistics were added to this illustrious list. The College secured the 40th rank in the NIRF survey among all colleges in India and stood 3rd among the NIRF ranked institutes in the state of Maharashtra. In the All-India College surveys of ‘India Today’ as well as ‘The Week’, the college was listed among the top 5 Arts and Science Colleges in the country. The high profile ‘Review of Autonomy Committee’ that evaluated the performance of the College over its first cycle of autonomy, recommended the continuation of Academic Autonomy since they realised that St Xavier’s College, Mumbai is not just a College but a way of life. Given the continuation of autonomy, the College is provoked to fly high but with its feet firmly entrenched in the best traditions of the Ignatian pedagogy.

Dr. Agnelo Menezes. Principal

4 From the Office of the Vice Principal-Academics

After 32 years of service in the capacity programme enables students to are academically involved with for their of a teacher and more recently as ‘learn beyond the classroom’ with Graduation and 2 from other sources]. Vice Principal -Academics it is an an emphasis on developing critical This was explained to the FY students unparalleled honour for me to share thinking skills and a research over the at an Orientation held on 16th July with you some significant highlights of three years of their Graduation. We 2016. A majority of the students who the past academic year. I am grateful to received an overwhelming response for registered for the Quest For Excellence the Management especially our Rector enrolment across all classes. Above 200 Programme successfully completed Dr (Fr) Anthony D’Souza S.J., Principal students of the SY and TY participated several activities – a sure sign of the Dr Agnelo Menezes, Vice Principal in the Honours Programme, of which programme’s unwavering success (Arts) Ms Madhuri Raijada and Vice 80 students successfully completed which is very encouraging. Principal (Science) Dr Rajendra Shinde the Programme and received their for the support and guidance that they Honours Certificate on the day of their I am undoubtedly grateful to the have given me. I am also grateful to Dr Graduation Ceremony . Department Coordinators and (Fr) Roy Pereira S.J. whose steadfast Faculty who took up this challenge belief in me continues to motivate The Honours Programme for the of encouraging our students to reach and inspire. The responsibilities of the FY students was adapted to promote higher goals of academic excellence. I Office would have been near impossible Interdisciplinary enrichment by am confident that this fresh approach to fulfill without the cooperation of introducing the Quest For Excellence to the Programme will enthuse more the faculty- both teaching and non- Programme. In this programme the students in the coming years and teaching. Here, I would also like to students were required to register in contribute in special ways to their make a special mention of the able staff a Hub, which is a cluster of various holistic growth. of the General Office, whose tireless departments and allowed to enroll for activities offered by departments within At St. Xavier’s College – Autonomous, efforts ensures that everything runs we give as much importance to faculty seamlessly on the administrative front. these Hubs. The Hubs currently include – Lingua Humanities [ all the Arts development as to student growth. The year has been especially eventful, Departments, Management Studies, Accordingly, several seminars were right through the two semesters. The Mass Media and Tourism]; Biological organized. Our ‘Young Teachers’ academic year was filled with academic, Sciences [Botany, Life Science, include faculty of the Senior and Junior co-curricular and extra-curricular Microbiology and Zoology] and College who have been appointed since activities that kept the faculty as well Physical Sciences [ Chemistry, Geology, the last three years. For this group of as students busy and challenged their Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, IT about 30 teachers Interactive Seminars capacities on many fronts. and Software Developement]. The were organized to help them with settling in their teaching responsibility. other resources of St. Xavier’s College th The Honours Programme that holds [ eg. DIRS, Heras, IMG ] continued On 20 July 2017 the Seminar include a significant place in our collegiate to add value to the programme. The two sessions, the first was a highly activities continued to provoke Certification of the Programme would interactive session conducted by Ms our students to greater heights of require a student to acquire 7 credits Ruby Pavri on Skills for creating a ‘Lean achievement. This co-curricular over 6 semesters [5 from the Hub they Forward Class’ followed by the second session on Jesuit Ethos delivered by Fr. Errol Fernandes S.J. Both sessions were very well received by the group. Fr Terence Quadros S.J. in his unique style enthralled the young teachers with Strategies for optimizing Survival - with Special Reference to Classroom and Teaching on 16th September 2016. For the entire Senior College Faculty a Google Drive Workshop was organized on 10th August 2016, in the Knowledge Center and Ms. Vidhi along with Mr. Kevin D’Cruz, Mr. Conrad Cabral and Mr. Subhash Kumar as resource persons explained to the faculty the potential of Google Drive. 4th October 2016 saw a half day Seminar on Take a Break before the Busy-you Breaks by Fr Charles Rodrigues S.J. wherein Fr

5 Charles helped us experience the value In lectures for the new appointees. The Departments and PhD felicitated on of a ‘break’ from our daily schedule by TAQ was administered manually to all 15th June, students of Science and means of reflection, discussions and the new appointees of all faculties and Information Technology felicitated presentations. A day-long seminar an online version was attempted with on 16th June and students of the Arts titled Adapting to Change was held on the entire Science faculty, all of which faculty on the 17th June. On all three 10th March 2017. This was an enriching, was very ably managed by the staff days our Chief guests of the evening; and informative experience that responsible. Ms Kavitha Iyer – Editor, Indian sensitized us to the need for ‘Inclusive rd Express, Prof Sandip Trivedi – Director, Education’ through three sessions. The On 23 September 2016 we had TIFR and Dr. Snehlata Deshmukh- first one was jointly conducted by Dr. the opportunity of hosting the Former Vice Chancellor, University Sam Taraporevala, Ms Linda Dhakul RUSA Consultation Meeting on of Mumbai delivered inspirational and Ms Neha Trivedi on Building Autonomy. Ms. Manisha Verma, speeches and encouraged our young Inclusion – The Disability Perspective, IAS Officer, Secretary and Director, graduates to fully realize their potential. the second one on Mentoring the Digital SPD RUSA Maharashtra conducted The functions went off seamlessly and Natives by Dr Jangoo Mistry and the the Consultation meeting wherein successfully, and I am greatly indebted third session on What the student 70 participants, Principals and to the entire teaching and non-teaching needs? was led by staff and students Management representatives of various faculty who made this possible. involved with Teach for India. The colleges across Maharashtra were programme not only kept us engrossed exposed to experiences delivered by As we look back at the many successful the entire day, but also made us aware resource persons from Autonomous activities that unfolded this past of how significant it is to recognize Institutions. We are grateful for being year with great pride and joy, we also and understand students with special part of this endeavor to encourage other look forward — with high hopes and needs. The resource persons for all our institutions to consider autonomy. determination — to soon completing 150 years of academic excellence. It is endeavors must be duly recognized for Graduation Ceremonies were organized their contribution, for having impacted my strong conviction that St. Xavier’s for the fourth Autonomous batch in will continue to give its students the us with several insights and for helping June 2017 over the course of three us realize the joy and value in making a wings to fly, even as the institution itself days. The students were enthralled by continues to scale greater heights. difference in our students’ lives. the exciting new arrangements made st Our attempt at Faculty mentoring and in the 1 Quadrangle for the very first Dr. Gulshan Shaikh guidance was also furthered with Sit- time. We saw students of Management Vice Principal (Academics) Studies, Mass Media, Post Graduate

The (Graduating) Flavors of 2016-2017 Graduation is one of those bittersweet 75%, the last minute dash to the Xerox all and they deserve a huge round of moments in life, when we are torn center to get that particular set of notes applause!” between the nostalgia for the past that we forgot to get, sitting in huddles, “This graduation is the end of our and excitement for the future. Should trying to do some last minute revision, academic journey of Masters and is we reminisce about what were quite no two days in the past three years ever also the beginning of another bigger possibly the greatest three years of our seemed alike. journey called ‘Life.’ In this journey, lives- the architecture of the college, the As the days disappeared into the we will face many obstacles, fears, sounds of the foyer, the solitude of the months, and the months into the years, and potholes—bigger than the ones chapel or the activity in the labs? Or we grew, and learnt not to let external you see during Mumbai monsoons— should we focus on the next stage in circumstances define us. We may have and we will also face success, failure, our journey of life? come from different walks of life, but happiness and sorrow. But each one of From rushing to attend the 8 am lectures today, we leave as a collective unit: The these experiences will make us a better on time, to struggling to climb to the Class of 2017. people. So always love yourself during 40s, or wondering where LR 29 is, the each step of this journey. Because, the - Aditya Chalishazar, TYBSc internal conflict between finishing the person that you will spend the most Chemistry assignment or journal due tomorrow with in this journey of Life is yourself.” or spending a little more time in the “My fellow graduates, this day belongs - Janhavi Damani – Master of Life foyer with friends, relishing Anna’s chai to not only you but also to our Teachers, Sciences and maggi, the fests and the tests, the Non-teaching staff, Parents and family, random interviews for a project for our and our friends. It is your support, love Three years ago, when I passed HSC friends from other streams, the constant and encouragement that have brought with 80% marks I was under stress calculations to see if our attendance us to this day. So on behalf of my fellow and tension. I wondered if I would has reached the magical number of graduates, I would like to thank them get admission anywhere. My mother

6 was anxious. However, I came to St. an interesting journey from our FY opposite end of the street, or when Xavier’s College. The moment I entered Orientation to this Convocation here, we stumble upon a familiar name in this college, I believed this was the literally hopping from one notice board Time magazine while flipping through place which would help me to fulfill to the other, evolving from mere FYs its pages absentmindedly, or, when my dream of becoming a graduate. to what we’ll be called henceforth, we hear a familiar sarcastic laugh on I met Father Errol in his office. He the Xavier’s alumni. So before we say the television talking about how the interviewed me for about five minutes goodbye and part ways, I hope we journey of every successful stand-up and encouraged me to strive hard. His find it within us to tie up loose ends. comedian always begins from college, support and motivation has not only Because in all probability, you might we’ll probably have a smile on our encouraged me but all of us. I wish to never even see the person you’re sitting face as we remember the incorrigible thank Father Pesso and all our teachers next to right now, the one you’ve sat bookworm curled up in the Lending who have supported each one of us to behind during every exam or done library, or the Eco enthusiast sitting reach this milestone. I am extremely half your CIA 2 projects with. So why on the foyer table babbling away grateful to our teaching staff and the not speak our hearts out and tell one about those ambitious startup ideas to non-teaching staff for all the support another the things we never really got whoever’s listening or even, pretending that you have extended to all of us. around to saying? As someone once to listen, or, our beloved class clown told me, “Why wait for that awkward -Kavita Uday Shinde TYBCom making a long lecture so much more meeting in an alien setting years from tolerable. And now here we are. La fin. Graduates now when we’ve got today to talk to from St. Xavier’s Mumbai, filled with each other?” So today, I’d like to wish us And that’s when we’ll close our eyes just dreams soon to be achieved and all luck. I hope we make something of for a moment to come back here, only memories to be re-lived from time the life that we are setting out to build to realise that the moment’s gone. to time. This evening is the last one for ourselves. And twenty years down that’ll see us all together in the very the line, when we behold a familiar face Bandhuli C quad where Fate had us meet only on the cover of a bestseller staring at TYBA English Literature a couple of years ago. It’s been quite us from the bookstore window at the Student of the Year

“Violence is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all. It is immoral because it seeks to humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding: it seeks to annihilate rather than convert. Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love. It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible. It leaves society in monologue rather than dialogue. Violence ends up defeating itself. It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers.” ~ Martin Luther King

7 College Scholarships 2015 - 2016

Sr. No SR Name of the Scholarship Name of the Awardee A POST FYJC the Cursetjee Framjee Wadia, Sir Sassoon J. David, Bai Rattanbai Bomanji Wadia Chatterjee Ishika 1 A 1 and the Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney Scholarship for highest in FYJC Arts Sudeep the Printer,Lukhansi Nappo, Edwin and Edith Noronha and Munshi Scholarship Rodrigues Cindy 2 A 2 for highest at the F.Y.J. C. Science Raycel the Mrs. Amba C.P. Wadia Scholarship for a deserving Parsi boy highest at the 3 A 3 NA FYJC examination. the Pragji Purshottam Bhatia and Vurdhman Jetsey Scholarship for a Hindu 4 A 4 Johri Tanishka Rakesh student with the highest average in FYJC (Arts or Science). B POST SYJC the Fr.Dreckman, Rev. Frs. Boese, Usteri, Degan, Walrath, Boswin and Mrs. 5 B 1 Menezes Neil Leon Hermina Miranda Scholarship for highest at the HSC examination (Science) the Prof. Abbas,Ardeshir Dhunjishaw Lalkaka and Maneckjee Framjee Hormusjee Rege Valmik 6 B 2 Sethna Scholarship for highest aggregate at the HSC examination and continuing Sharadchandra with FYBA. the P. A. Hormasjee Wadia Scholarship to a Parsi lady student for highest in Dee Pashmin 7 B 3 French at the HSC examination. Manecksha Parinaz the Meenal Dinkar Rao Mugve Scholarship for highest in Chemistry at the H.S.C. 8 B 4 Jain Eva Ashok examination. the Fr.Sacasa’s, Nadkarny-Kothare, Prof. R.N. Bhagwat Scholarship for highest in 9 B 5 Jain Eva Ashok Chemistry at the H.S.C. examination. the Parimal K. Shroff Prize for highest marks in Political Science at the HSC 10 B 6 Agarwal Charu Ravi examination. the Mrs. Cyrilla Juliana D’Souza , Late Joseph Manuel D’Souza and John 11 B 7 Damascene D’Almeida Scholarship for a deserving Catholic student in FYBA / NA BSc. the Khan Bahadur Burjorjie D. Patel, Sir Dinshaw M. Petit , and Ardeshir 12 B 8 Hormasjee Wadia Fund Scholarship for a deserving Parsi student with the best Parakh Diya aggregate at HSC examination The Late Anirudha Jayprakash Bhogle Scholarship for a deserving student with 13 B 9 Shaikh Uzma Imtiyaz the highest marks in Biology at the HSC examination. 14 B 10 the Neena Nigam Memorial Scholarship for higher learning Babita Saroj C POST FYBA/FYBSc

15 the Jehangir Bomanji ,Tullakchand Maneckchand Vijbhukhandas Atmaram Mehta Metika Sikka C 1 16 and the Caius Scholarship for highest aggregate at the FYBA Examination Soham Daruwala Ramakrishnan Anjana 17 the Prof. C. D. Pinto , and Fr. Hamilton Scholarship for the highest in English C 2 18 Literature at the FYBA examination. Bernadine Michele Mary the Hindi Sahitya Mandal Scholarship for highest in Hindi (Ancillary) at the 19 C 3 Pooja Bhanushali FYBA examination. Meenal Dinkar Rao Mugve Scholarship for highest in Chemistry at the FYBSc 20 C 4 Bibakhya Saikia examination and continuing with Chemistry in SYBSc. the Fr. Sierp, Prof. S.K. Chhapgar for highest in Chemistry at the FYBSc 21 C 5 Bibakhya Saikia examination and continuing with Chemistry in SYBSc. 22 C 6 the College Scholarship for highest at the F.Y.B.Sc.- IT examination Apurva Agarwal

8 Parmeshwari Milind 23 C 7 the College Scholarship for highest at the F.Y.B.M.M examination Bhumkar 24 C 8 the College Scholarship for highest at the F.Y.B.M.S examination Vishwa Shripal Shah the Burjor Kaikobad Doctor, Khan Bahadur Hormusji Kharshedji Bhabha, and 25 C 9 Dinshaw Shavakshaw Adenwalla Scholarship for a Parsi student highest in FYBA/ Jal Aryaman FYBSc examination. the Dr. Lewis Gomes and the Parsi Association, D.K.Kamdin and R.C Chanrai 26 C 10 Babel Akshi Scholarship for a deserving student in SYBSc/SYBA the Watumull Foundation Scholarship for highest in Accounts at the FYBCom 27 C 11 George Louis examination. the Armand Francis Sequeira and the Ignatius Loyola Scholarship for highest in 28 C 12 Attari Tasneem Economics at the FYBCom examination. the Late Squadron Leader O. J. D’Sena and the Late Mansoor Awan Scholarship C.R. Akhira 29 C 13 for highest in Business Communication at the FYBCom examination. Chakrasena 30 C 14 Fredie A Mehta Scholarship for highest in Economics at the FYBA examination. Soham Daruwala the A.V. Krishnamurti Scholarship for highest in Physics at FYBSc examination 31 C 15 Arjun Ashoka and continuing with Physics the Dattatraya and Meera Mugve Scholarship for the highest aggregate at the 32 C 16 Arjun Ashoka FYBSc examination D POST SYBA/SYBSc the Sir Currimbhoy Ebrahim,Jamsetji Ardeshir Wadia and Joseph Manuel D’Souza 33 D 1 Sadhna Rajeev Naik Scholarship for highest at the SYBA examination. the Dr. Shashishekhar Naithani Scholarship for highest in SYBA Hindi 34 D 2 Priya Jas karan Baid (Ancillary). the Fr. Bochum,Rev. Fr. H. Heras, S.J. and Prof. N. N. Lala History Scholarship 35 D 3 for highest in History at FY & SYBA and continuing with History at TYBA (8 Mehta Afreed Behzad papers). the Mr. Erasmus F.C.Sequeira and Principal Mafatlal Vadilal Naik Scholarship for Bhagat Raina 36 D 4 Highest in English at SYBA examination and continuing with English at TYBA Vaishnavi the M. A. Bomanji Dubash and Fr. Gisbert Sociology Academy Scholarship for Sanghavi Angakana 37 D 5 a student highest in Sociology or Anthropology at the FY & SYBA examination Milind and continuing with Socio/ Socio-Anthro in TYBA. the Late Prof. Anthony Monteiro Scholarship for highest in SYBSc Chemistry and Aditya Munir 38 D 6 continuing with Chemistry in TYBSc. Chalishazar the Mr. Shahrukh B. Paymaster and Mr. Ashok Sumanlal Patel Memorial Prize 39 D 7 for highest in Microbiology at the FY & SY and continuing with Chemistry or Keertana Venkatesh Microbiology in TYBSc. the Prof. R. V. Kamat, Mrs. Allan Asphandiar Dadachanji, Miss Sudha Shalom Phiroze 40 D 8 Prabhudesai and Janardhan Dayanand Bhatt Prize for highest in Physics at the Palkhivala SYBSc and continuing with Physics in TYBSc the Prof. Dara M. Munshi and M.Krishnan Memorial Scholarship for highest in 41 D 9 Khyati Patel Zoology at SYBSc and continuing with Zoology in TYBSc. Harshita Hanmandas 42 D 10 the College Scholarship for highest at the S.Y.B.M.S examination Rathi Rutwij Harshad 43 D 11 the College Scholarship for highest at the S.Y.B.M.M examination Nakhwa the Dr. Lewis Gomes, Parsi Association, D.K.Kamdin , R.C Chanrai and Late Mr. 44 D 12 Alisha Fernandes Leslie Rebello Scholarship for a deserving Catholic student in the TYBA / BSc. the Watumull Foundation and the Edmund Campion Scholarship for a needy and 45 D 13 Maulvi Sajid outstanding student in TYBCom

9 the Mrs. Kathleen Pereira, Ignatius Loyola Scholarship for a deserving student 46 D 14 Aravind Chithirai with the best attendance in SYBCom. the Khushalchand Charity Trust and the Late Aritha Alva Scholarship for a needy 47 D 15 Justina Pais and outstanding student in TYBCom. 48 D 16 the College Scholarship for highest at the S.Y.BSc - IT examination. Mohit Agarwal Fredie A. Mehta Scholarship for highest in Economics at FY & SYBA and 49 D 17 Karin Milind Shah continuing with Economics at TYBA ( 6 papers) E POST TYBA/BSc the Mr. Hadi C. Tyabjee , J. J. & G. J. Lalwani and Hilloo Scholarship for highest 50 E 1 Nimit Parikh aggregate at the at the BA examinations. the Joan Dias Memorial Prize for girl student highest in AIC at the BA Meghna Ria 51 E 2 examinatios. Muralidharan The Shodhan Prasad Dave Memorial Prize for highest in Economics ( 3 Unit ) at 52 E 3 Nimit Parikh the BA examinations. the Dewan R.N. Saigal Scholarship for the best Economics Honours Programme 53 E 4 NA student. the Carmelita and Charles Nazareth Scholarship for highest in English at the BA 54 E 5 Shauna Irani examinations. the Fr. Edward D’Cruz Political Science Scholarship for highest aggregate in entire 55 E 6 Kasab Shailesh Vora Political Science (8 papers) at the BA examinations. the Parimal K. Shroff Prize for highest marks in Political Science at the BA 56 E 7 Kasab Shailesh Vora examinations the Late Mrs. Kaushalya Sethi Scholarship for highest in Psychology (Major) at Alisha Anupam 57 E 8 the BA examinations. Kalidhar the Joan Dias Memorial Prize for Catholic girl student highest at the BA 58 E 9 Tojo Tanya examinations. the Mr. Hadi C. Tyabjee and the Pragji Purshottam Bhatia Scholarship for highest 59 E 10 Parmeshwari Chandak at the BSc examinations. 60 E 11 the D.L. Modi Scholarship for highest in Chemistry at the BSc examinations. Ankita Isor Dr.M.P. Sujayakumari and the Department of Life Sciences Scholarship for highest 61 E 13 Desouza Roshni Ann in BSc (3 units) Life Science. the Department of Life Sciences Scholarship for highest in BSc (6 units) Life Sarma Adithya 62 E 14 Science. Srinivasa the Minoo H. Matbar, Burjor Kaikobad Doctor Memorial, and Sarabhai Dipchand 63 E 15 Shikhar Goenka Shah Scholarship for highest in Mathematics at the BSc examinations. the Prof. Joseph Selwyn Dias, Malcolm Pereira and Prof. Sam J. Khambatta Alimohammed 64 E 16 Scholarship for highest in Physics at the BSc examinations. Kanchwala 65 E 17 the Almeidas’ Botany Scholarship for highest in Botany at the BSc examinations. Duhita Naware the Joan Dias Memorial Prize for a girl student highest in Statistics at the BSc 66 E 18 Gauri kamat examinations the Prof. J.V.Bhat Memorial Scholarship for second highest in Microbiology at the 67 E 19 Mitra Adityesh Abhijit BSc examinations the Joan Dias Memorial Prize for Catholic girl student highest at the BSc 68 E 20 Roshni Ann D’Souza examinations. 69 E 21 the College Scholarship for Ranking First in B.M.S Bianca Menezes the Late Mr. Abdul Hameed Ansari Scholarship for Ranking First in B.M.M 70 E 23 Archita Mitra (Advertising)

10 the Late Mr. Abdul Hameed Ansari Scholarship for Ranking First in B.M.M 71 E 24 Tanya Malik (Journalism) the Late Fr. Valero Aleu, S. J. Scholarship to a TYBCom student for highest 72 E 25 Celeste Pais aggregate at TYBCom examination. the Late Fr. Valero Aleu, S. J. Scholarship to a TYBCom student for highest 73 E 26 Chawre Rajendra aggregate in Financial Accounting - Paper I at the TYBCom examination. the Late Fr. Valero Aleu, S. J. Scholarship to a TYBCom student for highest 74 E 27 Chawre Rajendra aggregate in Financial Accounting - Paper II at the BCom examinations. the Late Fr. Valero Aleu, S. J. Scholarship to a TYBCom student for highest 75 E 28 Gowda Hemant aggregate in Financial Accounting - Paper III at the BCom examinations. the Late Fr. Valero Aleu, S. J. Scholarship to a TYBCom student for highest 76 E 29 Upadhyay Prashant attendance in the BCom. the Pedro Arrupe, the Late Mr. Alphonsus Stanislaus Saldanha & Late Fr. Charles 77 E 30 Rutika Gawde Saldanha, S.J. Scholarship for a student with all round performance at the BCom. the Dr. Mohamed Bazlur Rehman Scholarship for Catholic student highest in 78 E 31 Shauna Irani English (6 papers) and pursuing post graduation studies the Khan Bahadur Hormasji Kharshedji Bhabha and Rev. Fr. Heras, S. J. 79 E 32 Scholarship for highest in History at BA examinations and continuing with MA Ann Peters in History. the Sociology Academy Scholarship for highest in Sociology at the BA examinations 80 E 33 Simone Gandhi excellence in other activities of College and continuing with Post Graduation the Dr. N.A. Irani Memorial Scholarship for best aggregate in Botany at the BSC 81 E 34 Varsha Giri and continuing with MSc. In Plant Taxonomy the Late Noshirwan H. Sethna Geology Scholarship for highest in Geology at the 82 E 35 Meghomita Das BSc examinations and continuing with Geology . the Sheila M. Joseph Memorial Fund Scholarship for highest in Zoology at the Ryan Rodrigues 83 E 36 BSc and continuing with MSc in Zoology. Gerard the Sir Dinshaw M. Petit Post Graduate Scholarship and the Ardeshir Hormasjee 84 E 37 NA Wadia Fund for Parsi student of BSc continuing with post graduation studies. the Prof. Saroj Hazari Scholarship for highest marks in 19th Century English 85 E 38 Nair Kamya Rajeev Literature at the BA examinations. Fredie A. Mehta Scholarship for best aggregate in Economics of the BA exams 86 E 39 Rutuja Joshi and continuing with post graduation studies in Economics. the Dr. R.K.Hazari Memorial Prize for second highest marks in Economics at the 87 E 40 Iyer Anjali BA examinations. Fredie A. Mehta Scholarship for deserving student with best aggregate in Economics 88 E 41 Na of the BA examination and continuing with post graduation studies in Economics. 89 E 42 the College scholarship for Ranking First in B.Sc.IT. Singh Gauri Mrs. Kalpana Hansraj Chaudhuri Scholarship for deserving girl student continuing 90 E 43 Farah Ansari post graduate in Science Mukul Singhal Scholarship for highest aggregate at the highest aggregate at the Ali Mohammed 91 E 44 BSC examinations n Physics Kanchwala Mukul Singhal Scholarship for highest aggregate at the highest aggregate at the 92 E 45 To be Announced BSC examinations the Late Prof. Cavas J. Shroff Scholarship for highest marks in Statistics at the 93 E 46 Gauri Kamat BSc examinations. the Ms. Baktawar Sam Sethna Scholarship for female student securing highest in 94 E 47 Meghomita Das Geology at the BSC examinations F SENIOR MA & MSc

11 the Dr. Ratan Nadirshaw Sukeshwala and Dr. Dayanand Dattatraya Yellur 95 F 1 Karl Pereira Scholarship for highest in Geology at MSc Part I. the Dr. Ratan Nadirshaw Sukeshwala and Dr. Dayanand Dattatraya Yellur Anushka Aegidius 96 F 2 Scholarship for highest in Geology at MSc Part II. Lobo 97 F 3 the College scholarship for highest in Biotechnology at the M.Sc. Examination Oindrila Debashish De the Late Shri R.R. Subramanian Scholarship for a student ranking first in the MA 98 F 4 Urmi Viren Vaz autonomous course in Ancient Indian History Culture & Archaelogy G GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP Prof. Exward Mendonca and Ashok Kamte Memorial Award for the Student of 99 G 1 Yash Mimani the Year

100 the Mahindra Search for Talent Scholarship for the best academic performance at Metika Sikka G 2 101 the F.Y.B.A. examination. Soham Daruwala the Mahindra Search for Talent Scholarship for the best academic performance at 102 G 3 Arjun Ashoka the F.Y.B.Sc. examination. the Mahindra Search for Talent Scholarship for the best academic performance at C.R. Akhira 103 G 4 the F.Y.B.Com. examination. Chakrasena the Mahindra Search for Talent Scholarship for the best academic performance at 104 G 5 Sadhna Rajeev Naik the S.Y.B.A. examination. the Mahindra Search for Talent Scholarship for the best academic performance at 105 G 6 Parshv Pankil Shah the S.Y.B.Sc.examination. the Mahindra Search for Talent Scholarship for the best academic performance at 106 G 7 Singh Sharmishtha the S.Y.B.Com. examination. Lions Club of East Bombay Scholarship for the most promising student of the 107 G 8 Shekhar Manjulkar Xavier’s Resource Centre for Visually Challenged (XRCVC) the St. Xavier’s College Association Golden Jubilee Scholarship for excellence in Bandhuli 108 G 9 academics, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Chattopadhyay the St. Xavier’s College Association Fr.Balaguer Scholarship for a Senior College 109 G 10 Aldrin Castelino student who is outstanding in social work . 110 G 12 the Fr. M.M. Balaguer, S.J. Scholarship for hardworking Senior College Catholic student. Ivy Rodrigues the Sabate-Freitas Memorial Fund, Shri & Smt. P. B. Fernandes-Veloz and the 111 G 13 Ardeshir Rustomji Thanawala Scholarship for a student who is outstanding in Anish Rajan Social Work. the Sabate-Freitas Memorial Fund, Shri & Smt. P. B. Fernandes-Veloz and the 112 G 14 Ardeshir Rustomji Thanawala Scholarship for a student who is outstanding in Aditi Dalal Social Work. 113 G 15 the Fenelon Bossuet Godinho Hindi Paritoshik and the Kamla Hindi Paritoshik Ashutosh the Prof. Khalil Dehdashti Memorial Persian Scholarship for highest in Islamic 114 G 16 NA Culture Studies. 115 G 17 the Hostelite Welfare and Shastri Scholarship for a deserving hostelite. Selius Warjri 116 G 18 the Hostelite Welfare and Shastri Scholarship for a Meritorious hostelite. Hemanga Bhattacharya 117 G 19 the Vinod Mehra Scholarship for the best cultural talent. Janvi Pandya the Late Gurcharan Kaur, Amrik Singh, Surender Jeet Singh & Varalakshimi 118 G 20 Parui Kaushik P.Singh Scholarship for a deserving student. 119 G 21 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Sanika Kshirsagar 120 G 22 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Rubina Khan 121 G 23 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Ishwar Bhusal 122 G 24 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Jennifer Barboza

12 123 G 25 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Priyanka Pitlekar 124 G 26 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Kalyani Shinde 125 G 27 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Neeta Pagi 126 G 28 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Kamal Vangad 127 G 29 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Rajdeep Gajare 128 G 30 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Anuradha Pawar 129 G 31 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Ravi Kiran 130 G 32 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Swagat Siby 131 G 33 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Shubham Gupta 132 G 34 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Shahul Bhujbal 133 G 35 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Jayesh Panchal 134 G 36 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Sanjay Gupta 135 G 37 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Sagar Shinde 136 G 38 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Rahul Shelke 137 G 39 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Deepak Kumar Jaiswal 138 G 40 S.N. Iyer Q.C & Dr. Irene Charity Trust Scholarship for a deserving student. Tushar Parab 139 G 41 the Gurudas Bailur Scholarship for a deserving student. Rahul Gajjal 140 G 42 Scholarship for a deserving Catholic Student. Mathew Jacob 141 G 43 Mrs.Livie Viegas Scholarship for a deserving Catholic Student. Lawrence Noronha 142 G 44 Mrs.Livie Viegas Scholarship for a deserving Catholic Student. Pushpak Martin 143 G 45 Mrs.Livie Viegas Scholarship for a deserving Catholic Student. Tanuvi Joe 144 G 46 the Ashok Kamte Memorial Scholarship for an outstanding student of the college. Adityesh Mitra 145 G 47 the Ashok Kamte Memorial Scholarship for the . most helpful student of the college Renisha Mall 146 G 49 the Prema Arya Memorial Scholarship to a deserving student of Microbiology Sanjana Phillip 147 G 50 Sheila & Ben Jacob Memorial Arts Prize for a deserving girl student. Sharon Robert Dr.Edgar DaSilva Memorial prize for the highest in Microbiology at the T.Y.B.Sc. 148 G 51 Chadha Yagya Sanjay Examination 149 G 52 Dr.Edgar DaSilva Memorial prize for the highest aggregate at the T.Y.B.A Exam. Nimit Parikh 150 G 53 Chandrakant Gupta Scholarship for a deserving girl student Prerna Uttankar 151 G 54 O.A. Mathen Memorial Scholarship for a deserving girl student Blossom D’souza 152 Dominic Noronha Vibha & Bhalchandra Dave Trust Fund Scholarship for a deserving post graduate 153 G 55 Shivani Nandha student of Microbiology 154 Priyanka Jadhav 155 Aishwarya Mane Late. Smt Kaushalya Nayar and Late Shri. Kahan Chand Nayar Scholarship for a 156 G 57 Rupali Koshti deserving girl student 157 Soumya Shrivastava Ria Manoj Kumar 158 the Dr. Yvonne Mae Freitas Scholarship for highest in Microbiology at the M.Sc. G 58 Odakayi Examination 159 Anushree Rajiv Sawant 160 Cianna D’Souza the Late Prof. Cavas J. Shroff Scholarship for a deserving girl student pursuing 161 G 59 Sheelu Gupta B,Sc 162 Ketaki Jawade

13 the Shreevrat Goenka Scholarship for a meritorious Post graduate student of Life 163 G 60 Keya Pankaj Kulkarni Science the Anjanee Jon Scolarship for deserving student to pursue the master’s 164 G 61 Jimcy Chacko programme in Biotechnology the Late Mr. Manu Vasudeva and Mrs. Prabha Vasudeva “Nishtha” Scholarship for 165 G 62 Safiya Siddiqui a deserving girl stuent in B.A. the Late Mr. Manu Vasudeva and Mrs. Prabha Vasudeva “Nishtha” Scholarship for 166 G 63 Chandrika kadam a deserving girl stuent in B.Sc. 167 64 Dr. M.A. Eswaran Scholarship for a deserving stuent of M.Sc. Life Science Srushti Chafekar G 168 65 Dr. M.A. Eswaran Scholarship for a deserving stuent of M.Sc. Life Science Granstel Robert H SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS the Valerian F.X. Pais Scholarship for excelling in academics and representing 169 H 1 Yagya Chadha College in various sports events. the Late John C. Pinto Scholarship for an outstanding sportsman (preferably in 170 H 2 Adline Fernandes Hockey / Football). the Mr. Hadi C. Tyabjee , Prof. Godfrey G. D’Souza Scholarship for a student 171 H 3 Kavinaya with the best record at inter-collegiate or inter-university events. the Mrs. Meherbai Dorabji Hilloo Desai , Joseph Manuel and Prof. Godfrey 172 H 4 Bhagyesh Anvekar D’Souza Scholarship for the best male athlete. the Joseph Manuel ,Prof. Godfrey D’Souza, Jehangir Rustomji Dhabher, Mrs. M. 173 H 5 R. de Souza ,Sir Ness N. Wadia Scholarship and Willie Fernandes scholarship for Tarun Kalathil excellence in Football. 174 H 6 the Ashok Kamte Memorial Scholarship for excellence in Basket Ball Arjun Midha 175 H 7 the Ashok Kamte Memorial Scholarship for Best female athlete. Chantelle Mascarenhas the Ashok Kamte Memorial scholarship for a student who has distinguished 176 H 8 Amruta Veer himself in an individual sport. the Ashok Kamte Memorial scholarship for excellence in Academics and 177 H 9 Aashumi Mehta representing college in various sports events (Senior College) the Ashok Kamte Memorial scholarship for outstanding sportsman in Hockey 178 H 10 Lynette Lobo (Junior College) the Ashok Kamte Memorial scholarship for outstanding sportsman in Football 179 H 11 Calvin Barreto (Junior College) I. SUBJECT TOPPERS 180 I. 1 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inA.I.C. (F.Y.BA.) Irene Lobo 181 I. 2 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inEconomics (F.Y.B.A.) Soham Daruwala 182 I. 3 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inEnglish (F.Y.B.A.) Ramakrishnan Anjana 183 I. 4 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inCommerce (F.Y.B.A.) Ujjayee Lunkar 184 I. 5 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inHistory (F.Y.B.A.) Ramakrishnan Anjana the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inPolitical Science Bernadine Michele 185 I. 6 (F.Y.B.A.) Mary 186 I. 7 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inPsychology (F.Y.B.A.) Gouri Bhuyan 187 I. 8 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inSociology (F.Y.B.A.) Mary Johnson Raychel 188 I. 9 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inBotany (F.Y.B.Sc.) Blossom Dsouza 189 I. 10 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inChemistry (F.Y.B.Sc.) Bibakhya Saikia 190 I. 11 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inEconomics (F.Y.B.Sc.) Tejas Mehta 191 I. 12 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inGeology (F.Y.B.Sc.) Som Banerjee

14 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inLife Science 192 I. 13 Jinali Mody (F.Y.B.Sc.) the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inMathematics 193 I. 14 Arjun Ashoka (F.Y.B.Sc.) the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inMicrobiology 194 I. 15 Neha Banwani (F.Y.B.Sc.) 195 I. 16 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inPhysics (F.Y.B.A.) Arjun Ashoka 196 I. 17 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inStatistics (F.Y.B.Sc.) Claudia Fernandes 197 I. 18 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inZoology (F.Y.B.Sc.) Bibakhya Saikia Antriksh Radheshyam 198 I. 19 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inA.I.C (S.Y.B.A) Aade the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inAnthropology 199 I. 20 Kriti Karan Mahajan (S.Y.B.A.) 200 I. 21 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inEconomics (S.Y.B.A.) Sadhna Rajeev Naik Angkana Milind 201 I. 22 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inEnglish (S.Y.B.A.) Sanghavi 202 I. 23 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inCommerce (S.Y.B.A.) Sadhna Rajeev Naik Bandhuli Abhijit 203 I. 24 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inFrench (S.Y.B.A.) Chattopadhyay 204 I. 25 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inHindi (S.Y.B.A.) Priya Jaskaran Baid Maitreyee Shilpa 205 I. 26 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inHistory (S.Y.B.A.) Kishor the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inPolitical Science 206 I. 27 Reuben Sushil Kurian (S.Y.B.A.) Bandhuli Abhijit 207 I. 28 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inPsychology (S.Y.B.A.) Chattopadhyay Natasha Amarnath 208 I. 29 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inSociology (S.Y.B.A.) Bhide Harshit Narendra 209 I. 30 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inBotany (S.Y.B.Sc.) Singh Aditya Munir 210 I. 31 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inChemistry (S.Y.B.Sc.) Chalishazar Arnav Hrishikesh 211 I. 32 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inGeology (S.Y.B.Sc.) Samant the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inLife Science 212 I. 33 Mallika Vivek Talwar (S.Y.B.Sc.) the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inMathematics 213 I. 34 Parshv Pankil Shah (S.Y.B.Sc.) the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inMicrobiology 214 I. 35 Venkatesh Keertana (S.Y.B.Sc.) Aditya Munir 215 I. 36 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inPhysics (S.Y.B.Sc.) Chalishazar 216 I. 37 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inStatistics (S.Y.B.Sc.) Parshv Pankil Shah 217 I. 38 the Certificate of Appreciationfor being the subject topper inZoology (S.Y.B.Sc.) Khyati Mahendra Patel

15 CONVERSATION WITH GLOBALISATION

16 COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES

St. Augustine once said, “The world University of California, Berkeley: also awarded the prestigious Erasmus is a book and those who do not travel Mr. Aaditya Mittal, SYBMS student Scholarship. In reciprocity, three read only one page.” This is especially enrolled in the summer programme students from Sciences Po visited St. true regarding the association between offered by the University of California, Xavier’s to study courses in SYBA. travel and education. If education Berkeley, USA, May to June 2017. In stimulates one’s mind to solve a reciprocity, 18 students of UC Berkeley Harvard University: The ‘Harvard problem using logic, travel offers the visited St. Xavier’s for two months College in Asia Programme’ (HCAP) is opportunity to learn different ways from June to August 2016 for a 3-credit one of the most competitive and sought to solve the same problem using logic course on “India in a Globalized World: after programmes for students of St. derived from diverse cultures. St. Post Colonialism, Neo-Classicism & Xavier’s. This year, eight students were Xavier’s College strongly supports Beyond”. selected to participate in a nine-day this premise. Through the Council for conference themed “Mind, Body, and International Programmes (CIP), the Comillas Pontifical University: TYBA Society: Global Health Challenges of students Antony Anna Pauly and Ms. the 21st Century,” at Harvard University, college is instrumental in providing th nd such opportunities to its students. Shruti Sheopurkar were selected to study USA from 15 to 22 January 2017. In for a year at the Faculty of Economics reciprocity, 12 students from Harvard The CIP offers its students various and Business Administration with University came to St. Xavier’s College short-term/summer programmes or a full tuition waiver at Comillas for ten days in March 2017. one semester to one year programmes at Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain. In partner universities/colleges worldwide, reciprocity, two students of Comillas University of Stuttgart, St. Louis thereby providing a mentally enriching visited St. Xavier’s for one semester/one University, Stellenbosch University academic experience of having studied year from June 2016 – April 2017 for and St. Xavier’s College Department abroad. In the academic year 2016- Arts and Management Studies. of English Collaborative Programme: 2017, students of St. Xavier’s College “In Conversation with Globalization” participated in various international IESEG School of Management: SYBA and 7 Xavier’s students attended a programmes in partner universities student Ms. Shreya Mane and TYBA conference in Stellenbosch in January in United Kingdom, France, Spain, student Ms. Sampurna Mitra were 2017 -- the theme was “The Menu of Germany, United States, Canada, S. selected to study for a year with a full Globalization” with a focus on various Africa and S. Korea; furthermore, in tuition waiver at the IESEG School aspects of food - politics, economics, reciprocation, we hosted a diverse of Management, Lille, France. In agriculture, supply and sustainability, group of international students at St. reciprocity, four students from IESEG, public health, and of course, cuisines. Xavier’s. Lille, visited St. Xavier’s for a year to study courses in Management Studies. St. Louis University: Ms. Ananya International Programmes for Agnihotri, SYBSc student was Outgoing Students Sciences Po: TYBA students, Ms. selected to study for a year at St. Louis Deann Almeida, Mr. Sachaet Pandey, University, USA. As stated in the MOU In the academic year, forty-three Ms. Shreya Mathur, and Ms. Sakina between St. Louis and St. Xavier’s, she students from St. Xavier’s participated Mamuwala were selected to study for received a full tuition waiver. in study programmes at universities a year at Sciences Po, Paris, with a full abroad. tuition waiver. Shreya and Sachaet were Daegu Haany University: SYBSc student Ms. Mallica Pandya was selected to study for a year with a full tuition waiver at Daegu Haany Univ. This was the first time that a Xavier’s student went to South Korea as an exchange student. Universities in Ontario: Mr. Shravan Ram, a TYBSc student was selected to study at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, for a year, with a full tuition waiver, as part of the Ontario- Maharashtra-Goa (OMG) programme. Yale University: Ms. Anandita Bhalerao and Ms. Danielle Pereira SYBA students chose to spend their summer at Yale University, USA, for 6 weeks taking several courses for credits.

17 St. Catherine’s College, University Xavier’s for a short programme on art, students from Soka University, Japan, of Oxford: Mr. Mathew Jacobs and history and culture of India under the and one student from USA enrolled Mr. Swagat Siby, SYBA students were “India Studies Programme” between 3rd in SYBA. Four French students from selected to study at St. Catherine’s – 6th Jan, 2017. IESEG (Lille) and three from Science Po College, University of Oxford, UK, (Paris) along with two Spanish students Xavier’s - Berkeley Summer for their Trinity term, for a period of from Comillas University, Spain availed Programme: For the fourth two months. They were awarded the of the exchange programme and took consecutive year, we organized a prestigious Betty and Donald Keating varied courses in SYBMS and SYBA. scholarship. programme for students from the University of California, Berkeley, Memoranda of Understanding St. John’s College, Cambridge USA. This three-credit course ‘India in Signed In The Academic Year University, UK: Two of the students a Globalized World: Post Colonialism, 2016 – 2017 Ms Rhea D’Costa and Ms Natasha Neo-Classicism & Beyond’ was fully Bhide were selected to study for 2 weeks developed and conducted at St. Xavier’s Memoranda of Understanding were at the college as part of an exchange College. The course was held every signed with seven universities to programme between St. John’s and Friday, for 2 months in June-July 2016. encourage the development of visits Xavier’s during the October vacation. The credits of the Berkeley students and informal exchanges among were transferred to their University. faculty, students, and administrators SOAS University, London, United Eighteen students from the University in education, research and outreach, to Kingdom: Six students from Xavier’s, of California, Berkeley, participated in organize joint conferences, to develop one from each of the following this course. joint research programs and exchange departments: Economics, Sociology, of students during the academic year or BMS, BMM, History, and Political History of India course: A specially summer terms. These institutes include: Science, were selected on the basis of designed course on the history of HMKW, Germany; The Regents of merit for a one-semester exchange India through the ages was conducted the University of California, USA; UC between January and May 2017 to for twenty visiting students of the Berkeley Summer Session Agreement, SOAS University, London, United University of Sydney, Australia. The USA; Sophia University, Japan; SOAS- Kingdom. They all received the Erasmus course was designed and taught by Erasmus Agreement, UK; Sciences scholarship for the semester study. For Dr. Fleur D’souza and Ms. Kaizeen Po-Erasmus Agreement, France; and the first time foreign university credits Jehangir. It was a three week, 2-credit Harvard College in Asia Programme will be transferred to Xavier’s credit course, where the students were taken Agreement, USA. Currently Xavier’s system. This is the first programme of on a field visit and for a visit to the has 28 MOUs signed with universities its kind to be initiated by CIP! museum. Evaluation was based on spanning all five continents. written assignments. St. Xavier’s Programmes New Initiatives of the Cip For Incoming International Economics Programme: Nine Students American students from various The academic year 2016 – 2017 brought universities in California, USA (The forward some new beginnings. The These programmes extend from one Regents of the University of California) Erasmus scholarships to study for a week to two months and even upto two along with the faculty Prof. Ketki Sheth semester at SOAS, UK for a full transfer semesters. During the year we hosted visited Xavier’s for the Economics of semester credits is the first of its kind on our campus 105 foreign students course. The course was conducted in the college. Other new endeavours from countries such as USA, UK, by both, faculty from USA and from initiated by the CIP were: (1) a new Australia, Japan, Spain, and France. Xavier’s. The students were on the memorandum of understanding with St. John’s College, University of English Language Course: For the campus for 3 weeks in September 2016. Cambridge, UK to initiate a 2 week third consecutive year we had 15 Bachelor of Arts courses: Two students short-term exchange programme students from Soka University, Japan, from St. John’s College, Cambridge participating in a specialized, intensive between the two institutes on a full University, UK came to St. Xavier’s short-term English language course. scholarship, (2) a new memorandum college on 31st July, 2016 as guest The students accompanied by their of understanding was signed with the students for two weeks and attended professor were on our campus from University of Sydney to initiate the several lectures in BA and participated 6th th Sydney Offshore Programme entailing – 17 -February 2017. At the end in Malhar. of the course, the students performed vairous aspects of the history of India short skits as part of their evaluation. HCAP Programme: Twelve students organized by St. Xavier’s College for A certificate of participation was given. from Harvard University, USA were on Australian students, and (3) a new campus for a 10 day program on Global memorandum of understanding India Studies Programme: Eight Health in the second week of March was signed with The Regents of the students from University of Notre Dame, 2017. University of California in order to USA and five students from Western allow exchange of information via Sydney University, Australia visited St. Semester/One-year Programmes: Five lectures conducted by the members

18 of faculty of both, the University of Univ., Pace Univ., The Regents of the the admin staff of Exam Control office, California as well as St. Xavier’s College. University of California, St. Martin’s General Office, Treasurer’s Office, and Univ., Le Moyene College and Univ. of the Knowledge Center for outstanding Visits by International Notre Dame, USA; Univ. of Warwick, help throughout the year. The success of Institutes In 2016 – 2017 Univ of Bath, SOAS Univ., and Bishop the international prorgamme depends Numerous representatives and Grosseteste Univ., UK; Stenden Univ., on the cooperative effort of all. Thank members of faculty from reputed Netherlands and Univ. of Sydney, you. Australia. foreign universities visited St. Xavier’s Dr Radiya Pacha-Gupta College in the academic year 2016 CIP director takes the opportunity to Director – 2017. These were John Carroll thank Xavier’s and visiting faculty, and Insight : Student - reflections HCAP in Mumbai

It was a warm reunion between the the sea and explored the massive cliffs. Gunderson, the first talk commenced. Harvard and Mumbai delegates who Everyone was exhausted by the time we It was given by Dr. Sunil Keswani, arrived early morning on the 11th got back on the last ferry ride home, but President of the Nation Burns Centre of March. Most of the day was spent managed to get a bit of shopping done of India, who spoke about the dangers trying to recover from jet lag, post in causeway regardless. After dinner and facts regarding burns when which the Mumbai delegates led at Y.W.C.A, everyone attended Holika viewed from a developing country’s Harvard students on a South Bombay (the bonfire) at T.I.F.R and caught up perspective. He also gave us an idea tour which started at St. Xavier’s with each other. about the treatments in India and College, proceeded to Fort and ended abroad. The lecture was followed by a at Colaba. In the evening, everyone The next day was one much looked talk given by Mr. Chintan Modi who attended a kathak recital performed by forward to. It was Holi! Everyone was is the founder of Aao Dosti Karein, one of the Mumbai delegates and her immaculately dressed in white, and an Initiative founded to foster peace dance company (Beej) at the Chembur made their way by local train which and education between India and Fine Arts Society. Everyone slept in turned out to be an exhilarating Pakistan. He spoke mainly on the early that night, it was a tiring end to experience for the Harvard students Kashmir issue and some of the mental a long day. to Bandra. We had a lot of fun, playing health problems faced by the local with organic colours and water on residents, the presence of the army, the The next day proved to be more tiring. one of the Mumbai students terrace, consequences on their psyche. There It was an early start to the day, as after which we devoured the delicious was a discussion round amongst the there was an excursion to Elephanta biryani that her mother had made for students from harvard and xavier’s on Caves. The beautiful architecture of all of us. In the evening we watched the the influence of religion and whether it the Gateway and Taj, left the Harvard movie Bajirao Mastani (with english is possible to live in a religionless society students in awe. The ferry ride was subtitles) which was greatly appreciated and whether that would be ideal. It left extremely pleasant and it was great by the students. everyone with a lot of questions as it weather for a day out. The morning was a mix of different backgrounds, so was spent well, exploring the caves and 14th marked the beginning of the the perspectives brought in were very learning more about Indian tradition. conference. After the inauguration by varied. For lunch, they got a taste of authentic the principal Sir Agnelo Menezes and Maharashtrian cuisine. Post lunch, we a few words spoken by the President There was a Kallaripayattu workshop walked around the island itself, sat by of the HCAP programme, Kathryn (an ancient indian martial arts technique from Kerala) organized in the afternoon by Mr. Arpit Singh. It was intensive and had everyone on their feet. After dinner that day, we went on a ‘sweet run’ where we walked around town, having sweets from different cuisines. The next day had three talks- the first one by Dr.Kalpana Apte, the secretary of Family Planning Association of India. She spoke about rural health and reproductive rights in rural villages. It proved to be a very informative session. Dr. Anaita Hegde, a neuro pediatrician was next and she gave a very interesting

19 talk on some neurodegenerative The day began with a yoga and in a bit of shopping. The rest of the day disorders faced by children, the meditative session led by Father was spent at one of the students homes, treatment and the health challenges it Prashant Olalekar, who set the day off putting henna and eating homemade poses to society. She made it personal to a great and peaceful start. The final food. by talking extensively on the children talk was by Mr. Awanish Kumar who she has worked with herself, and that concluded the conference with a talk on The week was drawing to an end and made it very special. the rural health rights of the indigenous emotions were running high. On the people in India. In the afternoon there Post lunch we had the director of Majlis last day in Mumbai, there were a lot was a sari tying workshop, where the ( a women’s rights legal organisation)- of things to do. Some students played students learnt how to drape their own Miss. Audrey D’Mello, who gave a very sari and then a couple of hours was football at T.I.F.R and broke down raw honest and upright talk on the rights of spent in taking pictures and enjoying mangoes from trees and ate them and women in our country, what is being the feel of the sari. In the evening, we the rest of them went to a country club done to change that and the mental had a tour on all the temples in Mumbai health issues and physical challenges for lunch. Everybody met for one last and the Harvard students were amazed faced by women in our country. It time in the evening on Marine Drive at the plethora of gods worshipped in shocked a lot of people, even the and for dinner at Koyla, an Arabian our country and the contrasting feel of Mumbai students as a lot of issues were theme restaurant and spent the last few the temples to the church. exposed which we were previously hours, nostalgic about the memories unaware of. The next day was a tour to Dharavi. and experiences they we had shared the The noise, the crowd, the congestion After the intense conference session, past week and in Boston. It was a fitting was something that even most Mumbai we went to Chowpatty beach to play end to a wonderful week and everyone football. It helped everyone cool off students were unfamiliar with. The fact that this huge slum existed in was sad to part with each other. One and relax and sunset by the sea was quote that we kept in our minds was spectacular. conjugation with the high rises was something that didn’t go unnoticed. We ‘Don’t cry because it is over, smile 16th marked the end of the conference. visited the leather shops and indulged because it happened,’ and smile we did.

Online Course: In conversation with globalization

The Online Course “In Conversation with Globalization 2016/17” was a collaboration between Saint Xavier’s and universities in Germany, the US, South Korea and South Africa. It comprised of online discussions, forums and assignments in which political, economic and literary aspects of globalization were discussed. The nature of questions was such that we could include our own perspectives and interests. Like this, everyone could add new perspectives to the discussions which made the course enriching and personal. The programme then culminated in challenging and rewarding at the same former slave farm, a South African a one week conference which all the time. What made the academic work students and professors attended in theatre, Robben Island, the Cape of so unique was the coming together of Stellenbosch, South Africa. It included Good Hope, and many more. It was people and perspectives from cultures both, academic and non-academic especially during these excursions that all over the world. activities. In various lectures and we bonded with each other. Apart from interactive sessions we gained a better We also took part in tours and all the cultural differences we realized understanding of varied cultures from activities around Stellenbosch and the similarities that unite us. So that, across the globe by discussing and Cape Town. They made us gain a by the end of the week we parted as comparing our and others’ experiences better understanding of the history friends. as ‘global citizens’. At the end of the and culture of the country and its academic discourse we delivered connections international connections. Sophie Krabbe group-presentations which were The excursions included trips to a SYBA

20 Yale review This summer I had the opportunity testing being new to me added to the assigned to contact for anything we to attend the Summer Session at Yale challenge. However, I couldn’t have may need. Counsellors also had the fun University. The Summer Session is a chosen a more pleasant place to study. job of taking us on study breaks once five-week long session over which Yale With its numerous libraries—as vast as a week. My counsellor went above and offers around three hundred courses to they were awe-inspiring aesthetically— beyond what was required of him, even choose from. Along with international there was never a dull moment where I driving us to the aquarium once when students, there are an equal number of felt bored by my surroundings. Further, the official Yale trip was cancelled! The Yale students who wish to earn credits, my professors were always available for Senior Counsellors planned an activity often to make up for a semester away. the smallest doubts to be answered, and for us every day, and on the weekends, Although most courses are taken by more. They would often have lunch with these would become exciting trips—a Yale professors, the Summer Session us in our dining hall after class, where Broadway show and a baseball game also hosts a number of visiting faculty. we would discuss everything from the were some of them (and all for highly I took two courses—Men, Manhood, Kardashian family’s fame to naming subsidised prices)! Yale forced me to and Masculinity; and the Making of traditions in different cultures and their step out of my comfort zone, both Political News. Nothing could have possible significance. The delicious food academically and otherwise. For that, I prepared me for the experience I had. at the dining hall (it had a wood-fired couldn’t be more grateful. Since they were courses usually taught oven for pizzas!) ensured that we stayed over the length of an entire semester, the there for hours at a stretch. Sometimes, Anandita Bhalerao five-week period made them extremely we were joined by our Counsellors, SYBA intensive. The method of teaching and who were Yale students we were

Talk by Mr Alehandro Mayer, Acting Counsel General of Argentina LeMoyne College Representative

Botany students with Dr Kanchi Gandhi, Nomenclature Registrar, Harvard Herbaria, Harvard University, US, 1 March 2017; after lecture on plant nomenclature 21 CAMPUS DYNAMISM

22 international French Congress The Indian Association of Teachers The congress provided a platform to of French held its third International teachers and scholars working in the Congress and its 36th National Confer- field of French teaching to deliberate on ence from 4th – 6th November 2016 at St the challenges they face in a world that Xavier’s College, Mumbai. The Theme is constantly evolving. Moreover, it was was “Learning French: Choices for a forum to discuss the motivations and Tomorrow”. This conference was held needs for learning French as a foreign in collaboration with the Embassy of language in a country that is not “fran- France in India, The Institut Français, cophone” in the political sense, and the network of Alliances Françaises in where Francophonie is essentially the India, and other educational institu- The congress provided a host of oppor- result of the efforts of French teachers. tions. The programme was attended by tunities for teachers and professionals The professional world being ever pres- over 250 participants from 35 different of the French language vis-a-vis discov- ent, teachers are constantly using more cities in 13 states of India, participants ery, training and networking. About 30 specific tools and innovative strategies from Kabul, as well as a large number of research papers and 10 workshops on a to meet these requirements. resource persons from France. wide range of themes such as pedagogic It aimed at meeting one primary ob- Founded in 1953 by Rev. Fr. Joseph innovation, technical and multimedia jective: reflecting on the importance, Duhr, a Jesuit and professor at St. Xavi- enhancement in learning, intercultur- teaching and impact of French in India er’s College Mumbai, the Indian As- al issues and mediation in the world in a contemporary, multilingual and sociation of Teachers of French brings of language, translation as an agent of multicultural context. together teachers of French from uni- global exchange and interaction etc., versities, colleges, schools, Alliances were presented by delegates from In- Along with an array of academic tools Françaises, and private institutions dia and France. Four panel discussions and methods, the delegates were treat- in India. The purpose of the IATF is featured eminent personalities from ed to the French experience with an to contribute to international debates the world of Literature and the Arts, evening of wine and cheese tasting at a on teaching of the French language, Principals and experts of schools from well-known SoBo landmark… Another promote French and French teachers, various Boards, as well as a plethora of evening lit up the grounds of the CSM- modernize teaching methods, and or- executives from French language relat- VS-The Museum with an Indo-French ganize training programs and confer- ed sectors such as tourism. cultural show. ences for the benefit of its members. A video conference session on French Many sponsors came forward to sup- The Inaugural Function was held in the in professional domains was organized port for this effort such as HDFC, TCS, heritage Convocation Hall of the Uni- with CCIP (Chambre de Commerce et and Kirloskars to name a few. versity of Mumbai in the presence of the d’Industrie, Paris). Well known pub- Vice Chancellor, Dr. Sanjay Deshmukh. A special mention to a team of thir- lishers such as CLE, Didier, Goyal and Other dignitaries present at the func- ty-five student volunteers, Prof Alpana Langers exhibited their products, while tion included the Consul Général of of department of French, the technical Radio France International held ped- France in Mumbai, Mr. Yves Perrin, staff, computer lab assistants, adminis- agogical sessions to introduce its new Ms. Marie Doublier, Attaché for coop- trative staff, Xavier’s Institute of Man- platforms pertinent to the teaching of eration in Education, French Embassy, agement, canteen caterers, peons, and French worldwide. Other companies francophone Commissioner of Police, last but not least, Dr. Agnelo Menez- propagating the teaching of French Dr. Datta Padsalgikar, Deputy Direc- es for his full hearted support to this such as TV5 Monde and Hachette sent tor of CIEP (Centre International des hugely successful Congress. Etudes Pédagogiques) in France, Mr. materials and representatives to high- Stéphane Foin, and the keynote speak- light their presence. Tourism agencies Anjali Lokur er, the late Dr. Dileep Padgaonkar, an ‘Atout France’, ‘Thomas Cook’, as well as President, Indian Association of eminent francophone journalist of in- NGOs such as ‘Toybank’, ‘Pehchan’, and Teachers of French ternational repute. ‘Heritage India’ were present. Visiting faculty, BVoc

23 ‘A Whisper from the Universe’ The recent detection of gravitational is a faculty at IUCAA, Pune and has Head of the Department of Physics, St. waves at the Laser Interferometer built and leads a cosmology subgroup Xavier’s College and an expert on lasers Gravitational - Wave Observatory on Cosmic Microwave background and optical interferometry. Dr. Mistry (LIGO) has sent ripples through the studies, which is studying the remains discussed how the use of ultra-high scientific community across the world. of the early universe. He reviewed this sensitivity laser interferometry has been Poetically referred to as a ‘whisper from momentous discovery, the potential of critical to the detection of gravitational the universe’, GW150914 detected on gravitational-wave astronomy and the waves. He expounded on the 11th of February 2016 gave scientists promise of a LIGO-India collaboration. modifications that are made to various new insights into the fundamental Prof. Sauradeep also briefly went components typically used in the lab nature of one of the most commonly over the sophisticated engineering scale interferometry inorder to be experienced forces that of gravity. techniques used to make the LIGO adapted for the purpose of gravitational a success, which includes the most wave detection. He performed an In light of this fantastic discovery, the advanced vibrational isolation systems experimental section where he set up Department of Physics at St. Xavier’s among many other innovations. our college lab interferometer and College in collaboration with the Indian demonstrated its working. Further he Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) Prof. A. Gopakumar, who is a faculty th showed how a change in the optical held a daylong seminar on the 27 of member of Department of Astronomy path can warp and distort the shape of February 2016 on the topic ‘LIGO and Astrophysics at TIFR, Mumbai the rings normally observed, testifying and Gravitational Wave Detection’ for conducted two sessions. Over these to the high sensitivity of this technique. interested students and teachers. This sessions he discussed the physical He proved this by introducing into was in an attempt to throw light on the and astrophysical implications of the optical path something as small as marvellous engineering of the LIGO GW150914 and the near future of a simple flame, which changes the air setup, the physics of gravitational waves gravitational wave astronomy. Prof. density. and how they arise, the significance and Gopakumar also spoke about the kind impact of this discovery on the world of of numerical simulations that have been The groundwork on the basics of the Physics and finally an insight into the done to understand the nature of black LIGO’s gravitational wave detection beautiful and powerful world of optical hole collisions, which resulted in this event was laid through the productive interferometry. rare detection event. He also discussed discussions during the seminar. This the manifestation of a perturbation was an important seminar because the The seminar was structured into four in the fabric of space-time in real, implications of this event are yet to be parts, each hosted by an expert in a observable space as well as polarised comprehensively understood by the related field, so as to give the attendees gravitational waves. scientific community. a holistic insight into this discovery and its significance. The first session The fourth and final session was Arjun Ashoka, was by Prof. Tarun Sauradeep, who conducted by Dr. J. B. Mistry the Former TYBSc- Physics

Mumbai – Arasavanankadu Exchange Program “An immersion program to allow caves and Kotachiwadi – an East they were impressed upon the need for the freedom to learn, think and do Indian village. Following interactions development based technology. whatever a student wants to do that will with the marketing department of a help them build on their ingenuity.” pharmaceutical company, they visited Shikshyatan provides free education the BSE’s trading floor and took a private for 200 plus children, all of them from The Mass Media department tour of a seven star hotel. The 10 day poor and Dalit families in the villages. collaborated with ‘Shikshyatan’, Mumbai Immersion program hosted The school follows Dr.Glenn Doman’s a novel and innovative school in methods in early childhood education. Arasavanankadu, a village in Tiruvarur 12 rural students from January 5th to The curriculum design draws district, Tamilnadu to offer a student January 11th 2017 in the college campus. inspiration from the Indian thinkers, exchange program. Shikshyatan hosted 15 BMM students Rabindranath Tagore, Dayananda The exchange program saw the students for ten days at Arasavanakadu during Saraswathi and Aurobindo Ghose. of Shikshyatan visit Mumbai and explore the summer of April’17. The residential Computers are provided in every class. opportunities of higher education. The program gave the students opportunity Flash cards are extensively used in students experienced the melting cultures to unlearn and re-learn educational place of learning by rote. Art, music of the city that included workshops at philosophies along with lessons in and drama are also taught. Nehru Science Centre, kitchen tour of a sustainable community living. They McDonalds outlet, history lessons at the had hands-on training in task-based Perrie Subramaniam Museum, culture lessons at Elephanta learning methodology. Importantly, BMM Department

24 “Smiles despite everything” Photo Exhibition and compile some form of visual condition to limit their pursuits. The evidence. Creating work that accurately guests including Thalassemia patients represents another person’s livelihood, appreciated the students for their culture or country takes a significant sensitive visual portrayals. level of responsibility on part of photographers. The exhibition was held in collaboration with Parth Thakur a MSc Biotechnology Keeping Loots’ idea as focal point, department student, who also runs an first year students of Mass Media NGO called ‘The Wishing Factory’. organized a photo exhibition as part of their end semester major - Mr. Joseph Aloysious Joseph Aloysious project. They documented the life of Thalassemia and Leukemia patients. “Smiles despite everything” - A Photo By deepening the understanding and exhibition was held at Piramal Centre, emotional connection to such stories, NCPA 24th March 2017. the project attempted to capture the public attention, educate the viewer According to social documentary and mobilize empathy towards such photographer, Joubert Loots, patients. The pictures captured the documentary photography has a huge determination, joy and passion each role in society – the power to preserve Visitors at the exhibition person displayed in not allowing their

AIHCA collaborations many were the commemoration of the Mr. Fredrick Stevens’ (architect of Holocaust through a talk called “The CST station) grave at Sewri followed Children of the Holocaust” by Dr. Joan by a heritage walk around CST and Roland, Former Chair and Professor the Railway Museum along with of History at Pace University,New his great-great granddaughter Mrs. York City on 2nd February at XIMR. Diana Robertson. This was organized Along with the lecture an exhibition by Dr. Anita Rane-Kothare for the Dept of AIHCA, MSM and BLHSS Visit to Fredrick Stevens grave and CST with his of photographs and letters associated Ancient Indian Culture department in great-great-grand daughter Diana Robertson. with the Holocaust were displayed. collaboration with the Museum Society Additionally the renowned ‘The Diary of Mumbai, Bombay Local History The Department of AIHCA held of Anne Frank’ was sold at a discounted Society and Central Railway. various special activities in the year rate. 2016-17 of international as well as inter- Dr. Anita Rane - Kothare institutional significance. Two of the The department paid homage at Head of Department AIC Cultural Committee Report The cultural scene in the college was as vibrant as ever in 2016 - 17 ECC hours distribution and collation The system of distribution of ECC hours students are constantly taking part in copy of the workforce within 7 days underwent a change this year in terms extra curricular activities all through of the last day of the concerned event. of the maximum number of hours a the graduation period, in order to The prototype for this data entry was student can be awarded in a year. achieve an all-round participation on forwarded to them well in advance. Students were required to complete the student’s part. 60 ECC hours by the 1st of March, of The refined system was effective in their Third year. The cap placed on the The system of submission of hours was making the process of collation of number of hours that could be allotted also refined in order to avoid delays in hours smoother. The hours were to the First Year students was 30 hours, updating of hours. All organisations constantly being updated through the 20 hours for Second Year students and (fest workforces, departmental fest year, as and when the fests took place. 10 hours for Third Year students. The workforces etc) were expected to Listed below are a few suggestions to motive behind this was to ensure that submit a hard copy, as well as a soft make the process efficient:

25 • Laying emphasis on the deadline of 7 days for hours submission • Providing visual space for a portal on the college website which would allow students to directly view the Google drive on which hours are updated. This would allow them to check their hours and rectify any mistakes in collation. • Involvement of Staff Committee in collation of hours since the workload is too much for a single student and staff member to handle performed at the Open Mic. was held in September. During the ECC Carnival, a Quiz and Parliamentary The structure of the forum also Indian Performing Arts Forum Debate were held which were at an witnessed change this year, as one head Inter-Collegiate Level for the first time. The IPA forum actively organised a each for the WDC and WMC worked number of workshops this year such as under the Forum coordinator. This new The Debating and Quizzing Society Sangeetika (an Indian classical music structure was effective since it allowed throughout the academic year via the workshop), Mythology and Philosophy larger scope for brainstorming and organization of their various events has through dance (conducted by Dr better distribution of work. tried to inculcate a quizzing culture in Radha Kumar), Folk Dance etc. The college as a trial run and these efforts Fine Arts Forum workshops awarded its participants have borne fruit with the positive and with 2 ECC hours. The response for the The FA forum hosted a number of large turn outs at the events by the same was in large numbers. workshops such as Tie-and-Dye students. workshop, best out of waste and The forum also hosted the third The Playhouse- The English Theatre Dreamcatcher-making workshop. edition of Nrityangan for the Cultural Society Committee Carnival which had 8 These had a turnout of more than 15 performers and a large audience. attendees per workshop and gained The English Theatre Society hosted great popularity. The members of the a number of workshops and The forum witnessed a membership forum also took part in the Fashion performances more or less based of over 40 dancers and singers who show event organised by Indian around poetry and writing. contributed all through the year by Business School, Powai. The members helping in organising and planning also assisted in making props for theatre They started off with (1) Session1- Improv Theatre which was a workshop events. They also took part in events for inter collegiate festivals. and a pre-audition for Ithaka, (2) various inter collegiate fests such as As a part of the Carnival, a foyer stall a Theatre Workshop with Quasar Quintessence by TISS, Kaleidoscope by was put up with fun games and contests, Thakore Padamsee, (3) a screening of Sophia College and Kshitij by Mithibai keeping up with the spirit of ‘Carnival”. Grease Live, (4) a Poetry Workshop College. conducted by Anu Elizabeth Roche, The Debating and Quizzing Society Western Performing Arts Forum (5) an event of monologue theatre The Debating society expanded to with socially relevant themes, (6) A The WPA forum branched out to form form a branch for Quizzing, which Collaboration with Fitoor and The the Western Dance Club and Western was received very well by the students XFLS for an afternoon of slam poetry Music Club, each with a membership of and also had good number of students and (7) Dramatis Personnae. over 40 students, who were constantly attending their events and taking part kept in the loop regarding workshops ETS had 2 plays at the ECC Carnival, actively. and events. The forum hosted a Hip which were a modern retelling of Hop workshop, a Jazz dance workshop, Events held by the Debating and Cinderella and The Pillowman. a Song-writing workshop etc. The Quizzing Society included the Student ETS also sent participants to represent workshops had impressive turnouts Faculty Debate, To Quiz Or Not College in Kani at Jai Hind College and and each of them awarded ECC hours To Quiz which consisted of (1)The Kaleidoscope. to the attendees. Literature and Entertainment Quiz, (2)Primordium i.e. The Science and Xavier’s Film and Literature Society The forum hosted a Western Dance Technology Quiz and (3) The General competition as well as an Open Mic Quiz, Quiz or Bust and the McKinsey The XFLS had screenings all through session for the Cultural Committee Talk. the year and was a mix of theme based Carnival. The former had 6 teams movies like SCI-FI and that of regional participating, while over 20 students An Intra College Parliamentary Debate cinema. XFLS also facilitated film

26 centric discussions with Fr.Alloisius comedy gig. HTS had sent contingents intercollegiate scenario. and also ran a trial run for a book for inter-collegiate events and had 2 club. The XFLS also tried to organise plays at the ECC carnival i.e. Sanvadiya However, participants performed events related to literature, which were and Niyati. exceptionally well at the aforementioned conducted by Fr.Arun. For the ECC fests, placing in numerous events : Carnival there was a screening of Inside Inter-Collegiate Participation • Jhankaar, St Andrews College Out in LR 71. The amount of participation in inter • Ole, Wilson College • Kaleidoscope, Sophias College Fitoor-Hindi Theatre Society college fests was definitely greater than previous years. However, it is evident • Quintessence, TISS The Hindi Theatre Society throughout that the college is unable to present its • Kshitij, Mithibai College the year had workshops of various best performers at a competitive level. • Rotofest, NM College kinds and many events too ranging This can be attributed to the fact that • Kani, Jai Hind College from script writing to a lyrics writing most of the performers were taking • Yuva Hashtag, SVKM workshop by Shelly. The Hindi Theatre part as organisers for the several fests • Nandi, HR College Society also had a comedy month where in college, due to which the College they had comedy workshops and a failed to maintain a standing in the Dr. Ashma Aggarwal

Paradigm Paradigm is an initiative first embarked Each year, an exhibition, showcasing Our festival organizes inter and intra upon in 2012, which has evolved to the principles of science in the simplest collegiate events that aim at ideating be the all-inclusive pan-departmental and most elegant way is organized. For and innovating, through events such science festival of St. Xavier’s College. people who are not very inclined towards as Crime Building event, a Harry Paradigm 2017 was the fourth edition the sciences or well-versed in then, we Potter based MUN, and various of the ever-growing and ever-evolving celebrate the glory of science through workshops, where we break the fourth fest. Through its previous editions, our exhibits, which are designed to wall, and allow the audience to engage Paradigm has tried to alter the way make science palatable to the masses, in the science that occurs all around people perceive science; thereby and to demonstrate the phenomena us. Seven events were organized as being reminiscent of a “Paradigm occurring around us. The Paradigm part of Paradigm 2017: 1. Paradigm shift”. This festival portrays science 2017 Exhibition displayed various Wants to Know (Debate Event) 2. The through diverse perspectives, thereby exhibits demonstrating the various Primordium (General Quiz) 3. Dr. creating a platform where a holistic ways by which science has impacted Curie-us (All round skills and talent interaction is possible among student the lives of the common minds by way event) 4. Optimus Crime (Crime peers, and between student peers and of presenting working models, posters, Investigation and Building Event) 5. subject experts. In a world, where videos on concepts such as Aeroponics, Whose Vine is it Anyway? (Short Video interdisciplinary education is coming Hydroponics, Freud’s Theory of Denial, Making Event) 6. A-comic Bomb to the forefront, Paradigm encourages Poop Transplant, Fourier Optics, (Comic Strip Design Event) 7. String the participation of students from all Chemical Clock, Doppler Effect, the the Theory (Treasure Hunt Event). fields. Paradigm strives to challenge Non-Newtonian Fluid along with This 4th edition of Paradigm 2017 people’s thinking and to inculcate simulations on Conway’s Game of Life, took place on the 7th and 8th February a scientific temper within them. and CERN’s Higgs Boson data, to name 2017, Tuesday and Wednesday Through discussions, deliberations and a few. Every Science department of the respectively on the college premises. dialogues offered by the Professor X college was represented by way of a To publicize the concept of Paradigm, Lecture series, we offer a platform for departmental exhibit. The Exhibitions and to introduce the members of the curious minds to appreciate the ever- this year were extended to the entire increasing achievements of science college to the three different facets of college, and collaborated with the by interacting with our esteemed and Paradigm, Pre-Paradigm Events were Departments of Zoology, Botany and accomplished guest lectures. organized: A pre-Paradigm talk on the Geology to give the visitors of the Paradigm 2017 was privileged to have as Exhibition an overall view of Science. our esteemed guest lecturers: Dr. Abhas Paradigm 2017 collaborated with Mitra (BARC), Dr. Priya Kishnani The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the (Duke University), Mrs. Prajna Chowta Visually Challenged to set up an exhibit (Aane Mane Foundation), Dr. Leelavati “Accessible Math and Science for the Narlikar (NCL), Dr. Mithun Mitra Visually Challenged.”, and also with (IIT-B) and Mr. F. C. Kohli (former Teach for India; students from which CEO, TCS). Paradigm has a niche and a set up an exhibit based upon a research plethora of opportunities for everyone. work that their students had conducted.

27 “Internet of Things” by Mr. Gopan P. exhibit and Boo-Bubbles from the day. 20 students and their supervisor Joshi (Reliance Jio) on the 18th January Exhibitions department and a general visited college on the day, and were 2017, as well as a Pre-Paradigm Day: overview of Public Lectures from the provided with notebooks. The Social ParaFUNalia on the 24th January Public Lectures department. Cause was extended as Paradigm tried to publicize the sciences in 2017. The ParaFUNalia dealt with This was also the perfect opportunity to creative and innovative board games school children, and collaborated with organize a social cause and give back to Teach for India to have various school based on Nutrition, Scrabble, Snakes the society. Paradigm 2017 collaborated and Ladders, Pictionary, devised by students come over to the campus and with Down to Earth, an NGO, and be part of Paradigm, and a group of 7 the Events department, visual Exhibits invited some of their students to the students also presented some of their such as a represenation of Variable campus to interact with the workforce, work in the form of an exhibit. Density of Materials, A friction based to understand the various concepts of Tug of War, Harry Potter based audio Science presented on the ParaFUNalia Dr. Gulshan Shaikh

SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMME St. Xavier’s College- Autonomous of field activity from its original 60 volunteers supported visually Mumbai, has always endeavored to hours and the Discipline-centric S.I.P. challenged students from college change the paradigms of education. component was introduced. In this or outside to help them in writing Since 1996, the Social Involvement new component students offer 5 hours their exams and/or with their Programme (SIP) has been providing of social work based on their discipline. studies. students with opportunities to take  learning beyond the classroom With the regular activities in the field of Study material was collected in and campus. This programme Education, Differently-Abled, Health, the SIP Department and sent to fundamentally aspires towards a Women, Elderly and Social Awareness the tribal and underprivileged holistic education by focusing on: the S.I.P department also initiated the children. following activities: The creation of social awareness and The S.I.P. has empowered students to  sensitization, both among students and Swacha Bharat Abhiyan: engage with social, economic, political citizens at large. Cleanliness Drive was organised at and psychological realities. In addition Balak Vrinda High School- Tardeo to these opportunities, it has helped on 14th August, 2016. 64 students students to develop the following skills: participated in the cleanliness drive and motivated school children to Active listening: Students have keep the School campus clean. developed a skill to listen more and speak less. They have also learned to  Azad Maidan Police Station understand another person’s point of Workshop: 59 students visited view. Azad Maidan Police Station on 4th January, 2017 in order to gain Social Perceptiveness: Students knowledge about the functioning have developed empathy towards the The motivation of students to explore concerns and situations of others. and engage with India’s socio-economic of Mumbai police and to establish realities so as to raise vital questions rapport between the students and Speaking: Students have imbibed the and make meaningful interventions. police authorities. skill of communicating with others so  as to convey information effectively. In the academic year 2016-17, 824 The Wishing Factory: The S.I.P. students of First year, 46 students of Department mobilized students to Critical Thinking: Students now Second year and 54 students of third year work with patients suffering from cogently and logically identify the participated in the regular obligatory life threatening diseases. Students strengths and weaknesses of alternative component and 10 participated in had to prepare a street play/ create solutions or approaches to problems. the voluntary Honors Programme posters/ slogans in order to raise awareness. They had to visit a Effective Writing: Students have component of the S.I.P. The pie-chart grown in the skill of effective writing shows the percentage configuration of patient and deliver his/her wish and they also had to conduct art and engage the reader meaningfully the students’ participation in the social and fruitfully. activities: craft sessions.  SIP Team In this academic year certain changes The S.I.P. Department introduced were incorporated wherein the one optional credit course for the minimum eligibility requirement for Quest for Excellence Programme. the S.I.P credits was made 45 hours  Through the SIP programme,

28 SOCIAL SERVICE LEAGUE “That there’s some good in this world, saw a plastering of blood drops and Mr. Frodo… and it’s worth fighting for.” ‘Eat Healthy’ charts all over college. A – Sam, Lord of The Rings constant murmur of ‘thalassaemia’ and ‘haemoglobin’ could be heard in the This year started with a successful office. All efforts paid off as the Blood alumni event brimming with laughter Drive in January surpassed its own and nostalgia.In this year, we saw quite record with a donor count of 450! a few changes for the SSL that helped keep its momentum up. It saw the Project Care for Animals was an instant addition of two new projects: Care for hit with animal lovers and saw a large Animals and Care for the Old and the number of volunteers at every visit to discontinuation of one (Bloomerang). the Welfare for Stray Dogs centre in Several new members became regular Mahalakshmi. Rescued dogs and cats Calvin and Hobbes painted in an Aanganwadi faces at the office and the year ended were bathed, walked, played with and with all of us having learnt important loved; while volunteers went back home in the village; and in the process, all lessons in crisis management, feeling lighter and happier. Project Care campers discovered new muscles, organization, coordination and for the Old on the other hand, met learnt Marathi, shed their inhibitions bureaucracy. quite a few roadblocks and didn’t quite and at the risk of sounding clichéd- see the journey we hoped it would. It became at one with nature. Project Care for Kids (in association did however give us a few visits full of with Reap) started its visits early in the playing Housie and listening to stories. NGO ‘Mela’ saw eight NGOs (Goonj, month of June, armed with a host of Project Paint, the once-a-month- After Taste, WSD, Creative Handicrafts new ideas and teaching techniques. A paint-a-school project shifted to to name a few) come and sell their persistent effort was made at improving more informative and message-based wares in the Woods. Their handmade, their Mathematics, exposing them to artwork and attracted both artists and niche and discounted goods drew huge General Knowledge and reading the non-artists. It expanded to schools and crowds and helped these NGOs reach newspaper with them. At every visit, a NGOs in the suburbs this year. out to a large number of people. Bake different topic was picked up, including Sale, a fundraiser where bakers from Our souvenirs team made a large but not limited to the Solar System, college set up stalls was an instant hit number of diaries, bookmarks, Hygiene, Body Parts etc. Project Care and a successful experiment for the earphone pouches, bag tags etc using culminated with a two day ‘mela’ at SSL. the Xavier’s High School grounds that recycled material- all profits of which included a visit to the Museum. This went into the funding of our other As the year came to a close and several was an emotional moment for several projects. The SSL Exhibition, themed of us said our goodbyes to the SSL, a graduating students as they have known ‘Visibilizing the Invisible’ was a heartfelt feeling of contentment layered with these children for as long as they have approach to addressing ignored issues an ache filled my heart. All of this is known college. and groups of people such as the probably not even a drop in the ocean scripts of various Indian languages, in the world of social service and I The annual two day ‘Team Building’ the non-teaching staff of college and could never ascertain how much of camp at the Xavier’s Villa headed by various other groups. Rural Camp, the a difference it made. But it changed Fr. Terry was conducted in August annual 10 day manual labour camp something in me, it lit something in this time, allowing FYJCs to come in saw a completely new site with a range our hearts, and if that’s not the first step, large numbers and get introduced to of opportunities. There was picking, what is? the spirit of the SSL in an environment shoveling, gammy-ing, de-weeding, of games, activities and bad singing. check-dam building, regular village Kavya Ravindranath The months of August and January visits and two ‘melas’ for the children General Secretary

Research Scholars’ Meet - Chemistry A two-day 29TH Research Scholars’ College for the first time. six sessions over two days. Meet – 2017 (RSM-2017) in Chemistry Eminent researchers from BARC, World renowned and Padma was organized by the Department TIFR, IIT- Mumbai, ICT, University of Vibhushan recipient Professor M. M. of Chemistry in association with the Mumbai and various other institutions Sharma delivered the Inaugural speech. Indian Chemical Society (Mumbai and approximately 150 research He addressed the congregation on the Branch) on the 17th and 18th February, scholars attended the RSM-2017. 25 subject matter of ‘Chemistry and Allied 2017, being hosted at St. Xavier’s research papers were presented during Sciences.’ Professor Sandip Trivedi,

29 renowned Physicist and Director, to the forefront, the current situation, will help shape the future of Chemistry. TIFR was the honorable Chief Guest trends and development in the field for the Valedictory function. of Chemistry. It will provide a good Prof. Freddy H. Havaldar The RSM-2017 focused on bringing platform for an exchange of ideas that Head, Department of Chemistry

Safar Tees Varshon Ka Tracing the journey of 30 years The “Hindi Sahitya, Sangeet tatha restricted to attending the event but Gale” to ‘Ik Kudi’. It was a testimony to Natya Academy” was established by Dr. was also open to participation in the the vitality of the cultural ethos that St. Asha Naithani Dayama in 1986. The events. This allowed the staging of Xavier’s harbours. academy was an amalgamation of three the play “Cupcake” which was written It was attended by an overwhelming associations, namely “Sahitya Mandal” and directed by an alumnus, Snehal and diverse audience comprising (est. 1946), “Natya Mandal” (est. 1960) Khanderkar. It also featured many students, professors, parents and and “Sangeet Mandal” (est 1941). alumni as actors. The other plays included “Andha Yug” by Shivani widely recognized alumni. Some of The year 2016, marked the 30th Patekar, “Parindey” by Visheshika these alumni graced the audience anniversary of the Academy. The Hindi Baheti and “Aakhri Daastan” by Shivam with their sterling performances. department decided to celebrate its Arora. Among the performers were Ms.Vidya 30th anniversary with great aplomb Ganpati, Ustad Taufiq Qureshi, during Antas, the annual festival of the On the 1st of December (Day 3), Sraboni Chaudhuri, Utkarsh Naithani, department. “Safar Tees Varshon Ka or Bollywood Orchestra- the flagship Anshuman Jha, Namit Das, Mannan a journey of 30 years was the theme.” event of ANTAS was organized in Shah, Anuraag Dhoundiyal, Punit (29th November to 1st December, the first quadrangle. This was an Pathak, and many others. The festival 2016.) innovation too! For the first time, was concluded by a dinner, which more than 30 singers performed on was attended by all the participants, Besides other activities, one of the the stage simultaneously. It was truly a the alumni with their families and the novel programmes was to remind the “Safar Tees Varshon Ka” in every sense 14-member core committee along with alumni who were former members of as singers from various batches 1986 around 100 volunteers. the department during their college to 2016 were seen performing on the days. The invitation was not only stage with songs varying from “Lag Ja Dr. Asha Naithani - Dayama

The Stirring Sufis and Social Involvement The Social Involvement Programme from various streams, has been one of the prime cores of two staff members the college. In an effort to expand the and Dr. Asha reach of this programme, Dr. Agnelo Naithani Dayama, Menezes, Principal of St. Xavier’s Head of Hindi College encouraged all the departments Department, St. within the college to organize activities Xavier’s College. The centering on the same. Keeping in line musical theater show —“Sounds of the with the new initiative, the Department of the concert were donated to the Sufis: Messages from the Mystics” was of Political science decided to take up Reconstructive Surgery Foundation. a social issue every year in order to performed by the members of Looking sensitize the students. Glass Company, a performing art group The event wouldn’t have reached its goal co-founded by Anuraag Dhoundeyal, without the engaging performance of The academic year 2016-17 witnessed a an alumnus of St. Xavier’s College. Ms. the artists, hard work put into it by the move in this direction. The Department Lalita Ben, an acid attack survivor, one students and the unconditional support of Political science organized a fund of many victims undergoing treatment from Dr. Agnelo. Having garnered a raiser event in collaboration with the with the foundation was called upon as Reconstructive Surgery Foundation, the Chief Guest. constructive response, the department which provides free reconstructive looks forward to further organize such surgeries to the acid attack victims. The initiative was rewarded with events for a cause in the coming years. great success, diverse attendance and The event was put up with the help of appreciation from all. Moreover, the Dr. Pratiba Naitthani a team consisting of seventy students funds that were collected by means Head, Political Science

30 LIBRARY REPORT Highlights of the year: 570 Gift books were received in this after April 2017, was repaired in June year, Major donors were Central Hindi 2017. Finally the Library catalogue is We started display of new book covers Directorate and Xavier’s Research available online through a link on the on the Digital Notice Board from July Centre for the Visually Challenged. College website. 2016. This enabled us to reach out Father Arun De Souza, S.J. gifted his to students on campus-wide basis, Library Statistics entire book collection to the Library especially in the Canteen area and when he left the College in December beyond. Library Membership 2016. We added many standard books The Review of Autonomy Committee in sociology and some uncommon Arts:- Sr. College :- 604 visited the Library and found our books in water management to the Junior College:- 146 services satisfactory and the ambience Library. Science :- of the Reference Library awesome. Sr. College :- 485 Library Displays Junior College:- 20 A Library Facebook Page was launched M.A:- 52 Displays of new books in the Honours in May 2017. Ph.D.(Sc.):- 00 Room are held for a week or a fortnight Ph.D.(Arts) :- 02 Working Hours adjusted to the students’ studies, exams B.Voc (Software Development):- 06 and vacation schedules, the total no. B.Voc (Tourism) :- 32 Library was kept open for extended this year was 24. A list of additions is Paperback Section :- 21 hours from 9.00a.m. – 9.00p.m. with mailed to the teachers and displayed the cooperation of the Commerce on the notice-board. The covers are Self Financing Courses : Library attendants. scanned and displayed on the digital BMS:- 55, Acquisitions and Gift Books notice board. Dust jackets are displayed BMM :- 120, on the notice board. B.Sc (IT): 92, The general budget of the Library is Forensic Science: 19, Library Binding. We found a binder supplemented by UGC Grants for M.Sc:- 98, after 2 years, this is a trade on the various specific subjects. This year we M.Sc. (Biotech):- 35, threshold of extinction! 127 Journal continued spending UGC-PG grants M.A (Public Policy) :- 40 for purchase of books in the Post- volumes were bound. Graduate Depts. of Botany, Geology, Staff:- Library Automation and Digitisation Life-Sciences and Biochemistry, and Teaching 105 Microbiology. 12 New state-of the art computers Non Teaching 18; replaced our old computers, all the Visitors : 12 Books purchased 983 monitors were replaced with flat-screen Gift Books 570 Total :- 1943 users were issued Library in February 2017. Journals subscribed 90 Cards. (Indian 76, Foreign 14) The Digitisation of old books Letters issued for Library Visit to other Gift Journals 30 continued with two student volunteers, institutional , University Libraries:-13 Magazines Subscribed 06 all the College Magazines and old New Journals subscribed from this syllabi are now available in pdf format. Total No of Books referred in the year: Heritage India, Indian Journal A two day workshop on Webgenic Library :- 19575 of Biotechnology, Indian Journal of software was organized by the vendors in the Heras Institute, on 8th and 9th No of Books issued from Lending Computer Science, Indian Journal of Library :- 12555 Natural Products and Resources, Indian Dec. 2016. All the Library clerical and Journal of Traditional Knowledge, professional staff attended. A second No of Books issued from Reference Islam and the Modern Age, Smart workshop on cataloguing in Webgenic Library :- 2986 Photography, The Sci-tech Journal. was conducted in the Library, only for the core group of Digitisation in the No of Books issued from Honours Library Collection College Library, Ms. Sonali Paradkar Library :- 4034 organized this and attended the same. The total no. of records in the SLIM Total No of CD/DVDs issued from Mr. Darshan Maharana of Webgenic database exceeds 1,08,842 including Multimedia Library :- 18 conducted both. We have answered the records for Blatter Herbarium and approx. 10 requests for old college Total No of CDs issued from Lending Heras Institute Library books. magazines, providing pdf copies. Library :- 15 Books 97161, Bound volumes of The webOPAC on Mirror server Library Committee: The Library Journals, 8572. CDs, DVDs VCDs 600 available on the College website was Committee was headed by Dr. Freddie Gift Books: revived in March 2017, broke down Havaldar. The Library Committee

31 followed up gifting away old Urdu month internship in Librarianship with Nanak College, on 10 Dec. 2016. This collection in the Library to Jama us in Dec.2016-Jan. 2017. seminar was jointly organized by the Masjid Library, they were taken away University of Mumbai, Dept. of Library Ms. Sonali Paradkar continued teaching in April 2017. Library Committee and Information Science and Guru a course in Library Science for F.Y.B.A. took the initiative of reviving Library Nanak College of Arts, Science and students with learning disability. (Six Orientation tours. Commerce. students) She conducted lectures, Library Education, Orientation, practicals, set papers and evaluated the Ms.Sonali Paradkar attended four Library tours same. lectures in the annual Padmashree With the initiative from Dept. of Staff Activities/ Dr.S.R.Ranganthan lecture series statistics, we conducted Library tours Achievements to pay a tribute to late Padmashree for four batches of students with Dr.S.R.Ranganthan, Father of library Statistics, entire or in combination. The Librarian, Ms. Medha Taskar was science on his 124th birth anniversary One Library tour each was conducted appointed on the Library Committee organized by National Institute of for M.Sc.Botany, F.Y.BMS and F.Y. BSc. after a long gap of ten years. She and Fashion Technology(NIFT) and IT. Ms. Sonali Paradkar continued on the Bombay Special Library Association ERP/ Enterprise Resource Planning (BOSLA) on 20th August, 2016. Department of Chemistry invited us Committee. for a library orientation lecture under Jay Thorat, Library Asstt. Passed the Science Communication course, Ms. Medha Taskar was editor of PGDLIM (Post Graduate Diploma for S.Y.B.Sc. Students. The Librarian Marathi section of College magazine. in Digital Library and Information Ms. Medha Taskar delivered the Ms. Medha Taskar gave a presentation Management ) with 7.8 GPA, from Tata lecture followed by Library tour for the on Best practices in St. Xavier’s Institute of Social Sciences(TISS), students. Library on a panel discussion in the Mumbai. Ms. Supriya Rane, MLISc. student of plenary session at National Seminar the University Dept. of Library and on “ Academic Libraries of the future: Medha B. Taskar Information Science completed her one Opportunities and challenges” in Guru Librarian

Language Lab The Language Lab is a facility to help students polish their language skills and improve their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The lab is an air-conditioned space with twenty-five computers that promote self-learning, using various language learning software. Instructional guidance is provided, the intensity of which depends on the need of the learner. The lab also aims to aid students in building their confidence. Class in progress for the girls from Nandurbar. The sessions focus on different activities in the ‘Intensive English Language in the Language Lab for the students that can help students develop both Programme.’ This was the fourth of Jeevan Vidya Trust and Jan Seva language and confidence skills. This year of this programme. The course Mandal, Nandurbar from 14th-21st May includes group reading sessions where modules included lectures, role plays, 2017. Twenty enthusiastic young girls students choose any reading material: group activities and individual power- from the Bhil tribe participated in this newspapers, classic texts and reference point presentations by the participants. workshop. The girls were accompanied books from the college library or their Interactive audio-visual lectures to Mumbai by Fr. Adolf. They were own write ups. This is combined with hosted at the XIMR on campus. speech, reading and pronunciation were held in the Language Lab and activities as well as an understanding of certificates were awarded at the end We are looking forward to more grammar. on the successful completion of the activities and a year just as exciting as programme. 2016-2017. In February, a group of students and a professor from Soka Univeristy, Japan In May, an English language and Ms. Rashmi Mehta spent 15 days in the lab, participating confidence building program was held Instructor - Language Lab

32 Eco-lit Conference, 2017 The Eco-lit Conference was a from New Delhi was the keynote collaboration between the Department speaker of the conference. The Panel of Economics and English Literature, discussion on ‘Demonstration of St. Xavier’s College on February Rightists vs. Leftist ideologies through 09, 2017. Economics and Literature Policies and Literature’ was effectively have ignited each other from time- moderated by Prof. Neeraj Hatekar, immemorial through their undeniable Director, Mumbai School of Economics interconnection. Economics has always and Public Policies. The vivacious been a visible symbol of changing panelists were Mr. Vivek Dehajia, society and culture, literature has Resident Senior Fellow, IDFC Institute, always mirrored those changes. Hence Mr. Rajrishi Singhal, Consultant and it was inevitable for the economics and Former Editor of Economics Times, literature departments to collaborate Dr. Shefali Balsari Shah, Former Head, Dr. Ritu Dewan at the conference in this conference. Many celebrated Department of English, St. Xavier’s followed by a very energetic speech by speakers graced the occasion with their College, Dr. R Ramakumar, Dean, Dr. Ritu Dewan, Gender Economist, erudition and expertise. The conference School of Development Studies, TISS. IAWS, Department of Economics, commenced with a pre-note session Univeristy of Mumbai. by Mr. Gurucharan Das, an author, The session on Indian Cinema was commentator and former CEO of addressed by Prof. Rachel Dwyer, The eco-lit conference was a fruitful Procter and Gamble on February 07, Indian Cultures and Cinema at SOAS, culmination of diverse ideologies and 2017. London. worldviews. Prof. Prabhat Patnaik, a leading Artists Mr. Avinash Kadam and Group Dr. Aditi Sawant economist and political commentator, led a folk singing session. It was Head, Department of Economics

Malhar Malhar 2016 chose to bring out the and workshops at Malhar 2016 Pehchaan), the wall painting initiative latent beauty of a junction. It beckoned that was spiritedly embraced by the (opp Marine Lines railway station) and to everyone to take a moment off participants. The events, infused with two yardsales (at St. Peter’s Church, from their busy schedules in order to creative fervour and diversity, included Bandra and Our Lady of Lourdes, witness the vibrancy of a junction that the Bottle painting event, the Fusion Orlem, Malad). is nothing but an amalgamation of Instrumental music event, the Beat Thus, one may conclude that the overall cultures, a mélange of traditions and boxing event, the Urban Hindi Pop performance of Malhar 2016 was of lives, and cross-roads filled with dance event, the Performance poetry something that the entire workforce dreams and aspirations. event and the Caricature event among was proud of.From Malhar Conclave many others. The Malhar MUN also Thus, the year 2016-17 witnessed St. breaking records of the previous year introduced this year was met with Xavier’s College, Mumbai hosting to witnessing a hike in local as well overwhelming participation. Malhar 2016: The Junction, as outstation participation, Malhar Raastekayi, manzil yahi! The digitalisation of Malhar was yet definitely increased its reach in 2016 as another significant modification in the it succeeded in drawing colleges from The three-day event in August was functioning of the fest. the fringes of the city in addition to its the culmination of four months of regular South Bombay undergraduate incessant mental and physical toil put Conclave 2016: A Confluence was crowd. in by the zealous Malhar workforce graced with the insightful words of of 1200 students and the overarching dignitaries like Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Dr. However, the greatest achievement of supervision of the Principal and the A. S. Kiran Kumar, Mr. Naseeruddin Malhar 2016 lies in having been able Malhar Staff Convenor, Dr. Radha Shah, Dr. Anu Aga, Mr. Amish Tripathi, to redefine the essence of the fest in its Kumar. We are grateful to them for their Mrs. Sharmila Tagore and many others. entirety, for Malhar is and will always constant support and encouragement be, in every sense, a junction where not In terms of the social footprint vis à vis the numerous revamps the only ideas intersect, but so do lives. and in sync with the college’s Jesuit festival underwent this year in all its philosophy, Malhar 2016 organised aspects- Events, Management and Malhar four social service events- the Food Conclave. (The Junction: Raastekayi, Junction and the Food Donation manzil yahi!”) There was a repertoire of novel events Drive (in collaboration with the NGO- - Quartet, Malhar 2016

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34 Arrivederci Jayant, Fare thee well! ‘Jayant’- if syllabus and student. In doing so, he as spellbound as they were, would say, you’ve ever became a catalyst for the tremendous ‘he was truly a Prabhu’! Humble and pronounced emotional and psychological bonding unassuming, he was never late to class, the name in that his students shared with him. had his students seeking him out even an anglicized Coming from a department which saw beyond class hours and his influence fashion, you many ‘greats’ in its chequered history, made stars like Terence Lewis the will understand Jayant was a man of few words but dance choreographer assert that ‘Jayant how close the an immense doer. When he joined, sir, was and is inimitable’! With Jayant etymology of he would spend long hours working around, everyone from management ‘giant’ and ‘jayant’ are. In fact, that is with the management and other to helpers were assured of things being what Jayant Prabhu is, a giant of a man thespians for the upliftment of the slow in place and the universe righting and a colossus of a teacher. learners even before the term ‘learning itself. His retirement makes one want to quote what is often whispered but disability’ came into being. He set no The word ‘chemistry’ in English has seldom understood: two meanings, the branch of science limits to ‘reaching out’. His writing concerned with the substances of which was calligraphy at its best…whether it Being the best is great, you’re the matter is composed, the investigation was chalk talk or an attendance sheet. number one. Being unique is greater, of their properties and reactions, and He meticulously set aside time for all you’re the only one. the use of such reactions to form new those who sought advice or suggestions God be with you Jayant and may the substances and the complex emotional to their numerous problems. Gifted spark that empowered many of us at or psychological interaction between with rare acumen and a generous Xavier’s continue to light up many a people. Jayant epitomized both the spirit, his lessons in chemisty extended night sky! meanings…his love for chemistry as a beyond the classroom. As some of our subject made him bond seamlessly with senior teachers whose children were - Verona Vaz

Auf Wiedersehen, Dear Aruna Twenty years ago the bygone days and in the absence voraciously. Being adept at language, when I joined of both Suzie and Aruna, who chose she was made convener of many the English voluntary retirement in February 2017, magazine committees and wore that Department some of these reminisces bring a lump mantle gracefully for several years. She of St. Xavier’s to my throat. had a good rapport with most seniors Junior College, I and juniors and would always take time was googly-eyed Aruna was always clad in beautiful to make small talk with those around for two simple sarees. Despite her petite frame, she her in the staffroom. reasons. Being always manifested an inner resilience an alumna of Ruia College and having that saw her through life’s many ups Very meticulous in her evaluations taught English only at high school level, and downs. A doting wife and an ever and duty bound at all times, it came I thought I would never make it big at available mother to her two sweet as no surprise that she was selected by Xavier’s, when I saw the airy, well- daughters, she not only saw them the Management to be Vice Principal ventilated, large classrooms and the through their academic life but also of the Junior College during the last ‘zest’ of the then junior college students happily donned the mantle of mother three years of Fr. Fraser Mascarenhas’ that gave me a complex. So awe-struck –in –law and grandmother later on in tenure as Principal. She initiated was I, that when I was introduced life, as if it was the most natural thing several new schemes and programmes to my two senior colleagues, Mrs. to do. Always punctual for a lecture, for the benefit of students and teachers Suzie Mascarenhas and Mrs. Aruna holding forth in the classroom with alike. She broke protocol on several Gulanikar, I must have seemed like elan, she was able to light up many lives occasions by managing lectures, oral some gawky newbie. Both Suzie and with her able teaching of language and exams, corrections and official work Aruna made me feel at home and literature for 23 beautiful years. From without much ado. As faculty in charge restored faith in my teaching making all her, I learned that raising your voice of the IMG for several years along with the rest seem like history! Mrs. Aruna may not be necessary when dealing Dr. Asha Naithani, she would readily would often spend time to introduce with young people, but telling them lend her services and allowed herself to the finer nuances of Language teaching how they ought to behave without be regaled with the mellifluous strains and testing in the Junior College. When being provoked, was something that of the sarangi, sitar and tabla every I look back in time, there are quite a few they would always remember. She year in January. As Vice-Principal, she things that stand out very clearly about loved Indian classical music and read always relied on the advice given by

35 senior teachers and stalwarts like Jayant of ideas on how the department of illumine dark skies and gloomy hearts Prabhu, Amrita Nadkarni, Bernadette English at the Junior College could use in all that she does. Dease and other like- minded people. its leverage vis-à-vis other activities In the words of the Bard of Avon : She preferred quietude and was gentle such as engaging student participation in everything she did. at speech and drama classes and so “Farewell, my sister, fare thee well. on. Her decision to retire from service When she stepped down from the post came as a surprise but going by what The elements be kind to thee, and make of Vice Principal after a three year the implication of the word ‘aruna’ is, in Thy spirits all of comfort: fare thee stint, she was very matter of fact about Sanskrit, it makes me believe and affirm w e l l .” getting back to teaching and assessing with certainty that Aruna which stands student prowess. She was always full for the dawn/ sunrise will continue to - Verona Vaz

Professor Dr. Vivien Amonkar Professor second time, obtained her PhD under abroad so that the best practices could Dr. Vivien the guidance of Dr. Lancelot Pereira be put together to enable the college to Amonkar has S.J., and assumed the post of the Head become Autonomous. She was indeed been closely of the Department of Microbiology the Architect of Autonomy in our associated with in 1989. As Head of Department, Dr. college and the University of Mumbai. St. Xavier’s Vivien Amonkar introduced several Her expertise has become an invaluable College, good practices to enhance student resource for so many colleges who are Mumbai since learning. The Annual Exhibition which on the brink of Autonomy. She was June 1973, when encouraged peer learning and bonding invited to join the IQAC committees she joined the first year of Inter-Science between junior and senior students, of several colleges and to share the as Vivien D’Mello. She graduated with internships, project work, programmes resources that she had gathered. a degree in Microbiology in 1976 and that encouraged Social Responsibility pursued an MSc in Microbiology in among students, collaborations with During her tenure as Vice Principal research under the guidance of the other Microbiology Departments in she was fortunate to welcome several then Principal Dr. Lancelot Pereira India and abroad and with industry dignitaries: President Obama and his S.J. and obtained a part-time job as a were all her brain-child. This helped wife Michelle, Senator Hillary Clinton Demonstrator during this period. As our students to get quality education and His Holiness, the Dalai Lama a student Vivien involved herself in and many were accepted at top-notch amongst others. several college activities like the SSL institutes and Universities in India and During and after serving for six years as and the COSIP programmes of the abroad. She used her expertise to help Vice Principal she continued as Head college. After completing her Master’s the several college committees she was of Microbiology and Biotechnology in 1979 she was immediately taken part of, during her tenure. and introduced several programmes on as Faculty in the Department of Vivien helped start the Postgraduate for the benefit of the students and Microbiology and I was fortunate to be staff: Palindrome, a Biotechnology in the first FYBSc batch of the Senior Department of Biotechnology in 2007 and assumed headship thereafter. fest, an International Conference to College she officially taught. In the th th Here too, the department flourished celebrate the 75 and 80 Anniversary April of 1980 she married her college of the Microbiology Department,a sweetheart, Nihar Amonkar. under her headship and the best students enrolled for their Master’s in Staff Educational tour to University Vivien is an excellent teacher and guide Biotechnology. of Bath, UK, Alumni dinners to bring and her forte is Biochemistry. She has the past and present students together, ensured that all her students understood She was invited several times to take up seminars on Entrepreneurship, the concepts and were involved. There the post of Vice Principal of the college Food Microbiology, Pharmaceutical never was a dull moment during her which she finally accepted in 2005. She Microbiology, Consortium and Green lectures. She evolved into a great assumed the post of Vice Principal Voice on Environment and Policy. teacher and educator and was sought - Science and later was made Vice She roped in Alumni with her charm after by the Microbiology faculty of Principal for Academic Improvement. and ability to remain connected other colleges for her expertise in the Along with the then Principal Dr. and collected over a crore of rupees subject and her innovative methods of Frazer Mascarenhas S.J. and a very able for the Microbiology Department. teaching. committee she ventured into the realm Thus, with the Principal’s consent of Autonomy practices for our College. she renovated both the Microbiology The period 1988-1990 were both Vivien spearheaded the change, and Biotechnology laboratories into momentous and difficult years for gathering relevant information and very modern and well-equipped ones; Vivien when she became a mother for the attending seminars all over India and perhaps, the best under Mumbai

36 University. to the college stood her in good stead pray that God blesses her in the years as she played the several roles she was of her retirement and may she keep Vivien’s dynamism, her ability to entrusted with to take the college to the herself healthy and busy with what multitask, make quick and correct greatest of heights. decisions, her dependable, friendly and she likes doing most, enriching young compassionate nature, her ability to be We, in the Department miss Vivien’s minds. sensitive to the needs of both teaching vivacious, smiling face, her unbiased and nonteaching staff, her positive decisions, her eye for detail and the Miriam Stewart outlook to any problem, her good smallest mistake in our question HOD, Microbiology, interpersonal relations and her loyalty papers, and the Superwoman she is. We Alumnus 1979 - 1984

Dr. Fleur D’souza History is a her remained constant throughout- globe making it more relevant to us. subject most from that very first lecture up till the History was thus no longer a mere students cannot day of my convocation. narration of events and dates; it became or perhaps Fleur Ma’am’s lectures could be best a reliving of sorts with multiple lens intentionally which helped students to understand do not stomach described as engaging and enriching. existing scenarios better. very easily. Too She took us beyond the classroom- be it for the Maritime History lectures in many dates to Among students across streams, Ma’am Navy Nagar or signing us up as interns remember, it’s was much loved for her affectionate in the Prince of Wales Museum for all about mugging up and what is the nature. Her wide smile and warm an exhibition on the history of Egypt. point of even studying that subject greetings were handed out to all are some of the commonly heard In third year, many of our lectures students regardless of their subjects. A complaints of students when it comes were outside the classroom first in visit to her room in the Heras Library to history. In St. Xavier’s College, museums and later on in various places history became a subject which a of historic significance near college. would entail a conversation on one’s number of students were forced to take All of this took us beyond our course well-being coupled with chocolates or due to their inability to get statistics books and gave the subject a very biscuits depending on what she had at and would gladly drop when Third year lively nature. Without a doubt, one the time. For me personally, she took began. In such circumstances, a history of the most cherished memories of great interest in my individual growth teacher really has her work cut out for any History Major in college was the and constantly pushed me to work her. Making a history class relevant to History Seminar which Fleur Ma’am harder and excel. the students, taking it beyond dates and took the Third Years for in Lonavala facts and creating an interest about it every year. It was compulsory for each Fleur Ma’am has been so much more all is a huge burden which falls on the of us to present an individual paper than just a teacher for so many of us shoulders of a history teacher. Dr. Fleur at the seminar which compelled us to at St Xavier’s College. Mother, mentor, shouldered this responsibility with ease engage with research methodology and friend, guide - She played all these roles and made batch after batch of students, academic paper presentation. Ma’am for students, teaching staff and non- first in St. Xavier’s High School and single handedly ensured that each teaching staff in her time spent in the then in St. Xavier’s College, fall in love student had a well-researched paper college. To pursue whole-heartedly to present; also post the presentations with the subject of History. what one loves, to ensure other there would be karaoke sessions and people see the beauty of it too and to In Fluer Ma’am’s first interaction with outdoor excursions to balance out the our batch in our First Year, she likened mood. thoroughly enjoy oneself while doing it our History lectures to a time machine. is the example Fleur Ma’am set before She said using these lectures we could One idea that Ma’am constantly tried us. go back to any given period in history to hammer into her students from and analyze it through many lenses. First year to Third year was the ability Thank you, Ma’am. For Everything. We She then gave us a framework of what to critique. In each of the topics she wish you All the Best for your future all we would be studying throughout dealt with, we would be encouraged endeavors. We hope you continue the year and prompted us all to use our to look at it multi dimensionally and spreading the magic of history wherever time machines to the best of our ability. not simply take it at face value. Topics you go. Such an imaginative analogy helped were concluded with a short critique to create in my mind a zeal to pursue on them in which the class contributed Lots of Love, the subject and respect for the teacher in the form of a discussion. Themes Sagar Abraham-Gonsalves who possessed such an outlook towards in history would be linked to current Economics & History, history as a subject. The admiration for affairs of the country and around the Batch of 2014-15

37 Adios and God speed Vidya The Sanskrit word, many of us seek her out at staffroom reach out- a rare quality today. Draped Vidya, figuresinteractions. Her lectures were always occasionally in beautiful sarees, she prominently in all very stimulating and past students delighted in being herself-simple yet texts pertaining to will affirm that she not only breathed gracious in all that she said and did. Indian philosophy Economics, she made it a point to let The Department of Economics in the - to mean her students see that a passion for one’s Junior College will never be the same science, learning, subject can transform any ordinary without her. knowledge and lecture into an unforgettable one. scholarship; most Staffroom talk was always peppered As an Economics teacher she importantly, it refers to valid knowledge with interesting anecdotes from a exemplified in her tenure at Xavier’s the which cannot be contradicted and true wide range of acquaintances that she norm, that knowledge which is the knowledge of had, given the fact that she was also the Self intuitively gained. ‘The Goal is not to be successful, the part of the censor board for quite a Goal is to be valuable. Once you’re One of the most pleasant faces on the while. Being the wife of a physician valuable, instead of chasing success it campus during my tenure at Xavier’s was also an added attraction as the will attract itself to you’. Adieu dearest has been that of Mrs. Vidya Hegde medical field would also veer itself into Vidya, Xavier’s salutes you. from the Department of Economics, our conversations. She had a distinct Junior College. Pleasant natured, with a preference for the ‘ loner’ and the ‘last -Verona Vaz ready smile on a pleasant face, it made bencher’ since they offered scope to

Au Revoir Bernie! “Optimism is was tall and her pleasant features made among the first few stalwarts who took a strategy for many a student warm to the subject. extra lectures twice a week, in addition making a better Bernie taught for thirty two years and to their usual workload to reach out to future. Because preferred to keep a low profile. In a de- the less bright students. Her soft spo- unless you be- partment where the ratio of male teach- ken mannerisms and pretty smile made lieve that the ers to the female teachers was higher, a difference to several lives. Her stint at future can be Bernie held her own. She made sever- Xavier’s is a testimony to the words of better, you are al efforts to get to know her students Ian Stewart, the mathematician, “You unlikely to step better and was concerned about them. can appreciate the beauty and impor- up and take responsibility for making it Many found her motherly concern tance of equations without knowing s o.” very appealing and would make it a how to solve them..... The intention is point to attend her lectures so that they - Noam Chomsky to locate them in their cultural and hu- were steady with the fundamentals. She man context, and pull back the veil on Bernadette Dease, better known as mentored several younger colleagues their hidden effects on history”. God be ‘Bernie’ by her colleagues and students and was able to enable students to reach with you in all your endeavours! knew what optimism coupled with a comfort level with a subject that is not Physics could do for the future! She always among the top favorites. She was -Verona Vaz & Harsh Verma

Vinita, you gave us roots and wings You gave us of what was in store for us when you ask anybody who has been taught roots and wings: we were to learn ‘theory.’ The mere by her, they have one thing to say for from a teacher uttering of that word has always made sure,“there is never a No to any question to a colleague ~ students uncomfortable, irritable and posed to her” Vinita Bhatia instantly reach a state of boredom. But the teacher who walked into the class Fifteen years later, I teach the paper she The year 1998, had a comforting smile on her face. taught, in the same department. Vinita a teacher I think half of our worries vanished dispelled all our fears about theory walked into out of the window. Vinita Bhatia. and made us realize the relevance of it. the LR 33. The An unforgettable name to those she Theorists were no longer mere names, lecture scheduled on the timetable was taught; whether Special course, Cross with complex narrations of their Sociological theory. We were clueless faculty, Anthropology or Sociology. If perspectives which we were to mug

38 up. One of her remarkable skills was aback, but then I smiled to myself and into the aisles of the Socio section of to make us understand the theorist in said, this is Vinita…who just so easily the Lending library and you would the format of a story of his life. And for made the line that divides between wonder how these new and interesting most of us, it fitted in like neat jigsaw a student and now a colleague so books were making their way into puzzles pieces. Theory was no more invisible. Equality was a simple message these racks. It was because silently, boring and daunting; it was after all a that was passed onto me in the form of these two women were in action over tale of the events of a person’s life. this warm and respectful gesture. long conversations, discussing books Vinita, like her name, was always When one thought Gender, or had a and more books and there sat Vinita imparting knowledge of any and every query around it, it was always Vinita approving the books that Medha had sort to us. A conversation with her over who was our reference point. This ‘hand’picked and scouted for us with a cup of hot steaming coffee or a chilled is a very personal event or episode her immense hard work. Hats off to iced tea, could range from elections in from her life, and I take the liberty to these two women, who make reading some part of the country or globe to narrate it here. It was the time of her and learning more challenging but also human rights to gender for sure. She daughter’s wedding and I kept thinking more accessible! was our torch bearer of gender rights that as academicians perhaps we have to keep changing our ‘hats’ when we She always encouraged us to speak and anthropology in the department. our mind, to be creatively, critically She was one among many people, who are at the home front and work front. and consciously engaging with the I have seen, being able to truly practice She challenged and blew off that discipline. Vinita gave us roots – to what they preach. June 2013. It had demarcation. I also was wondering, our thinking, our ideology and our been over a semester I had been part of somebody like her would not truly get discipline training – by telling us the the department to teach two papers. I caught up in the fanfare of dressing up trajectories of ideas and how they had was now officially part of the team of for the occasion. I was clearly making progressed over the years. But she gave teachers at the Department, and Vinita an assumption. She challenged the age us wings by provoking us soar by being being one of them. One fine day, over old practice of the kanyadaan, and had simple, but to question and clarify our a coffee break, we got talking about categorically instructed the pandit that she would not practice the ritual. At the how different universities demonstrate doubts and thus get closer to having same time when we met her, she had differing power dynamics between holistic knowledge. Thanks to Vinita, dressed up in pink, red and gold. My senior and junior students. We were it made me realize for once, my view super retro Vinita was in front of us. recalling our days in Delhi, but clearly mattered! She had debunked one idea but upheld from different time periods and were the gender argument. A salute to my teacher, friend, laughing at how it was mandatory to philosopher, guide and a very dear refer to your senior in the next batch I’d like to end this article by sharing and much missed colleague at the as Sir or Ma’am. And Vinita, looked another experience. It is about a Department. at me and said, “I had been meaning beautiful bond of information, to tell you this, just call me Vinita we academics and ideas between Vinita ~ Dr. Pranoti Chirmuley are colleagues now.” I was a little taken and Medha (our Librarian). You walk Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology

Dr. (Fr) Arun de Souza s.j. Although I ha- my normative understandings and so- the most unexpected of sociological ven’t been gone cial conventions were challenged and relevance. all that long, questioned. He made Sociology and when I look Anthropology fascinating, making us I grew to admire Fr. Arun’s passion for back at my days use our sociological imaginations for his teaching, and the ability he had to in Xavier’s the the most unusual things. From fierce engage students both in and outside Department of discussions about the anthropology class. He was always respectful of his Sociology and of sex, to watching Nicki Minaj’s Ana- students’ opinions and encouraged Anthropology conda in class, Fr. Arun pushed us be- them to be voiced - especially to the ex- stands out in my memory, and it always yond our academic limits. He encour- tent that they challenged his own views. will. In particular, I will always remem- aged us to think beyond convention, I can’t say this about many teachers I ber the multitudinous ways in which be strongly critical of what we come have had, but I will very fondly remem- Fr. Arun shook up everything I under- across and most importantly, have fun ber all the intense arguments I have stood about the world. with it! I was keen to attend lectures had with him which were instrumental because there was no knowing what in fuelling my passion for the subject Coming from a comparatively tame mind-numbing theory we were going and making me articulate myself in a first year, Fr. Arun turned Anthropol- to encounter, or what strange video we well-thought out way. I’m almost sure ogy on its head in our second year. All were going to watch, which would have that every student who has studied

39 under him comes out with a clear un- are a direct result of the kind of profes- It’s a funny feeling to imagine walking derstanding of his three “C’s”- anything sor he was. He always encouraged stu- back into college, turning left to head you write should be critical, creative dents to try out new things, and provid- toward the Sociology Department, and and credible. Well into my Masters ed numerous opportunities within the not seeing his smile. Fr. Arun has spoilt now, I still find myself checking every- department for students who wished to countless students because of the live- thing I write for these three elements. engage more deeply with the subject. liness he brought to the classroom and It’s hard to pen down the extent to My love for Sociology and Anthropol- the stellar teaching he provided- and which this department and Fr. Arun ogy grew immensely under him, and we will be ever grateful for it. revolutionised the way I think. I can consequently, I decided to pursue a confidently say that much of the person Masters in the field, and possibly a ca- Kavya Menon I am today and the skills I’ve developed reer deeply intertwined with it. Batch of 2015-16

Professor dr. Mangala Gurjar Teachers are like demonstrates. The great teacher attest to that fact. She always extended candles. They inspires.” Dr. Gurjar was truly a great her cooperation, be it to colleagues or continuously teacher who inspired thousands of students. I have been fortunate to be her work and students. She was also a very kind colleague as well. She was a person who give light to and helpful person one could have was selfless and devoted to the subject students. One ever met. Her love and passion for during her entire tenure. A true genius, such teacher the subject enabled her students to she definitely was a very competent is Dr. Mangala reach great heights. She used to create head of the department. Undoubtedly she was a great asset to the mathematics Gurjar. There is interest for the subject in her classes dept of St. Xavier’s College. a famous quote which goes as follows: was remarkable way. She always ignited “The mediocre teacher tells. The good young minds in her lectures and being Mr. Aditya Garg teacher explains. The superior teacher one of her students I can personally Asst. Prof. Dept of Maths

Professor Dr. Ujwala Bapat ‘The bestevaluation or conducting seminars. In Ph.D levels. preparation for addition to her impeccable teaching and tomorrow is her competence in Botany, she served With excellence being a driving force, doing your best the college in various capacities. She she spearheaded a major UGC project today” was an active member on several of the and a few minor projects. Faculty Committees, including Unfair H. Jackson Means Committee, TAQ Committee, Our prayers and good wishes Brown, Jr. U.G.C. Committee and the Research accompany her for a happy and It is indeed Committee. She was instrumental in productive life after formal retirement. an honour to pen a few lines on Prof. sustaining various activities on campus Xavier’s will always remember the Dr. Ujwala Bapat, Head, Department and this in turn motivated those under dedication and commitment she offered of Botany, a teacher and mentor who her care to strive onward. in her years here. Adieu Dr. Bapat and retired from active service on April Time management was her forte. may the road rise to greet you! 30, 2016. Prof. Bapat has been an Despite the struggle involved in institutional thinker, a stalwart who has balancing teaching, research activity Ms. Smita Gaurea given it all, in her stint at Xavier’s. and guiding students, she did it all, (Pursuing Ph.D in Botany under the Over the past thirty years, she excelled with an open heart and loving intent. supervision of Prof. Bapat) at everything she did - teaching, She has been a guide at both M.Sc and Department of Biology

“For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.” -Thomas Hobbes

40 Adeus, Saradadevi The essence of Socrates method of ‘questioning’ to well on her journey through life and mathematics great effect and made her students feel salute her in making the most tricky of is not to make that Mathematics could take you places equations the easiest of tasks. We wish simple things or leave you stranded for life! She her well in all her future endeavours complicated, scripted a play The Journey Through knowing that Mathematics as is taught but to make Maths- “Crest of the Peacock” based and learnt will no longer be the same complicated on her favorite topic History of Indian at Xavier’s. In the words of Ivars things simple. Maths, which was much appreciated. Peterson, “To most outsiders, modern She was happy to offer her expertise mathematics is unknown territory. Its ~S. Gudder in metaphysics and yoga, as a disciple borders are protected by dense thickets of technical terms; its landscapes are Effervescence and enthusiasm were of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in the Art of a mass of indecipherable equations some of the sterling qualities that Living Programme and gladly offered and incomprehensible concepts. Few marked the tenure of Sarada devi from her services to the Honours Program realize that the world of modern the Department of Mathematics in the and the Scientific Communication mathematics is rich with vivid images Junior college for 22 years. Hailing from Skills Course at Senior college. She and provocative ideas”. May the quest an ambience where research mattered, has post retirement set herself the task for numbers and its magic lead you on! Sarada as she was affectionately called, of writing a text book on the History had a mischievous streak. She put the of Indian Mathematics. We wish her Ms. Sandhya Gupte & Ms. Verona Vaz

Anant Chowgule Mr. Anant the college with dedication and in carrying out the various laboratory Chowgule sincerity. His loyalty to the college duties was appreciated by all HODs. employed as and the department was well-known. He always showed great initiative in a Laboratory Mr. Chowgule was known for his work and has been ready to take up Attendant in his leadership qualities and calm any responsibility. We wish him good the Department disposition. He was always willing to health and a peaceful retired life. of Chemistry go the extra mile to help others. On retired on numerous occasions he has provided Mr. Marazban Kotwal superannuation first aid to students who have fallen ill. with effect from 31st May 2016. He His peaceful disposition acted as a balm spent 41 years of his life in serving to ones who were ailing. His assistance

Atmaram Shinde Mr. Atmaram Geology department was his second at the work place. They revered their Shinde worked home. His insistence on cleanliness work. Mr. Shinde’s dedication to the as a Laboratory was legendary. His deep engagement college was embedded in his genes Attendant in the with the Geology department was Department of reflected in his skill of creating thin because his father was also a committed Geology for over sections of rocks. He was renowned for employee of the college. Now his son 35 years. He his beautiful handwriting. It will not lends a helping hand in the college. was known in be an exaggeration to add that he was the department among the last of the old school, which Dr. Hrishikesh Samant for his loyalty and helpfulness. The followed and believed in discipline and Dr. Pravin Henriques

“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” ~ Albert Einstein

41 Hari Rambade Mr. Hari very fortunate that Haribhau was never love and respect, the department of Life Rambade retired transferred from the department. Being Science entrusted him with the privilege as Laboratory a gentleman he not only carried out his of ribbon-cutting at the inauguration Attendant from tasks assiduously, he even chipped in to of the renovated laboratory. He guided the Department help his colleagues. ‘Work is worship’ his peers and occasionally even of Life Science was his motto and therefore he never reprimanded them. He was loved by all after a fruitful wasted his time. Industrious as he because of his amiable temperament. inning of more was, he impressed everyone with the He was on duty till the last day of his than 36 years of sincerity of his work whether it was service. dedicated service. He was popularly cleaning glass equipment or anything addressed as Haribhau. The Life else. His congenial nature endeared Dr. Radiya Pacha-Gupta Science department considers itself him to all and therefore as a mark of and Mr. Prashant Ratnaparkhi

Krishna Agre Krishna Agre As a person, Krishna was affectionately Krishna was a versatile individual, who began his stint known as “Dada” by all his fellow was capable of thinking on his feet. at St. Xavier’s colleagues. They had a tremendous He was very skilful with his hands. College at the amount of respect for him, and He had a natural ability for fixing consulted him on various issues age of 18 as a electronic equipment. This further both personal and professional. He peon. He moved made him a go to person for all. maintained his stand despite the on to become Cleaning, fixing, fetching, painting, changing circumstances and challenges a laboratory guiding, caring, observing, stepping with the new directives of the Kamghaar attendant, in....you name it and it’s certain Krishna Union. worked in Caius and later in the Life had done it in his quiet, efficient way. In Sciences Department for several years. He held high respect for the Jesuits. fact, his approach to his work was ‘don’t Towards the last three years of his He even had a deep sense of gratitude dither, just get the job done’. career he was a laboratory attendant towards them for having allowed him He was an old school soul and will be with the Psychology Department. and others to stay for years on the sorely missed as a lab staff, a role model campus itself. He believed the Jesuits for new recruits and as an individual As a laboratory attendant Agre was contributed greatly to the field of who chose to follow his heart and stand meticulous and careful with the education, more significantly to the up for what he believed in, rather than equipment and furniture. He was upliftment of the needy. He was helped follow the crowd. He served the college perceptive of the changes required or by the past Principals in dealing with for 42 years as efficiently as he began at problems that one would encounter. the loss of his wife and later his son the age of 18. We wish him good luck Despite being an attendant, he was who was challenged. He was indebted on his next journey in life always willing to do different kinds to several staff particularly the Life of work and provide assistance in any Science dept and Fr. Lancy whom he Ms. Linda. Dhakul case. had worked with for several years. With inputs from Life Science dept

“Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing. I have only begun to learn content and peace of mind since I have resolved at all risks to do this.” - Thomas Henry Huxley

42 OUR ALUMNI

43 James J. Pereira, participated as a volunteer for the IMG void in many students’ lives. Through right through my years at Xavier’s. The the decades, there have been many, all night music festival was amazing. I many professors at Xavier’s who have met Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Amjad had a profound impact on students. I Ali Khan, Zakir Hussain backstage have been fortunate to have known during the IMG festivals. My friends some of the finest, in the Department and I would hang out in the Woods. of Zoology. I am very glad that the There was a vada pav stall outside the tradition continues under the great college gate. I had friends in the hostel tutelage of Dr. Smita Krishnan, Dr. so I spent a lot of time with them in the Pushpa Prabhu-Sinkar and Dr. Leon hostel. I still have copies of my papers/ Pereira. James J. Pereira assignments. I even have t-shirts from the Department of Zoology and one Q. How far has your core subject James J. Pereira, President & CEO of that says: “Xavier’s, not just a college...a in college influenced your current Paradigm Telesales Inc., is located in way of life!” profession? Canada. He is an alumnus who earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology and I was very excited that President I migrated to Canada in 1995 and I Biochemistry in 1990. Obama visited Xavier’s. It was a very took a part time job. Eleven years ago proud moment for me. I shared the I started my own company. We work Q. When you take a trip down the pictures of President Obama’s visit with with performing arts organizations like memory lane of St. Xavier’s? What do my friends and pointed out the chapel ballet companies, symphony orchestras, you recall most? and the quadrangle where we played and theatres doing ticket-sales and fund-raising for these organizations. My time at the Department of Zoology basketball. brings back many fond memories. I Q. To what extent has your stint at St. I learnt a lot in my research and my spent about ten years at Xavier’s. I was Xavier’s influenced your life and work study of Biochemistry and Physiology. a student and later a teacher at Xavier’s ethics? My teaching days were fulfilling too. upon completing my Master’s Degree Teaching and research enabled me in Biochemistry from The Haffkine My time in the Department of Zoology to think. I utilize the skills learned in Institute. Memories of my association changed me as a person. Dr. Vaman college while running my company. I with the Zoology department are still Rao was very influential. His guidance like the whole people management and fresh. Dr. Vaman Rao was the Head of and motivation instilled a very positive teaching aspect of my work. the Department. We had many Zoology work ethic in me. I share it with my field trips. We would visit the Borivali kids and staff too. At the end of the Q. What are some of the life-altering National Park over the weekends, go day, you should be able to look into the lessons that you have learnt from your bird watching, etc. We also visited other mirror and say that you have been true chosen vocation? wildlife sanctuaries like Ranthambore, to yourself. If you want something in I have worked in Canada and the US Bharatpur, Sariska, etc. I was also part a certain way, you must do it yourself. for the last 22 years. One of the most of the Honours programme and worked Zoology field trips were very effective important lessons that I have learned is with Dr. Vaman Rao on the restoration in teaching us life skills. We roughed to treat people fairly and ethically. of zoological specimens as well as it on those trips at least by North other projects involving interactive American standards - taking trains, Q. What is your message to the toxicology research. I worked on the buses, staying on farms. We were very upcoming generation? camel, tiger and dolphin skeletons protective of our field trip-group. We Don’t follow a bandwagon. Don’t do which are still in the department. had to think on our feet and we came anything half-heartedly. Believe in We shared a warm relationship with back with life experiences. I cherish what you are doing and take pride in it. our department. We made some those experiences and lessons learned. enduring friendships especially during our fieldtrips. Xavier’s left a lasting Dr. Sheila Joseph, Head of the impression on all of us. I left India in Department of Zoology (her portrait 1995 and I have visited about 4 times is in the Zoology lab) also had a huge since leaving. On all these visits, I have impact on my life. She instilled in us come to the college and the Zoology that Xavier’s is ‘not just a college but Department. a way of life’ - not as a cliché, but as a true life-lesson. Her indomitable In my third year, I was part of the spirit, through her 10-year battle with Students’ Council. I was also a breast cancer, was an inspiration to volunteer (Security) for Malhar and both faculty and students. She left a

44 Rohan Arthur and continue the class in warm, cosy ethic, well, I have a very sloppy work bliss. A sudden spring-cleaning drive ethic and I wish I could blame Xavier’s set me on a task to change the formalin for that – it would make me feel so in the beautifully preserved specimens much better to know that it wasn’t just in the Zoology cabinets – one of the me, as my father always insisted. containers was reluctant to slide open Q. How far has your core subject because the wax had become brittle in college influenced your current and hard – easy solution, I thought – profession? let’s heat it for a while on an electric heater – which I did – and forgot The three years I spent in the Zoology about it – small explosion – broken Department were life-changing Rohan Arthur glass – formalin everywhere – minor – I say that without any trace of Rohan Arthur, alumnus of the workplace disaster. hyperbole. Between Sheila Joseph and Smita Krishnan after her, I owe a Department of Zoology is a senior These memories mean nothing and large part of what I do to this quietly scientist and founding trustee of the they mean everything. I am not sure inspirational department. It is not Nature Conservation Foundation how they have formed me, but I know what the department teaches. In my (NCF) in Karnataka, India. He heads they have been critical. Perhaps more day, we went by the curriculum, and it NCF’s Oceans and Coasts program, an critical than any of the learning I did was pretty darn stark and dry as dust. interdisciplinary group that works on a among these hallowed walls. range of issues, including understanding But our wonderful faculty was able human-wildlife interactions in aquatic Q. To what extent has your stint at St. to bring even this dull, even outdated environments. Xavier’s influenced your life and work material to startling life with their ethics? sheer enthusiasm and joy for their Q. What are some of the fondest subjects. They made every lecture a memories of your time in St. Xavier’s? I think being in Xavier’s is a privilege voyage of shared discovery. When I that many of us took for granted, even came to Xavier’s I honestly did not It is honestly difficult to choose a if we wore it like an unseen chip on our really know what I wanted to do – by single set of memories of my time in shoulders. It is not as though the college the time I left, I was pretty sure that Xavier’s. Xavier’s shaped me in more gave us exposure to a wide cross-section studying ecology was all I wanted to do. ways than I can remember. If you of India – far from it. We lived in a And the seed of that passion was sown want disconnected fragments, I have fairly protected environment, culturally – and then nurtured— by the Zoology several. I belonged to the proud set of and intellectually, away from the Department. I study coral reefs, and the uncool outcasts that did not dominate noisy, messy debates happening as the first coral reef I visited was on one of the quadrangles and the woods but country lurched on an uncomfortable those wonderful crazy trips that Smita lurked around their corners. We played path to progress. So in that respect, took us on to the Gulf of Kutch. Our Dungeons and Dragons, much to our I am not sure the institution did me boat caught fire and we were abandoned parents’ horror and concern – a game many favours in preparing me to for a few days on a deserted island (this whose separate reality sometimes understand the full complexity of living is a true story, I promise). Here, I saw slipped dangerously into our ‘normal’ and working in India. However, what my first reef. And I have never left. lives. We formed clubs dedicated to it did do was something much more trans-disciplinary exploration, which critical. It fostered in me a curiosity for Q. Besides a regular salary and perks, often descended into noisy and quite learning that many years of high-school what gives you a sense of fulfillment in artless slanging matches. We wrote bad, education had done its best to kill. And your current vocation/profession? post-modern ‘collaborative’ poetry it gave me the freedom to explore as I get a lousy salary but I get plenty of for the cyclostyled copies of “Raga” audaciously as I dared. For once, I was perks. I live a charmed life, working that were produced on the fly during limited by my own imagination, not by for four months every year shuttling Malhar. I discovered a forgotten attic a set of rote answers I had to memorize. between the Lakshadweep Islands and space above the Zoology department, My very first independent collaborative the Andaman and Nicobar, while, for and I was sure it held undiscovered research project was done in Xavier’s the rest, conducting research along scientific treasures – it did: it contained – a gruesome piece of work on how with my wife at a more sedate pace in a disassembled set of bones of a large alcohol and insecticide affects male the Mediterranean. It’s the life of a 19th mammal that I was convinced was a rats (short answer – pretty badly). This century explorer – and if I complain it is dugong – I am still not certain what it was invaluable in shaping my further only because I don’t count my blessings was. When the monsoon poured down research career – teaching me elements enough. at its heaviest, we would bully Smita of research design, analysis and critical to stop her class mid-way so we could reading and writing that have held me Q. What are some of the life-altering rush out, buy some hot bhajias and tea in good stead until today. As for a work lessons that you have learnt from your

45 chosen vocation? anyone in the Zoology Department of salt. Our imaginations are limited who knew me back then – I’m a rather by the ages in which we grew. Our I am generally wary of life-altering slow learner! certainties are just as certainly going lessons. Transformations, when they to be overturned in the generation to happen, come gradually, and it is only Q: What is your message to the come. This has always been true, but in hindsight do I see them as lessons upcoming generation? it has never been truer than in these learnt or transformations made. I don’t tumultuous times. The absence of think I am yet up to the challenge to If I have one message to give it would certainties has its rewards – since our glean grand life-changing lessons from be to take advice from people from futures are so obscure, the best we can a rather chaotic living of a life. Ask my generation with a liberal pinch do is whatever we really want.

Pratap Singh Rao profession? awakened within you. When you see the painting of Mother Teresa by M. F. I specialized in Political Science Hussain, you can interpret it in many but since all academic disciplines ways. That’s how I had studied in JNU are multidisciplinary in nature, it is and that’s what my professors taught needless to say that the core subject in me - “find yourself when it comes to college strongly influenced my current Art.” You can think out of the box but profession that is visual arts. Due to then again you have to come back into my training in Political Science, I the box too.… It is very easy to go out of have understood human existence and the box. I think the world is beautiful. society in a nuanced manner which gets You have to find a way of living. I’m reflected in my art work. Pratap Singh Rao very optimistic about society and the Pratap Singh Rao is an established Q. What inspired you take up painting? people I meet. My paintings are not painter. He graduated in 2011 in Political about pessimism or negativity they are It is good to have inspiration but one Science. Named the best seller of 2016 more about the positive things of life: also needs to have a fire in one’s belly by Saatchi Art, Pratap Singh has made sunset/sunrise, love, heaven. to achieve something. One must show headway into the world of painting a lot of courage. In case of a painter the Q. This is a digitally obsessed abstract art. challenge is to translate the image in generation. You are someone who Q. What are some of the fondest your mind onto the canvas. Hardwork works live with a paintbrush. Is there memories of your time in St. Xavier’s? is an indispensable element. It is a difference? essential to stay focused and to be very There are many memories but the kind to the people you are working I know that people do 3D paintings. fondest are the times with friends with with. When I was younger I wanted to I think only with colours and brush. whom I could engage in enriching make movies. I did not want to become I’m old school. I know that digital and intellectually stimulating academic a painter. I needed the money and I techniques are good for various kinds discussions on a wide range of thought that I could make money with of dimension paintings and if someday disciplines ranging from philosophy to my work. I am getting a lot of offers in the future time demands that of literature, politics and cinema. I am a these days because people say that I me, I too will enter the field of digital voracious reader and I enjoyed being paint very well. I believe you can find paintings. I have a language issue. I in the reference section of the library. honesty in my work. try to portray my feelings through It was in the third year that I made up my painting. My paintings are poetic. my mind to pursue art. I am indebted Q. What is your preferred style of I try to find poetry through my work to St Xavier’s in every respect, right painting? whether you see the blue light or the from the choices I made with regard I am an abstract painter and abstract sunrise, these are paintings influenced to my vocation as well as the way I paintings have a good market especially by Indian classical music. There is think and the very life I lead. St. Xavier’s in Europe. My paintings are minimalist music in nature – in the sunset, sunrise. also has a considerable influence on my and impressionist in their aesthetics. The sun is music and that can enable socio - political thinking consisting of I don’t overwork on my canvas. I like you to create art. solid commitment for secularism and simplicity in my work. People should humanitarianism as well as the strong Q. How did you network with people to feel what I had felt while painting. ethical values in my personal and establish yourself in the market? Nobody can analyze a painting fully, it’s professional sphere. a visual poem. Whether it’s figurative Some of my professors at JNU helped Q. How far has your core subject or abstract, whether it is a M.F. Hussain me. I got some buyers from Saatchi Art. in college influenced your current or Akbar Padamsee, many feelings are They selected me for other Art fairs

46 which were held in London, Bristol sell in the market. I think the toughest expression, on the basis of my personal and NYC. I am the premium artist of time of my life was when my father empirical experience I would just like Saatchi art and the best seller of 2016. was ill around 2014-2015. That was to say that we must chase our dreams I hail from Udaipur which has many the beginning of my painting career. keeping aside the practical oriented five star hotels. They demand good These days I’m connecting with a lot of common sense and materialistic logic. paintings. There are some art galleries people so it is very easy to work. Things In the beginning dreams may sound in Udaipur. Although the market in change. I started with Camel Colours impractical and undoable, but if we India is not very conducive to young which are the cheapest in the world. nurture and nourish them with the best artistes, I have survived because I made Now I use the most expensive colours of intentions, they can be actualized. an impact in European cities. I get in the world. Things could go wrong invitations to join their art galleries. So from here and I am very objective We must never stop improvising on now is the beginning. about that. It’s not that I will always be any of the creative work. Alongside, we the best seller and people will buy my must never give up. Some of our failed Q. Did you find any difficulties in the work or be waiting in line for my work. creative products also have something profession that you have chosen? I’m prepared for that. great in them. Therefore instead of outright rejecting them we need to Difficulties are in every profession but Q. What is the message you have for recognize worthy and creative aspects for me the most difficult thing was to the upcoming generation? make a living out of the painting. It is in them which can be applied in other very easy to paint but very difficult to Though message is quite a loaded creative works.

Ritwick Sawarkar fulfilling to listen to those musicians. of cancer and not Microbiology, We were also sent for various inter- but basic tenets of microbiology collegiate competitions where we met and biochemistry taught at Xavier’s many students from other colleges and definitely provided the basis of what we networked with them. Some of us are do today. There was a lot more rigour still in touch with each other. and hardwork involved in Xavier’s than other places that I have been to. I had Q. To what extent has your stint at St. many friends in Xavier’s and I am still Xavier’s influenced your life? in touch with many of them including Life would have continued had I not my teachers at Xavier’s. been in Xavier’s but the experience in Q. St. Xavier’s has gained Autonomy. Ritwick Sawarkar college has enriched me. The teaching Would you like to offer any comments Ritwick Sawarkar graduated from and practicals were rigorous but those on that? St. Xavier’s in 2001 with a B.Sc in were the best days of my life. I tell my Microbiology. Thereafter, he moved students that life is more comfortable Autonomy should influence policy. to Bangalore for integrated PhD. now. We used to reek of bacteria. Xavier’s already has a high level of Currently, he works at the Max Planck excellence and I think that the policy The teachers at Xavier’s have had a great Institute of Immunobiology and should be to keep this level maintained, influence on me. The focus was more Epigenetics in Freiburg, Germany. or even improve it further. The bar on understanding the concepts rather He works as a group leader with his must be raised higher and mediocrity than memorizing them. Their teaching own PhD students and postdoctoral should not be tolerated. If you have helped me change my perception associates in a lab. a pool of hardworking people, only about Biology, Science and Research. then will better people join. There is Q. What are some of the fondest The Honors certification programme a lot of competition from institutions memories of your time in St. Xavier’s? allowed us to think out of the box. It such as the Indian Institute of Science, gave us the independence to conduct I spent three years in St. Xavier’s as Education and Research (IISER) and various studies. Caius Lab was a big part of my undergraduate course in Indian Institute of Science. Therefore, turning point.The work at Caius was the Bachelors in Microbiology. The Xavier’s should maintain its standards voluntary. It was a great learning most memorable experience in Xavier’s of excellence. experience, and both pleasure and fun! is related to working in the Caius I have no degree or document to show Q. Besides a regular salary and perks, Laboratory. Caius was being resurrected that I worked for three years in the what gives you a sense of fulfillment while I was there. I helped in setting Caius. It taught me to be independent in your current vocation/profession? up the lab. Besides that, I enjoyed the and it helped me to identify my passion. IMG Fest. I am an avid listener of We have complete freedom to conduct classical music and therefore it was Currently, I work on Molecular Biology research in the area of our interest. We

47 don’t know if our research will lead to a Q. What are some of the lessons that beginnings, doesn’t mean that you can’t cure for cancer or Parkinson’s disease,. you have learnt from your chosen reach the rainbow. We carry out our research mainly vocation? Q. What is your message to the using public funds. There is a sense Do not to let your humble beginnings upcoming generation? of contentment to look for something overshadow your ambitions. Many unknown just because you think there It is important to strike a good work – people think you reach some position life balance. When we were students, is something interesting behind it. It is because you have Godfathers, middle as if we get paid to pursue our hobby. we worked hard and we partied hard. men or good contacts. I’m sitting here in If you are passionate about something, It is more of a passion that we pursue. this prestigious institute in a prominent everything else will fall into place. If The downside is that we end up doing position which is very rare for someone passion is your driving force then you a lot of extra work but there is so much who has struggled his way through will have the energy to do things that pleasure that is derived in just working. in Mumbai. I had not imagined that I you care about. One should be honest It would be akin to asking a novelist, would be leading a group of researchers with oneself. You have to ask yourself, “why do you spend all your time at one of the world’s premiere research if you really want to do what you are writing or reading?” institutes. Just because you have humble doing!

St. Xavier’s Mumbai, class of 1966 (Mathematics)

Thanks to social networking media the class of 1966, Mathematics has been able to reconnect with their friends: Sam Dalal, Minneapolis, USA Chittaranjan Gauba, Vancouver, Canada Hasan Kazi, Chicago, USA Sameer Ahmed Khan, Bangalore, India Vijay Khanna, Prague, Czech Republic Rajoo Khetan, Mumbai, India Les Lobo, Houston, USA Rasik Machchhar, Edison, NJ, USA Noel Pinto, San Francisco, USA Jay Sondhi, Los Angeles, USA Yasmin Tata, Houston, USA Many of the above alumni have stayed in touch with each other and recently initiated an annual alumni club get together. The first such event was held in Chicago in 2014. Since then the club has met in New York in 2015 and in Prague in 2016. This year the club is planning to meet during an 8 day-Mexico Cruise out of Los Angeles in October.

48 Graduation Ceremony 2016

Prof. Sandeep Trivedi, Director TIFR Ms. Kavitha Iyer, Sub Editor - Indian Express Dr. Snehalata Deshmukh, Fomer VC, University of Mumbai

Review of Autonomy Team at XRCVC and Library

Scholarship Presentation by Shri Khalid Kesar, IPS College Day - Celebration in Solidarity Workshop on Academic Autonomy under the aegis of RUSA. Chaired by the Minister of Higher & Technical Education Shri Vinod Tawde. Also present were Shri S.J Kunte, Principal Secretary Higher & Technical Education, Ms.Manisha Verma, Rusa State Project Director Ms.Manisha Verma

Capacity building for university teachers in Maharashtra by CIP Meeting with University from Spain XRCVC on behalf of RUSA Maharashtra

Honouring Shri. Ashok Kamte, ACP on Police Day

Hon. Minister Shri. Prakash Javadekar releasing the ABC of Inclusive Publishing during the launch of Sugamya Pustakalaya in Delhi Commerce Section - Graduation Ceremony 29th Research Scholars’ Meet - Dept. of Chemistry

IMG Celebration Staff Seminar

Principal felicitates Dr. Dossal Antas

Vividha 2017 Bahuli Dolls across the Globe Hon. Minister Shri Suresh Prabhu Naseeruddin Shah at Malhar Conclave at Malhar Conclave

Band Event at Malhar IPA at Malhar

Sufi Concert - Fund Rasing event for Acid Attack Victims Naval band performance at St. Xavier’s

Dr (Mr.) M.R. Almeida, Eminent Botanist and Alumni of the Niti Samvad - Public Policy Conference college, being felicitated. REFLECTIONS

49 What Cricket Really Is Cricket is just a game, it’s just a sport, be a Gentleman to play it, or at least in which he was dismissed and his for many people. But is this notion to succeed (the meaning of gentlemen behaviour after the dismissal. More about cricket really true? Is it just a being my latter explanation). If we importantly, he did not have a very meaningless game without any external think about it, all the legends of the successful stint in Test cricket, which outcomes? Especially in a country such game, the greatest players to engage many believe is the true picture of a as India, I refuse to believe that this with bat and ball, all had their morals player’s skill in the original format is the case. Cricket has some sort of in place. They were composed, humble, of the game. meaning for almost everyone. At two mature in their approach to matters, talks that I presented in class on the both on and off the field. I believe, and The generation of my parents and topic of cricket, when I asked by show most fanatics and critics of the sport generations prior to them were a mass of hands how many people follow will agree with me when I say that of anti-Kohli supporters because of his cricket regularly, in one lecture barely one’s morals off the field, are reflective arrogant attitude complemented with three hands were raised among more on the field. Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul his lack of success in Test cricket. When than hundred present and in the other Dravid, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, MS Dhoni, the former captain of the classroom, not a single hand went Don Bradman, Anil Kumble, Shane Indian team decided to retire from up. These are extremely surprising Warne, Viv Richards, Kapil Dev, Sunny Test cricket, the responsibility was and unexpected results to be found Gavaskar, and many more in this list handed over to Kohli. His reputation in one of the most cricket oriented of Cricket greats were all thorough was in sharp contrast to a ‘Captain nations in the world, and unfortunately “gentlemen”, or at least gentlemen Cool’- Dhoni’s image. Dhoni left the I did not conduct a study on how enough to make sure the media wasn’t Test team when it was poor in form. such startling results were observed able to portray anything to oppose the Perhaps, that is why it was decided and thus I cannot comment on the belief. Likewise the politics outside to hand over captaincy to Kohli and matter. Nevertheless, I did follow up has the power to tarnish the beautiful change the approach to the game. my initial question with another, this game of cricket. Once Kohli was made captain, either time having a slight twist. “How many he slapped himself on the face or An example I would like to point out of you keep yourselves updated on someone else did the honours, and is that of the current captain of the India Vs Pakistan matches whenever told him that his attitude needs to Indian Cricket team, the one and only they do occur?” There was a drastic change, he needs to mature, because Virat Kohli. Today many believe that change in results. I didn’t observe a the whole team would be looking up to he could go on to become the greatest single hand in the audience in either him. Being the Captain of the Indian performers to ever hold a cricket of the classrooms not to be raised, and Cricket team also means that he is the bat. When he came into the cricket this was not surprising. Even though I face of the nation. Anyone who has scene, he was reputed as a stubborn did not expect such a drought in raised followed cricket over the past 5 years kid who thought he was better than hands for my first question, I expected would not have easily recognized the everyone. I was 12 when I first heard no less than 100% of the hands raised change in Virat’s attitude through his about Virat Kohli and the incident of for the question that followed. What comments in the media or post and him flashing his middle finger to the does this say about Cricket? I would pre match conferences and interviews, crowd. I instantly fell in love with him. like to give a brief on some of aspects or even in the way he batted. Today, as a 19 year old who loves to of this competitive sport. thoroughly analyse the game, I realise Kohli took over captaincy in the end Cricket is popularly referred to as how immature my outlook was. Virat of 2015 and 2016 was without doubt “The Gentleman’s game”. Many believe was a player in the Senior Indian the best year in his career. He was that the sport is honoured with this Cricket team, representing the nation breaking a record and reaching a title only because at the time of its overseas, and for someone with that milestone in almost every match that establishment, only the rich, elitist class status, his action definitely was not he played, and not just any records, of males would play it, and these people the most mature. This incident was records held by greats such as Sachin were also the ‘gentlemen’ of society. I only one of the many immature acts himself. He scored a double century have a slightly different outlook on the by Virat, however at the same time, he in 4 consecutive Test series, becoming keyword ‘Gentleman’. The word today was scoring runs at an incredible rate, one of the highest scorers in a single has a very subjective approach. It is thus earning him the nickname “The Test season of all time. He jumped not handed over to one on the basis Run Machine”. Despite, the attitude from 16th place in ICC Test batsmen’s of his socio economic background, that he had, he was still the hardest rankings to 2nd, today he is 1st in but it is earned by one on the basis worker on the team, and thus was quite both limited over Rankings( One Day of his morals and behaviour. Thus, I successful with his game. However, Internationals and T20 Internationals), believe that rather than cricket being many a time that he got out, he and in the top 5 in Test rankings and the Game that only Gentlemen play, demonstrated his lack of maturity under his captaincy India has become it is the game in which you have to and experience, both in the manner the top ranked Test playing nation in

50 the whole world. He even played a politics and international relations, boundary’ too. He also speaks about phenomenal IPL series becoming the in society. There were protests, riots many instances in his homeland, the first to score 900+ runs in a single IPL and more as people believed that West Indies where the English would season and 4 centuries in one season. the method was unsportsmanlike by not accept defeat due to their anxiety He broke away from the notion that the British, it was a form of assault of losing to their own slaves. I’m sure you have to be a senseless power hitter as at the time, any form of gear or Mr. James in his book has given a far to succeed in the IPL and showed that protection was also just a fantasy. The superior argument than mine in favour a mature approach to even IPL will early 1930’s being in between the two of the fact the cricket is more than put one on top of the game. Most of world wars, was obviously a period of just a game. Even today, as observed Virat’s critics have become fans over extreme tension across the world, and in the two classrooms that I spoke the past two years. sport was adopted mainly to divert in, people who don’t follow cricket Thus, just like one’s life off the field this tension and act as a measure of regularly follow a contest between tremendously affects performance on peace and goodwill among nations. The India and Pakistan because of the sort the field, even events occurring on of relations that are held between the the field have its drawback off the two nations politically and socially. field, in society and in politics. The This reflects that for even these non- famous or rather infamous ‘Bodyline’ enthusiasts of cricket, the sport has a Series of 1932-1933 between England bigger place in their lives than just and Australia is a clear example of being a meaningless game. this. Australia was the home of Sir Donald Bradman, arguably the greatest For me, cricket is even bigger than batsmen of all time, even today. He had society and politics. At a personal just come off a tour of England where level, it forms a significant part of he embarrassed the Englishmen in my existence. International cricket is their own yard, scoring over 900 runs a form of patriotism. It brings tears alone in the series, averaging above of joy, tears of sadness. People risks 120. Hence, the English were back for their jobs, just to watch a World revenge, and they realised the only Cup final. People faint when they are way they could succeed was to remove within 50 feet of Sachin Tendulkar, Don Bradman from the picture. Some who is considered ‘God’ only because players even reported that Douglas Bodyline Series, due to the unethical of his achievements with the bat. Jardine, the English captain, instructed Cricket isn’t just a sport, cricket is for his players to hate the Australians in tactics adopted by the English who many, a religion, where the greatest order to defeat them and also ordered were on a quest to prove themselves players are the deities, and the fans them to refer to Bradman as “the superior in all fronts, did the exact are the believers. Even for those who little bastard”. After his efforts in opposite as the English mindset was don’t follow cricket like a religion, it studying Bradman’s style of play and such that they felt it was necessary weaknesses, Jardine devised a delivery to establish dominance in cricket as definitely has a place in their mind that he called ‘fast leg theory’, but the well to achieve their goals. and soul as something that is more Australians later infamously coined it than just a game. What cricket really CLR James in his book ‘Beyond A as the Bodyline delivery. is can be viewed through many lenses. Boundary’, considered by many the Its meaning differs from person to Bodyline delivery was an indirect greatest book in the history of cricket person but what cricket really isn’t, approach to the injure the batsmen literature touches upon the Bodyline is just a game! or rather victims of this destructive Series. The events occurring within form of bowling. This had tremendous the boundary line of a cricket pitch Bikramjit Basu aftershocks outside the pitch, in has it consequences ‘beyond the FYBA

“There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.” - Lemony Snicket,

51 Bearers of Old men Poetry Light old men settle like the last ashes Bearers of Light of a strongly worded editorial Fractured through unquiet waters, in a newspaper - burnt, Through cracked window panes crumbling, And broken fences in memories, but carrying reminders Speared the dark, of words once powerful. Poetry carries the weight of warmed broken hearts. ten thoughts, old men huddle The mountains, nine feelings, the dew on a grassblade, in centres eight emotions, that have long since lost seven sins, Oh, What marvellous art! their magnetism. six thoughts, It could’ve burned from the start, centres that once drew five complaints, four heartaches, the most powerful thoughts - Glowed gently instead, three joys, now host two heavy eyes, The dawn to start. shuffling cards, one pouring soul. Scattered through prisms of minds, shuffling gaits, shuffling shoulders. Illuminated trails, Poetry fights her way vision to the blind! through layers old men whisper - and layers of jargon, Tangible and divine, wars can be won through depths unadulterated sunlight, and fortunes can be lost of useless words just floating, Painted skies, tangerine sights! with all that they have to tell you skimming the surface of *nothing.* if only you she claws her way Touched, felt, measured in height. through overgrown shambles listen and tangles Oblivious to the wavering charms, observe of unnecessary parts of speech. One if lost, anchors in it’s arms. absorb. Stretched canvas cornflower blue, Poetry slashes her way old men gather like continents through tumbling creepers Under the saffron much like the mass of land falling from broken terraces. splashed lilac hue. holds everything above it she drives away unimportant Shone, a thousand spheres! rooted thoughts from fertile fields of stable words. The purest stones of the luxurious, sure. None this bright. I see Poetry survive against all odds against joy-that sweet, sweet burden. Hung delicately on this balance, Shivani Lalan against rationale-a double edged FYBA Sparked ray of hope, spilled light. sword against doubt - a ghoulish green Set the trees heartrendingly asparkle monster I see Poetry survive. Drove those with no flight, No, *rejuvenate.* no unblundering dash, And then I know outside the dark, demons to fight. why poetry takes a feminine pronoun.

Jessica Rapose Shivani Lalan SYBA FYBA

52 Of Quiet and Quaint Faces Of Quiet and Quaint In the world of There’s a place the city keeps, saints and demons, I have travelled A place of quiet and quaint far enough to know Where leaves that fall from trees that there are only few humans. Always reach the ground,

They whimper not along aimless window panes, I have come that far, Nor are they crushed in the palms of man to that point Who knows not that a fallen leaf isn’t dead yet Through that way Here, in this kept place, This has left me helpless now To fix the broken pieces Leaves grace the ground which were previously joint. And return back to the earth

I tried looking for people with Here, the rains swoon over tranquil pastures, passion and grace, They collect not in pools over tarnish terraces I searched for their Strengths Nor do they return falsely to the sky when the sun comes out I appreciated their weaknesses But what the mirror showed me Here, in this kept place, were only fake faces. Every raindrop soothes a grain of soil

Sending whiffs of wet mud bouncing off the earth Do’s and Don’ts, I continued to search Here, even crows sing in colours of serenades, The good, the bad, They are inspired not by the noise of city horns the dark, the bright’s Only in the end to know that But by the witty whistling of rain-washed bamboos Forgiveness is not Here, they sing in rhythms of the flute, important than grudge. The quiet is graced with mellowing melodies, All of the quaint is sprinkled across the earth I wondered and I wandered, The attitudes and the egos, the This is a place the city keeps, laughs and the cries I had patience and gave chances It is not in possession of the present, But the world But that of the past seemed least bothered. Buried under concrete tar,

No shovel or spade can unearth My emotions fluttered, A place withered into its own soil they were mixed By those who ventured into the heart of this city Should I be worried? Or be at ease? And turned every quiet and quaint An answer tapped my brain; Into fossils of everlasting bounty Why do I need to please?

Andrea Rodrigues Jesslyn Gomes SYBA SYBA

53 Les Mots Français Je Te Trouverai C’était la frontière d’Armageddon. cette explosion de bombe. Alors, suis tellement désolé, il était mon Tous les soldats se reposaient il décida de chercher cette fille. meilleur ami. Mais il ne m’a jamais dans la grotte. Ils essayaient Après une semaine, il fut autorisé parlé de vous. Je pensais qu’il était d’oublier l’horreur de la guerre. de rentrer chez lui. Le lendemain, célibataire! » La femme expliqua, Gillard demanda à Jacques il prépara ses valises et partit pour « Je m’appelle Laura. Nous nous de l’accompagner pour une Alsace. En trois heures, il était en sommes mariés il y a 8 ans. Mais il promenade. Jacques refusa, donc Alsace. Il conduisit partout, mais il n’a jamais été fidèle. Je lui ai donné Gillard décida de se promener seul. ne la trouva pas. Il décida de faire cette photo de moi, comme un Alors qu’il parcourait l’horizon, une pause et il entra dans une charme de bonne chance. Je lui il remarqua un objet brillant sur boulangerie. En y entrant, il vit cette donnais toujours cette photo avant le sol. Il se pencha et le ramassa. femme. Elle passa tout droit devant qu’il aille à la frontière, avec l’espoir C’était une image d’une femme lui. Il décida de la suivre. Enfin, il qu’il revienne chez moi. Cette dans une robe blanche. Derrière attira son attention. Elle s’arrêta photo était pour lui! Pas toi! Il est cette image, quelqu’un avait écrit le et écouta tout ce que Gillard lui mort et tu es vivant! Ça c’est de ta numéro «4» et les mots «Alsace’14 dit. «Puis-je voir cette photo?» faute! A cause de toi, il est mort! » «. Soudainement, un fort son de lui demanda-t-elle. Elle regarda « Cette image, je l’ai trouvée sur le tonnerre secoua le sol. Gillard l’image en état de choc. «Voulez- sol, je ne l’ai jamais volée ! Pourquoi se tourna vers la grotte mais la vous venir chez moi pour prendre le volerai-je? Je ne vous connais grotte était en ruines. Gillard était un verre? Je vais vous en raconter pas! », Gillard essaya d’expliquer, gravement blessé. Tous les soldats tout.»Donc, Gillard l’accompagna. mais Laura devint plus furieuse. qui se trouvaient dans la grotte « Que préfères-tu? Rouge? Ou Elle courut au comptoir et sortit étaient morts, même Jacques, son Blanc? » Elle lui demanda. «Blanc, un pistolet. Elle tira le pistolet et meilleur ami. Il a appelé QRT pour c’est parfait!», répondit-il. « Vous Gillard tomba. Puis elle prit l’image. envoyer du secours. Une heure ne savez pas quelle chance d’avoir Elle se transforma ensuite en fumée plus tard, l’équipe médical arriva trouvé cette image. Vous avez sauvé et entra dans la photo. Le numéro à et emmena Gillard. Il était le seul ma vie! » dit Gillard. La femme se l’arrière de l’image fut ‘5’ survivant. Quand il se couchait sur dirigea vers un comptoir et prit le lit de l’hôpital, il se rendit compte un cadre photo et le montra à David Francisco que c’était grâce à cette image de Gillard. «Oh, mon Dieu, vous êtes la FYBA la femme, qu’il avait survécu de femme de Jacques!», Il s’écria: « Je

L’avenir de la langue française La langue française, aujourd’hui ne Les analystes estiment que moins compliqués que le français. même apparait pas sur la liste des l’influence du français diminuera En plus, il ne reste qu’au moins dix dix langues les plus parlées dans le dans les décennies qui suivront, pays en Europe qui enseignent le monde. Il y a 220 million de gens surtout en Europe. C’est à cause d’une français à leurs citoyens, comme dans le monde entier qui parlent le augmentation dans l’immigration une langue étrangère. Mais français. Forbes intitule cette langue en Europe. C’est plus possible que même en ces pays-ci, ce n’est pas comme la troisième langue la plus les immigrés retiennent leur langue obligatoire de continuer le français utile dans un monde qui devient propre et qu’ils n’apprennent pas la quand on fait des hautes-études. Le langue du pays où ils s’installent. peu à peu complètement capitaliste. seul pays où c’était une exception, On croit qu’il y aura très peu de La langue française est très utilisée c’est l’Angleterre, mais même en gens en France qui vont choisir dans les affaires et le commerce. Angleterre cette règle est annulée d’apprendre le français. Les jeunes maintenant. C’est aussi la quatrième langue la en France préfèrent apprendre plus utilisée sur Internet. La banque l’anglais parce que l’anglais offre Mais quand-même, il y a une du monde, l’Union Européenne et plus des opportunités dans le résurgence dans le nombre de même l’Organisation des Nations monde, surtout dans le monde de gens qui parlent le français dehors Unies utilisent le français. Mais le commerce. Même leurs SMS et la l’Europe. Malgré la domination futur de la langue semble un peu langue utilisée par eux sur Internet, de l’anglais, le nombre de morne. Alors, quel est l’avenir de c’est l’anglais parce que l’anglais francophones a augmenté au cours cette langue ? contient les mots plus courts et des dernières années. En 2014, on

54 comptait 274 millions de locuteurs le système éducatif. Mais on suppose que la croissance de la langue - une augmentation de de la population dans les pays Il convient de penser que ces pays 25% depuis 2010 - selon un rapport africains va augmenter les en croissance - la plupart du temps, de l’Organisation internationale des anciennes colonies de la France francophones dans le monde. Mais de la Francophonie (OIF). De ce et de la Belgique en Afrique - vont ce n’est pas sûr, surtout en vue de la nombre, 212 millions ont parlé continuer l’emploi de cette langue. possibilité que la Chine intervienne la langue au quotidien, soit une Il y a même les analystes qui en Afrique. Il reste de voir si les augmentation de 7% en quatre ans. envisagent qu’il y aura presque 750 pays africains vont retenir la langue Notamment, les pays d’Afrique sous millions de gens dans le monde qui de leurs impérialistes ou s’ils vont saharienne ont connu une hausse vont parler le français en 2050. Le adopter le chinois. de 15 % des francophones, grâce à français peut être la langue la plus la croissance démographique et à parlée en 2050, même plus que Anant Venkatesh la hiérarchisation du français dans l’anglais, l’espagnol ou le chinois. FYBA

La France La France, une beauté captée dans sentiment similaire, mais aussi économique, l’industrie automobile un hexagone. Avec un drapeau des valeurs et des civilisations grâce à l’immigration des gens. bleu, blanc et rouge signifiant la communes. Au Canada à Québec, 2,3 millions d’immigrés viennent révolution, le patriotisme et même en Belgique et en Suisse, c’est une de l’Afrique surtout du Maroc et la solidarité. On parle toujours de la langue co-officielle tandis qu’en de l’Algérie et aussi de la Turquie , langue française! Algérie, au Malgache, le français de l’Allemagne , de la Belgique et est une langue véhiculaire. Plus de même de l’Asie. qui sont ces gens ? C’est quoi la francophonie? Parle-t-on vraiment Le 20 mars, c’est la journée Tout ne se passe pas bien! D’une en français dehors de la France ? internationale de la Francophonie part, des immigrés font face à où il y a des concours , la Franco fête, même accent, de leur mode de vie , du pourrait être pour la communication les célébrations d’OIF à Paris. OIF travail , de leurs voisins! C’est plutôt entre des gens, ou même pour les c’est l’Organisation Internationale comme une crise! Ils passent toute communications administratives et de la Francophonie où il y a 57 la vie en essayant de s’intégrer dans également en tant que le médium membres aujourd’hui, et le seul lien la société française. La Cité nationale d’instruction dans le domaine entre eux c’est la langue française! d’enseignement. Quand il s’agit de l’histoire de l’immigration est un Dont le slogan est <égalité, musée qui représente l’histoire des de représenter des personnes qui complémentarité, solidarité >. l’emploient pour la communication, immigrés, depuis 2007 et qui a été c’est la francophonie. D’ailleurs, les Lorsqu’on parle de l’égalité, il y a officiellement inaugurée en 2014. gouvernements utilisent la langue des Français qui estiment qu’ils sont En même temps, les Français pour les échanges et le travail, maltraités vis à vis des immigrés en émigrent aux États Unis et en cela fait partie de la Francophonie. France! Immigration? En France? Le Angleterre où ils décrivent comment (Remarquez la majuscule et la français n’est seulement pas parlé Paris, le métro, le vin et la baguette minuscule) Donc, c’est une façon de autour du monde avec les accents leur manquent. Et surtout la langue s’exprimer!. Plusieurs francophones différents, mais dans le pays même. française leur manque. Et vous? sont fiers d’être une partie de la Un immigré est quelqu’un né à Parlez-vous français? Bienvenue à Francophonie. Pour eux, parler le l’étranger mais résident en France. la Francophonie! «L’image la plus français c’est comme une partie La France est marquée par la vague exacte de l’esprit français est la de leur identité, de se sentir bien migratoire, qui augmenta de 4 langue française elle-même ! » dans la peau, comme une richesse millions à 5,4 millions en 2011. Il y culturelle. Carrément, en le parlant, avait une grande croissance dans Urmi Shethia on ne partage pas seulement un l’agriculture française, l’activité FYBA

Mes souvenirs de la France La France est un pays qui comprend un pays à la fois profondément été un de mes grands rêves, et en un mélange de charme du vieux ancré dans l’histoire, ainsi que 2015 avec 20 de mes amis, j’ai eu la monde et de la haute-couture. Une dans la mode et la technologie. chance de la visiter. En sortant de visite en France est un voyage dans Une visite en France a toujours l’aéroport, le soleil était dans le ciel

55 pourpre, suspendu au-dessus de sommes arrivés à notre destination, historiques comme le Château de l’horizon et je me suis assise dans la Strasbourg, vers l’après-midi et on Compiègne, Versailles et même voiture avec les fenêtres fermées et a passé le temps paresseusement la tour Eiffel. Je suis allée à Paris, j’ai regardé le feuillage vert autour dans les bars autour de la ville, la ville avec ses cuisines variées et de moi. Quand je suis entrée dans en sirotant du thé glacé, devant j’ai mangé à la française. Quand la maison de mon correspondant, la cathédrale de Strasbourg et un j’ai rencontré mes camarades, nous je suis entrée dans un duplex carrousel. C’était presque comme avons visité Paris et on a voyagé par appartement, avec un petit jardin un conte de fée. Pour ajouter à le métro afin d’arriver aux Champs très joli et des fenêtres qui donnent notre émerveillement, nous avons Elysées, à la Notre Dame et au Sacré sur la rue calme. C’était un beau passé notre nuit dans une petite Cour. Chaque visite était comme moment pour moi parce que j’ai auberge où nous avons mangé des une bouffée de l’air frais. Pour toujours vécu dans l’agitation et le pizzas où on a joué des jeux- un terminer notre voyage de Paris, on bruit de Mumbai. retour à notre époque comme les a visité les ponts célèbres, et on a petits enfants. Le jour suivant était pris un tour en bateau-mouche sur Pendant plus de deux semaines, pratiquement le même, nous avons la Seine. On s’est promené dans les avec l’aide de nos correspondants, visité l’Alsace, Nantes, Amiens et rues riches de l’histoire. nous avons eu, l’aventure d’une on a goûté des spécialités locales vie. Le voyage à Paris, manger des comme des bretzels, des macarons Le voyage s’est terminé, comme glaces dans le jardin et la visite et des glaces. Nous avons pris des toutes les aventures, avec beaucoup aux vieux bâtiments couverts de photos et nous avons pratiqué de tristesse et de larmes, surtout lierre, pour des séances de photos, notre français avec des marchands de ma part. Quand nous avons la France n’a jamais manqué son de souvenirs dans notre essai pris notre avion, après avoir dit au charme. d’acheter des souvenirs ; peintures revoir à nos nouveaux amis, je me et figurines. suis rendu compte que ce voyage Nous avons visité l’Alsace et les villes persistera toujours dans mon cœur, voisines. Notre bus était envahi des Lorsque nous sommes retournés et me remplira du désir de retour. chansons et des récits d’autre part aux maisons de nos correspondants, le ciel bleu et la rue pittoresques mon aventure était encore Nicole Mehta que nous avons traversée. Nous incomplète. J’ai visité des lieux FYBA

LA DIGITALISATION : UNE BONNE NOUVELLE OU UNE ALARME ? Tout le monde est influencé par maintenant, l’éducation est sur les rapidement alors on a besoin la digitalisation. Cela a changé doigts des individus. Alors, cela est des journalistes qui apporteront la façon de vivre des gens et a une joncture cruciale car les valeurs une valeur de plus avec une affecté la façon de travailler dans de travail ont changé. Si, on parle véritable expertise et une grande presque tous les domaines de la à propos des éditeurs, leur rôle qualité d’écriture car il y a un vie. On peut dire que c’est grâce essentiel, c’est celui de dénicher des agrandissement dans la masse à la digitalisation qu’aujourd’hui vrais talents parmi des prétendants d’information. il y a le progrès dans tous les car dans cette époque chacun est secteurs. Aujourd’hui la littérature un écrivain. De plus, la numérisation Alors, dans cette époque la sans papier est disponible et cela a feint le journalisme même que la question devant nous est est-ce changé des habitudes des gens. mondialisation affecte les classes que la digitalisation est une bonne moyennes. Le journalisme cette nouvelle ou une alarme ? Le mot qui était seulement dans profession est en mutation. le livre est partout. Les élèves Prabhmeet Kaur ont dit au revoir aux sacs lourds, L’information est disponible FYBA

Vers une « lingua franca » Dans les manchettes de la société problèmes contemporains sont d’affaires, qui, ayant embarqués mondialisée de nos jours, il essentiellement les leurs? Est- sur un tel nombre des vols qu’ils semble qu’on concourt pour le ce que ce sont les écrivains et les s’apprennent à jamais ressentir titre du « citoyen mondial». Est- poètes, qui s’épuisent dans une l’état horrible de « jet lag »? Est-ce ce que ce sont les immigrants, âme universelle pour s’exprimer que je suis une citoyenne mondiale? autour de qui se trouvent la devant une audience anonyme et Je me demande chaque jour. xénophobie, le terrorisme, la « à la fois, globale? Ou est-ce que dé-mondialisation », et tous les ce sont les hommes et les femmes Pour moi, le terme «citoyen

56 mondial» implique une certaine marathi, en français et en russe. Le – de fleurir, et plus important, de ouverture d’esprit. La citoyenneté langage est saturé des expériences vouloir fleurir dans n’importe quel mondiale s’enracine dans les livres concrètes de l’histoire, discute un contexte culturel. Étant sans état, qu’on lit, les gens avec qui on critique littéraire connu. Pendant n’égale pas à l’oubli des racines – au engage, et les histoires que vous que Mikhaïl Bakhtine parle dans un contraire, c’est l’art de les apporter créez ensemble – ce n’est qu’un contexte structuraliste, ces idées sur sa personne et de les utiliser esprit fécond qui est capable des forment un véritable argument pour comme un soutien, une colonne de adaptations culturelles nécessitées la compréhension de la langue, et fortitude; d’être capable de voir la par le monde globalisé qu’on par extension, le multilinguisme. société mondialisée pas seulement habite. Si c’est possible d’encapsuler une de la perspective du présent, mais telle histoire dans quelques lignes aussi du passé et de l’avenir. La langue natale, c’est l’identité. de texte, le pouvoir du mot écrit C’est la langue dans laquelle on s’augmente exponentiellement. Donc, mon ambition est de devenir jure, dans laquelle on déclare, le flâneur (la flâneuse) de Baudelaire, « Je t’aime », c’est la langue qui On retourne, enfin, à la et d’être défini pas seulement d’où verbalise les désirs et les pensées problématique de la citoyenneté je viens, mais avec quelle culture je les plus profonds. Le passeport mondiale. Ayant été grandie dans un m’identifie le plus intimement. Et global du multilinguisme, est environnement multilinguistique, pour moi, malgré que je n’aie pas fondamentalement un pas vers une c’était toujours la capacité de même mon licence en main, malgré langue universelle, la langue de s’adapter à la langue – linguistique, que je sois étudiante pour l’avenir l’humanité. Dans la littérature, c’est académique, et sociale -- pour moi. prévisible, j’ai bien appris que ce un pré requis de nos jours – on arrive En réalité, je perçois cette capacité n’est jamais une réponse nette. à la souffrance de l’écrivain « Dalit comme un état d’être apatride. C’est », à l’angoisse de la Négritude, au le potentiel de ne pas être cloué à la Raina Bhagat réalisme de Gorky – en les lisant en ville native et ses traditions associées TYBA

L’anniversaire Quand j’ai commencé d’apprendre j’ai commencé à lire, j’étais déçue être avec un jeune amant. Qu’est- la langue française, je me fascinais parce que dans le texte la fille ce qu’elle fait ? Cette décision n’a grâce à ses caractéristiques tombe amoureuse d’un fils qui ni sens ni logique.” Pendant que je éminentes. J’ai rêvé d’aller en arrête sa chute quand elle est en m’occupais de ces pensées, mon France, de parler couramment en train de tomber dans la rue. On dit instituteur a commencé à expliquer français, d’errer dans les rues de dans le texte que ce jour c’est son le paragraphe. Et à ce moment Paris et de boire le vin rouge peut anniversaire et elle va chez son je me suis rendu compte que j’ai être avec mon amour. Cette idée amie pour fêter son anniversaire. mal compris le mot ‘l’anniversaire’ m’a semblé magnifique et très J’ai pensé de cette fille comme une comme l’anniversaire de mariage. romantique. J’ai rêvé toujours de femme infidèle qui abandonne sa Je me suis grandement trompé. ce voyage. Un jour, mon instituteur famille pour avoir un amant. Elle J’ai accusé un personnage fictif a demandé de mettre les verbes abandonne sa famille, son mari de la tricherie. C’est vraiment entre les parenthèses aux temps et ses enfants. Qui consolera les impardonnable. convenables. Je me suis excitée pauvres enfants? Son mari sera seul parce que le paragraphe parlait de et personne ne le soulagera. Elle Mrunmayee Pathare l’amour à la première vue. Quand détruit son mariage de 25 ans pour FYBA

Indila: un hindustani Indila est comme n’importe quel musique. Selon le musicien Ravi mettent l’accent sur la mélodie et le chanteur français avec des paroles Shankar, elle mélange parfaitement rythme. Elle représente la danse de exquises et de la musique funky la musique classique et moderne Bollywood avec les articulations, sauf qu’elle est de l’origine indienne mais il est étonnant que dans ses les gesticulations et les autres et elle dépeint des thèmes indiens. chansons, les voix ne se perdent caractéristiques stylistiques, les Dans beaucoup de vidéo de ses pas dans les raps. C’est une mélodie postures parfaites, les thèmes chansons, elle apparaît ornée des parfaite. La musique indienne est profonds et sa voix melliflue qui sarees et des bijoux indiens : les principalement basée sur la mélodie intensifie cet effet magique. chansons ‘Criminel’ et ‘Dil dil ja’. et le rythme, elle n’est pas basée sur Elle absorbe le style de Bollywood l’harmonie ou les accords”. Les sons Tresha D’Souza dans les thèmes et aussi dans la orientaux dans les chansons d’Indila FYBA

57 Le Quiz : Vive la France 1) En France le 14 juillet 5) La France et l’Angleterre sont 9) Quelle est la boisson la plus représente séparées par célèbre dans la région de a. La fête nationale a. La Manche Normandie ? b. La date des élections b. Les Vosges a. Le cidre présidentielles c. L’Océan Atlantique b. L’absinthe c. Le début du Carnaval c. La bière 6) Qui a construit La Tour Eiffel ? 2) Comment s’appelle l’hymne a. Gustave Eiffel 10) Quelles sont les couleurs du nationale française ? b. Lionel Eiffel drapeau français ? a. La Parisienne c. Charlie Eiffel a. Blanc et rouge b. La Marseillaise b. Bleu, rouge et vert c. La Lyonnaise 7) Quelle est la peinture la plus c. Bleu, blanc et rouge célèbre au Louvre ? 3) Qui est le Président français ? a. L’Origine du monde Darshi Shah a. Jacques Chirac b. L’Absinthe FYBA b. Nicolas Sarkozy c. La Joconde c. Emmanuel Macron 8) Quelle est la forme de la 4) Combien d’habitants y a-t-il en France ? France ? a. .L’octogone a. 20 millions b. L’hexagone b. 66 millions c. Le pentagone c. 100 millions

Vers un monde uni- le rôle et l’importance du multilinguisme Aujourd’hui, je me trouve au philosophe allemand a propagé une d’humanité, cela me semble une bord d’un spectacle global. Au philosophie similaire. Critiqué d’être perte d’opportunité de nous lieu d’esprit d’assimilation, la un idéaliste, il expliquait néanmoins intégrer comme une seule unité. discrimination basée sur la race, que le monde est comme un corps Les langues nous attachent dans la religion, la classe ou un autre humain où les membres sont une dynamique- de l’amour aspect de la vie humaine est le contrôlés par la cervelle. De la et du respect mutuel. Dans un nouveau normal. C’est comme tout même façon, ce monde a une seule âge du fondamentalisme et le ce que ce monde a accompli après réalité et c’est l’esprit universel -le conservatisme croissant, c’est la mondialisation s’écroule. plus puissant, le plus rationnel. le multilinguisme qui garde le Peut-être, Hegel était le premier libéralisme. Et voilà moi, une indienne qui écrit citoyen global parce qu’il croyait en français pour expliquer pourquoi que le pas final dans le processus Alors, il faut développer la qualité elle croit que l’apprentissage de la formation des états ; l’individu, d’entendre et d’être entendu dans des langues étrangères renforce la famille, la communauté et l’état le chaos. Cela ne s’agit pas à travers la beauté d’une nationalité qui ; serait l’amalgamation de tous les les fusils ou les armes nucléaires n’est pas limitée par les frontières états pour créer un gouvernement mais à travers la mélodie et la géographiques ou la vision étroite mondial. rassurance de partager une langue de quelques chefs du gouvernement. avec un étranger qui peut avoir En fait, elle s’engage des intérêts et Selon moi, ce processus de une idéologie opposée. Bien sûr, de modes de vie diverses. l’intégration est impossible sans la le pouvoir politique sera toujours communication. C’est seulement le rôle moteur dans les relations Cependant, la citoyenneté globale le partage des langues et en effet, internationales mais peut-être c’est est plus que le mouvement facile la culture, qui peut lier l’un à seulement le multilinguisme qui entre les pays. C’est une façon de l’autre : les factions opposées. Le restera une force aussi capable vivre qui voit notre monde comme multilinguisme possède la capacité et indispensable que la rapacité un réseau de connections encouragé de surmonter les différences du pouvoir. Il doit devenir la par notre interdépendance géographiques, politiques et réaction à la nouvelle tendance de économique et maintenant, sociales ; en nous unifiant à un concentrer l’énergie vers l’intérieur. sociopolitique. La citoyenneté point commun linguistique. Le Le monde humain, notre race globale reconnaît que nos actions multilinguisme crée la possibilité humaine ne peut pas permettre la peuvent affecter le peuple local, d’établir les relations personnelles redéfinition des frontières rigides national ou international. Georg avec les gens à travers le globe ou la construction des murs entre Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, un et donc, quand il y a une perte les pays parce que l’immigrant, le

58 refugié et tous les autres victimes seule planète qu’on va laisser en devenir plus responsables; luttant des circonstances sont les citoyens héritage à nos descendants et notre contre l’injustice dans n’importe globaux même s’ils ne sont pas les héritage ne peut pas être un monde quelle région de ce monde et citoyens de notre pays d’origine. La divisé. Donc, au risque d’être appelé respectant la diversité de notre âge philosophie de Gautama Buddha une idéaliste qui parle de sa propre - les signes d’être un vrai citoyen explique qu’on n’est pas une entité expérience (réelle et tangible), je global. mais tout simplement un processus. déclare fièrement ma croyance que Asmita Kuvalekar Ensemble, nous partageons une le multilinguisme peut nous faire TYBA

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HORIZONTAL Les Réponses (Les Mots-Croisés) 1. Un poète romantique 2. Un plat célèbre en Provence HORIZONTAL 3. On s’arrête pour regarder une _____ 1. Lamartine 4. Une marque très connue 2. Escargot 5. Une personne qui apprécie et comprend la cuisine 3. Affiche 6. Je sépare l’Espagne et La France 4. Chanel 5. Gourmet VERTICAL 6. Pyrénées 1. Je suis un port, et rime avec pauvre 2. La vie en Rose VERTICAL 3. Un sculpteur impressionniste 1. Le Havre 4. Vous ne pouvez pas commencer votre jour sans moi 2. Edith Piaf 5. Un plat de la Bretagne 3. Rodin 6. Le père de la littérature française 4. Figaro 5. Crêpes 6. Hugo

Les Réponses (Quiz) 1-a 2-b 3-c 4-b 5-a 6-a 7-c 8-b 9-a 10-c

(AyeshaMendonca, UrmiShethia, Samantha Vaz, FYBA)

59 L’essence de la France Paris n’est pas seulement une ville en France. Un magasin de fromage au coin de la rue, C’est un monde. Avec du fromage célèbre garni derrière les vitres du Lié par l’art, la musique, magasin! la cuisine, la culture et la mode. Camembert de Normandie! La Ville des Lumières, Roquefort! Mais tout comme le ciel devient sombre et orageux, Comté! Nous recherchons quelque chose. Chevrotin! Parce que Paris apporte la renommée instantanée. Et beaucoup plus!!!! Des plats délicieux accompagnés de vin blanc ou Avec les yeux fixés sur les pensées, rouge.... Et ignorant tout autour de moi, sans entendre un bruit, Riesling! Je vois la lueur dorée de la soirée Chardonnay! tombante contre la Tour Eiffel. Syrah! Alors, qu’on revient à la Seine Merlot! Juste pour regarder Paris au crépuscule, Que peut-on dire qu’une ode à un vin ancien? Au fur et à mesure que le ciel du soir se ferme Pure et unique avec une qualité mystique, lentement sur ce dernier brin de lumière du jour, Avec ses saveurs aussi délicates que la poésie. En silence, comme un soupir. Avec ses innombrables textures, saveurs et recettes! Avec le soleil qui a disparu et l’étincelle morte, La France est un paradis pour les amateurs de A Paris la nuit est triste et étrangère. nourriture. Est-ce que vous en avez pensé? Peintures de rue, Ensuite, vous vous trompez sûrement. Avec des couleurs vives, À travers l’écran infini des étoiles éternelles, Poésie française, S’écoule la pluie. Riche de beauté, La Ville de romance et de vibrance qui réside dans la Des beaux cimes d’amour, lutte et les conflits de la Ville. Au fond de la mélancolie et du désespoir. Avez-vous regardé sa grandeur ? Où elle se tenait ? Évoque beaucoup d’émotions, Où elle se trouvait? Par ses mots, Décorant les terres et la douce mélodie qui parcourt Capture de différentes pensées les rues? et des moments fugaces, La Ville intrinsèquement tissée par les doux sons de la De la belle campagne, musique, à travers ses Rues. C’est un peuple amical, Avec un mélange mystérieux de mélodie, Couronne de l’hémisphère nord, de mots et de musique. La Tour Eiffel, un motif de dentelle complexe en acier. Calme la fatigue du sommeil Fier de ses architectures de: comme une douce caresse, Notre Dame! Et fond le cœur glacé. Arc de Triomphe! À côté d’un restaurant, un piano joue une ritournelle, Louvre! Pendant que la pluie coule sur ma fenêtre, Bien que la «langue française» Je regarde les dômes et les tours, soit enfoncée ensemble pour créer des mélodies Le bruit des minutes, des quarts, et des heures lyriques, et la France réelle. Salut! Comment ça va ? Mon cher! Mon vieil homme! Vue dans les travaux de grands maîtres: La foule dans les rues on salue et on passe, Victor Hugo! À travers les chemins lissés de la France. Charles Baudelaire! Et la cuisine! Alphonse de Lamartine! Célèbre pour sa finesse et sa saveur, Paul Verlaine! Avec sa longue et mince tranche de pain croustillant: Effectivement, La baguette! Paris, la Ville brille sous le soleil reculant. Café noir au croissant, Alors, coule tranquillement la Seine, Un croissant beurré et floconneux! On ne remarque guère sa présence, Pain perdu! Toujours là, calme et discret, Les crêpes! Brillant sous le soleil brillant. Soupe à l’oignon avec les Comme le rire de son cœur est croutons et le fromage fondu! entendu dans chaque café de rue, Ratatouille! Comme un murmure de chaque feuille, Poulet farci! Chanson de chaque rivière et l’étincelle de chaque ciel. Mousse au chocolat! La Galette des Rois! Alisha Dsouza Une liste immense de délicieuses cuisines. TYBA

60 Ma voix La langue française C’est quoi ce que j’écris? La langue française Pourquoi est-ce que j’aime écrire ? que j’apprends, Est-ce que tout ira bien ? Est-ce que c’est un Où il y en aura des rébellions? voyage simple? Non! Quand la grammaire j’étudie, Comment est-ce que mes œuvres Le vocabulaire j’oublie ! seront reconnus? Quand je pense que je Si ceux resteront inconnus! peux parler couramment, J’aimerais bien si tout le monde fait Je regarde les films français- la lecture quel bouleversement ! De n’importe quelle littérature Les phrases semblent parfaites dans ma tête, Si je dois, j’écrirai dans ta langue Mais quand je parle, Pourvu que tu me comprennes ce ne sont que les bêtes! Non, on ne voulait rien voler Quant on parle de l’accent, le son de ‘r’, C’est toi qui m’as contrôlé Pour moi, c’est toujours un grand mystère! Je suis un immigré Les ‘faux amis’, par lesquels Et un jour un immigré toujours un mon français est envahi, immigré Je prends ‘blesser’ pour ‘bénir’ J’essayais de me perdre et ‘supporter’ pour ‘soutenir’! Dans cette société Après tous les efforts quand je pense que je sais tout, J’aime cette langue et même les Il y a la littérature française couleurs pour éclater ma bulle! Où il n’y a guère de douleurs Les phrases, les mots innombrables Qui représente la révolution avec le même sens, Mais , y a t-il des autres sensations? Puis le passé simple pour embrouiller la situation! Urmi Shethia FYBA Même si l’apprentissage est difficile et crée une confusion, Je ne vais pas l’abandonner, Une Ballade les fautes sont aussi importantes! Chaque fois je me sens proche Les feuilles qui tombent de la langue, de la culture, sur la rue quand on ballade J’aime, je respecte, Je me souviens d’un temps où tu je critique cette aventure. étais avec moi - Entouré de mes erreurs j’apprends un aspect intéressant, tout allait bien, rien n’était morne. En continuant à explorer avec Tes mains ne me consolent plus, les découvertes incessantes. je parle, mais tu ne rigoles pas. Je me trouve toujours Je suis avec toi tout le temps - dans la rue infinie, tu me regardes, ‘Le voyage est plus important mais tu ne me vois pas. que la destination,’ on dit!

Shivani Lalan Simran Vijan FYBA FYBA

61 Je Pense à la La France, mon rêve France Hier, à l’aube, je suis partie pour la France Quand je pense à la France Et quand j’ai volé sur la France, j’ai jeté un coup d’œil de ma fenêtre Je pense aux monuments. Quel paysage ! Quelle beauté ! Et j’avais une trance Que je voudrais visiter en France Et d’acheter les nouveaux Et pour moi, c’est une magie peut être vêtements. Premièrement, La Tour Eiffel, au cœur de Paris Je pourrais visiter le Louvre Grande, haute, magnifique comme un paradis Et aussi la Tour Eiffel. Regarder les chefs d’œuvre L’Arc de triomphe, c’est immortel avec le Tombeau du soldat inconnu Et peut-être un arc-en-ciel. Et aux Champs Élysées, j’ai chanté et dansé sur l’avenue Goûter la cuisine française Notre Dame c’est une place de paix que je n’oublierai jamais Et boire le vin. Voir tout ce que je n’ai jamais Le Musée du Louvre m’a plu avec ses peintures, imaginé Et m’amuser enfin. Et j’admire toujours la beauté de la Joconde.

Ayesha Mendonca Mais je n’ai que visité Paris, y a-t-il quelque chose que j’ai oublié? FYBA Oui, il y a beaucoup d’endroits intéressants pour visiter

La Normandie, m’a charmé avec le Mont Saint Michel La Langue Le paysage comme dans les tableaux de Monet, exceptionnel,

Française Le camembert et le cidre? N’oubliez pas, s’il vous plaît. La langue française descend Chenonceau, Blois, Chambord, les châteaux beaux et enchantants des étoiles Elle se promène Le Val de Loire, c’est incomplet sans vous. dans les nuages gris Alsace-Lorraine, où est votre quiche lorraine ? qui sont allumés Vous mettez l’eau à ma bouche par la lune. La mer bleue de Côté d’Azur m’accueille avec ses belles plages

La langue française Tout était comme les tableaux de Cézanne fait une ballade Je me souviens des soirées théâtrales en Avignon.... dans vos bouches Sans oublier le festival du Cinéma à Cannes, c’était spectaculaire comme une belle fille qui danse dans la rue. J’étais contente, j’étais joyeuse

Sa douceur Soudain, j’ai entendu une crie, une voix familière, est comme une amoureuse, C’était ma mère qui crie, « Lève-toi, lève-toi ».... vibrante, vivante, volante. Et je me suis levée, c’était un rêve, un rêve inoubliable

La langue française Enfin, j’ai dit «La France, mon rêve, j’arrive!» vit dans un rêve musical.

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67 CHRONICLES

68 Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology The year 2016 was truly vibrant due by the Museum Society of Bombay titled “ Mythology and Philosophy to the number of activities that the and CSMVS to deliver a lecture through Dance.” under the IPA forum department proudly conducted in “Nagas in Indian Culture “on the 4th of the College on 24th September its varying nature. The department of August 2016 at the Visitors Centre 2016 .Special lectures cum practical organized educational activities that Auditorium, CSMVS, Mumbai .The training in conservation of antiquities gave many opportunities for internship lecture was preceded by an interactive were organized by Dr. Kothare with to both the under-graduate and post session on snakes by Dr. Leon Pereira. Mr. Anupam Sah, Chief Conservator graduate students. The internships The department organized Paramparik , CSMVS at the Heras Institute for the were largely in collaboration with the Karigar Workshops on Leather Puppets T.Y. B.A. students from the months of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu and Papier Mache for the students;. July to October 2016. Mr. Jason Johns Sangrahalaya (formerly known as the These workshops were conducted along with Ms. Rashmi Subramanian Prince of Wales Museum). Our field by National award winner Karigars (T.Y.B.A) were invited by Prof. Naqvi activities as well as in-house endeavours (Craftsmen) in the Seminar Room on , History-Junior College to guide explored various facets of our cultural 25th & 26th August 2016. the S.Y.J.C and F.Y.J.C students on heritage. These activities further their fieldtrip to Gujarat and Pune On 10th of August 2016 by Dr. Kothare examined the impact of our cultural respectively., The students made organized a lecture by Mr. Pablo documentaries based on the cultural- heritage through its endorsements in Ramirez Arnol, an Argentine Artist tourism, museology, conservation and on “History of Argentine Art” in heritage sites explored by them. Mr. archaeology .These activities would collaboration with the CSMVS and Jason Johns along with few post- not have been possible without the the Museum Society of Bombay the graduate students were sent for an collaboration of the Museum Society of Visitors Centre Auditorium, CSMVS, international seminar held by the Mumbai (MSM), formerly the Museum Mumbai. Dr. Kothare was invited to Consulate General and Promotion Society of Bombay , the Chhatrapati participate and deliver a lecture at the Centre of the Argentine Republic Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Ajanta Site Seminar 2016 conducted by in Mumbai and Somaiya Trust and (CSMVS) ,the Consulate General and art historian Em. Prof. Dr. Walter Spink Somaiya Vidyavihar & Faculty of the K. Promotion Centre of the Argentine and Dr. Shreekant Jadhav. A group J. Somaiya Bharatiya Sanskriti Peetham Republic in Mumbai and of course our of select under-graduate and post- on ‘The Teachings of Pope Francis on very own College graduate students along with Mr. Jason Ecology and the Care for Nature with its Parallels in Hinduism’ on October In June 2016 Dr. Kothare took 60 Johns were sent to participate in this seminar. The students visited Ajanta 17, 2016, SIMSR Building Somaiya students of IIT, Mumbai along with Vidyavihar Campus, Vidyavihar (E). their professors Dr. Kavi Arya and Prof and Ellora Caves. Dr. Sudhanshu Rai for a field visit to An eco- friendly Clay Ganesha was The post-graduate students led by Dr. Kanheri Caves. Subsequently she was organized on the 3rd of September Kothare went on one-day field trip on nd invited to deliver a lecture to a batch of for 50 students of Salam Balak Trust 2 October 2016 to Pandav Leni Caves 30 foreign students from Copenhagen in collaboration with the Museum and Gargoti Rock Museum Sinnar , Business school and 30 students of IIT, Society of Bombay and the Consulate Nashik.A walk- through was organized Mumbai along with their professors on General and Promotion Centre for the by Dr. Kothare in the P.R. Gallery “Indian Art and Culture” at Chetna art Argentine Republic in Mumbai at the exhibition at CSMVS in the month of Gallery, Mumbai. This was followed by Seminar Room , CSMVS, Mumbai. October , for few T.Y.B.A. and M.A Part a heritage walk around South- Mumbai. Dr. Kothare conducted this workshop I students. A lecture was given by Mr. along with Mr. Pablo Ramirez Arnol AnupamSah, the Chief Conservator Dr. Radha Kumar was invited to and the Deputy Consul General of and Curator of the exhibition , CSMVS conduct a session on “Understanding Argentina, she was assisted by Mr. Jason . Moreover, Dr. Kothare conducted Indian culture –A Sociological, Johns and a group of undergraduate Heritage walks at the Archives and a Philosophical Perspective” as a part of and post- graduate students volunteers lecture walk Bhangwadi to Ramwadi the Sydney Off shore programme for .Visits to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for Bombay Local history Society on the students of University of Sydney, th Vastu Sangrahalaya (National Level the 1st and 8 of October 2016. Australia in the College on 27th June. Museum ), BhauDaji Lad Musem(State Along with this she was also invited The department organized a study tour Museum), The Railway Museum, to deliver a lecture on the “Essence of to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for CST(Specialized Museum) and Heras Indian Philosophy” at the International students of U.G. and P.G. from 3rd to Institute (University Museum) as part Symposium “Globalization: its colonial 9th November 2016. The group led by of CIA for S.Y.B.A students studying Dr. Kothare visited Alampur temples, Roots and Neo Imaginaries, to the Museology were organized by Dr. Undavalli & Akkana-Maddana students of UC Berkeley Summer Kothare and assisted by Mr. Jason. School on 1st July. On the occasion of Caves, etc. She further organized Nag Panchami Dr. Kothare was invited Dr. Kumar conducted a workshop an interdepartmental activity with

69 Department of English - a lecture by College (Autonomous), Mumbai along Bhaucha Dhakka” and “Mamletdar Carlos Gamarez, Argentine author with Dr. Anita Rane Kothare assisted wadi” in The Bombay Explorer in collaboration with the Consulate by Mr. Jason Johns. The department in No.55 , Bombay Local History General of Argentine Republic on 27 collaboration with the Museum Society Society ISSN :2278-117X.A November 2016 in MMR for U.G and of Mumbai and the Bombay Local selected number of projects on P.G students of the college. The TYBA History Society organized a lecture by surface exploration and research along with the M.A students visited Dr. Jesse Palsetia, Associate Professor, methodology conducted by the the Godrej mangroves and attended History, College of Arts, University post-graduate students has also a workshop organized, where in Dr. of Guelph on “Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy of been published. Kothare and Dr. Kumar presented Bombay: Opportunities and Challenges papers at part of the international of Indian Engagement in Empire” at o Was selected to present a paper seminar. A fieldtrip to sites like Rani- the Assembly Hall, XIMR, St. Xavier’s at the International Conference Ki-Vav, Modhera Sun Temple, Lothal College (Autonomous), Mumbai on on Asian Elephants in Nature in Gujarat was organized by the 30th January 2017. and Culture 2016 at University of department for the undergraduate and Kelaniya Sri Lanka. Her paper was post- graduate students, Dr. Kothare, An interesting lecture on “Children of titled “Unusual Representations Dr. Kumar and Mr. Jason Johns the Holocaust” by Dr. Joan Roland on of Ganesha the Elephant Headed accompanied the group. 2nd February at XIMR .Along with the God”. Along with her Mr. Jason lecture a small exhibition on Holocaust Johns was also selected, who In the new year 2017, a visit to was displayed and the Diary of Anne presented a paper titled “Asian Elephanta Caves and a Befriending Frank was put on sale. Keeping in mind Elephants in Christianity “. Museum activity in the Sculpture the need for conservation and heritage and Pre-Proto- History Galleries management, the department in o Was invited to deliver a lecture of the CSMVS was conducted in collaboration with the Museum Society on “Antiquarian Laws” on 15th collaboration with the Museum of Mumbai organized a lecture by Mr. October 2016 at the P.G.Diploma Society of Mumbai by Dr. Anita Debashish Nayak, Director, Centre for Museology and Conservation Rane- Kothare and Mr. Jason Johns Heritage Management, Ahmedabad Course at CSMVS. for a group of students and teachers University on “ Getting The City Back o She was also invited to deliver guest of Shikshayatan school on 8th January To Its People :The Case of Ahmedabad” lectures at Somaiya College on 2017.The department in collaboration at the Seminar Room , St. Xavier’s Buddhist art, Chhatrapati Shivaji with Museum Society of Mumbai, College (Autonomous), Mumbai on Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya on organized the annual departmental 10th February 2017. The department Heritage Laws and Antiquarian festival Vividha 2017: Bahuli: Dolls paid homage to Mr. Fredrick Stevens Acts, H.R College on Indian across the Globe in the “Woods”, (architect of CST station) at his Culture and Art and a lecture on St. Xavier’s College(Autonomous), grave in Sewri followed by a heritage Museology at S.N.D.T College Mumbai on 11th and 12th January walk around CST and the Railway Matunga and J.J. School of Art for 2017,. The departmental magazine Museum along with his great-great a lecture on Temple Architecture. RCA on the theme Bahuli was released granddaughter Mrs. Diana Robertson. by the chief guest Dr. Pheroza J. Godrej, This was organized by Dr. Kothare o Recipient of the Heras Tata Post- Chairperson, Museum Society of for the department in collaboration Doctoral Research Fellowship- Mumbai in the presence of staff and with the Museum Society of Mumbai, Study of the Ancient Board Game students. Bombay Local History Society and Graffiti in caves and temples in Central Railway. Dr. Kothare conducted On the occasion of Makar Sankranti,14th Deccan. Presented a paper on the a Befriending Museum Workshop for January 2107, the Museum Society same at Tata international Seminar. Adivasi Students of Nandurbar on 16th of Mumbai organized an interactive May 2017. o She conducted heritage walks for session ‘Haldi Kumkum’ at the Society’s Hindustan Times and was covered Office. Dr. Anita Rane- Kothare Staff engagement and by the press. conducted a short interactive lecture Publication:- followed by Haldi – Kumkum and a o Research paper titled “Symbolism treat of Tilgul with a few members who Dr. Anita Rane- Kothare of Scorpion in Indian Art and Culture” at the “International attended the event. The department o Research Paper titled “Recent Conference of Symbolism”, Deccan organized a visit in collaboration with Discoveries: Archaeological College of Archaeology, Pune Museum Society of Mumbai to the Evidence in South-Western 1st-3rd December, 2016. Along Archdiocesan Heritage Museum St. Pius Maharashtra” published in the with her Mr. Jason Johns was also Seminary, Goregaon on 28th January, CSMVS Research Journal 2016 2017. Fr. Warner Dsouza, Director took ISBN 978-81-908323-7-3. selected to present his paper titled the group of members and students of “Ornamentations around the the Dept. of Ancient Indian History, o Research article titled “Bhau symbol of the Cross”. Publications Culture and Archaeology, St. Xavier’s Laxman Ajinkya – The Architect of are in print.

70 o Research paper with George, Saju, a talk on “History of Mumbai” o Research Article was published in Dept. of Statistics “A survey on during the Bombay Stock the Research Journal “BODHI” Menace in Ladies Compartment Exchange Literary Festival 2017 on Recent Studies in Pali Buddhism. of Locals in Western Railway, 10th March 2017 ISBN : 978-98-80550-38-1. Mumbai” in Xplore - The Xavier’s Published by Maha Bodhi Society Research Journal. Vol. 7, Issue 1 Dr. Radha Kumar:- of India. The title of the article was , (Humanities & Social Sciences o Was invited for a lecture / “Application of Attha for Gahapatis Edition) December 201 6 ,ISBN Demonstration on constructing – A study of the Practical Approach -2249- 1878. the essence of Krishna as a of the Buddha. o Research paper titled “Evidences socio, historical and political o Recipient of the Heras Tata Post- of early cartography in the western figure. At the Somaiya Centre for Doctoral Research Fellowship- region in the state of Maharashtra, Lifelong Learning. The title of the To study the Nava Tattvas of the India” in Terra, Dept. of Geology in npresentation was “Hey Gopala.” temples of Alampur. Presented print. 24th August 2016 a paper on the same at Tata international Seminar. o She released a book on 10th o Was invited to deliver a lecture for Standard question papers and Classes from grade 8th to 12th on Dr. Anita Rane- Kothare solution for BMC school children the Role of Mythology to construct Head, Department of AIC at Malad, December 2016 History and Culture at Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania School o Dr. Anita Rane- Kothare delivered on the 20th of September,2016

BIOTECHNOLOGY

We, at the Department of o Mr. Vishal Jajodia: CEO, Swati Novozymes and Mr. Narayanan Biotechnology have endeavoured all SpentosePvt.Ltd. Suresh, COO of ABLE.Ms. year round to help the young minds in NabihaSadique, a BSc Biotech Ms. Jyoti Mhapsekar: Activist, our department discover their passion o student from Mata Gujri College Stree Mukti Sanghatana for Biotechnology through various of Professional Studies, Indore, Madhya Pradesh emerged as the activities. o Dr. Agnelo Menezes: Economist winner. The first runner up in the Department activities: & Principal, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai keenly contested event was Ms. • ‘Green Voice’, an extempore Mariya MansoorAlam Ansari from • Voice for BT intercollegiate poster competition R. D. National in Central Mumbai. Ms. Mathura Pravin More, from G. event was held in collaboration with  In organizing this national level N. Khalsa College Mumbai was the the Department of Microbiology, intercollegiate debate competition second runner up. St Xavier’s College and Novozymes for UG students of Biotechnology Inc., Bangalore for UG and PG in Western India, we collaborated • A Demonstration Workshop was st Biosciences students on 21 June with Novozyme South Asia Pvt Ltd, conducted on 24th October, 2016 2016. Bangalore,a leading biotechnology to help IB students from Garodia company.The event was held The aim was to enlighten young International Learning Centre in August, 2016 and attracted minds about the integral role to familiarize themselves with participants from around twenty concepts of Biotechnology through of Microbial Biotechnology in colleges from Mumbai, Pune and wet laboratory experimentation. Environment policymaking.To Gujarat. Two days prior to the All the department faculty this end, a panel discussion with event, the participants were given members contributed in the role of eminent panelists from associated three topics related to the societal resource persons in this workshop. fields was conducted. Students were impact of biotechnology. expected to create theme-based • Palindrome 2016-17 posters utilizing the information Just prior to the contest, participants from the panel discussion in were randomly assigned one of the Palindrome, the annual addition to prior research. Around three topics and were expected to intercollegiate festival, held by forty teams participated in the speak for five minutes on the same. Post Graduate Department of event. The following panelists were Biotechnology is an event ‘by present at the event: The event was evaluated by a four- the students, for the students’. member jury which comprised The festival was held on 15th o Prof. Mukesh Pandya: Consultant Dr. Asha Khembavi, Dr. Aditya December 2016. Since its inception Microbiologist Basu and Mr. G. S Krishnan, from in 2009, this fest has sought

71 tofoster the amalgamation of a organized jointly by ABLE and DBT, Pinto Dipali Shah and Norine scientific temper, erudition and Govt. of India. An entrepreneurial Dsouza*, “Comparative study entertainment. The Chief Guest of idea related to waste management, of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) the event was Dr. Niteen Joshi, Head developed under the guidance production by different bacterial - Medical Writing & Knowledge of Ms. NorineD’Souza, was strains.” National level Konark Management with Clinical presented in the Competition. research poster competition Research Unit, Lupin Ltd. With The project was selected among organized by VES College, Lupin Ltd. as the chief sponsor, the Best Top 20 Entrepreneurial Chembur, January 18th 2017. the event attracted participation Projects at the National level. The fromaroundtwenty colleges from student members of the group, o Jay Doshi, Percival D’Gama, Yash Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane. Jay Doshi, Niral D’ Silva, Percival Kamble, Minoshka Jones, Niral D’Gama, Minoshka Jones, and D’ Silva, Namrata Kanojia, Cindy a) Workshops Namrata Kanojia (MSc-II 2016- Khiangte and Norine Dsouza*, “Evaluation of synthetic dye  Workshop on Basic Bioinformatics 17) were given the opportunity binding ability of pectin obtained conducted by Ms. Norine D’Souza to participate in amentoring from household biowaste.” National for UG and PG Biotechnology workshop held in February, 2017 conferenceat National Seminar students from various colleges in at Delhi and compete with teams on ‘Advances in Sustainable Mumbai. selected across the country, with the majority of them hailing from Biotechnology’ organised by the  Workshop on Forensic science, The well-established research institutes Department of Biotechnology, St. Forensic Factor, conducted by Ms. and bio incubators. Xavier’s College, Mapusa – Goa on RivaPocha, Partner, FACTS for UG 27 - 28 January 2017. and PG Biotechnology students • Grants: Ketaki Bachal, Kimaya Meherand from various colleges in Mumbai. o UGC- Minor Research Grant: Norine Dsouza* “Sequence to b) Events: Ms. Norine D’Souza is continuing Structure: In Silico approach the minor project “Role of chloride for ‘Ano5’ protein structure  The Brainiac – Quiz ion channels in glioma and their prediction, National conference”  Trending Science - a science news exploitation in therapy” sanctioned at National Seminar on ‘Advances channel based on bioscience topics. by UGC for Rs. 2, 70,000/- in Sustainable Biotechnology’ organised by the Department of  Candid Comics- a painting event. • Publication: Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College, The students associated with Sparsh o Dr. BiswaPrasunChatterji*, Dr. Mapusa – Goa on 27 - 28 January Charitable trust, an NGO working Ms. Vivien Amonkar, Asha Jose, 2017. for the development of integrated Dency Almeida, Karan Acharya, AlisonVaz, Amogh Mhatre, Akeeth Society by making a difference Needa Nasir, Oindrila De, Rachel o Pinto, Prachiti Prabhu, Ankita Rane, in the lives of underprivileged Agera and Ria Darne.(2016) Utility Dipali Shah, Jyoti Vishwakarma children, women & communities of Xanthan Gum Produced from and Norine Dsouza*, “Production to accomplish their motto ‘Holding Agro Food Waste. Proceedings of of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) by hands to help’. Team Palindrome the India International Science utilization of Waste Biopolymers contributed by engaging with and Festival –Young Scientists’ as a carbon source”, National teaching the students from local Meet; Department of Science conference” at National Seminar government schools for three &Technology, Govt. of India-Dec on ‘Advances in Sustainable weekends about various concepts 4-8, 2015. Paper code : waste 23 Biotechnology’ organised by in science, hygiene and basics of • Department of Biotechnology St. banking procedures. Poster Presentation Xavier’s College Mapusa – Goa on Minoshka Jones, Niral D’ Silva, • Palindrome Magazine: o 27 - 28 January 2017. Percival D’Gama, Jay Doshi, Yash th The 6 issue of the annual Kamble, Namrata Kanojia, Cindy o Ketaki Bachal, Kimaya Meher, magazine, Palindrome, themed Khiangte and Norine Dsouza*, Alison Vaz, Junita Desouza ‘Biotechnology and Society’ was “The use of pectin from bio- and Norine Dsouza*, “In Silico released in November 2016. MSc waste for the microbial growth & Approach For ‘Ano3’ Protein (Semester IV) students edited and production of Polyhydroxybutyrate Structure Prediction” at the created content for the same. (PHB).” National level conference, Jigyaasa Science Honors Program conducted at Vaze College, conducted under DBT star activity, Research Activities: Mulund, Jan 2017. held at KC college, Mumbai – • Recognition at National Level: Placed second in the ‘Best Poster’ Alison Vaz, Jyoti Vishwakarma, o category. BEST 2016 is a competition for Prachiti Prabhu, Ankita Rane, biotech student entrepreneurship, Amogh Mhatre, Akeeth o Ketaki Bachal, Snehal Bamane,

72 Riddhi Bhavsar, Sherlyn Caldeira, external projects over five months 2017. Chinna Susan Philip, Akshay L. at IIT, ACTREC, TIFR, BARC, D’Mello, Junita Desouza, Dr. Biswa CIFE and DAE-CBS. o Nobel Dialogue as a part of Nobel Prasun Chatterji*, ‘Bioconversion Prize Series-Vibrant Gujarat • of food waste to Xanthan gum Students participated in Summit, India 2017 held at St. and its potential application in the Paradigm 2017 Science Xavier’s College (MMR) on 10th agarose gel electrophoresis’ at the Exhibition and presented two January 2017. Sajjan Gupta Konark Memorial exhibits : o BIOWAVES 2017,a seminar award 2017 held at VES College  Misfolded Malady: Presented by: organized by theDepartment of Chembur, Mumbai. Kris Silveira, Abhilash Babu, Minal Life Science & Biochemistry at St. Nenwani, Amrita Suresh and Xavier’s College on 7th January, o Joel John, Urvazi Kotwal, Jueeli Lad,Aiman Lakdawala, Ketki Norine D’Souza*. 2017. Magar, Kimaya Meher, Mayuresh  ORS and untold story of Dilip 3rd Sumitra Maharana Memorial Mestry, Dr. Biswaprasun Chatterji*, o Mahalanabis: Presented by: Lecture on Molecular Biology and ‘Xanthan gum production from Sanhita Ghuge, Michelle Dias and Biotechnology “Epigentics- Life food wastes and its recovery using B P Chatterji*. beyond your genes. Implications salt solutions and sea water’at the in Behavior and Health” by Prof. Sajjan Gupta Konark Memorial • Student participation in seminars/ Tapas K. Kundu conducted at award 2017 held at VES College workshops/conferences: TIFR, Mumbai on 3rd April 2017. Chembur, Mumbai. o An interactive session on Advanced Student Research Projects: Microbial Technology for o State Level Seminar on Bioenergy, Environmental Remediation with biodiversity and sustainable • In the third semester, students experts from Organica Biotech agriculture organized by Dept. of completed in house group projects Ltd., a leading Environment Biotechnology, Pillai College on th on various aspects of biotechnology Biotechnology organization was 20 February 2017. guided by the faculty. Listed below facilitated by the students of the are a few project topics: o International Symposium on Department for all post-graduate Microbial Ecology and Systematics Bioconversion of food waste Biosciences within the college on by Microbial Culture Collection, o th to xanthan and its potential 11 February 2017. Pune, India on 15th September application in agarose gel Talk on HPTLC and its applications 2016 at NCL, Pune. electrophoresis. o conducted by experts from o All students from the department o Study of the potential applications Anchrome Ltd. in March 2017. participated in a lecture on the of pectin extracted from fruit ‘Definitive Elucidation of Virulence waste. o Talk by Delegates from the Yong Loo Lin School of Mechanisms: Lessons from o Xanthan Gum production from Medicine, National University of Campylobacter for understanding food wastes and its recovery using Singapore,Dr. S.T. Dheen and Dr. why bacteria cause disease’, by Dr. salt solution and sea water. Prakash Hande on “Careers and S Chen, from National University of Singapore organized by the Comparative study of biosynthesis PhD in Singapore”organised by the o rd Department of Microbiology, of PHB from Bacillus strains, using PG Dept. of Biotechnology, on 23 St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai in commercial and natural carbon February 2017. December 2016. sources and biowaste. o Biocon-Sponsored Indo-US Nobel Laureate Workshop for Students. Faculty Activities: o Cytotoxicity study of Trigonella Guest Nobel Laureate: Dr. Kurt foenum-graecum seed extract on All faculty members attended Wuthrich ‘My life as a scientist: o LN18 and HEK 293 cell lines. the Faculty seminar organized by Experience in academic & industry’ IQAC in October 2016 and the o Comparative cytotoxicity analysis on 13th February 2017. of Pectin and Heat modified Pectin seminar on ‘Adapting to Change’ in on LN 18 and HEK 293. o The Public Lecture Series within March 2017. ‘Paradigm 2017’ held at St. Xavier’s Invitro cytotoxic effects of Aloe Dr. Shiney Peter and Ms. Norine o College on 7th and 8th February, o vera on LN 18 and HEK 293 cell D’Souza participated in a two day 2017. lines. workshop on “Operationalizing eLearning platform for offering Evaluation of toxicity of Momordica o Lecture on “X-ray Crystallography o courses on coastal and marine charantia (Bitter gourd) extract on - Photography at an atomic level” biodiversity for the Science and mammalian cell lines. by RuchiAnand, Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay at St. Media students”, conducted by • Semester IV students completed Xavier’s College on 13th January, CMPA, GIZ in the XIMR on 26th

73 -27th April 2017. and guided them in a part of their o Dr. B. P.Chatterji conducted dissertation in the field of water lectures on IPRfor MSc-Semester o Dr. Shiney Peter and Ms. chemistry analysis. II students at SIES College, V.G. Norine D’Souza participated in Vaze College and University Advanced Training on methods o Ms. Norine D’Souza was Department of Biotechnology, and techniques of managing ann the resource person for the University of Mumbai between e-learning course on Coastal and Bioinformatics workshop January and March 2017. Marine Biodiversity organized by conducted by the Department of CMPA, GIZ, India and AIZ, GIZ Biotechnology in Palindrome 2016 o Dr. Biswa Prasun Chatterji Germany in Bangkok in December -17. conducted lectures for the 2016. postgraduate students of the o Ms. Norine D’Souza and Dr. Department of Life Sciences and o Dr. Shiney Peter participated in B. P. Chatterji were invited as Microbiology in the field of IPR a three-day workshop on Science resource persons for the workshop management at St. Xavier’s College. Journalism as a part of the Women on “Credit Based Semester in Science Series of workshops at and Grading System for MSc  Dr. Vivien Amonkar, H.O.D IISER Pune from 4th March to 7th Biotechnology” on 20th January, (Biotechnology) retired in August March 2017. 2017, conducted at the University 2016 after a fruitful and inspiring department of Biotechnology, decade, leading the department o Dr. Shiney Peter participated in a Mumbai University. right from its inception in 2007. hands-on workshop on “Statistics We as a team hope to continue in for Biologists” organized by the o Ms. Norine D’Souza conducted the same spirit and accomplish the Department of Life Sciences, K C lectures on bioinformatics for vision of igniting young minds to be College, Mumbai in November MSc-Semester IV students at assets in the field of Biotechnology. 2016. SIES College and the University Department of Biotechnology, Dr. Shiney Peter o Ms. Norine D’souza collaborated University of Mumbai in March- PGDBT with the Post-graduate students April 2017. of the Department of Geology

BOTANY The academic year 2016-17• D’Souza R.W, Lobo V: Effects Statistics of St. Xavier’s College to provided a series of opportunities of temperature and storage get DBT Star College Status and and achievements for the Botany duration on antioxidant status in support under the Star College department. Coriandrum sativum Linn. Int. J. Scheme on 11th January 2017. Life. Sci. Scienti. Res., 2017; 3(3): Ph. D. Degree Awarded: 1055-1058. • Dr. Shinde gave a talk on ‘Evaluation System under Under the guidance of Dr. Rajendra • Kalpit Mhatre and Alok Gude, ‘An Autonomy’ at Yashvantrao Chavan Shinde, two doctoral students were Assessment of Mangrove Associate Institute of Science, Satara on 26th awarded a PhD by the University of Plant Species in Ratnagiri District, April 2017. Mumbai in the year 2016-17. Ms. th Maharashtra, India’ International Sweedle Cerejo, on 11 August 2016 Journal of Current Research, Vol • Dr. Shinde also spoke about was awarded a Ph.D degree for her 9, Issue 05, pp 51576-51577, May ‘Autonomy’ at Rajashri Shahu doctoral thesis titled ‘Taxonomic and 2017. (Online) ISSN: 0975-833X Mahavidyalaya (Autonomous), Ecological Adaptations of Orchids Latur on 19th May, 2017. in Mumbai Metropolis and Thane Oral Presentation District’, and Mr. Rajdeo Singh, was • Mr. Kevin D’cruz was a Resource awarded a Ph.D degree on 11th March • Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde presented Person at One-Day State 2017 for ‘Monographic studies on a paper on the ‘Current Status Level Workshop on “ICT and Asteraceae of Maharashtra’ of Indian Boraginales’ at the Innovative Teaching Techniques” IIIrd International Meeting on at NSS College of Commerce and Research Papers Published: Boraginales at Nees Institute for Economics, Tardeo, Mumbai in Research on Plant Biodiversity, February 2017. • Kalpit Mhatre and Rajendra Bonn, Germany on 1-2 September Shinde, March 2017. ‘Four New • Mr. Alok Gude presented a paper 2016. The trip was sponsored by Reports of Sacred Groves for the on the topic ‘Sea level Rise along the Nees Institute, Bonn. State Of Maharashtra’ Journal of Indian Coast’ at a National Seminar Indian Botanical Society, 96: 39-46. • Dr Shinde also presented a on ‘Global Environment: Issues, (Online) E-ISSN NO: 2455-7218 Proposal for the Department of Challenges and Solutions’ held at

74 Pankaj Mahavidyalaya, Chopda, with MaxEnt’ organized by the • Dr. Rajendra Shinde attended the Dist- Jalgaon on 12th February Agricultural & Ecological Research International Meet of EuMind 2017. Unit, of the Indian Statistical Europe at Amsterdam, Netherlands th to on 19th April 2017, in the capacity Visiting Faculty Institute, Kolkata, held from 9 14th January 2017. of EuMind India, Treasurer and Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde took M.Sc. represented the Indian Board. This • Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde attended Taxonomy Lectures at the University visit was sponsored by EuMind Training on ‘Patents’ at RGNIIMP, of Mumbai (Mithibai College), and India. In another international Nagpur from 21st to the25th of at Dapoli Urban Bank’s College of Art visit he accompanied Students of November 2016. and Science, during February- March St. Xavier’s College to Belgium for 2017. He was a Visiting Faculty for the External Examination Work the EuMind Exchange Programme nd th Biodiversity Course BIO5.03 at Center spanning from 2 to 12 May for Excellence in Basic Biology, - DAE- Mr. Alok Gude worked as an External 2017. MU, Mumbai University. He was also Examiner for T.Y.BSc Botany Semester-V University of Mumbai • Dr. Vijaya Lobo attended a the resource person for the Taxonomy seminar “Confluence17” arranged courses conducted by FERN, Thane Practical Exam at Nana Vanjare Vidyanagari New Education Society’s by Mathematics and Statistics and iNaturewatch, Mumbai. Department of St. Xavier’s College, Arts, Commerce and Science College, held on 16th and 17th January 2017. Consultancy: Lanja, Dist- Ratnagiri from 6th to 10th Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde authenticated October 2017. • Mr. Alok Gude attended a plant specimens in Blatter Herbarium. Field Excursions and National Conference on ‘Fungi During the academic year many such Industrial visits. from Diverse Habitats and their plant specimens were authenticated. Biotechnological Applications’ This resulted in the generation of funds Dr. R.D. Shinde took students of MSc- organized by Mycological Society amounting to Rs.16,000/- for the college. II to the Plant Quarantine Centre and of India (Mumbai Unit) at Satish Patent Office to explain them the Plant Pradhan Dnyanasadhana College, Recognition Quarantine and Patent filing procedure. Thane. He also participated in a one day training program titled • Dr. Rajendra Shinde was appointed • Dr. R.D. Shinde organized local as a Member for the following: ‘Skill Enhancement for Trainers’ excursions for TYBSc students th (a) Advisory Committee, Marathi organized by K. C. College on 12 to Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Encyclopedia – on Botany December 2016. Furthermore, he Borivali and to BPT Garden, Vanaspati Dnyanmadal- Marathi participated in a one day Exam Colaba for studying the seasonal Vishwakosh, Govt of Maharashtra; pattern Revision workshop for flora during January 2016. (b) The Ad-Voc Board of Studies TYBSc Botany University of Mumbai, at Jai Hind College on in Botany, University of Mumbai • Dr. Vijaya Lobo along with 13th February 2017. for the year 2016-17; (c) The Board Mr. Rajdeo Singh conducted a of Studies in Botany – Mithibai botanical excursion to Phansad • The faculty members of the College for the Autonomous Status Wildlife sanctuary, Murud, Raigad department participated in all for the year 2016-18. (d) The from 19th to 21st anuary 2016 for the Faculty Seminars held in our Academic Council, Rajashri Shahu the M.Sc. Botany students. college. Mahavidyala, (Autonomous), Latur for the year 2016-18. (e) The • Dr. Manek Mistry conducted Change in leadership of the Advisory Committee – DBT Star short field visits every week in Department: College Scheme, GMM College, and around college campus to familiarize the FYBSc and SYBA Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde became the Bhiwandi for the year 2016-17; New Head of Department from June Garden Art students with the (f) The Tree Authority, Thane 2017 as he was relieved from the post Flora. Municipal Corporation, Thane for of Vice Principal. Mr. Kevin D’Cruz the year 2016-17. SIP work in the Blatter: decided to look after the ‘Xavier’s • Mr. Alok Gude was appointed as Knowledge Centre’ as a Director. As a part of SIP work, many students Paper Setter for FYBSc Botany End helped in Blatter Herbarium, in Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde Semester and ATKT Exams of both completion of Cataloguing of the old Head, Dept of Botany semesters of University of Mumbai. books and in the maintenance of the & Director, Blatter Herbarium Professional Training: herbarium.

• Mr. Alok Gude Participated Conferences, Seminars, in a one week workshop on workshops and other Courses ‘Species Distribution Modeling attended:

75 CHEMISTRY Our very own Dr. (Fr.) Roy Pereira, S.J., Guest Lectures Laboratory, Ruia College. The Vice-Principal (Academics) proceeded students were acquainted with the Mr. Umashankar Verma, Marketing to US for post-doctoral research studies working of various sophisticated Executive, Borosil conducted a Lecture in Neuroscience. In his place, Dr. (Ms.) analytical instruments and were on ‘Good Laboratory Practices’ on 7th Gulshanara Shaikh, also from our each awarded a Certificate of July and 1st August 2016 for FY, SY and Department, was appointed as the new Participation. TY B.Sc. students. Vice-Principal (Academics). v ACTIVITIES OF THE A Lecture session on ‘The Central Eminent researchers from BARC, STUDENTS Science : Organic Chemistry’ by Dr. TIFR, IIT- Mumbai, ICT, University of Mahesh Lakshman, Prof. of Chemistry, 1. An intra-collegiate event ‘The Mumbai and various other institutions The City College of New York was Science Quiz’ was organized on th were part of the two-day Research organized on 11th August 2016 for FY, 16 September 2016 in SCAVI. Scholars’ Meet – 2017 (RSM-2017), SY and TY B.Sc. students. hosted by the Department of Chemistry 2. ‘The XAC Debate’, an intra- th in association with Indian Chemical Dr. Nandita Madhavan (IIT Mumbai) collegiate event was held on 17 September 2016 in XIMR. Society (Mumbai Branch) on 17th and was invited for a guest lecture on 18th February, 2017. ‘Molecular Engineering – SMALL IS 3. Dr. Gulshan Shaikh and Dr. Ashma th BIG’ on 12 January 2017. Aggarwal were actively involved Approximately 150 research scholars with the FY, SY and TY Chemistry attended the RSM-2017 and 25 research Dr. Ruchi Anand (IIT Mumbai) conducted a lecture on ‘Macromolecular Honours students in conducting papers were presented. The RSM-2017 a research project, ‘SYNTHESIS focused on bringing to the forefront, Crystallography: Photography at an atomic level’ on 13th January 2017. AND ISOLATION OF SOME the current situation, trends and ORGANIC COMPOUNDS: AN development in the field of Chemistry. Dr. Arnab Bhattacharya (TIFR) ANALYTICAL APPROACH’. Through interaction, dialogue,was invited to give a lecture on ‘A sharing of ideas and work done by the ChemHistory of Lighting’ on 13th 4. Dr. Pralhad Rege and Dr. research scholars, it aimed to create an January 2017. Ashma Aggarwal conducted intellectual synergy in an environment a ‘RESEARCH PROJECT of critical review. World renowned and Dr. G. Ramakrishnan (SIES Institute) IN PHARMACEUTICAL Padma Vibhushan recipient Professor conducted a lecture on ‘Instrumental CHEMISTRY’ with the SY and TY Chemistry Honours students. M. M. Sharma delivered the Inaugural Analytical Chemistry and its Industrial Applications’ on 14th January 2017. speech. He addressed the congregation 5. Dr.Pralhad Rege and Dr. Gulshan on the subject matter of v ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL Shaikh conducted a two – credit VISITS ‘RESEARCH PROJECT IN FOOD ‘Chemistry and Allied Sciences’. We AND ENVIRONMENTAL were fortunate to have with us Professor 1. The Department of Chemistry CHEMISTRY’ with the FY, SY and Sandip Trivedi, another renowned organized a ten-day Industrial TY Chemistry students. Physicist and the Director, TIFR for the Visit for FY, SY and TY students to Valedictory address. Kerala during the Diwali vacations. 6. Mr. Marazban Kotwal and Dr. The visit was a grand success with Ashutosh Mishra conducted The Department of Chemistry is proud 40 students and 3 Department a ‘RESEARCH PROJECT ON to announce that Mr. Ganesh B. Mule, faculties participating in this visit. AYURVEDIC BHASMA’ with the under the guidance of Dr. Freddy H. TY Chemistry Honours students. Havaldar, has been awarded Doctorate A one-day Industrial Visit to a Degree in Chemistry by the University textile and a polymer industry 7. The Inter – Collegiate Festival Of Mumbai. at Silvassa was organized on 17th “ALCHEMIA-2017” organized January 2017. The Chemistry by the Xavier’s Association of th th We are exceptionally pleased to students were assisted by 3 Chemistry, XAC, on 13 and 14 announce that the Fourth T.Y. Batch Department faculties. January 2017 was a stupendous (2015-2016) under the Autonomous success with record participation system have cleared the examinations 2. A two – day workshop on of students from various colleges with flying colors. “Instrumentation in Analytical in Mumbai and also active Chemistry” was arranged on 3trd participation of our Chemistry Dr. Gulshan Shaikh and Mr. Marazban and 5th April 2017. It was specifically students ably guided by Dr. Ashma Kotwal conducted an Orientation designed by Dr. Pralhad Rege for Aggarwal, Chairperson, Mr. session on POGIL on 5th July 2016 our Chemistry Honours students at Marazban Kotwal, Secretary and under Faculty Enrichment Programme. P.S.Ramanathan Instrumentation Dr. Pralhad Rege, Joint Secretary

76 and Treasurer. A workshop in Committee for Staff Placement at Connection: Perspectives from Forensics and a Tie and Dye KC College. Neuroscience.” workshop were the highlights of “ALCHEMIA-2017”. Dr. Gulshan Shaikh • For the Spring Semester (January to May 2017) he was awarded 8. 16 TY students appeared and 6 • Member of a Panel discussion the Fleming Fellowship Grant of of them made it to the Merit List on “Best Practices for Good around US $9500 to pursue his and were awarded certificates in Governance” at the NAAC- research at Saint Louis University the Aptitude Test conducted by the sponsored IQAC National which also has a Medical School. Indian Chemical Society. 3 of our Conference on Academic and His public lecture delivered top rankers were also given cash Administrative Audit held on on March 21, 2017 was titled, awards. Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th “Internationalization of Addiction: January, 2017 organised by the Help from Neuroscience.” 9. Eight TY students have been Nirmala Niketan College of Home credited with completing their 60 – Science. • Prior to beginning his post doc hour Internship Programme at the program he did a presentation end of their Fourth Semester. • Presented a paper on “Rubrics on the clinical relevance of as an assessment tool” at the Neuroscience on July 9th, 2016 in Three SY Chemistry students NAAC- sponsored IQAC National South Pasadena, Los Angeles on successfully completed their Seminar on “ Envisioning Effective the topic, “Living in a Stressful Internship at RCF LTD., Alibaug Strategies for Administrative and World: Coping with Change.” and one SY student completed Academic Audit” organized by her Internship at IISR Bangalore. K.C. College held on 27th and 28th Being involved in administration One SY student completed his February 2017. and development work in the Internship at Windlass Biotech college, Fr Roy visited a number Limited, Dehradun. • Was invited by Y.C. Institute of of universities such as Notre Dame Science, Satara to present “Course University, Loyola University, 10. About 50 students registered for Structure in Autonomous Status” th Chicago, University of San the Chemistry Honors’ Programme on 26 April 2017. Francisco, Loyola Marymount and and 17 TY students qualified for the Caltech in Los Angeles and Santa Honors’ Certificate in Chemistry • Was invited by C.H.M. College of Pharmacy, Ulhasnagar to conduct Clara University to look for study during the Academic year 2016 – abroad and research opportunities 2017. a workshop on “Rubrics as an assessment tool” on 6th May 2017. for our students and faculty. v ACTIVITIES OF THE FACULTY Dr. Fr. Roy Pereira, S.J. Dr. B. D. Bonde Prof. Freddy H. Havaldar • Awarded the highly competitive IFI • Invited as an External Examiner for • Awarded an ‘International Patent’ fellowship research grant of around M.Sc. Part- II Organic Chemistry by the World Intellectual Property US $26,500 to pursue his research Practicals at K. J. Somaiya College, Organization on 22nd December at Berkeley, USA for Fall Semester Mumbai. 2016 for his research publication 2016. His public lecture was on the Dr. Ashma Aggarwal, Dr. Geeta ‘PREPARATION OF NOVEL application of Neuroscience for Kotian and Ms. Saima Khan DEFERASIROX ANALOGUES everyday life titled, “The Power attended a one-day Seminar at FOR ANTIMALARIAL to Change: Neuroscience for Birla College, Kalyan. ACTIVITY’. Abundant Living.”

rd th Dr. Ashma Aggarwal and Dr. • Awarded an ‘Indian Patent’ on 23 • On December 9 , 2016 he was also Pralhad Rege have been awarded December 2016 for his research invited by Google Headquarters, Minor Research Grant of the publication Mountain View, California to University of Mumbai for the speak to the employees on his Academic year 2016-2017. ‘PREPARATION OF NOVEL research. His topic was “Our Tech DEFERASIROX ANALOGUES Gadgets and our Brains: What does Dr. Pralhad Rege has been FOR ANTIMALARIAL Neuroscience research tell us.” recognized as a Post-graduate ACTIVITY’. th Teacher for M.Sc. (By Research) by • On January 20 , 2017 he was the University of Mumbai. • Appointed as a Member of the invited by the prestigious Harvard Board of Studies in Chemistry for University in Cambridge, Dr. Pralhad Rege attended the post-graduate studies at NMIMS Massachusetts to deliver a lecture UGC Sponsored Refresher Course and K. J. Somaiya College, Mumbai. at an international conference. in Chemical Sciences at Academic th · Appointed as a Subject Expert His topic was, “Enhancing Staff College, Mumbai from 10 th (VC Nominee) on Screening Health through the Mind-Body October to 29 October 2016 and

77 was awarded Grade “A”. was fortunate to have 2 toppers Aditya Chalishazar (TY Batch at the B.Sc. Degree Examination 2016-2017) with C.G.P.A. of 3.96. We are extremely proud to under the College Autonomous announce that under Prof. Freddy System., Mr. Clinton Savio Alwyn Prof. Freddy H. Havaldar H. Havaldar as Head of the Fernandes (TY Batch 2013-2014) Head, Department Of Chemistry Department, in the last five years, with C.G.P.A. of 3.85 and Mr. the Department of Chemistry

Commerce (arts) In the academic year 2016-17, the De- respectively. • Demonetization- Curbing Black partment of Commerce soared to new Money and Promoting E- Banking heights with its achievements. This year, Dr. Pirani also presented and was presented at the one day In- published two academic papers: ternational Conference at M.M.K. Dr. Suvaiba Pirani completed her PhD College of Economics and Com- • The paper Recent Developments in Business Administration and Policy merce on 17th January, 2017. with a thesis titled A Study of Retention in Commerce was presented at the and Motivational Practices in Banks two day ‘International Conference The students of the department also with special reference to Mumbai City. on Recent Advancement in Busi- followed the lead of their prolific pro- fessor with two of them securing cam- In addition, she co-authored the Com- ness Management, Economics, pus placements in organisations of re- merce text book Service Sector (Semes- and Information Technology’ held pute this year. ter II), penning the modules ‘Introduc- on the 24th and 25th of February, tion to Services’ and ‘Retailing in India’ 2017. Dr. Suvaiba Pirani

Commerce (b.com) The Faculty of the Commerce in St. merce during the last academic year rience in Computers in the Knowledge Xavier’s College, Mumbai was estab- 2016-17. The enduring strengths of Centre Computer Lab on a regular ba- lished by the Jesuit Community in the our department are the rich quality sis. Alongwith this, in collaboration year 1988 under the initiative of Late and perseverance of our students and with an NGO “Kings Learning”, spon- Fr. Valero Aleu, S.J. who was also the unstinted commitment of our faculty. sored by Westside Tata Trend, special Founder Vice-Principal of the Com- Students securing the overall highest emphasis is laid on imparting English merce Section at St. Xavier’s College, CGPA in B.Com. Degree Course are as Teaching mainly for the first year stu- Mumbai. After his demise the Com- indicated below: dents. An innovative approach was ad- merce Faculty is led by Fr. Errol Fer- opted by starting a WhatsApp Group nandes, S.J. who is the Vice-Principal of Academic Year Name of Student named “Employment Exchange” in the Commerce Section. The Commerce 2015-16 Celeste Pias order to assist placement as well as in- Section offers “Bachelor of Commerce 2016-17 Kalyani Shinde ternship of students. (B.Com.)” Graduation Course which is Majority of our students are work- The corner stone of any department a three-years integrated Under-Grad- ing during the day and attend college uate Degree Programme. The Com- is its faculty. In April 2016, Prof. Fr. during the evening time. Our students Dr. Conrad Pesso, S.J., a teaching fac- merce Section has a committed team of truly follow “Earn and Learn” way of staff members as enlisted below: ulty of our department was awarded life. Our priority has always been to Ph.D. Degree by XLRI. In April 2017, provide students a top‐notch curric- Number of Staff Members in the Com- Prof. Dr. Arvind Dhond, a teaching merce Section ulum and learning atmosphere which faculty of our department was award- Teaching Faculty 09 can develop leadership skills so as to ed D.Litt. Degree by CVU, Kingdom Number of Administrative and 04 develop responsible citizens who can of Tonga. We take this opportunity to Support Staff build on their experiences and suc- congratulate them on their commend- cessfully contribute to the society. Our able achievements. In November 2016 It is with pride that I share with you this Bachelor’s programme in Commerce Prof. J.J. Gaikwad resumed the depart- annual report for the academic year is facilitated by multi‐media learning ment after availing UGC-FIP two years 2016-17, which is the twenty-ninth environment enriched by face‐to‐face leave in order to pursue his Ph.D. work. year of the Commerce Section at St. faculty mentoring and coaching. The I take this opportunity to welcome him Xavier’s College, Mumbai. The report optional applied component papers of- to the department. Prof. Vishant Ram- highlights the accomplishments and fered in S.Y.B.Com level is Advertising teke who was appointed as a substitute achievements of the faculty, staff, and and Mass Communication. Students teaching faculty on FIP Leave Vacancy students of the Department of Com- are given exposure to hands-on-expe- left the department in November, 2016

78 after a tenure of two years. He was an i. B.Com. Graduation Programme February, 2017. extremely meticulous faculty and I for the pass-out batch of the Ac- wish him all the best, on the behalf of ademic Year 2015-16 was held in One third year student, Ishwor Bhusal, the department, in all his future en- June 2016. of the department got an opportuni- deavours. ty through the College and he visited ii. Yoga Day programme was held on Harward University, USA for one-week According to UGC requirements, fac- 21st June, 2016. during January 2017 as a part of the ulty members attended orientation student exchange program. Students iii. The first year induction pro- programme and refresher courses and have also performed well in various gramme was held on 2nd and 4th a number of other faculty development competitive entrance examinations. July, 2016. programmes during the year. Also fac- Several students have continued their ulty members attended and presented iv. Annual Guest Lecture from invited post-graduation studies in India and a research papers in Conferences/ Sem- Speaker and World Bank Econo- few of them have also gone abroad for inars and also contributed research mist Prof. Dr. Avadoot Nadkarni pursuing their higher studies. papers in several renowned publica- on the topic “Indian Economy” Looking back on 2016-17, I am struck tions of high repute. Some of the fac- was held on 23rd July, 2016. ulty members were invited as Resource by the progress of the department. Re- Persons in Conferences and Seminars v. The annual intra-collegiate Elocu- flecting on some of the outstanding as well as subject experts on selection tion event on the topic “Reserva- achievements and successes in 2016-17 committees panel for selecting teaching tion Policy” was held on 3rd Sep- is particularly poignant for me. How- faculty in other institutions. Academic tember, 2016. ever, as the year draws to a close we achievements of the various members look forward to another eventful year vi. Annual Seminar imparting ‘Values for the year include the following: Stu- where more remarkable things may of Life’ which covers relevant topics dents of the department excelled in happen. We hope the academic year extending beyond the curriculum academics and in extra‐curricular ac- 2017-18 will bring in better oppor- was held for the final year students tivities both in intra-collegiate as well tunities. We aim to inspire everyone at Xavier’s Villa, Khandala was held as inter-collegiate events. We feel book- through our motto “Provocans Ad Vo- on 10th and 11th December, 2016. ish knowledge alone, without practical landvm” which means “Provoke to Fly” orientation, is never relevant. We thus vii. “EXPRESSIONS 2K17” an In- and demonstrate our experience. It is encourage our students to take active tra-Collegiate Mega-Talent Com- motivation and creative energy that we interest in various extra‐curricular and petition was held on 28th January, aim to bring to all of our activities that co‐curricular activities. This includes 2017. make visions a reality and bring posi- sports and games, seminars, workshops tive change. and debates. A brief overview of the viii. Study Tour to SEBI, Bombay Stock main events organised by the depart- Exchange, MSME-Development Fr. Errol Fernandes, S.J. ment, include the following: Institute was held in January and Vice-Principal (Commerce)

Economics This year has been a fruitful one for Dr. Aditi Sawant, resource person at Transfers Help Explain Brexit?”, the Department of Economics. The NCERT, New Delhi. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 51, following is a list of the research and Research Papers and No 33. the co-curricular activities that were Publication carried out in this year: Menon R. (2017), “ Brexit: Fraught with Uncertainty”, Mathrubhumi Year Book. Faculty Research: Sawant A. (2016), Farmers’ Distress in Indian Agriculture : A Case Study of Students’ Research & Co-curriculum Dr. Aditi Parag Sawant , Head, Cotton in Vidarbha and Marathwada, Activities Department of Economics has Xplore, The Research Journal of St. successfully presented the mid-term Xavier’s College, (Humanities and • Arthniti (ISSN 2277-1344 ) report of Major Research Project at Social Sciences Edition) Vol. 7, Issue 2, Department’s Annual Research UGC, New Delhi in February, 2017. December, Pg. 75 to 93. Journal Mr. Rahul Menon, Assistant Professor Xplore, The Research Journal of St. • Annual Lalit Doshi Memorial has submitted his Ph.D. thesis to JNU, Xavier’s College, (Humanities and Lecture and Debate New Delhi. Social Sciences Edition) Vol. 7, Issue • Exchange Program with St. Xavier’s 2, December co-edited by Aditi Sawant College, Jaipur Ms. Aparna Kulkarni, Assistant and Pearl Pastakia. Professor become Marathi Arthkosh • Quarterly Newsletter and Web- (Marathi Dictionary of Economics) Menon R. (2016), ‘’Can Income Blog

79 • Annual Seminar at Khandala • International Ecolit Conference, Economics Major 18 • Presentation in International 2017 Eco-Statistics 10 Eco-Socio 06 Conferences Social Work by the Eco-Com 02 th Department • Rohit James : The 13 South Asia Fellowship and Scholarship 07 Economic Students’ Meet (SAESM) Total 43 2016 Financial Literacy Program post demonetization specially for Grade III We are extremely proud of our students • Tisha Mani : the Austrian and Grade IV Staff Economics Research Conference for carrying out the various activities held in the Mises Institute in Aadhar Card and Pan Card Camp for efficiently. We also congratulate all our students and faculty Auburn, USA , 2016 students who have received placements, • Dissertation for Final Year Students Occasional social activities such as scholarships and fellowships. We are • Econundrum – Department’s cleaning hospitals, Career guidance for looking forward to this year with Annual Fest Municipality schools, tree plantation enthusiasm. • UGC Sponsored National and many others Conference, 2015 Placement, Fellowship & Scholarship Dr. Aditi Sawant • Econundrum Symposium, 2016 before Graduation in 2016-17 Head, Department of Economics

ENGLISH This year the English Department The Departments of English and Hindi and social outreach on the theme of continued to host multifarious events, were fortunate to collaborate with Max Nature and Ecological Awareness. The workshops and courses to complement Mueller Bhavan’s Poets Translate Poets Ithaka journal (titled ‘Metamorphoses: the syllabus and to make the academic Festival held in October. Our College Journeys Within’) was edited by a and co-curricular experience lively and was chosen as venue for one of its events, team of students, Sumant, Udity and interesting. a panel discussion where poets shared Shalmali (TYBA) and assisted by their translation of one another’s works Among the many exciting guest lectures Ipshita and Nayanika (SYBA). in diverse languages and discussed the was one held by Prof. Dr. Bhasker Saha The Honours Program practical challenges involved in the of the Life Science Department, on Rabindrasangeet. For the Second Year enterprise of translation. The event was This year, under the Honours Program students, author Rochelle Potkar held a moderated by Dr. Pearl Pastakia. was introduced a Basic Persian Course. lecture series on Haibun. The Department conducted a seminar The Department also held an Iranian Film Festival followed by a seminar Through the auspices of the Austrian on “Giving Voice to the Voiceless: The Bard and Beyond” at Premanjali under the aegis of the Culture House of Consulate, writer Frank Moorhouse the Iran. read from his books and discussed Retreat Centre, Nalla Sopara, where his experiences as a biographer. students presented papers on literature, Faculty News Additionally, a visiting troupe from the film and popular culture. Australian Academy of Contemporary Ms. Rashmi Lee George was awarded This year the Departments of two-year FIP leave to pursue a Ph.D. Dance conducted a dance workshop for Economics and English Departments our students. and has now resumed active service. jointly hosted a symposium on We are indebted to Ms. Sana Ahmed, The US Consulate facilitated a talk by Literature and Economic Change. Mr. Vishant Ramteke, Ms. Rashmi James Fennell, Cultural Affairs Officer Distinguished speakers from India and Mehta and Dr. Shefali Shah (former of the US Consulate General, on Martin abroad delivered some enlightening Head of the Dept.) for taking lectures Luther King Jr. and the American Civil talks, panel discussions, audio-visual whenever our Professors have been on Rights Movement. presentations and folk performances. prolonged leave. Yet another author visit was organized There were forty students who We thank all our faculty and students in collaboration with the Department graduated this year, among whom was for making this year enriching and of Ancient Indian Culture, wherein Sasha Mahuli, the Student Head of memorable. Argentine novelist Carlos Gamero Ithaka and several others who assisted presented an insightful lecture on Jorge with the smooth running of the Festival. Dr. Pearl Pastakia Luis Borges. The festival featured plays, events Head, Department of English

80 FRENCH The Department of French was fraught in collaboration with The French personnel’. She also attended the with various activities to help the Embassy in India, Institut Français en International Multilingual Conference students appreciate the French language Inde, Alliance Française de Mumbai on ‘Language teaching: challenges and culture. The year began with the and St. Xavier’s College Autonomous, encountered, solutions proposed’ students putting up a small programme Mumbai. The Congress was held at St. at Ethiraj College for Women of song and dance to commemorate Xavier’s College, Mumbai, from 4th (Autonomous), Chennai on 7th and 8th the event of the storming of the Bastille to 6th November 2016. The theme of Sept 2016, and presented a paper on on 14th July. A workshop on subtitling the Congress was ‘Learning French ‘L’espace littéraire en classe de FLE’. was organised in February 2017, where – choices for tomorrow’, with the On 2nd and 3rd December 2016 at students were taught the technique of same being attended by teachers from Sophia College Mumbai Ms. Alpana subtitling with emphasis on its various various institutions in India as well as Palkhiwale attended the International aspects: intercultural, subtitling of abroad. At this Congress our faculty Conference on College ‘Education for different registers of language as well as Ms. Alpana Palkhiwale presented Women in 21st century: Challenges and of songs. In February 2017 the annual a paper on ‘Les textes littéraires en opportunities’ and presented a poster magazine of the department, ‘A la classe de FLE’. Our students benefited on ‘Industry- Academia Interface. française’, was released; this year the immensely from some of the sessions of How French language departments theme being ‘French Cuisine’. Students the Congress. in universities can teach French for penned articles, poems, anecdotes professional use’. which brought out the flavours of Ms. Alpana Palkhiwale attended an Indian and French cuisine. International Conference organised This year we had events which helped by FIPF Federation International des our students to express their creativity The 36th Congress and third Professeurs de Francais, at University and enhance their language skills. International Congress of the IATF of Liege, Liege, Belgium from the 14th (The Indian Association Of Teachers of to the 22nd of July 2016 and presented Ms.Alpana Palkhiwale French) was organized by The Indian a paper on ‘Le français pour et par le (Professor in charge) Association Of Teachers of French plaisir, l’esthétique et l’épanouissement

GEOLOGY The academic year 2016-17 for the completed internships at ONGC. Dr. Bobby Mathew Participated in the geology department was, as in the past following Seminar/Workshops: The department also bagged the very eventful and with many success ‘Nebula’ Intercollegiate Geology National seminar on ‘Neo Multi- stories.. Festival Trophy 2017 held in Parvatibai Disciplinary Studies of the Cuddapah The following M.Sc student qualified Chowgule College of Arts & Science, Basin Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, th th the Gogol-Margao, Goa. held during 26 - 28 November 2016; organized by Department of Geology Faculty Member CSIR-UGC JRF/ Lecturership Loyola Degree College (YSSR), Achievements: examination - Pulivendula, Y.S.R Kadapa Dist. A.P. Sponsored by DST-SERB, UGC-SERO, December 2016 : Alan Aranha Mr.John D’Souza participated in one week National Workshop on ‘Rare APMDC, UCIL. Five of our graduating students secured Earths, Zirconium and Titanium Attended the Eighty-Second Annual ranks in the first 60 in the all India - Resources from Beach Placer deposits Meeting of the Indian Academy of Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM) of India: theory and practice’ jointly Sciences held in IISER, Bhopal from 04th organized by the Geological Society to 06th November 2016 and took part in JAM EXAM for admission to IIT in of India, Bengaluru and the Atomic MSc the scientific programme of lectures Minerals Directorate for Exploration and an interaction meeting with the and research (AMD), Hyderabad rd 1. Valdrich Fernandes-AIR 21. th th Education Panel of the Academy on 3 from 7 to 11 November 2016 at November 2016. 2. Gargi Deshmukh AIR 45. National Centre for Earth Science Studies(NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram, Participated in Workshop on Science 3. Kirsten Gouria AIR 47. Kerala. writing organized in Bengaluru by Current Science Association, 4. Shraddha Sigtia AIR 50. rd Dr. Ashwin Pundalik attended 33 Bengaluru during 20-25th June 2016. 4. Ananya Pandey -AIR 57. Convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologists, Varanasi,12-14th Dr.Pravin Henriques was appointed as Our post-graduate students successfully November 2016. the examination officer for conducting

81 the foundation certificate and Diploma ten days in techniques of geological in a rubbly pahoehoe lava flow, in Gemmology examination by GEM-A mapping. They also attended a special Elephanta Island, Deccan Traps, (Gemmological Association of Great training workshop on advanced and a model for their origin. Britain) in January 2017. mapping techniques using RTK Geoscience Frontiers, DOI: GPS and Total Station, conducted in 10.1016/j.gsf.2016.12.004 Dr. Hrishikesh Samant conducted collaboration with GeoDreams Inc. ACROFI VI – Field Workshop – in 5. Kale M.G and Ashwin Pundalik collaboration with IIT Bombay at Our post graduate students carried out (2016). Lithofacies characteristics Elephanta Island. 29th November 2016. fieldwork in the sedimentary terrain and provenance of sediments around Bhuj, Gujarat, under the of Pilikarar formation, Central He was also instrumental in guidance of Dr. (Ms) Shweta Gurav. Narmada Basin, Hoshangabad conducting one day Lab workshop on District, Madhya Pradesh. New Faculty Members: ‘Petrographic Sample Preparation’ held Published Abstract. November on 2nd September 2016 at Department This academic year also witnessed new 2016. National Conference and of Geology, St. Xavier’s College 33rd convention of the Indian (Autonomous), Mumbai. faculty members joining and some proceeding for other venues. Dr.Shweta Association of Sedimentalogists. Lecture Series: Gurav joined the department and her 6. Bobby P.M (2016) specialisation as a paleontologist has Dr.Iain Stewart, Professor of Geoscience Geoarchaeological investigation further strengthened our academic Communication at the University of coastal and island forts of setup. of Plymouth and also a member of Maharashtra with special emphasis the Scientific Board of UNESCO’s List of Publications and Conference on characteristics of natural stones International Geoscience Programme, presentations in fort architecture, Indica-Journal delivered a lecture as a part of Science of the Heras Institute of Indian and Beyond lecture series organised by 1. Samant H.P and Arnav Samant history and culture,Vol.56. pp.36- the British Council on 9th of December (2016). The Ghadiyal Godi 60. Timeball – A Maritime Legacy 2016 at XIMR, St. Xavier’s College . Projects awarded : of Bombay Port., The Bombay Special Visit: Explorer, Journal of the Bombay 1. Dr. Bobby Mathew: Local History Society, No. 55 , Dr. Shweta Gurav and Mr.John “Groundwater Resource D’Souza guided a one day field trip to pp.2-11, June 2016, ISSN-2278- th 117X Estimation of Elephanta Island, Elephanta Caves on 9 March 2017 Mumbai’ Mumbai University to a delegate from Poland Dr. Dorota 2. Samant H.P. , Ashwin Pundalik, minor Research Grant of Rs. Salata, Assistant Professor, Jagiellonian Joseph DSouza, Hetu Seth, Keegan 25000 (Rupees twenty five University who was visiting India under Carmo Lobo, Kyle DSouza and thousand only)-(Reference No- Erasmus Programme ( Collaborative Vanit Patel , Geology of the APD/237/419 of 2016 dated 8th exchange programme for teaching and Elephanta Island fault zone, February 2016 Research project training). western Indian rifted margin, and No. 204) Field Work: its significance for understanding the Panvel flexure. Journal of Earth 2. Dr.Goutam Bandyopadhyay: Field work is an integral part of our System Sciences, (In Press) ISSN: “Petrography and geochemistry subject and this year too our students 0253-4126 of Mangaon pluton in and around were trained by our faculty in various Mangaon, Sawantwadi Area, aspects of field geology and geological 3. Hetu Seth, Hrishikesh Samant, Joseph DSouza, Vanit Patel., District Sindhudurg District, mapping. short duration field visits Maharashtra, India” Mumbai were organised to places around The volcanic geoheritage of the Elephanta Caves, Deccan Traps, university minor research grant Mumbai city. The first year students of 38,000 (Rupees thirty eight visited the Utan-Dongri -Gorai area western India. Geoheritage., (Elsevier Press). In Press. thousand only)-(Research Project also the Elephanta Island to understand No.390). local geology. The second year students 4. Hetu Seth and Hrishikesh Samant, visited the Khandala-Lonavala-Pune (2016). Field Guide to Elephanta Dr. Hrishikesh Samant area for understanding the nuances Island, Mumbai Harbour, India., Head, Department of Geology of Deccan Flood Basalts and typical Asian Conference on Research in landforms and structures exhibited Field Inclusions (ACROFI VI), IIT by them. The annual geological field Bombay, November 2016. mapping camp was held in Malvan, District Sindhudurg, Maharashtra 5. Sheth, H., Pal, I., Patel, V., Samant, where our third year students were H., D’Souza*, J., 2017 in press. rigorously trained for a period of Breccia-cored columnar rosettes

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They were introduced to Museum, St. Xavier’s College to show the year. In this regard, the Department the Museum curators Ms. Divya and the students some seals from the has had an active and fulfilling year. Ms. Bilwa who gave them a brief lecture Harappan Civilisation. Ms. Shilpa Dr. Fleur D’Souza, the Head of on the role of the curator and methods of the institute gave a lecture on the Department retired in August 2016, of acquiring museum displays. museum collection with regard to the leaving behind a 32 year legacy. The Harappan Civilisation. Ms. Jehangir Dr. D’Souza also took the Third Year new Head of Department Mr. Avkash also took the same class to the pre and students to the Blatter Herbarirum, St. Jadhav is currently on leave as part of proto-history gallery of the Chatrapati Xavier’s College, housing some of the the Faculty Improvement Programme. Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sanghralaya. rare species of plants. The idea behind Ms. Kaizeen Jehangir, Ms. Mrunmayee Thirteen students made presentations this was to show the students the Satam and Ms. Jesstlin Thomas have with the help of the museum displays different kinds of museums that exist. joined in at various intervals as part of on topics such as Harappan art, culture, the faculty. Ms Mrunmayee Satam also organized pottery, weapons, town planning, burial practices etc. as a part of the Field Visits: visits to the Heras Museum, St. Xavier’s College (12th August, 2016), Mani Continuous Internal Assessment. Bhavan museum (18th August, 2016) As part of the Third Year course on The Second Year students along with and a guided tour of the Bhau Daji Lad Museum Studies and Institutional Ms. Jehangir visited the Gharapuri Archives, the Department under the Museum, (29th August, 2016). Ms. Satam Island (Elephanta Caves) on 30th guidance of Dr. Fleur D’Souza and Ms. accompanied the Third Year students January, 2017. 12 students made Mrunmayee Satam organized several to the Fort of Raigad as a part of the presentations on the various Shiva visits to the chief museums in the city of course on the History of the Marathas. panels at the caves as part of the Mumbai. Early in July, the students were Ms Satam conducted a lecture on the Continuous Internal Assessment for taken to the Chatrapati Maharaj Vastu Coronation of Shivaji at the fort itself in the course on Early India. Sanghralaya by Dr. Fleur D’Souza. They order to help students grasp the event were given a short lecture explaining better. The trip took place from the 17th Third Year students will also be taken the significance of the architecture of to the 18th of September. The trip was for a Heritage Walk around the area the structure, the reasoning behind the much appreciated by the students for its of Kotachiwadi to understand the establishment of the Museum and the learning value as well as by the parents development of housing as part of year of its establishment. The students for its organization. the course on Urban Heritage. The

83 Department has also initiated a 40 Pednekar (Vaze College), Dr. Mohsina Professor, St. Francis University, USA, mark research project for each student Mukadam (Ruia College), Dr. Radha addressed the Third and Second Year as part of the course requirement. Kumar (St. Xavier’s College), Dr. Fleur students about prospects for studying D’Souza (St. Xavier’s College) and Ms. Guest Lectures: history in a foreign country. As an Kaizeen Jehangir (St. Xaviers College), outcome of these interactions, it was As the Applied Component courses conducted lectures over a course decided by Dr.Bose and Ms. Jehangir to offered by the Department are more of four weeks. Ms Kaizeen Jehangir vocational based, lectures were accompanied the students to the fort start a Facebook exchange between the conducted by members from the of Bassein, where Dr. Andre Baptista, Second year students of Xavier’s college industry. For the course on Museum archaeologist conducted a tour of the and the students of Francis University. Studies and Institutional Archives, Dr. fort. The course was conducted from Wide ranging questions pertaining to th th Usha Iyer, Director of CIPLA archives the 27 June to 14 July, 2016. history and politics were asked and addressed the students with respect to The programme was very well answered on both sides. the growing importance of Institutional appreciated by all the students and Archives, data and material collections Co-Curricular Activities: was to be recommended as a regular as well as role of the Director. feature of their Off- Shore Programme. The Department of History, revived Dr. Radiya, Centre for International Similarly, for the course on Introduction the student run History Group to plan to Indian Cinema in 20th Century Programme, St. Xavier’s College, played and conduct several activities open to Mumbai, Ms. Parinaz Jal, Assistant a big role in organizing their visit. Director, addressed the students about all students of St. Xavier’s College. The To commemorate the 12th anniversary the work involved in the creation of a History Group organized a Heritage of the erstwhile Victoria Terminus film from behind the scenes. . walk around and inside St. Xavier’s getting recognized as a world heritage College campus on 19th November, On 30th November, Mr. Pradeep site by the UNESCO, the Central 2016 as part of the World Heritage Waghmare, a lecturer of History at Railway (CR) had scheduled a week Ramnarain Ruia College and a doctoral full of activities and a heritage walk Week. The Walk was conducted by Ms. fellow at the University of Mumbai under the guidance of renowned Pearl, Ms. Irene and Ms. Christine of delivered a lecture to the students conservationist and architect Vikas SYBA and was attended by 40 students of S.Y.B.A on the theme ‘History of Dilawari. across streams. The demand for the Reservation Policy in India and Social Five students (Eleanor, Tamara , walk was so high that another one had Transformation : A Historical and Ireen , Christine and Pearl) from the to be planned for the month of January. Analytical Study (1950 – 2010)’. The Department of History, St. Xavier’s talk focused on the history of caste College took the heritage walk on The Department also entered the Quest reservation in India and Babasaheb Sunday, the 3rd of July 2016. They for Excellence Programme (former Ambedkar’s role in constitutional took a group of about 20 people each Honours) after a gap of 6 years. One development. This was done as a part through a historic tour of the now credit was offered to students who of the course on Contemporary Issues. Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), participated in the History Film The Department is also planning starting with the museum (opened only Week on the theme The World Since for the heritage week), then through several other guest lectures such as by 1945. Films such as Goodnight and Mr. Balachandran, RAW, on terrorism, the architecture outside and inside of Goodluck, Selma, Invictus, Persepolis Dr. Neera Adarkar on Textile Mills the main building of CST, the dome of Mumbai and Mr. Richard Morris, and finally ended with a quick quiz in and Goodbye Lenin were preceded by Research Scholar, Centre for urban the dining hall. a short lecture by Ms. Kaizeen Jehangir studies, University of Leicester in the who also co-ordinated the programme. Research over the history month of January, 2017. The week was also kick-started by a and architectural aspects were guided Collaborations: by Dr. Fleur Dsouza. Some of the multi-disciplinary Panel Discussion. information was also provided by the The Discussion was chaired by Dr. Dr. Fleur D’Souza and Ms. Kaizeen J.J.School of Arts. The information Agnelo Menezes (Principal) and was Jehangir, designed a 36 hour course on imparted was not only on the participated in by Dr. Pranoti (Dept. the History of India for the students architecture but also on the history of of Sociology), Dr. Rahul Menon (Dept. of the University of Sydney as a part the terminus and that of the railways in of Economics), Ms. Rashmi George of their Off- Shore Programme. The general. It involved the transformation (Dept. of English Literature) and Ms. course was selected by the University from Bora Bander station to CST. The and 20 students from multi-disciplinary walk conducted by the students were Kaizeen Jehangir (Dept. of History). All backgrounds (archaeology, history, much appreciated by the audience in all, it has been an active and fulfilling sociology, Sanskrit etc.) attended this (Indians and foreigners). year for the Department of History. course. Subject experts such as Sr. Anila Varghese (Sophia College), Dr. Sonali Dr. Anniruddha Bose, Associate Ms. Kaizeen Jehangir

84 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Having traversed a decade long of mobile applications. journey as a full time degree course, the Mr. Prashant Salvi department of Information Technology, was the external has once again adapted its syllabus resource person, an keeping in sync with the changing MCA graduate and a technology of the industry. This year free lancer, who has too, the department has taken a step achieved technical towards focusing its attention to a field expertise in this that is very much in demand; that is subject. data science. New subjects like statistics and art of programming among others The talk was attended have been introduced. by a total of 38 students including one student With the intention of promoting from F.Y.Stats, and curiosity and enthusiasm towards two alumni, who were learning new technologies, a lecture happy to attend the Industry Expert Mr. Joel D’souza taking a session for the FYBSc.IT series has been initiated by the dept. of session. and SYBVoc. SD students BSc.IT dept beginning this academic raspberry pi processor. He also touched year 2016-17. Cloud computing and Open Source Technologies: upon the basic OOPS concepts and how Some of the lectures and workshops essential they are from the industry’s conducted were: Two industry experts were invited point of view. as resource persons to speak on Cyber Security workshop: technologies used in the industry, as Khandala seminar part of the special seminar held only During the month of August a T.Y.B.Sc.IT: The entire student batch for the FYBSc.IT and FYBVoc Software workshop was conducted by Mr. along with three faculty of the dept. development students. Mr. Niral Daniel Jomon, from Tech Mahindra. It Mr. Roy Thomas, Mr. Subhash Kumar Mistry working with GEP, an expert in was well attended by 100 students and and Ms. Lydia Fernandes, visited the cloud computing shared the working of faculty. Khandala Xavier’s villa for a seminar cloud based technologies like Microsoft cum presentation. The CIA 2 for the IOS: Azure. fifth semester subjects of E-commerce A talk on “iOS App development” Mr. Joel D’souza, the second industry and M-Commerce, Data Warehousing was held in the month of September. expert, working with Seamless and Artificial Intelligence were This lecture series was mainly for technologies, showed a working demo successfully conducted while utilizing the F.Y.B.Sc.IT students but it was of a twitter bot created by him, just for the various venues of the villa and the also kept open to others who were the talk. This was done with the help equipment of the department. Team interested in learning the development of open source technologies and the building activities were conducted

TYBSc.IT-Khandala seminar cum presentation

85 work have to come up with innovative ideas which need to be implemented using either hardware or software or both. Some of the projects undertaken this year, under the guidance of the department faculty, were as follows: 1. Mobile Game App 2. Augmented Reality: Rogue Syndicate Department Magazine: - BITMAP

FYBSc.IT-Khandala seminar cum presentation Since the department has never had any towards the end of the session. weekends, by Mr. Daniel Jomon, from magazine, a committee of enthusiastic Tech Mahindra for 17 students. students was formed along with a staff- F.Y.B.Sc.IT: Honours program: in-charge, in order to draft, compile and The First year students had their launch a BSc.IT. Department magazine even semester, CIA 2 evaluations in An honours course with the intention which would help students share their the subjects of Computer Graphics, of helping students learn the basics views on any technology related topic Database Management and DCNS. of the language (Python) covering that they feel strongly about. The They were accompanied by the database aspects, GUI etc. was offered magazine also included contribution Professors of the department, including by the dept. A total of 24 students from alumni of the department and visiting faculty Ms. Rachana Pandey attended the course. current year students of the college and Mr. Floyd Gracias. As part of the discussing changing trends in the visit, a time bound activity to test their Placements: digital world. A blog for the same will life skills was conducted. Students were A total of 20 students got placed also be launched which is accessible free of cost and is environment friendly. divided into groups and were given through both on campus and off a task. A timer and a live score sheet campus placements. Special thanks to Seminars and workshops created using excel was kept to judge the placement cell of St. Xavier’s college. attended by Faculty: their performance as a team. It was Our students were placed in companies thoroughly enjoyed by the students. like Deloitte, Wipro, Infosys, and A short two day e-learning workshop was attended by Ms. Lydia Fernandes We thank the college and the principal Futures First amongst many others. in the month of April 2017, with the for providing this opportunity and The highest pay package recorded was exposure to the students. 7.2 lakhs. intention of implementing the same in some of the courses in the coming Linux administration Projects: academic year. workshops: Every year the T.Y.B.Sc.I.T students Mr. Roy Thomas The course was conducted across three as part of their mandatory project Co-ordinator, BSc.IT

LIFE SCIENCE AND BIOCHEMISTRY The Department had a fruitful year • Dr. Archana Pawar (PhD, Events with a range of activities. IISER-Pune), Nov. 2016 • An orientation and introduction - Jan. 2017 in place of to the Life Science department and Faculty Appointments and Mr. Prashant Ratnaparkhi, who its courses was held for FYBSc Life Confirmations in the Department proceeded on FIP leave to complete Science students on 7th July 2016. It his PhD. • Ms. Sonia Tak - Dogra (MSc was planned and entirely managed Molecular Biology, BEd), Jun.- • Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta, Nov 2016- by the SYBSc and TYBSc students. Oct. 2016. Apr 2017, replaced Dr. Seema Das Dr. Priya Sundarrajan and Dr. who is on a two - year sabbatical Bhaskar Saha were in charge of • Mr. Joshua John Miranda (MSc organization and arrangements. Biological Sciences, TIFR), Nov. Asst. Professors Dr. Binoj C 2016- Apr. 2017 in place of Dr. Kutty and Dr. Bhaskar Saha were • Memorial Mass for Dr. Dorothy Radiya Pacha Gupta, who retired confirmed as full-time faculty of Hakim (nee Solanki) was held in Aug 2016. the department. on 26th Aug. 2016 in the College

86 analyses of their research project results. • Guest Speakers invited: 1. Dr. Biswa Prasun Chatterji, Asst. Professor, PG Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai. ‘IPR in Biotechnology’. 2. Ms. Nalini Pinto, Scientific Chapel. Dr. Hakim was first a Khan from Sophia College for Communication Associate, lecturer, then Head of the Dept. of Women interacted with the staff. Centre of Excellence - Medical Life Science and Biochemistry in Senior College staff from Depts. Communication and Review the early days since the inception Of Life Science, Botany, Zoology, Team, Medical Affairs, Pfizer Ltd. of the Dept. She breathed her last Microbiology, Biotech and Zoology 3. ‘Entrepreneurship Aspects’. on Jul. 25th 2016 at the age of 69. attended the seminar. 4. Dr. Hrishikesh Pandit, NIRRH, • One-Day National Seminar • Educational Trips/ Field Trips: Mumbai. ‘Entrepreneurship’ ‘Biowaves 2017’, was organized 1. Khandala Educational Seminar for on 7th Jan. 2017, in honour of 5. Dr. Milind Watve, Professor of SY and TY students on 27th - 28th of Dr. Radiya Pacha Gupta, Assoc. Biology, IISER-Pune. Professor, who retired on 31st Aug. Nov. 2016. 6. ‘Science Katta: A Fun 2016 after 23 years of service. 2. Field-study tour for TYBSc 6U Way to Do Science with Eminent alumni of the Dept. students to Godrej Mangroves and Undergraduate Students’ delivered lectures on the occasion. Butterfly Garden, Mumbai, on 13th Mr. Kishu Daswani, Professor, th Jan. 2017. Dr. Priya Sundarrajan • The 5 volume of the department Government Law College, organized and accompanied the magazine ‘Lignum Vitae’ was Mumbai, and St. Xavier’s College students. released at the Biowaves 2017 (Autonomous), Mumbai. ‘Conflict seminar. The editorial board 3. MSc-II students were taken on a Management’. consisted entirely of undergraduate visit to the In Vitro Fertilization 7. Ms. Caroline Rebello, Alumna students of the department. (IVF) Centre, Leelavati Hospital, 2013-14 batch, 1st in Mumbai Dr. Radhika Tendulkar and Ms th Mumbai, on 4 Feb. 2017. University MSc Nutraceuticals. Sangeeta Shetty were the staff in- Dr. Priya Sundarrajan and charge. This year, for the first time ‘Nutraceuticals: Benefits and Ms. Sangeeta Shetty accompanied Health Concerns’. in the history of the College, a the students. Braille version of the magazine was 8. Ms. Janjri Jasani, Head- published. It was released by Dr. • Inter-Institutional Collaboration: Sustainability Services and Sam Taraporewala, XRCVC, and Dr. Priya Sundarrajan was the Carbon Map & Cap Centre was well-received by the visually research guide for MSc- Home for Environmental Research & challenged students of the College. Science -Food Processing and Education (CERE). ‘Fundamentals • TYBSc and MSc farewell was held Preservation student Ms. Rupal of GHG Accounting and on 23rd Feb. 2017 in the College Solanki from Nirmala Niketan Reporting’. Hall. College of Home Science on 9. Dr. Gourpriya Koppikar, ‘Screening and isolation of protease • School students from Aarya Consulting Chief Dietician, producers and application in food Bombay Hospital ‘Fooducated for School, in collaboration with Teach processing industry’. for India, visited the Life Science a Healthy Lifestyle’. th lab on 24 Apr. 2017. Ms. Sangeeta • Inter - Departmental 10. Dr. Vainav Patel, Head, Dept. of Shetty and MSc students present Collaboration: Biochemistry, NIRRH. explained to them research work Dr. Manasi Kanuga delivered being carried out on zebrafish and ‘From LSD to HIV and Beyond’ Biostatistics lectures to the chick embryos. students of Diploma in Forensic 11. Dr. Amar Ghaisas, Brooks Oxford • Seminar on ‘Evolving Strategies for Science conducted by the University, UK. Department of Zoology, and for PG teaching’ was held for faculty ‘Computational Modelling of of PG departments of College MSc Biotechnology students. Dr. Biochemical Pathways’ on 25th Apr. 2017. Dr. Medha Kanuga also assisted Zoology Rajyadhyaksha and Dr. Yasmin project students with biostatistical 12. Dr. Richa Rikhy, Asst. Professor of

87 Biology, IISER, Pune. College, Mumbai. Hydroponics ‘Mitochondria: Where they come from • FYBSc students of the Department • Mr. Yohann Jaffry - SYBSc - Virtual and where they will take us?’ of Life Science and Biochemistry Emotion won top honours at the ‘Health 13. Dr. Nishad Matange, DST-Inspire Fair - Food Fest’ organized by the • Ms. Naomi Monteiro - FYBSc - Faculty Fellow, IISER, Pune. Department of Biochemistry, KJ Phantoms in the Brain ‘Fitness, Selection and Antimicrobial Somaiyya College of Science and • Ms. Dhryata Kamdar - SYBSc - th Resistance in Bacteria’ Commerce, Mumbai, on 8 Dec. Science of Death 2016. 14. Mr. Pallav Patankar, Director of • Ms. Devanshi Bhargava - SYBSc - Programs, Humsafar Trust. 1st prize - Poster Making Stop Stigma - HIV Janvi Gandhi, Shivani Suresh ‘The ISHKonnect Study on MSM’ Social Outreach Activities Poster title: “Foods and Moods” Student Achievements • FYBSc students Spandan Gite, 1st prize - Pictionary Zubia Shaikh, Judith and Kriti Scholarships Janvi Gandhi, Surpreet Bhasin made charts in vernacular • International Scholarship: Mr. 3rd prize - Treasure Hunt languages (Hindi and Marathi) to Hisham Shaikh (TYBSc 6U) was Surpreet Bhasin impart knowledge about Nutrition awarded the prestigious Erasmus and Health to the non-teaching Mundus EU scholarship for the Participation - Dessert Making staff of the College. year 2016-17 for pursuing his Zubia Shaikh, Karishma Katpitia Master’s degree in Europe. • FYBSc student Mr. Ishan • Mr. Hisham Shaikh (TYBSc nd Patil designed the layouts for Internships 6U) was placed 2 among ‘Spectrum’, a science magazine for students from all over India who underprivileged school students in Current TYBSc students completed participated in the “Ideathon” collaboration with Sophia College internships at various pharmaceutical Nobel Prize Series organized by the for Women, Mumbai and the companies, research centres, Nobel Prize Media, Sweden, and Teach for India Foundation. environmental NGOs and corporate the Department of Biotechnology houses in India and abroad. (DBT), Government of India, on • Undergraduate students International Exchange / Study 22nd Dec. 2016. Mr. Shaikh has successfully continued to work Programmes been selected for the next round to at their Social Involvement be held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Programme (SIP) projects with The following students have been various NGOs, besides carrying College Sports Day (2nd Dec. 2016) selected for a 1 year exchange program: out voluntary work at their own • Ms. Neha Jain TYBSc IESEG, • Ms. Priyanka Dhal (SYBSc) accord. France. 1st prize Shot Put (Senior Girls) • Several undergraduate students • Ms. Hamsa Narasimhan TYBSc St. volunteered to help at the various Louis, USA. 2nd prize Discus Throw college events and formed part (Senior Girls) • Ms. Pragya Mishra, SYBSc, St. of the organizing committee of Louis, USA. 2nd prize Javelin Throw (Senior Malhar, Indian Music Group, The following SYBSc students were Girls) Antarchakshu, Ithaka, Antas. selected for the HCAP program in Jan. 3rd prize Long Jump (Senior Girls) Student Research Projects - UG 2017: Paradigm 2017 (7th - 8th Feb. 2017) • TYBSc S.LSC.5.02 • Ms. Sarmishtha Muralidharan and Developmental Biology • Mr. Karl Poncha SYBSc was Ms. Samyukta Rajan 40 students Chairperson, Paradigm 2017. Co-curriculars/ Extra-curriculars/ • TYBSc S.LSC.6.04 Awards • Mr. Hisham Shaikh TYBSc was Environmental Biology Chief Organizer for Science 19 students Intercollegiate Competitions exhibits. • TYBSc S.LSC.6.AC • Mr. Madhav Tipu (TYBSc 6U) was • Ms. Ashmita Chatterji, Environmental Science placed 2nd in the Life Science Quiz Ms. Amrita Kalathil, Ms. 60 students held by the University of Mumbai Reanne, Ms. Lizanne TYBSc: TYBSc S.BCH.6.01 & 6.02 on 3rd Sep. 2016, and placed 2nd Life Science Dept. official stall. in the ‘Vox Populi’ quiz held on Biochemistry 22nd Dec. 2016 at Ramnarain Ruia • Mr. Daniel Raj - SYBSc - 55 students

88 • FYBSc Journal of Advanced Research. 4(5): Approach towards Sustainable Honours projects 1827-1834. ISSN: 2320 5407. Reservation and Conservation of 10 students DOI 10.21474/IJR01 Cultural Heritage’. • SYBSc Conferences/Seminars/ Workshops • New Teachers’ Seminar - Dr. Binoj Honours projects C Kutty, Dr. Bhaskar Saha and Ms. National Level 17 students Sonia Dogra participated: • Species Distribution Modelling Student Research Projects - PG - MSc i. Sensitization to Jesuit Ethos and using R: Workshop, Indian Dissertations - 17 students Classroom Culture - 20th Jul. 2016. Statistical Institute, Kolkata, West FACULTY Bengal. 9th - 14th Jan. 2017. Dr. ii. Strategies for Optimizing Manasi Kanuga participated. Survival with Special Reference Research to Classroom and Teaching • STEM Workshop on ‘Research th Ms. Sangeeta Shetty and Mr. Prashant - Fr. Terence Quadros, SJ - 16 Based Pedagogical Tools’, IISER- Sep. 2016. Ratnaparkhi continue to work on their Pune, Pune. Jointly organized by 1. All Faculty Members attended the PhD research project. The rest of the the University of Sheffield, UK, and Faculty Seminars on: faculty members work in their areas of IISER-Pune. Dr. Maya Murdeshwar interest through MSc dissertation and (Basic course, 26th Feb. - 1st Mar. i. Google Drive Essential Training, Honours’ projects with PG and UG 2017) and Ms. Sangeeta Shetty Xavier’s Knowledge Centre - 10th students, respectively. (Advanced course, 1st - 4th Mar. Aug. 2016. Publications 2017) participated. ii. Taking a break, before the busy- you breaks - Fr Charles Rodrigues, At other universities/ colleges • Fernandes S, Fernandes S, Das S SJ - 4th Oct. 2016. and Pacha-Gupta R. (2016) Toxicity • Dr. Priya Sundarrajan, Ms. th study of lead nitrate on freshwater iii. Adapting to Change - 10 Mar. Sangeeta Shetty, Dr. Radhika 2017. fish Cirrhina mrigala. International Tendulkar, Dr. Bhaskar Saha – • Confluence - 2017, organized by the Journal of Advanced Research. Neuroscience Lecture-Workshop Dept. of Statistics & Mathematics. 4(6):1601-1608. ISSN 2320-5407. on ‘Perception v/s Recognition’ th th doi:10.21474/IJAR01/749 organized by the Department of 10 - 11 Jan. 2017. Dr. Maya • Gonsalves C, Salankhe P, Shetty Life Sciences, Jai Hind College, Murdeshwar participated. Mumbai on 9th th S, Sundarrajan P. (2016) Green – 10 Dec. 2016. Faculty Recharge Programmes synthesis and characterization of • Dr. Priya Sundarrajan, Ms. Orientation Programmes silver nanoparticles. International Sangeeta Shetty - One day Journal of Advanced Research. workshop on ‘Intellectual Property 1. Dr. Manasi Kanuga, Jun. 13th – 4(8):1563-1568. ISSN 2320-5407. Rights’ organized by University July 11th 2016, 61st OP, Jadavpur Doi:10.21474/IJAR01/1362. of Mumbai in collaboration with University, Kolkata. nd • Sundarrajan P, Shetty S, Shigvan RUSA on 2 Sep. 2016. 2. Dr. Bhaskar Saha, Feb. 4th - 3rd Mar. A. (2016) Screening and • Dr. Nandita Mangalore - Extraction 2017, OP, University of Mumbai, characterization of bioethanol and Isolation of Phytoconstituents, Mumbai. producing yeasts from various Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences & sources. International Journal of Technology, Institute of Chemical Refresher Courses Life Sciences. 4(3):373-378. ISSN: th Technology (ICT), Mumbai. 25 - 1. Dr. Radhika Tendulkar, Refresher 2320-964X. eISSN: 2320 – 964X. th 26 Mar. 2017. Course in ‘ICT in Education’, 3rd • Sundarrajan P, Kulkarni K. (2016) A th • IQAC workshop on Teaching- – 24 Oct., 2016, UGC-HRDC, Study of Phylogenetic Relationships Learning Evaluation, Jai Hind University of Mumbai, Mumbai. and Homology of Cytochrome C College, Mumbai. 1st Mar. 2017. using Bioinformatics. International 2. Dr. Maya Murdeshwar, 2nd Staff members participated. Research Journal of Science & Refresher Course in Life Engineering. 4(3-4):65-75. At St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Sciences and Biotechnology, Mumbai 3rd – 28th Oct., 2016, UGC-HRDC, • Pacha-Gupta Radiya, Sundarrajan Jawaharlal Nehru University P, Nagrath K, Tauro L, • Symposium on ‘Big History, (JNU), New Delhi. Krishnakumar P, Srivastava Green History’ organized by the R, Sinha T (2016). Isolation Heras Institute of Indian History 3. Dr. Binoj C. Kutty, Refresher and partial characterization of and Culture, 21st - 22nd Nov. 2016. Course in Biotechnology, 20th Feb. lectins from Indian varieties of Dr. Priya Sundarrajan presented - 11th Mar. 2017, UGC-HRDC, leguminous plants. International on ‘Biotechnology-based Novel University of Mumbai, Mumbai.

89 Faculty as Resource Persons • Dr. Radhika Tendulkar Mumbai. • 7 out of 10 faculty members i. Visiting Faculty for M.Sc. • Dr. Maya Murdeshwar were appointed in one or more Neuroscience, Sophia College for of the following academic posts: Women, Mumbai. October 2016; i. Judge for the Bioinformatics research projects of SYBSc students examiners, moderators, paper S.D.School.of Science, NMIMS of the ‘Add-On Certificate Course setters, Member of Academic / University, for Integrated M.Sc in Bioinformatics’ at Sophia Development boards / Boards of in Biological Sciences. Semester College for Women, Mumbai, Study of different colleges and the 1 - Physiology (Aug.-Oct., 2016). on16th July 2016. University of Mumbai. Semester 2- Neurobiology and Clinical Psychology (Dec. 2016- • Dr. Nandita Mangalore: ii. Resource person for ‘Research Mar. 2017). Paper Writing’ for SYBSc i. Resource person for the Biology, Chemistry, Physics and ii. Resource person for ‘Research Orientation programme at the Statistics students at the DBT-Star Paper Writing’ for SYBSc UGC-HRDC Academic Staff College Scheme Jigyasa Honours Biology, Chemistry, Physics and College, Mumbai University on Programme conducted by KC Statistics students at the DBT-Star 7/6/16, 28/9/16, 17/11/16, 13/1/17, College, Mumbai, on 3rd Apr. 2017. College Scheme Jigyasa Honours 14/2/17. Programme conducted by KC • Dr. Binoj C Kutty ii. Judge for a poster competition College, Mumbai, on 3rd Apr. 2017. at the Health and Nutrition i. Judge for student’s Exhibition iii. Member of a panel discussion and intercollegiate fest organized by during ‘Consortia’ on Jan. 2017, at interactive session on ‘Zebrafish Dept. of Biochemistry, Somaiya Pillai College of Arts, Commerce an effective tool for Classroom College (Autonomous), Mumbai, and Science, New Panvel. teaching’ at the Annual.Zebrafish on 8th Dec. 2016. Meet, Alibaug, 4th Nov. 2016. • Dr. Bhaskar Saha iii. Judge for the event ‘Trending iv. Member, Editorial Board of i. Visiting Faculty to the Semester science - science news Spectrum - A Science newsletter, VI students (Animal Physiology channel’ based on bioscience for popularizing science among course, B-602) of the Centre for topics at Palindrome, a festival school children. Collaboration Excellence in Basic Sciences UM- of PG Dept. of Biotechnology, St. with Teach for India to make DAE at Kalina in the month of Xavier’s College (Autonomous), scientific information accessible to Mar. and Apr., 2017. held on 15th Dec. 2016. underprivileged children. Dr. Sam Taraporewala, XRCVC, • Dr. Priya Sundarrajan • Dr. Manasi Kanuga releasing the Braille version, and i. Member, Panel of Reviewers of Dr. Gulshanara Shaikh releasing i. Resource Person: Biostatistics Asian Journal of Life Sciences. the print version of the Life Science lectures for the students of Diploma Department magazine ‘Lignum ii. Judge for the 7th Konark Research in Forensic Science conducted by Vitae’ (Vol. 5) at the One-day Meet held on 19th Jan, 2017 at the Department of Zoology and the National Seminar ‘Biowaves 2017’ VES College of Arts and Science, MSc Biotechnology students, ST. organized by the department on 7th Chembur. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Jan. 2017. Grants

Name of Amount Title of the project Funding agencies Investigator sanctioned Dr. Priya Biotechnology based novel approach towards Sir Dorabji Tata Trust Sundarrajan sustainable preservation and conservation of Rs.1,20,000/- (TATA -Heras Postdoctoral cultural heritage. Fellowship) Dr. Seema Das Effect of bioaccumulation of heavy metals on Rs.4,20,000/- UGC – Minor Research Grant growth, oxidative stress and DNA damage in Zebra fish (money disbursed in 2016-17) Dr. Priya Isolation and screening for novel ethanol Rs.4,80,000/- UGC – Minor Research Grant Sundarrajan producers from various sources and their characterization (money disbursed in 2016-17)

Dr. Nandita Mangalore Head, Lifescience&Biochemistry

90 MANAGEMENT STUDIES Department Report 6. Rebranding: A practical viewpoint The focus for this academic year (2016- 17) was to instill the spirit of research By: Pearl Academy based learning among the students and In addition to the above workshops, all our efforts were directed towards the department also conducted accomplishing this aim. The system of a lot of interactive sessions with information generation and interactive former students who had visited our learning in order to enhance the efficacy department during the course of the of the teaching –learning mechanism was also another prime focus this year. year. Zephyrus 2017 were all given certificates for attending This report gives a brief overview about the conference the activities of the department in the Zephyrus 2016-17 was held on the Focus On Research academic year 2016-2017. 28th of January 2017. It was a one day We strongly believe that the students conference organized entirely by the FY Department Research Journal : should have a good understanding of (Volunteers) and SY (Head of Depts.) INSIGHT the concepts and only then can they The theme of the conference was, ‘The With a total of ten student research apply it in a practical scenario in a Inflexion Point’. An inflexion point papers, we brought out the third volume way that suits the situation best. In is an event that results in a significant of our research journal: INSIGHT. order to achieve this we have brought departure from the prevailing course We now plan to apply for the ISSN about changes in the course structure of progress. Zephyrus 2016-17 aimed number this year and hopefully should by adding new courses and have also to be at the helm of capturing the be successful in getting the same as we constantly worked on the syllabus to dynamism of the contemporary world. have three publications so far. As a part make it more relevant. Our workshops of the curriculum all the Third Year and guest speakers have also given the There were 5 sessions: students worked on research based students an insight into the practical 1. Keynote Session by Mr. Luis projects which were evaluated jointly problems and challenges faced by the Miranda (Chairman, Centre of by the internal and external examiners. companies. These sessions have been Civil Society; Former CEO, IDFC a source of bridging the industry- Publications Asset Management) academia gap for the students. A few of the workshops are listed below: 2. Interactive session by Mr. James Neelam Shetty Workshops And Seminars Joseph (Founder, Jackfruit 365; “Impact of Communication Former Director, Microsoft India) Technology (Mobile Phones) on Work 1. Entrepreneurship : A realistic 3 Panel Discussion on the topic, Life Balance”. view - By: Mr. Vikash Mittersain ‘Banking on a Buoyant Economy’. (Chairman & MD Nazara Paper presentation: International The panelist were as follows: Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) Conference on Sustainable Mr. Rahul Menon (Professor, Development. Road Map for the 2. International Investment Law: By St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai) Mission: Make in India Hinduja Mr. Amal Sethi - (Graduate student Ms. Revathi Roy (Founder, College of Commerce at University of Pennsylvania Law Forsche& Hey Deedee) School) Mr. Rohit Gandhi (Editor- Nirmal College: Work from home : a in Chief, DNA India &Wion) boon or a bane 3. Human Resource Management: Mr. Animesh Kumar (CEO, IDFC St. Xavier’s college: In-Film product Theory Vs. Application - By: Foundation) Mr Rodney Dias : HR advisor at placement. 4. Interactive Session by Mr. Jatin Nomura Pritesh Arte Paranjpe (Sports Marketer, Former 4. Acing interviews and kick Indian Cricket Team member) Nirmal education society, National starting careers - By: Conference :Critical evaluation of the 5. Interactive Session by Mr. Narayan Mr. Rodney Dias : Nomura merger of ICICI Bank and Sangli Bank Mr. Sharvil Gandhre : CRISIL Peesapathy (Founder, Bakeys, Ms. Bhakti Dhanak : Vodafone Creator of edible spoons) Chetana College:Investment Analysis of the Stock market & Gold 5. Career Guidance and experience The Conference was attended by sharing session - By: Ms Anna almost 600 delegates and teachers from Xplore :Benchmarking of the top three Shaji various colleges across Mumbai. They private sector banks in India

91 Soni George Tharakan TY BMS 2016-2017 Marketing Management from Semester III to Semester II as we felt that it would Xplore : Social Stereotypes Kimberly Fernandez - Member of be important and necessary to educate the student council 2016, Sports International Programmes Secretary Winners of the Inter the students about the fundamental concepts of Marketing early in the Students from the Department university basketball tournament curriculum. We have also introduced participated in the summer school at Runners up for basketball at Berkeley and one of our SY Student Ms. Kaleidoscope Winners for football at a new paper ‘Consumer Behaviour’ Prachi Kaur completed a full semester Adorea(Wilson College) and thus with all the changes in the in London as a part of the Erasmus course structure made in the past two Ravi Kiran: MalharTexx coordinator scholarship programme. We also had years, our BMS curriculum is not only six students from IESEG University Christopher Patrao: Coordinator comprehensive and relevant but is also in France who completed two full Malhar Security at par with some of the best collegesin semesters from our department. India and abroad. The content of Abhijeet Paul: Business Quiz - Gold every course is constantly modified 80% of students got placed by June (Mumbai University) 2017and the remaining 20% students and updated to suit the ever changing have secured admission in some of the Dane Pereira: Vice-Chairperson dynamic business environment. (Events), Malhar 2016 leading management colleges in India It’s been a great year for us at the and abroad for a post graduate degree. Harshita Rathi and Aashwiin department and we were able to learn Student achievements Sharma:HCAP delegates a lot from the workshops and seminars organized at St. Xavier’s College for Our students participated in a large Lourdes Sequeira: Malhar-Graffix the teaching faculty. We also had the number of competitions across colleges Organiser privilege to be invited as external throughout the year, A few of their Divyansh: FestaVesta (Founder & Ceo), examiners for the final year dissertation achievements are listed below: Ithaka (Director) viva (BMS) in some of the leading FY BMS 2016-2017 Tejas Sirohi: Guest writer for a sports colleges in the city. 1. Chelsea Das: 1st prize in singing in cafe website and member of the college football team. I would like to conclude by saying that Adorea (Wilson College) it was by the grace of God that all our 2. Punyakrit Ranawat: 1st prize in the The Board of Studies met in the month efforts and endeavours were successful English Experimental Theatre in of April 2017 and made a few changes and we will strive to raise the bar higher Malhar in the course structure. We combined in the coming academic year. the two separate papers of Computers 3. Sunvi Aggarwal: 2nd prize in into one comprehensive course in Ms. Soni George Tharakan Debate in Adorea (Wilson College) the first semester. We have moved Co-ordinator, BMS

MASS MEDIA The academic year 2016-17 was in such interactions. had presented a policy plan for challenging as well as note worthy. The empowering the poor from the urban Student participation in Transform Mass Media department achieved new sector. Maharashtra heights during the same. Summer School April 2017 A group of six second year students Student present papers at the Media ranked third in the prestigious The annual summer school had three Summit at K C College competition by the Maharashtra courses - ‘Public Policy’ by Mr. Kishu Five first year BMM students presented government, ‘Transform Maharashtra’ Daswani, Mr. Shreyas Narla and Mr. research papers on the theme of, under Judge’s Choice Category. Amal Sethi; ‘Befriend the Word’ by “Glocalization – Media beyond The challenge was to suggest policy Mr. Krishna Warrier and the ‘Sports Borders” on 20th February, 2017 at measures that could be implemented Business Management’ by Mr. Alex KC College. Their topics ranged from within the state’s focus areas such as Twichen. 52 students from the college ethics of reporting communal violence ‘Swachh Maharashtra’, drought control, participated and completed the courses. to youth suicides and to application smart cities, promoting start-ups in the Guest Lectures of Marshall McLuhan in the current state, rural education, zero corruption, context. The students received critical empowering urban poor, improving Understanding the vitality of alternate and appreciative feedback from mobility in cities and harnessing perspectives and exposure, the Academicians, boosting their interest technology among others. The students department conducted about 38 such

92 Hansal Mehta, film director Ayaz Menon, Sports Journalist Shaktiman, Alok Vaid Menon, Grace Dunham, Spoken poetry –Dark Matter lectures. One of the prominent ones generating job opportunities for the As a part of this, the ‘City immersion was the lecture on challenges and students. program’ included understanding the threats in the 21st century with Mr. opportunities in higher education Kumar Ketkar, a reputed journalist & A photography project by the first and several interesting facets of the media analyst. It was conducted as part year students led to an inspiring city ranging from a visit to the Nehru of Oration series organized by Mumbai photography exhibition in NCPA on Science Centre, a kitchen tour in University to commemorate 160 years the subject of thalassemia patients and McDonalds to an inclusive time in an of completion. Another such engaging their lives. It was commended by all. established seven star hotel. The BMM lecture was by Mr. Pravin Swamy, the Beyond curriculum students visited Shikshyatan school national editor of Indian Express who during the summer vacation of April’17 spoke on ISIS and the threat it poses to (a ) Exploring the strength within to understand the positive impact of India. – sensitization workshop with community schooling. Possibilities Student Projects 1.Shikshyatan Students performing Continuing the three years of in NCPA. 2.At the Jehangir art gallery The Hiring Project: The TYBMM association with Mr.Aspi Shroff’s NGO Advertising students for the subject of tour. 3. At the Bombay Stock exchange. possibilities, the FYBMM students Copywriting and Advertising Design th participated in ‘exploring the strength (c ) 6 edition of Zeitgeist- The Media strategized to convince the industry to within the individual’ with trainers Mr. Conference - The Spotlight Shifts hire graduates from BMM(themselves). Kailash Tandel and Mr.Manoj Kumar. The process involved writing letters to The two-day annual conference the HR department of organizations, The trainers were PHD students with included panel discussions with Ayaz putting up posters on the street, ground TISS and visually challenged. Memon, Merzin Tavaria and Hansal level activation using innovation (b) Student exchange program – with Mehta to name a few. The conference techniques- making videos pitching rural community school Shikshaytan turned out to be a valuable for the your ideas and pitching yourself as students to network with media the best to be hired. The student 25 students of SYBMM were involved practitioners and set the stage further community came up with unique ideas in this exchange program. 10 for mentorship, internship and career to pitch in organizations like Warner students from Shikshyatan school, opportunities. Brothers, Disney Film, Hindustan Arasavanankadu, Tamil Nadu were Ms. Perrie Subramaniam Lever to name a few. All these projects hosted in college from January 5th to Co-ordinator, BMM were well appreciated and resulted in January 11th 2017 in the college campus. master of Public Policy The programme was envisioned by educational experience of students by 4th February 2017. Principal Agnelo Menezes based on inviting guest speakers from the fields Keynote address: Prof. V K the need of the hour to provide multi- of academia, government and the non Ramachandran (Prof. and Head disciplinary skills to understand, profit sector. analyse and evaluate the ever- EAU, ISI Bangalore) on Agrarian expanding role of the government in Listed below are some examples of Transformation and Democratization in the economy, polity, and society. The the student enrichment programs India. conducted in college and attended in program aims to create public policy Panel Discussion: analysts trained to solve real world the city: Democracy: Post Truth & Half Lies problems which affect the lives of large Niti Samvaad, St. Xavier’s College groups of citizens. The department (Populist perception vs Economic constantly endeavors to enhance the Public Policy Department Conclave, Reality)

93 Interactive Session with Dr Surendrakumar Bagde, Secretary, Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, Government of Maharashtra Talk by Mr. Chaman Lal and Mr. Julio Riberio, retd. IPS officers on Law, Order, and Internal Security in India Guest Lecture on ‘Women’s Employment, Capabilities and Participation: Field Notes from Kochi’ by Dr Anuradha Dr. Reetika Khera (Prof. Economics, the motion: Pavan Varma and Shashi Kalhan IIT Delhi) Tharoor Chair: Vir Sanghvi at Tata Guest Lecture on Indian Legal History Literature Live Dr. Madhura Swaminathan (Prof., ISI by Mr. Kiran Upasani, the Law Officer to the Director General of Police Bangalore) Guest Lecture by Dr. Sanjay Pradhan, CEO, Open Government Partnership Screening of the documentary film Mr. Somasekhar Sundaresan and former VP, World Bank on Open ‘Guns & Guitars’ on the North-East & (Independent Legal Counsel, Advocate, Government Reforms. interactive session with the director, Mumbai) Bidyut Kotoky Demonetization: What it means for you Moderated by: Kishu Daswani (Prof., and the Economy with Ila Patnaik as Student Achievements: GLC) part of “Explained’’ by Indian Express Sakina Dhorajiwala began working Closing Address: Session on UN Security Council with the LibTech India Program in Prof. R. Ramakumar (Prof., TISS) Resolution 1325 and CEDAW by 2014. LibTech India was started by on Economic Policy and Democratic Safecity & US Consulate Dr. Vivek Srinivasan at the Center for Freedoms Democracy, Development and Rule of Guest Lecture by Mr. Vinay Khattar Law in Stanford University in 2012. Guest Lecture by Smita Jacob on, “ Senior VP & Mr. Simaria CFO, Influencing Public Policy in India: A Edelweiss on the Union Budget 2017 She worked as a researcher with Case Study of NRLM” LibTech India on issues of Technology Talk by Dr. Ishani Mukherjee from and Transparency in Public Services. Workshop on Writing by Prof. Vijay National University of Singapore on Prashad from Trinity College Trans-boundary Pollution in South East She created a knowledge sharing Asia platform prototype for elected women Workshop on “Access is Empowerment”, leaders in rural Maharashtra with conducted by CSR, New Delhi International Competition Law LibTech India and Resource and & Policy’ at 8th Government Law Support Centre for Development. Talk by Ashley Tellis & Suhasini Haider College International Law Summit on “Act East, Act West” organised by Publications: 2017 Keynote address: Ms. Avaantika Asia Society Kakkar, Partner, Khaitan & Co. Dhorajiwala, Sakina, and Rajendran Interaction with Rahul Srivastava and Narayanan. 2016. “Rejected Guest Lecture: Ms. Simone Reis, Co - Matias Echanove of Urbz on Housing in wage payments in MGNREGA.” Head, M & A Practice at Nishith Desai Dharavi. Business Standard, September 18: Associates on Competition Law 11. http://www.business-standard. Town Hall with Sir Dave Ramsden Webinar with the Intellectual Property, com/article/opinion/sakina- (Chief Economic Advisor to Her Government Procurement and dhorajiwala-rajendran-narayanan- Majesty’s Treasury, UK) at Meghnad Competition Policy Division of the rejectedwage-payments-in- Desai Academy of Economics World Trade Organization (WTO), mgnrega-116091700705_1.html Debating and Literary Society of Geneva on the topic: ‘ International Dhorajiwala, Sakina, and Rajendran Government Law College’s Policy Trade and Competition Policy in the Narayanan. 2016. “All about means Debate 2016 on ‘India 2020 : Countering light of new age RTAs- Recent Trends and ends.” The Hindu, October 4: Terrorism, Insurgency and State and what they mean for International 11. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/ Sponsored Violence’ Co-operation’ op-ed/all-about-means-and-ends/ article9180982.ece Debate: India and Pakistan can never Guest Lecture on India’s Defence be friends. For the motion: Maroof Policy: Issues and Perspectives by Major Narayanan, Rajendran, Sakina Raza and Shiv Kunal Verma Against General Nitin P Gadkari Dhorajiwala, and Sabhil Nath Paikra.

94 2017. “Aadhaar Trouble: How a years-after-the-1984-anti-sikh-riots- 27th November 2016. Woman’s Wages under MGNREGA this-poets-tweets-reco/) Were Transferred to Someone Else’s The paper “At the margins of the Invited to review a book for The Account.” Scroll.in, April 9. https:// Hindi Heartland: Bihari Identity and Indian Express (http://indianexpress. scroll.in/article/833487/aadhaar- its Contradictions”, was presented at com/article/lifestyle/books/1984- trouble-how-a-womans-wages- the third International Conference on anti-sikh-riots-vikram-kapoor-book- under-mgnrega-were-transferred-to- ‘Bihar and Jharkhand: Shared History review-4407682/) someone-elses-account to Shared Vision’, Asian Development Research Institute, Patna, March 2017. Won the Sahapedia World and You Narayanan, Rajendran, and Sakina Poetry Contest Dhorajiwala. 2017. “A guarantee, Reviewed the following book for the an illusion.” The Indian Express, Her second book, The Ease of Forgetting Review of Agrarian Studies. February 14: 13. http://indianexpress. (Thought Catalog Press, New York) was Mohanty, B. B. (ed.) (2016), Critical com/article/opinion/columns/ released. Perspectives on Agrarian Transition: mgnrega-provisions-on-right-to- Invited as a panelist for Feminist India in the Global Debate, Routledge, work-and-timely-wages-are-being- New York.: http://www.ras.org.in/ violated-4523324/ Internet, powered by the Internet Democracy Project to speak about agrarian_questions Brenda Marbiang, Dharvi Bhardwaj , creating safe spaces on the Internet for ‘India 2020: Countering Terrorism, Pallavi Wardhan, Pritha Chaudhary, women Insurgency and State Sponsored Sana Ali, Sankalp Singh, Saurabh Violence’, Annual Panel Discussion Subodh and Rajat Saroha conducted Gave a TEDx Talk at FLAME University, hosted by the Debating and Literary a sample survey as a part of the study Pune and at the Xaviers Institute for Society of Government Law College, on voting patterns in five Municipal Engineering Mumbai, 8th October 2016. Corporations undertaken by Gokhale Featured in Vogue India as a millennial Institute of Politics and Economics, to watch out for Resource Person, St Xavier’s College Pune. and UC Berkeley Summer School on Marbaniang Brenda Luisa was selected ‘India in a Globalised World: Post- Harnidh Kaur and Serena Fernando as one of the Emerging Leaders at the Colonialism, Neo Classicism and won the first prize at a debate organized end of the Internship http://safecity.in/ Beyond’, June- July 2016. by the India Audit and Accounts safecity-emerging-leader-brenda-luisa- Department during the vigilance week marbaniang/ Nandini Naik on “Proposed Amendment to Corruption th Act- Is it Necessary?” (Nov 3, 2016). Saxena Saanchi Sanjay presented a Attended the India Today Conclave 17 paper titled ‘Gender in the City: The and 18th March 2017 Harnidh Kaur Rise of Modernist Urban Planning’ at the 3rd International Graduate Seminar Attended the Symposium on Becoming ‘When Fascism Comes to India’, a poem on ‘Fostering Change: Public Policies Smart about Settlements at Center for was featured in EPW (http://www.epw. Impacting State, Markets and Society” Urban Policy and Governance at TISS, in/journal/2016/31/postscript/when- at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai on August 26, 27, 2016 fascism-comes-india.html) Hyderabad. It is heartening to note that many of Invited to write for scroll.in (https:// Faculty Publications and Seminars our students have secured employment scroll.in/article/819091/a-single-tweet- Attended: with well-known organizations like showed-how-talking-about-sexual- IGIDR, World Resources Institute, abuse-can-destroy-apathy) Awanish Kumar: Adfactors, Haqdarshak, TISS CSR Hub, etc. Featured in Times of India ‘Where is Caste in Development? Bihar (Chennai and Bengaluru) (http:// Assembly Elections 2015’, Economic Being the youngest PG department on timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ and Political Weekly, Vol. 50, No. 45, campus we are proud of our annual chennai/Now-a-net-poets-society/ Nov 7 2015. flagship policy conclave initiated articleshow/55921738.cms) ‘Emerging forms of Agrarian successfully this year as well as the Invited to write for Quint (https://www. Resistance under Globalisation: achievements of our students. We look thequint.com/women/2016/10/18/ Insights from Maharashtra State, India’, forward to expanding our horizons in warmth-empathy-kindness-finding-a- Fourth International Conference of the new academic year. safe-space-on-social-media-harnidh- BRICS Initiative for Critical Agrarian Dr. Agnelo Menezes kaur-sexual-abuse-twitter-solidarity) Studies (BICAS), China Agricultural HOD and Principal University, Beijing, China, November Work on ‘84 Sikh Genocide was featured 28‐30, 2016. on Huffington Post India (http://www. huffingtonpost.in/2016/11/01/32- ‘The Great Masquerade’, The Hindu,

95 MATHEMATICS The year 2016 was a special one for Workshop on Preparation of NET/ 16th April 2017. TYBSc student Bijesh the Mathematics Department of SET Examination” organised by D.B.F. K.S. completed an internship under St. Xavier’s College. Established in Dayanand College of Science and Arts, the ‘Nurture Maths Programme’ in 1892, last year saw the department Solapur. The workshop was held on memory of S.S. Pillai. Several TYBSc mark its 125th anniversary. Amid the 11th and 12th February 2017. Dr. Bingi students conducted research work, celebration that accompanied this also presented a research paper on too. Vishesh Makwana, Ananda special quasquicentennial anniversary, Pseudo-Classical Primary Elements in Padhmanabh Suresh, and Rajath there remained a bittersweet element: Lattice Modules at the “International Krishna R wrote a research paper titled the retirement of our HoD and Conference on Mathematical Analysis A Generalization of Bernstein- Vazirani esteemed Prof. Mangala Gurjar in and its Applications” (ICMAA–2017) Algorithm to Qudit System. Ananda November, 2016. With thirty-four organized by the Department of Padhmanabh Suresh conducted years of service to the college, including Mathematics, Dayanand Science research on Fault Tolerant Quantum her contributions to various faculty College, Latur between 5th to 9th March, Computation in Higher Dimensional committees, Dr. Gurjar was an asset 2017. In addition, his research paper Space under the guidance of Prof. to the department. Her lectures were Absorbing Elements in Lattice Modules Thalanayar Santhanam. Rajath Krishna extremely popular with the students. was published in the “International R wrote a research paper on Optimal On 1st December 2016, Ms. Meenal Electronic Journal of Algebra (IEJA)”. Weak Value Measurements: Pure Kolkar took charge of the department. while his paper On 2–Absorbing States with Professors N.D. Hari Dass While Ms. P. Saradadevi from the Junior Primary and Weakly 2–Absorbing and Sai Smruti Samantaray. Vishesh College retired in September 2016, Mr. Primary Elements in Multiplicative Makwana and Ananda Padhmanabh Aditya Garg resumed his lectures in Lattices was published in the journal Suresh secured admissions at the November 2016, upon recovering from “Transactions on Algebra and its University of Edinburgh, UK for ill-health. Applications (TAA)’’. an MSc. in Theoretical Physics and Artificial Intelligence respectively. All in all, the academic year was an Professor Mangala Gurjar continued to Rajath Krishna R secured admission in eventful one. Several activities were work as coordinator for the Madhava Imperial College, London for an MSc. organized, which witnessed active Mathematics competition in its 7th th in Quantum Fields and Fundamental participation from teachers and year. Held on the 8 of January, Forces. students alike. 2017 in Mumbai, the Madhava Mathematics competition, a national The new Mathematics Computer Lab Faculty member Dr. Ashok Bingi was th th level competition conducted by was inaugurated on 15 March 2017 by awarded a Ph.D on 8 August 2016 HBCSE under the aegis of NBHM Dr. Suman Govil, Scientific officer–G, from Shivaji University, Kolhapur for witnessed active participation from DBT, Delhi. The grant from DBT his thesis titled Compactly Generated our students. Vrushali Sukhi, Radhika (Mathematics) was used for purchasing Multiplicative Lattices. Ms. Meenal Patodia, and Aryaman Jal from SYBSc 22 computers, along with Maple Kolkar attended a short-term course gave outstanding performances at software. on eBay content development from th th the same. In addition, Vrushali Sukhi 19 to 24 December, 2016 organized and Radhika Patodia took part in Ms. Meenal Kolkar went on Maternity by the Academic Staff College at the a workshop organized by Somaiya leave in April 2017. Ms Rubina Shaikh University of Mumbai. College of Science and Commerce, was newly appointed in February 2017 Vidyavihar, Mumbai held from 6th to 8th as a teaching faculty in our Junior With our DBT grant, we were able to College. On a parting note, we express collaborate with the Department of April, 2017. Aryaman Jal attended the Indian Academy of Sciences Summer our gratitude to Ms. Dhwanita Rao for Statistics to organize Confluence’17, the her service as a visiting faculty member. Mathematics – Statistics seminar held Research Fellowship held at IISER, on the 16th and 17th of January, 2017. Mohali from April to June 2017, where Dr. Ashok Bingi During the seminar, eminent speakers he studied analysis and graph theory. Coordinator, Department of from reputed institutes conducted Radhika Patodia and Aryaman Jal got Mathematics guest lectures to motivate and inspire selected for TIFR’s month-long ‘Visiting the students. Prof. Ananth Hariharan Students Research Programme’ th th and Prof. Niranjan Balachandran of IIT between 5 June and 5 July 2017. In Bombay gave talks on approximation addition, they were the runners-up theory and coding theory respectively, in the Mathematics Quiz organized while Prof. Sharad S. Sane presented under Confluence ’17. Another SYBSc the applications of graph theory. student, Anushka Naruka, attended the mini–MTTS (Mathematics Training Dr. Ashok Bingi served as a resource and Talent Search) camp held at Ruia person in the two-day “State Level College, Mumbai between 11th and

96 Microbiology The academic year began with the Microbiology Laboratory. Students of Xavier’s): organized the Graduation Ceremony where our high learnt from each other about the refreshments for the Annual performing MSc and BSc achievers of various aspects of Microbiology Exhibition, fun activities for the 2015- 2016 received their certificates. and its scope. Other interested Khandala seminar, MICRO day Anushree Sawant and Ria Manojkumar Junior and Senior college students and the Farewell for our MSc and ranked first among our Post graduates also visited the exhibition. This TYBSc students. and Yagya Chadha stood first amongst annual exhibition creates bonding, our graduates. teaches team work and boosts E. Honours programme: was co- confidence and self-worth amongst ordinated by Ms. Sangeetha Dr. Aparna Talekar joined back in July students. Chavan after her maternity leave while Ms. Karuna Gokarn resumed teaching after C. Organising seminars CLASS ACTIVITY a two year FIP leave in December and FYBSc Workshop on  submitted her finished thesis in March. “GREEN VOICE” an intercollegiate Antimicrobial effects of event was held at St. Xavier’s plants, herbs and spices Professor Vivien Amonkar retired College, Autonomous Mumbai Conducted by- Prof as the Head of the Microbiology on 21st June 2016, organized Miriam Stewart for 2 department after 27 years as Head of jointly by the Department of credits Department and 37 years as a faculty Microbiology and PG Department member. of Biotechnology. It was sponsored SYBSc Project – Study by Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd, of cytotoxicity of Graduates 2016 chemicals Bangalore. The event started with a Conducted by- Dr. 77% of our students got admission into panel discussion highlighting the Pampi Chakraborty for postgraduate courses in IIM Bangalore, topic, “ROLE OF MICROBIAL 2 credits Vellore Institute of Technology, Mumbai BIOTECHNOLOGY IN TYBSc Lecture series-IPR University, SNDT University,Pune ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY.” Conducted by- Dr. University College London, Institut The panelists were - Mr. Vishal Biswaprasun Chatterjee Superieur d’Agriculture (ISA) Lille, Jajodia, an Industrialist from Vapi, for 1 credit Gujarat, Ms. Jyoti Mhapsekar, the France. F. MICRO DAY: An annual President and one of the founders Academic celebration held on 24th Others are employed or preparing for of Stree Mukti Sangathan, an August 2016 with the release of competitive exams. NGO that operates in and around the Department magazine ‘The Mumbai, Prof. Mukesh Pandya, the Postgraduates 2016 Michronicle’ by Mr. Sachin Rajan. former HOD of the Department of The editorial team and the office 85% have been employed, 15% are Microbiology at Jai Hind College, bearers of UMAX took charge of studying for competitive exams like and a consultant in the field of the event. UPSC, UGC-CSIR. waste management and Principal, Dr. Agnelo Menezes, an economist. G. Vivienera : The faculty of the 10% of employed students are Assistant department organized a grand professors, others have become Content At the Valedictory function, retirement farewell for Prof Vivien analysts, or are working in Research the Guest of Honour Mr. Amonkar on the 1st of October, and Development. Chandrashekhar Chore, Deputy 2016. Ms. Sangeetha Chavan Commissioner of BMC addressed with the help of the MSc students Our faculty and students engaged in the audience and impressed on prepared a movie on Vivien’s life several activities throughout the year - them the need for creative thinking story in our college which spanned and that failures are stepping stones Department Activities about 40 years. The occasion to success. A. Teaching social responsibility: was graced by the our Principal the SYBSc students checked the  Interactive student workshop Agnelo Menezes, Principal Ashok potability of 10 drinking water was conducted and sponsored by Wadia of Jai Hind college, Vice points in the college every month Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd, Principal Dr. Aruna from Wilson st far exceeding their SIP hours. Bangalore on the 1 of August, college, many of the Microbiology 2016, the topics being Sustainability fraternity of the University of B. Peer learning: SYBSc students and Global development (Pranjal Mumbai, faculty members of St. welcomed their juniors, FYBSc Goswami) and Biotechnology and Xavier’s College and Alumni from students, with an exhibition Innovation (Dr. Aditya Basu). our Department .The Department entitled ‘GAME OF MICROBES was honored by the presence of the ‘on 5 th of July, 2016 in the D. UMAX (Undergraduate famed late classical Indian vocalist Microbiology Association

97 Mrs. Kishori Amonkar who on December 2nd, 2016 to SYBSc, of instruments and chemicals. We witnessed the love and great regard TYBSc, MSc Microbiology and purchased several new instruments that everyone has for her daughter- Life Science students. He is the viz Multichannel pipettes, variable in-law Prof Vivien Amonkar. The Ph.D. guide of our alumna Dr. pipettes, Loop Sterilizers, High- programme ended with Chaat Varnica Khetrepal who received end electrophoresis apparatus, and Chai. This event helped the her doctorate in December. Microscope with camera and the department to connect with their Fire buoy. alumni once again. 3. Dr. S.T. Dheen and Dr. P. Hande of Yang Loo Lin School of Medicine, N. Career Guidance seminar was held H. Khandala seminar and Industrial NUS, spoke on “PhD opportunities on the 28th of April, 2017 for BSc visit: Khandala seminar trip at Yong Loo Lin School of and MSc students. Three speakers and the trip to SULA Wines was Medicine, NUS”, Singapore on 23rd were invited. Gillian D’Souza for organized from Jan 7th to 9th, Feb, 2017 to our Msc students from Science writing in India, Mrs Asha 2017. 50 students participated Biotechnology, Life-sciences and Sridhar – Careers in the Food along with 3 staff members. The Microbiology. Industry, and Mrs Yogita Narwekar activities consisted of Department – Entrepreneurship. It was attended J. The TY and MSc farewell was Evaluation, Internship by 41 students who obtained held in the college hall on the 25th presentation, Role Play, camp information about careers in each of Febuary ,2017 and organized by fire with songs and fun games. of these fields. The talks were very the UMAX committee. Thereafter, the students were taken inspiring and informative. to Sula wines where they saw how K. The BOS meeting was organized wine was made. The seminar and Student achievements: on the 4th of March wherein MSc visit received a positive feedback. Practical syllabus was discussed. A. MSc I students attended SIES I. Guest Lectures College fest OPERON 2016 and L. The Department under the came home with several prizes 1st leadership of Faculty member 1. Mr. Sachin Rajan, our alumnus, and 2nd place in Chromostreaks, 2nd Sangeetha Chavan initiated the spoke on “Management as a career place in Labathon, 1st place in Cold task of Solid waste management for Microbiologists” on MICRO Blood. day, 24th of August, 2016. in our college with a talk on “Solid Waste Management in Mumbai” B. Internships: Most of our students 2. Department of Microbiology by Ms. Sindhu Iyer of Stree Mukti worked on an internship in the organized a lecture by an eminent Sanghatana on March 8th, 2017 in winter and summer breaks. A scientist Dr. Swaine Chen M.D, the SCAVI. The talk was attended number of our students were Ph.D from the National University by our MSc students. chosen this year on an All India of Singapore who gave a lecture on Level for prestigious internships M. DBT Star 2017 grant: Our ‘Definitive elucidation of virulence during the months of April, May department was one of the seven mechanisms: Lessons from and June: Campylobacter for understanding departments awarded the DBT why bacteria cause disease’, held Star 2017 grant for the purchase C. TYBSc students went on a one

NAME OF STUDENT, INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME NAME INSTITUTE GUIDE, SUBJECT

Saanjbati Adhikari, FYBSc, POBE – 2017 programme JNCASR JNCASR, Jakkur Training in Different was one of 10 in the country fellowship programme Bangalore Laboratories to be chosen Ms Neha Banwani, JNCASR,Summer Research Fellowship Molecular Biology and Genetics PROF. UDAYKUMAR SYBSc Programme 2017 Inst, JNCASR, Jakkur, Bangalore RANGA Life Sciences Mr. Avirup Sanyal, JNCASR,Summer Research Fellowship IISER, PUNE DR. SUTIRTH DEY, SYBSc Programme 2017 Life Sciences Ms. Priya Ketan Indian Academy of Sciences, Summer RMRIMS, PATNA Dr. Ganesh Chandra Sahoo, SYBSc Internship Programme- 2017 Ms. Bibakhya Saikia Indian Academy of Sciences, Summer NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram Dr N.Ramesh Kumar, SYBSc Internship Programme- 2017 Mr. Avirup Sanyal, Indian Academy of Sciences, Summer Dr BR Ambedkar Centre for Prof. Vani Brahmachari, SYBSc Internship Programme- 2017 Biomedical Research, Delhi

Mr Ritvik Chandavarkar Indian Academy of Sciences, Summer IGIB, Delhi Dr Shantanu Chowdhury SYBSc Internship Programme- 2017

98 NAME OF STUDENT, INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME NAME INSTITUTE GUIDE, SUBJECT

Ms.M. Geervani IISER –K- 2017, Indian Institute of Science Dr. Punyasloke Bhadury, Summer Internship Programme Education and Research- Marine Microbiology lab, Kolkata, Mohanpur, Nadia HOD of Biological Sciences, district, West Bengal Sanchi Dali - National Institute Of Dr. Aruna Shankarkumar Immunohaematology Transfusion and Transmitted diseases (Hepatitis virus )

Rebekah D’Cunha Novozymes, Bangalore Ashith Bilimale, Associate Industry Technology Specialist, Technical Services lab,

day Visit on the 1st of December A. Compilation by Faculty of at the National Conference on to ACTREC for their Open Day the Dept. of Microbiology: ‘Fungi from Diverse Habitats through invitation where they saw BIOSAFETY GUIDELINES FOR and their Biotechnological the kind of research being done by MICROBIOLOGICAL WORK IN Applications’ organized by Satish the PhD scholars and scientists and St. Xavier’s College, Autonomous, Pradhan Dnyanasadhana College, interacted with them. Mumbai which was released on 21st Thane, College of Arts, Science& nd D. Project work: Every SYBSc, of June, 2016. Commerce on December 2 and 3rd, 2016 and won first prize for the TYBSc and MSc Part 2 student B. Papers published participated in project activity. presentation. 1. Gokarn K, Sarangdhar V and Pal  SYBSc Individual Projects: Every RB (2016). Ethanol extraction D. Resource person: Professor Dr. student isolated and identified method for DNA isolation from Vivien Amonkar an organism from an extreme Mycobacterium smegmatis. Int. J. 1. ‘Higher Education Pedagogy for the environment or from the soil Curr. Res., 8(9): 39013-39015. 21st Century’ for the young Faculty habitat and research an application. of St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore : The projects were documented in 2. Gokarn K, Pal RB, Sarangdhar V 7th June, 2016. the form of reports, a presentation (2016) Cloning of Mycobacterium and a poster. These projects were smegmatis Exochelin MS 2. 2 day Seminar cum workshop conducted in the months of genes fxbA, fxbC and exiT in ‘Higher Education Pedagogy for December to March. Escherichia coli. Mol. Biol., 5:176, the 21stCentury’ for the Faculty doi:10.4172/2168-9547.1000176.  TYBSc Group Projects: Students of the Philosophy Department, Impact factor 2. th worked in groups of six on Loyola College, Chennai : 8 and th Industrial Microbiology themes 3. Gupta PK, Chakraborty P, Kumar 9 June, 2016. from July to September and wrote S, Singh PK, Rajan MGR, Sainis KB 3. For guiding faculty in framing papers on their projects. (2016). G1-4A, a Polysaccharide syllabi and starting programmes from Tinospora cordifolia Inhibits  MSc Part 2 External project: under Autonomy, Nagindas the Survival of Mycobacterium 19 MSc Part II students worked Khandwala College of Commerce, tuberculosis by Modulating Host on their external dissertations in Arts & Management Studies and Immune Responses in TLR4 premier institutes like ACTREC, Shantaben Nagindas Khandwala BARC, NIH and NIRRH for 4 Dependent Manner G1-4A, a College of Science, Malad, months from May to August 2016. Polysaccharide from Tinospora Mumbai: 23rd June, 2016 cordifolia Inhibits the Survival  MSc 2 internal project : Four of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 4. ‘Experience sharing on Autonomous projects were carried out by by Modulating Host Immune Status’ at the RUSA Sponsored students in groups in the months Responses in TLR4 Dependent Consultation Meeting on of January to March which were Manner. PLoS ONE 11(5): Autonomy on Sept 23, 2016 at St. Bacteriophage therapy, Preparation e0154725. doi:10.1371/journal. Xavier’s College Mumbai. of a Plant growth promoting pone.0154725. Impact factor 3.2. bacterial consortium, Degradation E. Subject Expert : Professor Dr. and detoxification of Azo-dyes C. Paper presented Vivien Amonkar and Extraction of Bio-color from Stewart, M., Padalia, U., Rawat, 1. Vice Chancellor’s Subject Micro-organism and preparation K.P., Sarma K.S.S., ‘Study of the expert- Microbiology, Selection of Bio-wrap. survival of Candida albicans Committee, CHM College, Staff achievements : exposed to Gamma irradiations’ 20th June 2016

99 2. Governing Body nominated Dr. Pampi ix. NAAC Sponsored Seminar Subject expert- Microbiology, On Teaching, Learning & iii. Google drive workshop – held on Selection Committee: Professor th Evaluation ‘ A New Dimension to Stage, Sophia College, 18th August, 10 August 2016 in St. Xavier’s Teaching, Learning & Evaluation ‘ 2016. College was attended by all was held on the 1st March 2017 in Department faculty Jai Hind College and was attended 3. Vice Chancellor’s Nominee, by Ms. Sangeetha Chavan. Selection Committee, Teacher iv. Young Teacher’s Seminar on Fellowship: Faculty Development Strategies for Optimizing Survival x. A one day seminar organized by Programme, CHM College, August with special reference to Classroom the college ‘Adapting to change’ 29th, 2016 and Teaching- Resource person: was held on 10th March, 2017, was Fr. Terence Quadros S. J.- held on th attended by all staff members of the F. Seminars, Workshops and 16 September, 2016 in St. Xavier’s department. Conferences attended College was attended by Dr. Aparna and Dr. Pampi G. Selection to the BOS of  Conferences attended : Microbiology: v. Participation in M I G Lecture Miriam Stewart was Appointed Two day National conference Series on ‘Tuberculosis : Captain organized by Satish Pradhan as subject expert in Microbiology of All the Men of Death organized on Ad hoc subject board (BOS) Dnyanasadhana College, Thane , by Mumbai Immunology Group on ‘Fungi from Diverse Habitats of Mithibai College in September, held at National Institute for 2016. and their Biotechnological Research in Reproductive Health Applications’ in association with (ICMR) Parel, Mumbai, on the 13th H. Member of IQAC committee: Mycological Society of India , on nd rd of October, 2016 by Ms. Miriam Prof. Vivien Amonkar was a December 2 and 3 , 2016 was Stewart. member of the committee of the attended by Prof. Miriam Stewart. Nirmala Niketan college of Home vi. St. Xavier’s College Staff Seminar  Science. Seminars and workshops on Stress Management conducted attended on the 4th of October, 2016 by I. Ms Sangeetha Chavan was i. ‘Techniques and applications Fr. Charles Rodrigues S.J. titled appointed external examiner for th in Immunology’- organized by ‘Take a Break…. Before the Busy- the 5 Semester TYBSc practical Department of Biotechnology, You Breaks attended by all staff examination at Jai Hind College. Jai Hind College on 29th June to members of the department. nd Developing our students’ abilities 2 July 2016 (sponsored by Lady vii. Dr. Pampi went for a Workshop to along with our own has been our goal Tata Memorial Trust) attended by Khalsa College on the 28th and 29th because we know that in every student Pampi Chakraborty of January on Bio-informatics and faculty there is a hope and a dream which if fulfilled adds benefit and ii. Young teacher’s seminar on viii. A Workshop on ‘Latest techniques Sensitization to Jesuit Ethos & strength to our Great Nation. th on proteomics ‘was held in Jai Classroom Culture- held on 20 Hind college on the 8th,9th,10th and Ms. Miriam Stewart, July, 2016 at St. Xavier’s College 11th February 2017 which was Head of Department was attended by Dr. Aparna and attended by Ms. Sangeetha Chavan.

PHYSICS This year’s highlight was the Inquiry based learning methods were the striker, catapult, phenomenon implementation of project based introduced to make them think and of Beats, design of a Gyroscope, the learning for all three years of realize how a particular experiment Physics behind running, Hydraulic undergraduate learning. Every student has to be performed. Students were arm, Hydraulic press, etc. did at least one project per semester or highly motivated to follow this system • Similarly second year students more as a part of the practical course. of learning Physics. The project based learning method were also given projects based on was well appreciated by students and Students submitted the working models, their theory papers. They made increased their level of confidence in posters and reports written in research three projects in each semester the subject. paper format. A few interesting project related to their theory courses and titles are given below:- were evaluated. At FY level, the students were given input lectures about the type of • Frequencies in a Guitar, hand • The FYBSC theory syllabus was projects, tracker video analysis and pump, video analysis of collisions reframed and implemented from error analysis of the data they collect. using carrom board with coins and June 2016. For both the papers

100 there is only one main reference • Dr. S. P. Bodhane has been an Characterization (IBMEC-2016) at book. The teachers taking these observer for Indian National IUAC, New Delhi. courses had prepared a course Olympiad -2016 exam organized • Dr. Radhekrishna Dubey presented plan for the full course and they by Homi Bhabha Center for a paper (poster) and attended an followed it. A feedback was taken Science Education in Jan 2017. international conference on “Ion with the help of a questionnaire • Dr. Vedasankari was a visiting beams in materials Engineering and and it was found that around 70% faculty for PG courses in B. N. Characterization (IBMEC-2016) at students liked the structure of the Bandodkar college, Thane. IUAC, New Delhi. syllabus, the implementation of • Dr. Vedasankari was a paper course plan. • Dr. Leena Joshi presented a poster setter for PG courses of Mumbai on ‘Innovative way of conducting Departmental activities: University. Physics lab’ in National conference • Physics exhibition put up by SYBSc • Dr. Jyoti Singh worked as a co- on academic and administrative students which was visited by ordinator for vocational course, audit held in January, 2017 by college students and teachers from BVOC in software development. College of Home Science, Nirmala all the streams as well as school • Dr. S. P. Bodhane and Dr. Leena Niketan, Mumbai. students Joshi worked as a resource person • Dr. S. P. Bodhane presented a • A lecture by Prof. H. C. Pradhan for orientation cum selection camp poster on ‘Novel ways of Open was held on 29th Sept 2016 for for the students representing India book and Peer learning methods scientific communication skills for the International Olympiad. for Internal Assessment’ at the course. He spoke on ‘effective • Mr. Rajesh Singh went as an National Conference on Academic science communication’. examiner at ISC exam at Singhania and Administrative Audit held in • Prof. Vijay Singh delivered a lecture school, Thane. January, 2017 by the College of Home Science, Nirmala Niketan, on ‘Golden Ratio, Center of Mass Workshop/seminar/ Mumbai. and Aesthetics’ on 24th Nov 2016. programmes attended: • A lecture on ‘Quantum Mechanics’ Student Achievement: by Prof. T. P. Singh, TIFR, Mumbai. • Dr. Vedasankari attended a two • Two students from TY class, weeks’ National level seminar. • About 40 FY level students were Adway Gupta and Aaryan Sharma taken for a whole day visit to • Dr. Radhekrishna Dubey attended got selected in TIFR for integrated Homi Bhabha Center for Science a Four week Orientation course at Ph.D. course. Both of them also Education. Staff Academic College in JNU in secured good ranks in IIT entrance Oct’16. • TY students visited Khandala for a test (JAM). • Dr. Leena Joshi attended a Four two day seminar. • FY B. Sc. Student, Abhay Mehta got week Orientation course at Staff • One day seminar on “LIGO” in selected for NIUS programme. collaboration with IAPT which Academic College, Mumbai in was attended by students and Nov’16 • Arjun Ashoka (SYBSc Physics) faculties of different colleges across • NIUS Physics Teacher’s workshop got selected as a core member of Mumbai. conducted by HBCSE, Mumbai Team India; he will be working on the fabrication of his team’s • ‘Drishyam’ a student level seminar was attended by Dr. Radhekrishna pod at a hardware accelerator, on digital image processing with Dubey and Mr. Rajesh Singh. Bangalore as they prepare for the Prof. J. B. Mistry as a resource Paper/posters presented in international SpaceX Hyperloop person. conference: Pod Competition. Faculty achievements: • Mr. Ajay Yadav presented a Dr. Shyamala Bodhane • Dr. S. P. Bodhane is a member of paper (poster) and attended an Head, Department of Physics managing committee of a school, international conference on “Ion A. B. Goregaonkar English School. beams in materials Engineering and

POLITICAL SCIENCE The department of Political Science mysterious death.The lecture witnessed collaborative lecture held with the began its activities with a talk by Mr. a packed room of curious audience. The History Department by Jon Wilson, Anuj Dhar, on his best seller book talk was followed by a question answer Professor of History, King’s College, “India’s Biggest Cover-up”, based on session, which was very thought- U.K. The talk was based on his book provoking. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and ‘India Conquered’ — an appealing the conspiracy theories about his This activity was followed by a explanation of both the historical and

101 political scenario in India under the British Raj. This resulted in various thought-provoking questions and arguments being raised by the audience. A tie up with the Argentinean Embassy was made to organise a talk by Mr. Alejandro Zothner Meyer, the Acting Consul General of Argentina, who addressed the issues being faced by both the nations- Argentina and the U.K concerning the Malvinas Islands or the Falkland Islands. The XPSA, (Xavier’s Political Science Association), introduced the Political Awareness Campaign aimed at providing basic information on the government, it’s working and rights offered to the students of the college. T Y B A seminar in Khandala The Campaign was spread across two days, covering a total of 10 topics— 5 experienced the legislative functioning the Strings”. The articles and Research different topics each day. The different of the parliament. Papers were focused on the role of a topics were titled as Know Your Rights, variety of non-state actors and their Government Schemes, Fundamental The other events to be organised by influence on the state actors worldwide. Rights and Duties, Voting Rights, Local the XPSA were National Essay Writing The number of research papers keeps Government, State Government, Union Competition, the Goolam Essaji increasing and is a good sign as it Government, What do I do? (Women’s Vahanvati Annual Memorial lectures, a helps encourage students to get in to rights) and Freedom of Speech and talk by Adv. Abhinav Chandrachud and research. Keeping up with the tradition Expression. A police station stall was set film screening. of interviewing three dignitaries, this up for the students to experience and The Political Science Department year ‘Samvad’ interviewed Shri Anna be acquainted with the procedures to as part of the Social Involvement Hazare; Mr Ashley Tellis, Senior file a FIR, to be aware of their rights in a Programme assisted the Reconstructive Associate, Carnegie Endowment for police station and also the duties of the Surgery Foundation in organizing a International Peace, Washington and police. The campaign was inaugurated fundraiser for the acid attack survivors, Mr. Vincent Darlong- Implementation by the Inspector General, (Protection on the 29th of January 2017. The event Support Officer, The International of Rights) Mr. Quaiser Khalid, who also Fund for Agricultural Development released the booklet printed with basic was a theatre and song performance called “Sounds of the Sufis- Messages (IFAD), a specialized agency of the information on the rights of the citizens United Nations. and the important contact information form the Mystics”, based on Sufi of various public bodies. music, led by Anuraag Dhoundeyal, The department-activities could not an alumnus of Xavier’s, and his team of have been successful without the hard The flagship event organised by the The Looking Glass Company. A positive work and dedication of all the FY, XPSA was the Youth Parliament— initiative unlike any other, this activity SY and TY students’ teams of XPSA one of the principal events of the was aimed at bringing awareness about and ‘Samvad’ and the unconditional department. The Youth Parliament acts the plight of the victims of acid attack. support of Ms. Shazia Shaikh. A special as a platform through which students This is the first time such an initiative mention of the Principal Dr. Agnelo learn the functioning of the Parliament was organised within campus and also Menezes, who stood by us through in a simulated environment with remains the landmark event of this all the ups and downs - without his students as Members of Parliament. year. It was the relentless hard work of encouragement, confidence and This event saw many colleges from the staff and the students which made trust we would not have been able to Mumbai participating in it. This year it a successful event. I would like to organize so many, and if I may say, such we have had two agendas spread across add special mention of Martin C, Kyle ambitious activities. Thank You, Dr. the span of the two days; on the first Curry, Antriksh Aade, Ruhi Jain, Rohit Agnelo. We are eagerly looking forward day the agenda was- The Necessity of Bharadwaj, and Raghuveer Kelkar. to a successful academic year 2017-18 Bullet trains and on the second day it and have started planning for the same. was- Implementation of Social Security This year the annual department Schemes. Through these agendas and magazine ‘Samvad’ was published with Dr. Pratiba Naitthani procedures, the students learnt and the theme of “Non- State Actors- Pulling Head - Department of Political Science

102 PSYCHOLOGY This year’s report traces the highlights of the journey for staff and students in the department, along the psycho-path. As you read on, you will realize it has been written in a humourous style, with psychology relevant one liners. We began the year with special workshops and lectures for our TYs. The Team Building workshop was conducted by Ms. Tarana Pithawalla The Annual Sociology Department Seminar and the training sessions on research methodology, report writing and for our students. One was by Dr. Over the years we have found that inferential statistics were conducted Adam Lowett, from Coventry, UK, students, who are new to the college by Ms. Danielle Pereira. This helped in collaboration with the CIP on and the city, tend to take a long time orient our TY class to the kind of work Psychology: the quirky science of to figure out the college rules, norms, required for maintaining a journal for mind and behaviour. The other was by associations etc. on our campus. The the experiments conducted as part of an alumnus of our college, Dr. Sonia continuous academic assessments the Practicals course requirement. Suchday (Chair of the Psychology and the fast paced life of the city, Department at Pace University and tends to overwhelm them. They are (What kind of window shades are you Chair of the US National Committee also away from their families and likely to find in the lab of an experimental at the International Union of support systems so the cumulative psychologist? Double Blinds.) Psychological Sciences). The themes of stress (academic and personal) often They also learnt about the process of her two presentations were ‘Psychology tends to exceed their coping abilities. hypothesis testing, using statistical and spirituality in the Indian tradition’ Given that social support is one of the techniques to determine the and. ‘Stress in a global world: Youth in mediators of reactions to stress, as part significance of results obtained. Urban India’. She also shared some of of our departmental 5 hours of SIP on the findings of her ongoing research on campus, we chose to offer assistance (How do you determine the temperature how youth handle stress and emotions to such outstation students, to help of a flag? By its degrees of freedom) such as anger. them adjust to the college and the city. There were a total of 10 workshops 28 psychology students and 10 non- (A psychoanalyst’s third law of e-motion: psychology students registered for this held, 6 in the odd semester and 4 in the For every emotionally intense action, even semester. These were also open to activity and submitted a photo journal there is an equal and opposite Reaction documenting their activities with the students from other disciplines who Formation) wished to avail of a transfer credit. One outstation student they mentored, both of the popular themes among students Three field visits were conducted on and off campus. was Forensic Psychology. this year. The Psychology of Gender (Where would large, brainy African SY students visited Sevasadan Girls (Did you hear about the felon who mammals go for higher education? The Orphanage at Gamdevi and TY founded an experimental institute? It hippo-campus) students of Abnormal Psychology was Con-founded) visited the Department of Psychiatry The Psychology department Annual RESOURCE THEMES FOR at Masina Hospital and interacted with Khandala Seminar was held from PERSONS WORKSHOPS the staff there, under the supervision 25-27th Nov 2016. The theme was Dhvani Toprani Collaborative of Ms. Linda Dhakul. The Cognitive ‘Application of Psychology to current Thinking Psychology class visited the Department events / phenomena’. 93 students (32 Shama Shah Rational Emotive Therapy of Radiology at J. J. Hospital, supervised FY, 36 SY and 25 TY) attended and all Devika Mehta Dance Movement by Br. Dean Fernandes. This was a 3 staff members were present. There Psychotherapy particularly unique experience as our were 41 papers presented, ranging Jhanavi Doshi Forensic Psychology students were given an orientation to across interdisciplinary and applied Sneha Janaki Ramesh Emotional Intelligence brain imaging techniques, with case themes such as economics, warfare, Shruti Murali & Anuja Lateral Thinking studies, by the experts there and they terrorism, media, social networking, Deodhar also got to observe the MRI machines environmental consciousness and of Khushnam Engineer Transactional Analysis as they were being used for cerebral course, one of the most fascinating Maurelle D’Sa Sports Psychology Toru Jhaveri Advertising and scanning. areas for psychology students, mental Persuasion illness. (Would you call the temporal lobe of We also organized Guest Lectures your brain, your Ear Lobe?) (I don’t have OCD, I have CDO ... it

103 needs to be in alphabetical order, you in Indians (Arunima Ticku, / career choices. know.) Maitree Vohra, TYBA) (What would Piaget say to a person who Some of the themes on which papers 8. Intrapersonal Conflicts Observed wants training for a career that involves were presented are listed below. in Regrets Towards the End of construction work, surgery as well as Life. (Pooja Bhanushali, Jahnavi acting? S/he would need to think about This year, 25 of our students th Pandya, SYBA) working from a Concrete Operational participated in the 24 Annual Bombay Stage) Psychological Association (BPA) 9. Nature of work-family conflict conference titled ‘PIECES TO PEACE: for Indian women (Prashanti SPEAKERS CAREER PATHS / Conflict and its resolution’, held at Ganesh, Richa Raipancholia SYBA COURSES SNDT, Churchgate, on 13th Jan 2017. Psychology and Namrata Nerukar 1. Khushnam Counseling The 3 staff members of our department from TYBA Economics) Engineer 2. Laura Britto & Special Education handled the registration counter at the Laura Menezes BPA conference. A group of three SY Psychology of Gender students (Yashi, Ambika, 3. Prachi Desai & MNWC, Parla Tanvi Ravi (How much does it cost to become a Nayanika) presented at the research 4. Arathy P., University member of the Psychoanalytic Therapy paper competition held by SNDT, Arundhati Debnath Department of Association? Ghatkopar on the theme ‘Shades of & Madhura Applied Psychology, Violence’ for which they secured the 2nd Phansikar Kalina Nothing. It is a Free Association) prize. 5. Siddhartha Industrial at Fondekar Mithibai Nine papers were presented by our (When a woman believes that there is 6. Rohini D’Souza Training & students. This is noteworthy because of nothing she can do about the outcomes Development the kind of primary data collected by the in her life and that her life is ruled by an 7. Dr. Noellene Fialho Human undergraduate students who presented Development, insect, does she have an External Locust Nirmala Niketan alongside professionals, professors and of Control?) PG students from colleges in the city. 8. Charnelle Dias XIC, Communications The theme for the department 9. Ninad Patwardhan Christ college The PAPERS presented were on the magazine, Uncommon Sense 2016- following themes: Bangalore & IIT 17, was ‘The Psychology of Attraction’. 10. Darlene DeMello XIMR, 1. Conflict Resolution and Personal There were 30 articles that covered Management Behaviors (Aishwarya Bellam, a range of topics from the obvious 11. Dr. Hemal Shroff TISS courses (social work, health etc.) TYBA) ‘romantic’ kind of attraction, to other kinds like addictions, narcissism, 12. Jagruti Wandrekar Clinical work in a 2. The Effect of Media Propaganda on social setting attraction to horror etc. A core group of 13. Kaneenika Clinical at KEM Conflict Case: Influence of Tamil SY students took charge of the process Ninanawe hospital Cinemas on Tamil Nadu politics. of marketing, mentoring and editing 14. Neha Shah Working with (Shweta Ravi, TYBA) the articles authored by the students. disabilities (resource centers) 3. Conflict in siblings: Role of gender (What would Baumrind say is the best 15. Jyayasi Kapadia & BEd, & Montessori and personality traits (Kanika parenting style for writers? An Author- Maya Shah (for teaching at Shah, Sneha Ramanan, Shruti Nair, itative style.) School) TYBA) As we come to the end of this report, This year, The Next Step was conducted we hope that the added one liners 4. Impact of Equity and Satisfaction as a symposium, in the XIMR. The (albeit targeted towards those with a on Marital Conflict (Andrea objective of this event was to give our background of psychological concepts Noronha, Kriti Krishan, Ketaki current students a glimpse of the PG and/ or a goofy sense of humour) did Mhatre, Jennifer Francis, Zico courses and potential career paths put a smile on the face of every reader. Bahl, TYBA) they can choose from, after graduating The emotions and distinctiveness that with Psychology. The alumni of the 5. Intrapersonal conflict faced by this report now possesses, is likely to department from diverse fields and police officers as a function of their make the experience of reading it, not with varied experience, were invited personality (Krupa Nishar, Trusha just more enjoyable, but also more as resource persons. They threw light Shanbag, TYBA) memorable. on the kind of course work, evaluated 6. Mediating role of shame and guilt the course with respect to the pluses (If an experimental subject is conditioned on conflict resolution strategy and minuses and shared some personal to press a button, but then forgets he did (Sailee Biwalkar, Praneeta Katdare, insights. This was an opportunity for it, does he Repress? TYBA) our students to interact with some of our alumni and get some information Ms. Ruby Pavri 7. The Relation between Time that would help with the decision Head, Department of Psychology Perspective and Coping Strategies regarding further training / education

104 Sociology and Anthropology This year, has been an active one for the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. As a subsidiary of this department, The Academy of Sociology and Anthropology has been successful in conducting a few activities through the course of this year and also laying down certain frameworks which we hope to see continuing in the academic years to follow. • The Inter-class Mentorship “Sociological Monologues” Program- This was an academic The Academy. The students at • Dr. Sunetro Ghosal (Techniques of initiative aimed at establishing a this seminar presented papers Academic writing) mentee-mentor relation between on the topic of “Alternatives to • Ms. Ketaki Hate (Research the First and Third Year Sociology Development”, critiquing and Methodology in Gender Studies) and Anthropology students. This some providing viable solutions of program aimed to reach out in a their own. Professors’ Activities through the personal manner of connecting year - one Third Year representative with • “Sociological Monologues”- An 2-3 First Years and create a chain initiative in collaboration with • Dr. Sam Taraporevala served through which struggles at the The Playhouse- English Theatre as the vice chancellor’s nominee First Year level could be met with Society. An activity based on the as a subject expert on the by the assistance from a Third Year format of the acclaimed “Vagina screening committee, for a career level. This included feedback with Monologues”, where students advancement scheme for making assignments, general mentoring will be provided the freedom to recommendations to the university with regards to the subject matter perform out their monologues on for the promotion of the university and a sharing of readings for sociologically relevant themes and department teacher from Assistant additional help during the course topics. professor in stage 1 to Assistant of the year. professor in stage 2 and /or • Honours programs - The honours Assistant professor in stage 2 to • A talk by Mr.Jigmey Tsultrim course which is aimed at fostering Assistant professor in stage 3 in the titled “A Day In Tibet”- It was an academic excellence and creative subject of Sociology. He has also attempt to provide the students development under Sociology and addressed senior academicians at a at Xavier’s with an insight into Anthropology organised a lecture conference organised on autonomy the socio-cultural background, series on Gender and Migration, by RUSA at St Xavier’s College. He historical relevance, as well as the 8 Marxist thinkers, a course on spoke on the theme of building migration policies affecting the Writing within academics and on inclusion in higher education. He people of Tibet at the level of micro the Environment. is also playing the role of a project and macro level interactions with advisor for design students at other nations. • Guest lectures - The department encourages that understanding Industrial Design Centre (IDC) • A lecture by Prof. Joe Devine of a subject is necessary beyond IIT Powai on inclusive design. He was invited by various corporates on “The Social, Political and a classroom and takes effort to to conduct sensitization and Anthropological Aspects of organise guest lectures. This year awareness workshops on the theme Development” – This lecture there have been guest lectures on of social inclusion and awareness was conducted in collaboration and by the following- with the Council of International in the workplace. These included Programmes, where Prof. Devine • Sinead D’Silva: Paolo Freire’s idea workshops in Pune and Chennai spoke of varying developmental of Education for BNY Mellon, Citibank, Sanofi concepts, substantiating them with Pharmaceuticals, Tatas (at Bombay • Smita Jacob: National Rural House) and Deloitte. He was data gained through his personal Livelihood Mission research work. invited to IGNOU as the keynote • Sumitra Badrinathan: Do we need speaker for a seminar on Science • The Annual Department the nation anymore? and Technology for Persons with Seminar- Held from 29th Disabilities. He spoke on the theme November-1st December 2016, • Ms. Shriya Bhatia Kaul (Smart of “Science and the Blind, a double- it was one in collaboration with Cities) edged sword: The Socio–Technical

105 Challenge”. He also continued publication: The Bombay Explorer. a teacher and a colleague by the the association with the Tata She has also been awarded the Post- department and the academy of Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Doctoral Heras-Tata Fellowship Sociology and Anthropology. We as member of doctoral advisory wish him the best. committee. • Ms. Radhika Rani presented a paper entitled Online Misogyny The department is proud to state that • Ms. Madhuri Raijada has been and Virtual Feminism in India. from the current batch that graduated: included in the Board of Studies we have students pursuing -their (Sociology) of Mithibai College • Dr. (Fr) Arun De Souza s.j. has Masters in Sociology, Anthropology as and is also the Vice-Principal of been awarded the Post-Doctoral well as one year fellowship at reputed Bachelor of Arts. Heras-Tata Fellowship and universities like: London School of continued the association with Economics (LSE); Delhi School of • Dr Pranoti Chirmuley presented Tata Institute of Social Sciences Economics (DSE), Jawaharlal Nehru a seminar paper entitled Customs, (TISS) as a member of the doctoral University (JNU) and Sciences Po in Education and Rites: Do Rites advisory committees. The transfer Paris. Ensure Rights? at KC College and of Fr. Arun as the Bombay published a paper titled: Inked: provincial priest was met with Dr. Sam Taraporevala The Untold Story of Dadasaheb mixed feelings from the college and Head, Department of Sociology and Panvalkar and the Heras Institute the students. He is sorely missed as Anthropology

Software development (B.Voc) The academic year 2016-17 marked In semesters V and VI, we have experts from the IT industry in the the third anniversary of the inception included a mandatory project carrying Xavier’s Villa, from which the students of the Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc) six credits. The students will be using could benefit. Some CIA II exams programme. We developed and all the technology that has been taught were conducted there in the form of implemented a robust syllabus for to them and are expected to make a presentations, written tests, etc. semesters V and VI, with courses working software product. Some of During the academic year, the such as Data Warehousing and the students from our first batch did students took part in various activities Mining, Software Testing, Android make a live industry project, while organized in the college, which helped Programming and ERP and SCM. others worked with in-house teachers them assimilate within the student With this syllabus, a complete three- and created projects which could be community.The Software Development year degree programme has been used in an actual industry application. students displayed active participation formulated. Along with all the general Some project topics included: To Build in the IT fest, XENITH. component courses, we aim at training Android ROM, Creation of assistant our students to be well-educated module for tour management portal, Many of our senior batch students graduates who are ready to take up App development using Android, and some of the junior batch students jobs in the IT industry or become Dreamscape: Abstract Desperation (An undertook a summer internship entrepreneurs. The degree program is artificial intelligence driven 3D game). in April – May 2017. Most of them aligned with the Qualification Packs worked in companies offering services In January, the students of Semester selected from the list drawn up by the in website development and marketing. sector skill council, NASSCOM. The IV participated in a Department career paths selected by us are: Junior Seminar in Khandala. Instead of the Dr. Jyoti Singh Software Developer, Web Developer, usual industrial visits, we had arranged Coordinator, and Junior Data Associates. for some talks and workshops by B. Voc. (Software Development)

STATISTICS The academic year 2016-17 began with Ms. Gauri Kamat topped both TYBSc gratitude to Dr. Shinde who offered Ms. Myrtle C. Fernandes taking over as and the Statistics exams while Mr. crucial inputs for making this happen. the Head of the Statistics Department. Nimit Parikh who is an Eco-Stats The Department endorsed an expansion This year witnessed the emergence of double major student topped TYBA. of both academic and co-curricular new challenges, ideas, expectations and The Statistics Department was added activities this year. It jointly organized remarkable achievements. to the STAR College scheme. Mr. Saju its first ever inter disciplinary and The results of our students both in the George had accompanied our Vice- intercollegiate seminar- Confluence’17 Science as well as the Arts streams in the Principal Dr. Rajendra Shinde for the with the Mathematics Department. It college exams were very encouraging. presentation in Delhi. We extend our was sponsored by FinStat Academy,

106 Strategic Caravan and IMS Learning under this programme for the first year The Department as every year reached Resources Pvt Ltd. The theme of the students. out beyond academics and involved seminar was ‘Relevance of Maths & students in multiple co-curricular Ms. Myrtle, Ms. Pooja, Ms. Ayesha, Ms. Stats in the Real world’. This two day activities. Annapurna and Mr. Saju attended the seminar conducted on the 16th and International Conference on ‘Recent Ms Perrie, Head of the Department 17th of January received an excellent Advances in Statistics’ organized by of Mass Media at St. Xavier’s and Ms. response both from in-house as well the Department of Statistics, Mumbai Neelam Shetty from the Department as students who came from other University. of Management Studies, carried out colleges. It also saw the release of a training session for our students. It the Department magazine- The Plot At this conference, Ms. Annapurna gave them an understanding as to how (2016-17). With the help of Mr. Saju, presented a paper on ‘Estimation of to write their curriculum vitae and the Treasurer of the Stats Society, Ms. Parameters of a Multivariate Geometric conduct themselves at interviews. . Annapurna and Piyali, the staff-in Distribution.’ charge of the magazine and the student Mr. Vinayak Deshpande, Director - Ms. S. Annapurna also presented a body of our department, the seminar Sankhya Analytical & Research Pvt. Ltd paper on ‘Estimation of Parameters marked a grand success. conducted a session on career guidance of a Bivariate Geometric Distribution for our TYBSc students We also celebrated the National Statistics and its Application’ at Anubhav 2017 Day on the 29th of June marking the in K.C. College. Furthermore, she Our regular Data Science courses birthday of Dr. Mahalanobis - a great conducted an SPSS course for our conducted by the FinStat Academy statistician. Many interactive games students of SYBA. ran smoothly. This year the course was were held during the break and several Ms. Pooja and Ms. Piyali participated extended to the Third Year BA students applications of Statistics were shown on in a workshop on ‘Statistical Analysis as well. all the digital displays in the college. using R-software’conducted atThe Post Graduate Diploma in Data Ice-breaker sessions were held by the K.J. Somaiya College of Science & Science (PGDDS) is currently in Second year students to welcome the Commerce. its second year and has received a First year students. These fun filled Ms. Pooja attended a State level promising response. We are grateful sessions achieved their objective of workshop on SPSS at Dnyanasadhana to the Industry partner Sankhya making the freshmen comfortable and College, Thane. She was also selected Analytical & Research Pvt. Ltd. accustomed to the new environment. as Vice- Chancellor nominee for the We would also like to extend our Along with this, all the six classes scrutiny of CAS forms in K.C. College. appreciation and gratitude to Ms. of our Department were taken for a Arpita Shah and Ms. Chinmayi Pawar, Library visit to discover the immense Ms. Myrtle went as Subject expert to who assisted the Department in the collections of books and other facilities Ruia College for the Academic Audit absence of Ms. Pooja Ochaney & Ms. available to enhance the teaching of the Statistics Department. Moreover, Ayesha Dias. learning process. she was invited to I.Y College as a Guest Lecturer to address the students Our report would not be complete Apart from the regular teaching, on ‘Basic & Inferential Statistics’ and without acknowledging the ever the members of the department on ‘Career Guidance’. She was also willing and cheerful contribution of participated in various activities requested to address the TYBA students our Lab Assistant Mr. Kishor Arbune throughout the year. (Psychology Department) of our towards the smooth functioning of the College on ‘Basic Statistical Techniques Ms. Piyali willingly agreed to take up the Department. for Statistical Analysis’. responsibility of being the Department We look forward to another challenging Representative for ‘The Quest for As it has been in the past years, all the and fruitful year ahead. Excellence’ programme, of our college. teachers of the Department served as She handled the responsibility well. External examiners for the University Ms. Myrtle. C. Fernandes A Market Research was conducted Practical Exams. Head, Department of Statistics. Tourism (B.Voc) The Bvoc (Tourism) department had an Coordinator and was replaced by Ms. department and its constituents eventful year, both academically as well Uma Ranade in July 2016 who resigned Special Lectures by Industry as administratively. The academic year in December 2016. Ms. Radhika Rani Experts: 2016-17 marked the graduation of our took over as the Course-Coordinator very first batch of students. in January 2017.We are grateful to all of • Ms. Prity Jariwala, Tour manager them for their unconditional support Dr. Fleur D’Souza retired as the Course- at Thomas Cook, on “Roles and and hard work in shaping up our Responsibilities of Tour Manager”

107 August 2016. • Faisal Khan (TYBVoc), Atandra Ray (SYBVoc) & Gavin D’souza (SYBVoc) won the 1st prize in Tourism Quiz organized by Garware Institute of Career Education & Development, Mumbai University on 1st October Visit to Sagunabaug, Maharashtra’s first St. Xavier’s College: Winner of Quiz and 2016. agro-tourism venture, in February 2017 Short Film Making Competition Organized by Garware Institute of Career • Aalap Kulkarni, Mohammed (June 2016). Education & Development, Mumbai Amir Khan and Nirmal Varghese University on 1st October 2016 • Mr. Neale Murray, CEO Murray won the short film competition Events conducted a guest lecture students to discuss the scope and on “Mumbai Meri Jaan’ organized on Event Management and challenges of adventure tourism by Garware Institute of Career Experiential Marketing (July (February 2017). Education & Development, 2016). Mumbai University on 1st October Achievements: 2016. • Mr. Tim Rudling - Regional • Uma Ranade (BVoc Tourism st Manager, Swiss Education Group • Faisal Khan (TYBVoc) won the 1 Course Coordinator) presented (SEG) gave a guest lecture on prize in Tourism Quiz and “Tag a paper on “Beyond the Borders: Current Trends in the Global It Bag It” competition organized Exploring Muslim Women’s rd Hospitality Industry (November by Ruia College on 23 December Identity in Pakistani Serials 2016). 2016. Aired on Indian Television” at • Mr. Milind Bhide (CEO, Explorers) the International Conference on Ms. Radhika Rani, held an interactive session with the Identity Studies, Vienna, Austria in Course Co-ordinator

ZOOLOGY The department of Zoology has a sum honors program and was attended total of 140 students,belonging to First, by students and faculty from other Second and Third year courses. We also departments as well such as Geology, have an additional 58 students of SYBA, Life Sciences and Physics. BMM and BMS doing a Cross Faculty Field trips course titled ‘Secret Lives of Animals, 16 TYBSc students from Life Sciences The department took the students and Microbiology departments of Economic Entomology to BAIF, attending ‘Economic Entomology’ Urulikanchan and CBRTI, Pune on and 28 students attending Diploma in th th Field Trip to Tropical Rain forest Namdapha 12 and 13 July 2016. Ten students National Park, Arunachal Pradesh Forensic Science. of TYBSc visited Namdapha Tiger of the department gave an explanation Reserve from 2nd to 11th November Department Activities for each specimen. The exhibition 2016. Twenty eight students went was open to in-house and outside Guest Lectures: for a zoological excursion to Tadoba college students. A similar exhibition National Park from 26th to 30th CSIR-Emeritus scientist Prof. December 2016. Twenty students went was shown to the students coming of Surendra Ghaskadbi from Agharkar for an overnight sky observation trip rural background from Shikshayatan, Research Institute, Pune delivered a th to Neral on 25th Feb 2017 as part of the Thiruvarur, Tamilnadu, on 10 Jan couple of lectures on Hydra Biology Astrobiology honours course. 2017. and new research carried out in the field, on 15th Feb 2017. Exhibitions: Faculty Development Dr. Robin Catchpole, astronomer from During the Science fest Paradigm on The teaching faculty of the department Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, 7th and 8th Feb 2017, the department participated in the seminars on Inclusive delivered a lecture on ‘Asteroids, organized an exhibition ‘Walk of Life’ Education, Use of computers and other Comets and Impacts, Should We where about 60 specimen belonging to software, and BAND which were Worry?’ on 6th Feb 2017. The lecture animal phyla and classes were displaced conducted by the college. Mr. Conrad was arranged as a part of department’s in a sequential order and the students Cabral completed Refresher Course

108 “Walk of LIFE” Exhibition, Zoology lab Field Visit to BAIF, Urulikanchan from University of Mumbai, Kalina Honours Program Report 4. Insect Ecology: Tools and during May-June 2016. Dr. Sujata Techniques Deshpande attended a workshop on Department of Zoology registered a Hydra Biology at Agharkar Research total number of 58 students including This was a short course conducted Institute, Pune from 4th to 8th July from the Biological Science Hub and for one credit by Mr. Rishiddh 2016. She also attended a workshop conducted the following activities for Jhaveri. It aimed at equipping on Research Based Pedagogical the Honours Program in the academic students to design and execute Techniques at IISER, Pune from 26th year 2016 – 17: basic ecological research project Feb to 1st March 2017. looking at insects. The students 1. Basic Astrobiology: Is There Life were assessed and graded on the Elsewhere in The Universe? Faculty as Resource person basis of attendance, submission of a Dr. Smita Krishnan was invited as a A one credit interdisciplinary research project and its discussion. subject expert for scrutinizing CAS lecture course along with an Students of FY, SY and TYBSc applications at Kirti M. Doongursee overnight sky observation field participated in the program. th visit was conducted by Dr. Sujata College, Mumbai on 17 Jan 2017. 5. Forensic Science Honours Deshpande. Students were graded Program Dr. Pushpa Sinkar was involved in on the basis of attendance, model / organizing the Young teachers seminar poster making and its presentation. A one credit program comprising for the new teachers of the college. Students from FY, SY, TYBSc, of lectures and practicals was Mr. Conrad Cabral was invited to BA, BMS, BMM and BSc-IT conducted by trained forensic deliver lectures for Bioinformatics participated in the program. consultants. The design of course for MSc students once a week the program was based upon 2. Introduction to Bioinformatics from Sept 2016 to Apr 2017 at Sophia Wildlife Crime, in keeping with College, Mumbai and for two hours a Mr. Conrad Cabral conducted a the nature of our department. week for two such weeks at KJ Somaiya two credit interdisciplinary course Students learnt the basic crime College, Mumbai. on introduction to bioinformatics scene investigation protocols for Wildlife Crime Investigation, and Dr. Sujata Deshpande was invited by for the FY, SY and T.Y.BSc students. specific analytical techniques used the department of Extra Mural Studies They were graded on the basis of in the field during the course of to deliver a talk on ‘Astrobiology’ for attendance and a written exam / the students attending the course presentation. crime investigation. The learning acquired by the students was on ‘Astronomy and Astrophysics’, on 3. The Study of Animal Personalities 15th Jan 2017. She was invited to give enforced through execution of an a lecture on ‘Astrobiology: Origin, This course was conducted for one investigation of a ‘Mock Wildlife Evolution and Search of Life in the credit by Mr. Stephen Salazar. Crime Scene’. Students of FY, SY Universe on 19th Jan 2017 to the Being an interdisciplinary course, and TYBSc participated in the students of Physics department of G.M. students of FY, SY, and T.Y.BSc from program. Momin College, Kalyan. Moreover, she other science departments also 6. The dissection of invertebrate and was invited to give a talk on Honeybee participated alongside the zoology vertebrate was continued from the Biology at Parle Tilak High School on students. The course introduced last academic year by Dr. Smita 25th Feb 2017. them to the exciting field of animal Krishnan. The students were Student Activities personality and attempted to bring awarded one credit and graded on the recent trends in the study of the basis of a practical exam. Eighteen students of the department animal personality or behavioural joined internship programs at various syndromes using empirical Dr. Smita Krishnan institutes in the country. methods into focus. Head - Department of Zoology

109 RESEARCH DEPARTMENTS

110 Blatter Herbarium The Blatter Herbarium is an and has to be done with utmost care internationally recognized Herbarium without damaging the irreplaceable for Taxonomic research, Floristics historical specimens. With the help of and allied fields of study. Established computers purchased under the SRTT in the year 1906 at St. Xavier’s grant, we are also computerizing the College, Mumbai by Fr. E. Blatter, the entire Herbarium data base; work Herbarium flourished and grew rapidly towards the same has begun. under Fr. H. Santapau and his students from the early 1960s. The Herbarium During the year a large numbers of is listed in the international “Index school students, Botany students from Herbariorum”, compiled by New York other colleges and universities, and Botanical Garden and has an acronym NGOs involved in teacher training “BLAT”. The Herbarium specializes in (e.g’.Muktangan’) have visited the the taxonomy of the vascular plants of Herbarium to learn about its functions Western India. Research also has been and utility as well as for research work. carried out on algae, mosses and fungi Officials from the Botanical survey of of the Mumbai region. It is the only India as well as research scholars and private herbarium in India housing botanists from across the world visit the such an important and large collection Herbarium every year. This year well- University of Bonn, Bonn and presented of plant specimens; the oldest collection known botanist, Dr. Kanchi Gandhi, a paper on the current status of Indian dates back to 1876. Senior Nomenclature Registrar, Boraginales. Under the guidance of Dr. Harvard Herbaria, U.S.A and co-author Shinde, Ms.Sweedle Cerejo and Mr. During the Academic year 2016-17, of “Flora of North America” visited Rajdeo Singh were awarded Ph.D. in with the help of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust Botany from Mumbai University. (SRTT) grants, the Herbarium acquired BLAT and conducted a workshop on a customized scanner-cum-digitizer nomenclature for our students. Publication: and began the herculean task of Disinfecting the existing specimens, Kalpit Mhatre & Rajendra Shinde, digitizing the entire herbarium. So far replacing the old folders with new ones, 2017. Four New Reports of Sacred 450 type specimens have been scanned attending to visitors and authentication Groves for the state of Maharashtra in and stored in the soft copy form. Soon, of plant specimens is the routine work Journal of Indian Botanical Society, 96: these images will be uploaded on the of the Herbarium staff. 39-46. eISSN 2455 7218 server and will be made available to the world for reference and research. Dr. Rajendra Shinde visited the ‘Nees Dr. Rajendra D. Shinde The work is voluminous and tedious Institute for the Biodiversity of Plants’, Director, Blatter Herbarium

Caius Research Laboratory Industry- Academia Collaboration – Nangia of Harmony organics Pvt. Ltd. 3,75,000/-, with Dr. Vishwas Saragdhar Industry Projects carried out in the on 31st March 2017 for the project on at the helm as the principal investigator Caius Research Laboratory “Cloning of the Santalene Synthase and Ms. Archana Rasure as project An MOU was signed with Mr. Ravi gene in yeast”. The project cost INR assistant.

Faculty/ Students working in Caius Research Laboratory and ongoing projects

Name Department PhD/ Title of Project Funding Project Ms. Miriam Associate Professor, PhD Studies on the Feasibility of Electron - Stewart Department of Microbiology Beam Irradiation to Improve the Microbiological Safety of Minimally Processed Foods. Ms. Sangeetha Associate Professor, PhD Effects of ilver, zinc oxide and titania UGC – Minor Chavan Department of Microbiology nanoparticles on nitrogen fixing, Amount sanctioned phosphate solubilizing and biofilm Rs.3,47,000/- forming bacteria found in soil Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 ecosystem.

111 Name Department PhD/ Title of Project Funding Project Ms. Karuna Associate Professor, PhD Cloning of genes involved in the UGC – Minor Gokarn Department of Microbiology Thesis biosynthesis of exochelin MS from Amount sanctioned Submitted Mycobacterium smegmatis Rs.2,82,000/- March 2017 Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 Dr. Priya Associate Professor, Project Isolation and screening for novel UGC – Minor Sundarrajan Department of Life Science ethanol producers from various sources Amount and Biochemistry and their characterization sanctioned: Rs.4,80,000/- Grant Released 2017 - 2019 Ms. Sangeeta Assistant Professor, PhD Isolation of novel cellulases from UGC – Minor - Amount Shetty Department of Life Science extremophiles and other sources sanctioned: Rs. Rs. 1.5 lakhs and Biochemistry for the period 2012-2014 Mr. Conrad Assistant Professor, Project Regulation of var gene in Plasmodium - Cabral Department of Zoology falciparum Ms. Neha PhD Student, Department of PhD Phylogenetic analysis of Boraginaceae - Gupte Botany. Guide: Dr. Rajendra of North – West Maharashtra Shinde, Assiociate Professor, Department of Botany Ms. Archana Caius Resarch Laboratory Project Improvement of Santalene Synthase Harmony Organics Pvt. Rasure PI: Dr. Vishwas Sarangdhar Assistant Activity Ltd.,Pune. Rs. 3,85,000/- Ms. Rupal Nirmala Niketan College of MSc Project Isolation of Protease producers from TATA – Heras Post- Doctoral Solanki Home Science. various sources and their application in Fellowship to Dr. Priya Guide: Dr. Priya Sundarrajan food processing industry Sundarrajan Rs. 1,20,000/- Ms. Lavanya Department of MSc Generation of vectors for Gram- - Indurthi Biotechnology, VIT. Project and negative and Gram-positive bacteria Guide: Dr. Priya Sundarrajan Internship and Dr. Vishwas Sarangdhar Mr. Valentine Guide: Dr. Mrs. Pushpa Project “Green-synthesis and characterization - Borges Sinkar, Prof. C. V. Rao of multi-functional silver nanoparticles (Collaborator).

PhD Degree Submission: school children who visited the lab carrying out a six month internship in during Paradigm. the lab as part of her MSc. Project work. Ms. Karuna Gokarn, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology Multidisciplinary approach: b. Ms. Rupal Solanki, an MSc part submitted her doctoral thesis entitled II student from Nirmala Niketan, The CIF encourages a multidisciplinary “Extraction of siderophores from completed her project work in the lab. environment for learning. The Mycobacterium smegmatis and their instruments in the lab are being used Honours Progamme: evaluation as novel therapeutic agents” not only by the biology departments on 14th March, 2017. but also by the departments of Physics, An Honours Programme was Extension Activity: Chemistry and Geology. The lab is used conducted by the laboratory on “Analytical Techniques in Research” for UG and PG practicals, research rd th A tour of the CIF was organized projects, the Honours programme, from 3 to 9 November, 2016. With for MSc Part I Food and Nutrition industry projects and doctoral studies Dr. Vishwas Sarangdhar and Dr. Priya students of Nirmala Niketan College Sundarrajan as the resource persons for st by faculty and students alike. Indeed, on 21 July 2016. The students were faculty and students from various the event, the programme attracted the briefed on various research techniques departments – Botany, Biotechnology, participation of eleven students from and were familiarised with the various Life Science, and Microbiology – are FYBSc and SYBSc. instruments in the CIF. A similar carrying out research leading to their A meeting of members comprising all activity was conducted for MSc Botany doctoral degrees. the Heads of the Biological Sciences and TYBSc Life Science students. Internships and Project departments, The Principal and the st In addition, a tour of the lab was training for outside students: Director of Caius was held on the 31 conducted to provide an insight into of August, 2016. Certain norms and research to students who visited under a. Ms. Lavanya Indurthi, a student charges for the usage of lab facilities by international programmes, as well as of Vellore Institute of Technology is in-house faculty and students, as well as

112 students from outside the college, were Medicine 17:161. DOI 10.1186/ committee were held on 19th September formalized. s12906-017-1665-8 2016 and 27th April, 2017 respectively. The research projects discussed in the Papers Published: The Institutional Biosafety previous year were reviewed by the Committee: 1. Sundarrajan P, Shetty S, Shigvan committee. A total of two new research A. (2016). Screening and As per Govt. of India regulations, projects that were submitted to the characterization of bioethanol organizations handling genetically committee were reviewed and passed producing yeasts from various modified organisms (GMOs) and in the two meetings. sources. International Journal of recombinant DNA materials for Central Instrumentation Life Sciences. 4(3):373-378. ISSN: research or production should constitute Facility 2320-964X. eISSN: 2320 – 964X. an IBSC with the DBT approval. In the regulatory framework, IBSC is one of 2. Karuna Gokarn, Vishwas The fully air–conditioned state of the statutory bodies which operates Sarangdhar and Ramprasad B. the art Central Instrumentation directly from the premises of the Pal (2017). Effect of microbial Facility of the laboratory currently institution and is responsible for proper siderophores on mammalian non- houses equipment that the college implementation of biosafety rules, malignant and malignant cell had obtained through the DST – regulations and guidelines. The college lines. BMC Complementary and FIST grant of the Govt. Of India, and IBSC, constituted in 2003, approved by Alternative Medicine 17:145. DOI two instruments obtained from the DBT, Govt. of India, convenes regular 10.1186/s12906-017-1657-8 UGC grant. The Equipment includes meetings to monitor the GMO and the Gel Documentation system, two 3. Karuna Gokarn, Ramprasad B recombinant DNA activities of the UV-Visible spectrophotometers, a Pal and Vishwas Sarangdhar various on-going research projects. Thermal cycler, a CO2 incubator, an (2016). Cloning of Mycobacterium The committee was reconstituted and Ultrasonicator, a Lyophilizer, a BOD smegmatis Exochelin MS approved by the DBT on 22.02.2017. Dr. incubator, an Electroporator, Gas genes fxbA, fxbC and exiT in Shobhona Sharma, Head, Department chromatography, an HPTLC applicator, Escherichia coli. Mol Biol, 5:4. DOI: of Biological Sciences, TIFR, is the DBT a two-dimensional gel electrophoresis 10.4172/2168-9547.1000176 nominee for the committee and Dr. system, Laminar air flow, a Biosafety Ameeta Joshi, Associate Professor and 4. Karuna Gokarn, Vishwas cabinet Class AII, an Orion pH Head, Department of Microbiology, Sarangdhar and Ramprasad B. meter, an Eppendorf cold centrifuge JJ Hospital is the Biosafety Officer. Pal (2016). Ethanol extraction and microcentrifuge, an Olympus The external experts are Dr. Tarala method for DNA isolation from M. bright field, pulse field and polarising Nandedkar, retired Dy. Director, smegmatis”. International Journal microscope and a -80º Deep freezer. NIRRH and Dr. Vishwas Sarangdhar, of Current Research, 8, (09), 39013- An ELISA reader and a fluorescent Consultant, Harmony Organics Pvt. 39015. attachment obtained through the Lady Ltd., and the Internal experts are Dr. Tata workshop grant is also housed 5. Karuna Gokarn and Ramprasad B. Vivien Amonkar, Retired Professor, in the CIF. A fully functional Animal Pal (2017). Preliminary evaluation Department of Micrbiology, Dr. Tissue Culture facility is available, of anti-tuberculosis potential of Madhuri Hambarde, Department where research using animal cell lines siderophores against drug-resistant of Zoology and Dr. Aparna Talekar, is being carried out. Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Department of Microiology. Dr. Priya mycobacteria growth indicator Sundarrajan, Director, Caius Research Dr. Priya Sundarrajan, tube-drug sensitivity test. BMC Laboratory is the Member Secretary of Director, Complementary and Alternative the Committee. Two meetings of the Caius Research Laboratory and CIF

HERAS INSTITUTE OF INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE The Heras Tata Heritage Conservation Based Novel Approach towards Visiting Faculty, Dnyanamata, Fellowship 2016-2017 Sustainable Preservation and Ahmednagar. The topic - Jesuit Conservation of Cultural Heritage. Contribution to the Development This Fellowship was awarded to the of Ahmednagar District following scholars: 2) Dr. Roy Pereira, Provost/ Vice Principal, Academics, Department 4) Dr. Radha Kumar, Associate 1) Dr. Priya Sundarajan, Associate of Chemistry, St. Xavier’s College, Professor, Department of Ancient Professor, Department of Life Mumbai. The topic - History of Indian Culture and Archaeology, Science and Biochemistry, Mind-Body Medicine: The Eastern St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. The and Director, Caius Research Context topic -Constructing the Nava Laboratory, St. Xavier’s College, Tattvas in Alampur’s Nava Brahma Mumbai. The topic - Biotechnology 3) Dr. Ashok Ohol, Researcher and Temples.

113 5) Dr. Pranoti Chirmuley, Assistant This academic year twelve students of Professor, Department of Sanskrit, Professor, Department of the TYBA (AIC) participated in the University of Mumbai, presented on Sociology, St. Xavier’s College, research methodology programme. - Interpretations of Kaliyamardana Mumbai. The topic -Invisible Besides studying and interpreting the episode from BhāgavataPurāṇa; Faith and Marginalized Identities: historical significance of the artifacts Dr. Radha Kumar, Associate Conservation of the Cultural of the Heras Institute, they were guided Professor, Department of Ancient History of the Parsis by Mr. Anupam Sah to use the basic Indian Culture and Archaeology, St. conservation techniques to clean up Xavier’s College, shared insights on - The Heras Tata Institutional their respective artifacts through a Jogulamba Devi–A Representation of Fellowship 2016-2017 Conservation Workshop at the Stone Earth-Human Synergy; Dr. Namita Dr. (Fr) Arun De Souza, Assistant Gallery of the Heras Institute. Nimbalkar, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University Professor, Department of Sociology, The Heras Symposium St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. The topic of Mumbai, presented paper on, -A Three Generational Study of Rural The Heras Symposium was held from “Nationalism: Views of Mahatma Tribal Children at St. Xavier’s College, the 21st November to 23rd November Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore”; Mumbai. 2016. On Monday, 21st November2016, Dr. Priya Vaidya, Assistant Professor, the Symposium was held in St. Xavier’s Department of Philosophy, University The Heras Tata Post Doctoral College Hall. The Panelist –1) Marcus of Mumbai, spoke on, “Letters of Swami Fellowship 2016-17 Bussey, (Senior Lecturer in History Vivekananda: Relevance to Learning and Living”. The session was prudently Following scholars were selected for the and Futures School of Social Sciences moderated by Prof. Shereen Ratnagar, Fellowship: ML32, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia) spoke former Professor of History, Jawarharlal 1) Prof. Shereen Ratnagar, Former on Big History, Deep History; 2) Prof. Nehru University, New Delhi. Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Barry Rodrigue, (Research Professor, On Tuesday, 22nd November 2016, the University, New Delhi. The topic College of Arts, Humanities and Social Symposium on “Big History, Green - The Small Harappan Settlement: Sciences, University of Southern Maine, History” was held at the Godrej Complex Was it a Village? USA and one of the Founding member with 60 participants and supported by 2) Prof. Aravind Ganachari, Former of the International Big History the philanthropic Dr. Pheroza Godrej. Professor and Head, Department Association) spoke on Big History; The programme commenced with an of History, University of Mumbai 3) Prof. John Ozolins, (Specialist in exhilarating walk led by Dr. Deshpande and Ph.D. Guide, University of Social Philosophy and Knowledge of and Mr. Jadhav through the Godrej Mumbai. The topic - Colonial India Australian Aboriginal Perspective on the Mangroves, one of the enormous green Sucked in by Empire’s Exigencies: Environment) spoke on The Universe lungs of Mumbai. It was educative and Bombay Presidency and the First Story as Means of Understanding enlightening to get acquainted with the World War,1914 – 1920 our Interconnectedness” and had vast biodiversity of the area. This was provided valuable insights to the 300 followed by breakfast and a Symposium 3) Dr. Anila Verghese, Director FYBA students of the SPC “Giving which was moderated by Prof. Shereen of Sophia Polytechnic, Former Voice to Values” Course. The vibrant Ratnagar. On the Panel were Prof. John Principal and Head, Department and diligent students assiduously Ozolins, Prof. Barry Rodrigue who of History, Sophia College, and vivaciously participated in the continued from where they left us at Mumbai, and Ph. D. Guide, St. interactive Q&A session. The entire the Interactive session the previous day. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. The session was commendably moderated Then, Dr. Priya Sundarrajan presented topic - Sacred Sites of South India by Dr. Mridula Ramanna, a pioneer in some valuable insights based on her in Literature and Art. the writing of Medical History. research and experimentation in “The Conservation of Cultural Artifacts” 4) Dr. Mridula Ramanna, Former The afternoon session had the following which was much appreciated by all Head and Associate Professor, SIES Faculty present their inputs on present. Matt Cobb then led the group College, Mumbai, and Ph.D. Guide Sustainability:- Dr. Louiza Rodrigues, to his fascinating presentation on at the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. Associate Professor, Department of “Indigenous Dharma” that called for The topic – Creating Awareness of History, R. Ruia College, Mumbai, group participation. Preventive Medicine in Colonial presented on “Colonialism and Forest Bombay Reconnaissance: Mapping Green Post lunch, the Symposium had Prof. History”; Dr. Mridula Ramanna, 5) Dr. Devangana Desai, Researcher Shereen Ratnagar present her paper a research scholar, pioneered and Writer, Art History. The topic on “Sustainability: The Big Picture”. - Mythology and Art – Krishna investigations and interpretations in This was followed by Dr. Anita Rane- reclining on a Banyan Leaf. Medical History of India spoke on – Kothare’s views on “Conserving Cave Colonial Perceptions of Disease and Graffiti”. Dr. Orla Hazra spoke on, The Research Methodologytheir Linkage to the Environment; “The Pedagogy of Big History”. This Programme August- September 2016 Ms. Shakuntala Gawde, Assistant session was moderated by Prof. Barry

114 Rodrigue. was given the third prize. The posters two publications, “On the Spice Trail” and slogans of the participants were and “India and the West – the First At the close of the programme all thought-provoking and captivating. reiterated their acknowledgement to Encounter”. rd Dr. Pheroza Godrej and her affable The 53 series of Heras Memorial Dr. Kunjlata Shah for her publication team for the amazing day spent at the lectures were delivered by Prof. Mariam on, “Ahmedabad: A Society in Godrej Complex. Dossal, former Head, Department of Transition (1818-1914)”. History, University of Mumbai, on The next day, Wednesday, 23rd Wednesday 14th December, 2016 at November 2016, students from the St. Dr. Zeenat Shaukat Ali for being 5.00 p.m. in the St. Xavier’s College Xavier’s Institute of Education and St. conferred the “Mother Teresa Memorial Xavier’s College, Mumbai, participated Hall. The topic: “Kavyashala”, “Dingal- International Award for Social Justice in a Poster/ Slogan Competition on the Pingal” and the Cultural Riches 2016” which was awarded by the of Kutch and “Craft as Identity: theme, “Sustainability: Past Present Harmony Foundation. Future”. Prof. Barry Rodrigue and Prof. Exploring the Material Culture of John Ozolins judged the Competition Kutch”, was much appreciated by the Dr. Fleur D’Souza was the recipient and awarded the first prize to Ms. audience. of the “Thana Gaurav Award” that Marishka D’Souza of St. Xavier’s Thereafter, members of the Heras was bestowed on her by the Thana Institute of Education. Ms. Irene Leo Advisory Board were felicitated for Municipal Corporation. of St. Xavier’s College bagged the their outstanding achievements: second prize and Mr. Stefan Fernandes Dr. Joan Dias of St. Xavier’s Institute of Education Dr. (Fr.) Joseph Velinkar s.j. for his Director - Heras

Nadkarni - Sacasa Research Laboratory (NSRL) The NSRL has been named after the two Havaldar, two NSRL students, Mr. On-going Research Project pioneering spirits, Prof. V.V.Nadkarny Bhushan V. Dabholkar and Mr.Ganesh and his guide and mentor Fr. F.J.Sacasa, V. Mule were awarded Ph.D. degree Mr. Himanshu Gupta is presently S.J. During the first forty year period, in Chemistry by the University of working on his Ph.D. research project over 100 M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees were Mumbai. under the guidance of Dr. Freddy H. awarded. The current guides are Dr. Havaldar. Research Projects Freddy H. Havaldar and Dr. Dionysia The NSRL will always be happy to Coutinho. Today, the NSRL has also Dr. Gulshan Shaikh along with Dr. welcome enthusiastic faculty and opened up to undergraduate students Ashma Aggarwal and Dr. Pralhad students for research projects as well as seeking to do research projects. Rege worked with a couple of students M.Sc. (Research) and Ph.D. students. Doctorates awarded on three research projects during the academic year 2016-2017. Dr. Freddy H. Havaldar Under the guidance of Dr. Freddy H. Director, NSRL

“Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.” - John F. Kennedy

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116 AICUF REPORT HIGHLIGHTS The AICUF had many activities in this Prashant for a 2 day bonding session on session led to a stimulating discussion calendar year. 11-12th June 2016, which helped them on atheistic movements, religious to know more about AICUF’s origin, terrorism, commercialization of Masses and Prayer Services: Spiritual history, and purpose. Besides bonding ritualistic festivals and the purpose of Sustenance we planned for the upcoming events. religion in our individual and collective lives. Several Masses and Interfaith Cleanliness Drive Prayer Services were organised in Visits to Ashadaan collaboration with DIRS. On 18th June we all cleaned up our office as cleanliness is next to godliness. The visit to Ashadaan on 3rd August, was We started our journey by conducting We also made an attempt to recycle thus an experience of a lifetime that not only a novel Interfaith Prayer Service for the making the best out of waste material touched hearts but made us ponder on re-opening of college on 7th June 2016. like used papers, old books, reference the type of lives we are living. There was There was much greater innovation and material, etc. fun, laughter and games. These children crowd participation than usual. with autism or Special Kids are truly Drama Workshop: At the Inaugural Mass for all on 7 July special not because of their disability Lawrie Ferrao SJ shared some simple The drama workshop on 28th June, but because of their ability to put a stories that enlightened all on the facilitated by Melissa Rumao was an smile on the faces of the AICUFers. Ignatian theme of “Finding God in All elating experience. The participants This was followed up by a two-day visit Things” were given useful tips before on 26-27th Sept. aimed at imparting performing short skits. Many activities some basic hygiene maintenance tips. Ambrose Machado SJ celebrated the were conducted to show how drama Street Play Mass of the Holy Spirit on 16 July for was used even as a part of everyday life. the new Junior college students. His On 15th August, we went to Baretto inspiring homily evoked a passion for Foot Artist Workshop: high school to present the street play eco-justice, the need of the hour. Our resource person Mr. R. spreading communal harmony among The Eucharistic celebration on Narayanaswami, is a quadriplegic artist the school kids. It was the same play Founder’s Day, 30 July, began with who is confined to a wheelchair due to which we performed during our College th a rousing street play on Communal cerebral palsy but this couldn’t dampen Mass on 30 July and the response was Harmony introducing the theme “To his fun-loving personality and positive surprisingly quite enthusiastic. The kids Be Religious is to be Interreligious”. attitude. He inaugurated the session on responded really well and were able to John Cyriac SJ, in his fiery homily 9th July by painting a beautiful scenery catch the message we wanted to convey. challenged the staff and students to be with his right foot. To see him sway Y.E.S. CAMP : “fires that kindle other fires”. his feet and hold the brush between his toe and forefinger sent chills down The Youth Encounter Session (YES) On 3rd Dec., for the feast of Francis our spines. Then came our turn to draw state camp was held at the JDV campus, Xavier, AICUF and DIRS Fr. Vijay with our feet. Surprisingly, it wasn’t all Pune from 11th-13th November. The Gonsalves celebrated the Mass on that bad as we had anticipated, few were main focus was to strengthen the the theme ‘Celebrate Creation in even exceptional. We discovered our foundation and help growth of the Solidarity.’ We integrated peace prayers hidden talents! His sister Mrs. Vimala three pillars of AICUF: 1. personality and simple action hymns in the Mass. D’Souza shared a lot of memories about development, 2. social outreach, 3. For the Offertory we had cosmic spirals her remarkable brother. 14 students spiritual growth. painted as a background on 20 charts from JJ College of Arts joined us. on which the participants traced their Br. John Mezsia, who played a major hands with their signatures as a sign of Panel Discussion on Communal role in coordination, was ably assisted commitment. The creative Cosmic Crib Harmony by Bros. Vivian Almeida, Wellington was also inaugurated at the end. Patil and other Jesuits from De Nobili On 2nd August the AICUF and DIRS College. Besides icebreakers, fun On Ash Wednesday, 1 March 2017 in organized a Panel Discussion on the games and bonding there were fruitful collaboration with DIRS there were theme “To Be Religious Is To Be Inter- sessions on “Family” by Fr. Edward, creative Masses at 9.40 and 10.30 am Religious.” The panelists, who were “Communication in Today’s World” and 1 pm on the theme: professors from different faculties and by Bro. Vivian, and AICUF history different religious traditions briefly via treasure hunt by the AICUF team. Stardust you are and to stardust you shared about the meaning of religion will return. Thanks to Bro. Luminesh and team in their personal lives. They also shared the enlightening input on Ecology Bonding Session views on corporate terrorism and its was enriched by a guided nature walk, impact on different communities. The gardening and even stargazing. After The Core Committee went with Fr. questions posed by students after the

117 the visit at the cultural night all the 5 on ‘Importance of NO’ and Consent. grains, clothes, books, biscuits, sweets, groups came up with innovative skits. The legal and moral aspects were stationary, etc. for a week in our college highlighted from a feminist perspective. and from our homes and distributed MAGIS This was followed by a flash mob near them among the elderly and children After being inspired by all those who Goregaon station which showcased the there. We extend our gratitude to attended the International MAGIS whole empowerment thrust and theme Pehchaan NGO for having given us this 2016, Almost 80 students (youth) from of UJALI through an innovative artsy opportunity to conduct this drive. A big all across Maharashtra with majority approach using song and dance. thank you to BPCL for having extended their help to add up to the proceeds. of AICUFers, attended MAGIS 4) 10 Dec.: The interactive session at rd organized at Bangalore from 3 to the St. Andrew’s college focused on the th International Summer Camp: Asia 7 of November 2016, at Bangalore. objectification of women in the social Pacific Council of International The theme was same as International media. Movement of Catholic students MAGIS- ‘To give and not to count the (IMCS) Pax-Romana. cost.’ 5) 11 Dec.: Through Pehchan NGO we distributed food to the needy near The theme of this event was basically AICUF: UJALI WEEK Mumbai Central and spent some upon Pope Francis’s encyclical called Before the usual Ujali Week we had quality time with the underprivileged. “Laudato Si” focusing on the climate a Thanksgiving Week in which we Those interested had an option of change and all the environmental asked students for stories of the most sacrificing a meal and contributing a crisis happening around the world, inspiring woman in their lives. The sum of Rs. 50 for this cause. especially the Asia Pacific region. The international Movement of Catholic top 10 stories were rewarded with a Ujali was truly enlightening, enriching Students(IMCS) had organized the token of appreciation. Then we had a and empowering for all concerned. movie screening of the controversial council meet and the All India Catholic documentary ‘India’s Daughter’ based CHRISTMAS CRIB University Federation(AICUF) had on the Nirbhaya case with a discussion hosted the whole event. The Workshop The AICUF and DIRS put up a cosmic st facilitated by Mr. Joseph Aloysius on started from 21 to 25st May 2017 at crib on the occasion of Christmas Indian Social Institute(ISI), Benson how women are demeaned in our highlighting current issues of refugees, town, Bangalore. The main Motto of patriarchal society. violence and climate change. the workshop was to go EGO to ECO. Our theme for UJALI Week this AICUF DAY The participant countries included year was #RiseToRaise. It was geared India, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, towards empowering women to raise AICUF MAHARASHTRA successfully Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, their voices against all atrocities and celebrated AICUF DAY on 25th Taiwan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri injustices which are afflicting them in and 26th January 2017, a two day Lanka. We also had the President our society today. programme. Day One was primarily of IMCS Mr.Edouard Karoue from an evaluation session which was more 1) 7 Dec.: In collaboration with Prerana, Topo, Africa. As well as the Asian about reflecting on what we have learnt Coordinator Mr.Ravi Tissera along AICUF Maharashtra organized a walk from the various activities held so far. for freedom through the streets of with Fr.Emmanual, National Advisor We began with meditative movements India. This meet had a great impact Kamathipura red light area on behalf of led by Fr. Prashant to set the spiritual all females enslaved in the vicious sex on the participants as in terms of tone and concluded with a unique the personal environmental views. slavery and trafficking network across InterFaith Mass. Day Two was well the country. “Laudato Si” in Action: Addressing spent celebrating Republic Day with the Ecological crisis in Asia Pacific, 2) 8 Dec.: 30 of our volunteers partnered homeless Migrants from Gujarat, who capacity building of Asia students to with the sex workers for the workshop have been staying on the footpaths be critical and analytical educators and on ‘Self-Defence’ organised to empower adjacent to a renowned Sports Club. advocate of environmental justice. women physically and psychologically. It was a scenario seen as the rich and the poor existing together divided Niharika Gupta 3) 9 Dec.: We had a panel discussion by a boundary. We collected food General Secretary - AICUF

“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” - Nelson Mandela

118 Department of Inter-religious studies faculties and religious traditions, was skilfully chaired by the Rector, Fr. Tony J. D’Souza. The panelists briefly spoke about the meaning of religion in their personal lives and also shared their views on corporate terrorism and its impact on different communities. The questions posed by students led to a stimulating discussion on atheistic movements, religious terrorism, commercialization of festivals and the purpose of religion in our lives. The keen interest of students in the over-packed classroom is a positive sign of hope for communal harmony. INTERFAITH PRAYER SERVICE (7 to others and the whole universe in June 2016) embodied fashion. The fifth session INTERRELIGIOUS LAUGHTER? was held on 15 July at Asha Daan for HA-HA-HA(23 August) For the first time the academic year destitute children, who are discarded started with an InterFaith Prayer by their parents because they are How is laughter related to religion Service organized jointly by the DIRS physically or mentally challenged. This which is usually serious stuff? Religion and the AICUF. The aim was to build session turned out to be the highlight as identity easily becomes a barrier. greater respect and appreciation for of the course. Praying and playing with Laughter, much like music and dance, people of all faiths so that we can work the children built bridges of love and overcomes this barrier and bridges together for the common good of compassion. The group sharing raised the gap created by ‘otherness’. The humanity and of all creation. our awareness of God present in the DIRS had the pleasure of organizing a vulnerable poor and deepened our Laughter Yoga workshop on Tuesday, Linking the spiritual and the scientific 23 August from 2.30 to 3.30 pm in the to the theme of Magis, the Rector insights on joy. We were overwhelmed by the mutual experience of blessing gymnasium. Mr. Modi and his team Fr. Tony J. D’Souza exhorted us to of senior youngsters of the Laughter embrace courage, innovation and love and being blessed. From preoccupation with our individual selves we realized Yoga Club, Juhu communicated the on our humble journeys. The brief childlike joy and natural energy of powerpoint presentation clarified that and relished the joy of interconnection with the poorest of the poor. Laughter. We discovered how to laugh “Magis” is not just doing better or more away our stress. Laughter is such a or even excellence for self-promotion BUDDHIST SPIRITUALITY (13-15, lively and lovely “out of the box” way but it is a call to go deeper, to be more 18 July and 13-16, 19 September) of interreligious dialogue as it builds compassionate namely, to do the best bridges and dissolves barriers. If we can you can for yourself, for others and for Dr. Noel Sheth SJ facilitated this holistic laugh together, whatever religion we Mother Earth. course so that the encounter with Asian belong to, we can live together! Buddhist spirituality would transform Dr. Radha Kumar, accompanied by the professor and the students and AWAKENING to COSMIC some DIRS and AICUF members, led urge all to collaborate for social and COMPASSION (14, 16-18 September) the participants who swayed spiritually ecological transformation. It blended to the interfaith music without immanence and transcendence, (Dr. Orla Hazra, Prashant Olalekar SJ inhibition.The lively prayer session introspection and outreach, and Candice Menezes M.Phil.) ended with an action song of blessing contemplation and action, and put us The third Awakening to Cosmic at the end of which participants high- in touch with the Sacred, ourselves, Compassion (ACC) Honours course fived each other exclaiming with joy: other humans and the cosmos. was held at Koshimbi Retreat Centre. The “You are a Blessing to the world!” TO BE RELIGIOUS is to BE Integral Ignatian Pedagogy model was JOY of SELF-DISCOVERY(5-9 July) INTERRELIGIOUS (2 August) engaged through the fourfold wisdom conversation between science, religion, The interactive sessions, including On Tuesday, 2nd August, 2016 the women and indigenous communities. Universal Meditation, facilitated AICUF and the DIRS organized a panel Through video screenings, songs, by Prashant Olalekar were highly discussion on: “To Be Religious is to dance, meditation, discussions and appreciated by the participants of this Be Inter-Religious.” The panel, which journaling, the students learned the Honours course which linked the self included professors from the various story of how the universe was formed

119 and our mysterious emergence Symposium on Sustainability that was The Universe of Integral Eco- within this interconnected story. The held from the 21st November to 23rd Education (24 Nov. 9 am to 4.30 pm): meditative Cosmic Walk left us in awe November 2016. Workshop at Don Bosco, Matunga and wonder. The participants were for Teachers and Community Social motivated to be cocreators of cosmic The following research scholars: 1) Workers - Archdiocesan Office compassion. Sr. Teresita, founding Prof. Marcus Bussey, (Australia) 2) of Environment and Greenline member of the community shared the Prof. Barry Rodrigue, (USA) 3) Prof. Movement. story of the community as well as the John Ozolins, (Australia) provided The Big Story of Integral Ecology (25 history of some of the young residents, valuable insights on Big History to the Nov. 6-8 pm): at JDV, Pune for Faculty either orphaned or displaced, some 300 FYBA students on 21 November. and Students of whom are indigenous. Prior to this At the noon session the following weekend workshop, on 14 September faculty presented inputs on Integral Ignatian Pedagogy in the Ms. Rashida Atthar, an environment Sustainability:- Drs. Louiza Rodrigues, Context of an Evolutionary Universe scholar, facilitated an Exposure Visit Mridula Ramanna, Shakuntala Gawde, (26-28 November 2016, JDV, Pune) at the Bombay Port Trust garden, Radha Kumar, Namita Nimbalkar, Colaba. This helped to raise awareness Priya Vaidya. At the start of the IIP workshop for of biodiversity and the potential of principals and staff of the west zone On 22nd November 2016, the renewal when humanity collaborates JEA and JHESA Prashant Olalekar SJ Symposium on “Big History, Green with an integral vision. led the participants through simple History” was held at the Godrej embodied awareness exercises that were GANDHI JAYANTI at ASHA Complex with 60 participants. The transformative. The dualistic nature of DAAN(2 October) programme commenced with an our mindset and its implications in the exhilarating guided walk through On Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, 2 classroom were highlighted. The inputs October, about 20 students of the Don the Godrej Mangroves, one of the on ‘Integral Pedagogy in the Context of Bosco Youth Group participated in an enormous green lungs of Mumbai. This an Evolutionary Universe’ by Dr Orla interactive session with the destitute was followed by a Symposium. On the HazraPh. D and by Barry H. Rodrigue women residents at Asha Daan – a panel were Prof. John Ozolins andProf. Ph.D. on the ‘Common Story and Big home run by Mother Teresa’s nuns. Barry Rodrigue. History’ were thought provoking and Both Gandhi and Mother Teresa After Dr. Priya Sundarajan presented enlightening. The guided reflection at had been champions of communal some valuable insights on “The the end of the day (Ecological Examen) harmony in their own way – they Conservation of Cultural Artifacts” co-facilitated by Candice Menezes was accepted people of all faiths without Rev. M. Cobb led the group with an a process of feeling the internal shift prejudice. The students connected interactive presentation on “Indigenous in ourselves through which we sensed with the women through songs, Dharma”. our oneness with all things and beings. movement and meditation. This deep The nature walk led by Bro. Lumnesh connection helped us see each other Post lunch papers were presented by SJ made us feel and see the story of the as humans and only humans, never Drs. Shereen Ratnagar and Anita Rane- universe in each and every plant and mind our beliefs, religion, gender or Kothare. Dr. Orla Hazra enlightened tree. place of birth. The group sharing made the group on “The Pedagogy of Big The practical session of Rev. Mathew us aware of our own feelings of being H i s t o r y ”. Cobb initiated a shift from the head to touched and overwhelmed and also of On 23rd November 2016, students heart and the whole body. Fr Mathew our commitment to the marginalized. from the St. Xavier’s Institute of C.Ph.D, spoke on the emerging Pertinent questions about advocacy for Education and St. Xavier’s College, conversation between religion the poor were raised. Mumbai, participated in a Poster/ and science. The conclusion of the DIRS COSMIC COLLABORATIVE Slogan Competition on the theme, workshop was the Cosmic Walk – a VENTURES (21-28 Nov. 2016) “Sustainability: Past Present Future”. truly emotional movement. Main Resource Persons: Dr. Barry Rodrigue (Coordinator of International Big History Association and Founding Member of Deep Time Journey network) and DIRS Team: Dr. Orla Hazra, Candice Menezes and Prashant Heras Symposium on Sustainability (21-23 November) The DIRS collaborated with the Heras Institute to organise the Heras

120 This innovative workshop was a journey including tribal wisdom, on peace Byculla (18 Dec.) and Snehalaya, of self discovery giving a holistic view and creation were meditatively read Thane (19 Dec.) with Prashant. This of the concept of interbeing and of out. The participants participated project was developed to help those universal consciousness, an unbroken enthusiastically in the meaningful with developmental disability express continuum from the big bang to the action hymns and appreciated this the unexpressed part of themselves. formation of the universe, galaxies, inclusive approach to rituals. Using art and craft as media of self- earth and finally us. expression the children made ‘Me- COSMIC CRIB Dolls’ symbolizing themselves with the COSMOS and ME (23 November) The DIRS prepared a Cosmic Crib -- a materials provided. It was amazing to Dr. Marcus Bussey, educator and futurist creative crib that celebrates not just the see these developmentallychallenged from Australia, who was in Mumbai for birth of Jesus some 2000 years ago but children, who otherwise prefer to stay the Heras Sustainability Conference, awakens us to the birth of God in each aloof or restlessly move about from one facilitated a unique interactive session one today. For, as the mystic Meister place to the other, actively participating on 23 November (2 to 4 pm) for about Eckhart said, “We are all meant to be and creating beautiful Me-Dolls. The 20 students eager to understand their mothers of God, for God is always boundless joy and compassion we cosmic connection. During the session needing to be born.” The earth was experienced is inexpressible. we playfully re-enacted the birth of the placed in the crib symbolizing the ART to HEART: ME DOLL Workshop universe starting with the Big Bang, Earth-Child, a thought-provoking and (28 January 2017) the formation of stars and the birth of refreshing reversal of roles. We call our life on earth. At the end of the session, planet ‘Mother Earth’ but by viewing it On 28 January 2017, the DIRS organised students were left in awe and wonder as the Earth-Child, we are challenged to one more Me-Doll workshop for the at the universe that started forming play our role as nurturing mothers of the women’s section of Asha Daanfacilitated billions of years ago and that set the earth. In the background conflicts like by Ms. Candice Menezes assisted ground for all of life to take birth. Our riots, wars and migration, and climate by Riya Sawant. Twenty female fundamentalist approaches towards change were depicted. The earth-child nmates who had various disabilities religion and our anthropocentric is surrounded by people of different participated, each expressing herself system of development fail to make faiths -- an interfaith collaboration for through her Me-Doll. In the reflection sense when viewed from such a wider taking care of the earth. session one student remarked that she cosmic perspective. understood the value of serving society ALTERNATIVE LEADERSHIP: better from this session than from the CELEBRATE CREATION in VOICES OF DISSENT (5-8 December) SIP. It was heart-wrenching to interact SOLIDARITY (3 December) This course conducted by Rev. Dr. with this literally cashless group. The DIRS and AICUF jointly organized Matthew Cobb, an American Adivasi, ASH WEDNESDAY MASSES (1 the Mass on the college feast of St. provided an opportunity for students March 2017) Francis Xavier on the relevant theme: to embrace the leader within them ‘Celebrate Creation in Solidarity.’ by speaking ‘truth to power.’ The Three Masses were celebrated on Ash Before Mass all participants were gestalt pattern of the course was very Wednesday, 1 March, 2017 during the invited to put their handprints on different from the methods used in breaks at 9.40am, 10.30am and 1 pm. chart papers as a symbol of creative the classroom or in other Honours The last one in Marathi was organized solidarity in taking care of all creation. courses. The students were at the by the administrative staff. The AICUF These charts were displayed at the time edge of suspense throughout and and DIRS offered a contemporary of the Offertory by representatives of the final day enabled them to join ecological and scientific twist through various groups. The main celebrant, together the pieces of the jigsaw the novel theme: Stardust you are and Fr. Vijay Gonsalves, enlightened us on puzzle. The interdisciplinary course to Stardust you shall return broke the watertight compartments the Ignatian vision of the sacredness of UNIVERSAL MEDITATION between various disciplines to provide the whole universe. The congregation WORKSHOPS prayed for the following intentions: i) a holistic understanding of life and to reorient the course of development learning. It taught us to deal with the The Universal Meditation workshops by considering its effect on the poor voices of dissent within and between facilitated by Prashant Olalekar every and the environment; ii) to recognize communities in order to channel month for a variety of college groups and root out corporate terrorism; and our energies and enthusiasm for the as well as for the exchange programmes iii) to identify ourselves as cosmic creation of a more peaceful planet. for the universities of Berkeley, Sydney citizens beyond all human boundaries. and Harvard were extremely energising, ART to HEART: ME DOLL We felt motivated to take action ‘with enlightening and enriching. Workshops (18, 19 December) our working hands’ (the title of the Fr. Prashant Olalekar Offertory action hymn) to solve the Ms. Barbara Sultan, an art-therapist Director - DIRS social cum environmental crisis we from America, co-facilitated “Me- face today. Prayers of different faiths, Doll” workshops at Asha Daan,

121 FORENSIC SCIENCE and prepared extensive Crime Scene awareness about forensics. It provided Reports in the form of ‘Mock Charge- the participants an opportunity to get Sheets’. These were then presented to an insight into the various analyses professionals in the field in the form of conducted in a forensic lab. a ‘Moot Court’. The experience offered In January 2017, Ms. Riva Pocha and the students an overview, with practical Ms. Alethea Vaz conducted a one credit experience, of the process of the Indian Wildlife Forensics Honours Programme justice delivery system from ‘crime for the Department of Zoology, wherein scene to courtroom’. the students were taught the basics of crime scene processing and exposed to In the academic year 2016-17, the Some students of the programme the collection, packaging, and analysis Diploma in Forensic Science and attended ‘A Glimpse into the World Criminal Law course had thirty –eight of Investigation’, a Forensic Expo of various evidences found at a wildlife fresh enrollments for the programme conducted by the Institute of Forensic crime scene. Science, Mumbai on the 20th and 21st of comprising students and professionals In February 2017, Ms. Havovi December, 2016. from the fields of Law, Commerce, Hyderabadwalla and Ms. Alethea Vaz, Management, Security, as well as the IT Ms. Zareen Sheikh and Ms. Havovi on behalf of the department, judged industry. Hyderabadwalla conducted a the Moot Court of the ‘Optimus Crime’ This year, in addition to the department competitive two-day workshop Event at the annual Science Festival, faculty, the students were exposed to during Malhar 2016, on behalf of the Paradigm. department. On the first day of the lectures by practicing professionals in From November 2016 to March 2017, workshop, the eighty intercollegiate the fields of Cyber Crime Investigation Ms. Riva Pocha, Ms. Sejal Gupta participants were taught the basics of (Mr. Sachin Dedhia - Founder of Skynet and Ms. Alethea Vaz conducted a crime scene investigation and the skills Secure, Mumbai), Law - Mr. Ashish series of forensic lectures for the MSc required for the same. These lessons Chavan (Advocate), Law - Mr. Kishu Applied Medical Sciences programme were provided to the participants Daswani (Professor of Law - St. Xavier’s conducted by the Life Sciences through hands-on teaching techniques. College & Government Law College), Department of the college. Law – Senior Advocate Shrikant Bhat On the second day, they solved a Mock and Statistics - Dr. Manasi Kanuga Crime Scene applying the forensic In January 2017, Dr. Pushpa Sinkar, (Department of Life Sciences and analytical techniques taught during the Ms. Riva Pocha, Ms. Sejal Gupta and Biochemistry, St. Xavier’s College). initial component of the workshop. Ms. Alethea Vaz started a six-month A guest lecture on the “Insights of Online Certificate Program in Forensic In February 2017, Ms. Riva Pocha Wildlife Forensic” was conducted by C. Science. The primary objective of and Ms. Alethea Vaz also conducted a Samyukta. the program is to make quality Forensic Workshop at Palindrome, the forensic education easily accessible annual festival organized by the MSc Over the course of the programme, by facilitating distance learning for the students were exposed to different students of the Dept. of Biotechnology, students in all parts of India. areas of forensic practice relevant in St. Xavier’s College. The workshop this day and age. Equipped with their was keenly attended by students from Dr. Pushpa Sinkar basic knowledge in the field, and all over the city, and the session was Co-ordinator practical exposure, they researched tremendously successful in spreading Forensic Science Program

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124 PLACEMENT CELL The Placement Season of 2016-17 has Sterling, Aon Hewitt, Arte Advisors, Solutions, Cactus Communication Pvt. been a remarkable one and it delights Aufklaren – Event Management, Axis Ltd., CMIE, Datamatics, Social Cops: me greatly to present the Annual Bank, Bain Capability Centre, Citi India, Data for Impact Fellowship, Elements Placement Report for the same. Crisil, Dalberg, Deloitte Consulting Media Works, MGH Logistics, Michael India Ltd., Directi, Endurance, Ernst Page, Tata Strategic Management, There were over 50 companies on & Young, Futures first, Gandhi Teach for India, The Blueberry Trails, campus this season— visiting for Fellowship Program, Get Simpl, Great White Rivers Media, and Kwench both placements and internships. The Place to Work, Half Tick Information Global Technologies Pvt. Ltd. number comprised of a diverse mix Services Pvt. Ltd., ICICI Prudential Life of logistic companies, consultancies, Insurance Pvt. Ltd., Kapso Business Faculty Members on the Placement retail and media houses, investment Services, Kohinoor Katalyst Program, Cell banks and IT firms. Over 300 students Laugh out Loud Venture, Mahindra & Dr. Shiney Peter, Mr. Rohan Jadhav, Mr. participated in the placement process Mahindra, Media.net, Morgan Stanley, Joseph Aloysius, Ms. Lydia Fernandes, from all the departments. Over 100 Mu Sigma, p3 Architectural Solutions, and Bro. Dean Fernandes S.J. students have been placed in this PRactice Strategic Communication Co. Students Team academic session. The average package Ltd., PwC, PwC – Acturial Science, SAP, Ms. Jesline D’Souza, Aashwin Sharma, was Rs. 4.5 lakhs per annum, the Social Quotient, Superscribe, Talerang, Ms. Andrea Noronha, Ms. Nidhi highest pay package being Rs. 13 lakhs Tata Capital, Think Analytics Careers, Meppadan, Ms. Angelique Jacquet, per annum. Toy Bank, Vito India, Capgemini and Mayank Kumar, Tushar Jain, Piyush Infosys. The Companies that visited the College Agarwal, Faisal Amin, and Ms. Denise for the On-Campus hiring process The Companies that held the hiring D’Mello. during the academic year 2016-2017 process at their respective offices were Ms. Neelam Shetty were Aasaanjobs, Accenture, AG Arpwood Capital, Alchemist Marketing Convenor - Placement Cell

WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT CELL The Women’s Development Cell met students- the Media students of SYBA, CST and the Metro subway. The after it was first formed in April 2016 to Psychology of Gender class SYBA committee met the Azad Maidan police understand its role and functions. Newly and TYBA class studying a paper in station and the Principal followed up on inducted members were sensitized and Abnormal Psychology. Over 1000 that. The CST subway now has cameras educated to the role of the WDC. The students were covered by this program. owing to the effort of Dr.Agnelo team met several times in the academic The WDC members helped at intervals Menzes and the student council’s online year 2016-17 to conduct activities and to execute the program. The lecture was petition. We still need to safeguard the deal with complaints. conducted by two lawyers Ms.Trisha students using the Metro subway. The Shetty and Ms.Pragya Khanna from the other complaints relating to outraging The first meeting was to get an idea and formulate a new flyer..It was also organization’ SHE SAYS’. It provided the modesty of female students within decided to make it available online information beyond mere sensitization. the campus by verbal comments and keeping with the college theme of “Go The students were educated about remarks were dealt with by giving a Green.” This was made possible with the what constitutes as sexual harassment, warning to the concerned person and help of a student volunteer Ms. Eleanor sections of the IPC, the laws that exist follow up of the same by the core team Pinto from SYBA. It was executed for protection, how to lodge an FIR and from the WDC within a week. There immediately after several revisions of were provided an app that allowed them has been no further remark or incident drafts. It is now featured on the college immediate access to police, hospital, after this intervention. The other monitor. psychologist in any area if they were in complaints from students were dealt by trouble. The WDC team met after the holding an inquiry and calling the NGO The next area of focus was gender first lecture to evaluate its effectiveness. representative Dr.Nandita Gandhi. sensitization for the first year students This lecture in different classes was After seeking information from both .The plan this year was to have very attended by other staff as well from the parties, the report was submitted to the specific programs within each class college. Principal with recommendations for specifically the Special Course since it action. would have a greater impact. This was The WDC met as a smaller core group, carried out successfully across several this was constituted by the Principal on The plan for the next semester was to classes among FYBA (03classes), a need based emergency to deal with organize a defense training workshop. It FYBSC (03classes) FYBMM, FYBMS, complaints received from students was held on the 9th of February,wherein FYB.VOC, and FYBSC IT. It was also relating to molestation that occurred the training was conducted by organized for three other groups of outside the college premises namely Mr.ElroyVaz an alumnus of St. Xavier’s

125 College. The workshop was attended by workshop for all the teaching as well look forward to the future with hope of 45 students under the supervision of as non-teaching staff on campus and setting higher goals of having a gender to further educate students about cyber the staff members. neutral campus. safety, and nutrition. It was a fruitful The plan for next academic year is academic year with the achievement Ms. Linda Dhakul to conduct a gender sensitization of goals that were set for the year. We Convenor - WDC

Zoology Association The Xavier’s Zoology Association owing to the incredible footfall of over established in year 2015-2016 is at 450 people, including students from the forefront of running exploratory all courses and teachers from various activities of the Zoology Department departments. Our honorable guest, in order to develop students’ interest Principal Dr. Agnelo Menezes, was in the subject of zoology and nature in quite amazed with the collection. general. In an attempt to enrich students’ The department of Zoology of St. experience, the association conducted Xavier’s College, Mumbai inaugurated various co-curricular activities and Xavier’s Zoology Association (XZA) for workshops throughout the year. the year with an exhibition called ‘Walk The Zoology association had the students. of Life’ on 12th August 2016. On display privilege to host Dr. Y.V. Jhala who gave were some of the rarest specimens The association also organized ‘dry a talk on ‘Technology Applications and in the department. These specimens waste disposal’ for the college with the Careers in Wildlife’ on 19th august 2016. were exhibited in a sequential manner Dr. Jhala gave his speech to a room full help of ‘Sampurn(E)arth Environment which depicted the evolution of life of budding zoologists. By talking about Solutions Pvt. Ltd. ’ and earned 34,000 on earth. Starting with single celled the duties of a conservationist and green-points. life like protozoan and coelenterates, the tools at his/her disposal, Dr. Jhala moving on to other invertebrates like In collaboration with Humane presented them with an idea of what it’s arthropods and mollusks, it ultimately International Society, the association like to work in the field of conservation. established the connecting link them about The association also organized a film screening entitled between invertebrates and vertebrates organized a field trip to Ovalekar Wadi, “Blood Lions” produced by Pippa – the urocordates and hemincordates. th Thane for exploring and studying Hankinson on 14 January 2017. This In vertebrates the specimens belonged butterflies. Soham Pattekar, an alumnus was done to sensitize the members to each class of the phylum. of the department, guided an eager about the cruelty involved in captive Other than these, we also had on bunch of future zoologists and butterfly hunting. display primate skulls giving insight enthusiasts along the trail, imparting into how we came into being. There knowledge about these pretty winged The association also published the was a section showing ‘Evolution creatures. magazine ‘Imprint’ with the theme “Of Plato and Platypus” to showcase how gone wrong’ which had specimens of In addition, the association conducted man and animal have lived beside each a conjoint calf and a deformed fetus. a workshop entitled “Paws for a Besides these specimens the show cause” by Shirin merchant, a canine other for ages, both in synchrony and stealers were the puffer fish and the behaviorist and trainer, on Thursday in conflict. The magazine was released insect box. Scheduled from 11 am to 8th December 2016. She is one of the by Prajna Chowta of Anne Mane 1:30 pm the event went on till 4:30 pm leading authorities in India in training Foundation on 7th Feb 2017. ‘assist’, ‘search’ and ‘rescue’ dogs . The Ms. Melissa Mascarenhas had arranged aim of this workshop was to show how th dogs can be used in therapy and to for a Forensic quiz on 16 February acquaint students with dog training as 2017. It was based on animal footprints a viable career option. She brought with and DNA evidence in forensic science. her two Labradors, a rough collie and a Having begun on an enthusiastic note, border collie. the Zoology association looks forward One of the Labradors, called Angel, was to more such interactive and enhancing accompanied by her wheelchair bound activities in the coming years. owner, Karan, whom she assists in day to day activities. The workshop ended Dr. Madhuri Hambarde with an interactive session among the Convenor

126 SPORTS Senior College

Our Senior College teams participated in the following tournaments organized by University of Mumbai. The results were as follows:

PERFORMANCE IN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017 SPORT WOMEN MEN FOOTBALL 1st Runners-up Participated BASKETBALL Winners Fifth HANDBALL Fourth ------HOCKEY 2nd Runners-up Eighth VOLLEYBALL Seventh Fourth TABLE TENNIS 1st Runners-up Participated BADMINTON 1st Runners-up Participated CHESS Participated Participated Individual Achievements

The following students participated at Mumbai University level.

PERFORMANCE IN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017 MUMBAI UNIVERSITY INTER COLLEGIATE REPRESENTATION Chatterjee Nikita (SYBA) 63kg (Placed 5th) JUDO Chaitali Mendon (SYBA) 52 kg (Placed 6th) • Long Jump: Chavan Mayuri – FYBSc (Placed 6th ) • Discus Throw: Vora Shruti- SYBA (Placed 1st) • Shot Put: Vora Shruti- SYBA (Placed 2nd) ATHLETICS • 4 x 100 meters relay: Agarwal Advika (FYBA), Chavan Mayuri (FYBSc), Dsilva Kim (FYBSc), Veira Alika (FYBSc) (Placed 7th ) • 4 x 100 meters relay: Agarwal Advika (FYBA), Chavan Mayuri (FYBSc), Kavinaya Mohandas (SYBA), Veira Alika (FYBSc) (Placed 4th) GYMNASTICS Gandhi Aditi – TYBA (Rank 6th ) ARCHERY Nair Rhea (FYBA) Compound Round (Placed 2nd) BOXING Yashwardhan Singh (FYBA) Heavy Wt Upto 91kg (Placed 6th) CARROM Virginia Fernandes (SYBA) Singles (Placed 7th) TABLE TENNIS Sumar Misbah (FYBA) Singles (Placed 6th) • Jai Memdonsa (SYBA) & Anhad Mishra (FYBA) Placed 4th. TENNIS • Royston Sequeira (SYBMS) & Tanmay Rao (SYBA) Placed 7th

INTER UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATION BASKETBALL: Carina Menezes (SYBMS), Veira Alika (FYBSc) HANDBALL: Khyati Bohra (SYBMM), Mehta Sakshi (FYBA). VOLLEYBALL: Kavinaya Mohandas (FYBA), Raviraja Chandan (TYBCOM) ARCHERY: Nair Rhea (FYBA). ATHLETICS: Vora Shruti (SYBA), Chantelle Mascarenhas (SYBA). AQUATICS (DIVING): Shinde Ketan (MSc II) OPEN STATE/ NATIONAL REPRESENTATION

127 BASKETBALL (WOMEN) : Kimberly Fernandez (TYBMS) FOOTBALL (WOMEN) : Kimberly Fernandez (TYBMS), Anoushka Fernandes (FYBSc) VOLLEYBALL: (WOMEN) : Kavinaya Mohandas (SYBA). (MEN) : Raviraja Chandan (TYBCOM), Sachin Chandan (SYBCOM), : Abhishek Shekar (FYBCOM) ARCHERY : Nair Rhea (FYBA). ATHLETICS: (WOMEN) : Chantelle Mascarenhas (SYBA). (MEN) : Peters Denzil (FYBMS). TABLE TENNIS : Sumar Misbah (FYBA) WATER POLO : Moses Monica (SYBA)

INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION BASKETBALL (WOMEN) : Menezes Carina (FYBMS) represented India for the 23rd FIBA Asia Women Under/ 18 Championship held in Bangkok (Thailand) from 13th to 20th November 2016.

ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE – WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM

WINNERS MUMBAI UNIVERSITY INTER-COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Top row L-R Iadashisha Shanpru, Nidhi Meppadan, Shweta Soni, Coach Sayed Rasool, Kylynn Bhathena, Shreya Bhave, Akshara Parul Bottom row L-R Anushka Hirwani, Kimberly Fernandez, Shruti Nair, Arantxa Cardozo, Alika Viera Tandon, Carina Menezes

128 ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE – WOMEN’S FOOTBALL TEAM

1ST RUNNERS UP MUMBAI UNIVERSITY INTER-COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT Top row L-R : Khyati Bohra, Danica Rozario, Natasha Masters, Coach – Jeffery Campus, Sports Director Dr. Thomas Pires, Kim D’silva, Shweta Shirodkar, Daphisa Jana, Stuti Agrawal Bottom row L-R : Shruti Narkar, Aanya Dhingra, Sakshi Mehta, Cliantha Crasto, Kimberly Fernandez, Giselle D’silva, Ninoshka Silveria, Anoushka Fernandes

ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE – WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM

2ND RUNNERS UP MUMBAI UNIVERSITY INTER-COLLEGE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT Top row L-R : Abigail Shinde, Raizel Fernandes, Denise D’mello, Dyann D’souza, Sai Pitre, Amrita Gandhi, Aanya Dhingra, Sports Director Dr. Thomas Pires, Bottom row L-R : Anoushka Fernandes, Rachel Michael, Kimberly Fernandez, Maita D’souza, Neala D’silva, Rizpah Cardoza

129 ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE WOMEN’S TABLE TENNIS TEAM WOMEN’S BADMINTON TEAM

1st RUNNERS UP - MUMBAI UNIVERSITY INTER- 1st RUNNERS UP - MUMBAI UNIVERSITY INTER- COLLEGE TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT COLLEGE BADMINTON TOURNAMENT L-R : Juhi Jain, Misbah Sumar, Radha Joshi, Vishwa Shah. L-R : Priyanka Dhal, Samhita Giriraja , Reshell George, Sai Pitre,

INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION ANNUAL SPORTS DAY 2016-2017

Menezes Carina (FYBMS) represented India for the 23rd FIBA Asia Women Under/ 18 Championship held in Bangkok (Thailand) from 13th to 20th November 2016.

ANNUAL SPORTS DAY 2016-2017 ANNUAL SPORTS DAY 2016-2017

Chantelle Mascarenhas (SYBA) Denzil Peters (FYBMS) SENIOR GIRLS SENIOR BOYS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP

130 SENIOR COLLEGE SPORT DAY RESULTS The Annual Athletic Meet for the academic year 2016-2017 was held on the 29th November and 2nd December 2016, at the University Sports Ground, Marine Lines. Faculty and students in large numbers cheered the participants. All the winners were presented with medals and certificates by the college faculty members.

SPORTS DAY RESULTS 2016-2017 EVENT: 100M GROUP: SENIOR BOYS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I DENZIL PETERS BMS 10.97 II BRENDEN FERREIRA BSC IT 12.14 III BRADLEY-MICHAEL RODRIGUES BVOC 12.45 EVENT: 100M GROUP: SENIOR GIRLS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I CHANTELLE MASCARENHAS BA 13.16 II ADVIKA AGARWAL BA 14.37 III SIMRAN ALPHONSO BVOC 15.21 EVENT: 200M GROUP: SENIOR BOYS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I DENZIL PETERS BMS 24.72 II ALLAN FERNANDES BSC IT 25.05 III BRADLEY-MICHAEL RODRIGUES BVOC 26.45 EVENT: 200M GROUP: SENIOR GIRLS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I CHATELLE MASCARENHAS BA 27.55 II ADVIKA AGARWAL BA 30.5 III SIMRAN ALPHONSO BVOC 32.35 EVENT: 400M GROUP: SENIOR BOYS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I DENZIL PETERS BMS 56.04 II ALLAN FERNANDES BSC IT 58.10 III ABHISHEK SHEKHAR BCOM 58.82 EVENT: 400M GROUP: SENIOR GIRLS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I CHANTELLE MASCARENHAS BA 63.21 II ADVIKA AGARWAL BA 72.42 III PRIYANKA DHAL BSC 80.56 EVENT: 800M GROUP: SENIOR BOYS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I ALLAN FERNANDES BSC IT 2:16.09 II HAROLD BARRETTO BSC 2:17.23 III ROHIT PAL BSC IT 2:18.45 EVENT: 800M GROUP: SENIOR GIRLS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I CHANTELLE MASCARENHAS BA 2:43.23 II ADVIKA AGARWAL BA 3:05.35 III RACHAEL MICHAEL BSC 3:27.43

131 EVENT: 1500M GROUP: SENIOR BOYS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I ROHIT PAL BA 04:43.04 II ALBIN VARGHESE BA 05:23.96 III PRASHANT HEGDE BSC 05:49.28 EVENT: 1500M GROUP: SENIOR GIRLS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I CHANTELLE MASCARENHAS BA 05:50.58 II ADVIKA AGARWAL BA 07:11.37 III MAYURI CHAVAN BSC 08:14.07 EVENT: LONG JUMP GROUP: SENIOR BOYS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I DENZIL PETERS BMS 6.51M II MEET SHAH BA 5.65M III SACHIN CHANDAN BCOM 5.64M EVENT: LONG JUMP GROUP: SENIOR GIRLS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I MAYURI CHAVAN BSC 4.14M II CHANTELLE MASCARENHAS BA 3.80M III RADHIKA THAKUR BMM 3.13M III PRIYANKA DHAL BSC 3.13M EVENT: HIGH JUMP GROUP: SENIOR BOYS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I SACHIN CHANDAN BCOM 1.60M II BRADLEY RODRIGUES BVOC 1.56M III DENZIL PETERS BMS 1.50M EVENT: HIGH JUMP GROUP: SENIOR GIRLS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I KIMBERLY FERNANDEZ BMS 1.30M II RACHAEL MICHAEL BSC 1.28M III MAYURI CHAVAN BSC 1.05M EVENT: SHOT PUT GROUP: SENIOR BOYS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I THEJANGUZO TERHUJA TYBMS 10.95M II NAGESH MOGAVEERA TYBCOM 10.74M III JOSHUA KEVIN SYBSC 9.44M EVENT: SHOT PUT GROUP: SENIOR GIRLS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I PRIYANKA DHAL SYBSC 7.38M II ANUSUYA GOGOI FYBSC 6.73M III MAYURI CHAVAN FYBSC 6.10M EVENT: JAVELIN THROW GROUP: SENIOR BOYS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I VICTOR BA 40.09M II THEJANGUZO TERHUJA BMS 35.15M III SHASHANK BCOM 31.20M

132 EVENT: JAVELIN THROW GROUP: SENIOR GIRLS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I MAYURI CHAVAN FYBSC 11.47M II PRIYANKA DHAL SYBSC 9.10M III SWEENY CASTELLINA FYBSC 7.15M EVENT: DISCUS THROW GROUP: SENIOR BOYS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I THEJANGUZO TERHUJA TYBMS 28.91M II DHRUV SINGH MPP 21.25M III ANAND THOMAS FYBSC IT 20.61M EVENT: DISCUS THROW GROUP: SENIOR GIRLS POSITION NAME FACULTY TIME I KIMBERLY FERNANDEZ BMS 16.59M II PRIYANKA DHAL BSC 15.56M III MAYURI CHAVAN BSC 13.48M

INTERCLASS TOURNAMENT WINNERS

SPORT GIRLS BOYS BADMINTON SINGLES Sai Pitre (TYBA) Saini Prateek (FYBA) BADMINTON DOUBLES Daphisa Jana & Reshell George (FYBSc) Soham Daruwala & Meet Shah (SYBA) BADMINTON MIXED DOUBLES Sarma Arijit & Giriraja Samhita (TYBSc) CARROM SINGLES Virginia Fernandes (SYBA) Arshad Shah (MSc I) TABLE TENNIS Rishwin Jackson (SYBSc) Misbah Sumar (FYBA) TABLE TENNIS DOUBLES Misbah Sumar & Harun N (FYBA) BASKETBALL SYBA TYBMS RINK FOOTBALL SYBA SYBA RINK HOCKEY ------SYBA VOLLEYBALL FYBA SYBscIT

INTER CLASS TEAM WINNERS

WINNERS INTERCLASS BOYS BASKETBALL (TYBMS) WINNERS WINNERS INTERCLASS GIRLS BASKETBALL INTERCLASS GIRLS RINK FOOTBALL (SYBA) (SYBA) 133 WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS INTERCLASS BOYS RINK INTERCLASS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL INTERCLASS BOYS VOLLEYBALL FOOTBALL (SYBA) (FYBA) (SYBSc IT)

WINNERS WINNERS INTERCLASS MIX DOUBLES INTERCLASS MIX DOUBLES BADMINTON (TYBSc) TABLE TENNIS (FYBA)

COMMERCE SECTION

WINNERS WINNERS INTERCLASS BOYS FOOTBALL INTERCLASS BOYS VOLLEYBALL (SYBCom) (TYBCom)

134 INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION.

The XRCVC in collaboration with the Sports Department participated in the National Football Tournament organized by the All India Blind Football Association in Bengaluru from April 20th to April 24th, 2017.

XRCVC WOMENS FOOTBALL TEAM

Dr Thomas Pires(Manager), Maya Venkiteswaran(Assistant Coach), Anjana Shah, Kajal Kalwar, Pallavi Pandit, Vaishali Salavkar(Goalkeeper), Babita Saroj(Goalkeeper), Mansi Choudhary, Sapna Bairwar, Fatema Manthalkar, Mahek Okoth(Assistant Coach), Royson Gonsalves(Assistant Coach), Lygel D’Mello(Head Coach).

XRCVC MENS FOOTBALL TEAM

Royson Gonsalves(Assistant Coach), Rahul Gajjal, Ronak Shah, Ganesh Phalke, Ajay Lalwani, Jayesh Panchal, Dr Thomas Pires (Manager), Lygel D’Mello(Head Coach), Sanjay Gupta, Rias D’Souza (Goalkeeper).

135 XRCVC The XRCVC is a resource and advocacy centre for visually challenged persons. As an enabling unit on campus at St Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai, it endeavours to transform lives both at the micro and macro levels. Along with providing direct and indirect support to visually impaired persons at the micro level, it also works closely with government agencies, corporates, researchers and educational institutions on advocacy and sensitisation initiatives at the macro level. XRCVC disseminates information about its work to members and other stakeholders on an almost real-time basis through its website (www.xrcvc.org) and on social media through its Facebook page (XRCVC—Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged) and Twitter handle (@XRCVC).

(Left) A training workshop at XRCVC Viviana Extension; (centre) the new, heavy-duty Index Braille Embosser at XRCVC; (right) a team from UGC visits XRCVC Put simply, the centre’s objective is to empower visually impaired persons all over the country. During the period June 2016-May 2017, we took significant steps to achieve this objective. Our membership base expanded to 587 persons during the year. We were also able to touch—and hopefully transform— thousands of lives across the country through our advocacy work, particularly in the areas of education access, financial access, print access and independent living (see section sub-titled ‘Advocacy’). XRCVC set up an additional training room in St Xavier’s College during the year, and many of the centre’s training workshops are now conducted there. In June 2016, XRCVC-Viviana extension in Viviana Mall, Thane celebrated its first anniversary with an event where Plextalk Vachaks (an accessible e-book reader) were distributed, followed by a training workshop with NVDA Espeak. Like in the previous academic year, our activities through the year were channelised through our restructured triad of work: • Direct Support Services • Advocacy • Awareness Given below is a summary of our activities in 2016-17 under each head. Direct Support Services

The XRCVC offers a range of direct support and training services to persons with vision impairment, caregivers, educators, and institutions. 1. Volunteer Support: Despite all the technology and advancements, human assistance cannot be eliminated completely. The XRCVC provides volunteer services for: • Reading • Converting material into accessible formats – through typing, scanning, editing, recording • Examination taking – scribe facilities • Teaching – for any subject Depending on the member’s needs and requirements, the XRCVC provides volunteers on an annual basis for regular support or on a one-off basis for short-term periods. There were 117 volunteers working with us through the year, sourced from the Social Involvement Programme (SIP) of St Xavier’s College (Autonomous). In addition, volunteers were enlisted for a short term on need basis for awareness programmes like Antarchakshu.

136 Technologies The XRCVC houses the latest and the most exhaustive list of assistive technologies (AT) to be explored by visually challenged persons — as also employers, government bodies and any other group that would like to know more about AT. Anyone is welcome at the XRCVC, preferably with prior appointment, to explore our full range of assistive technologies and their use. Like every year, we procured a wide range of new technologies in 2016-17. Some of these include a heavy-duty Braille Embosser (Index Fanfold DV5), additional Perkins Braillers, a Braille Labeler, Sony LED TV, Infty Reader, HP Scanjet 2500 F1 ADF+Flatbed Scanner, Angel India e-book readers, daisy players, Brother DCP-L2541DW Multifunction Printer, Geometry kits, and low

(Left) Shekhar Manjulkar receiving the Lions Club of East Bombay Scholarship at XRCVC; (centre) an image from Antarchakshu 2016 at IIT Bombay; (right) a sensitisation workshop at Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, Mumbai vision aids such as Ruby Magnifiers, Compact 7 HD, Clearview C HD TV, Magic HD screen magnification software, Zoomtex Magnification-cum-reading software, and Magic Large Print Keyboards. We also replaced a large number of older laptops and desktops with newer machines. Training The XRCVC imparts training in Computers, the use of specific assistive devices, Braille, Orientation & Mobility, Maths & Science, English language and Life skills through various training programmes. These are available for diverse learner groups – visually challenged persons, special educators, teacher trainers and other stakeholders. With the right skills and know-how, independent living and working is an increasing reality for persons with vision impairment. Our comprehensive and revamped training schedule in 2016-17 ensured that our Special Educators and trainers had their hands full throughout the year. The training sessions during Table 1: Training Services June 2016 – May 2017

Indirect (Stakeholder) No of Direct Training No of beneficiaries Training beneficiaries Computer & Assistive Technology (AT) 299 Computer & AT 10 English 16 Education 68 Orientation and Mobility (O&M) 23 TOT – I for INCLUSION 518 Activities of Daily Living (ADL) 8 Education Including Mathematics & Science Support 151 Total 497 Total 596 the year included customised workshops by various members of the XRCVC team including Calveena D’Sylva, Neha Trivedi, Rebecca Carvalho, Mimansa Vahia, Aurealia D’Mello, Sushil Pandit, Shizanne D’Mello, Vikas Dabholkar, Keshavan Nadar, and Krishna Warrier. These training sessions were held at the XRCVC and the XRCVC-Viviana Extension as well as at schools. Through the year, the XRCVC’s training services reached out to 1093 persons. (see Table 1). Personal and Career Guidance Guidance services were provided to members and their families to identify needs, interests and aptitudes as also troubleshoot and cope with concerns. Scholarships The Lions Club of East Bombay Scholarship for the year was awarded to our member Shekhar Manjulkar, for being the most deserving visually impaired student graduating from St Xavier’s College, Mumbai.

137 Recognising the high costs for higher education and assistive technologies, the XRCVC provides scholarship and access technology lending schemes to deserving students. New higher education avenues have been pursued by the visually challenged over the last decade. Along with new opportunities come new costs of higher education courses. Similarly, whilst assistive technologies and computers have provided immense aid to the visually challenged, what is often considered a luxury for sighted students is a necessity for a student with visual impairment. Sports and Recreation Oftentimes, recreation and sports get left out in discussions on lives of persons with disabilities. However, these are as integral a part of life for persons with disabilities as for the non-disabled. Recognising the value of sports and recreation, the XRCVC works on creating innovative opportunities and events. The XRCVC Recreation Club conducted regular fitness and training sessions under the supervision of Dr Thomas Pires, Sports Director, St Xavier’s College.

(Left) A trek conducted by the XRCVC Recreation Club; (centre) the release of ‘The ABC of Inclusive Publishing’ by HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar in Delhi; (right) a meeting with principals and senior education officials at Akola Besides, the XRCVC team organised and participated in many sports activities during the year. A summary of these is given below: • Two teams from XRCVC — featuring boys and girls, respectively — participated in the All-India Blind Football tournament organised by Snehadeep Trust at Game Changers football ground Mathikere, Bangalore in April 2017. Sports Director Dr Thomas Pires accompanied the teams. • XRCVC member Rahul Gajjal also participated in a national training and selection camp for football held in Kerala. Advocacy

Ensuring environmental access is a key factor in determining that vision loss does not result in a disability. XRCVC’s advocacy initiatives work in four main areas to create accessible environments: Print Access, Financial Access, Education Access, and Independent Living. Print Access The access to printed works for the visually challenged depends on its availability in accessible formats and the permissibility of the legal systems to convert material to accessible formats. The XRCVC has been working relentlessly to overcome these challenges. During this period, the XRCVC produced 91 DAISY books totaling 5911 pages (including many in full-text-full-audio format). All accessible DAISY titles are uploaded onto a national accessible online library (sugamyapustakalaya.in). Some of the events that took place or were conducted under the Print Access initiative during the year are appended below. • XRCVC worked closely with Benetech, a global non-profit social entrepreneurial venture harnessing the power of technology for social benefit on many print access-related initiatives. • Dr Sam Taraporevala, Sushil Pandit, and Aniket Gupta participated in the launch of Sugamya Pustakalaya (India’s online accessible library) in Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi in August 2016. An updated edition of XRCVC’s publication ‘The ABC of Inclusive Publication’ was also released on the occasion by the Government of India’s Human Resources & Development Minister, Mr Prakash Javadekar. Additionally, Dr Sam Taraporevala and Aniket Gupta met Mr Javadekar in December 2016 and requested him to actively champion the Sugamya Pustakalaya initiative. • Also followed up with vendors who could create accessible books.

138 • In August 2016, Dr Sam Taraporevala, Sushil Pandit, and Aniket Gupta attended the board meeting of the Daisy Forum of India (DFI) in Delhi. • In September 2016, Dr Sam Taraporevala set up a system with Mr Vivek Mehra, CEO and MD of Sage Publications, so that he could contribute to the cause of inclusive publishing in a formal manner through networking with other publishing houses. A book request system with Mr Mehra’s office was also established. • XRCVC started the system of providing Braille Bills to Reliance Energy and also provided the second phase of feedback on accessibility to their App. • In February, XRCVC, Bookshare, Daisy Consortium, Daisy Forum of India and Sightsavers conducted a workshop on inclusive publishing for local language publishers (Marathi, Gujarati) at St Xavier’s College. There were seven participants. • Dr Sam Taraporevala and Aniket Gupta participated in the National Conference on Review of Bharati Braille and attend two meetings of the Braille Council of India, in February 2017 and March 2017, respectively. • In February 2017, Dr Sam Taraporevala, Sushil Pandit, and Aniket Gupta met a representative of the National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organization (NATMO) to discuss accessible content creation of diagrams. • A session on XRCVC’s Accessible Book Production Standard 1.0 was conducted for 18 participants at Cygnet Infotech Pvt Ltd in Ahmedabad in March 2016 by Rebecca Carvalho and Shizanne D’Mello. These guidelines, with modifications, are to become standard for NGOs involved in book production. This also included a Training on creating Accessible Math Books and an orientation on the use of LaTeX. • The internal Guidelines for XRCVC’s Book creation process (XRCVC’s Accessible Book Production Standards 1.0) were modified for a larger audience and the same were uploaded on XRCVC’s website in March 2017. Alt text was added and an accessible copy of the same was created as well. Testing and Research The following accessible softwares / devices were tested during the year by / at XRCVC. • XRCVC conducted regular discussions with Assistech, IIT Delhi team and with Innovision (IIT Bombay) to evaluate the work on the Refreshable Braille Display devices being developed at both institutions. • An IDC (IITB) student tested a prototype of his accessible date picker with VI students from St Xavier’s College in July 2016. He is trying to build a date picker that can be used by all, including visually impaired people. • During the same month, Dr Sam Taraporevala and Prashant Naik attended a meeting at Mantralaya called by the Maharashtra government to discuss assistive devices to be provided to blind and low vision persons. Later, they compiled a list of such special devices and sent it to the ministry of social justice. • In August 2016, a team from Lotus College of Optometry (Juhu) visited XRCVC to conduct preliminary tests for a magnification device with students. They are planning to make a device which can be used by visually impaired persons to carry out their daily activities. • In December 2016, the centre helped two IDC students to put together a field study for their project, ‘Packaging and Visual Impairment’. • During the same month, Amitabh Sarkar from 5 Feathers Media visited XRCVC to discuss Captcha accessibility. • In January 2017, Hemant Seta from Band visited XRCVC to discuss the accessibility of his app. Band is being positioned as an alternate Whatsapp. • During the same month, research was carried out by XRCVC staff on Wikki Stix local production, and the first set of the stiks were made ready. • Research was also undertaken for accessible rubber tiles during the month. The first phase was completed during the month—where alternatives to the Bayers chemical for cheaper production were identified. Besides, Baishali Gupta and Prashanta Mallik from Covestro made multiple visits to XRCVC during the month to showcase the accessible tactile tiles made by their company. • Additionally, the centre’s 3D printer was shifted to its new location at the IITB-Monash Research Academy, Powai in January 2017. XRCVC and the Academy have entered into a collaboration where the latter will take responsibility to maintain and run the printer. • Neha Trivedi had an interaction with Abhijit Patwardhan in February 2017 to share ideas on XRCVC’s education project. He is currently at a Fellowship in Stanford trying to set up a company for 3D printed models for learning.

139 • During the same month, the website of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was tested for accessibility. • In April 2017, students from Agnel College tested an app they are developing for independent navigation using Beacons. • The centre also provided Gujarati Text-to-Speech feedback to Suresh Bazaj. • An online recruitment test by Deloitte was tested for accessibility. • IIT Delhi tested its Tactile Diagrams being created for Class 9 Science NCERT Textbook. Reading Without Seeing The XRCVC had launched an extremely effective national-level awareness programme in 2012 under the banner of ‘Reading Without Seeing’, which takes access technologies to blind and low-vision users across locations, and ignites in its audiences the curiosity and basic knowledge to begin their journey of accessing the printed word independently. The programme equips participants with the basic knowhow of a host of assistive technologies. Table 2: Reading Without Seeing (RWS) Workshops (June 2016 – May 2017)

No. Organisation Name Venue Date Participants 1 Thane (XRCVC Members) XRCVC-Viviana Extension 12-Jun-16 13 2 Thane (Vision Insight Foundation) XRCVC-Viviana Extension 26-Jun-16 23 3 Thane (RCI CRE Teacher Trainees of NAB) XRCVC-Viviana Extension 30-Jul-16 32 Thane (NMMC-ETC Navi Mumbai Muncipal 4 XRCVC-Viviana Extension 15-Oct-16 17 Corporation) 5 Thane (NAB TCTVH) XRCVC-Viviana Extension 08-Nov-16 9 6 Thane (XRCVC Members) XRCVC-Viviana Extension 20-Nov-16 17 7 Thane (Ambernath NAB-IDBI) XRCVC-Viviana Extension 16-Dec-16 14 8 Thane (Marathi Mandir High School) XRCVC-Viviana Extension 28-Jan-17 23 A - 52/53, Additional 9 Ambernath (NAB-IDBI) Ambernath MIDC, Anand 15-Feb-17 40 Nagar, Ambernath - 421 506 10 Thane (TCS Corprorate Maitree) ACTC XRCVC-Viviana Extension 18-Mar-17 15 Mumbai (Snehankit Helpline for SNDT Women’s XRCVC Department, St. 11 25-Apr-17 10 University) Xavier’s College NAB India Para Professional and Functional training 12 St. Xavier’s College May 24-17 27 batch Total 240

(Left) Maharashtra’s education minister Vinod Tawde visits XRCVC; (right) a science excitation workshop at St Xavier’s The programme gained added momentum this year with 12 workshops reaching out to 240 persons. These workshops were conducted by the XRCVC team comprising Sushil Pandit, Keshavan Nadar, Aniket Gupta, Vikas Dabholkar, Calveena D’Sylva, Shizanne D’Mello, and Rajni Pandit. Additionally, XRCVC provided some accessible technology (AT) equipment to a social organisation named Vasudev Ved Pratishthan so that they could showcase the same during their various programmess and exhibition on AT conducted in Malaysia.

140 Financial Access Some of the activities under the Financial Access initiative are appended below. • In June 2016, Dr Sam Taraporevala, Neha Trivedi and Ketan Kothari met the banking ombudsman, Mr R L Sharma in Delhi to discuss how banking could be made more accessible. This was followed by a meeting with Dr Alok Pande, Director, DFS, Ministry of Finance. • Officials from the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Institute visited XRCVC in December 2016 to explore a partnership for making their courses accessible. • In January 2017, Dr Sam Taraporevala, Aniket Gupta, and Ketan Kothari travelled to Bangalore to attend the inauguration of State Bank of India’s ‘Centre of Excellence for PwDs’. They had a fruitful discussion with the chairman of SBI, Arundhati Bhattacharya. Dr Sam was invited to be on the Advisory Panel of the Centre of Excellence. • Dr Sam Taraporevala, Jatin Shah and Prashant Naik met an IT/ Accessibility specialist for App development) to provide inputs for an ATM locator app. • In the same month, Calveena D’Sylva helped NCR with checking of Braille labels for their ATMs as requested by Mr Ashok Shankar (Solutions Manager - Financial of NCR) • In April, XRCVC provided help to ATM manufacturer Perto (Mr Roberto Baur and Mr Vijay Salunkhe) with regards Braille labels. • Assistance was provided to the Ethiopian National Association for the Blind in their endeavour to develop Accessible ATMs. Education Access While Right to Education has become a fundamental right in India, this right is far from being actualized for persons with disabilities. During the year, the XRCVC continued its work towards inclusive education practices and services at school, The first ‘You & Eye’ cartoon strip which was published in Sunday Mid- college and higher education levels. A plethora of activities day on May 1, 2016 to create awareness about the lives of persons with were conducted during the year in this connection, which are visual impairment. The strip is published every week in the newspaper. appended below. • During the year, the XRCVC continued its ongoing work with officials from Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) to take forward the mandate of RUSA in ensuring quality in higher education and achieving excellence. Equity through inclusion in higher education is one of the key components under RUSA. In July, RUSA Joint Director Sharad Patil and Ishrat Jahan visited XRCVC to discuss the way ahead for universities. XRCVC also helped RUSA prepare a draft government resolution to build equity for persons with disability. In September, XRCVC conducted a session on building inclusive education through support services at the higher education level as part of a ‘Consultation Meet on Academic Autonomy for Eligible Colleges’, organised by RUSA in collaboration with St Xavier’s College. XRCVC also provided a demonstration of access technology to the delegates made up of principals and senior officials of various colleges / universities in Maharashtra. During the year, phone and direct support was provided to many universities / colleges education officials from Maharashtra including Shri Shivaji College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Akola; North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon; Shivaji University, Kolhapur; etc. • During the year, XRCVC created and shared the structure of an Inclusion Cell to be set up at St Xavier’s College to the Principal. The same was also shared by XRCVC with RUSA as a model to be shared with other colleges. Subsequently, Dr Sam Taraporevala and Neha Trivedi attended the first meeting of the Inclusion Cell in February 2017. The cell has been set up under RUSA’s Equity Project and will look at various efforts to make the college inclusive. One of the first issues taken up at the cell was inclusive examination systems and compiling the data on students with disability on campus. A presentation on the concept of inclusion was made to around 90 faculty members by Neha Trivedi and Dr Sam Taraporevala of the XRCVC and Prof Linda Dhakul from the Dept of Psychology of the college on March 10. In April, the centre, as an active part of the inclusion cell, continued ongoing work on the processes to be followed by the cell. Another presentation was made at the senior college staff meeting on April 29. XRCVC also continued ongoing work with the Examinations Department of St Xavier’s College to help some visually impaired students answer their examination papers using laptops.

141 • The XRCVC through the year continued its ongoing pioneering work in the area of mathematics and science education. Students were provided direct support services. The XRCVC created accessible electronic textbooks, Teaching-Learning Aids (TLAs), and provided conceptual training to these students. In addition, the XRCVC has started creating a TLA resource library for mathematics and science education, starting Std 1 onwards. • The XRCVC’s team on inclusive education comprising Neha Trivedi, Calveena D’Sylva, Rebecca Carvalho, Mimansa Vahia, Aurealia D’Mello and Shizanne D’Mello continued work on the Concept Teaching Manuals (CTMs), which have been designed for use by teachers working with blind or low vision students. Special educators or parents working on a one-on- one basis, as well as classroom teachers and tuition teachers in an inclusive classroom can incorporate the information and ideas from these manuals. These CTMs cover interactive ways to teach concepts to blind or low vision students including the use of Teaching-Learning Aids (TLAs) in the form of activities, real objects, 3D educational toys and models, 2D tactile diagrams, etc. • Ongoing work continued with students who are part of the XRCVC’s comprehensive educational offering. XRCVC also regularly conducted training and sensitisation sessions at Prime Academy, and other institutions like Beacon High School, St John’s Universal ICSE School, and Besant Montessori School. • Calveena D’Sylva participated in a consultation organised by Sightsavers in Delhi in November on the topic ‘School Readiness Framework for CVI in IE’. It was an orientation programme on inclusive teaching practices for teaching CVIs in inclusive education. • XRCVC conducted its capacity-building workshop— ‘I For Inclusion’ for various stakeholders during the year including the teachers of the Prime Academy (ICSE) school, Marol (in June 2016), the St. Xavier’s Institute of Education (in December 2016), and the North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (in March 2017). • Dr Sam Taraporevala, Neha Trivedi and Ketan Kothari participated in a full-day consultation conducted in Delhi at the invitation of Sightsavers on the theme, ‘ICT for school going visually impaired children in an inclusive setup’. • Mimansa Vahia commenced a 45-week long intensive training schedule in July for visually impaired persons titled, ‘Mathematics for Management Exams Training’. In August, she also conducted a Science Excitation workshop at Victoria Memorial School for the Blind. • In September 2016, Dr Sam Taraporevala visited the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) as an invitee to the Doctoral Advisory Committee meeting for the PhD thesis of Ruchi Palan. The thesis focuses on Disabled Students in Higher Education: A Study of Experiences and Aspirations. • In October, the centre’s Special Educators worked closely with Mr. Purandare of Galord Arts during the month to produce a Geometry kit for VI students for the upcoming trainings. This included an accessible scale and protractor. • During the year, XRCVC arranged over 100 scribes from nearby schools for the exams of students with special needs at St Xavier’s College. • An orientation visit was organised for 55 second-year BEd students of K J Somaiya College. • In January 2017 Kabir Nagral, a Grade 10 student at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts (USA) came to meet Dr Sam Taraporevala and Neha Trivedi. He was recently awarded a fellowship by his school to research learning initiatives for visually impaired students in India and the US. The eventual goal of his research is to identify, adapt and deliver effective and affordable maths and computer learning solutions which will provide job skills for the visually impaired. He was accompanied by his father Ajit Nagral, who heads a company called Sciformix. They were provided specific CTMs and TD research queries to start their work • The UGC team to review autonomy for the college visited the centre as part of its evaluation. The centre’s work came in for high commendation in their report. • A team from Mumbai University’s Local Inspection Committee visited XRCVC in January to learn about the work done at the centre. They were in college to review the affiliation for unaided courses. • Uma Rao from Mathruchaya Bangalore visited XRVC in January to share and exchange ideas on how they are creating books and tactile diagrams. She explained and demonstrated to Rebecca how Quick Tac and Swift can be used. In turn, Rebecca Carvalho took her through some parts of the research XRCVC has done with creating Thermoform diagrams. • XRCVC organised a programme for the Marathi Vidnyan Parishad in January on the occasion of National Science Day. A Reading Without Seeing workshop and awareness workshop were conducted on the occasion. • During the month, XRCVC sent Assistech its first two kits for tactile diagram production.

142 • Work also commenced on creating teachingtools.in, the online CTM library. The first Wikipage has been set up in this connection • Work pertaining to book content creation and accessible study material creation continued through the year. Both staff and volunteers are engaged in this work • Neha Trivedi set up a support group of Higher Education STEM visually impaired and low vision students to start a collaborative process of work. • Dr Sam Taraporevala was the keynote speaker for a seminar on Science and Technology for Persons with Disabilities at IGNOU. He spoke on the theme of “Science and the Blind, A double-edged sword: The Socio–Technical Challenge”. • Co-ordinated for and held a meeting in March 2017 with Dr Salil Jandyal, Hon. Secretary Mrs Goenka and Mrs Deshpande of Victoria Memorial School to discuss the kind of support XRCVC could provide in the academic year 2017-18. • Rebecca Carvalho met with 22 teachers from NAB Education Department for their Andheri centre, and oriented the teachers to some aspects of the work being done under the XRCVC Maths-Science Project and also provided a detailed brief about the Maths Science Efficiency workshop. • XRCVC Maths Science Egroup discussions among members continued through the year. The egroup currently has 63 members. • Meetings were held in April 2017 with Gregor Strutz and Snehal (an NID student) on the possibility of collaborations to develop a Geometry kit. Key design challenges while designing the ideal Geometry tools for India were also discussed with them. • In May 2017, Neha Trivedi and Calveena D’Sylva visited St. John’s Universal School, Goregaon West, to discuss with the management the various examination and other options for the two VI students in the school. They also met officials of Chatrabhuj Narsee School, Kandivali East, with regards the possibility of admission for a student whose parents had sought help from XRCVC. • In May 2017, 18 members of the Lions Club of East Bombay visited XRCVC to hand over the Lion’s trophy to Shekhar Manjulkar. Independent Living

Each of us, as we pass through our day, interact with a range of products, environments and services from transport services, to kitchen appliances, and entertainment products. How accessible are these daily living services and products for the visually challenged? The XRCVC’s Independent Living initiative questions and works towards rectifying these areas. Some of the activities covered under this initiative during the year are appended below. • Conducted continuing discussions with Assistech, IIT Delhi and Mumbai First about OnBoard, the accessible announcement system that will help Visually Impaired persons board buses. • Worked on pilot testing of location identification signages called Beacons. The plan is to have a Mobile Application in place for indoor navigation and identification for blind users. Also coordinated with a firm called NWBT on installing Beacons at Mumbai airport, and worked with a few engineering students on their Beacon navigation project and indoor navigation device. • Worked with LEAF Design Pvt Ltd on accessibility initiatives with design students. • Continued ongoing research and development work on visual / auditory / tactile teaching-learning aids and other independent living aids. Worked on integrating diverse technologies which could create a composite system to read through fingers, see through eyes, or hear through ears. The research also has immense potential for the teaching-learning process as it can promote paired reading and can assist a non-Braille literate person to also function effectively. • An Art of Living course was conducted in August 2016 for XRCVC members by Prof Sarada of St Xavier’s College. • Point of View conducted a five-day Digital Storytelling workshop for XRCVC members. Digital Story Telling is a creative form of expression, which enables the participants to delve within and talk about one story/ experience / moment that stands out most for them. At the end of five days they were mentored on giving voice to their thought and feeling, scripting their story, and given technical training for producing their digital story. • XRCVC’s suggestions given to the Ministry of Urban Development, Delhi were incorporated in the ‘Harmonised Guidelines And Space Standards For Barrier Free Built Environment For Persons With Disability and Elderly Persons – February 2016’

143 • XRCVC also gave its inputs to Enable India for their Viable summit • In February 2017, continued ongoing work with Fr Agnel Institute of Engineering and with Mr Sandeep Anand of NBW Tech for Beacon testing. • Dr Sam Taraporevala and Neha Trivedi met Faizan Zahid from IDC to exchange ideas on accessible bus transport. • A few engineering students from Swami Vivekananda college visited the centre to discuss their project on independent navigation aid for the blind. • Ketan Kothari from Sightsavers and Shizanne D’Mello translated E5 E-book prompts from English to Marathi. Awareness

Creating awareness about the lives and capabilities of visually impaired persons is one of the key areas that will open doors for them in a world where the rules are made for and by sighted people. The XRCVC has been working on a number of such initiatives through its awareness and sensitization workshop Antarchakshu® —The Eye Within. In May 2016, the XRCVC had launched a comic strip series titled ‘You & Eye’ as a sensitisation and awareness initiative. Probably India’s first comic strip on the lives of visually impaired persons, ‘You & Eye’ is a collaborative effort between the XRCVC, Jagran Group publication Mid-day, and Pune-based cartoonist, Nala Ponnappa. The comic strip is Table 3: General Awareness workshops and events

No Date Participant profile Venue No of Participants 1 03-Aug Architecture Students IES School of Architecture 35 2 09-Aug IT professionals Accenture (Inclusion and Diversity Expo) 80 3 12-Aug Design students IIT Bombay 20 4 15-Aug IT professionals BNY Mellon, Pune 66 5 15-Aug IT professionals BNY Mellon, Pune 36 6 15-Aug IT professionals BNY Mellon, Pune 37

7 16-Aug IT professionals BNY Mellon, Chennai 50

8 16-Aug IT professionals BNY Mellon, Chennai 66 9 01-Sep Students FYBMM students, St Xavier’s College 40 10 13-Sep Students Volunteer training for Antarchakshu 122 11 Sept 18, 19, 20 Antarchakshu at IITB 1734

12 01-Oct PhD Students IITB-Monash Research Academy 27 13 03-Oct Corporate staff Citibank 16

14 05-Oct Corporate staff I Sanofi Pharmaceuticals 27

15 05-Oct Corporate staff II Sanofi Pharmaceuticals 33 16 20-Oct Media students XIC 20 17 02-Dec Tata Bombay House 32

18 16-Dec Corporate Staff Deloitte office, Delhi 26

19 16-Dec Corporate Staff Deloitte office, Delhi 19

20 26-Dec IIT students IIT Delhi’s TRYST festival 12

21 26-Dec IIT students IIT Delhi’s TRYST festival 20 22 20-Apr Retailers Viviana Mall Thane 48 TOTAL: 2566 being published every week in the Sunday edition of Mid-day to a very good response from readers. In addition, XRCVC conducted its mega sensitisation and awareness event Antarchakshu® in IIT-Bombay on September 18, 19, 20 (A detailed report on the event is available separately.)

144 During the year Antarchakshu® was conducted at many places and for a variety of target groups covering 2566 participants. (see Table 3). • In February 2017, XRCVC put up a stall on Accessible Maths and Science at Paradigm (the annual science exhibition held at St. Xavier’s College). There were approximately 40 visitors. • During the same month, Dr Sam Taraporevala delivered a lecture to approximately 90 advertising students on ‘Sight’ at ISDI, Lower Parel. The lecture was organised by the Indian Advertisers’ Association under their five-part lecture series ‘ S e n s e’. • XRCVC participated in an exhibition for the National Science Day at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), and put up a stall on inclusive Science education, with focus on accessible tactile diagrams and demonstration on performing accessible light experiments. • In May 2017, Dr Sam Taraporevala and Aniket Gupta visited Hyderabad to attend the first Accessibility summit organized by Microsoft in collaboration with Sarthak Education Trust. Dr Taraporevala gave a talk on First Perspective: ‘What we need. What we don’t need’. Networking • Dr Sam Taraporevala and Neha Trivedi met Mr Mukesh Jain and Mr Sanjay Singh, MSJE at Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in Delhi to discuss accessibility initiatives. • Dr Vinay Saini from IIT Bombay (Nanobios Lab, Dept of Biosciences & Bioengineering), visited XRCVC in October 2016 to familiarise himself with the activities of the centre. He also introduced Dr Sam Taraporevala via email to Prof Amir Amedi and Tomer Behor from BrainVisionRehab.com, who are working on an assistive device called the Eyecane. • Satish Kanamadi from TISS and two of his colleagues visted XRCVC to gain insights into how they could improve their Assistive Technologies Centre, the MK Tata Centre for the Visually Challenged. • Additionally, Dr Sam Taraporevala and Aniket Gupta visited Delhi in December 2016, where they attended a meeting at MSJE to discuss assistive devices for the blind, held discussions at Saksham with Dipendra Manocha and others on accessible mobile phones, and attended the unveiling of the accessible metro map in Delhi’s Patel Chowk station. The map has been developed by Assistech - IIT Delhi. • In January, Aradhana Lal from Lemon Tree Hotels visited XRCVC to discuss career opportunities for disabled persons at Lemon Tree. • In February, Shahin Shaikh, Secretary, NAB Modal Research and Rehabilitation Centre, Nashik visited the centre to understand the work at XRCVC. • Jinisha Chedda (Director - Kandivali Sol’s Arc) visited the centre on February 10 • Sushil Gangawane from Navi Mumbai Muncipal Corporation visited the centre in February seeking assistance to set up a resource centre in Vashi. • Mark Mascarenhas, Opthalmologist from Swaraashi Netralaya, visited XRCVC to enquire whether he could refer his patients to the centre. Conclusion We would like to extend our gratitude to our funders, partners, and sponsors who have played a major role in making us what we are today. We would like to specially thank Great Eastern CSR Foundation, Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited, Sightsavers, Dhun Pestonji Parakh Discretionary Trust, a contribution by Armaity Keki Namver in memory of her brother late Hoshang Keki Namver, Godrej Industries Ltd, SBIMF Funds Management Pvt Ltd, NCR Corporation India Pvt Ltd, Lions Club of East Bombay, Center for Internet and Society (CIS), Banoo N Daroga, RUSA Maharashtra, TATA Sons Ltd, Suryavanshi Ads & Promotions LLP for supporting our various projects. A big thank you to our large pool of volunteers as well. Their commitment ensures that a small organisation like the XRCVC is able to make a significant contribution and touch the lives of countless people all over the country. In conclusion, our deep appreciation goes out to St. Xavier’s College—the management, staff members and students, for demonstrating to educational institutes all over the country how a centre of learning can be truly inclusive to persons with disabilities, particularly blind and low-vision persons. Special thanks to Dr Agnelo Menezes, the principal, whose ongoing support and guidance has helped the XRCVC continue as a centre of excellence of national repute.

145 IN CHERISHED MEMORY

A TRIBUTE OF LOVE TO mr. THEOTONIO PEREIRA

‘Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue’.

- Plato

Mr. Theotonio C. Pereira from the Department of Physics who passed away suddenly on Oct. 2, 2015 seemed to echo what Plato brought to bear. Physics was his first love and music his second and together, they set him on a journey questing for the soul of education at Xavier’s. A dedicated teacher and alumnus of merit, he taught physics to several generations in a career that spanned 28 long years. Loved by his colleagues, he remained simple and cheerful in disposition. He took delight in his little family consisting of his wife Sharmine, daughter Shanice and son Sean. Electronics and gadgets caught his fancy and found him volunteering to offer his expertise to the fledgling B.Sc. I.T course at its inception.

Although his mobility was restricted he did not shirk his responsibilities as a teacher and mentor. He served on several committees and was among the first few teachers to give EUMIND the shape it has today.

When death came a-calling, it found him ready for a new innings of life with His Maker. He reported for work on Oct.1, 2015 but collapsed after a massive heart attack that very night. As Randy Pausch says,

“We don’t meet the reaper by living longer, but by living well, and living fully- for the reaper will come for all of us. The question is: what do we do between the time we are born and the time he shows up”.

Rest in Peace Theo and may the angels carry you onward!

Hasnain Naqvi

A Tribute to Mr Yeshwant Gawde, former Laboratory assistant of the Department of Microbiology

Shri Yeshwant Gawde joined the Department of Microbiology of the college as a laboratory attendant in 1963. He retired after years of dedicated service, as lab assistant, in 1998. Through these years, Yeshwant worked most sincerely and with a fierce loyalty to the department. The welfare and training of the students was his greatest concern and the faculty depended heavily on him for the optimum working of the department laboratories. He willingly trained laboratory assistants of other Biology departments of the college in Microbiology practices.

Yeshwant’s dependable and cooperative spirit was encapsulated in the title of Shahrukh Khan’s movie ‘ Main Hoon Na’. The Department was very fortunate to have enjoyed the services of Yeshwant.

May his soul rest in peace. Professor Vivien Amonkar

146 WE SINCERELY THANK OUR DONORS (JULY 2016- JUNE 2017) Name Amount

Dr. (Mrs.) Irene Iyer ` 10,000,000/-

Ms. Sheila Dubey ` 300,000/-

Ms. Hui Hui ` 11,000/-

Mr. Kevin Coutinho ` 10,000/-

Ms. Maria Pallikunnath ` 6,000/-

Ms. Fiona Loui John ` 6,000/-

We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering collaboration through the sustenance of the Endowment Fund

147 Permanent Record of Major Donations to St. Xavier's College Name Amount The Sir Dorabji Tata and the Sir Ratan Tata Trusts ` 12,93,15,000/- Dr. (Mrs.) Irene Iyer ` 1,00,00,000/- Bajaj Hindustan Foundation ` 1,00,00,000/- Ms. Anu Aga ` 1,00,00,000/- Mr. Arthur Fernandes Fund ` 53,54,308/- Dr. Edgar Da Silva Memorial ` 38,00,000/- Mr. Eric Pinto ` 32,35,295/- Mr. Roger Pereira ` 29,05,067/- Dr. Fiona and Luis Miranda ` 28,50,000/- Flora and Francis Mascarenhas Memorial ` 20,00,000/- Late Mr. Russi Lala ` 15,00,000/- Mr. Ashley Tellis ` 12,00,000/- Mr. Brian Almeida ` 12,00,000/- Ms. Caroline Rasquinha ` 12,00,000/- Mr. Aubrey Mendonca ` 11,13,184/- Dr. Joseph Pais ` 10,00,000/- Akshay Dixit Fund ` 10,00,000/- Mr. Ismail Merchant Fund ` 6,00,000/- Ms. Keti Mehta ` 5,00,000/- Mr. Essaji Vahanvati ` 5,00,000/- Ms. Sheila Dubey ` 4,00,000/- Fr. Macia Memorial ` 3,02,692/- Mr. Sharad Parikh ` 3,00,000/- Belinda and Vivek Kadambi ` 2,50,000/- Mr. Rajiv Dewan Saigal ` 2,50,000/- Gema and Jeff Menezes Fund ` 2,00,000/- Mr. Vivek Asrani ` 2,00,000/- Mr. Paul Parambi ` 2,00,000/- Mr. Varun Batra ` 1,50,000/- Mr. Jitendra Karnani ` 1,50,000/- Late Mr. Ahmed Adaya ` 1,12,500/- Mr. Shamid Hulsure ` 1,00,000/- Mr. Trilochan Singh Sahney ` 1,00,000/- Mr. Noorali Kassmali Rattonsey ` 1,00,000/- Mr. Vinod Nair ` 1,00,000/- Mr. M. G. Pai ` 1,00,000/- We are extremely grateful to your steadfast support. Your magnanimous contributions enable us to bolster our academic endeavours.

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