HASSARAM RIJHUMAL COLLEGE OF COMMERCE & ECONOMICS

Affiliated to the University of Mumbai

I/C Principal Mr. Parag Thakkar

Vice-Principals Degree College

Dr. Jehangir Bharucha Dr. Pooja Ramchandani Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi

Librarian Superintendent Admin. Dr. Madhuri Tikam Ms. Jyoti Govindani

Editor Graphic Design Ms Misha Bothra Ms Kamini Bahl

www.hrcollege.edu

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1 About Us 3 From the Desk of the I/C Principal 4 Academics 31 Lectures | Seminars | Workshops 58 Inter Collegiate Events 87 Beyond Academics 113 Internationalisation of HR 124 Student Enrichment 159 Our Achievers 169 Student Stories 197 Annual Prize Distribution Degree College 213 Annual Prize Distribution Junior College 222 Prize Distribution Lists

Inside Front Cover - Recognitions

Inside Back Cover - HR News

2 From the Desk of the I/C Principal

Greetings from the Staff and Students and welcome to the vibrant world of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics affiliated to the University of Mumbai. Academic and co-curricular activities continue to be organized with great enthusiasm and commitment. The Prof Parag Thakkar previous year has been packed with guest lecture series, I/C Principal seminars, intercollegiate events - preparation, organization, participation and winning; signing of MOU's and much more. Our faculty members are always active in academic ventures and knowledge up-gradation. On the cultural front HR won most of the prominent inter- collegiate events. There is also a thrust on social responsibility in the college with students being encouraged to participate actively in Intelligence plus social work and build sensitivities to the world outside their college which is not as privileged. character - that is the The goal of H.R. College is to impact education that helps students meet the challenges and opportunities as they make goal of true education. their way in the world as citizens and as leaders; to equip them to succeed and flourish; and to live useful, creative, - Martin Luther King, Jr. responsible and reflective lives. In the true HR tradition, the college emphasizes holistic development and how each individual can develop a successful career while also having a fulfilling life and contributing to the society. We do this all within the setting of one of the most vibrant business communities and exciting cities in the world. In the new academic year I welcome you to more learning vistas and sharing opportunities at H.R.!

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4 FYBCOM ORIENTATION July 15, 2016

H.R. College of Commerce & Economics welcomed the P r i n c i p a l D r. I n d u S h a h a n i first year enthusiasts to the Orientation Ceremony congratulated and welcomed the new organized by The Students' Council. batch of 2016-2017 after which the Principal Dr. Indu Shahani The parents and students were given an overview of the toppers for the academic year 2015- Credit Based Grading System as well as the new 2016 were felicitated along with examination pattern by Vice-Principal Prof. Parag Thakkar. students of the prestigious Honours Programme. Dr. Navin Punjabi shared the outstanding achievements and Principal Dr. Shahani inducted the new core committee activities of the college and its students. members of The Students' Council and The Sports Council, H.R. College's global approach towards education was commending their efforts in facilitating the admission emphasized and highlighted by a short presentation by two process. students Ms. Priyanshi Chokshi and Mr. Vardhan Chheda; The faculty was introduced and they wished the new batch both selected as representatives for the McDonald Cadet all the very best for the upcoming year. After an interactive Leadership Conference at the US Military Academy, session between parents and faculty the events on both New York. days concluded with the national anthem.

Felicitation of Students and Faculty

Introduction of degree college faculty at the Orientation

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The Students’ Council

The Sports Council

Full house at the Orientation

6 IQAC ACADEMICS

INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL

The IQAC of H.R. College aims to pursue Global Standards of Excellence in all Teaching-Learning and Dr. Madhuri Tikam Research Endeavours, by enhancing the capacity of all Coordinator stakeholders through the internalisation of the quality culture. “Collaboration and Networking” was the theme for the IQAC activities this year. IQAC strengthened the existing joint ventures and initiated several new ones for the betterment of student and teacher community. To improve the overall effectiveness and impact of the college as a whole, following activities were conducted by the IQAC during the year 2016-17: NEW LINKAGES

The college collaborated with many reputed organisations to ensure the holistic development of students: · Think Education Advisory Services LLP to deliver world class international education in India. Think Education provides innovative educational solutions December 2016: MoU with Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute to promote Yoga for the youth through the Yoga & Fitness Club within the K-12 and the Higher Education space, with a SYNC of HR College. focus on teaching learning excellence. · EduEdgePro Pvt. Ltd. to offer a Certified Capital Markets Programme (CCMP) an industry oriented course at H.R. College. · Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute to promote Yoga for the youth through the Yoga & Fitness Club SYNC of HR College. · DhanGyan - TATA Capital Financial Literacy Certificate Course for Students

January 9, 2017: MoU for Zumba Dance fitness class to be conducted by Trupti for students at HR College

December 2016: DhanGyan - TATA Capital Financial Literacy January 17, 2017: A Memorandum of Understanding was signed Certificate Course for Students by HR College with Sonakshi Agarwal of One School Store.

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· Zumba Dance fitness class to be conducted by Trupti Mentoring” on various aspects related to library and for the students of H.R. College. professional development of library staff. The programme was successful in initializing many joint ventures such as · One School Store for supply of Textbooks to the college library portal, digital repository, and staff training students by ordering them online. programmes etc. in the future. · JobReady: Optimizing Operations and Automating Client Processes - for placements of students. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT · Indian Express Limited - an Indian news media Faculty Development Programmes help promote academic publishing company - for free newspapers, Express excellence and improve the educational vitality. H.R. Talks and Events on various subjects - November, 2016 College is bound to enhance individual strengths and abilities as well as organizational capacities and the overall TAKING A LEAD culture by offering a range of Faculty Development opportunities. This year The college played a lead role in organizing sessions to bring together concerned people to resolve the challenges · Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute conducted regular yoga faced and to chart out the way forward. classes for teaching and non teaching staff members. Workshop on "Implementation of B. Voc. Course · A Powerful Leadership Programme designed by Edelweiss for HR Faculty was held on February 25, in Retail" 2017, at Edelweiss House, Kalina by Prof. Vijaya H.R. College of Commerce & Economics organised a Suvarna, a National & International Award Winner for National Level Workshop on "Implementation of B.Voc. Excellence in Training and Education. Course in Retail" in association with RASCI (Retailers · A one day Faculty Development Programme was Association's Skill Council of India) on January 12, 2017. organized jointly by H.R. College of Commerce & The workshop was attended by about 50 participants from Economics and Meghnad Desai Academy of all over India. A team of twenty experts from RASCI, Economics on September 24, 2016, covering NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) and Simulation of a live double oral auction market and a Retail Industry guided the attendees regarding the structure live financial market? and procedure of successful implementation of B.Voc. Course in Retail Management, introduced by University STUDENT ENRICHMENT Grants Commission (UGC). The ambiguous course structure and vague guidelines affected the effective New Initiatives implementation of the course in various universities across India. To empower the students and encourage them to go beyond the academic pursuits H.R. College always goes the extra Brainstorming Session of Peer Mentoring mile. Three new students associations were introduced for Programme for Librarians and Assistant the developing multifaceted individuals. Librarians Synthesis of Yoga & Niyama Council SYNC-HRC is a student-run organization for the Under the guidance of Mr. Anil Harish, President of HSNC integration of mind, body and soul of students, staff and Board the first Brainstorming Session of Peer Mentoring faculty; to provide a stress free, focused environment. It Programme for Librarians and Assistant Librarians of the aims to inculcate Yoga into the daily lives of the youth, with colleges under the board was organised by H.R. College on special emphasis on physical, mental and emotional well April 25, 2015. The programme aimed for “Mutual being. It has established a holistic, inclusive process of involving a wide range of fitness related activities to develop the overall health and wellness of students at HR. Ranging from weekly Yoga classes, holding Yoga sessions for the faculty and non-teaching staff, to panel discussions by eminent personalities in the Fitness industry. The Young Leaders Club The Young Leaders Club of H.R. College has been formed with the sole objective of inculcating leadership skills

8 IQAC ACADEMICS among its members; it organises workshops, guest lectures and skills. It was a great and boosting start for FEMA. and events, allowing each and every member to take Financial events organized were Catalyzer, Budget responsibility for all the activities related to the event, Breaker, Caveat Emptor, Monodeal, Mock Stock followed thereby allowing over all personality development of the by flagship events Student of the Year and Shark Tank. members associated with it. Also, a fun element to the festival was added with fun filler The newly formed FEMA Club is the Finance, like Guess the Ingredients. Entrepreneurship & Marketing Association of H.R. College. They organised their first inter-collegiate finance ELYSIUM 2017 (March 2-3, 2017) festival "BREAK THROUGH 2017". This start-up festival 'SYNC – H.R. College' organised the first fitness and had a huge turnover of students gathered from 15 different wellness fest in the college arena called 'Elysium' 2017. colleges and 12 intra clubs, to showcase their talents and This fest was modelled as an intra-college event and inter- skills. college event involving several clubs from within H.R. College and a few colleges in Mumbai, with a total of 300 NEW INTERCOLLEGIATE EVENTS participants. To enhance organizational and leadership skills of H R The aim of the fest was to inculcate fitness and wellness Students, IQAC encouraged new intercollegiate events on related activities into the daily lives of today's youth. various domains. Activities included free demo sessions in Zumba, DISCIDIUM 2016 (December 16-17, 2016) Kickboxing and Yoga along with several innovative competitions such as 'Fitness Twister', a fitness quiz, a H.R. College organized DISCIDIUM, an inter-collegiate sports/fitness entrepreneurship competition, Rink Football Business & Economics Fest with a large participation from with a twist and 'Talent Speaks' amongst others. Students colleges across Mumbai. The theme for DISCIDIUM was - were able to learn new activities as well as compete, "Dream, Develop, Disrupt", which was at the core of the displaying their skills and talents. festival and all its associated events. It included three categories of events: RESEARCH ADVANCEMENT 3 Star Events - What an Idea! | Ad-O-Meter | Ring the bell With the motivation and support of The IQAC of H.R. 2 Star Events - Revive To Survive | Bizolympics | College, the research activities and publications of faculty ECOSHASTRA and students enhanced drastically. Five Faculty members 1 Star Events - Earn The Goal | Granny's Mystery Hunt were awarded the Minor Research Grants from the NAANDI (January 4-6, 2017) CORE COMMITTEE University of Mumbai. Chairperson The Marathi Vangdmay Mandal (MVM) organised their Prof. Parag Thakkar first ever intercollegiate cultural festival, NAANDI 2017. Convenor A total of 47 colleges from Mumbai participated in Dr. Jehangir Bharucha 12 events spread over three days. The festival had Coordinator literary, art and cultural events. Six word story, blog Dr. Madhuri V. Tikam writing and story writing in Marathi and Debate, Members print poster making with non-traditional painting Dr. Pooja Ramchandani objects, Mehndi design on nails, and T-shirt Dr. Madhu Kelkar Dr. Paromita Chakrabarti painting & 'Navras', a theatre event were some of Dr. Priyamvada Sawant the events. Apart from these, Folk dance, Laavni Dr. Amit Nandu performances and Fashion Show defined the Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee penultimate moment of NAANDI 2017. Dr. Navin Punjabi BREAK THROUGH 2K17 (February 16-17, Dr. Rani Tyagi 2017) Prof. Simran Kalyani Prof. Geeta Sahu The Finance, Entrepreneurship & Marketing Prof. Tasneem Razmi association of H.R. College commenced with their Prof. Nidhi Thanawala first inter-collegiate finance festival "BREAK Prof. Yunus Gangat THROUGH 2K17".In this start-up festival Members & Alumni thousand of students gathered from 15 different Dr. Pratibha Jain colleges and 12 intra clubs, to showcase their talents NAANDI 2017 Mrs. Malvika Ramchandani Mr. Dhruv Sayani

9 POST GRADUATE STUDIES & THE HONOURS PROGRAMME ACADEMICS POST GRADUATE STUDIES

The college conducts a four semester course leading to the MCom Degree in Business Management and Advanced Accountancy. Majority of the students admitted into Semester I were high rankers with O grades. Dr. Jehangir Bharucha Coordinator: This year 40% of the assessment continued to be in the form of Research Post Graduate Studies, Projects for Semester 3 and 4 whereas students enrolled in Semester 1 and 2 The Honours Programme, had internal class tests of 40 marks. and Travel & Tourism Management Students presented in-depth research reports as part of their internal assessment which got them high praise from the examiners and also did ü world class teaching environment extremely well in the class tests, thanks to the untiring efforts of the faculty. ü continuous monitoring of performance The faculty continues to work hard with the students, spending additional ü mentoring by faculty time with them, close to the examination. ü interactive learning The MCom department helps secure placements with the help of the ü class discussions Placement Cell of the college. SMS alerts and emails continue to be sent to ü guidance lectures before exams convey important dates and information about the post graduate course. ü supportive learning environment The post graduate students also contribute to the academics in the college The college results for MCom far outpaced by assisting in teaching and conducting examinations for the junior classes. the University results. Congratulations to The salient features of the H.R. College MCom Programme continue to be the staff and students!!

Coordinator THE HONOURS PROGRAMME Dr. Jehangir Bharucha

The Honours Programme, now in its eleventh year, continues to be the most sought after programme in the college. It is designed to offer academically talented students intellectual opportunities and challenges that would complement and enrich their regular course work. This year 20 students will graduate with the Honours citation, most of them with overall grade of A+ and A.

The requirements of the Honours Programme are: ü successful completion of seminar courses ü successful completion of research reports ü domestic study tour Honours study tour ü experiential learning ü social responsibility projects ü an internship with report Academic toppers credits are also offered.

This year SY Honours batch undertook a faculty - supervised study tour to Western India to get a first hand study of various cultures and traditions within our country.

The Honours Programme strongly encourages student research. Students were asked to analyse various topics Experiential learning

10 THE HONOURS PROGRAMME & T & T ACADEMICS pertaining to the global economy and the diverse segments of the Indian economy, drawing up recommendations that would serve as functional solutions. The thrust this year has also been on social responsibility as students work closely with old age homes and NGOs to extend various kinds of non monetary assistance and support.

The Honours Programme, continues only for those students who show remarkable motivation and passion for learning. In accordance with opportunities for advanced studies and research, the programme components are designed and reformed regularly to guarantee a continually expanding breadth of knowledge. It allows students to study intensively, independently, at an advanced level and it encourages collaborative learning. Exposure to different cultures and tradition

Coordinator TRAVEL & TOURISM MANAGEMENT Dr. Jehangir Bharucha

The year 2016-2017 has been an enriching year for the Add-On Course of Tourism & Travel Management which is a highly employment oriented course. With committed and dedicated staff, guest lectures, tie - ups with Thomas Cook and Kuoni Travels, the experience has been everlasting and a memorable one for the students. After having successfully passed the written test, a group discussion and a personal interview, an orientation was given to the students of F.Y. B.Com. The students were given an insight into the basics of the course, curriculum, projects, submission, regular attendance, mandatory trip, excursions and on-the-job training. Inspiring teamwork Several guest lecturers were organised for the students of F.Y.B.Com and S.Y.B.Com Tourism & Travel Management. The F.Y.B.Com students covered topics such as beach tourism, adventure tourism, Eco tourism, Map work including capitals and countries etc. The S.Y.B.Com students of Tourism & Travel Management presented very impressive projects on various destinations in India such as Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Kashmir, Uttaranchal. It helped them in enhancing their itinerary making skills. The students were placed successfully for their on-the-job training for a minimum of 8 weeks with Thomas Cook, Penguin Holidays Pvt. Ltd, Kuoni Holidays etc. A few Memories for a lifetime...

11 TRAVEL & TOURISM MANAGEMENT ACADEMICS students who have been working with the travel industry The icing on the cake was the Hyderabad trip which was since the last 5 to 6 years and have been extremely organized for the S.Y. B.Com and F.Y. B.Com students. successful are: They visited the Nehru Zoological Park to visit rare animal species, Sudha cars museum for different shaped cars, l Miss Drishti Kodwani who is working with Thomas Salarjung Museum for an exquisite collection of Cook to promote inbound tourism in Europe. sculptures, paintings, carvings, textiles etc. They also l Miss Rashna Samel who is working at TRAC visited the Golconda Fort to view its acoustics, palaces, Representation who represents tourism boards of ingenious water supply system etc. Monaco, Kenya, Jamaica and Abu Dhabi. The next day they went to Ramoji Film City which is The T.Y.B.Com students have been exposed to a wider area accredited as one of the largest incorporated film studio in terms of Entrepreneurship, Case Study and Frontiers of complexes in the world. The studio includes some beautiful New Tourism which have given them insights to Gardens, hills, lakes, artificial waterfalls, amusement parks understand each and every aspect of the travel agency and and striking architecture. The students relished Hyderabad tour operations. biryani! It was a blend of cultural and leisure tourism. Deserving students were awarded trophies and certificates To conclude, the Tourism & Travel Management Course in the Best Student and All-rounder categories at the has introduced new events & programmes and briefed the Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony. Trophies were given best students and enable them to get real life knowledge by the Maharashtra State Tourism Development from faculty & industrial experts, thus helping them in Corporation. shaping their overall personality in the field of travel.

Hyderabad trip - blend of cultural and leisure tourism

12 ADD - ON ADVERTISING ACADEMICS ADD - ON COURSE OF ADVERTISING

PROPSHOP 24 - THE PURE SELLING COMPETITION Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi Vice Principal & Coordinator

The Second Year Students of the Add-on Advertising Course were groomed to sell an existing product for which they acquired complete knowledge of the product. They were then grilled by leaders from B- Schools and industry, testing their selling skills.

Winning team of the pure selling competition with I/C Principal Prof Parag Thakkar and Vice Principal Rajeshwari Ravi

Advertising Students held the judges spellbound with their SELLING SKILLS during the PURE SELLING COMPETITION

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FILM MAKING COMPETITION

Advertising Students participating in "Intra-college Film Making Competition"- the theme of the film being "Anti-Racism"

BRANDING & MEDIA PLANNING COMPETITION

Advertising Students taking active part in a "Branding & Media Planning" Competition where they made a very innovative "Health Drink". The judges cherished every ounce of the drink.

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RESEARCH CELL & DEPARTMENT OF LIFELONG LEARNING & EXTENSION

The Research Cell at H.R. College believes in the fact that “Research is creating new knowledge”. The Cell urges the Dr. Geeta Nair faculty and the students to explore and find out the deep Coordinator strands of research by multiple modes of learning and understanding. Research Cell has been participating and excelling in all the competitions, fests and other education related facets this year. Some of the accolades in various events and research activities are as follows: 1. FINACC 2016 - R.A. Poddar College - August 6, 2016 2. ARTH UTSAV 2016 - Nagindas Khandwala College - August 12, 2016 3. UTKARSH and KOMMERS 2016 - SIES College - September 19, 2016 4. ELYSIUM 2017 - B.L. Amlani College - January 10, Research Paper Session by Dr. Geeta Nair 2017 Throughout the year, workshops and seminars by illustrious and experienced researchers are being organised in college to SESSION ON HOW TO WRITE RESEARCH motivate and provide the required skills to students. The PAPERS more important reason is that the research itself provides an important long-run perspective on the issues faced on a day- June 23, 2016 to-day basis. Dr. Geeta Nair conducted a detailed session on various Research Cell also focuses mainly on activities related to the aspects of research report writing like title, objectives, Department of Lifelong Learning & Extension (DLLE). hypothesis, research methodology, research design, To develop sensitivities to involve the development of the observation, conclusion and a special focus on bibliography community to overall and diverse learning needs of all the or references. segments of the people of the community, visits to Municipal THE RESEARCH SCHOLAR OF H.R. school which covered more than 600 students, were accomplished. Career Seminars for all the degree college August 1, 2016 students are also being organised to enlighten towards The fresher's were already proud structured and quintessential learning. to be HR'ites, the Research Cell All the students and teachers who perform exceptionally well gave HR'ites a tag of 'The in their research are being felicitated every year. Many new Research Scholar of HR'. initiatives are being taken up and worked upon every year by On August 1, 2016 the Research budding economists and researchers. The more important Cell of HR College conducted an reason is that the research itself provides an important long- orientation. Dr. Geeta Nair, Head run perspective on issues faced on a day-to-day basis. Being D e p a r t m e n t o f B u s i n e s s a researcher requires inspiration and constant dedication. Economics; threw light on the work done by the research cell. The dream 'Research for All' has been released through Research is the systematic investigation and study of growth of research activities by students and faculty. The materials and sources to establish facts and reach new college is proud to have the following minor research conclusions, so it shapes people's understanding of the world projects of the University of Mumbai sanctioned this year. around them. It builds capacity and life skills, enriching GRANTS FOR MINOR RESEARCH PROJECTS student knowledge to international standards & competitiveness. Dr. Nair discussed her own work with Dr. Pooja Ramchandani Commerce international publications. Dr. Amit Nandu Commerce The motivation boosted the spirits of the young HR'ites, to Dr. Priyamvada Sawant History expect the unexpected, being a part of Research Cell, & Ms. Anjalli Vachhani Commerce hence the name 'The Research Scholar of HR'. Ms Shubhada Kanchan Maths & Statistics

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CAREER PROJECT January 28, 2017 While some of us unknowingly disregard the January 2017: The awareness and the exposure to opportunities University of South we have, there are others struggling every America has day to make the most of the little they have. conferred the Keeping this in mind, the Research Cell of prestigious Honorary H.R. College under the Department of Degree of Doctor of Lifelong Learning & Extension (DLLE) visited the Colaba Secondary Municipal Letters (D. Litt.) on School to create awareness regarding careers Dr. Geeta Nair for after 10th Std. and to motivate the children to her outstanding pursue what they like in keeping with their contribution to interests. research! The two hour long session, held for 6 Kudos to Dr. Nair! divisions of the 8th and the 9th Standards, was filled with enthusiasm on both sides while information regarding careers and the financial help those children could avail of was narrated through stories and anecdotes. This impactful session, at the end of the day, became an eye-opener and a learning experience for both the children and their respective trainers.

Dr. Pratibha Jain guided the students and provided information on opportunities for studying abroad EDUVISION 360: EXPLORING

OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD DLLE students at the Colaba Secondary Municipal School providing information about careers after 10th Std. September 23, 2016 An information session for students interested in education opportunities abroad, was conducted by Dr. Pratibha Jain, Education Counselor at H.R. College. Dr. Jain has 30 years of experience in guiding more than 30,000 students aspiring to study abroad. Dr. Jain gave basic yet crucial advice for doing things those students would consider their calling, analyzing their interests and connecting with people from the field. She recommended that the students practically analyze all aspects of studying abroad and not just give in to the glamour. She shed light on the various aspects related to education and career opportunities abroad. This was followed by an hour long question answer session answering all the student queries.

16 ACADEMICS PH.D. CENTRE BUSINESS POLICY & ADMINISTRATION

Two students have registered for PhD under Dr. Pooja Ramchandani, Vice Principal, Dr. Pooja Ramchandani H.R. College of Commerce & Economics Ph.D. guide Meena Desai Kanu Priya Sharma Programme Director, Indian School of Assistant Professor, HR College of Management & Entrepreneurship (ISME) Commerce & Economics Study: Evaluation of Corporate Social Study: Challenges Faced by Handicraft Responsibility Spending of Selected Manufacturers with Special Reference listed Companies on Bombay Stock to Handicraft Industry in Uttar Pradesh Exchange (BSE) The discussion related to the concept of Corporate Social India is known for its rich culture which includes many art forms. Responsibility (CSR) emerged in 1960s which emphasized upon The handicraft industry has a history of several centuries. The the relationship between the corporates and their responsibilities artisans in the earlier days were known worldwide for their skill towards the society. In the global scenario, India is the first and craftsmanship. This sector, which forms a major part of this country which has made the CSR spending mandatory. Thus, the rich cultural heritage of the country, utilizes the traditional skill companies with a turnover of Rs. 1,000 crore or net profit of Rs. 5 of artisans in various crafts such as wooden ware, metal ware, crore or more are required to earmark 2% of their net profit for textile weaving & printing, marble & stone crafts, leather works, the preceding three years towards the CSR activities. Therefore, jewelry etc. keeping in view this requirement, the companies listed on the Being huge in size, the state of Uttar Pradesh produces large BSE are considered for the purpose of this research. As per recent number of crafts created by the large number of artisans spread analysis done by BSE, there are 1294 companies which are across the state. Various handicrafts including earthen pottery, listed. All these companies are required to spend on CSR as per carpets weaving, chikankari embroidery, silk saris etc., are the the stipulated law. Hence, companies listed on are selected based primary artifacts of Uttar Pradesh. Different parts of the state on the assumption that usually the companies which can afford to produce different crafts. For example, Varanasi is popular for silk follow the CSE mandate are listed on stock exchange as well. saris, whereas Mirzapur produces carpets. Agra and Kanpur are With so many companies listed on the Asia's oldest stock famous for its leather crafts and Moradabad manufactures metal exchange, it is necessary to study their spending pattern and to ware. Lucknow, on the other hand, produces chikankari find out the areas in which the spending is done. Alongside, for embroidery, which is renowned all over the world. the convenience of the researcher, the scope of the study has been The Handicrafts sector has suffered from basic problems of limited to the companies listed only on the BSE. being in the unorganized sector with additional constraints like No study has covered or made any attempt to find out the lack of education, capital, poor exposure to new technologies, spending pattern of the companies listed on BSE. It is significant absence of market intelligence and poor institutional framework. to understand this aspect as one of the most reputed companies of These problems have been further aggravated due to lack of India is listed on BSE. The BSE listed companies are the proper care on the welfare of the artisans i.e. the Handicraft barometer of the economic success of the nation. Manufacturers. Through this study, will attempt to answer these questions: Following are the Objectives of the Study : 1. Are the companies following the stipulated CSR mandate, 1. To study the challenges faced by Handicraft Manufacturers in implemented by GOI? Uttar Pradesh in product development and raw material 2. Which activities are most preferred as a part of CSR supply. initiatives among the BSE listed companies? 2. To study the effectiveness of Supply Chain and the role of 3. What comprehensive or planned approach is followed by middle-men in the Handicraft Industry in Uttar Pradesh. companies covered under research? 3. To study the challenges faced by Manufacturers of 4. The companies which are covered under the scope of Handicrafts in Uttar Pradesh in Marketing and access to research are receiving any benefit by assuming CSR Market Information. activities or not? 4. To study the sources of capital and financial challenges faced Thus, the study will encompass the final results inferred, by manufacturers of handicrafts in Uttar Pradesh. providing answers to the research questions. The section will 5. To evaluate awareness and effectiveness of Government also propose strategies which the companies can take to fulfill initiatives with respect to handicraft manufacturers in Uttar their CSR mandate and compliances. Pradesh.

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SPECIALISED DEGREE COURSES

BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES - BMS

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (ACCOUNTING & FINANCE) - BAF Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (BANKING & INSURANCE) - BBI Associate Dean BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (FINANCIAL MARKETS) - BFM BACHELOR OF MASS MEDIA - BMM BACHELOR OF VOCATION - BVoc (Retail Management) BACHELOR OF VOCATION - BVoc (Tourism & Hospitality Management)

ORIENTATION July 13, 2016

At the orientation for FY Self-financed Courses, students and parents were given an insight into the various activities of the clubs and associations of H.R. College and the variety of opportunities offered by the college. This presentation was followed by highlights and achievements of the college. Seniors shared their Faculty of the Self-financed Courses were introduced by Principal Dr. Indu Shahani experiences about internships. An overview of the Credit Based Grading System as well as the new examination pattern was also given. Dr. Navin Punjabi presented the outstanding achievements and activities of the college and its students. H.R. College’s global approach towards education was highlighted by a short presentation by two students who were selected as representatives for the McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference at the US Military Academy, New York. Principal Dr. Indu Shahani congratulated and welcomed the new batch of 2016-2017 followed by the felicitation of the toppers for the academic year 2015-2016 along with students of the Honour’s Programme. Principal Dr. Shahani inducted the new core committee members of The Students' Council and The Sports Council, commending their efforts of the past year and the work done by them for the admission process. Faculty of the Self-financed Courses were introduced who wished the new batch all the very best for the upcoming academic year.

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CONGRATULATIONS RANKERS 2016-2017 RESULTS

FYBMS – SEM I FYBFM - SEM II Academic orientation has been at the fore front of HR 1 EIREEN BHARUCHA 1 NIKITA KAKWANI 1 SEJAL PAMECHA 1 DIVYA KHEMANI vision. The combined efforts of students & teachers have 2 JINAL CHHAJER 2 AASHNA SOLANKI led to glorious results on the academic front which gives 3 URVI KOTHARI 3 TANISHKA KIRPALANI HR a strong base. FYBMS – SEM II SYBFM - SEM III 1 EIREEN BHARUCHA 1 AISHWARYA YERRAMILLY The following students are the top rankers at the 2 URVI KOTHARI 2 MADHURI KUKREJA University of Mumbai examinations. 3 GEETIKA BHATIA 3 NEIL KARIA SYBMS - SEM III SYBFM - SEM IV Manan Zaveri, TYBMS 88.14% 1 SALONI GOPANI 1 AISHWARYA YERRAMILLY 2 KHUSHBOO DESAI 2 SHUBHANGI SHOREWALA Ms. Drishti Kapadia, TYBAF 91.33% 3 VIVEKA JHAVERI 3 KRISH JAIN Ms. Shubhangi Mehrotra, TYBBI 82.29% SYBMS - SEM IV 3 MANJU KUKREJA 1 SALONI GOPANI TYBFM - SEM V Ms. Keya Shah, TYBFM 85.86% 2 ANISHA KAPOOR 1 KEYA SHAH 3 KRISHA JHAVERI 2 MITHLESH VYAS Ms. Riya Parekh, TYBMM (advertising) 81.33% TYBMS - SEM V 3 POOJA SHAH 1 MANAN ZAVERI FYBMM - SEM I Ms. Aashna Patel, TYBMM (journalism) 79.17% 2 ROHAN GHEEWALA 1 SHIVALI BOOB 3 SHREEYA AGARWAL 2 ZENALI SHAH Jai Berry topped in BVoc Tourism and Hospitality FYBAF - SEM I 3 RAJESHWARI PATWARDHAN Management 87.83% 1 PRATIBHA MIMANI FYBMM - SEM II 2 SIMRAN AHUJA 1 SHIVALI BOOB Zainab Pardawala topped in BVoc Retail Management 2 DEVESH HASIJA 2 BATUL RAAZ 82.50% 3 ASMITA GUPTA 3 PRIYANKA KESWANI FYBAF - SEM II SYBMM - SEM III 1 VINNY MIRCHANDANI 1 AASHNA BHATIA HR PULSE 2 KIMBERLEY PINTO 2 NATASHA DASWANI 3 SIMRAN AHUJA 3 MANASVI NARWANI To add to the existing enriched curriculum & activities, HR SYBAF - SEM III SYBMM - SEM IV continues the HR Pulse sessions where practical hands-on 1 MANASVI NARWANI 1 ANUSHKA SHAH skill building & personality development workshops are 2 NAMRATA RAJDEV 2 SANGEETIKA SINHA 3 ASEES KAUR 3 INSIYA JAPANWALA conducted for first-year students. A lasting week of unique SYBAF - SEM IV TYBMM ADVERTISING - SEM V sessions from Zumba to theater workshops to writing are 1 NAMRATA RAJDEV 1 RIYA PAREKH 2 GARIMA MEHTA conducted absolutely free of cost to enable students to 2 ANUSHKA ISRANI make the most of their degree college experience in the 3 ADIL HARIANAWALA 3 RIYA SHAH TYBAF - SEM V TYBMM JOURNALISM - SEM V professional courses. These skills prove to be an additional 1 DRISHTI KAPADIA 1 AASHNA PATEL asset & compliment the classroom learning. It also gives 2 RITIKA BHARADIA 2 JYOTI AGARWALLA them the opportunity to experience concepts & topics that 3 SIMRAN RAGHANI 3 SWATHI RAMASWAMY FYBBI - SEM I BVoc Retail Management - SEM I are not necessarily a part of their curriculum. 1 RAGILA R NATH 1 HEER SHAH 2 RHEA ANTHONYRAJ 2. SIDDHARTH MASKE 3 NEHA TIBREWAL 3 HARSHIL JAIN BVoc Retail Management - SEM II FYBBI - SEM II 1 HEER SHAH 1 RAGILA R NATH 2 AAYUSH LALWANI 2 RHEA ANTHONYRAJ 3 SHIVAM MITTAL 3 AYUSHI CHHABRA BVoc Retail Management - SEM III SYBBI - SEM III 1 MAHEK JAIN 1 APARAJITHA S 2 PRIYANSHI JAIN 2 ANUSHA NAYAK 3 YAKSHA JAIN 3 STELLA PARRAS BVoc Retail Management - SEM IV SYBBI - SEM IV 1 TANVI LUNIA 1 APARAJITHA S 2 MAHEK JAIN 2 JINAL HARIA 3 PRIYANSHI JAIN 3 PRATHMAISH SHARMA BVoc Retail Management - SEM 5 TYBBI - SEM V 1 ZAINAB PARDAWALA 1 SHUBHANGI MEHROTRA 2 AAKASH BUDHRANI 2 KRITI AGRAWAL 3 AVINASH KEWALRAMANI 3 SAYALI SAWANT BVoc Tourism & Hospitality Management FYBFM - SEM I - SEM 5 1 NEEL DOSHI 1 JAI BERRY 2 KHUSHI SHAH 2 ZAINAB KAPADIA 3 YASHI SHAH 3 KRISHA SHAH Feeling energetic after a Zumba Session

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THE ASSESSMENT BY RASCI & THSC FOR Luxury Brand Management B.VOC. RETAIL MANAGEMENT & It was observed that many HR students opted for luxury TOURISM & HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT brand management during their masters & PG courses. And many current students wished to do as well. To ensure June 2016 that they have a head start and are a step ahead of others, a short course on Luxury Brand Management was organised RASCI is a collaborative and by Vice Principal & Chief Coordinator of Unaided courses comprehensive source of retail expertise Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi. and independent advice for industry, training organizations, educational The course was facilitated by Salman Bukhari a HR institutions, certifying bodies, employees, alumni. His strong background in advertising and students or jobseekers about skills development branding instantly connected with the students. Being an in the retail industry. industry expert he carefully planned the course to include Tourism and Hospitality Skill all that was necessary and eliminated the obsolete parts. Council (THSC) which is The course revolved around concepts like what constitutes formed by the Industry and for of luxury, branding different products, challenges in the Industry to tackle the luxury branding, international perspective etc. Various skilling of large manpower to relevant & updated cases were used throughout the course. fulfill the industry requirement, Various students opted for the course and reported that it plays a crucial role in bridging this ever-growing gap. was an eye opener in the area of Luxury Brand THSC is mandated to create a robust and sustainable eco- Management. The course acted as a foundation for those system for skill development in the industry. THSC caters who wished to pursue it in the future. It provided useful to all the sub sectors of the Industry, namely, Hotels, Tour inputs and an overview. Operators, Food Service Restaurants, Facilities Management and Cruise Liners.

BEST PRACTICES Experiential Learnings Experiential l e a r n i n g i n c l u d e s presentations, role plays, live p r o j e c t s , c o m p a n y online surveys Students of the Luxury Brand Management Course and start-up launches. BVoc students win Intra College Fest

BAZAAR 2016 Students of FYBVOC Batch 2016-17 participated in the intra college fest - Bazaar World Tourism Week Online Survey and Report 2016 with various other analysis on the movie “PINK” courses in the college. BVoc students was Cool Shelves invented by B.Voc placed 1st in the students as a part of their Start-Up festival. Launches Assignment

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E-Learning INTER COLLEGIATE FESTIVALS WON BY THE SELF FINANCE COURSES BVOC (Retail management) - E-Learning can be defined as learning conducted via electronic 1st Place - TSUNAMI BMS Fest - Lala Lajpat Rai College - media, typically on the Internet. E-Learning is an August 12 to 20, 2016 innovative way of learning the latest happenings 1st place - CONSORTIUM won by Investment Club of HR and management skills used by new and old retail College - MMK College - January 23-24, 2017 organizations to achieve their goals. Various BBI won The Big Bank Theory - Mithibai College - January 23, courses and videos have been formulated with the 2017 support & guidance of the BVOC Coordinator FYBAF won FINMON. Besides securing the 1st position HR also Ms Kinjal Doshi. won the BEST COLLEGE AWARD - January 25, 2017 For the First year students the process selected 1st place DRISHTI - NM College - January 28, 29 & 31, 2017 for e-learning is as follows: The interactive 1st place - INVENTURE 2017- Lala College’s Management website selected was edpuzzle.com where Festival - February 1, 2017 professor can upload a video and attach questions 1st place - METERDOWN 2017 - R.D. National College - based on what the knowledge is shared via video. February 13, 14 & 15, 2017 The videos selected are some of the management 2nd Place - DETOUR BMM Fest - Jai Hind College - January 13, strategies used by leading online and offline 2017 retailers across the world such as Tesco, Wal- Mart, Amazon, K-mart, etc. The students have BFM students won the SECOND BEST CONTINGENT - the 1st to watch complete videos and answer the Runner-Up award - FINANZA 2017 - a finance fest by Mithibai questions attached to videos to the best of their College - January 23, 2017 knowledge. The answers to the questions thus BVoc Students won VAAYU Fest - NMIMS. H.R. Stood 8th among framed are automatically evaluated by the 25 colleges - May 2017. software. For the Second & Third year students the SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY process for e-learning designed is as follows: H.R. Retail Emporio The students have to select any one course from the sphere of their management interests on The H.R. Retail Emporio tied-up with coursera.com and have to successfully complete ASEEMA NGO. Aseema Charitable the same with the foundation that the course Trust is a Mumbai based NGO with a should be of a minimum time period of 4 weeks. mission to equip children from After which the certificate thus earned has to be marginalized communities with high mailed to course database email which will be quality, value based education considered while evaluations. enabling development of their limitless potential. BVOC (Tourism & Hospitality Management) - E-Learning - The students have to select five In Mumbai, Aseema works in courses from the sphere of their management partnership with the Municipal interests on for out E-learning from Corporation of Greater Mumbai to travelagentsacademy.com. create centres of excellence within the public education system. The courses were regarding cruises, hotels, destinations and places upcoming in the tourism industry. It would give us detailed information about the particular topic. Students have to read all the modules and then give a small exam. On completing the exam and scoring above 80%, they would get a certificate of that particular course. It gave detailed information and knowledge of the destinations or hotels & cruises. The course gave a profound knowledge to the students about the operating procedure of Tourism BFM participated in the National Awareness Day & Hospitality sector with live examples. held by Maharashtra Police Department for women and self-defense. 21 SPECIALISED DEGREE COURSES ACADEMICS

INDUSTRY INTERACTION (d) Summer internships (Tourism & Hospitality Organisations) While following the University of Mumbai's direction in syllabus & other course regulation, the college wishes to bridge the gap between classroom learning, exam preparation & real life professional challenges. Students have many opportunities for engagement with industry leaders throughout the year. Corporate leaders visit the campus throughout the year to give guest lectures covering varied topics in all functional domains, as well as topics on industry practices and major business developments. These guest lectures serve as a valuable means of interaction between students and practitioners. SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS The industry support is extended not just for lectures but Industry experts: also for placements & internships. All the 1st year students “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. undergo a compulsory internship of 4-6 weeks during Learn as if you were to live forever.” summer. Most students enjoy the internship and learning experience, hence they continue with the internship during the 2nd year. Students who go for summer school make up for it during the 5 week Diwali break. It was observed that various students used the Diwali break for continuing their summer internships. Many students have been offered full time placements after their graduation as the companies were impressed by their hard work during the internships. Numerous students were also offered freelance projects during their college time that gave them the liberty to work & attend lectures. Seminar at ISME Students of Retail and Tourism & Hospitality Management interned with the following companies. (a) Summer Internships (Retail Organisations)

(b) Social and Digital Marketing Companies OTM - India's Largest Travel Trade Show

(c) Summer Internships (Tourism & Hospitality Organisations)

Guest lectures by Industry experts coming in from IHCL(TAJ).

22 SPECIALISED DEGREE COURSES ACADEMICS CONTACT LECTURES SERIES

To encourage innovative thinking & blended learning among various disciplines, Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi, Vice Principal of Unaided courses started a Contact lectures Series for the BMM & BMS classes. She introduced students to concepts like Neuromarketing & Sensory Branding through hands-on live projects where they learnt new approaches to marketing & advertising. They also pitched these projects that were judged by industry experts. The topics for the contact lectures were carefully chosen by Dr. Rajeshwari as both Neuro Marketing, also known as Micromarketing Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi, Vice Principal and Sensory Branding, are topics that are the need of the hour, practical subjects that at times only textbook learning may not do justice to. time management, innovative approach etc. These projects spanned through various sessions where she introduced The project was well received by the students the concepts with help of existing cases, detailed project guidelines & industry experts. were given to the students to enable better understanding. There were update sessions taken along with lectures on the subject. Students were also prepared for the final pitch with a Shark Tank approach to make sure they were confident to present their matter for the industry expert judges that played a role of venture capitalists. What started as a Contact Lecture Series to get to know the students better resulted in a hands on live project that tested students not only on their knowledge but also on various other skills and abilities such as smart thinking, An engaged audience

1000X - an Entrepreneurship Event February 20, 2017

1000X, an entrepreneurship event is a flagship event of the BMS course where participants have to move around, sell products and earn profits. The rules are simple - Teams of 5 participants start off with 1000 rupees as initial capital which is contributed by the members themselves (₹200 each). Their goal is to multiply that amount as much as they can by buying and selling products of their Organising team of 1000x with BMS coordinator choice in the allotted time frame. The team with the most profit at the elapse of the time period wins. products, adhering to a deadline, and the twists and turns of However, teams should be aware of a few surprises events in the business world. that await them during the event. The main goal for 1000x is not just an event, it's an idea. An idea which pushes this event is to help prepare participants for the participants to think, implement and succeed. An idea which business world by giving them a taste of selling allows students to go out and explore.

23 SPECIALISED DEGREE COURSES ACADEMICS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Nishit Betala - National Chess player International rating in chess - 1264

Anand Banerjee has attained deferred admission to ISB's “Young Leaders Yash Shroff has bagged Programme.” several first-place awards in mock stock events; namely Monnaie, Vortex, Varsh Jain National Level Flutist Ka-Ching, and Econondrum.

Krish Agarwal (FYBFM) is part of a start-up lithics.in. It's a Delhi based company, incubated under government Chirag Mehta bagged second of India. It's an e-commerce position in Umaang event - Ideas company which is an for innovation. They bagged their exclusive market place for first bulk order at IIMA from the NGO made products. Mainly Venture Capitalists. They went for dealing with disabled people In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading”, the GES Empresario at IIT Kharagpur NGO. He is the Business annual TEDxHRCollege conference was and were the National Winners in development manager, West. organized on December 10, 2016. the social category. This year's events had a diverse set of speakers including designers, biologists, comedians, PRITHVI KITHANI has his own educationalists among others. YouTube channel and page through which he showcases and sells his creative arts.

24 SPECIALISED DEGREE COURSES ACADEMICS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME FOR FACULTY February 25, 2017

HR Faculty at the Edelweiss office

A powerful Leadership Programme designed by Edelweiss process of teaching and its impact on their students in the for HR Faculty was held on February 25, 2017, at long run as well. Edelweiss House, Kalina by Prof. Vijaya Suvarna, a From going back in the past and involving students, the National & International Award Winner for Excellence in next exercise demanded teachers to look ahead into their Training and Education. future. Earlier that day they looked back into how and why The program embodied various principles that are crucial they did the things they did; now, they had to envision their to the teaching-learning process. The facilitator ensured future in active imagination & describe it. They were asked teachers were comfortable in their learners position. to enlist what they saw and what they would like to see in Various exercises and activities were conducted to their future for themselves & their students. Once they demonstrate the nuances that the learning process visualised they were asked to verbalise & share their encompasses. One such activity required teachers to vision. In order to help them being more descriptive, they instantly call any five of their former students to appreciate had tools such as colours, charts, markers & raw ideas. them and their efforts, skills & contribution. To the teachers To make the process simpler, they were asked to put their surprise, the students attributed not only their contribution vision in terms of goals, aspiration & aims. This provided back then, but their current success to the teachers, their them with great clarity into conceptualising & efforts & guidance. This 'Reverse Feedback' exercise compartmentalising what they wanted for themselves as yielded great amount of insights into the teachers own individuals and as teachers. behaviour & experience as teachers. It helped them see the

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

Besides teaching & mentorship the faculties constantly strive to continue learning & attempting to diversify in different fields. Following are the faculty achievements that measure their efforts. Mrs. Kanupriya Sharma received the 'Best Faculty Advisor Award' at the Enactus National Competition Mrs. Kanupriya Sharma Dr. Tasneem Razmi Ms. Nidhi Thanawala 2016 held at Taj Lands End, Mumbai. In May 2017, Mrs. Tasneem Razmi, Coordinator of the Mrs. Tasneem Razmi is a Babson certified trainer having Bachelor of Accounting and Finance Course, Self Finance attended a seven-day workshop on entrepreneurship at the Department, Degree College, was awarded her Ph.D. by Babson College, Massachusetts, Boston in January, 2016. University of Mumbai in Business Economics. Her research was based on “Customer Satisfaction of Private Ms. Nidhi Thanawala presented a research paper on Banks in Mumbai,” under the guidance of Dr. Geeta Nair Social conformity & Social desirability in BPA- Bombay from H.R. College of Commerce & Economics. Psychology Association.

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GLOBAL LECTURE SERIES August 2016

This year as part of the Global Lecture Series, Prof. Craig Brandist, Professor of Cultural Theory and Intellectual History from University of Sheffield conducted a three-day lecture series at H.R. College in August 2016. Dr. Paromita Chakrabarti Director, Global Prof. Brandist's course “Understanding Cinema” was Prof. Brandist Research Initiatives particularly useful for the students of Second Year Bachelor of Mass Media as it covered a lot of ground from the syllabus. Prof. Brandist's lectures were divided into three separate modules beginning with Film Theory with particular reference to Russian cinema, followed by a module on Surrealism and a discussion on Czech film maker Jan Švankmajer. The series was concluded by a module on The Politics and Business of Film Making and the screening of Monty Python's The Life of Brian. Students hugely benefited from the lectures and the class discussions. They were familiarized with world cinema, learnt about the technical aspects of film making and became aware of the ways in which apart from critical perspectives, the marketing, public relations and financial aspects of the industry impact audience reception and response Screening of the movie Life of Brian to films.

BMS Coordinators BAF Coordinators

Ms. Kanu Priya Sharma Ms. Pooja Lalwani Ms. Tasneem Razmi Ms. Bharti Jethani Ms. Sheetal Gangaramani

BMM Coordinators BFM Coordinators

Ms. Nidhi Thanawala Ms. Ashwini Naik Ms. Poonam Jain Mr. Yunus Gangat Ms. Shweta Singh BBI Coordinator BVOC Coordinator

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LIBRARY REPORT

MEMBERSHIP Dr. Madhuri Tikam A total of 1054 staff and students became Library members Librarian and availed of the library services during 2016-17. ADDITION TO COLLECTION Around 990 books were added to the Library which mainly includes textbooks and books on Management, Banking, Finance, Economics and other Commerce related subjects. ISSUE OF BOOKS During this academic year 2296 books were issued to the Staff and Students. ISSUE OF LAW BOOKS Business Law text books were issued to 22 SYBCOM students on special permission for entire semester in the month of June 2016. ISSUE OF BOOK BANK BOOKS Book Bank Books for Semester I & II were issued to 12 T.Y.BCom, 5 S.Y.BCom, and 11 F.Y.BBom students from September 22-24, 2016 GUEST MEMBERSHIP OF IGIDR Students were sent to avail guest membership of IGIDR (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research) Library to collect information for their PhD and other research projects. NEW SERVICES Library Started offering two new services for saving the users time and improvising the library service experience. QR CODE On the Library catalogue, individual records of books and journal titles available on the shelves include a QR Code. By reading the code, one can save the Title, Author and other necessary bibliographic details of the book. So no need to write the entire bibliography of the book, just scan the code and its ready to use and share. SMS Library members now receive instant SMS intimation for the transaction performed on their account. They also receive reminder SMS for dues and membership renewal.

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LIC VISITS • Local Investigation Committee (LIC) visited the library to review library collection and facilities for B.VOC. Courses (Retail Management & Tourism and Hospitality Management) on November 26, 2016. • Local Investigation Committee (LIC) visited the library to review library collection and facilities for unaided courses on February 28, 2017. LIBRARY ACTIVITIES “YOGA DAY” CELEBRATION Local Investigation Committee (LIC) visited “Yoga Day” was celebrated in the Reading Room of the Library on June 21, 2016. Library Staff displayed books on Yoga and related subjects. Students decorated the room with informative charts and wonderful rangoli. Principal Dr. Indu Shahani inaugurated the event. It was appreciated by all the teachers and students and requested for more such activities in future. LIBRARY EXHIBITION Library has organised a one day Book Exhibition Cum Sale for the unaided courses on March 9, 2017. More than 4000 books were displayed on various subjects related to Banking, Insurance, Accountancy, Finance, Business Management and Mass Media. The event was appreciated Display of books on Yoga and related subjects by all the teachers and students and requested to make this activity more frequent in future. INTER COLLEGIATE MARATHI POETRY RECITATION EVENT Marathi Poetry Recitation Event was organised on January 13, 2017. Students from various colleges participated in the event to read and recite self composed and poems of well known Marathi poets. Various books of Marathi poems of were also displayed. They enjoyed the event and found it helpful in enhancing their knowledge of Marathi literature. EXPERTISE PROVIDED Book Exhibition Cum Sale SUBJECT EXPERT The Librarian Dr. Madhuri V. Tikam was invited by • University of Mumbai, Kalina April 4, 2016 University of Mumbai as subject expert panel on November • Birla College, Kalyan May 5, 2016 15, 2016. • Rizvi College, Bandra August 1, 2016 She was also invited as subject expert for conducting vivas • Pillai College, Rasayani February 4, 2017 of M.L.I.Sc. students at SNDT Women’s University on • KES Shroff College, Kandivli March 1, 2017 November 23, 2016 • BTTC April 13, 2017 CAREER ADVANCEMENT SCHEME SCREENING ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBER /SELECTION COMMITTEE EXPERT The Librarian was invited as Organizing Committee The Librarian Dr. Madhuri V. Tikam was invited for Member for “Academic Libraries of the Future: conducting interviews for Career Advancement Schemes Opportunities & Challenges” one day National Level (CAS) as a University of Mumbai’s VC nominated subject Seminar held at Gurunanak College, Sion, on December expert for screening and evaluation committee at 12, 2016.

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WORKSHOP RESOURCE PERSON Dr. Madhuri Tikam conducted a one day workshop on “Digital Libraries” and “Digital Literacy” at Ismail Yusuf College for journalism students on February 16, 2017. It was attended by around 120 students and faculty members. A hands on guidance was provided about how to select appropriate digital resources, how to conduct Google search and various MOOC courses. The learning experience was highly appreciated by their staff and students. CONSULTANCY PROVIDED

• Ms. Rajalaxmi, Librarian of Ramanand Arya DAV Mr. Mukesh Bhatia felicitated by Senior Faculty on his College, Bhandup, visited the library on July 2, 2016 to retirement from HR College observe and know about the library collection management and best practices. • Ms. Swati Phadke, the Librarian of Ismail Yusuf STUPENDOUS RESULTS College, visited the library on January 23, 2017 for seeking guidance for NAAC preparation. RANKERS - HSC EXAMINATION • CAS consultancy was provided to various college faculties. To name a few FEB/MAR 2017 Ms. Parita Desai Rizvi College, Bandra Dr. Alka Wadhwana KES Shroff College, Kandivli Ms. Purnima Joshi KC Law College, Churchgate College secured 100% results at Dr. Priya Pillai BTTC, Colaba HSC Examination 2017 Ms. Mrunmayi Ranade New Law College, Dadar FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 1st Rank obtained by Manmohan ATTENDED Chandak with 95.85% • The Librarian has completed short term course of University of Mumbai on “Electronic Content 24% students scored 90% and above Development” from December 19-14, 2016. while 65% students secured • Librarian, Dr. Madhuri Tikam, attended one day seminar on “NAAC Preparation” on March 27, 2017 at distinction and above. Birla College, Kalyan. BIDDING ADIEU! Library staff bid farewell to Principal Dr. Indu Shahani on July 31, 2016. She was always acted as a caring mentor, encouraging innovation for library developments. Library staff gave a warm Farewell to Mr. Mukesh Bhatia, on July 31, 2016. He worked for the college library since 1998. His sincerity and cooperative nature was valued by all the stakeholders of the library. WELCOMING NEW STAFF Akshay Mandavkar has been appointed as Junior Clerk on contract basis from February 20, 2017. Mr. Shivmangal Singh joined as a peon in the library on February 13, 2017 in place of Mr. Vijay Pawar.

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SPECIAL CELL

SPECIAL CELL (Degree College) Ms. Simran Kalyani Ms. Shilpa Deshpande A special cell has been set up in the college for students with Coordinator Coordinator dyslexia and other special educational needs in order to provide structured assistance in achieving academic as well as personal success. The cell comprises of teachers, experts and parents.

The cell was inaugurated on September 17, 2010 and after six consecutive years of refinement, it continues to understand the nature of challenges encountered by students.

The Professor in-charge with her committee members ensured that students are provided appropriate assistance. Students as well as parents were enthusiastic and showed responsibility towards Session for students with special needs improving student grades.

Initially meetings were conducted for students to discuss Deshpande, Prof-in-charge of the Special Cell. their issues of general interest and relevance. Later on, the respective subject teachers provided assistance to students At the third meeting conducted in January 2016, Students by solving their difficulties. An active use of Social media were given information about the extended exam facilities like WhatsApp was made to inform the students about prescribed by the Maharashtra Board. The college assisted venue, topic, date and time. Teachers were guiding students students by providing them with writers and nearby centers in every possible manner and as a result larger number of for their HSC examination. students passed their ATKT Examination. The special guidance lectures in co-operation subject were The cell also conducted weekly tests for all T.Y.B.Com conducted from December 17 to 23, 2016. 22 students students with the motive to help them to improve their attended the lecture. academic performance and tests were corrected by FYJC - TOTAL STUDENTS - 48 respective subject teachers, giving students an insight into the area that needed attention. The first FYJC parents meeting was held in August 2016 where parents and their wards were informed about the SPECIAL CELL (Junior College) various practices adopted by the college to help LD students overcome their difficulties, explore their talents SYJC - TOTAL STUDENTS - 52 and realize their full potential during these vital formative years. The first SYJC meeting was held on April 30, 2016. FYJC Annual examination result of these students were The second meeting was conducted on December 17, 2016 discussed. Vice Principal Mrs. Dipika Bhatia elaborated on concurrently with Open House to discuss their terminal how students could improve their academic performance. examination result and others issues of general interest and relevance. Students as well as their parents Could avail of individual counseling after the meeting. The second SYJC meeting was held on December 17, 2016. The Terminal CORE COMMITTEE examination result was analysed by Mrs. Shilpa President Members Ms. Monica Sawlani Mr. Harsh Mehta Ms. Roshini Ahuja

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NEW HORIZONS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT March 2, 2017

On the occasion of the commemoration of 160 glorious years of its existence, the University of Mumbai conducted an Oration Series with 160 lectures delivered on various topics, across affiliated colleges and the university campus. The orations were meant to arouse student and faculty interest in various areas of national strategic significance and initiate discussions in them. H.R. College was selected to host a lecture on “The New Horizons of Economic Development” on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Dr. Chandrahas Deshpande, Professor of Economics at Welingkar Institute of Management, threw light on the topic assigned. Professor Parag Thakkar, I/C Principal, H.R. College and Dr. Geeta Nair, HOD Economics, H.R. College; took this opportunity to introduce the Guest Speaker Dr. Chandrahas Deshpande, who then enlightened everyone on some of the current issues Dr. Chandrahas Deshpande or paradigm of India's economic development. Professor of Economics Welingkar Institute of Mgmt

(L-R) Dr. Madhuri Tikam, Librarian, HR College; Dr. Geeta Nair, HOD Economics, HR College; Dr. Chandrahas Deshpande, Professor of Economics, Welingkar Institute of Management; Prof Parag Thakkar, I/C Principal HR College; Dr. Jehangir Bharucha and Dr. Pooja Ramchandani, Vice Mr. Parag Thakkar, I/C Principal, HR College welcomes Dr. Chandrahas Deshpande Principals, HR College.

Distinguished audience

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BRAINSTORMING SESSION OF PEER MENTORING PROGRAMME FOR LIBRARANS & ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS OF HSNCB COLLEGES Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | H.R. College of Commerce & Economics

Under the guidance of Mr. Anil Harish, President, HSNC Board, the first Brainstorming Session of Peer Mentoring Programme for Librarians and Assistant Librarians of the colleges under the board was held at H.R. College of Commerce & Economics. The programme was aimed at “Mutual Mentoring” on various aspects related to library and professional development of library staff. The session was attended by 18 librarians and assistant librarians from all the board colleges. Mr. Anil Harish, President, HSNC Board; Mrs. Padma Shah, The inauguration commenced with Mrs. Padma Shah, HSNC Board and Dr. Madhuri Tikam HSNC Board and I/C Principal Prof Parag Thakkar, H.R. College of Commerce & Economics, welcoming the PMP which includes guests. • Everyone’s Involvement is Critical • Everyone’s Idea is Valuable Dr. Madhuri Tikam, Librarian, H.R. College explained in brief the concept behind the Peer Mentoring Programme • Everyone’s Guidance is Precious (PMP) and its scope. She revived memories regarding the • Everyone’s Experience is Worthwhile first International Seminar organized by HSNC Board for • Everyone’s Support is Productive board librarians followed by the grand seminar on “How to Followed by these opening remarks, each participant prepare your library for NAAC” far back in 2002, at introduced themselves in terms of their academic H.R. College. She admired the president’s efforts in background, contribution to the organization and rejuvenating the peer librarians bonding, which had got profession, achievements and areas of expertise. diminished with time and increased individual responsibilities. The participants discussed the Best Practices followed in their Libraries, challenges faced and ways to overcome the The focus areas of the PMP were grouped in three broad same. The compiled lists were submitted. categories: Mr. Anil Harish, President HSNC Board imparted his LIBRARY valuable remarks and suggestions. He encouraged the • Library Administration librarians to form consortia for developing and acquiring • Library Documentation digital resources and resource sharing. He recommended • Library Automation forming a repository of research papers published by • Library Promotion faculty members of every college and develop a library portal for all the board libraries. He advised them to QUALITY & EXCELLENCE organize students’ visits to University libraries and upload • Sharing of Best Practices • Jointly dealing with challenges • Preparation of Libraries for NAAC and other accreditation and assessments PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Collaborative Projects • Training of Library Personnel (including support staff) • Guidance for undertaking Research • Guidance for Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) She also emphasized on the basic philosophy behind the Brainstorming Session of the Peer Mentoring Programme

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touch for any support or guidance. A vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. Subhash Aathavale, Librarian, CHM College to the HSNC Board, Principal H.R. College, the entire organizing team and others present at the meeting. OUTCOME OF THE SESSION As a result of the brain storming session, it was decided that following activities should be undertaken:

Dr. Madhuri Tikam, Librarian, HR College; Mr. Subhash 1. Sessions by subject experts for professional and Aathavale, Librarian, CHM College; and Ms Purnima Joshi, personal development of the librarians. Librarian, KC Law College 2. Training for support staff to be organized before the end of this year. the videos of lectures or college events on You Tube. 3. Forming a digital repository of all the board colleges. 4. The librarians to form consortia for developing and Mrs. Shah asked the librarians about the methods adopted acquiring digital resources. by them to attract readers to the libraries in this digital era. Mr. Subhash Athavale replied that CHM College library 5. Initiate sharing of resources and space among board arranges theme wise displays of manuscripts and books on libraries at a nominal fee. special days to attract students to the library. In response to 6. Uploading videos of lectures or college events on You this, Mrs. Shah recommended that notices regarding theme Tube. wise displays should be put up at prominent places and also 7. Developing a library portal for all the board college at library entrance to catch the attention of the readers. Mrs. libraries. Shah advised all the librarians to encourage readers to visit 8. Forming a print repository of research papers the Manuscripts display at CHM College. She further published by faculty members of every college. suggested that the library resources should be made available to other board college members or society at a 9. Librarians of NAAC accredited colleges to guide other nominal fee. She promised to reserve a section devoted to librarians for NAAC readiness. library related news in the HSNC Board’s E-magazine. All 10. Encouraging students to visit the university library. the participants welcomed the ideas open heartedly. 11. Reserve a section devoted to library related news in the While summing up Dr. Madhuri Tikam assured that the HSNC Board’s E-magazine. suggestions and ideas discussed will be implemented in the 12. Assessing on the viability of joint researches by near future. The forthcoming events will include librarians and also of organizing an International conducting training programmes for the support staff of conference. board libraries, organization of international seminars and Dr. Madhuri V. Tikam, Librarian formation of a digital repository. She requested the H.R. College of Commerce & Economics members to forward the areas of interest in which training is required and list of resource persons in respective colleges who can deliver Faculty Development Programmes. University of Mumbai had requested colleges who have got higher scores in NAAC to form a group of colleges and offer their consultancy to facilitate the NAAC process. Dr. Tikam of H.R. College offered the required support to the board colleges. She also extended her support for forming a digital repository of research papers of faculty members of board colleges. She requested all the team members to remain in Participants of the Peer Mentoring Programme

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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR HSNCB COLLEGES CRITICAL THINKING & INDEPENDENT LEARNING July 20, 2016 WORKSHOP BY PROF PAUL REGAN, Founding & Head Teacher United World College

A workshop on Critical Thinking and Independent Learning was organized by Dr. Indu Shahani, Mentor HSNC Board Colleges. Dr. Shahani welcomed the participants to the workshop and was delighted to see a huge participation. Prof. Heena Thakkar, Vice Principal, H.R. College introduced the resource person Prof. Paul Regan, Founding & Head Teacher United World College. Prof. Regan discussed the kind of thinker an individual is and how they can enhance their mindscape. He proposed a crucial idea of questioning, among teachers which would help them inculcate this in their students. This proved to be very helpful in terms of learning's and positive attitude. He also asked interesting questions on the traits teachers would like to see in their students, followed by a very engaging discussion on the same. His exercise on Ethical Dilemma was very well received where all the participants were organized in groups and were given an ethical situation where they had to make a forced choice and later justify why they made that choice based on the ethical dimensions. He ensured that everyone present participated in the discussions. Professors from different colleges were present in large numbers which contributed to the success of the workshop. Dr. Navin Punjabi, Assistant Professor and Director Placement Cell of H.R. College, proposed a vote of thanks. Learning Outcomes: ! Enabled participants of various streams to differentiate between logical reasoning and critical thinking. ! Differentiate between right and wrong. ! Explanation of Ethical Systems. ! Justification of true beliefs. ! Enabled thinking in a broader aspect and not jumping to conclusions. ! Hierarchy of Ethics.

Prof. Paul Regan introduced by Dr. Indu Faculty with Prof. Paul Regan Shahani, Mentor HSNC Board Colleges

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SEMINAR ON LISTENING SKILLS & EMPATHY August 13, 2016 organised by Unison Club

UNISON - The Hostelites Association of H.R. College coordinated with Samaritans to organise a seminar on Listening Skills & Empathy. Samaritans is a charity which aims to provide emotional support to the people who are in distress or at the risk of suicide by listening to their problems through their telephone help lines. Mr. Sachin Chitambran from Samaritans was welcomed as host for the seminar. He explained the difference between listening and hearing skills and its profound effects on the affected parties. Through this workshop students realized that response is an integral part of the listening process and can be critical to the success of negotiation. It proved to be a very informative session for all the attendees. The new core committee for the academic year 2016-17 was also Mr. Parag Thakkar, In-charge Principal appointed. felicitates the speaker Mr. Sachin Chidambaram

DIWALI DICE October 24, 2016 An afternoon of Design Innovation Creativity & Entrepreneurship

Diwali DICE, an interesting afternoon organised on account of Diwali for HR Faculty and Staff Members at ISME, was full of fun and bonding with HR faculty and students now having moved to ISME. After a warm welcome at the reception the visitors were led to the lobby for refreshments. The programme commenced with a warm welcome to all by Prof. Meena Desai, followed by an introduction to ISDI by Dean Mookesh Patel and an introduction to ISME by Dr. Indu Shahani. A Communication Workshop - Footprints on the Sands of Time was conducted by Bulbul. The participants A Communication Workshop - Footprints on the Sands of Time were given a blank sheet of paper along with drawing and colouring material. After tracing their foot each person had to fill the space tracing their journey in life within the outline of their foot, with help of drawing and colouring material provided to them! Professors Anuja, Deejay & David gave an interpretation of the Communication Workshop & gave away 3 Prizes to Winners judged by ISME students. This was followed by a Traditional Dance by ISME Students and an installation ceremony of the first batch of ISME Students’ Council by Ms Rakhee Kapoor, Executive Director, ISME. After being plied with some delicious ‘chaat’ everyone was given takeway gifts in the lobby and bid a warm farewell till Winners felicitated by Ms Rakhee Kapoor, ISME their next visit! 36 LECTURES | SEMINARS | WORKSHOPS

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME September 24, 2016

A one day Faculty Development Programme was organized jointly by H.R. College of Commerce & Economics and Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics.

The two sessions held were: Simulation of a live double oral auction market and a live financial market to analyze demand-supply framework and the phenomenon of speculative asset price bubbles respectively, for better classroom presentation and participative experience. Dr. Indradeep Ghosh, Associate Professor, MDAE & Dr. Indradeep Ghosh PhD (MIT) conducted both the sessions. The Faculty felicitated by Development Programme was attended by Faculty I/C Principal from around 20 different colleges from Mumbai and Mr. Parag Thakkar Pune along with those from H.R. College.

ONE DAY WORKSHOP ORGANISED BY RASCI ON January 12, 2017 "IMPLEMENTATION OF B.VOC. COURSE IN RETAIL" for Universities/Institutes/Colleges organised by UGC

H.R. College of Commerce & Economics hosted a one day national level workshop on "Implementation of B.Voc. Course in Retail Management" in association with RASCI (Retailers Association's Skill Council of India). The workshop was attended by about 50 participants from all over India. A team of twenty experts from RASCI, NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) and Retail Industry guided the attendees regarding the structure and procedure of successful implementation of B.Voc. Course in Retail Management, introduced by University Grants Commission (UGC). The ambiguous course structure and vague guidelines affected the effective implementation of the course in various universities across India. Every university is using its own nomenclature, syllabi, exam patterns which generate heterogeneous outcomes. This workshop was an effort to resolve the confusions and bring standardization in the implementation of the B.Voc. Course in Retail Management. The workshop was appreciated by the attendees as it clarified the structure of the course which will be A one day workshop for Principals and Coordinators by RASCI beneficial in the long run. Ms. Nika Gupta, Head – Training & Operations, RASCI and Mr. Nitin Jhamb, Standards and QA, NSDC had promised to discuss the queries and suggestions with UGC and formulate rules and guidelines to standardize the structure and procedures of B. Voc. Course in Retail Management all over India at the earliest.

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CORPORATE SEMINAR SERIES 2016 Organised by CAMS and IPC December 16-22, 2016

Capital Raising: Skills for the Successful Arvind Hirelekar IPO Journey 21st Century to Entrepreneur December 16, 2016 Survive in the December 20, 2016 Corporate World December 19, 2016

Sandip Ghose Sai Venkateshwaran Keshav R. Murugesh Partner and Head - Group Chief Executive Accounting WNS Global Services Advisory Services Sandip Ghose KPMG in India Director National Institute of Securities Markets Federal Rates Yogesh Sharma Building a Successful and International Financial Services Investment Positions Business Strategy December 21, 2016 December 16, 2016 December 19, 2016

Sudip Bandyopadhyay

Nilesh Shah Arvind Hirelekar Sudip Bandyopadhyay Managing Director CEO & Financial Planner Former Director & CEO Kotak Mahindra Shree Associates Reliance Money Mutual Fund Financial Planners Journey from Keshav R. Murugesh Entrepreneur Challenges of to Angel Investor Demonetization & Implementation of December 19, 2016 Impact IFRS in India on Commodities December 17, 2016 December 22, 2016

Nilesh Shah Sanjay Mehta Angel & PE Investor, Director Yogesh Sharma CFO Programs S. Ranganathan Partner and Head - @ CORE Media, President & CFO Audit & Investor in Edelweiss Financial Assurance CryptoCurrency Services BDO India LLP & Blockchain S. Ranganathan 38 LECTURES | SEMINARS | WORKSHOPS

DHANGYAN - TATA CAPITAL FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE FOR STUDENTS organised by the Self Financing Courses - December 2016

DhanGyan is an e-learning course to understand the basics of finance, financial concepts and money management. DhanGyan has interesting stories and interactive games to make it easy and fun to learn how to manage your money better. This app is available in English and Hindi. You can also access the course at www.dhangyan.com. You have to visit this website to register before you can take the course on the app. Features of the course: • 9 modules, one for each topic • Fun characters and interesting stories to explain each concept I/C Principal Mr. Parag Thakkar with students • Real-world examples and activities to learn practical of the DhanGyan course skills • Environmentally-friendly examples like energy • Tata Capital and CERE verified certificate after conservation, green businesses and drought farming successfully completing the end-of-course assessment

ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOP BY MIDAS organised by IPC - January 16, 2017

The International Programmes Committee of H.R. College recently hosted an entrepreneurship workshop by MIDAS, a school of entrepreneurship in India. Mr. Saurav Kaushik a trusted leadership and success coach, also a trainer to some of India's leading Fortune 500 brands, spoke about how 'Entrepreneurs are made, not born'. Several entrepreneurial stories were discussed, including his own journey from trying to make it on his own in Mumbai to now owning a company with branches all over the country. The workshop revealed basic principles to follow on your journey to becoming an innovator and a risk taker, the most essential of all, being self-driven. In a world which is taking Mr. Saurav Kaushik leaps and bounds in the field of automation, he explained to us how start-ups can act as an alternate path line to reducing To encourage the building and implementation of business unemployment. Take aways from the workshop include: models, MIDAS provides an 11 month Masters in Ÿ Balance sheets alone do not produce great results Entrepreneurship Development Programme and supplies Ÿ The importance of being a leader the resources to kick-start business ideas. Ÿ Having a moral compass is pivotal while running a The students were also offered a free CTPI test, which is business specifically designed to help students evaluate their Ÿ Believing in your own self and ideas is extremely salient managerial potential, behavioural competencies, and Ÿ It is necessary to have people more competent than you leadership abilities. around your workplace without worrying about what It was an extremely instructive and enlightening workshop. people think of your mistakes. The students left not only with a certificate in their hands, The students were encouraged to convey their ideas, set but also with the motivation and aspiration to be a leader goals and take conscious efforts to accelerate their success. and an innovator.

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MICRO MBA BY PHIL YOUNG February 2-4, 2017

A 3-day Micro MBA programme was conducted at H.R. College by Dr. Phil Young, in association with Think Education. Dr. Young has been a faculty member at Columbia University and NYU, with over 30 years of experience in teaching corporates and has worked for companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft and many other Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Phil Young with I/C Principal Prof Parag Thakkar The Micro MBA aimed to demystify the business and THINK Education team environment by clarifying aspects such as Strategic learning. To enable this, groups of students were given Management, Business Economics, Marketing and Sales simulations to work on. Each group was responsible for a Management, to name a few. Dr. Young shared his company. Students had to interpret market trends and give a experience with the corporates he's worked for and set of financial figures such as marketing, development, highlighted the key features of their business models. operational costs and so on; with the most effective team The programme placed emphasis on practical experience being declared as winners. It was a great experience-based and problem-solving rather than solely theoretical learning for students attending the programme.

HR student participants of the programme

SEMINAR ON LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE March 9, 2017

The students of the International Programmes Committee (IPC) organized an informational seminar on the importance of learning a foreign language. The students interested in studying new languages were briefed by students of the college, who are proficient in the language insight on the nuances of learning a new language they that they have been studying with passion. Naren Punjabi were also briefed on how inspite of being a little difficult to (FYBMS), Tushna Vevaina (TYBCOM) and Zeba learn, it's extremely fulfilling and gives you an edge over Vevaina (FYJC) talked to the students about the languages the others in the same field. of Mandarin, German and Spanish respectively. Information was also handed out on recommended The significance of learning a new language in today's professional institutions which offer such languages and world, along with its cultural and professional advantages the process of advancing through various levels to graduate was explained to the students. Apart from being given an in a foreign language. 40 LECTURES | SEMINARS | WORKSHOPS

DATA ANALYTICS AND CYBER SECURITY organised by the Math Club - January 11, 2017

The Math Club of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, under the mentorship of Prof-in-charge Mrs. Vijayalaxmi Suvrna organized a seminar on "Data Analytics and Cyber Security". The guest speaker was CA Mehul Thakkar, CISA, DISA, CEH, MOS - Excel Expert and IT Programmer). His immense knowledge on the topic aroused curiosity among students and kept their enthusiasm intact till the end. The Engaged students crux was to broaden the e-skills of the students and at the same time make them aware about cyber crimes. Major areas highlighted in the seminar were - Key Loggers, Trojan, Sniffing & Spoofing, Artificial Intelligence, Social Engineering etc. Apart for interaction, CA Mehul also tested the IQ of students in this field and solved their queries. Seminar ended with a token of appreciation for the guest speaker. (C)Guest speaker CA Mehul Thakkar

COFFEE WITH VICE-CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI MUMBAI VARSITY VC PROMISES WI-FI, DIGITAL LOCKERS December 1, 2016

Mumbai University vice-chancellor Sanjay Deshmukh on Thursday promised to set up Wi-Fi in all affiliated colleges, introduce digital lockers for easy access to marksheets and certificates online, and launch a mobile application to make digital access easier. He was speaking at an informal interaction with students. Called 'Coffee with VC', the first edition of the monthly interactions planned on the lines of the 'Chai pe Charcha' initiative of a political party saw about 450 students from 20 affiliated colleges in south Mumbai meet Deshmukh. Students who wish to approach the vice-chancellor with Dr. Sanjay Deshmukh with HR Students academic issues can send their queries on vice- [email protected]. Called 'Coffee with VC', the first edition of the monthly On Thursday, students had queries on syllabus change and interactions planned on the lines of the 'Chai pe Charcha' re-evaluation delay. Deshmukh also promised financial initiative of a political party saw about 450 students from assistance to needy students. 20 affiliated colleges in south Mumbai meet Deshmukh. Mumbai University vice-chancellor Sanjay Deshmukh on Students who wish to approach the vice-chancellor with Thursday promised to set up Wi-Fi in all affiliated academic issues can send their queries on vice- colleges, introduce digital lockers for easy access to [email protected]. marksheets and certificates online, and launch a mobile On Thursday, students had queries on syllabus change and application to make digital access easier. He was speaking re-evaluation delay. Deshmukh also promised financial at an informal interaction with students. assistance to needy students.

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ANALYSIS OF UNION BUDGET 2017 February 22, 2017

H.R. College in association with Bombay Chartered Accountant's Society organised a panel discussion on “The Analysis of Union Budget 2017” on February 22, 2017. The discussion focussed on the impact of budget on investment, tax planning, tax saving and the Indian economy. CA Ameet Patel, CA Siddharth Banwat and CA Sameer Kapadia were the three invited panellists for the session. Panelists CA Ameet Patel, CA Siddharth Banwat The main objective was to create awareness about the repercussions and CA Sameer Kapadia to common man, of the recent amendments introduced in the Budget 2017. The session began with a welcome address of Prof Parag Thakkar, I/C Principal, HR College. The guest speakers were introduced by Dr Rita Khatri, Prof-in-charge, GEMS, while Dr. Jehangir Bharucha, Vice Principal felicitated the guests. CA Ameet Patel who has been the chairman of taxation committee of BCAS began the session with the introduction and layout of the session. He brought to the notice of the students, how the new budget encourages all the citizens to go cashless. He further discussed about long term capital gains from tax and limits of cash CA Siddharth Banwat spoke about the Indian tax system transactions. He also mentioned about the National Pension Scheme where anyone between 18-60 years of age can contribute a minimum amount to this scheme. He also spoke about incentives and government support toward start-up programmes. The second speaker CA Siddharth Banwat spoke about the Indian tax system and gave the students a brief idea about the different types of taxes paid by the citizens. He further discussed about the deductions/rebates people get on savings or investing money on life insurance and other tax saving instruments. He also highlighted the tax relief for students. Further he discussed different types of taxes paid like income tax, octroi, etc.

The third speaker CA Sameer Kapadia elaborated on indirect tax. He CA Siddharth Banwat & CA Ameet Patel focused more on GST the new form of indirect tax which will be implemented in the very near future. He discussed the pros and cons of GST and its contribution towards economic development. In conclusion it was assessed that the new budget had a number of measures including revision of tax rates, GDP and other policies that would help the demonetization motive of transferring money from tax evaders to the government. Learning outcome 1. Direct and Indirect taxation plays a significant role toward economic development of the country. 2. The government policy toward GST ensures that every person in the chain of buying and seller should be responsible for payment of tax. CA Sameer Kapadia elaborated on indirect tax Only the end user is not responsible to pay the tax. 42 LECTURES | SEMINARS | WORKSHOPS

SEMINAR ON GENDER SENSITIZATION February 27, 2017

A Seminar On Gender Sensitization with special reference to “UGC (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2015” sponsored by Maharashtra State Commission for Women was held at H.R. College. Adv. Nirmala Samant Prabhavalkar and I/C Principal Prof Parag Thakkar H.R. College of Commerce & Economics has a zero tolerance policy towards sexual harassment, defined as any unwelcome sexually determined behaviour. An act of sexual harassment is a punishable offence. Under the UGC (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations 2015, an Internal Complaints Committee has been constituted as follows: PRESIDING OFFICER - Prof. Anita Khushu, Associate Professor. FACULTY MEMBERS - Dr. Madhuri Tikam and Dr. Priyamvada Section of the audience Sawant. NON-TEACHING EMPLOYEES - Ms. Jyoti Govindani and Mr. Prakash Lakhwani. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES - UNDERGRADUATE - Ms. Anvita Dixit; POST GRADUATE - Ms. Neha Galvani; RESEARCH SCHOLAR -Ms. Jasbir Kaur Sodi. EXTERNAL MEMBER (NGO) - Adv. Nirmala Samant Prabhavalkar, Chairperson, Counselling & Legal, “Centre for the Study of Social Change” (CSSC), Mumbai. Internal Complaints Committee ZUMBA DANCE FITNESS CLASS GUEST LECTURE FOR SYJC January 9, 2017 January, 2017

The Commerce Club invited Mrs. Shamla S e q u e i r a , D e p u t y Manager cum Audit In- Charge, New India Assurance as a Guest Lecturer to answer the queries of SYJC students regarding Fire and Marine Insurance Claim settlement. Students interacted with her and were keen to know practical examples about how the claims are processed and Zumba Dance fitness class being conducted by Trupti at HR College, organised by SYNC settled. She also briefed students about the ethics in Insurance Claim settlements.

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SEMINAR ON GST BY OFFICIALS FROM THE SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT organised by IPC - March 9, 2017

The International Programmes Committee of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics conducted an interactive seminar on the Goods and Service Tax (GST) as a new tax regime. The seminar was conducted by Shri Prasath J, Assistant Commissioner of Service Tax Department; with important inputs by Shri Ravi Tiwari, Deputy Commissioner; and Akash Sharma, Inspector; coordinated by Dr. Rita Khatri, Faculty H.R. College. This was an effort by the Government of India to create awareness about the new GST laws that are to be implemented in the country this year from June. The students were briefed out about the intricacies of the new law, right from the types of taxes to how GST is a comprehensive reform which merges all indirect taxes levied on goods and services. Apart from discussing the branches of GST like State, Central, IGST and UTGST; the importance of GST in the eyes of the public, business houses and the government was also discussed. Reduction in the prices of commodities, single tax compliance system, reduction in cascading of taxes and efficient administration were just a few advantages that were discussed by the commissioner. The seminar was followed by an interactive and enlightening question and answer session which generated a massive response and helped clarify any doubts that the Shri Ravi Tiwari, Deputy Commissioner and Shri Prasath J, students had with regard to the implementation of the GST Assistant Commissioner at GST outreach seminar at HR laws.

Section of the audience Overwhelming response from the students for the seminar

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YOUNG LEADERS CLUB

TRADING IN THE STOCK MARKET January 20, 2017

The Young Leaders Club of H.R. College of Commerce & Economic Organised their first event - Guest lecture by Mr. Yogesh Bhawnani a guest lecture on “TRADING IN STOCK” by Mr. Yogesh Bhawnani, an alumni of H.R. College. He has done his MBA in finance and has 7 years experience in the corporate and the financial market, with DF Shaw & Co. Young Leaders Club is a newly formed club under the guidance of Dr. Pooja Ramchandani, Vice Principal, H.R. College, with the Motto “Born to Conquer”. The Club received an overwhelming response with over 120 Participants for their first event. The Session started with lighting of lamp by Mr. Bhawnani. He began with an introduction about the Bombay Stock Exchange, I/C Principal, Vice Principals, Mr. Bhawnani & students one of the oldest stock exchanges. He gave information about various parameters of stock, how to calculate stock & how to bid on them. He gave a brief about index valuation. The seminar was followed by an interactive question & answer session. All the students attending the Guest Lecture were given a Certificate of Participation.

SPEED READING WORKSHOP January 27, 2017 Workshop on Speed Reading

After the success of their first event the Young Leaders Club of H.R. College organized their second event, a workshop on SPEED READING by Dr. Hozefa A. Bhinderwala, a well-known consultant psychiatrist and the author of two books 'Speed Read' and 'Small Steps to Big Reading’ The agenda of the workshop was to generate interest in reading, empower students with the technique of speed reading to save their time, and improve the understanding of what they read, also Launch of book by Dr. Bhinderwala to give an idea about how this can make students better learners, as speed reading is a useful and valuable skill. Dr. Bhinderwala shared some reading enhancement strategies as "Reading is to mind, what exercise is to body." The students were encouraged to take efforts to enhance their reading capabilities. Dr. Bhinderwala launched a book after the workshop which surely taught us that "The world belongs to those who read and the more you read the more you know". The students were given a Reading Enhancement Kit which was specifically designed to help students in evaluating their progress of reading ability. Participants with Dr. Bhinderwala 45 YOUNG LEADERS CLUB LECTURES | SEMINARS | WORKSHOPS

ESSENTIAL FUTURE SKILLS FOR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES February 20, 2017

The Young Leaders Club of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics organized their third event, a workshop on "ESSENTIAL FUTURE SKILLS FOR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES" by Mr. Bhattacharya, co-founder of 21C Gradient Edu. Ltd. It is said that the 21st century belongs to Asia would you want to make it yours too? The agenda of the workshop was to introduce students to flexibility of working styles; guide them to deal with opportunities, boundaries of different organisations, to work with different people and to comply with different sets of rules; helping students to enhance the ability of getting a job done in a different environment. Mr. Abhijit Bhattacharya had an interactive question and answer session with the students in order to cover the above mentioned agenda of the workshop. It is rightly said "You can analyze the past, but you have to design the future" With this above statement Mr. Bhattacharya explained about 4D framework i.e. Discover, Design, Dream and Develop. This 4D framework has helped students and even encouraged them to discover themselves and develop. The workshop surely taught students to Mr. Abhijit Bhattacharya felicitated by "Learn more to Achieve more." Vice Principal Dr. Pooja Ramchandani

UNTOLD STORY OF AN ADVERTISER, WHO QUIT TO CHASE HIS DREAM March 11, 2017

The Young Leaders Club of HR College of Commerce & Economics organized a workshop on "Untold Story of An Advertiser, Who Quit To Chase His Dream" conducted by Mr. Hitesh Mehta, a Brand Consultant on a mission to #Inspire Young India. Mr. Hitesh Mehta narrated the story to the audience, giving an insight on how to deal with different problems faced in our day to day life and how to focus on our goals. It is truly said that there is no secret to success. It is a result of preparation, hard work and learning from setbacks. There is a famous quote by APJ Abdul Kalam, “Dreams are not those which come while we are sleeping, but dreams are those when you don't sleep before fulfilling them." When we follow our passion only then can we achieve our dreams which lead to success and happiness. It was an extremely motivating workshop teaching us to overcome fears by being happy in life; following our passion and realizing our dreams. Participants and Vice Principals with Mr. Hitesh Mehta

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ACCOUNTANCY ASSOCIATION

TWO DAY INFORMATIVE SEMINAR August 4-5, 2016 Ms. Anjalli Vachhani Coordinator INVESTMENT PLANNING by Gajendra Kothari CORE COMMITTEE President The featured honorable speaker for the first day of seminar Mr. Punit Bahlani was Mr. Gajendra Kothari, Chartered Financial Analyst, Directors Managing Director and the CEO of the Etica Wealth Mr. Vedant Vakil Management Pvt. Ltd. Ms. Divya Tekwani Ms. Tanisha Agrawal Mr. Kothari enlightened the students regarding investment Mr. Gajendra Kothari, Ms. Zahra Naqvi planning and managing finance at a young age. Chartered Financial Analyst Mr. Rohit Thadhani In his insightful talk on investment planning, he explained how one could magnify ones prospects to amplify their future income. He led the students into uncharted territory of Systematic Investment Planning (SIP). The participation and zest seen in the students throughout his speech was astonishing.

HOW TO BE THE HULK IN YOUR EXAM by Varsha Shah The featured honorable speaker for the second seminar was Happiness Engineer Varsha Shah, founder of 'The Happiness Network'. Ms. Shah addressed the students on how to deal with exams and exam stress, which is extremely common amongst students today. She also had a question-answer session, wherein the students could share some of their problems which she patiently answered.

Happiness Engineer Varsha Shah

Accountancy Association members were ▼ inducted byMr. Gajendra Kothari ▼

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PLANNING FORUM

52nd A.D. SHROFF MEMORIAL ELOCUTION COMPETITION August 9, 2016 Dr. Jaya Mangalani Coordinator

I/C Principal Mr. Parag Thakkar inducted the new Committee for thePlanning Forum

Sahu and Dr. Madhu Kelkar. Dr. Indu Shahani, Mentor of HSNC Board Colleges felicitated the winners for their achievement. Winners were: 1st Prize - Saumya Mundra, TYBCOM 2nd Prize - Rashi Rathod, FYBCOM 3rd Prize - Sowmya Ramaswmay, SYBCOM The first prize winner will be representing H.R. College for the inter-collegiate A.D. Shroff Memorial Elocution Competition. Dr. Indu Shahani, Mentor of HSNC Board Colleges felicitated the winners of the elocution competition

The Planning Forum committee 2016-2017 was inducted SEMINAR ON BIG DATA, BUSINESS by In-charge Principal Mr. Parag Thakkar with Anush INTELLIGENCE & ANALYTICS Porwal as the President. Continuing the yearly tradition and the A.D. Shroff legacy, August 10, 2016 Planning Forum conducted the 52ND A.D. Shroff Memorial Elocution Competition on August 9, 2016. The A lecture on Big Data, Business Intelligence and Analytics competition aims to educate and encourage the youth of was organized by the Planning Forum of H.R. College of today to voice their views and opinions on economic, Commerce & Economics as part of the Speaker Series political and social issues. The topics given were as Session, 2016-2017. follows: Ÿ Make in India Mr. Charanpreet Singh an Independent Director of Ÿ Smart City of my Dreams Trimax IT Infrastructure & Services Limited and Associate Ÿ Challenges of Water Management Dean of Praxis Business School, Kolkata; conducted the Ÿ Road Development for urban-rural connectivity Seminar. Mr. Singh has 25 years of experience in IT, Marketing and Strategy. He holds a Master's degree in The competition was judged by Dr. Geeta Nair, Ms. Geeta Business Administration from University of Iowa, United

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States and Bachelor of Technology, Degree in Mechanical Engineering Heming, Mr. Singh taught students the from IIT, Kanpur. elements and tools of business analytics and research; collaborating Business intelligence The keynote inaugural Speaker of the Speaker Series Mr. Charanpreet and data science. He threw light on the career Singh explained why big data is the Next Big Thing in the business options available to students in this field. The industry. “In God we trust, all others must bring data,” quoting Edwards seminar was followed by an interactive Question & Answer session.

A captive audience Keynote Speaker Mr. Charanpreet Singh

MBA WORKSHOP 2017 March 2, 2017

The Planning Forum of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics organized an MBA Workshop in association with IMS Learning Resources. Mr. Kamlesh Sajnani, MD of IMS since 1994, with considerable experience within the service industry, conducted an interactive and enriching session with the students. The students were informed about the relative advantages and disadvantages of pursuing an MBA in India and abroad and how geopolitics can affect such decisions. The talk was followed by a Q&A session.

CORE COMMITTEE President Mr Anush Porwal Vice President Ms Sukriti Anand Public Relations Head Mr Romit Sadhwani Creative Head Ms Prateeksha Senani Treasurer Mr Rushil Shah Faculty with Mr. Kamlesh Sajnani of IMS Learning Resources

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COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT SOCIETY

The Commerce and Management Society (CAMS) of H.R. College was inaugurated in September 2014. The main object of this committee is to provide proper training and development to students with a higher perspective, offering a multitude of stages where the students are holistically developed and groomed. It ensures that all the students get practical experience and exposure to all the varied subjects they study by having visits to financial institutions like SEBI, BSE, Guest Ms. Jasbir Kaur Lectures, Panel Discussions etc. thus providing students the plethora of uncountable opportunities. Coordinator

FINANCIAL PLANNING WORKSHOP @ SEBI July 18, 2016

The Commerce and Management Society of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics headed by Prof. Jasbir Kaur Sodi and Dr. Navin Punjabi organised a visit to Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Over 65 students of the undergraduate courses of H.R. College attended the same. The visit was an investors education workshop where in students were given knowledge about Financial Market, functions of SEBI and the current economic affairs leading to a lesson on Financial Planning for Young Investors. The seminar was followed by an interactive Q&A session which added to the knowledge of the students. It was a great learning and enriching experience for the students. Seminar at SEBI

ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOP SEMINAR ON BUDGET ANALYSIS February 13, 2017 February 14, 2017

A workshop on Entrepreneurship was organized in collabo- An informative Seminar on Budget Analysis was organized ration with Chatur Ideas. Chatur Ideas is the inception of at H.R. College with session conducted by Mr. Hemant first ever dynamic, multifarious online platform, which Daga, President, Head - Prop Trading, Edelweiss Capital; engages, counsels, and interconnects the entrepreneurial covering the detailed analytical impact on the pros and cons breed of India to investors, financiers, and mentors in a of the Budget 2017 and how it would affect the Indian controlled investment friendly ecosystem. Economy. Shantanu Guha Ray, the author of the book “The Target” was also present for the programme and enlightened the students on challenges of entrepreneur- ship in the p o l i t i c a l b u s i n e s s c l i m a t e i n India. (C) Mr. Hemant Daga, President, Head - Prop Trading, Edelweiss Capital

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PANEL DISCUSSION ON GOODS AND SERVICES TAX August 20, 2016

The Commerce and Management Society and Placement Cell of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics organised a Panel Discussion on the GST. Over 250 students of both aided and unaided Degree Courses of the college attended the panel discussion consisting of 6 eminent auditors of nationalized banks, RBI, big corporates and MNCs across the country. The Panel discussion started with a vibrant talk on International perspectives on GST vs. viz India by CA Dr. Mitil Rajnikant Chokshi, Past Chairman WIRC (one of the youngest Chairman), Senior Partner Chokshi & Chokshi LLP. CA Sharad Jain from TP Oswal talked about GST Impact on Corporate India. CA Shardul Shah regional council member of ICAI gave an overview of GST in India and it's intricacies. Discussion was followed by CA Vivekanand Chaturvedi, one of the auditors at RBI and various banks and corporates across the country, speaking about various Challenges of GST. The two women managers of Deloitte CA Meghna Shah and Krupa Shah focused their talk on Era of GST and its impact on Indian Consumers. MEMBERS OF THE PANEL The Panel Discussion was followed by an interactive Question and CA Sharad Jain CA Mitil Chokshi Answer session with the panel members. It was a great learning and CA Shardul Shah CA Jitendra Jotsinghani enriching experience for all the students which ended at a positive note CA Vivekanand giving them a tour of the real corporate world in terms of GST. Meghna Shah Krupa Shah

THE TRADING PIT A Certificate Programme on Equity & Derivative Markets in collaboration with Mr. Purv Shah, Freelance Financial Market Trainer February 27 - March 9, 2017

In keeping with the need for financial inclusion via interacting or investing in these hostile and risky financial awareness, H.R. College in association with Purv environments. Shah, domain expert and mentor; launched a certificate Modules started at grass root concepts and jargon of programme with an equity and derivative market focus. Primary and Secondary Equity and Derivative Markets, The 30 hour programme was designed by the mentor to be covered product differentiation, operations and working, highly interactive and activity based. Live Trading and ended with basic analysis and investment and trading Terminal exposure as well as a simulative portfolio strategies. The students benefitted in terms of both experience, never before available to students, were the theoretical as well as practical exposure provided by the unique modules incorporated in the programme to sensitize mentor as per the feedback of the first 2 successful batches students to face real challenges when they actually start completed in March and April 2017.

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PLACEMENT CELL

Dr. Navin Punjabi Placement Director

PWC Actuarial Services Deloitte Lecture Series on McKinsey Recruitment Drive Recruitment Drive “Social Auditing”

The Placement Cell of H.R. College, as a representative of The annual HR Pulse Workshop for making the Third the college in the corporate world, strives to assist students Year students industry ready was conducted by various get good job opportunities in the field of their choice. industry and academic professionals. A team of 50 members work under the guidance of Dr. Navin Mukesh Punjabi, Director Placement Cell; to ensure Group Discussion and Personal Interview Session that students get Placements, Internships and Articleships November 29, 2016 of their choice. This not only helps the students in getting their ‘dream’ jobs but also assists the visiting placement companies in identifying the ‘right’ candidate for their organization. The main highlights of Placement Cell activities includes: Ÿ Summer Internship Season (April-June) Ÿ Articleship Season (August- September) Ÿ Winter Internship (Winter Internship Season- October to November) Ÿ Articleship Season (January-March) Ÿ Final Placement Season (commences in December) Mr. Sahil Nayar, Human Resources - KPMG; directed a discussion on how to excel in a Group Discussion and Personal Interview, which all students need to go through HR PULSE WORKSHOP when applying to an organization.

Resume Writing Grooming and Etiquette session November 26, 2016 November 30, 2016

Dr. Navin Punjabi, Director of Placement Cell, H.R. Ms Aparna Passi Ghosh, Training Manager at The Oberoi College; conducted resume writing and interview & Trident Nariman Point; stressed upon the first preparation sessions for undergraduates to provide them impression of any individual, created by external with a wide range of information and skills to face the appearance. professional life confidently and successfully. 52 PLACEMENT CELL LECTURES | SEMINARS | WORKSHOPS

INTERNSHIP PROCESS FINAL PLACEMENT PROCESS

The Placement Cell not only handles The Flagship event - The Final Placement Season (2016-17) commenced on the Final Placement Process but also December 1, 2016. As usual all the companies tried to lobby for Day Zero slot. provides internship opportunities to The process which companies follow for their on-campus recruitment starts the First, Second and Third year with a Pre-Placement Talk conducted by the company for the students, giving students. Placement Cell strongly both a platform to interact. encourages the students to pursue at The process is usually followed by an Aptitude Test, Group Discussion and a least one corporate internship as well Personal Interview. as one internship in a social development space. Thus the cell Companies such as Nomura, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Deloitte, McKinsey & Co, Edelweiss, ICICI Prudential, Tata Capital, Halftick, DirectI, Kotak thrives to get summer and winter Securities were among the top recruiters who visited the campus in the month internship opportunities to college by of December for the Final Placement process. the top corporates. Ernst & Young was the Top recruiter of this year, recruiting 22 students on day Ÿ 52 companies participated in the Zero of campus placements. Internship drive this year offering This year 45 companies, encompassing all different industries and sectors of multiple profiles such as the corporate world viz. Consulting, Banking, Insurance, Retail, Marketing Marketing, Finance, Operations, and many more, took part in the Final Recruitment Drive. Business Development as well as The highest salary package offered to students was Rs.12 Lakhs p.a. Content Writing. In total 105 Third Year students were recruited in the Final Placements. Brief Ÿ In total 87 students were placed in is as follows: companies such as Kotak Wealth Management, HDFC Bank, Birla Sun Life Group, Plus Capital, Id8 Final Placement (2016-17) Coursewise SELECTION Media Solutions, Hamley's, SBI Mutual Fund and Yes Bank to B.MM name a few. The Average Stipend B.BI B.FM 2% was Rs.8000-9000. 12% 6% B.Com B.Com 37% B.MS BAF 16% ARTICLESHIP PROCESS BMS B.AF BBI 27% Along with the Internship Process the BFM Placement Cell also offers Articleship BMM opportunities to aspiring Chartered Accountants(CA) students after clearing their IPCC examinations. This year 55 students were placed in NUMBER OF STUDENTS RECRUITED companies such as Ernst & Young, Course Number of students appeared Number of Students Deloitte, KPMG and Grant Thornton BCom 118 30 to name a few along with other Mid- BMS 56 13 Sized Chartered Accountancy Firms BAF 79 22 with opportunities in multiple profiles BFM 38 5 such as Audit, Tax, GRCS, Deal BBI 35 10 Advisory and Forensic Accounting. BMM 3 1 The highest Stipend offered was Rs Total 329 81 14,000.

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CORPORATE ENGAGEMENTS

This year the Placement Cell organised various campus engagements such as the CEO Lecture Series, Session on Goods & Services Tax, Hackfest session conducted by institutes such as National Institute of Securities Market (NISM), Accenture, LinkedIn Reliance Money, Knightfrank Property and Kotak Mahindra.

- KPMG Campus Ambassador Programme: The campus ambassadors for the year were Sydelle Esteibro, Vardhan Chheda and Anand Banerjee.

- EY Scholarship: Saloni Gopani from Second Year BMS innovative idea of 'Ability Connect' an aggregator model for the differently-asked community, bringing together skill development options, certifications, access to government aid , employment opportunities and intra-community social networking on a single-window platform earned her the title of EY Scholar Season 3 also getting a Scholarship of Rs.1 Lakhs as well as a Summer Internship opportunity with Ernst & Young. All the above initiatives would not have been possible without the constant support of I/C Principal Prof Parag Thakkar and Vice-Principals Dr. Jehangir Bharucha, Dr. Pooja Ramchandani and Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi. Saloni Gopani, SY BMS, recipient of the EY Scholarship

INDIAN ECONOMY IN TIME OF DEMONIZATION November 19, 2016

Students from both Degree sincere gamble in stock markets could make you more College and Junior College money than any other investment - a small example of the attended a session by Mr. K. power of compounding. Sukumaran. He has been The recent 'Demonetisation' implemented by the hon'ble heading two schools in NISM viz. Prime Minister of India made headlines, it was indeed School for Investor Education & interesting to know how such a move could influence global Financial Literacy (SIEFL), and and Indian stock markets in the near future. Mr. Sukumaran's the School for Regulatory Studies Mr. K. Sukumaran critical analysis gave students a new dimension to study the & Supervision (SRSS). Mr. issue. Invest in a Systematic Investing Plan (SIP) and Sukumaran brings over 30 years of experience spread over experience the magic of compounding. Grow Your Savings! banking and financial services, training and capacity Systematic Investing in a Mutual Fund is the answer to building, management of development projects etc. preventing the pitfalls of equity investment and still enjoying The various reforms in all forms of financial sector have the high returns. SIP investment is a good choice for students led to a stark increase in major economic statistical figures who do not possess enough understanding of financial and we proudly celebrate 25 years of “development”. His markets. The students left with a zeal to become prudent and erudition and experience of 31 years reflected how a acquire literacy - “Financial Literacy”.

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DEMONATIZATION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY November 28, 2016

An enthusiastic batch of 150 students turned up for a talk by notes are fake Dr. P. Vaidyanathan Iyer, National Affairs Editor, The notes. The damage Indian Express. He shared some insights and spoke about t h e y c a u s e i s the various causes and effects of demonetization. p h e n o m e n a l . The event commenced by creating awareness about the T e r r o r i s m i s false news on social media like WhatsApp, Facebook etc. d a m a g i n g t o on demonetization. Dr. Iyer highlighted the context of national security demonetization including scrapping of old currency of as is also a threat to 1000 and 500 notes and replacing with new currency of 500 human life and and 2000 notes. He correctly specified that the entire property. Black process can be made easier only by trusting the government m o n e y i s a Dr. P. Vaidyanathan Iyer, National and constant co-operation by the citizens of India. The lubricant in various Affairs Editor, The Indian Express process has been adapted by other countries also in the past, sectors and is the unaccounted money in the circulation. viz. Zimbabwe in June 2013. There were huge side effects Demonetization is an identified process and the RBI with people losing faith in currency, reduction in value of officials are working together towards inflation rate, their currency and continued devaluation. transaction DP growth rate and decide how much money is The speaker also stated certain facts such as 86% of value to be printed for the upcoming years. The event concluded of currency is in 500 & 1000 Rupee notes. It was the most with a short question answer session. secular piece of currency. Exports have been dipping for the last 17 months. Fiscal deposits of India have been borrowed largely from the RBI. India Economy has been growing at a very fast scale by 6.5%-7% but is now slowing down. Stating the objective of the entire process - to curb black money, track terrorism, abolition of fake currency and making India cashless. 17.5 Lakh Crores notes run are in circulation out of which 400 Crore

The Placement Cell Team with Director Placements

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Companies that believe in us:

ARTICLESHIP COMPANIES NEW TEA COMPANY LIMITED LALLU BHAIRANCHHODDAS SHARE BROKER PRIVATE ERNST & YOUNG NISHANT POLYCATS PVT. LTD. (EVERPLAST) LIMITED KPMG P.M. DHARIA AND CO. LIASES FORAS DELOITTE PBK AND CO. LIC PWC PHOTOKOM INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. M P VORA SHARES & SECURITIES PVT. LTD HARIBHAKTI & CO. POWER FOR ONE MANDAR INVESTMENT SINGHI & CO., CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS PRAMOD BOHRA & CO. CHARTERED MILTON DEVELOPERS LLP CNK & ASSOCIATES LLP ACCOUNTANTS MONARCH PROJECT AND FINMARKETS LTD. S J FINANCIAL & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD PWC ONE STOP SHOP VS KOTHARI & ASSOCIATES R.D. SHENVI & CO. ORIENTAL ESTATES AND PROPERTIES PVT LTD BHUTA SHAH & CO. RAHUL GOSAR& ASSOCIATES PATODI FORD ATUL HMV & ASSOCIATES RAJ PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RELIANCE SSA LLP / RSM CONSULTING PVT. LTD. REGENCY NIRMAN LIMITED SBI MUTUAL FUND A.M. JAIN & CO. RELIANCE CO-OP CREDIT SOCEITY LTD SOLANKI CREATION GMJ & CO ROSS WARNER HR SOLUTIONS SUNIL K. SHAH CHARETERD ACCOUNTANT ASJ & COMPANY LLP S.K. LOTLIKAR AND CO. VED BROTHERS SECURITIES PVT LTD YARDI PRABHU AND ASSOCIATES LLP SAMOSARAN YARNS PVT. LTD. VIJAY INTERNATION FINAL PLACEMENTS SHAILESH KAMDAR AND CO. VLM ENTERPRISES MCKINSEY & CO. SHRANIK NAARI SANGH ANUH PHARMA LTD JP MORGAN CHASE & CO. SHRI SIDDHIVINAYAK ENTERPRISES BNP PARIBAS JLL SPLURGE JEWELS BRICS SECURITIES LTD EDELEWEISS SUJAY BHOIR & CO. CAPITAL FIRST ENDURANCE SUSHIL FINANCIAL SERVISCES DHOOT INDUSTRIAL FINANCE LTD KOTAK SECURITIES TATA POWER DIAMOND MELA JEWELS LTD MGH TRAVERS TOOL CO. INC DIDWANIA PAPERS PVT LTD TATA CAPITAL UNION BANK FINESSAC FOOD INGREDIENTS &COLORS PVT LTD DIRECTI VARAWALA & ARIF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS GIFTKARTING.COM CONSULTLANE WINSOL INVESTMENT ADVISERS PVT. LTD. HARNIK INVESTMENTS DARASHAW YES BANK HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL VIBRANT SECURITIES YOGENBABU SECURITIES HDFC LTD. DOLPHIN TALREJA INFRAPRO (P) LTD ZINGCLICK INFOMOKO TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD ABHISHEK BANSAL & CO. ADVERTS ADVERTISING & MARKETING PVT. LTD. INNOVEX ADVERTISING AJAY SINGH & CO. AIESEC ITC LTD. ASHOIKA BUILDING CONTRACTING CO. PVT LTD ANZ BANKING GROUP LIMITED JAYANT PRINTERY ASHOK MANGHNANI & ASSOCIATES AXIS BANK LTD. KAIRAVI GEMS BUDHRANI & ASSOCIATES CHITRE & CO. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD. CENTRESTAGE WITH ANAHITA DASTOOR ERNST & YOUNG LLP KPMG CENTRUM CAPITAL LIMITED FRAMES PRODUCTION COMPANY PVT. LTD. LIVE STONE CITIZENS ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD RIGHTS FUTURE GENERALI TOTAL INSURANCE SOLUTIONS M&P CLEARING & FORWARDING AGENCIES PVT LTD COMORIN HASEJA & CO. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT MANBA FINANCE LTD DBS BANK LTD. IDBI TRUSTEESHIP SERVICES LTD. MOHANLAL BABULAL BAFNA DCB BANK J.M. CLOTHING OGILVY ADVERTISING DELIVERY CHEF M/S. S.M. PUJ& CO. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS ORCHARD ADVENTURE, LEO BURNETT INDIA DUPATTA WORLD MANTHAN THE SCHOOL OF CREATIVE PAPPCO GREENWARE DYEAUXIL ADVERTISING AND ART RADISSON BLU EAGLE INFRA INDIA LTD MID-DAY RAJ COMMUNICATIONS ERNST & YOUNG MUKUND & ROHIT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS RUKMANI PUBLISHING HOUSE FAB INDUSTRIES RAGHUPATI K. SHETTY CHARTERED S.V. EXPORTS FITPERMIT WELLNESS SOLUTIONS ACCOUNTANTS SHAPOORJIPALLONJI AND CO. PVT LTD GENERAL TECHNOLOGIES S.S. JOSHI& ASSOCIATES PVT. LTD. SHRI DUTT INDIA PVT LTD GLENMARK SORAB S. ENGINEER & CO. CHARTERED SR BROTHERS GRANT THORNTON ACCOUNTANTS STANDARD CHARTERED BANK GST AND CO. SRI ONAM TRAVEL SERVICES STEADFAST FREIGHT SYSTEMS PVT LTD HDFC AMC LTD TRAVERS TOOLS CO. INC THE NAV JEEVAN CO-OP BANK LTD. HDFC BANK VERMILLION FINALYTICS PVT. LTD. TRANSERV HEUBACH INTERNATIONAL VIMADALAL& CO. TRUSTLINE SECURITIES LTD. HI PHYSIX LABORATORY INDIA PVT. LTD. VISHAL G. JAIN & ASSOCIATES VOGUE INDIA I. G. GURNANI AND CO. WOCKHARDT HOSPITALS ZAVERCHAND BHURABHAI JABAL TARIQ TOURS AND TRAVELS AERIKACINEWORKS ZUPP JAIN & PATEL CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS ARCLIGHT MEDIA CAMPHOR & ALIIED PRODUCTS JANKARIA IMAGING B.R. CONSTRUCTIONS DOULTON ELECTRIC CO. JOSHI AND CO. DONE STANFORD RPJ & ASSOCIATES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS KALA-RATAN EAGLE INFRA INDIA LTD SCORE-SPOT KAMDAR DESAI AND PATEL CHARTERED ERNST AND YOUNG SEARCH COIN NETWORK PVT LTD ACCOUNTANTS HDFC ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY SSNM & ASSOCIATES KING’S COLLEGE LONDON HDFC DEVELOPERS LTD DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS LLP KRISTEEL SHINWA J M FINANCIAL DINESH D. SHAH @ CO. KULKARNI DHURI AND CO. JAMNADASVIRJI SHARES & STOCK BROKERS PVT L&T HYDROCARBON ENGINEERING LET’S TRAVEL LTD PLATINUM PARTNERS M/S N.D. NISSAR JANMAN LIFESTYLES PVT. LTD. ZAL. T. ANDHYARUJINA MAHESH ENTERPRISES KANAKRATNA EXIM PVT LTD DAMCO NATIONAL EXPORT CORPORATION KAVRANI ASSOCIATES 56 LECTURES | SEMINARS | WORKSHOPS

CAREER ORIENTATION PROG. MODERATOR SESSIONS Coordinator: Ms Anupama Sawant Coordinator: Ms Laju Sharma

The Junior College organizes a “Career Orientation For the academic year 2016-17, Moderator sessions were Programme” every year for the SYJC students to create conducted in the month of December to orient SYJC awareness about various options available to them after students on “How to Crack the Board Exam” and score HSC. better marks in compulsory subjects. With the 80-20 marking system introduced by the board, these sessions are It covered BCom, BBI, BAF, BMS, BFM and BMM of great help to students before the preliminary exams and degree courses along with Vocational and Add-on Courses forthcoming board exams in March 2017. H.R. Toppers of of Advertising; Tourism & Travel Management and Tax 2016 HSC Board Exam were invited to interact and talk Procedures and Practice. about their preparation method and time management. The three-day programme, held from July 5-7, 2016, Dec. 5, 2016 Organisation of Commerce included PowerPoint presentations about the syllabus, as & Management well as core features and employment opportunities were Mrs. Padmaja Menon presented to the students. The faculty teaching the above Dec. 6, 2016 English professional courses was also present to guide the students Mr. Anil Bagade and answer their queries. Dec. 7, 2016 Book - keeping and Accountancy The students received detailed information about a wide Mrs. Sujata Keni range of career opportunities available to them at the commencement of the academic year. Equipped with this Dec. 8, 2016 Mathematics and Statistics Mr. Pravin Phalke information, the students can set targets in the forthcoming Dec. 9, 2016 Secretarial Practice HSC Board Exam and prepare accordingly. Mrs. Laxmi Pillai Dec. 9, 2016 IT Mrs. Anuradha Shivakumar Dec. 9, 2016 Hindi Mrs. Sheela Shahe Dec. 14, 2016 Economics Mr. Prakash Parkhe

Vice Principal Ms Dipika Bhatia Ms Nidhi Thanawala

Mrs. Padmaja Menon Mr. Anil Bagade Mrs. Sujata Keni

Mr. Pravin Phalke Mrs. Laxmi Pillai Mrs. Sheela Shahe

Attentive audience Mrs. Anuradha Shivakumar Mr. Prakash Parkhe 57 Inter-collegiate Events

Inter-collegiate Wins Inter-collegiate Sports Wins Inter-collegiate Events Organised

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HR on inter-collegiate events winning spree!

C.H.O.I.C.E. The prime function of the Council for Handling and Organizing Inter-Collegiate Events (C.H.O.I.C.E.) is to motivate and train students to participate in inter-collegiate events.

“If you have passion, you don't need anything else.” - Dr. Amit Nandu Prof-in-Charge CHOICE

MALHAR 2016 01 St. Xavier's College August 14-16, 2016

KALEIDOSCOPE 2016 02 Sophia College September 17 & 18, 2016

WAVES 2016 03 BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa November 4-6, 2016

KSHITIJ 2016 04 Mithibhai College December 1-4, 2016.

FANTASIES 2016 05 SIES College of Commerce & Economics December 15 and 16, 2016

PERSIANA 06 Byramjee Jeejeebhoy College of Commerce (BJCC) January 29, 2017

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MALHAR 2016 August 14-16, 2016

CHOICE won Malhar yet again by the widest margin of over 100 points at the inter-collegiate festival hosted by Mumbai's St. Xavier's College, thus completing a HATTRICK of 1st place wins in three consecutive years. The team that represented HR comprised of: Contingent Leader - Warren Remedios Assistant Contingent Leaders - Ayush Mohanani, Dev Bathija and Jay Bajaj. The theme of this year's festival was 'The Junction'. It entailed various H.R. placed 1st in several events such as Jazz events, discussions, debates and workshops across innovative concepts Dance, UV Light Dance, Contemporary and topics. Dance, Debates, A capella Singing, Flip Malhar was completely paperless this year, with the digitalization of Book Designing, Hindi Solo Singing, everything from registrations, schedules and announcements. Fusion Band and many more.

KALEIDOSCOPE 2016 WAVES 2016 September 17 & 18, 2016 November 4-6, 2016

H.R. CHOICE won Kaleidoscope yet again by a large A contingent of 100 Students led by Prof-in-charge Dr. margin of over 324 points and a clean sweep by Amit Nandu participated in Waves, the annual three day winning all 5 trophies - FA, PA, LA, INFORMALS cultural festival of BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus. and the overall trophy at the inter-collegiate festival hosted by Mumbai's Sophia College. H.R. College has won at WAVES 4 times in 7 years, this year being no different. The H.R. College team won The theme of this year's festival was 'The Millennials'. the overall festival by a whopping margin of 1950 points. It entailed various events, discussions, debates and workshops across innovative concepts and topics. They won in all categories of Fine Arts, Literary Arts and Performing Arts. They also won events like Street Dance, The team that Dance for a Cause, Solo Singing, represented HR Solo Instrumental, Indian Band, comprised of Western Acoustic Band, Fashion Contingent Leader Show and both Mr. and Ms. Aditya Pandya and Waves were won by H.R. Assistant Contingent Students; 4 Literary Arts events Leaders – Frea Bhikaji, and 2 Fine Arts events which all Pranav Mehta & added up to their tally of points. Shahzad Patel. Waves, BITS Goa has grown The planning and really fast since its inception and organisation involved has become one of India's in making leading college fests in less than Kaleidoscope a success a decade. This year the Waves trains students in team- team consisted of CL: Vikram work and provides Daryanani and ACL'S: Yohann opportunities for self- Dastoor, Daksh Kalra, Pallon expression and growth. Shroff and Rohan Mehra.

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KSHITIJ 2016 December 1-4, 2016

H.R. CHOICE won Kshitij by a huge margin of 5250 points and 5 trophies - FINE ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS, GAMING AND SPORTS, FILM FEST and the OVERALL TROPHY, at the inter- collegiate festival hosted by Mithibhai College. H.R. placed 1st in several events such as: Jazz Dance, Street Dance, Football, Debates, JAM, A capella Singing, Hindi Solo Singing, English band, MMA, film events and many more. The H.R. team comprised of Contingent Leader - Jay Bajaj and Assistant Contingent Leaders - Freea Bhikaji, Karan Punwani and Shahzad Patel. CHOICE Team with I/C Principal Mr. Parag Thakkar & H.R. won by more than twice the number of points scored by Prof-in-charge Dr. Amit Nandu Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Management placed 2nd. Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics placed 3rd. Kudos to H.R. CHOICE for continuing their winning spree!

FANTASIES 2016 PERSIANA December 15 & 16, 2016 January 29, 2017

H.R. placed 1st at FANTASIES an inter- An Intercollegiate festival organised by collegiate festival organized by the students of Byramjee Jeejeebhoy College of Commerce SIES College of Commerce & Economics. (BJCC) Fantasies has had bigger and better following Its 6/6 for the each year. It witnessed record participation last second year year from 120 colleges across Mumbai, with running. thousands turning up to attend the event. CHOICE It includes a standout event “Thunderstruck” grabbed its 6th which is a rock band show and it features India's trophy for the finest and well known bands. V.E.S. College of academic year Arts, Science and Commerce, Chembur stood 2016-17. 2nd and KJ Somaiya College of Arts and Hosted by BJCC Commerce stood 3rd. College, The contingent of 50 participants was led by CL Persianna 2017 Harshita Sewani and ACL's Prithvi Khetani and was based on the Jash Chouhan. H.R. competed in all events, be it theme “Aamchi Mumbai”, with almost all events and Performance Arts which included dance and contingent names based on this unique theme. H.R. was given drama; Fine Arts which included art and craft the contingent name “Geela Goregaon”, although initially competitions; and Literary Arts which had perceived as the underdogs, they managed to win the festival events like Quizzes and Debates. Hard work, by a whopping 31000 points, the highest point lead ever at grit and perseverance resulted in a second Persianna. The festival was headed by CL Daksh Kalra, and consecutive win for H.R. for the Fantasies ACl's Dhruv Verma, Shubh Kapadia and AsraVaid, each trophy. excelling in the event categories they were heading. 61 HIGHLIGHTS 2016-2017 INTER-COLLEGIATE WINS

BCOM STUDENTS SECURED 2nd PLACE @ RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTATION AT INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON NEW EDUCATION POLICY AND NAMODI FRAMEWORK, MADHYA PRADESH July 12 - 14, 2016

Four B.Com students of H.R. College bagged 2nd prize for the Research Paper Presentation at the International Seminar on New Education Policy and NAMODI Framework, titled “Mobile Learning: Challenges and Solutions for NEP”, organized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt. of India at the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh. Being the only students among academicians, engineers, doctors, scientists, politicians, economists, industrialists, and others it was a moment of pride and honor to provide composite and inclusive inputs for drafting the New Education Policy for the nation. Team: Vaishnavi Pardeshi (TYBCom), Anush Porwal (SYBCom), Jayana Goyal (TYBCom) and Saumya Mundra (TYBCom). Their research will be incorporated while drafting the New Education Policy.

XXIV INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS CONVENTION December 9 & 10, 2016

The XXIV International Economics Convention was hosted by the CHM College, Ulhasnagar under the aegis of the HSNC Board. Teams from International Universities, HSNC Board Colleges and Non HSNC Board Colleges affiliated to the University of Mumbai participated at the convention. The themes of the convention over the years have covered various issues concerning the Indian Economy with the theme this year being “Risk Management - A Global Economic Perspective.” This year's Winning team with I/C Pricipal Mr. Parag Thakkar and Prof-in-charge Ms Anuradha Iyer convention had nine colleges participating, of which two colleges were from the USA - namely NJCU and University of West Georgia and the rest belonged to the University of Mumbai. H.R. College won runner's up in the Question and Answer session and the best speaker of the team went The countries taken for deliberations in this year's to Ms. Priyanshi Chokshi. convention were the ones seriously prone to various Financial and Operational risks. The students of H.R. The overall winner of the convention was Birla College, College were allotted France for their research. Besides Kalyan. writing a research paper the students also made a presentation on which they were judged by eminent personalities from the field of Risk Management.

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RESEARCH CELL

FINACC 2016 August 6, 2016

The Research Cell of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics won all events in FINACC 2016 inter- collegiate accounts fest organized by Accounts Circle of RA Podar College. The winning HR Team was led by contingent leader Roopsi Taneja Research Cell students, winners of FINACC and ARTH UTSAV and Assistant contingent leader Zahra Naqvi. with I/C Principal Mr. Parag Thakkar and Coordinator Winners at FINACC were as follows: Research Cell Dr. Geeta Nair Esploro Prezentedo: 1st - K.S. Spoorthi and Ritik B ARTH UTSAV 2016 Business Analyst: August 12, 2016 1st - Arnav Sutaria and Parash Rajpal Arth Utsav an intercollegiate business and economics Quizo-Accounts festival organized by Nagindas Khandwala College, Malad 2nd - Riddhi Chafekar and Abhishek Vasandani was won by students of the Research Cell of H.R. College. Best Cl Award The events won were: Roopsi Taneja & Zahra Naqvi Debate: 1st Prize - Twinkle Jagyasi and Harsh Mehta Essay: 1st Prize - Twinkle Jagyasi UTKARSH & KOMMERS 2016 September 19 2016

The H.R. team led by contingent leader Zahra Naqvi and assistant contingent leader Nikhil Yelve secured the winning title at UTKARSH and KOMMERS 2016 an Inter-Collegiate Fest Hosted by SIES College of Arts Science and Commerce, Sion. The students of H.R. College did tremendously well by securing positions in all of the events. Winners at UTKARSH AND KOMMERS were as follows: Winning Team of UTKARSH and KOMMERS 2016 Bulls of Wall Street: ELYSIUM 2017 1st - Anush Porwal and Yash Shroff January 10, 2017 Finwiz: 1st - Pranay Doshi and Joshita Chopra Elysium an intercollegiate festival organized by B.L. Amlani KommersForschen: College, was won by students of the Research Cell of H.R. College. The contingent was led by Ms. Rashi Rathod. 2nd- Harsh Mehta and Roopsi Taneja Winners were as follows: Taboo: Research Presentation 1st Place 3rd - Anush Porwal and Yash Shroff Harsh Mehta, Anush Porwal and Ritik Bali Paper Quilling Consolation Sagarika Joshi The Principal and the students of H.R. College wish Elocution Consolation Rashi Rathod them all the very best for their future tournaments. 63 HIGHLIGHTS 2016-2017 INTER-COLLEGIATE WINS

STUDENTS’ COUNCIL

FINESTA August 3rd & 4th, 2016

H.R. College represented by the Students' Council, won Finesta, an intercollegiate Business & Economics Festival organized by Mulund College of Commerce for the first time. The H.R. College contingent was led by Contingent Leader Vidhi Chellani and Assistant Contingent Leader Delkhush Khushrushai. Winners were: l 50 Shades of Trade (1st Position): Yash Shroff l The Big Brand Theory (2nd Position): Rishabh Bafna and Abhinav Ravi l Accountant of the Year (1st Position): Abhinav Ravi

Winning team of Finesta with I/C Princiapl Mr. Parag Thakkar ARTHANOMICS and the Students’ Council Coordinators August 5-6, 2016

H.R. College represented by the Students' Council, won Arthanomics 2016, a National Level Business & Economics Festival organized by Jai Hind College, for the third consecutive year since its inception. The H.R. College contingent consisted of Contingent Leader Gurpreet Singh and Assistant Contingent Leader Jinal Limbachia. Winners were: l Ring of Power (1st Position): Rahul Jain and Vedant Bang l Under The Table (1st Position): Anand Banerjee and Rahul Jain l House on Fire (2nd Position): Anand Banerjee and Varun Mohindra l End Game (2nd Position): Srishti Ramprasad l Crime in Catastrophe (1st Position): Prakhar Jha and Yash Shroff l Mock Stock (1st Position): Anjaci Pandey and Anush Porwal Winners of Arthanomics 2016

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Winning team of Gnaritas Winners at Moneta

GNARITAS MONETA 2016 August 26-28, 2016 December 8-11, 2016

H.R. College represented by The Students' Council, H.R. College represented by the Students' Council, won Moneta for won Gnaritas 2016 - the Business & Economics the 5th consecutive time; organized by the students of R.A. Podar Festival organized by Mithibai College, for the College, India's Largest Financial Market event, which has been sixth consecutive time since its inception. conceived with the aim of fostering the gen-next with a sound & The H.R. College Contingent was led by practical approach towards financial markets, by empowering them Contingent Leader: Sydelle Estibeiro and with hands-on experience of the financial world. Assistant Contingent Leader: Rishabh Bafna. Mr. Narayan Murthy, founder of Infosys, felicitated the team with Winners: the Winner's trophy. Business & Economics Events The H.R. College Contingent was led by Ÿ Sink or Sale (1st Position): Apeksh Porwal and Contingent Leader: Anjali Bhanot Priyanshi Choksi Assistant Contingent Leader: Jiyo Katju Ÿ Adwarsity (1st Position): Prakhar Agrawal Events & Winners: and Yash Shroff Ÿ Who Doesn't Want to be a Millionaire (1st Position): Apeksh Ÿ Adwarsity (3rd Position): Abhinav Ravi and Porwal & Anand Banerjee Jiyo Katju Ÿ Who Doesn't Want to be a Millionaire (2nd Position): Ishaan General Knowledge & Current Affairs Events Jeloka & Vardhan Chheda Ÿ The Great Indian Tamasha (1st Position): Ÿ Who Doesn't Want to be a Millionaire (3rd Position): Gautam Prakhar Jha Chaddha & Rishi Pania Ÿ Voice the Issue (1st Position): Srishti Ÿ Catch Me if You Can (1st Position): Anjaci Pandey & Pashan Ramprasad Anklesaria Ÿ Voice the Issue (2nd Position): Prakhar Jha Ÿ Catch Me if You Can (2nd Position): Apeksh Porwal & Vardhan Fun Events Chheda Ÿ Blow Your Brains Out (1st Position): Anush Ÿ Commerce of Deduction (1st Position): Apeksh Porwal Porwal and Sydelle Estibeiro Ÿ Commerce of Deduction (2nd Position): Yash Shroff Ÿ Blow Your Brains Out (3rd Position): Prajkta Ÿ Pitch Please (2nd Position): Apeksh Porwal & Anand Banerjee Pednekar and Rubina Khan Ÿ Pitch Please (3rd Position): Aashish Mirchandani & Rishabh Ÿ Ace the Race (1st Position): DevanshVora and Bafna Prakhar Jha Ÿ House Of Words (2nd Position): Farzad Wadia Ÿ Ace the Race (2nd Position): Abhinav Ravi Ÿ and Sagar Chandnani House Of Words (3rd Position): Anand Banerjee Ÿ Ÿ Ace the Race (3rd Position): Aakash Goplani How I Met My Employee (3rd Position): Vardhan Chheda and Yash Shroff Ÿ How to get away with Fraud (3rd Position): Srishti Ramprasad Ÿ Bizzare Bazaar (3rd Position): Anjali Bhanot Ÿ Bullring (3rd Position): Yash Shroff and Gourav Parija Ÿ Blackgold (2nd Position): Yash Shroff

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H.R. College represented by The Students' Council won Ka- Ching for the 3rd consecutive year, a National level Economics & Management Festival organized by NMIMS College. The contingent was led by Contingent Leader Prakhar Jha and Assistant Contingent Leader: Abhinav Ravi Winners: Ÿ Inquizitive (1st Position): Apeksh Porwal & Gautam Chadha Ÿ Inquizitive (2nd Position): Ishaan Jeloka & Pashan Winning Team of Ka Ching with Mr. Parag Thakkar, Anklesaria I/C Principal & Ms Shubhada Kanchan, Coordinator Ÿ Chor Bazaar (1st Position): Prakhar Jha & Sneha Arora Ÿ nd Matheletes (2 Position): Prateek Modi & Madhav Somani Ÿ Ad-diction(2nd Position): Aakash Goplani & st Ÿ Bull Run (1 Position): Apeksh Porwal & Yash Shroff Anjali Bhanot Ÿ Bull Run (2nd Position): Harsh Sheth & Rohit Kumar Ÿ Ka-PL (2nd Position): Harsh Sheth & Rohit Ÿ Ad-diction (1st Position): Rishabh Bafna & Gautam Chadha Kumar

ENACTUS HR

ENACTUS NATIONALS 2016-2017 July 21-22, 2016

Enactus H.R. College presented their two projects, Project Jalvruddhi and The Peach Vibe at the Enactus India National Competition 2016 and advanced to the semi- finals of the competition, the only team from Mumbai to do so. The competition was held over two days at Hotel Taj Lands End, Bandra. The team of 30 students competed with 50 other Enactus teams from all over India to be placed among Enactus India Team at the National Competition 2016 the top 10 teams nationwide with their projects that bring academics and business together to create sustainable business models that empower the community. Mahindra Rise Grant for Project Saarthi Enactus H.R. College won the prestigious Mahindra Rise Grant that is awarded by Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. to inspire word-class innovation and entrepreneurship in India. It was an enriching experience for the students who got to rub shoulders with the industry's finest as well as learn from the projects presented by the other teams. Mrs. Kanupriya Sharma, the faculty advisor was also awarded the best faculty advisor of the year. Mahindra Rise Grant for Project Saarthi

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STATE LEVEL COMPETITION FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Organised by Maharashtra Times January 23, 2017

Maharashtra Times hosted a state level Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) competition for colleges across Maharashtra. Three of the best social awareness initiatives taken up by students were felicitated at MD College, Lower Parel. Enactus HR College's Project Jalvruddhi, aimed at solving water concerns in rural Maharashtra was among the projects felicitated. Chief guest Makarand Anaspure (veteran Marathi actor) awarded the students, along with faculty Advisor Mrs. Kanupriya Sharma. After presenting the award, the Maharashtra Times editor spoke about Project Jalvruddhi and then invited The winning HR ENACTUS team with Faculty and the chief guest to say a few words. Mr. Anaspure, stressed on the responsibility I/C Principal Mr. Parag Thakkar that our generation has towards the good of society and make the world a better place for those of us who are not as privileged.

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DETOUR ICHR WINS CONSORTIUM 2017 January 13, 2017 January 23-24, 2017

H.R. College was placed 2nd in Jai Hind College's annual H.R. College represented by The Investment Club of H.R. inter-collegiate BMM fest, Detour. The Students’ won CONSORTIUM an Intercollegiate Economics, performance was commendable with the H.R. contingent Business & Management Festival organized by the MMK winning the following awards: College, Bandra Kotak Ad Film - 1st The H.R. College Contingent was led by Contingent leader Mahima Jaisinghnani and Assistant Contingent Monarchs of Music - 1st Leader Twinkle Jagyasi. Celebrity PR - 1st Events & WINNERS are: ELEVATOR'S PITCH Swayamvar - 1st 1st Place: Niharika Kapoor New Visions - 1st 2nd Place: Bhoomika rd Main Film - 2nd 3 Place: Hiten Hasija The Conference Best Contingent Blog - 2nd 1st Place: Geetansh Flashback Reporting - 2nd 3rd Place: Twinkle Jagyasi Yield your quills - 2nd Brain Freeze: 1st Place: Rishi Best Football Commentary - 2nd 2nd Place: Pratibha Field of Clay - 3rd 3rd Place: Tanmai The Estate: Kings Parade - 3rd 1st Place: Mahima Jaisinghnanai Best Male Dancer - Prithviraj Punjabi (SYBMM) 3rd Place: Nishit Drama Writing - Natasha Daswani (SYBMM) The Deliberation: 1st Place: Twinkle Jagyasi & Geetansh Best Vocalist - Arish Bhiwandiwala (SYBMM) The Analyst: Best Guitarist - Anuraj Bhagat (SYBMM) 1st Place: Nishit Best Actress - Umang Jaiswal (TYBMM) The Settlement: 1st Place: Daksh Ranawat This years theme was a little hatke - the Monarchs. Every 2nd Place: Rishi college contingent (there are 34!) was named after a rd famous Monarch, from Ashoka to Queen Victoria, from 3 Place: Mahima Jaisinghnani Tipu Sultan to Constantine the Great. Sell Or Get Sold: 1st Place: Twinkle Jagyasi, Silky & Vinod 2nd Place: Daksh, Bhoomika, Sheetal & Hiten Hasija

The HR BMM team for Detour Winning Team of Consortium with Mr. Parag Thakkar, I/C Principal & Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi, Vice Principal

68 HIGHLIGHTS 2016-2017 INTER-COLLEGIATE WINS UNICUS 2017 SELF FINANCED COURSES March 11, 2017

Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute recently TSUNAMI organised ‘Unicus 2017 - One of India’s largest E- August 12 to 20, 2016 Cell Business Plan Competitions’ The Competition consisted of 4 rounds, namely, the For the last 16 consecutive years, H.R. College has been Project Idea round, the Video Round, the Online consistently winning Tsunami - a BMS intercollegiate Mentorship Round and the Pitch Round. Enactus H.R. Management fest organized by Lala Lajpatrai College College was one of the top semi finalists. by securing the 1st place overall. The team made it through all the rounds and securing Led by Contingent Leaders Anvita Dixit, Fazal Feroz, the 6th position in the final round i.e. the ‘Business Khushboo Desai and Rahul Hansraj, H.R. won several Pitch’ which was held at VJTI Institute in Matunga. events such as: Band, Youth Parliament, Night Event, Treasure Hunt, Various Sports Events and Fashion The competition gave them a chance to present their Show. idea before a panel of esteemed judges and learn more We hope that H.R. continues the legacy of winning about other business plans and innovative ways of Tsunami every year. entrepreneurship.

PLANNING FORUM

1st @ H.C. MALKANI ELOCUTION COMPETITION August 20, 2016

SYBCOM student Jayesh Sachdev has secured 1st HR BAF WINS FINMON 2017 Position at the inter-collegiate H.C. Malkani Elocution January 25, 2017 Competition. He had been selected at the intra- collegiate auditions held for the same on August 9, 2016 For the first time FYBAF students formed a contingent and conducted by The Planning Forum at H.R. College. represented H.R. College at FINMON an inter collegiate The Competition took place at Nari Gursahani Law finance festival hosted by SM Shetty College, Powai. College, Ulhasnagar on Saturday, August 20, 2016. They won the fest securing 1st place amongst a participation The topic was Lifestyle Diseases a very relevant topic, of 40 colleges. Besides securing the 1st position H.R. also especially in recent times. Kudos to Jayesh and all the won the BEST COLLEGE AWARD. best to him for the future. The H.R. College Contingent was led by Contingent Leader: Pratibha Mimani

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DRISHTI 2017 January 28, 29 & 31 2017

H.R. College represented by the students of the Unaided Courses won Drishti '17, an inter- collegiate Management, Sports and Cultural Festival organized by NM College. The H.R. College contingent was led by Contingent Leaders Anand Makhija, Anushka Shah, Esha Gosalia, Rishant Varshney and Varun Tanna; Mentor Shreyas Kolge; and Assistant Winning team of Drishti Contingent Leaders Aashna Godha, Dharti Trevadia, Hamza Ebrahim, Jenai Doctor, Jeevika Sahajwani, Prithvi Khithani, Rudra Nikam and Tanya Kalra. Winners were: DAY ZERO THE BIG BANK THEORY - 3rd Place – Treasure Hunt - Jash Vatsaraj, Rishant Varshney January 23, 2017 and Shreyas Kolge DAY ONE nd The Big Bank Theory is a one day - 2 Place - A Regale for the Wise - Anaheez Patel & Rishant inter collegiate fest conducted by Varshney the Banking and Insurance - 2nd Place - Knightmare - Nishit Betala & Madhav Somani Department of Mithibai College, rd being the first ever inter-collegiate - 3 Place - Echelon - Team Event event for BBI. The H.R. College - 2nd Place - BLUR - Varun Tanna Contingent was led by Contingent - 2nd Place - Decade of Deception - Chirag Jain & Roshan Metkar Leader Rishant Varshney and Assistant Contingent Leaders DAY TWO Aadit Parikh & Mahima Chadha. - 3rd Place - Goals of Glory - Karan Dave, Rohan Hattangadi, Winners: Tejas Murugesh, Sooraj Mehta, Yash Khakkar and Arshad Ÿ War of Words: 1ST Position – Tanwir Mukadam Arman & Anshul Tyagi - 1st Place - A League of their Own - Anushka Shah, Anaheez Ÿ It's All About Investing: Patel, Jenai Doctor, Kyra Irani, Kanak Daga and Mahima 1st Position - Prakhar Jha & Sydelle Estibeiro Chadha 2nd Position - Aditi Merchant & Anusha Nayak - 1st Place - Business @ Campus - Jeevika Sahajwani, Geetika 3rd Position - Saanchi Bathla & Shivani Bhatia, Dishen Shah & Deepak Lalwani Sachdev - 1st Place - Sell or Be Sold - Va r n i k a G u p t a & H a r s h Khandelwal DAY THREE - 1st and 3rd Place - Life Size - A n a n d M a k h i j a / R i s h a n t Varshney & Chirag Jain/Roshan Metkar - 1st Place - Around the Words in 60 Seconds - Tigran Wadia - 2nd Place - Foot Loose (Group Dance) - 2nd Place - Runway to Milan (Fashion Show) Winners ofThe Big Bank Theory

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FINANZA 2017 METERDOWN 2017 January 23, 2017 February 13, 14 & 15, 2017

H.R. College BFM students participated in H.R. won METERDOWN 2017, an inter-collegiate Finance FINANZA'17 - a finance fest by Mithibai College and Management Festival organised by R.D. National exclusively for BFM students. Around 50 colleges College. For the first time the First Year students formed a participated in the fest and H.R. College was the contingent and represented H.R. College. SECOND BEST CONTINGENT securing the 1st H.R. secured the 1st position and also won the BEST Runner-Up award. Also, the BFM students actively COLLEGE AWARD. attended the seminar which not only helped them gain The H.R. College contingent was led by Contingent Leaders: points but also knowledge. Bhaumil Raskapurwla and Tanmai Achara. Led by CL - Suraj Sehgal and ACL - Prerna Nathani, the kind of activities which students performed were: FINANCIAL FOOTBALL - 1st Place Student participants IMPROMPTU - 2nd place in both slots SHOT IN THE DARK - Reached second round securing 25 points

VAAYU 2017 February 1, 2017

Winners: Students of BVoc participated in the Vaayu an inter STOCK IT UP 64 SQUARES collegiate fest organised by NMIMS. H.R. Stood 8th 1st Position 1st Position among 25 colleges. Bhaumil Raskapurwala Nishit Betala Vibhor Agarwal Rishi Pania NEVER SAY NEVER Sadanand Shenoy 1st Position 2nd Position Dhananjay Rathi Hiten Hassija Sadanand Shenoy Daksh Ranawat 3rd position Sheetal Shetty Tanmai Achara VOCAL SHOWBIZ Sainath Shetty 1st Position AGE OF EMPIRES Sayuj Jain 3rd Position SKETCH IT UP Pratibha Mimani 2nd Position Tanmai Achara Aparna Jain Deepankar Paryani TABLE TENNIS TWIST N TURNS 1st Position 1st Position Bhaumil Raskapurwala Tanmai Achara CHESS Nishit Betala 2nd Position Daksh Ranawat Nishit Betala Hiten Hassija

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INVENTURE 2017 February 1, 2017

H.R. Students from Second Year B.M.S secured the first place at Inventure a B- Plan Competition organised by the Entrepreneurship Development Cell of Lala Lajpatrai College. The theme was about presenting I n n o v a t i v e i d e a s o n " S o c i a l Entrepreneurship," inviting young entrepreneurial students with a mind for business and a desire to contribute to social development. The idea presented by H.R. students was a people welfare product "Back Up". About "Back-Up-keeping it straight" Winners - Lala College’s Inventure The hectic, technology filled life of today's youth often compels them to spend long hours in front of laptops and computer screens. Posture and back problems are rampant This avant-garde product is socially relevant as well, as the among the youth, leading to adverse health effects. students plan to out source the production of the same to The students of TYBMS, as part of their entrepreneurship underprivileged women, who will be paid a regular wage class under the guidance of Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi came up for the same. with a novel idea to mitigate the problem. They created an Backup is the brainchild of students Kaanchi Gupta, easy to use, flexible, yet economical back support which Shivani Rajani, Krisha Shah, Saloni Gopani, Aanchal can even be worn under clothes and leads to a significant Maheshwari, Freea Bhikhaji, Jennifer Unvala, Naasha improvement in posture. Bhot, Mehernaz Mistry, Tanya Changlani, and Karnika Rohira. The event was judged by eminent personalities in the social entrepreneurship space like Mr. Amey Belorkar, Asst. Vice President at SIDBI Venture Capital Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. Rajiv Vaishnav, Head - Ecosystem & Partnerships at GenNext Hub, A Reliance Enterprise; and Mr. Prasad Deodhar, Bhagirath Gramvikas Pratishthan. The students competed with 20 top colleges of the city, and even received funding interest from the venture capitalist present in the judging panel.

HR BMS students with I/C Principal

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MARATHI VANGDMAY MANDAL

JALLOSH 2016 September 1-3, 2016

HR team from MVM won JALLOSH 2016 an Inter collegiate Event organised by the Marathi Vangdmay Mandal of the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Churchgate. The individual event winners are as follows: 1st in Nail art - Gautami Angolkar 1st in Photography - Rutuja Mhasade 2nd in Rangoli - Mansi Nimbre and Prajakta Nagaonkar 2nd in Debate - Vaibhavi Zore and Priyanka Gawli 2nd in Hand art - Shraddha Patil and Priyanka Dakre Jubilant winners of Jallosh 2nd in Lagori - Sagar Chavan, Krishnakant Gaikwad, Vaibhavi Zore and Mayuri Abnave 3rd in Hand art - Rahul Shroff and Apurva Kudale 3rd in King and Queen Jallosh - Nihar Kathe and Dyaneshwari Velnakar

AAMOD January 20-22, 2017

MVM won an Inter Collegiate Cultural Fest organized St Xaviers’ College taking place over a period of three days, this program included various competitions in the field of performing arts as well as literary and fine arts. B.N. Purandare, one of the most renowned elocution competitions is always a part of the three day festivities.

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ILLUMINAR 2016 September 28, 2016

The InsighT club participated in the inter collegiate tech fest Illuminar organised by KES Shroff College, Kandivali. The event had a number of competitions such as PowerPoint Presentation, Web Designing, Techno Connector, Movie Making, Typography, Blind Typing and many more. It also had competitions like Counter Strike Winning HR team - ILLUMINAR and Need for Speed on PC Platforms to encourage budding gamers. Notably, the students of H.R. College with the HTML Debugging - Parina Mucchala, Naitik Gala & help of InsighT club participated in each of these Dishin Parekh competitions. Blind Typing - Gaurav Rele & Jahnvi Jain Having won 10 competitions in the fest, Insight Club won Matte Painting - Manmohan Chandak Illuminar for the fourth consecutive year. It was Typography - Manmohan Chandak exhilarating for the students as Insight Club maintained its Image Art - Manmohan Chandak supremacy in this tech fest. It is notable that Manmohan Chandak, single handedly won 5 competitions at the fest. 2D Flash Animatronics - Manmohan Chandak Poster Making - Manmohan Chandak The proud winners of each category at the fest were: Movie Making - Karan Keswani and Team PowerPoint Presentation - Amal Mody & Manas Taparia Techno Connector - Chirag Jain COMMERCE CLUB

MINDSPARK ZEAL 2016 December 10, 2016

The Club brought home the winning trophy at MINDSPARK Quiz ZEAL, SIES, Nerul. It broadly consisted of three events. MINDSPARK - The Ultimate Quiz. This Inter - Collegiate event was a real brain teaser. Twenty one Colleges from Mumbai & Navi Mumbai had Winning HR Team was awarded certificates and trophies by the Principal, SIES College, Nerul participated. The quiz was organized by the quizmaster Mr. Akshay. True to the name of the event, the young students exuded great ZEAL. Kudos to them!

KAUN BANEGA SIKANDAR 2016 December 2016 It was a clean sweep for the HR participants who won the 1st & 2nd Prize at KAUN BANEGA SIKANDAR Quiz Competition, MD College, Parel . HR Team wins KAUN BANEGA SIKANDAR Quiz 74 SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS 2016-2017 INTER-COLLEGIATE WINS

SPORTS COUNCIL

1 Gold International 3 Bronze 04 Medals

2 Gold 1 Silver 06 National Medals 3 Bronze

5 Gold 1 Silver 12 State Medals 6 Bronze

20 Gold 35 Silver 104 District / Division Medals 49 Bronze

Sports Council felicitated for National Level Inter-collegiate Wins

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H.R. COLLEGE WINS THE M.M.K. INTER-COLLEGIATE CHESS TOURNAMENT 2016 July 22 – 23, 2016

The Chess Team of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics won the 24th Vidyasagar Principal K.M. Kundnani and Barrister H.G. Advani Memorial Inter Collegiate Chess Tournament for the 6th consecutive time. The tournament was held at M.M.K. College, Bandra. The team consisted of Paras Kaswani, Adarsh Sanklecha, Shantanu Nayak, Aditya Nandu, Sanjeev Nair, Gaurav Rele, Nishit Betala, Shrinandan, Ojasvi The Boys Team consisting of Nishit Betala, Sanjeev Nair & Mehta, Khushboo Nahar, Urja Shah, Vishwa Shah, Adarsh Sanklecha secured the 1st, 2nd & 4th positions in their Aditi Shah, Janhavi Soneji and Tanvi Apte. category respectively. The Girls Team consisting of Vishwa Shah, Janhavi The Overall Girls & Boys Championship was won by H.R. Soneji & Tanvi Apte secured the Top 3 positions in College. Gaurav Rele was adjudged the Best Junior their Division. College Player (Boys).

HR PLACED 2ND @ INTER-COLLEGIATE UNIVERSITY CHESS TOURNAMENT 2016 August 2 – 5, 2016

The Chess Team of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics secured 2nd Place at the Inter Collegiate University Chess Tournament. The tournament was held at N.M. College, Vile Parle. The Overall team consisted of Asim Mehta, Saumya Goenka, Sanjeev Nair, Janhavi Soneji and Nishit Betala. Kudos to the team!

CHESS - SANJEEV NAIR

Ÿ Sanjeev Nair a student of H.R College participated in the Ÿ November 2016 - now Dubai international Open Chess Tournament and secured officially eligible to the 1st Place in Below 2000 rating Category! represent India in the Ÿ June 2016 - Mumbai Mayors Cup International World Amateur Chess Sanjeev Nair Tournament 'B' Category secured the 10th Place. Championship 2017 in Italy. Ÿ University Championship - Silver in Zones and silver in Ÿ December 2016 - defeated an Egyptian Grandmaster University of Mumbai. for the first time. News published in all Newspapers Ÿ September 2016 - Top 10 finish in the Raisoni Memorial with a special Interview on the Web. All India Open Rating Event. Increased 50+ rating points. Ÿ Winners at the MMK intercollegiate Chess Ÿ October 2016 - received Scholarship for performance in Tournament 2016. Individual Silver & Team Gold. the 2015 National School Games. Silver in U-19 Ÿ KOTAK Mahindra Open Blitz championship 2016 by category. Indian chess School. Finished 8th. 76 SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS 2016-2017 INTER-COLLEGIATE WINS STUDENTS EXCEL IN SPORTS

University Aquatics Swimming Tournament August 19 & 20, 2016

PRIYANSHI CHOKSHI DIVYANSH JAIN secured 3 Bronze Medals secured 1 Silver Medal 50 m Breaststroke 50 m Backstroke 100 m Breaststroke 100 m Freestyle

University Aquatics Swimming Tournament University Water Polo September 1, 2016 September 1, 2016 HR Relay Team Won Silver & Bronze HR Team won Silver

RELAY TEAM WATER POLO TEAM Silver in 4x100 Freestyle Bronze in 4x100 Medley Rajat Surve Rajat Surve D.S.O Fencing Chaitanya Joshi Chaitanya Joshi September 6, 2016 Divyansh Jain Divyansh Jain Rushank Dunung Rushank Dunung

University Basketball Tournament September 24-27, 2016 HR Girls Placed 3rd held at Mastan Y.M.C.A against MMK College (Score 25-18) (R) AASHUTOSH THAKUR District Level: Gold Medal Divisional Level: Silver Medal State Level - Team Event: Gold Medal (L) VINIT KISHNANI District Level: Silver Medal Divisional Level: Silver Medal State Level: Bronze Medal State Level - Team Event: Bronze Medal

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DSO Aquatics Championship August 23 & 24, 2016 PAALON BHATIA secured 1 Silver and KHOOBI VACHANI 2 Bronze Medals rd secured 1 Gold Medal 3 place 50 m Freestyle rd 200 m Freestyle 3 place 50 m Backstroke 2nd place 200 m Freestyle

DSO Archery Championship August 26, 2016

Sagar Punjabi Shantanu Nayak secured 2nd place secured 3rd place

DSO U/19 Girls Chess Tournament DSO U/19 Boys Chess Tournament August 26, 2016 August 26, 2016

Vishwa Shah Nemish Sundar secured 1st place secured 4th place

DSO Basket Ball DSO Athletics Championship August 30 & 31, 2016 September 17 & 18, 2016 D.S.O Junior College Boys secured the 3rd place in the DSO basketball tournament SHUBHAM held at the Shishuvan Ground against K.C. College with PATETHKTHAR won the score of 25-10. State Level Athletic D.S.O Junior College Girls Championship held at Sangli. secured the 3rd place in the DSO basketball tournament Triple Jump: Gold Medal held at the Shishuvan Ground against Cathedral School High Jump: Bronze Medal with a score of 42-18. Will be participating for West IMG Reliance Football Tournament Zone Nationals happening in August 27, 2016 Vadodara, Gujarat in October. December 10, 2016 H.R. College of TANISHKA PALVIA Commerce and participated in the Bombay City Economics secured District Amateur Meet (BCDA) the 1st Runner-Up Hammer Throw: Gold Medal Position in the Reliance Foundation Javelin Throw: Silver Medal Football Tournament HR Girls Team won inaugural against Fr. Agnel SANAY SHAH match against Wilson College Vashi with a score of Long Jump: Gold Medal Score 2-0. 11- 0 at Cooperage. 78 SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS 2016-2017 INTER-COLLEGIATE WINS

Reeva Sakaria (SYBAF) has won many National SANJANA SANTOSH WINS AN Championships in skating. She has been selected for World and Asian Championships in skating. INTERNATIONAL GOLD MEDAL Her world rank is 20th. Asian ranking is 6th and @ VARCOLOR POLISH INTERNATIONAL right now is 2nd in India. (BADMINTON) September 22-25, 2016 D.S.O. Skating October 13, 2016 Sanjana Santosh won the Polish Ÿ Parth Vora secured a Gold in Skating Inline International Badminton title for Ÿ Siddhant Shenoy secured a Gold in Skating the Women's Doubles. Quads Sanjana is training with Sindhu in D.S.O. Tennis Hyderabad at Pullela Gopichand October 13, 2016 Academy. Sanjana scored 97% in Rahil Mehta secured a Gold medal in Individual SSC and 93% in HSC. Sanjana plays Category National Level Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles. D.S.O Badminton Sanjana Santosh has H.R. College Junior College Boys Team secured the • Participated in 3 International Tournaments in Belgium, 2nd Place Poland and Czech Republic in September 2016 • Winner of the Senior State Inter District Badminton National Chess Tournament Championship held at Aurangabad in August 2016 October 12, 2016 • Semifinalist at the All India Senior Ranking Vishwa Shah secured a Gold Badminton Tournament held at Pune in August 2016 • Quarter Finalist at the 80th Senior National Badminton Championships held at Chandigarh in April 2016 • Quarter Finalist at the India Open Super Series H.R. COLLEGE GIRLS Badminton Tournament held at New Delhi in April 2016 FOOTBALL TEAM We wish Sanjana all the best for the gold (badminton) in Tokyo 1ST RUNNER'S UP 2020. AT THE RELIANCE FOUNDATION PBL 2017 FINAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT HR STUDENT IN RUNNER-UP TEAM December 19, 2016 14 January, 2017

H.R. College student Sanjana Santosh was a part of the Mumbai Rockets franchise, which finished runners up at the Premier Badminton League 2017 featuring Indian shuttlers like PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, and Jwala Gutta thereby raising the standards of the tournament by miles. Sanjana Santosh was a part of the Mumbai Rockets franchise, Winners Chennai received at the PBL 2017 prize money of Rs.3 crore, while runners-up Mumbai Rockets were awarded Rs. 1.5 H.R. College Senior Girls Football Team lost in the finals crore. against Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Junior College.

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OFF D' CUFF September 1, 2016 An intercollegiate extempore speaking and debating event organised by PSDS

The Public Speaking and Debating Society of H.R. College organized Off D' Cuff - an intercollegiate extempore speaking and debating event that saw participation of over 200 students from prestigious colleges around the city. Expanding its horizons, the 4th year introduced a new event named, the Case Study Event in collaboration with KPMG in India along with the other major events - the Conventional Debate and General Quiz. While the Conventional Debate tested participants' ability to think on their feet and come up with constructive Conventional Debate arguments, the general quiz examined their level of awareness. The case study event gave them a glimpse of the real world by putting them in the spot and having them The winners of the three events were: react to a crisis situation. Conventional Debate The opening ceremony was graced by Guest of Honour Mr. Ruben Mascarenhas, social activist; I/C Principal Winner - Jay Goradia (Jai Hind College)

Parag Thakkar and Vice - Principals Dr. Jehangir st Bharucha, Dr. Pooja Ramchandani and Dr. Rajeshwari 1 Runner Up - Priyanshi Chokshi (HR College) Ravi. 2nd Runner Up - Akash Kumar (NM College) The events were judged by General Quiz d i s t i n g u i s h e d f a c u l t y members Prof. Anjali Verma Winner - Vinesh Chawdhary (KC College) from MMK College and Dr. st Sanobar Hussaini from 1 Runner Up - Rohit Ranbhise (Balasaheb College) M i t h i b a i C o l l e g e 2nd Runner Up - Dipti Kulkarni (VJTI) respectively; Ms. Niraja Shukla and Mr. Sohag Sarkar Mr. Ruben Mascarenhas Case Study Event from KPMG in India. Winner - Srishti Ramaprasad (HR College) 1st Runner Up - Jay Goradia (Jai Hind College) 2nd Runner Up - Drishti Mehta (ISME) T h e w i n n e r s w e r e awarded trophies and certificates by Faculty In- Charge Ms. Geeta Sahu. The event provided the participants a platform to hone their literary skills. Congratulations to the winners and the entire organizing committee for pulling it off so well!

The winners were awarded trophies and certificates

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NUMERO UNO September 2 & 3, 2016 An inter-collegiate Mathematics & Staistics Fest organized by the Students’ Council of HR College

The Students' Council of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics organised its flagship event Numero Uno - Mumbai's largest Mathematics and Statistics Festival for the twelfth successive year on September 2 & 3, 2016. The festival received an overwhelming response with participation of 534 teams from schools and colleges across the city. Numero Uno returned with its five major events: The Classic Quiz, Monopolium Mathematica, C.H.A.O.S., Event: Stumped to Bid! Mind It! and Stumped To Bid. Stumped to Bid saw the highest participation with 151 teams. In addition to the five major events, a final event Master Numero had the winners of The Classic Quiz, Monopolium Mathematica, C.H.A.O.S. and Mind It! as participants. The winner was crowned the ultimate champion. The opening ceremony was graced by Chief Guest and former Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Shahani, Guest of Honour Mr. Prodipta Hore, Head of Mathematics Department, Aditya Birla World Academy; I/C Principal Prof. Parag Thakkar and Vice-Principals Dr. Jehangir Bharucha, Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi and Dr. Pooja Ramchandani. Chief Guest, Guest of Honour, I/C Principal and Vice- Principals at the Opening Ceremony The winners of all the events were felicitated at the closing ceremony by Vice-Principal Ms. Deepika Bhatia and Director of The Students' Council Ms. Shubhada Kanchan, who was also thanked for her constant support and guidance to The Students' Council. The contingent from R.N. Podar School were declared the Overall Winners of Numero Uno 2016 while also winning the Largest Contingent Trophy. Numero Uno was also organised on an intra-college level for the very first time, with F.E.M.A. winning the Best Club Trophy. Hearty congratulations to the entire Organising Committee for making Numero Uno a grand success once R.N. Podar School Overall Winners of Numero Uno 2016 again!

Event: CHAOS Winners of all the events felicitated at the closing ceremony

81 HR COLLEGE INTER-COLLEGIATE EVENTS ORGANISED DISCIDIUM An inter-collegiate Business & Economics Fest organized by HR College December 16 & 17, 2016

H.R. College organized DISCIDIUM, an inter-collegiate Business & Economics Fest with a large participation from colleges across Mumbai. The theme for DISCIDIUM was - "Dream, Develop, Disrupt", which was at the core of the festival and all its associated events. At the opening ceremony Chief Guest Professor David Wittenberg from ISME, enthralled the students with his talk on the need to dream, develop and disrupt. Guests of Honour I/C Principal Prof. Parag Thakkar and Vice Principals Dr. Jehangir Bharucha, Dr. Pooja Ramchandani and Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi praised the efforts of An engaged audience the students for organizing the event. It included 3 categories of events: 3 Star Events: What an Idea! Ad-O-Meter Ring the bell 2 Star Events: Revive To Survive Bizolympics ECOSHASTRA 1 Star Events: Earn The Goal Granny's Mystery Hunt The overall awards saw a clean sweep by the contingent from N.M. College, thanks to their stellar performance across all the events. They were also the recipients of the The winners of all the events were felicitated at the Overall Winners Trophy of DISCIDIUM 2016. closing ceremony by the Chief Guest and former Vice Principal Dr. Rekha Bahadur, Vice Principal Dr. Hearty congratulations to the Organizing Committee for making Jehangir Bharucha, Director of The Students' Council DISCIDIUM 2016 a grand success and look forward to it becoming Ms. Shubhada Kanchan and one of the judges Mr. a yearly festival. Pratik Hinduja.

"Dream, Develop, Disrupt" was at the core of the festival

82 MVM INTER-COLLEGIATE EVENTS ORGANISED NAANDI 2017 An Inter-collegiate Cultural Fest organised by HR MVM January 4-6, 2017 The Marathi Vangdmay Mandal (MVM) of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Churchgate, organised their first ever inter- collegiate cultural festival, NAANDI 2017! The festival had literary, art and cultural events. Six word story, blog writing and story writing in Marathi and Debate, print poster making with non-traditional painting objects, Mehndi design on nails, and T-shirt painting & 'Navras', a theatre event were some events. Apart from these, Folk dance, Laavni performances and Fashion Show defined the penultimate moment of NAANDI 2017. A total of

47 colleges from Mumbai participated in 12 events spread over three days. St Xavier's College, Sydenham College and Government Law College secured the overall f i r s t t h r e e p o s i t i o n s respectively. With NAANDI '17 the club has redefined its position in various inter- collegiate festivals of Mumbai.

83 INVESTMENT CLUB INTER-COLLEGIATE EVENTS ORGANISED BLAZE 2017 An inter-collegiate Business and Finance Festival organised by HR ICHR - February 1, 2 & 3, 2017

The Investment Club of H.R. College organized it's inter collegiate Business and Finance Festival 'BLAZE 2017'. With a total participation of about 1000 students from 20 colleges and 15 events organised over the span of three days, this year BLAZE was bigger than ever and a grand success. The festival hosted events that touched varied topics from investments to entrepreneurship. Popular flagship events like Bullseye, Cerebrum Tingler, Madmen and Treasure Hunt were organised along with the advent of new events like Casino Royale, F1, Time Bomb and Hot Chocolate. Abhinay of KC College and Sydelle of HR College were crowned as Mr. & Ms. BLAZE'17. Lala's College lifted the Winner's Cup for BLAZE and amazed us with their energy, KC College was first runner-up whereas Mithibai College came in a close second runner-up.

Abhinay of KC College and Sydelle of HR College were Lala's College - Winners crowned as Mr. & Ms. BLAZE'17

KC College - first runner-up Mithibai College - second runner-up

84 FEMA CLUB & CHOICE INTER-COLLEGIATE EVENTS ORGANISED BREAKTHROUGH An inter-collegiate Finance Festival organised by FEMA CLUB February 16th & 17th, 2017

The Finance, Entrepreneurship & Marketing Association of H.R. College organised their first inter-collegiate finance Ms. Ashwini Naik festival "BREAK THROUGH 2017". This start-up festival Coordinator had a huge turnover of students from 15 different colleges and 12 intra clubs, to showcase their talents and skills. With a melange of finance, marketing entrepreneurial events put together to strike a perfect balance for catering to the 'Book-Smart' and 'Street-Smart'; it consisted of various events like 'Shark Tank' - pitch your business idea, 'Catalyzer' - marketing and sales event, 'Student of the Year' - personality contest and many more. Break Through had a special guest appearance by Mrs. Shilpa Mehta and Dr. Pasricha, ex-commissioner and head of CID. SYNC, the yoga club of H.R. College won the Best Contingent Award. CHM College ruled the event and conquered the rolling trophy with highest participation. NM College became the first runner-up followed by KC College. Participants of Break Through HR FEST An inter-collegiate Cultural Fest organised by CHOICE - July 20 - 22, 2016

The H.R. Fest is one of Mumbai's most awaited fests organized by CHOICE since the past 8 years, the Cultural Council of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics. The 3 day fest has multiple events being held at the same time with around 6-8 top colleges of Mumbai participating in the fest. The festival attracted an immense footfall over the course of 3 Envigorating performance! days, as students from all over Mumbai flock to H.R. College to participate and witness the spectacle. The festival boasts of extensive and well-designed contests in the Performing, Literary and Fine Arts categories. These include dances, singing contests, debates, quizzes, painting events and various unconventional contests such as treasure hunts, arm - wrestling and photography. All the contests are judged by experts. The fest, which has grown wildly popular in recent years, attracted sponsorships from Scootsy, Saavn, Juno's pizza, HMD architects, Sterling Cineplex and the True School of Music. Huge turnout of students at the HR Fest

85 INSIGHT CLUB INTER-COLLEGIATE EVENTS ORGANISED IGNITE 2016 TECHNITUDE September 17, 2016 December 13 & 14, 2016

Insight, the IT Club of H.R. College of Commerce and InsighT, the IT Club of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, conducted an inter-school technological Economics, conducted an intra college technological extravaganza ignITe, to ignite the spark among the extravaganza, TechniTude. technocrats. It was H.R.'s third intra-college event exclusively It was H.R. College's third inter-school Technofest event organized by the Junior College students. This fest had exclusively organized by the Junior College IT Club events for techno geeks like HTML Debugging, Scavenger students. This fest had events for techno geeks like Movie Hunt, Treasure Hunt, Gaming and a few others. The club Making, Power Point Presentation, Photoshop, Quiz received an overwhelming response with over 200 and a few more. The club received an overwhelming participants from FYJC and SYJC. The event was led by response with a footfall of over eighty-five students from club's President Mr. Varun Jethra and Vice-president Mr. seven schools of Mumbai. The events were judged by the Gaurav Rele. IT faculty from KC College. The event was led by club's President Mr. The event held to promote technological development was Varun Jethra a huge success. The winners of the events were awarded a n d V i c e - trophies and certificates: president Mr. CRACK IT- HTML Gaurav Rele. 1st Manas Taparia 2nd Hanisha Jatania The event held CHASING THE KEYS t o p r o m o t e 1st Parth Bhavnani technological development 2nd Amal Mody was a huge LET'S CLICK success. 1st Jalak Solanki TECHNO CONNECTOR Winner felicitated by one of the judges 2nd Siddhi Kedia SCAVANGER HUNT 1st Akash Suryavanshi 2nd Prakyath Shetty 2nd Yash Singhvi TECHNO CONNECTOR 1st Kunal Tottani 2nd Sagar Trivedi GAMERS HUB TREASURE HUNT 1st Kritik Shah & Krishi Shah 2nd Riyan Shah & Richik Kothari GAMERS HUB Winners were also felicitated and awarded certificates and trophies by I/C Principal and Vice Principal 1st Vineet Mehta

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SOCIAL INITIATIVES The Students’ Council National Service Scheme The Womens’ Development Cell Synthesis Of Yoga & Niyama Council General Events Management Society ENACTUS Student United Way Talent Parade

BEST PRACTICES International Day Of Yoga Felicitations For Principal’s Birthday Syllabi Orientation of Students Gudi Padwa & Cheti Chand Celebrations Bidding Adieu Satya Narayan Puja Celebrating India's 70th Independence Day Vice Principal Dipika Bhatia Visits Institutes of Higher Education, UK Faculty Development Programme

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THE STUDENTS' COUNCIL

BLOOD DONATION DRIVE December 9, 2016

The Students' Council of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics organized a Blood Donation Drive in collaboration with Bombay Hospital and HDFC Bank for the 10th successive year. The drive was inaugurated by Vice- HR Student Blood Donors Principals Dr. Jehangir Bharucha and Dr. Pooja Ramchandani who praised the noble efforts of the students. A team of doctors from Bombay Hospital, sponsored by HDFC Bank, undertook the drive. The initiative was a great success with 71 units of blood being collected on the day. Donors included individuals from outside the college as well. All donors were provided with refreshments to ensure their well-being. Donors were given certificates by Bombay Hospital HR Student volunteers with I/C Principal Parag Thakkar and the and HDFC Bank, a donor card, a carry bag and a pen. officiating Doctor from Bombay Hospital

JOY OF GIVING WEEK The Social Department of The Students' Council of H.R. January 2, 2017 College constantly endeavors to do its part for the upliftment of the society. It organized the 'Joy of Giving Week' for the first time. The drive was conducted from 18th-23rdJanuary 2017and donations were received from 124 people over 2 days. The collection included over 100 packets of food, 3 cartons of clothes, 1 carton each of books and toys. The students first went to Hamara Foundation, where they interacted and played games with children, giving prizes and goodies. They then distributed the collections at Missionaries of Charity - Ashadaan which houses the elderly and the disabled. The initiative was a great success generating tremendous interest among the students of the college. HR Students’ Council students distributed gifts collected to Apart from this, volunteers taught and interacted with the children of Hamara Foundation, working for street children. less privileged students at the Colaba Municipal School as well as at ADAPT, an NGO for the differently-abled.

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Hamara Foundation, a project by Tata Institute of Social Sciences Teaching children at Colaba Municipal School

ANTI-RAGGING CAMPAIGN July 18-20, 2016

In order to maintain a healthy and safe academic environment for its students, The Students' Council of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics organized the Anti-Ragging campaign from 18th to 20th July, 2016. This campaign was carried out for the eleventh year in a row. The volunteers for the campaign ensured that there were no instances of ragging while they performed other duties. They ensured that all the First Year students were wearing their ID cards and proper dress code was Checking Student IDs maintained. Mobile phones were also confiscated if being used by students inside the college premises. The volunteers also acted as guides to the freshers and were positioned not only in college, but even in the surrounding areas such as Churchgate Station and Oval Maidan to act as a helping hand outside the college premises as well. H.R. College's zero tolerance policy towards ragging was highlighted as the campaign proved to be a success once again, with not a single case of ragging being reported.

Student Volunteers of the anti-ragging campaign at HR College

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CII LAUNCHES 'PHENK MAT MUMBAI'

October 1, 2016 Mr. Atul Sathe Coordinator HR NSS performed a ‘Swachh Bharat’ Street Play at MCGM Hall on the occasion of launch of Phenk Mat Mumbai, a campaign initiated by Mr. Arun Nanda, Chairman, CII WR Taskforce and Chairman, Mahindra Holidays. The play was highly appreciated by Mr. Nanda and the media. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) along with Club Mahindra launched the special campaign 'Phenk Mat Mumbai,' with a vision to make Mumbai clean and litter free. The campaign envisions to bring about a permanent behavioural change among the citizens of Mr Ajoy Mehta, Municipal Mumbai by encouraging Commissioner and Mr Arun them to change their habits Nanda, Chairman, CII WR and keep the city clean. Taskforce on Swachh Bharat and Chairman, Mahindra Holidays at T h e c a m p a i g n l a u n c h the launch of Phenk Mat Mumbai. witnessed some activities such as poster drawing and plays by students of schools and colleges such as H.R. College, Jaihind College, JD Bharda School and Anjuman HR NSS performed a ‘Swachh Bharat’ Street Play Islam.

HAMARA STATION HAMARI SHAAN October 2-8, 2016

On Sunday, October 2, thousands of Mumbaikars lined up at the city's railway stations to paint the railway premises. Touted to be the city's HR NSS Students biggest beautification drive till date, the initiative titled Hamara Station painting to beautify Hamari Shaan, carried on till October 8 and 36 stations on the Central and Charni Road Station Western Lines were beautified. The project was jointly undertaken by Mumbai-based NGO 'Making A Difference' (MAD) and Mumbai First, a think-tank that works for the betterment of the city, in collaboration with the Railways and is a 100% volunteer driven initiative. The event was inaugurated by Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon'ble Minister of Railways, Smt. Poonam Mahajan, Member of Parliament, Mumbai North Central, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra and actor Anil Kapoor. 43 Students from H.R. College of Commerce of Economics, Churchgate, participated in the 7-day long event. The HR’ites participated with true zeal and dedication to beautify the Charni Road Station on the Western Line.

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NSS RESIDENTIAL CAMP AT VILLAGE GORHE, PALGHAR January 3rd to 9th, 2017

Students visited Govardhan Eco Village, setup by ISKON to Building a Check Dam to prevent overflow of water in Village ensure sustainable Development

HR NSS attended a special Residential Camp for 7 days. serves to guide late night drivers on the road. The wells in and Activities during the camp included Cleanliness Drive, surrounding the village were numbered by another team. This Awareness of Digital Payment Gateways and Cashless systems, would prove advantageous for keeping records of water levels, construction of Soak pits and Check dams, setting up a Library in dependency, etc. a School, Street Play, Guest Lectures, visit to Eco Project, Wada In the evening check dams were built in the streams close by, with by ISKON, Painting of school wall with slogans etc. the objective to reduce the force of water flowing directly to the DAY 1 - Arriving early at Gorhe village in Palghar, the NSS village area. It was an intensive team activity, testing team spirit volunteers were welcomed by the Sarpanch, Up-sarpanch, Gram and co-ordination, resulting in functioning better as a single unit. Sevak and several members of NGO at the school in the village. DAY 5 - Setting out for a trek on the foggy morning to a fort built The president gave instructions and tips on the ways and the during the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj near the village. culture of the village. This was shortly followed by an The famed lost treasure of the brave Chhatrapati intrigued many enlightening presentation by the Manager of the local SBI branch students. After an arduous long climb, the scenic beauty from the on Demonetisation and Fostering of a Strong Digital top was breathtaking. Economy. The local shopkeepers sat attentively alongside for the same and raised imperative questions. In the evening the members played games with local children and interacted with the school children. Later the volunteers visited the shopkeepers in the local market of the village, interacting with them and informing them about DAY 6 - After a good night's rest the students visited a nearby digital transactions and its advantages. steel factory unit manufacturing different types of essential utensils. The process was fascinating, the method of cutting, DAY 2 - Powered by enthusiasm, the volunteers carried out moulding, polishing, packing; the noise levels; and the working Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan on the streets of the village. Dividing and living condition of the workers. into groups of seven, collecting necessary equipment, the NSS volunteers spread out to different segments of the village to The supervisor of the factory gave us a brief history of the factory implement the cleanliness drive. and employment opportunities presented to locals by the industry. DAY 3 - Divided into two groups, the creative ones were given the job of painting 8 walls of the village primary school, with art In the evening a visit a eco village Gowardhan set up by ISKCON and slogans. The plans for design for the walls and slogans were was peaceful and calming. The students huddled in the chilly prepared, and the walls covered in outline drawings. night around a campfire, lit with collected dry wood, exchanging stories and playing games. The second group interacted with the students of the village school. They instructed the little citizens of the future with DAY 7 - The next morning some students left for the sole English regards to health, hygiene and cleanliness of the surroundings. medium school in the area. Interacting with the students, The discussions and the palpable enthusiasm was inspiring for highlighting the importance of ambition and higher education in the volunteers of the Unit. The day concluded with some relaxing life, they learnt from the headmaster the high drop out rate the activities for the unit members. school was facing. DAY 4 - The volunteers were divided into multiple teams. One The students talked about their own aspirations and career paths team attended to the school walls while another team discussed lying ahead for them and encouraged the village students to think topics from cleanliness to saving water; from the advantages of big for themselves. The students presented a few dances and building and using proper toilets to planting trees. Yet another songs with infectious excitement. team set about numbering and colouring trees. This signified The volunteers left the village after lunch by bus, with loads of government protection to the said trees. The luminescent colour happy memories and the satisfaction of having touched lives.

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THALASSEMIA AWARENESS AND SCREENING PROGRAMME July 26, 2016

A Thalassemia Awareness and Screening programme was conducted by the NSS unit of H.R. College on its premises, sponsored by the Rotaract Club of Hanging Gardens. Dr. Pankaj Tanna, associated with the Rotaract Club, explained the need for an early diagnosis as Thalassaemia is an inherited (genetic) condition affecting the blood. Depending which type you have, Thalassaemia may cause no illness at all, or may be a serious lifelong condition requiring treatment.

About 200 students turned up for the test, with a Dr. Tanna with NSS volunteers majority from first year degree. The students, if found to be carriers of Thalassemia minor will be then provided with details regarding their specific genetic mutation and the ways to tackle any future problems when they arise, if any.

RASHTRIYA EKTA DIWAS October 31, 2016

National Unity Day (or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) is the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, known as the Iron Man of India who worked hard to unite India (Ek Bharat). It aimed to pay tribute and highlight the efforts made by Sardar Patel for uniting India. On the occasion, H.R. College students organized a March Past and also took a pledge for national unity and integrity. Students of HR NSS and SYNC also participated in the 'Run for National Unity' organized to increase awareness about Rashtriya Ekta Diwas and remember the great person. Celebration of this occasion annually creates awareness and provides an opportunity to everyone to maintain the integral strength of the nation.

VOTERS' AWARENESS RALLY February 1, 2017

An voters’ awareness rally was conducted jointly by NSS University Coordinator and State election commission to spread the message among people about the value of voting. H.R. College of Commerce and Economics had 28 participants, the highest participation by any college. 92 WDC | SOCIAL INITIATIVES

THE WOMENS’ DEVELOPMENT CELL

WDC is an active student oriented organisation which revolves Ms. Saleha Syed around the upliftment of women. It is not only run by female Coordinator members, but also includes a considerable number of male members who play a key role in the functioning of the cell.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AWARENESS WORKSHOP August 8, 2016

The Womens’ Development Cell (WDC) of H.R. College coordinated with RED DOT Foundation’s SAFECITY to organise a Workshop along with the orientation ceremony of WDC. The new core-committee for the academic year 2016-2017 was also appointed for the year to kick-start on obviation from sexual harassment against women at H.R. College. Safecity is a platform that crowdsources personal stories of sexual harassment and abuse in public spaces. Mrs. Ashwini Syed, Safecity Mrs. Ashwini Syed, the training manager at Safecity was welcomed as the host for the same and held the audience engrossed and captive with her spontaneous humour and additionally expounded the paramountcy of cognizance on street harassment and abuse, to get women and other disadvantaged communities to break their silence and report their personal experiences. This workshop enlightened the students about safety laws in force and precautions to be taken for protection of the self. They also learnt that women can report incidents without disclosing personal details and those women need to break their silence and document every instance of Vice Principal Dr. Jehangir Bharucha, WDC Convenor harassment and abuse in public spaces so that we can find Ms Saleha Syed with WDC members and officials from SAFECITY. the most efficacious solutions at the neighborhood level. It proved to be a very informative session for all the attendees.

POWER POINT COMPETITION The Women Development Cell organized a PowerPoint "There is no chance of the Presentation Competition for its members. The event was graced by Vice Principal Mrs. Pooja Ramchandani. All the welfare of the world unless members present at this event were divided in 3 teams on a the condition of women is whole and were given 4 topics. improved. It is not possible The duration of the PPT was limited to 10 minutes. All the teams, presented their PPTs by turn. Though the event was for a bird to fly on one wing" short, the members enjoyed the learnings. - Swami Vivekananda Winners: Sukrit Goel and Nidhi Parikh Runner-ups: Vidhi and Dhruvi

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TOBACCO AWARENESS WORKSHOP CORE COMMITTEE President The Womens’ Development Cell (WDC) and National Service Scheme (NSS) of Akshita Goel H.R. College organised a Tobacco Awareness Session at H.R. College. This event Vice-President was in collaboration with SALAAM BOMBAY FOUNDATION, which has been Sukrit Goel working since 2008 on spreading awareness of the ill - effects of tobacco on youth. Members Mr. Poly George, the project facilitator of SHOUT (Students Helping Others Roshni Ahuja Understand Tobacco) held the audience captive with his spontaneous humour Monica Sawlani along with a very practical outlook over tobacco, influencing the way many of us Bhavika Rajita Dubey think with eye-opening statistics. He engaged with the audience in a friendly and Riddhi Chafekar approachable manner. Salaam Bombay also works with government school children since, everyday, more than 5,500 children in India below the age of 10 are estimated to try tobacco for the first time. Over 10 million Indian children are estimated to be users of tobacco, reason being their parents do not have enough money to feed them and tobacco does kills hunger. Project SHOUT (Students Helping Others Understand Tobacco) is a tobacco use prevention programme for students. It also reaches participants individually and delivers a tobacco use prevention message tailored to each participant's needs. Cigarette smoking leads to immediate and serious health problems including respiratory and non-respiratory effects, addiction to nicotine, and the associated risk of other drug use. Smoking at an early age increases the risk of lung cancer. For most smoking-related cancers, the risk rises as the individual continues to smoke. Tobacco Awareness Workshop

SELF-DEFENSE WORKSHOP January 20, 2017

A Self-Defense Workshop for college students was conducted by Mr. Pravin Pralhad Chavan a professional Karate Instructor and his assistant, Ms. Kanchan. He taught the students some self- defense techniques like punching, blocking a punch and kicking; a few basic techniques which the women need to learn, for protection against perpetrators of crime. He shared different moves for self defense in case of attack from the back. The girls found the workshop to be very helpful as knowing how to keep themselves and their families' safe boosted their Karate Instructor demonstrates a technique confidence and self-esteem. They were taught to live a disciplined lifestyle, leading to a much healthier and happier life. Techniques such as Taekwondo teach you how to use your mind and body together, to become stronger, faster and more intuitive; blocking attacks with fast kicking techniques. He taught simple techniques like twisting the attackers hand and disabling the attacker in various ways. Other methods for breaking free from the hold of any man were taught for protection purposes. It strengthened their reflexes and helped hone their instincts. Vice Principal Mrs. Pooja Ramchandani graced the event and agreed that learning self-defense techniques will definitely give students self-confidence and a boost in morale as well. Imparting some kicking techniques

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SYNTHESIS OF YOGA & NIYAMA COUNCIL

'SYNC is a student-run organisation aiming to inculcate Yoga and fitness into the Ms. Pooja Lalwani daily lives of the youth, with special emphasis on physical, mental and Coordinator emotional well-being. It has established a holistic, inclusive process of providing a wide range of extra-curricular activities to develop the overall health and wellness of staff and students in college.

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA June 21, 2016

On December 11, 2015, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon the citizens of India to observe this day in schools and colleges. International Yoga Day was celebrated at H.R. College of Commerce & Economics once again with great Yoga poses guided by SYNC members enthusiasm and fervor. There was an overwhelming response from the staff and students of the college. The programme began with a talk on Yoga by Dr. Urvisha Ashar, instructor at Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute. The SYNC members guided the faculty and students through step-by-step yoga poses, yoga fundamentals, and practice sequences in accordance with the Ministry of AYUSH Common Yoga Protocol (CYP). A poster and essay competition was conducted for students who were given trophies and certificates for securing first, second and third prizes respectively. Students who attended the programme were given certificates of participation. SYNC members and participating students with Principal Dr. Shahani

SYNC - THE YOGA & FITNESS CLUB OF HR COLLEGE Orientation & Induction Ceremony December 8, 2016

90 fitness enthusiasts attended the Orientation & Inauguration ceremony of SYNC of H.R. College, held on the college premises. A lamp was lit before the commencement of the session followed by a prayer by the Chief Guest Mr. Ravi Dixit. The Presidents of the club Anvita Dixit and Prof-in-charge Ms. Pooja Lalwani felicitating Mr. Ravi Dixit

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Shreemoyee Mukhopadhyay showed an interesting video, outlining all the activities of SYNC of H.R. College in the past year. The current years' agenda of expansion reflected a more holistic approach, with a shift in focus towards fitness activities as well. Meeting fitness goals, objectives and the benefits accruing with activities like Yoga, Zumba, HIIT, Martial Arts and Kick boxing were discussed and details regarding the upcoming sessions shared. Guided meditation Mr. Ravi Dixit addressed the audience by highlighting the fact that Health most definitely is Wealth, along with the The session was followed by induction of new Committee very interesting 3 D's of Yoga (Discipline, Determination members in the club by Prof-in-charge Ms. Pooja Lalwani. and Devotion). He then explained the relationship between She presented Appointment Letters and Certificates for the Breath and Life Span. Slower breaths not only indicate various posts in the club. calmness but also a longer life span, whereas faster breaths The tentative schedules for the first three club activities indicate hyper activity and a shorter life span. were announced and registration for the upcoming sessions Mr. Dixit conducted a guided meditation also attended by took place, ending the event on a positive note. I/C Principal Mr. Parag Thakkar. The 5 minutes spent with eyes closed, relaxed and calmed the mind and body, taking each one to a much calmer and positive state.

YOGA SESSIONS @ HR COLLEGE December 29, 2016

The SYNC Club in association with Kaivalyadham has started regular yoga sessions every week, a great initiative for productivity and better health for the non-teaching staff every Tuesday 12:30 to 1:30pm, and for the associates Yoga for the non-teaching staff every Thursday 12:30 to 1:30pm. The classes comprise not only of fitness and yoga postures, they include unique breathing techniques, as well as meditation that leads to a stress-free, healthy and happy life. The techniques taught aim at removing the cause of physical illness if any, and thereafter enhancing the mental attributes (leading to a calm, concentrated and steady mind) thereby realizing one’s own potential and spiritual development. SYNC Club, imbued with the true spirit of Yoga, has been instrumental in bringing about a positive change in the college.

Yoga for the peons

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ELYSIUM March 2 & 3, 2017

Elysium is a fitness and wellness festival organised and hosted by the SYNC Club of H.R. College. This fest is modelled to be an intra-college event and inter-college event involving several clubs from within H.R. College and a few colleges in Mumbai, with a total of 300 participants. The aim of the fest is not only to educate the youth through panel discussions on the fitness and wellness industry as well as hourly training sessions by reputed instructors but also to foster competition through fitness related games, quizzes and activities. Through Elysium, SYNC's aim is to inculcate Fitness and Wellness related activities into the daily lives of today's youth. Activities included free demo sessions in Zumba, Kickboxing and Yoga along with several innovative competitions such as 'Fitness Twister', a fitness quiz, a sports/fitness entrepreneurship competition, Rink Football with a twist and 'Talent Speaks' amongst others. Students were able to learn new activities as well as compete and display their skills and talents. Winners of the fest : Inter-Collegiate: ISME (Indian Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship) Intra- College: 1st Place - The Council (Students’ and Sports Council) 2nd Place : C.H.O.I.CE. 3rd Place : I.C.H.R.

Members of SYNC Club with Coordinator Ms. Pooja Lalwani (right) Activities at Elysium

CORE TEAM Presidents Anvita Dixit Shreemoyee Mukhopadhyay Secretaries Rishant Varshney Tanishka Kohli Directors Simone Mody Anisha Kapoor Khushboo Desai Tech Head Ishan Atul PR Head Rahul Utamchandani

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GENERAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT SOCIETY

CHRISTMAS PARTY December 24, 2016

G.E.M.S. organized a Christmas Party on the December 24, 2016; not only for the Children of Foster Care, Worli, but also for the Teaching, Non Teaching Staff, peons and their children as well. Mrs. Laveena Shahani from the M&S Department played Santa Claus distributing gifts and sweets, much to the delight of all. Overall, it was a very 'Merry' Christmas for everyone. The children had a fun time with exciting games and prizes to be won.

SCHOLASTIC WORKSHOP FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN February 16 & 23, 2017

As a social responsibility initiative, the General Event Management Society of H.R. College conducted a two-day workshop for the underprivileged children of VBM School, Grant Road. The first day was an interactive session where club members introducing themselves to the students. The members along with the children played games and interacted with them. Later, the children danced to the music and were given many interesting gifts. On the second day, the club conducted workshops on memory enhancement skills and dancing. In the first workshop the students were taught how to memorise their lessons better by using the power of pegging or associating the key words in their lesson with visual imagery. The volunteers then helped the students learn an entire chapter using this trick. In the second workshop, the students part of the annual day dancing team, were taught a small three minute dance choreographed on one of the hit B o l l y w o o d s o n g s . T h e choreography was set for a song that the students were to perform in their upcoming annual day function. In the end, both the students and the members learnt many things about each other, but most of all they had a great time.

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ENACTUS

Enactus H.R. College is one of the 1600 chapters of an international non- Ms. Kanu Priya Sharma profitorganization - Enactus. Students, academic and business leaders join Coordinator hands and aim to resolve socio-economic challenges of communities in need, through social entrepreneurship.

PROJECT JALVRUDDHI The Water Revolution

Women in the rural areas of India walk 5 kilometres everyday in search of water. What's even worse, they carry a minimum of 25 litres of water on their heads. Enactus H.R. College conducted Need Assessments and hence, Project Jalvruddhi was born in February 2016. Project Jalvruddhi is dedicated to revolutionize the manner in which water has been transported and utilized by the houses of rural India since the olden times. Accessibility to water in rural areas has improved with the As a solution to the problem of water transportation, the introduction of the water wheel villagers were provided with the water wheel which is a 45 litre rolling drum manufactured by Wello. It is durable, easy to use and efficient to use. Wockhardt Foundation's 'Shuddhu purification pills' were also distributed to tackle the problem of water purification. Recently the project was expanded to Shegaon, located at the frontier of Maharashtra. To be able to provide the water wheel at a feasible price, a cross subsidy model was devised by engaging another set of rural women in a revenue-generating process. The profits of which are then used to subsidise the packages. Capitalising on their interest in stitching, the women are engaged in production of canvas bags. By providing them training in stitching, inventory In early 2017, the beneficiaries earlier located in Wada, management and quality control, they are empowered have now expanded to Mokhada. Recently three new through skill development and gainful employment. designs have been launched and two older models These bags have been sold to organisations like Eureka revamped. Forbes and Johnson & Johnson and on retail channels such Project Jalvruddhi hopes to bring about a brighter change in as e-commerce and social media platforms. Maharashtra and soon, all over India.

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#BeTheLight - A DIWALI CAMPAIGN AGA KHAN ACADEMY PRESENTATION October 2016 January 22, 2017

On the auspicious occasion A team of 4 students from college presented Project of Diwali, Enactus H.R. Jalvruddhi to industrialists and students at the Aga Khan College started a campaign Academy seminar held in Mazgaon on January 22, 2017. called #BeTheLight. The presentation was appreciated and the spectators asked Spreading the joy across the the team a number of questions to learn more about the project and were thoroughly impressed by them. festive season, all the participants needed to do is take a picture holding a placard saying how they wish to #BeTheLight this Diwali and post it on Facebook or any other social media platform, using the hashtags #BeTheLight #EnactusHRCollege #EnactusIndia #WeAllWin. They could further tag their friends urging them to participate in the campaign. The campaign evoked a huge response, even from faculty within college and peers from other colleges. The presenting team of ENACTUS HRC SPINNING SURPRISES December 21-23, 2016

Enactus Day is celebrated by Enactus H.R. College on December 10 every year. As part of the festivities for the same and to bring in the Christmas season, an offline marketing campaign is organised year after year, aimed towards making lives better. This year, the students of Enactus HR College organised a campaign called Spinning Surprises. ENACTUS Students with Participants were requested to spin a wheel with numbers Vice Principal Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi marked in each segment. They would then have to perform the social action corresponding to the number the wheel stopped on. The actions ranged from making a person smile to buying homeless kids a bottle of water, picking items of trash and disposing them off to writing thank you notes to CORE COMMITTEE the people whose contributions often go unnoticed. Some President Executive Directors Saloni Gopan Akanksha Bhatkar Vedanth Bhartee Vedant Lakhotia tasks were even aimed at sponsoring the Enactus H.R. Vice Presidents Ruta Varak Vinay Manglani College's ongoing Project Jalvruddhi. Saloni Kukreja Udai Chauhan Simran Verma Meesha Gandhi Directors Sia Karki The campaign garnered over 400 participants in just 3 days Vinaya Jhangiani Khushboo Agarwal Rishabh Mehta who performed actions to bring about social change and Alric D'souza Bhavesh Sakhrani saw participation from I/C Principal Mr. Parag Thakkar as Prakhar Mody Snigdha Bansal well as Vice Principal Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi, making it a huge success.

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INDIAN SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT CAREER FEST AT NEHRU CENTRE MANAGEMENT (ISDM) February24-25, 2017 PRE LAUNCH DISCUSSION February13, 2017 Students attended the Career Fest held at Nehru Centre in Worli, where Students of Enactus H.R. seminars on interesting College were honored to be topics were conducted. invited to the Pre Launch The team also interacted Discussion of the Indian with Mr. Anjul Saxena, School of Development General Manager of Management, at the Motilal Enactus India and Mr. Oswal Tower. It was a great F a r h a n P e t t i w a l a , networking session and a few President of Enactus influential industrialists gave their thoughts on India; who gave them tips development management and how to build a career out of on picking the right career. it. At the exhibition the The following day, Mr. Gaurav Shah, Co-founder of ISDM students networked with visited H.R. College to conduct a seminar with the students influential individuals and of Enactus. The seminar was thought provoking and attracted customers for ignited ideas of social entrepreneurship in the minds of all canvas tote bags made by present. the team.

THE PEACH VIBE KARTAVYA NGO EXHIBITON Enactus HRC's initiative, The Peach Vibe aims to set up a rejuvenation lounge for March 3, 2017 corporate employees in order to have increased productivity and efficiency at the workplace. The project employs men and women from marginalized communities. The project runs on a dual impact model where the employee's stress and fatigue is reduced & workplace efficiency is increased with the unemployed massage therapists earning an income, hence improving their standard of living and quality of life. The venture has been successfully implemented at H.R. College and corporate houses. ENACTUS team exhibited the classic canvas tote bags as well as the first batch of new designs at #Kartavya NGO Fest, in association with Srujna Foundation, organised by Sasmira Institute at Worli, Mumbai. Several students, participants and Alumni of the college bought the canvas bags. The event went on all day and the team learnt much more about other foundations and their areas The Peach Vibe at their first client Compuage Infocom Ltd. of work.

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STUDENT UNITED WAY

HR Student United Way is a community of ardent student leaders driven towards Ms. Kanu Priya Sharma making a difference, improving the quality of life and strengthening communi- Coordinator ties. The club commenced early in 2015 and has been actively involved in vari- ous philanthropic activities, imparting social and environmental consciousness among not only their volunteers but many other students as well.

HR STUDENT VOLUNTEERS AT STANDARD CHARTERED MUMBAI MARATHON 2017 January 12-15, 2017 HR Student United Way volunteers at the HR Student United Way; a part of United Way Standard Chartered Mumbai got an opportunity to volunteer at the Marathon 2017 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2017 over a period of 4 days from the 12th - 15th January. 12 members of the club volunteered for the same and were given the responsibility of the Corporate Challenge Tent, an area at the marathon reserved for corporate teams where they come in to relax before and after their marathon run. An experience with great learning, fun filled with lot of enthusiasm and positivity.

UNITED FOR ROAD SAFETY SEMINAR January 18, 2017

HR Student United Way in coordination with HR NSS organised a seminar on Road Safety. United Way Mumbai in association with Castrol has been organizing Road safety seminars across the city with the aim of sensitizing the youth about reckless driving. The United for Road Safety (URS) team came to the college and mainly focused on teaching students safe / defensive driving skills. They gave students an insight into why safe driving and following traffic rules is important.

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PROJECT PAHAL Hepatitis Awareness Campaign January 2017

As a student body of United Way Mumbai, HR Student United Way participated in a widespread Hepatitis B awareness campaign, Project PAHAL running in different areas of Mumbai. About 12 volunteers participated in the drives that entailed one day of training followed by three field visits. These door-to- door awareness drives happened in the month of January 2017, sensitized and impacted a total of 250 households at least in and around Machimar Nagar, Colaba. The activity not only brought about consciousness among the volunteers themselves but also gave them the chance to educate

HR Student United Way volunteers sensitizing the community regarding Hepatitis B.

and inform hundreds of people who were otherwise oblivious to the dangers of this disease through street plays, door to door interactions, poster exhibitions etc.

MANGROVE SAPLING MAKING WORKSHOP February 2, 2017

On the occasion of World Wetland Day on February 2, United Way Mumbai invited HR Student United Way to be a part of a mangrove sapling-making workshop. The workshop was an enriching experience for volunteers with nature experts enlightening students about the process of germination, specifically in the context of mangroves, the impact of tides on growth and various related concepts. It was definitely a muddy affair but volunteers unanimously described it as a fun and fulfilling experience.

HR Student United Way volunteers planting saplings

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TALENT PARADE A gala annual day event which gives a platform to the best creative talent in singing, dancing and compering. September 22, 2016

Talent Parade - a stepping stone for many budding talented artists, bringing out the stardom in every HR'ite, was held at the Birla Matushree Sabhagar. With an entertaining morning scheduled for the students, all clubs presented an allocated festival along with an emotion and a colour, through an enthralling dance performance with the help of songs from various Bollywood movies. A special performance by CHOICE and amazing performance by its BAND left the audience spell bound. Ms. Bharti Sharma & Ms Amruta Kambli The singers' enthralled the audience by rendering all time popular songs and Coordinators the much awaited fashion show showcased the diva's and hunks of our college. CORE COMMITTEE Vardhan Chheda Abbasali Kachwala Winners - Dance Devansh Vora Shlok Gupta 1st Cascade, 2nd French Club, 3rd Sports Council Nikhil Bhalla Nishit Baldia Kulsum Gheewala Nida Khan Best Dancer – Drashta Shelawala Jyotika Khanna Khushboo Punjabi Fashion Show - Mr HR Anuj Mehta, Ms HR Devanshi Jhaveri, Mr HR Prachi Lalwani Kunal Ruparel runner-up Sunil Shinkar, Ms HR runner-up Milloni Kapadia Akshay Kedia Saad Memon Singing - 1st Disha Mudda, 2nd Viloma Jhaveri Darshan Sadarangani Chandni Shah Tanushkaa Nagpal Nikesh Darji

Opening performance - Ganpati Vandana Enthralled audience

Enchanting Singers Scintillating Fashion Show

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1st Place - CASCADE 2nd Place - FRENCH CLUB

3rd Place - SPORTS COUNCIL Mr HR Anuj Mehta, Ms HR Devanshi Jhaveri runner-ups Mr HR Sunil Shinkar, Ms HR Milloni Kapadia

Organising Team of Talent Parade

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA June 21, 2016

On December 11, 2015, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 21st as the International Day of Yoga. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon the citizens of India to observe this day in schools and colleges. International Yoga Day was celebrated at H.R. College of Commerce & Economics once again with great enthusiasm and fervor at 9.00 am. Yoga poses guided by SYNC members The programme began with a talk on Yoga by the Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute instructor Dr. Urvisha Ashar. The SYNC members guided the faculty and students to step-by-step yoga poses, yoga fundamentals, and practice sequences in accordance with the Ministry of AYUSH Common Yoga Protocol (CYP). A poster and essay competition was conducted for students who were given trophies and certificates for securing first, second and third prizes respectively. Students who attended the programme were given certificates of participation. SYNC members and participating students with Principal Dr. Shahani

FELICITATIONS FOR PRINCIPAL DR. INDU SHAHANI ON HER BIRTHDAY July 17, 2016

Principal Dr. Indu Shahani’s birthday was celebrated at H.R. College with zest and enthusiasm. The Faculty members, Staff, Students and Associates conveyed their good wishes, making the day special and memorable.

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SYLLABI ORIENTATION OF F.Y.B.COM STUDENTS September 17, 19 & 20, 2016

(Top left) Dr. Kinnary Thakkar, Principal, SIES College of Commerce & Economics; (below left) Dr. Muktha Manoj Jacob, Head - Department of English & Business Communication, Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics; and (top) Dr. Ritu Vashisht, Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics were Resource Persons who were invited to orient F.Y.B.Com students on the revised syllabus, examinations and evaluation patterns in the subjects of Commerce at H.R. College.

ORIENTATION OF T.Y.B.COM STUDENTS March 17, 2017

TY BCom Orientation Programme

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GUDI PADWA & CHETI CHAND CELEBRATIONS March 29, 2017

H.R. College believes in strengthening bonds within the HR family especially by promoting prayer. All the students, faculty, staff and peons come together on different occasions during the year to pray and also to celebrate festivals.

BIDDING ADIEU March 30, 2017

A true manager with a heart, carrying out her administrative duties with devotion and zeal, Laveena Shahani will be missed by one and all at HR! We wish her the very best in her future endeavors.

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th DEATH 46 ANNIVERSARY

The Annual Satya Narayan Puja was held on HR College terrace in loving memory of Founder Principal Shri HC Malkani. The puja was followed by a delicious lunch enjoyed by all.

This year the puja was performed at the hands of Mrs. & Mr. Bharat Talreja

Mrs. Chandra Malkani, Dr. Indu Shahani, Mr. Ranjit Shahani, Mr. Parag Thakkar, Dr. Pooja Ramchandani, Mrs. Dipika Bhatia led the ceremony

Mr. Kishu Mansukhani, Past President, HSNC Board Faculty, students, associates and guests participated in a participated in the proceedings ‘Shanti Path and Havan’

Faculty and Associates made offerings to the fire HR HSP students sang melodious bhajans

109 BEYOND ACADEMICS CELEBRATING INDIA'S 70TH INDEPENDENCE DAY

August 15, 2016

‘Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil me hai. Dekhna hai zor kitna, bazuye kaatil me hai', were the clarion and distinct cries of one and all present for the celebration of India's 70th Independence Day, commemorating the martyrs of our country. Patriotic songs that were broadcast through the day still manage to bring tears for some and invoke a deep sense of patriotism and pride in all Indians.

The ceremony was marked by the flag hoisting and oath taking ceremony was conducted by Mr. Parag Thakkar, In-charge Principal of H.R. College. The inspirational speech by Dr. Indu Shahani, Chief Mentor of the HSNC Board Colleges and former Principal H.R. College; boosted the morale of faculty and students alike. The welcome dance performed by the graceful classical dancers was followed by a theme dance portraying terrorism and its impact. A captivating speech reinforced the patriotic spirit. Melodious songs accompanied by professional guitarists Mr. Parag Thakkar, In-charge Principal of H.R. College sought undivided attention of the engaged audience. Lastly, conducted the oath taking ceremony the power packed hip-hop dance performance left the crowd awestruck, a perfect and most desired conclusion for the event conducted by CASCADE and Hindi Sahitya Parishad.

Classical dance performance by students An engaged audience 110 DICE EDUCATORS DELEGATION 2017 BEST PRACTICE | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

VICE PRINCIPAL DIPIKA BHATIA VISITS INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION, UK January 29, 2017 - February 4, 2017

Mrs. Dipika Bhatia, Vice Principal, Junior College was part the DICE EDUCATORS DELEGATION 2017, whereby a team of 25 educators led by Dr. Indu Shahani, President and Chairperson ISDI WPP | ISME and former Sheriff of Mumbai; visited top universities in UK to observe the best practices in higher education, to broaden their vision through international exposure and imbue learning techniques with emphasis on Design, Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship. One of the objectives of this visit was to provide faculty development, encourage student exchange programmes and gather York St John University collective knowledge on strengthening the pillars of the higher education system. Principal and Vice-Principals representing schools and colleges of India engaged in discussions to gain a deep understanding of the role of senior academicians in raising the bar of higher education - efficiently and effectively. Teaching and learning is a shared process. Visiting high ranking universities in UK allowed the participants to take a peek into the discipline and professionalism that surrounds everyday learning of students in these institutions. Positive changes are amplified when common ideas emerge and permeate not only top-down but also bottom-up. Hence, the crux of the matter is to connect with the student and focus on his interests and in that process, create tailor-made courses or electives from various fields to offer an expansive learning experience. Another key point to be addressed is the use of ICT techniques to enhance the teaching methods, qualitatively. One of London School of Economics the interesting sessions attended was on the use of Robots to teach new software skills and programming techniques. In the age of globalization, as the world gets smaller, the need for international experience also increases. Hence, tie-ups with UK universities for Summer School is an appealing premise, to offer students a window to the world outside. Integrated learning is as important as access to the labour market and prepping students for the real world. The methodical practice of placements should begin right at the start when the student enters the campus. Companies can visit students and counsel them about the skill-sets that need to be acquired to boost their potential of employability. An enthusiasm towards change is the need King’s College London of the hour and qualitative learning processes can be the vehicle on which the shift in the higher educational environment can happen.

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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

The Junior College organises a Faculty Development Programme every year to enhance, upgrade and polish the teaching skills of the teachers. This year a series of talks on Ms. Anupama Sawant various topics by some students was arranged. Convenor October 6, 2016 - Advocate Pankaj Bafna spoke at length about 'Cybercrimes' and how, as educators, the faculty have to refrain from falling prey to the tactics of these unethical hackers. April 15, 2017 - Ms. Dhvani Shah, one of the toppers of FYJC, made a brilliant presentation before the faculty on the topic 'Vijay Mallya – The King of Good Times!' Her talk traced the entire journey of Mr. Mallya from his childhood to the present. April 17, 2017 - Mr. Manas Taparia and Mr. Amal Mody, students of FYJC, conducted a book review on one of the Best Sellers - 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad'. They critically evaluated the Captive audience principles and philosophies mentioned in the book. The faculty had a good interaction with them over the book. April 21, 2017 - Ms. Priyanka Mehta and Ms. Dhanika Sampat made an engaging presentation on 'Demonetisation - A Cashless Economy'. Both of them compared the pros and cons of the November 8 Demonetisation policy introduced by the Prime Minister, along with creative suggestions to make it a success. This was followed by Ms. Sarrah Saheb's presentation on 'Freakonomics'. Sarrah spoke about how the authors of Freakonomics have explored 'The hidden side of everything' in their book, with anecdotes from day to day life. April 24, 2017 - The faculty were invited by Dr. Indu Shahani to ISDI for a workshop on 'Are you a 21st century teacher?'. The Faculty was divided into three groups and were given group assignments which enabled them to extract better class participation in their respective lectures. The faculty members appreciated the engaging sessions immensely.

The faculty with students speakers who were felicitated by Vice Principal Ms Dipika Bhatia at the end of the session

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International Delegation Visits - University of Fribourg, Switzerland - University of Queensland, Australia - International Youth Exchange Programme, Germany - Deakin University, Australia - Institute of Strategic Leadership, Japan Summer Schools - University of California, Berkeley - Summer Sessions 2016 - Kedge Business School - London School of Economics Informational Sessions - University of Warwick, UK - Immersion Week at HR College - London School of Economics - Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality - EADA Business School, Spain - Faculty Dialogue with Deakin University, Australia - Westminster Business School - Kedge Business School, France - London Business School Certificate Sessions and Seminars - Corporate Seminar Series - Entrepreneurship Workshop by MIDAS - Micro MBA by Dr. Phil Young - A Seminar on GST by Officials from the Service Tax Department, Mumbai - Foreign Language Seminar Partner Institutions Faculty Exchange Student Scholarships Looking Towards the Future

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INTERNATIONAL DELEGATION VISITS

VISIT OF UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG July 4, 2016

The students of the International Programmes Committee played host to a delegation from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. The group was welcomed with a traditional Indian dance, followed by an address and introduction to Indian Culture and Tradition by Ms. Shamira Abdulla. In his welcome address Mr. Satyadeep Rajan, CEO of the Swiss Learning Exchange Programme, emphasized the entrepreneurial spirit of the city of Mumbai. Principal Dr. Indu Shahani graced the occasion and spoke about the The group enjoyed a workshop on Bollywood dancing growing importance of quality education. The visitors gained insight into the current state of the Indian economy from a talk by Mr. Akhil Shahani, MD of the Shahani group of institutions. Ms. Kashmira Mewawala, Business Development Head of Tata Capital, took them through the growth story of the Tata Group. The delegation visited the Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI Parsons Mumbai) on Tuesday, July 5. Mr. Siddharth Shahani explained the vision behind the school and the significance of ‘design thinking’ in our lives. There was a session by Mr. Ameya Ambulkar which gave the delegation a better understanding of the Indian consumer. The group also enjoyed a workshop on Bollywood dancing by Irfan Hamid of the ER2 Studio. It was an exciting opportunity to interact and bond with students from a Sight Seeing in Mumbai different country.

The delegation from the University of Fribourg at HR College

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VISIT OF UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND August 22, 2016

A delegation comprising of 14 MBA students from the University of Queensland, led by Mr. Michael Kasprowicz, MD of Venture India, visited H.R. College as a part of their Study India Programme. The delegation was given a traditional welcome on arrival. The occasion was graced by the Principal in-charge Professor Parag Thakkar; Vice Principals Dr. Jehangir Bharucha, Dr. Pooja Ramchandani and Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi; the Faculty Directors of the International Programmes Committee Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee and Ms. Mansi Bharne; along with higher education counsellor Dr. Pratibha Jain. The students of IPC presented highlights of H.R. College Mr. Michael Kasprowicz, MD of Venture India over the years followed by a classical dance performance. Dr. Bhattacharjee took them through the college polity, Some of the learning takeaways for the students were as customs, geography and various other aspects in her follows: presentation. This was followed by an insightful talk by Dr. 1. The importance of building personal relationships in Bharucha about Indian Business Culture. While touching business. upon the facets of Indian business processes, Dr. Navin 2. Adaptation is the key to surviving in the Indian market. Punjabi spoke about the way the current government's initiatives are paving the road to a more developed nation. 3. The 5 Ts - talent, trade, tradition, tourism, technology - The events for the day concluded with a question and will drive Brand India's progress. answer session in which the attendees were provided with a 4. Interpretation and application of the statistics on the platform for interactive discussion. ease of doing business in India.

Delegation f 14 MBA students from the University of Queensland

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INTERNATIONAL ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN INDIA & GERMANY October 21, 2016

The International Youth Exchange Programme, in association with the Rotary Club of Mumbai Midtown and the Rotary Club of Nidda, Germany, is a platform for Indian students to immerse themselves in German culture by spending three weeks in the country with volunteering host families and vice versa. On October 21, 2016 the International Programmes Committee of H.R. College welcomed the participants of this exchange programme for an interactive and educational session.

The German students, who are currently being hosted by (L-R) Ms Dipika Bhatia, Vice Principal Jr. College, Mr. Anil their Indian counterparts, were welcomed in the traditional Harish, President and Trustee, HSNC Board and Prof Parag Indian manner and witnessed a classical Bharatnatyam Thakkar, I/C Principal. dance. Vice Principal Ms. Dipika Bhatia addressed the delegation and encouraged them to widen their horizons through travel. The occasion was also graced by Mr. Anil Harish, President and Trustee, HSNC Board and I/C Principal Prof Parag Thakkar. Mr. Harish felicitated the students of HR who had been to the University of California, Berkeley for the Summer School Programme in May 2016. The visitors aimed to familiarize the Indians with Germany and her various aspects through a presentation and a video. They began by singing the German national anthem, Through the exchange programme Students open themselves to a following which they spoke about the geography, culture, world of opportunity, discover another culture and truly become customs, religions, and cuisine prevalent in the country. global citizens. The exchange students unlock their true potential The Indian participants spoke about their experience to develop lifelong leadership skills and build lasting friendships visiting Germany in the summer of 2016. with young people from around the world.

The German Youth Exchange Students at H.R. College

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KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL September 26, 2017

The students of the International Programmes Committee and Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee, Faculty Director, IPC welcomed Ms Laurence Mariet-Sanchez, International Promotion and Admission Manager, Kedge Business School. Ms Laurence Mariet-Sanchez Located in France, Kedge Business School has campuses in Paris, Toulon, Marseilles and Bordeaux. Kedge Business School's summer programmes are spread over a total of 8 weeks during which students are offered several courses and workshops. The list of course packages is as follows: Ÿ Talent Management + Corporate Social Responsibility Ÿ Sports Marketing and Communication + Strategic Management and Advanced Marketing for Sports Organisations Ÿ International Business Management + Sustainable Development Ÿ Cross Cultural Negotiations + Operations Management Any number of courses can be chosen by the applicant. The tuition fee per course is approximately 950 euros. A token of appreciation for Ms Laurence Mariet-Sanchez from Ms Mansi Bharne, Faculty Director on behalf of HR College Kedge Business School offers French as a foreign language both for beginners as well as intermediates. With regard to Ms. Laurence Mariet also elucidated upon the Masters accommodation, students have a choice between programmes at Kedge, which are recognized by the French apartments in the city centre and the school campus. government as flagship courses. Kedge also offers several During the summer course, InterAct, a student's opportunities to its students in the form of student association, organises social activities for students such as exchanges, dual degree programmes from its campus in sport activities, cycling in Marseille by the night, parties, China and internships, to ensure their holistic kayaking, hiking, special dinners and Fete de la Musique, development. to name a few.

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS November 23, 2016

Mr. Will Breare-Hall from the London School of Economics and Political Science, the world's top-ranked dedicated social science institute, the most prestigious of which is the MSc in Economics. Research and practical knowledge is valued, in pursuance of which public lectures by eminent personalities such as Bill Gates, the Dalai Lama, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen are organized for the students every week. Mr. Breare-Hall threw some light upon the courses offered at the school. The Masters programmes, which range from 9 to 13 months, start in September and cover four units of classwork. LSE also organizes Summer Schools in the months of June, July and August. These sessions are an excellent option for students looking for the LSE teaching and experience for a short span of Mr. Breare-Hall time, as a year's worth of course material is covered within three weeks. The session concluded with an interactive discussion with Mr. Breare-Hall.

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STUDENTS FROM DEAKIN UNIVERSITY @ HR COLLEGE November 15, 2016

The International Programmes Committee of H.R. College welcomed a delegation of 17 undergraduate students from Deakin University, Australia. The occasion was graced by the I/C Principal Professor Parag Thakkar, Vice Principal Dr. Jehangir Bharucha and the Faculty Directors of the International Programmes Committee Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee and Ms. Mansi Bharne. The students of the International Programmes Committee gave an overview of the international initiatives at the college with Dr. Session on Mergers & Acquisitions Bhattacharjee giving an insightful presentation about India in which she Ÿ Indian business culture places high value on the touched upon several aspects such as the building and development of personal relationships Ÿ Dr. Bhattacharjee culture and customs of the country. The only way to succeed in the Indian market is through acclimatization Dr. Bharucha elaborated upon the prevalent business Ÿ Companies use the process of mergers and acquisitions culture in the country. Professor Parag Thakkar illustrated to gain an advantage over their competitors by the various concepts involved in mergers and acquisitions controlling a larger share of the market using real-world examples such as the Sun Pharma- Ÿ Ranbaxy and the Tata Steel-Corus deals. A merger or acquisition has a bootstrapping effect on the resulting entity: the increase in earnings per share, The events for the day ended with the lecturers leaving the thus boosting profitability floor open for questions and setting the platform for an The events for the day ended with the lecturers leaving the interactive discussion. floor open for questions and setting the platform for an Some of the learning takeaways for the students were as interactive discussion. follows:

SUMMER SCHOOLS

KING’S COLLEGE LONDON SCHOLARSHIPS

Students from H.R. College attended the Summer School King’s College London 2016, held in Mumbai in April. The mode of instruction was through case studies, simulations, role play and learning from the instructor as well as other students in the class. Sagarika Joshi Jhanvi Gilitwaala The courses were excellent in content, innovative in SYBCom SYJC presentation, participative and helped enrich the student learning. were awarded scholarships for the Summer School Two students of H.R. College, Sagarika Joshi - SYBCom Programme to be held in London - 2017. and Jhanvi Gilitwaala - SYJC of the King’s College Along with the academics, it will be the London experience Summer School STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT course that will make these three weeks very special.

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY SUMMER SESSIONS

Summer Sessions offers more than 600 courses each UC Berkeley Summer Sessions is committed to offering summer, in a wide variety of disciplines. Courses are high quality, innovative academic courses and experiential offered over five different sessions of varying lengths - the education opportunities during the summer. UC aims at first session usually begins towards the end of May, and all educating a broad and diverse student population and to sessions end by mid-August. More than 16,000 students provide unrivaled learning opportunities to all students attend UC Berkeley in the summer, and nearly 4,000 of enrolling for them. those students are visitors (non-UC Berkeley students).

INFORMATION SESSIONS

EDUCATION IN THE UK: A SESSION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK August 26, 2016

The International Programmes Committee of H.R. College hosted the University of Warwick for a seminar on Education in the United Kingdom. The speaker Ms. Kanika Marwaha, Founder and Director of University Options with over thirty years of experience in the field of education, was welcomed and introduced by the Faculty Director of the IPC, Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee. Ms. Marwaha commenced her talk by familiarizing the attendees with the University of Warwick, one of the top 10 universities in the UK, and the relation it shares with H.R. College. At the post-graduation level, the University offers various courses under the Arts, Science, Social Sciences, Marketing and Consulting heads. Standardized examinations such as the GMAT and GRE are to be given to qualify for admission, with a percentile Ms Marwaha requirement of around 95. Indian students benefit from access to special funding opportunities and Chancellor's scholarships.

EDUVISION 360: EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD September 23, 2016

An information session for students interested in education opportunities abroad, was conducted by Dr Pratibha Jain, Education Counselor with 30 years of experience in guiding more than 30,000 students; Dr Geeta Nair, Head Department of Business Economics; and Vice Principal Dr. Pooja Ramchandani. Dr. Jain gave basic yet crucial advice for doing things those students would consider their calling, analyzing their interests and connecting with people from the field. She recommended the students to practically analyze all aspects of studying abroad and not just give in to the glamour. She shed light on the various aspects related to education and career opportunities abroad. This was followed by an hour long question answer session answering all the student queries. Pratibha Jain, Education Counselor

119 IPC INTERNATIONALISTION AT HR EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS September 20 - 26, 2016 Insides of Economics - IPC organized six educational and instructive sessions over Options in Applied Economics the course of a week, as part of its internationalization initiative. The events ranged from information seminars on further education to career options in various fields.

Seminar on Accounting for Water Savings: Hydrology meets Politics

September 23, 2016: Dr. Debashis Pal, Academic Director (Applied Economics Programme), University of Cincinnati; addressed the students with regards to the Applied Economics course which is a perfect fit for students looking to pursue a career in the fields of data analysis and statistics. The university boasts of a 100% placement record with adequate financial support to its September 20, 2016: Prof Lin Crase, Professor of students. The university is located in Ohio, which is home Economics & Head of School: Commerce, University of to over 200 companies. South Australia; talked about looking at water management through the eyes of an economist, emphasizing on the possibility of looking at water as an avenue of business.

Seminar on Career Opportunities related to Accounting, Finance, Analytics & Marketing

Dr. Alvin Lee, Prof. Bardo Fraunholz and Prof. VG Sridharan - Deakin University; Mr. Dhruv Mohan - Deakin South Asia.

September 20, 2016: Prof. VG Sridharan, Prof. Bardo Fraunholz, Dr. Alvin Lee - Deakin University; Ms. Ravneet (Above) Prof. VG Pawha & Mr. Dhruv Mohan - Deakin South Asia; Sridharan, (Above right) interacted with the HR students and faculty. Australia was Prof. Bardo Fraunholz, introduced to the students as a higher education (below right) Dr. Alvin Lee - destination, with the faculty from Deakin elaborating on Deakin University. the courses offered at their university in the fields of accounting, analytics and marketing.

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Exploring Education Domains - The UK Experience

September 21, 2016: Five universities from across Britain came down to H.R. to meet with the students. Faculty from the University of Northampton, University of Southampton, Staffordshire University, Aston Business School and the University of Plymouth acquainted the listeners with the course options available at their respective universities. The students were given the opportunity to sit for a masterclass by the British faculty, thus Dr. Chandani Bhattcharjee, Director IPC welcomes giving them an idea of lectures at universities the delegation from UK to HR College overseas.

Discussions at HR College

Information Seminar for those looking to pursue an International Master's Programme within Business Management / Finance at EDHEC Business School

September 26, 2016: Mr. Nilesh Gaikwad, Country Manager, EDHEC Business School, India Office spoke about the various courses at EDHEC Business School, which has campuses in Nice, Lille and Paris, among others. EDHEC promotes a work-study balance with a gap year between the two years of classroom teaching for the students to develop themselves by gaining work experience. Ms. Amruta Datar from Campus France explained the reasons France is gaining traction as an option for those looking to pursue higher education. The application procedures and scholarship details were communicated to the students.

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SP JAIN INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP November 29-30, 2016

The SP Jain Institute for Management and Research visited H.R. College for selection of candidates for its annual scholarship programme for the third year students. This programme includes a fully sponsored trip to the Dubai campus of SP Jain, with an opportunity to interact with students from other leading institutions as a part of SP Jain's Advance Student Admission Programme. After three rounds of intensive testing comprising a written examination, essays, quizzes and a personal interview with the SP Jain panel of experts, H.R. College is proud to announce that Mr. Prakshal Sakaria (TYBMS) and Ms. Shruti Rajani (TYBMS) have been adjudged the Written examination for selection of deserving candidate recipients of the scholarship. Ms. Vidhi Jhunjhunwala (TYBCom) and Ms. Anmol Vasandani (TYBMS) have received direct offers for admission to the institute. SWISS SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY EADA BUSINESS SCHOOL November 30, 2016

December 9, 2016 The International Programmes Committee of H.R. College, along with Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee, Faculty The students of the International Programmes Committee Director, welcomed the Swiss School of Tourism and and Ms. Mansi Bharne, faculty director, IPC; welcomed Hospitality to HR College. The visitors aimed to enlighten Mr. Nigel Hayes, Director of Masters Programmes, the students of the college about the various courses offered EADA Business School, Barcelona, Spain. at the school through their representative Mr. Santosh Mrinalini. EADA Business School offers a 10-month long Masters Programme. Mr. Hayes explained the advantage of a prior Aside from informing the attendees about the educational internship or work experience. options at the school, Mr. Santosh also touched upon the beautiful campus that is spread over acres of land close to Apart from this, Mr. Hayes threw light on the topics of the Swiss Alps. Most of the alumni of the Swiss School of demonetisation, Brexit and the recent financial crisis in Tourism and Hospitality are very well placed all around the Spain. He stressed the need of a softer Brexit so that globe with well reputed companies. European industry retains access to a large market. The session ended on a warm note, with the Swiss School At the conclusion of the session, queries were addressed in of Tourism and Hospitality expressing interest in assisting a helpful and informative manner. the students of HR College by placing them in internships with some of the premier hotels in the city.

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INTERNATIONAL ROTARY YOUTH INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE PROGRAMME (ISL) JAPAN November 9, 2016

November 28, 2016: Dr. Tomo Noda, Director, Institute of Strategic Leadership (ISL) and his team of 30 businessmen from Japan. Session Conducted: “Business Options in India” Mr. Manoj Jalan, Rotary Club of Midtown Bombay; Mr. by Mr. Anil Sachdev. Klaus Steuger and Mr. Manfred Knoll, Rotary Club of Nidda, Germany; discussed faculty exchange besides the ongoing student exchange programme. DEAKIN UNIVERSITY December 10, 2016 UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER January 13, 2017

Discussions were held at H.R. College regarding Faculty & Student Exchanges. Currently HR students go to study at Deakin University, Australia on scholarship. An MoU was signed between the two institutions

The students of the International Programmes Committee Students of the college introduced the visitors to H.R. College welcomed a delegation from the Westminster Business by briefing them about its history, the academic aspects and School, UK, comprising of Professor Malcolm Kirkup, Pro the achievements of the college. Representatives from Vice-Chancellor and Dean, Westminster Business School; various clubs such as the Students' Council, Sports Council Mr. Jon Pike, Director of International Relations and Ms. and ENACTUS came up to give the visitors an insight into Victoria Woodward, Regional Manager, South Asia. their work. Westminster Business School falls under the purview of the In his address to the students, Professor Kirkup emphasized University of Westminster in London with which H.R. the need for holistic development through extra-curricular College has a long association of 17 years. activities rather than a solely academic-focussed approach. An MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for Student Mr. Pike elaborated on the relationship HR shares with the Scholarships, Student and Faculty exchanges; and research University of Westminster and agreeing with Professor partnerships was signed between the two institutions. Kirkup's point, spoke about the importance of soft skills. The event was graced by I/C Principal Professor Parag Post an interactive question-answer session, the guests met Thakkar, Vice Principals Dr. Jehangir Bharucha and Dr. Pooja with some of the academic achievers of the college and Ramchandani, and Faculty Directors of the IPC, Dr. Chandani felicitated them with certificates as tokens of appreciation. Bhattacharjee and Ms Mansi Bharne.

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127 Students’ Council 129 Sports Council 133 Rotaract Club 135 Nature Club 137 General Events & Management Society 139 Investment Club 140 Public Speaking & Debating Society 141 Bioscope - Film Club 142 Unison Club 142 Economics Club 143 International Programmes Committee 144 Marathi Vangdmay Mandal 146 Young Leaders Club 147 FYJC Orientation 148 Young Minds 149 CODE 150 Cascade Club 153 Insight Club 154 French Club 155 Hindi Sahitya Parishad 157 Commerce Club 158 Sindhi Sangat 159 Math Club 160 Open House

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THE STUDENTS' COUNCIL

The Students' Council is the apex student representative body of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, which looks to play a Ms. Shubhada Kanchan vital role both in the college and in the society at large. Coordinator The activities and achievements of the Council are varied and range from organizing Numero Uno - Mumbai's largest Mathematics & Statistics festival, to undertaking social initiatives for community welfare, to winning inter-collegiate business & economics festivals across the city. It is one of the few student bodies recognized by the University of Mumbai. ADMISSION PROCESS The Students' Council takes charge of the entire admission process Handling the admission process for Degree as well as Junior College every year. The students work tirelessly for over two months, handling every activity which includes sale and collection of forms, declaration of merit lists, collection of required documents and collection of fees. Efficient management & hospitality are the key stand outs of the hassle free admission process. Parents as well as teachers appreciate the efforts of the students. ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES The Students' Council organizes the orientation ceremonies for the incoming batches of degree college as well as junior college Anti-ragging squad checking student ID’s students. The orientation programmes held annually, enlighten students about additional courses, international programmes of the college, activities and excellent opportunities available to them at the college. H.R. CARNIVAL The first year students of Degree as well as Junior College were

The H.R. Carnival on the H.R. Terrace - Principal Dr. Indu Shahani danced enthusiastically with the students as it was her last day in college.

125 STUDENTS' COUNCIL STUDENT ENRICHMENT welcomed to the H.R. Carnival - the Freshers' Party, organized by The Students' Council on July 30, 2016, on the H.R. Terrace. Principal Dr. Indu Shahani also graced the event with her presence. She welcomed and encouraged the first year students with her kind and inspiring words. The proceeds collected from the Carnival were donated towards the Peons' Welfare Fund, thereby supporting a social cause. ANTI-RAGGING SQUAD In order to maintain a healthy and safe academic environment for its students, The Students' Council organized the Anti- Vice Principal Dr. Jehangir Bharucha bids farewell to the seniors and wishes them success in their endeavours Ragging campaign from July 18-20, 2016. This was done for the eleventh consecutive year. H.R. College's zero tolerance towards ragging was highlighted as the campaign proved to be a success once again with not a single case of ragging being reported. NUMERO UNO 2017 The Council successfully organized Numero Uno, Mumbai's largest Mathematics & Statistics festival for the 12th successive year. The event received an overwhelming response with participation of 534 teams from schools and colleges across the city. SOCIAL INITIATIVES Students letting their hair down at the farewell party The students volunteered by teaching the under-privileged children at institutions such as ADAPT (Able and Disable All People Together), assisting teachers at Colaba Municipal CORE COMMITTEE School and teaching the children of the Associate Staff. In General Secretary Sydelle Estibeiro addition to these, the Council also organized a Blood Donation Senior Joint Secretary Prakhar Jha Drive in the college, and a Joy of Giving Week for collection Anjali Bhanot and distribution of donations for children, elderly and the Aakash Goplani Junior Joint Secretary Rishabh Bafna disabled. Treasurer Yash Shroff Editorial Head Pashan Anklesaria INTER-COLLEGIATE WINS Assistant Abhinav Ravi Creatives Head Prajkta Pednekar The Council represented the college and won many prestigious Head Rubina Khan inter-collegiate festivals such as Finesta - Mulund College of Assistant Delkhush Khushrushai Commerce; Arthanomics - Jai Hind College; Gnaritas - Assistant Simran Talreja Mithibai College; Moneta - R.A. Podar College; Ka-Ching - Marketing Assistant Priyanka Lodha NMIMS College; and Blaze - HR College. Public Relations Head Gurpreet Singh Assistant Jiyo Katju TY & M.COM FAREWELL Internal Affairs Head Vidhi Chellani Assistant Dhanisha Kapadia The farewell for the graduating batch of 2016-2017 was held on Socials Head Aashi Jain Assistant Dhruvi Jhunjhunwala February 13, 2017. The theme for this year's farewell was Assistant Jinal Limbachia “H.R.'s Hall of Fame” and the students enjoyed an evening Admin Head Riddhi Mehta filled with music and dance along with food and beverages, and Assistant Tamanna Bhojwani were presented with mementoes. All these experiences left the Sports & Security Head Sagar Chandnani students with memories they would treasure forever. Assistant Aaditya Sahani

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SPORTS COUNCIL

UMUMBA PRO KABADDI TEAM AT HR June 16, 2016 A friendly kabaddi match between the girls and boys

The Sports Council of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics facilitated the visit of the UMumba Pro Kabaddi team at H.R. College. Led by Mr. Supratik Sen, CEO USports and Coach Mr. Bhaskaran Edacherry, the UMumba team comprised of Anup Kumar, Rishank Devadiga, Jeeva Kumar and Gurvinder Singh. A friendly kabaddi match between the girls and boys of The Sports Council & The Students' Council of H.R. College was played, with the UMumba team acting as referees. The girls' team of The Students' Council beat The Sports Council team with a scoreline of 16-11. Sports Council comprehensively beat their Students' Council counterparts with a scoreline of 22-8 in the boys match. The player of the match in the girls' match was Anjali Bhanot from the audience had to escape from the UMumba captain Anup Students' Council and the player of the match in the boys Kumar's grip and also defeat Jeeva Kumar in a game of match was Vardhan Chheda. Arm Wrestling. Mr. Supratik Sen gave an insightful talk on The best players of both the matches got a UMumba cap and Sports Management as a career option and also the a free ticket to a UMumba game. The matches were growth of small sports like Kabaddi in India. The team followed by an interesting contest where members of the distributed UMumba wrist bands and button badges to all.

SPORTS FIESTA July 27, 28 & 29, 2016

The Sports Fiesta conducted by Sports Council was a 3 day event which was a great success! The crowd's favorite Rink Football managed to enthrall the audience with some ground breaking shoots and tackles by the First Year Footballers. Alongside Rink Football, Darts, Basketball Shootouts & Rope Skipping managed to keep the students engrossed. To everyone's surprise, darts received tremendous crowd support with its first time inclusion in Sports Fiesta.

Winners of Rink Football: Rink Football Junior College Winners: Bhaiya's 11: Jash Dalal, Gaurav Govindani and Gaurav Ochani Winners of Basketball Shots: Senior College Winners: Vishwajeet Singh and Abhinaj Natani LA Galaxy: Sarthak Chowdhary, Dhruv Parashar and Adil Winner of Darts: Akash Suryavanshi Sameja Winner of Rope Skipping: Kalp Shah

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The third day was exclusively dedicated for participation by the various clubs of the college. This year the "Inter Club Box Cricket Tournament" proved to be the sport battleground for the clubs as well as the specialized courses that showed immense enthusiasm which was evident by participation of over 33 Teams. Winners of Box Cricket: MVM: Omkar Sawant, Krishnakant Gaikwad, Sagar Chavan, Vedant Khandray and Sainath Lingam

H.R. SUPER SERIES Participants with I/C Principal Parag Thakkar

The Sports Council of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics organized the H.R. Super Series: an Intra - College Sporting Tournament and selections with numerous Sports activities, on 18th & 19th July for Degree College and 1st & 3rd August, 2016 for Junior College. The Super Series conducted at P.M. Hindu Bath, Charni Road had Badminton, Carrom, Chess and Table Tennis. More than 200 students registered for the event. After 4 days of Eliminations and Knock-outs, the winners were: DEGREE COLLEGE BADMINTON Girls: Boys: 1. Natasha Daswani 1. Pranamya Joshi 2. Ryana Contractor 2. Chaitanya Joshi 3. Kanak Daga 3. Sarthak Sharma CARROM Girls: Boys: 1. Yasmin Latiff 1. Sharan Bhagwanani 2. Nida Khan 2. Bhavesh Mehta 3. Jenai Doctor 3. Parth Shah CHESS Girls: Boys: 1. Janhavi Soneji 1. Sanjeev Nair 2. Urja Shah 2. Nishit Betala 3. Ojasvi Mehta 3. Adarsh Sanklecha TABLE TENNIS Girls: Boys: 1. Anvita Kolhatkar 1. Bhaumil Raskapurwala 2. Yasmin Latiff 2. Nekzaad Kerawalla 3. Samriddhi Khetan 3. Krish Velkar

JUNIOR COLLEGE BADMINTON Girls: Boys: 1. Drishti Pandya 1. Darshil Shah 2. Gauri Sharma 2. Rahil Mehta 3. Riddhi Chawla 3. Varul Singhania

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CARROM TABLE TENNIS Girls: Boys: Boys: 1. Disha Sanghvi 1. Rahil Mehta 1. Hiral Mal 2. Nehal Shah 2. Jatin Devjani 2. Lakshya Chugani 3. Jatin Bhimjiyani 3. Aditya Karwa CHESS Winners of the respective sports will be selected to represent H.R. Girls: Boys: College of Commerce & Economics for the various tournaments in the 1. Vishwa Shah 1. Nemish Sundar Academic Year 2016-2017. 2. Tanvi Apte 2. Gaurav Rele The Principal, Staff and students of H.R. College wish the Sports 3. Mitanshi Mehta 3. Parsh Chokshi Champions all the very best for their future tournaments!

ANNUAL SPORTS DAY The Annual Sports Day was held at Priyadarshani Park, January 21, 2017 Napeansea Road. The event commenced with the march past of the Councils, Clubs and the F.Y.J.C. Classes followed by the Torch Bearers' Run. The Torch Bearers for this year were - Vardhan Chheda, Devansh Vora, Rajat Surve, Manthan Rane, Archis Kowli and Vishwa Shah. HSNC Board's Chief Mentor and Former Principal Dr. Indu Shahani declared the Annual Sports Meet open after the Sports Man's Oath. This year the college witnessed a tremendous participation of 821 students, battling it out on the tracks and a club participation of over 12 clubs competed for the Inter - Club Championship Trophy. The following were the results of the inter club championship. Championship Trophy R.C.H.R. Best Contingent R.C.H.R. Best Contingent Runner Up G.E.M.S. Tug-of-War Champions R.C.H.R. Tug-of-War Runner Up G.E.M.S.

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ROTARACT CLUB

R O TA R A C T C L U B O F H . R . COLLEGE began its transit this year on SUN & SAND Niren Mehta July 1, 2016, with a zealous new President Coordinator Rtr. Lokesh Sambhwani and a spirited taken up by the Board of Directors. The Club started off community service with RECRUITMENT DRIVE and team to make the selected 163 FYJC members to embark a kids dance their new journey.The first project organized by heart out. TRYST the club was CLUELESS for the new WITH DESTINY FYJCs to bond amongst themselves. – a project where the club performed The month of July witnessed several various flashmobs projects like DROP OF HOPE - a Blood a n d s o c i a l Donation Drive at Churchgate which saw experiments to ignite the flame of patriotism amongst the a record breaking collection of bottles of blood. Mumbaikars. SPARKLES - A visit to an Old Age Home as well as a visit to an Orphanage Home SUN & SAND had fun beach October saw projects like UTSAV where the Festival of games acting as an ice breaker for the new recruits with Navratri was celebrated with the Blind Kids of Victoria turnout of 150 members. MONSOON TREK - a trek Memorial School. IMPRESSIONS, where the organized to Bhivpuri hills during the monsoon to break the Rotaractors interviewed the tourists and gauged their monotony of a hectic routine. viewpoints regarding the City of Mumbai. EVOLUTION REVOLUTION where club members visited 5 August was a month full of getting chocolaty under the roof BHAVISHYA-YAAN SCHOOLS (municipal schools of H.R. College. Several projects like NIGHT OF THE handled by the Rotary Club of Bombay) to Bridge the gap CHAMPIONS where the incoming President and Board between public and private schooling by conducting were installed and the installation ceremony with 310 activities to develop their confidence, English and lateral people attending the ceremony. CHOCOLATE WEEK skills for a span of 6 months. BOLLY BEAT a fun quiz where the club celebrated an entire chocolicious week with based on Bollywood for the members. CLUB DANDIYA a the most delicious innovations like chocolate pani puri, fun night of celebrating the festival of dandiya together. chocolate syringe, chocolate cones and marshmallow PROM NIGHT a glamourous night where everyone chocolate pizza to celebrate and create bonds in the college danced to the rhythm of love. through dedications. Professional Development Project named the THE PRESIDENT IS COMING where a November was an exciting month with projects like Hypothetical situation was created to make the members EXPLORING INDIA where 100 enthusiastic learn crisis management assuming the president was R.C.H.R.'ites ventured to Manali and Dharamshala. There coming to the city with loads of hurdles were to be handled. was also an interaction with the Rotaract Club of Secunderabad, conducting a joint project. PROJECT IT – September witnessed magnanimous projects like ACTION A project through which all the Board of Directors tried to REPLAY–A Sports & Entertainment Quiz Competition instill skills of organizing a large scale event in a span of a which saw a participation of 88 teams from the City of day, conducted amongst members, where minutes were Mumbai. Several other projects like RELIVE where on a days and hours were months. Sunday they spent their time with their old friends and the club. BOB THE BUILDER where the members showed The month of December witnessed projects like WE ARE their creative side and made a creation, a city of their own. THE WORLD saw two mega days with 20 schools over 3000 participants competing in an international PARENT'S NIGHT where the Rotaractors interacted with extravaganza. JINGLE ALL THE WAY where the Holy parents of the new recruits and showcased work undertaken festival of Christmas was celebrated with 17 institutions by the club. BEACH CLEAN UP DRIVE where the over two Days all through the city of Mumbai. WHITE members set out on an expedition to save the beauty of our CHRISTMAS - a joyous Christmas celebration with the beaches and clean them. TAK DHINAK DHIN a dance senior citizens of Shaporji Pallonji old age home at Breach competition between the underprivileged kids, an initiative candy. CAR RA RUM PUM - an allover Mumbai treasure 131 ROTARACT CLUB STUDENT ENRICHMENT

Project Aashayein Utsav

hunt for parents to have a glimpse of the club. January saw projects like SURVIVOR - a project that tested the physical and mental strength of the members in BHOR. ANNUAL SPORTS DAY where RCHR participated and secured the first position. THE GREATEST GAMES EVER PLAYED - a projects for the sports fanatics to battle it out in various sports like football, cricket, kabbadi and volleyball. RAJNEETI - A project which saw the General Body members represent their own hypothetical parties and battle it out in the field of politics. Chocolate Week February witnessed projects like 20th VOGUE - An Inter City Inter- School Personality Contest in the city of Mumbai which witnessed over 1500 people, and illustrious Judges like Maadhuri Sharma, Sapna Pabbi and Sabira merchant. QUICKSILVER - a project wherein we went to 5 BHAVISHYA-YAAN schools to teach the municipal school students etiquettes, elocution skills and mannerism through activities like fashion show, mascot and spell bee based on a specific country assigned to them. R.C.H.R. collaborated with Singapore Management University (SMU), and took the initiative that took birth just last year to new heights, called as PROJECT GAZAAB MAHARASHTRA. 88 students belonging located close to Ahmednagar District underwent a 7-day training and teaching programme through which entrepreneurship skills were taught and imbibed, finally a few business ideas given by the students were supported with a capital to start their own business.

CORE COMMITTEE President Rtr. Lokesh Sambhwani Immediate Past President/Rotaract Resource Development Rtr. Gotham Tikyani Vice-President Rtr. Karan Bhansali Secretary Rtr. Avni Chellani Joint Secretary/ Rotary Rotaract Relations Rtr. Ayonih Mehra Treasurer/ Professional Development Rtr. Ansh Hirawat Sergeant-At-Arms/ Public Relations Officer Rtr. Nimit Kamdar Club Service Rtr. Ishan Jawrani Rtr. Bhagyashree Goel Community Service Rtr. Ushmi Jhaveri Rtr. Jay Jain International Service Rtr. Simran Talwar Rtr. Parth Shah Professional Development Rtr. Henna Kshatriya Public Relations Officer Rtr. Manav Shah Rtr. Vedant Gudka Editor Rtr. Kush Jotwani Rtr. Maan Jetley February 27, 2017: Metamorphosis - An Task Force Rtr. Nirali Parekh Rtr. Devanshi Mehta event held at a school run by the HSNC Digital Communications Rtr. Vivek Sharoff Rtr. Rohan Mehta Board by the Rotaract Club of H.R. College. Rtr. Keyur Bedia 132 STUDENT ENRICHMENT

NATURE CLUB

NATURE CLUB – HERITAGE WALK July 19, 2016 Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee Coordinator The Nature Club of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics organized the Annual Heritage Walk where 100 students, Nature Club members along Faculty-in-charge Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee, participated. The walk provided a truly historic and iconic insight into some of the oldest architectural masterpieces of the city: University of Mumbai, Gateway of India, St. Cathedral Church, Elphinstone College, Prince of Wales Museum, Jehangir Art Gallery, Taj Mahal Hotel, Asiatic Library, Kala Ghoda to name a few. It spread awareness about the need for protection and preservation of heritage monuments and to safe guard them against further deterioration in modern times. Students on the Heritage Walk

NATURE CLUB ORIENTATION July 28, 2016 The orientation for the Nature Club started off with a brief introduction about all the activities that will be taken up by the club for this year. The events like Ganpati Clean up Drive, Van Mahotsav, Mentoring at Municipalities and fun filled activities like the Summer Trek, Bird Watch and many more, will be initiated to achieve a sustainable goal of growth and improvement in our environment and maintain a close bond of togetherness in our society. The main highlight was the informative presentation on reptiles especially snakes, by our guest speaker Mr. Arjun Kamdar. Principal Dr. Shahani inducted the new core committee members of The Nature's Club. Professor in-charge for the club Dr. Chandani Bhatacharjee expressed her appreciation for the efforts made by core members and motivated the FY students for their Nature Club members with Mr. Arjun Kamdar, Guest Speaker; Dr. Indu Shahani, college life ahead. Principal; Dr Pooja Ramchandani, Vice Principal; Ms Heena Thakkar, Vice Principal; and Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee, Faculty-in-charge

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FLAMINGO WATCH January 9, 2017 The Nature Club of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics organised a Flamingo watch for the students of the college. On Monday morning, 50 eager students accompanied by Prof-in-charge Chandani Bhatacharjee gathered near the Sewri station. A short walk through dusty lanes led to the pathway of the marshy bay. Beyond a row of jetties, flocks of the pink wading bird were seen dunking their heads in the water to take in the food and making the most of the low tide. A vast expanse of mangroves - a restricted area - including stints, grey herons, black-headed ibis, stretched beyond their lines. sandpipers, plovers and egrets, who feed on a variety of marine life comprising fiddler crabs, fish and small From the moment they first arrived in Mumbai in the mid- invertebrates. 1990s, flamingoes have kept their date with the city every winter. Despite their annual sojourn making them a major A photography contest was also organised for the students attraction among birdwatchers and researchers, the reason to participate and showcase their talent. The students had why these migratory birds prefer the marshes at Sewri carried their binoculars to observe the spectacular birds. remains a mystery. The mudflats are a rich feeding ground Bird watching brought students towards nature, out of city for the flamingoes that arrive from Siberia via Kutch in concrete life to understand the importance of Eco-system Gujarat. The area also supports a large number of birds and how to be Eco-friendly.

CORE COMMITTEE President Saumya Mundra PR Head Vice President Rajita Dubey Jayana Goel Bharat Gurnani Student Coordinators Creatives Head Dhiren Gwalani Vikita Chawla Sowmya Ramaswamy Anita Samtani Editorial Head Social Media Head Chinmayi Bhardwaj Simran Rohra 134 NATURE CLUB & GEMS STUDENT ENRICHMENT

TIMES GREEN GANESHA CLEAN UP DRIVE

September 16, 2016 The Nature Club and NSS of HR College of Commerce and Economics, in association with the Times of India took up the initiative to organise a Times Green Ganesha Clean up drive on 16th September 2016. The main aim was to ensure that Girgaon Chowpatty is free of litter after the Anant Chaturdashi, after the immersion of the Ganpati idols. Over 50 students from the college, volunteered to help in the cleaning of the beaches. Armed with gloves and garbage bags, the litter was quickly removed. The students were also accompanied by Professor-in-charge of Nature Litter after immersion of Ganpati idols was collected in plastic bags Club Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee. help to protect our environment and reduce water pollution. Many other colleges were also a part of the Clean up drive. Also, it will enhance the results of the efforts put in for There is a dire need to use Eco Friendly Ganesha Waste Management. Let us all pledge to Go Green and be Idols for Ganesha Chaturthi than the P.O.P ones as this will an active participant in this initiative.

THE GENERAL EVENT MANAGEMENT SOCIETY

CHASE CORE COMMITTEE July 26-27, 2016 President VatsalaTrivedi IPP CHASE is similar to a treasure hunt where participants earn points Ammar Kinkhabwala instead of the treasure. The team scoring maximum points win. The first Club Representative Ms. Rita Khatri Shubhani Sanghavi event organised by GEMS proved to be an icebreaker for the first year Coordinator Treasurer students. Rajendra Kutkela More than 200 students participated in the event spanning two days. On Contingent Leaders each day 30-32 groups of 4 each participated in the race to solve clues Chakshu Jain and emerge as winner. The tasks were: On the face, Balloon Task, Wheel VinayAmarnani and Barrow, Aata task, Produce selling and many more. Two teams from Daxit Jain the First year Junior College were declared as the winners of this event. PR Director Rohit Thadani Club Representative (Jr) Ms. Amrita Kambli Hanmdaan Siddiqui Coordinator Marketing Director Hitika Hirani Creative Director Parth Jain

Participant performing the ‘aata task’ Chase organizing committee

135 GEMS STUDENT ENRICHMENT INDUCTION CEREMONY August 12, 2016

The General Event Management Society of H.R. College conducted its induction ceremony with I/C Principal Prof Parag Thakkar inducting the Directors for the year 2016-2017 and awarding them with Director Badges. Ms. Vatsala Trivedi was announced as the President for the Academic 2016-17. The newly inducted Core Committee for the academic year 2016-17

BAZAAR 2016 August 10, 2016

BAZAAR is a Business Management Exercise organised by GEMS which serves as a platform for budding entrepreneurs to display their business skills, an intra college event where each participant is given an opportunity to display their products. Over 11 stalls were put up from morning to evening to sell various food items, accessories, artifacts; including game stalls, grooming stalls like nail art and hair braiding. The Participants were judged on the basis of their Marketing participants were judged on the basis of their Marketing skills, skills, Creativity and the participant earning the Creativity and the participant earning the maximum revenue. maximum revenue This year the awards were as follows: BUSINESS TYCOON: MVM Club BUSINESS BRAINER: Math Club MARKETING GEEK: FY BVOC, Commerce Club

Winners of BUSINESS BRAINER: Math Club, Jr College

Winners of MARKETING GEEK: FY BVOC BAZAAR ‘16 organizing committee

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Marketing Head INVESTMENT CLUB OF HR Simran Prabhani Rochak Malhotra Public Relations Head Divya Hassani Finance Head BULLSEYE Harshita Sewani July 28, 2016 Ms. Tasneem Razmi Administrative Head Coordinator Shivani Nagpal Social Media Head The Investment Club of H.R. College conducted Divya Hassani Bullseye, a mock stock exchange, its first major Logistics Head event of the year. CORE COMMITTEE Ankit Barve President Saloni Shah Bullseye provides a platform for future investors to Rochak Malhotra Editorial Head virtually trade shares of various personalities, based Vice President Aishwarya Gupta on the ups and downs in their career paths. The Ankit Barve Creative Head participants then systematically buy or sell their Divya Hassani Vaishnevi Shethe shares based on events combined with instinct, honing their investing skills. About 250 students along with faculty members participated in the event rendering it a great success. Principal Dr. Indu Shahani inaugurated the session along with the Vice Principal Heena Thakkar and the faculty-in-charge Ms Tasneem Razmi and also felicitated the winners: Utsav Shah and Kavin Shah of SYBFM secured the 1st place by doubling their capital. The winning faculty were Dr. Amit Nandu, Mr. Atul Sathe and Ms. Shubhada Kanchan. Winners at BULLSEYE

TIMEBOMB A Marketing Event by ICHR September 28 & 29, 2016

The Investment Club of H.R. College launched Time Bomb, a marketing event testing the participant's skills in time management, decision making, bidding, selling and strategizing. The game involved two rounds: Bidding and Selling. Teams were asked to bid on products using BULLSEYE the time given to them instead of using money. The second round commenced after the bidding wherein teams sold their products in the remaining time. With a turnout of over 36 teams across all courses, the event was a huge success. The teams showed utmost enthusiasm and kept the game fast paced with their quick wit. The first place was secured by Geetika Bhatia, Samaksh Khatri, Deepak Lalwani and Ashish Sanghvi. Participants of Time Bomb 137 STUDENT ENRICHMENT PUBLIC SPEAKING & DEBATING SOCIETY

ORIENTATION July 27, 2016 Ms. Geeta Sahu Coordinator The Orientation Session for newly inducted members was held on July 27, 2016. Mr. Amit Upadhyay, an extremely astute CORE COMMITTEE motivational speaker and a screenplay writer graced the Presidents occasion. He captivated the audience with his interactive and Arnav Sutaria unconventional approach. The orientation highlighted the Snigdha Bansal importance of public speaking, not only in terms of student Suhrid Maitra careers, but also their personal development. Admin Heads Abhinav Ravi Palak Upadhyay Rohil Barua STAR ACHIEVERS OF PSDS Mr. Amit Upadhyay Editors Sowmya Ramaswamy 1. Rashi Rathod, partcipated in TM Mun and Megha Doshi secured High Commendation Creative Heads 2. Shlok Vidhani participated in Insight G-20 Ginni Khatwani Zahra Naqvi Summit, NM College and won the best speaker and best treaty award.Also secured the 1st place in Ruia College Oxford Debate PANEL DISCUSSION ON "DRINK AND DRIVE" 3. Arnav Sutaria and Rohil Barua secured November 22, 2016 3rd place in MALHAR Crossfire. 4. Arnav Sutaria participated in the Pune Mun and secured the High Commendation. Also got the Best Delegate award at MUNSOPHICAL 2016. 5. Snigdha Bansal secured 3rd place in MALHAR Word Games. 6. Shivani Mokashi and Parash Rajpal secured the 3rd place at KJSCE Big Somaya Debate. 7. Twinkle Jagyasi and Shlok Vidhani secured the 2nd position in story mirror debate competition. 8. Suhrid Maitra secured the 1st place and Best Speaker at NUJS Parliamentary Debate. 9. Hiten Chowdhry was awarded with the Members of PSDS were invited to St. Regis to attend a best delegate at the Mumbai Mun. panel discussion on "Drink and Drive" organised by NDTV India as a part of their "Road to Safety" campaign. The panel included actor Karisma Kapoor, Abanti Sankaranarayanan - partner in the initiative, Suhel Seth, CEO of SaveLife Foundation; Saji Cherian, Dr. Sanjay Oak, Dean, KEM College, Dr Shankar Vishwanathan and Speak clearly, if you speak at all; Shaina NC. The panel discussion aimed at urging citizens carve every word before you let it fall. to be responsible citizens by never drinking and driving. It was an enlightening discussion by the eminent speakers. - Oliver Wendell Holmes 138 STUDENT ENRICHMENT BIOSCOPE - THE FILM CLUB

SCREENING OF MOVIE COURT August 8, 2016 Dr. Paromita Chakrabarti Dr. Madhu Kelkar Coordinator Coordinator Old is gold as the adage goes. The Film Club of HR College screens movies that may have been missed as they are low budget and non-commercial, but worth watching. This year the club screened the movie Court. Winner of two major awards at the 2014 Venice Film Festival and India's official entry for Best Foreign Film at the 2016 Oscars, 28- year-old Chaitanya Tamhane's first feature, Court, is not a typical courtroom drama but a devastating look at the failings of the judicial system in India. Portrayed by mostly non-professional actors, the film is more than a court procedural, but also a look into the personal lives of the prosecuting and defense attorneys as well as the judge. Screening of the movie Court What is revealed is not a condemnation of any particular individual but of well-meaning but powerless people trying to work within a corrupt system.

COMMEMORATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH February 15, 2017

HR Film Club: Bioscope and the United States Interactive session with chief guest Dr. Sunanda Pal Consulate, Mumbai organized the Commemoration of Black History Month at HR College. The screening Black History Month, also known as African-American was followed History Month in America, is an annual observance in the b y a n United States, and also in some places in Canada, and the i n t e r a c t i v e United Kingdom for remembrance of important people and session with events in the history of the African Diaspora. Since 1976 chief guest Dr. the United States celebrates it every year in month of Sunanda Pal, February. Retd. Prof. Black History Month is a remembrance of things past and Department of English, University of Kolkata and African an awareness of the present in the context of African American specialist; Dr. Paromita Chakrabarti, Prof. in American lives. This month is celebrated to commemorate charge and Dr. Madhu Kelkar, Dr. Priyamvada Sawant, and honor the too-often neglected accomplishments and Prof. Geeta Sahu from HR College; and Ms. Tejaswani contribution of people of African-American origin in every Kalrekar from the U.S. consulate, Mumbai. area of politics, culture, science, sports. The post-screening talk was followed by question answer This year H.R. College of Commerce and Economics session. The documentary prompted many questions and commemorated Black History Month by screening the led to a nuanced discussion. Students had the opportunity documentary 'DEEPER THAN BLACK' by young to understand the nature of identity in multicultural Ghanaian-American film maker Sean Addo. The America and the pain, conflict and possibilities that documentary is a first person narrative that offers a visceral constitute immigrant identities. and intimate exploration of second generation immigrant The programme ended with formal vote of thanks. self. 139 STUDENT ENRICHMENT THE UNISON CLUB

The Unison Club of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics, formerly known as the Hostelites' Association held its orientation on July 30, 2015. Chief Guest Mr. Yashovardhan Dr. Rani Tyagi Ganeriwalla and Principal Dr. Indu Shahani graced the Coordinator occasion. The event began with the traditional lighting of the lamp, followed by a motivational speech by Chief Guest Mr. Yashovardhan Ganeriwalla. He spoke of his journey of life and encouraged students to widen their horizons. Principal Dr. Indu Shahani encouraged children to not fear failure. She spoke of H.R. being amongst the most welcoming and few colleges to have a club dedicated to making outstation children feel at home. Chief Guest Mr. Yashovardhan Ganeriwalla An overview was given on the activities conducted by the Unison Club. The new core committee was also inducted. Faculty-in-charge Dr. Rani Tyagi inspired the students with her motivational address. Dr. Indu Shahani cut a cake in celebration of the commencement of the new year for the Unison Club.

THE ECONOMICS CLUB Principal Dr. Indu Shahani cut the cake to inaugurate Junior College the session in new academic year

The Economics Club of H.R. College started its journey with its first event on January 23, 2017. Commencing with the GRAND ECO QUIZ where 50 teams competed for the trophy. It was a delight to see so much enthusiasm among the student teams pairs. The quiz was instrumental in inculcating knowledge of finance, business and economics among the students. The will of the students to learn, absorbed them till the final round with 5 competing teams. Toward the end of the quiz, there was a cut Ms. Anuradha Iyer throat competition among the teams to win the title of the Grand Eco Quiz. The Coordinator winners of the event were felicitated by the Vice Principal Mrs. Dipika Bhatia and the faculty from the Economics department. CORE COMMITTEE The club which had begun as a dream, has a vision now to be one of the well known Raj Ganesh Amal Mody clubs of the college. Manas Anurag Jolly Akshata Neel Amrit Utsav

The winners of the GRAND ECO QUIZ were felicitated by the Vice Principal Core team with Vice Principal Mrs. Dipika Bhatia and faculty Dipika Bhatia and Faculty

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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES COMMITTEE

Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee & Ms. Mansi Bharne Faculty Directors The International Programmes Committee, headed by Faculty Directors Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee and Ms. Mansi Bharne, is the international relations body of H.R. College. In this capacity, IPC organizes various student and faculty exchanges, scholarships, CORE COMMITTEE summer sessions, and other opportunities for internationalization, in collaboration with President partner institutions across the globe. Adnan Ebrahim Vice Presidents The college has embarked on a fruitful journey by attempting to project the college and the Jahnavi Shah country as a modern education hub, training the students to be better ambassadors of Prachi Sanghavi tomorrow. In the academic year of 2016-17, the college has welcomed numerous visitors, Directors including faculty from the University of Cincinnati, Deakin University, University of Aditi Merchant Aishwarya Yerramilly South Australia, and the University of Westminster to name a few. There have been Jeevesh Garg student delegations from the University of Queensland, led by former cricketer Nikita Devidasani Michael Kasprowicz, Deakin University, Australia, University of Fribourg, Prapti Gandhi Switzerland, delegates from Japan and Rotary Youth Exchange Programme Rishant Varshney participants from Germany. Siddhant Arora Tanwir Arman Besides this, the college has initiated faculty discussions with reputed British universities (Aston Business School, University of Southampton, University of Northampton, University of Plymouth, Staffordshire University), scholarships such as the Betty and Donald Keating and the McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference scholarships, and spreading awareness of higher studies options in various schools including EDHEC Business School and Kedge Business School from France, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the University of Warwick. In the future, the college aims to expand the scope of its activities by instituting on-campus foreign language courses and building relationships with new universities while maintaining existing relationships so as to truly imbibe the culture of internationalization.

IPC FY ORIENTATION: 2016-17 August 11, 2016

The International Programmes Committee of H.R. College conducted an orientation for the new Student Ambassadors. The fresh recruits were addressed by Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee and Ms. Mansi Bharne, the Faculty Directors of the IPC, as well as Abeer Mashraqi, Student Director for the previous academic year. An introduction to IPC's achievements over the years was given by the Student Directors. The leadership structure for the coming year was revealed and posts were allocated, with Adnan Ebrahim assuming the role of the President and Jahnavi Shah and Prachi Sanghavi were elected as Vice Presidents. The session ended with the seniors hosting an icebreaker to build team spirit among the members of the committee.

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MARATHI VANGDMAY MANDAL

The academic year 2016-17 was a landmark year for Marathi Vangdmay Mandal (MVM) a literary club dedicated for showcasing and promoting the literature and culture of Maharashtra. The year was Dr. Priyamvada Sawant Ms Bharti Kanpile marked by intra and inter-collegiate wins, participation in various Degree College Junior College Coordinator Coordinator events organized by the University of Mumbai, in-house publication - HRMOOD, organizing exhibitions, and to top it all, a three day extravaganza in the form of MVM's first ever inter-collegiate cultural CORE COMMITTEE festival NAANDI. President The activities for the academic year began with organizing an Ms Sayali Zore Secretary exhibition on the occasion of Yoga Day held on June 21, 2016. The Mr. Nihar Kathe students of MVM made and put up charts depicting various yoga Members positions and providing information on the benefit of the same. The Vaibhavi Zore exhibition was organized in the library reading room and books on Sagar Chavan Yoga were put up for display and reading. Akshadeep Adivrekar Nihar Kathe The induction ceremony for new office bearers was held on July 26, Krishnakant Gaikwad 2016. Ms Sayali Zore was appointed as the President and Mr. Nihar Shubham Ghodke Kathe was appointed as the Secretary for the club for the year 2016- ‘Laavni’ by MVM students 17. The MVM set up a stall of nail art and badges at the annual 'Bazaar', on August 10, 2016, in which different clubs of the college put up innovative stalls to sell their products. MVM won an award for the maximum sale. The month of Shraavan sees a lot of rain and is a time filled with freshness in the air with a green and progressive environment. MVM organized its annual Maharashtrian food-fest as a part of Shravanotsav on August 12, 2016. This academic year, MVM students won two inter-collegiate events: JALLOSH 2016, an inter collegiate fest organised by the Marathi Vangdmay Mandal of the Sydneham College of Commerce And Economics; and AAMOD 2017, an inter collegiate fest organized by MVM stall at 'Bazaar' the Marathi Vangmay Mandal of the St. Xavier's College. At the Box Cricket competition at CARPE DIEM '17 organized by Department of Mass Media, M.D. College, Vaibhavi Zore, Sagar Chavan, Akshadeep Adivrekar, Nihar Kathe, Krishnakant Gaikwad, and Shubham Ghodke of HRMVM won the first prize in the Box Cricket competition. MVM members also participated in Box cricket held in H.R. College. September 21, is celebrated as International Peace day by UN and October 2 is the International Day of non- violence. MVM members put up an exhibition celebrating twelve days of peace and non-violence depicting by the dove, a symbol of peace; inviting peaceful and non- violence messages from students. Members of MVM participated in various events of the University inter-collegiate event YOUTH, debate MVM members celebrate Shravanotsav competition at Malhar, organized by St. Xavier's College,

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dance competition at D.Y. Patil College. At the intra college level, few MVM members had the privilege of meeting Dr. Sanjay Deshmukh, Vice Chancellor, University of Mumbai over an informal meet over 'Coffee with VC'. The first fortnight of January was celebrated for promotion of Marathi language and literature by all Mumbai University colleges. HR MVM organized NAANDI 2017, HR's first inter- collegiate literary and cultural fest organized from January 4-6, 2017. With NAANDI 2017 the club has redefined its position in various inter-collegiate festivals of Mumbai. On February 27, 2017 the club celebrated 'Marathi Bhasha NAANDI 2017 HR's first inter-collegiate literary & cultural fest Divas' on the occasion of the birth anniversary of eminent Marathi poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer, Kavi Kusumagraj, recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award, Padmabhushan and Jnanapith award. Students read out self-composed poems and stories. The club's Marathi bulletin HRMOOD was released on the occasion. HRMOOD was released thrice this year with articles, stories and poems written by the MVM members. At the H.R. Annual Sports Day, MVM members Prajakta, Sagar, Apurva, Akshadeep and Deepak won prizes at the 200 and 400 meters marathon run and discuss throw. As the year came to an end, the club members organized a farewell for their seniors in third and final year courses. As the new term begins, MVM gears up for more exciting times!

MVM members with I/C Principal Prof Parag Thakkar

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THE YOUNG LEADERS CLUB Motto - Leadership is the Capacity to Translate Vision into Reality

In December 2016, a new club named The Young Leaders Club of H.R. College was formed Dr. Pooja Ramchandani under the able guidance of Vice Principal Dr. Pooja Ramchandani. It is a unique club where each Coordinator and every Member of the club is a Leader. The Club is reinventing itself with the philosophy of not having any Presidents or Vice Presidents. It aims at allowing each and every member to take responsibility for all the activities related to the event and thereby allowing over all personality development of the members associated with it. OUR MISSION - “Leaders are born to Conquer” Our Mission is to explore a hidden leader within our members and empower them, so as to develop various skills to help them achieve overall personality development. OUR VISION Be Unique Be United Be Leaders Creative Thinker Collaborative & A Global Leader and Innovation Independent problem in transforming solvers Learning The Young Leaders OUR VALUES OUR GOALS P - Personal Excellence Ÿ Life Long Leaders with Character & Integrity R- Respect & Friendship Ÿ Dynamic Leaders in Service of Humanity I - Inspiration Ÿ Active Local & Global Citizens D - Determination & Courage E - Equality

HOLI CELEBRATION AT H.R. COLLEGE March 11, 2017 The Young Leaders Club of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics organized an event on the account of the Holi Festival for teachers as well as for other club members. Holi is a spring festival also known as the "festival of colours" or a "festival of love". The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and mend broken relationships. Celebrated with great enthusiasm, it was a package of entertainment. There was singing, dancing, with different interesting games enjoyed by everyone. It was a great time to be together and relax from the hectic day to day schedule. It is true that the event was celebrated without colors but it painted everyone's mind with good memories. Singing, dancing and entertainment galore

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H.R. College of Commerce & Economics welcomed the first year enthusiasts to the Orientation Ceremony.

A global perspective of the International Principal Dr. Indu Shahani Vice Principal Programmes Committee was shared by Dipika Bhatia students Priyanshi Choksi & Vardhan Chedda followed by an overview of the examination pattern and extra-curricular activities given by Junior College Vice Principal Dipika Bhatia. Dr. Navin Punjabi shared the outstanding achievements and activities of the college and of its students. Principal Dr. Indu Shahani welcomed the parents and students, sharing the values and morals imparted at H.R. College. Various clubs were introduced highlighting their activities. The Students' Council leading the admissions process were felicitated for their outstanding contribution. The faculty were briefly introduced. Toppers for the academic year 2015-2016 were also felicitated. The orientation was organised by faculty Ms. Misha Bothra & Ms. Rashmi Redkar. After an interactive session between parents and faculty the event concluded with the national anthem.

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YOUNG MINDS Young Minds, also known as the Students' Council of Junior College, is one of the largest clubs of the Junior College. Young Minds organizes events which are not

The club believes in Uᵗʰ POWER - the power to only fun and entertaining but also enhance team work, shape the future. It organizes many events, of which responsibility and accountability in the Students. The Rose Day, Teacher's Day and The Trek are the most popular! The Rose Day celebrated August 10 to 13, 2016; is CORE COMMITTEE about the Joy of Giving, a week of spreading love. PRESIDENT Management HEAD Nihar Jain Muskaan All students celebrated the day by dedicating roses VICE PRESIDENT Gangwani and hampers to their loved ones preparing, Dinika Tahilramani Marketing and PR coordinating and managing the event required a lot CORE Megha Lalwani of teamwork, keeping students on their toes. Ms. Anuradha Iyer Tanya Punjabi IT HEAD Coordinator Devika Punjabi Janvi Kursija Teachers Day was a day of celebration, singing, GENERAL HEAD playing games and dancing. The teachers lit up with Preesha Rupani joy and priceless smiles when Students felicitated CREATIVE HEAD them. Juhi Rajwaney On November 20, 60 students accompanied by faculty Mrs. Anuradha Iyer and Mrs. Laxmi Pillai, went for the YM Trek, 3100 ft above sea level. The Peth Fort or Kothaligad is one of the famous treks in the Karjat area around Mumbai, because of its small height and easy climbing.

Celebrating Principal Dr. Indu Shahani’s birthday

Young Minds Team with Vice Principal Mrs. Dipika Bhatia

Rose Day The YM Trek to Peth Fort

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CODE held its signature event Stand-up Speak-up which saw a participation of 50 students. It was won by Amal Mody, Parsh Choksi and Rahil Mehta. Ms. Misha Bothra Coordinator 100 students of the college got a chance to listen to a talk on Cyber Crime by the prolific cyber crime lawyer, Mr. Pankaj Bafna at the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). Mock MUN was conducted to spread awareness about the concept of Model United Nations and explanation of its rules and procedures. 40 students attended the event. The Creative Writing Competition was attended by 25 students who were required to compose an innovative and creative essay. It was won by Aanchal Kabra. The Battle of Brains competition was a classic debate where pairs were formed for thrilling 2-on-2 debates on general topics. Topics were given spontaneously. It was won by Aanchal Kabra and Asmi. CODE initiated a new competition this year called The Confrontation which is a one-on-one debate that helped CODE members hone their debating skills. 30 students participated in this debate. Rahil Mehta, Parsh Choksi and Tulsi Patil won the competition. CODE actively participated in many of the Model United Nations (MUNs) Like Cathedral MUN (CMUN), Dhirubhai Ambani International School (DAIS) MUN, Poddar MUN, Dwarkibai Gangadhar Khetan International School(DGKIS) MUN, NM MUN and Government Law College (GLC) MUN. Besides MUNs CODE also participated in an Inter- collegiate State Level Elocution Competition like the state level elocution competition on the life of Sharad Pawar. Jagpal Singh won the first consolation prize.

CORE COMMITTEE Amal Mody Parsh Choksi Rahil Mehta Jagpal Singh Tulsi Patil Aanchal Kabra Asmi

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MUSKAAN - AN ATTEMPT TO SPREAD SMILES October 27, 2016 Ms. Rashmi Redkar It is rightly said, ''Charity sees the need not the Coordinator cause.'' Cascade Club of H.R. College of Commerce CORE COMMITTEE & Economics visited some orphanages this Presidents diwali, to do a good turn to society. Mrs. Akshay Kedia Dipika Bhatia, Vice-Principal, Junior College Soham Chhabria and Ms. Rashmi Redkar, prof-in-charge, led Vice President twenty-five club members on this mission. Shruti Palan They visited "Sneha Sadan Home" and "St. Cultural Head Drishti Bajaj Catherine's House" located in Jogeshwari. Vinita Goplani Project Muskaan commenced with the visit to PR Head Sneha Sadan home in the afternoon, where a Shefali Thakare myriad of donations were distributed. Sister Members of the club ‘spreading smiles’ OC Head Benzy briefed the visiting group about the Khushbu Dalal Bidding adieu, the group headed for St. Technical Heads HOME and guided them to the children, the Catherine's which had above 300 inhabitants; SUPERSTARS, who seemed jubilant and Dhruv Kedia accommodating infants, teenagers, adults and Akshay Manghnani excited on seeing the visitors. also unwed mothers. It was touching to see the Creative Head After an interactive session with the children, teenagers handling the toddlers as their Divya Budhrani members performed two exhilarating dances siblings and playing around merrily. All the Music Heads enjoyed immensely by the inmates. The Vice- kids met the club members eagerly, with sister Mehrwaan Shapoorjee Principal proffered scrumptious chocolate cum caretaker giving the visitors a tour of the Mihir Shah cupcakes to the ecstatic children. facility.

WALL CALL AND TREE PLANTATION November 5, 2016 Every project leaves an impact on the English vowels and symbols of students, as did the recent project MUSKAAN Mathematical operations, a an initiative by Students of the Cascade Club flying jet, Mickey Mouse and Creative art on of H.R. College. Mr. Brijwani, working with other objects fancied by the walls, made IDBI, is a humble man who provides services children of 5-12 years of age. for a warm home to the under-privileged. Having learnt about A tree plantation project MUSKAAN he suggested that IDBI activity resulted in sponsor another generous cause involving s p e n d i n g s o m e H.R. College students. Mrs. Dipika Bhatia, quality time with the Vice-Principal, Junior College agreed to children, who learnt support the planned initiative by H.R. the importance of Students. trees in today's On November 5, 2016 the Students arrived at world, about global the orphanage in Ulhasnagar at 1.00 pm to warming and ozone brighten up the homes with creative art on layer depletion. The the walls which made for a warm home and wide smiles of the not just a house. They sketched a few musical children at the end of instruments namely guitar, piano, flute etc. the day were very rewarding. The orphanage along with some sports icons like cricket set, acknowledged the contribution of the H.R. Students badminton racquet etc. They also painted by giving certificates to the participants.

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HR'ITES BASH December 6-13, 2016

The Cascade Club of H.R. College organised the annual HR'ites BASH, a 6 day long event, full of creativity, art, culture, fun and excitement. Right from all the co-operative Doodle Play faculty members to the expressive students; everyone participated with utmost zing and vigor and kept the celebratory atmosphere going during the entire week of the event. Vice Principal Mrs. Dipika Bhatia was the guest of honour for many of the events with teachers judging the events during this week. Mehendi Nail Art Day 1: The event of Doodle Play and So You Think You Can Act? were highly innovative. Day 2: Movie Buff and Garba Day were the events which generated the most interest and participation. Day 3: Twins Day and The Dress Up Call were joyous events in which the participants were very difficult to identify! Day 4: Selfie Scavenger and Daag Achhe Hain were Twins Day invigorating! Day 5: Masquerade Party and Mystery Box were refreshing with the Mehendi and Nail Art creatively inspiring! Day 6: The Bash concluded with the most awaited Personality Contest, Musical Performance and Grand Movie Buff Dance Show where the participants honed their presentation skills and gave polished performances. The CASCADE CLUB initiative left an indelible mark and happy memories of the exciting week for all the participants. Mystery Box So You Think You Can Act?

The Dress Up Call

Twins Day Daag Achhe Hain

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Doodle Play Garba Day

Masquerade Party Grand Dance Show

So You Think You Can Act? Personality Contest

Amused Judges Organising team of the HR’ites Bash

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INSIGHT

InsighT, the I.T. Club of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics is the proof of the dawn of the technological era. It Mrs. Anuradha Sivakumar aims at promoting technology and also being eco-friendly. This Coordinator year too InsighT club has organized events at intra-collegiate and SOCIAL EVENT inter-school levels i.e. Faculty Development Programme, Education Drive, IgniTe, Technitude, to name a few. July 16, 2016 The Insight Club of H.R. College of Commerce and ORIENTATION Economics organized a social event. Members of the July 18, 2016 club Varun Jethra, Simran Kinger, Shriya Bagwe and Gaurav Rele visited ‘GANPATRAO KADAM Vice - Principal Mrs. Dipika Bhatia felicitated the newly MARG’ a school in Lower Parel, and organized a inducted Directors of the club. The Directors of the previous year drawing and a handwriting competition for the were also present to encourage the new Board of Directors. FYJC students of the school. The winners were awarded and SYJC members of the club were also present at the trophies and certificates. ceremony. The event was a great success and the principal of the school appreciated the college students’ vision of “Give back to your community”.

QuizIT August 3, 2016 An IT quiz was organised for the students of junior college to increase awareness about tech developments among the students. 6 teams qualified for the final round held on July 30. The finale of Quiz IT, which was conducted on August 3, comprised of four rounds - 12 Tiles round; Taboo round; Buzzer round and Rapid fire round. Felicitation of the winners of the competition The winners of the Quiz CORE COMMITTEE were: Sachet President Board of Directors B a f n a a n d Varun Jethra Jisha Chandan Nishant Jain. Vice President Darshit Dholakia Gaurav Rele Manmohan Chandak Secretary Shriya Bhagwe Simran Kinger Neha Kapila

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FRENCH CLUB The French Club aims to encourage and enhance the linguistic skills of the students by creating a mélange between the love for France, the French FRENCH NATIONAL DAY language and the French Culture. July 14, 2016 T h e F r e n c h N a t i o n a l D a y c e l e b r a t i o n CORE COMMITTEE Darshan Sadarangani commenced with a Karisma Narwani p o w e r p o i n t Bhavesh Bhatia presentation on Khyati Vyas French culture and Kanishka Tolani pictures along with Ms. Milita Ganguly Moksha Dhanresha videos of different Coordinator places in France. C l u b m e m b e r s Students sing the French National Anthem presented a Salsa CUPCAKE DEDICATION and Hip-hop dance. 'La Merseillaise' the French National August 7, 2016 Anthem was sung by the students. The event was marked as an integral step towards cultural cohesion. The club The HR'ites showed their appreciation felicitated the French HSC toppers scoring full marks. towards their friends by dedicating cupcakes of different colours to them. The event ignited unity and initiated a new bond amongst the newly entered FYJCs.

SYJC FRENCH TOPPERS felicitated during French National Day

THE AMAZING RACE December 5, 2016 The Amazing Race, a fun-filled event in which 80 students from various colleges in Mumbai participated, was a grand success. There were series of tasks to be completed by the students in pairs: Rubber da hair, Swacch Shoe, Dizzy Fizzy to name a few; spanning the south of Mumbai. The First 3 Winning Pairs were awarded. The event was not only a huge success but also gifted each participant a great memory. Fun filled Amazing Race 152 FRENCH CLUB | HSP STUDENT ENRICHMENT

THE FRENCH FIESTA December 15, 2016 The most awaited event -The French Fiesta had sizzling salsa and Bollywood dance performances on French songs. This amalgamation of two cultures was highly appreciated by the spectators. The students danced to the French tunes and replicated 'the haute couture' of France with their voguish walks in the Fashion Show. There were stalls of phone covers, cologne, snacks, etc. The core committee for the next academic year was felicitated by Vice-Principal Mrs. Dipika Bhatia. The winners were presented with certificates and a special gift.

Faculty enjoying the fashion show at the French Fiesta

HINDI SAHITYA PARISHAD

HINDI ESSAY COMPETITION

June 29, 2016 Ms. Sheela Shahe Ms. Sheela Yadav Coordinator Coordinator 68 SYJC students participated i n a n e s s a y w r i t i n g competition First prize: Ms Siddhi Gupta Second prize: Ms Megha Kamat and Ms Sarika Pandey Third prize: Mr Karan Tahiliani Besides the above prizes,10 consolation prizes were also awarded. Vice Principal Mrs. Dipika Bhatia appreciated the Essay writing competition for SYJC Students Vice Principal Mrs. Dipika Bhatia and efforts made by the students. HSP Coordinators

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GURU PURNIMA CELEBRATION HSP aims to promote not only our national July 16, 2016 language Hindi but also Indian ethics, values H.R. College celebrated the auspicious occasion of Guru and culture amongst the students by Purnima organized by the Hindi Sahitya Parishad with organising various activities like essay writing reverence and great enthusiasm. Guru Purnima is an important Indian festival dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers, competition, cultural events like Independence traditionally celebrated by students to pay their respects to their Day and Guru Purnima etc. teachers and express their gratitude. The event started with lighting of the lamp by Principal Dr. Indu Shahani and Vice Principal Mrs. Dipika Bhatia. Teachers and students were entertained with various traditional and graceful dance performances by the students of SYJC. Dr. Shahani spoke fondly of her Guru and joined the students in the singing of a bhajan. The event concluded with entertaining games for teachers. Dance performance by students

Dr. Shahani sings along with the students

Games for Faculty

HSP Core Committee was inducted by Vice Principal Dipika Bhatia INDEPENDENCE DAY August 15, 2016 HSP along with CASCADE organized the Independence TALENT PARADE Day Celebration at H.R. College where in patriotic CORE COMMITTEE songs, skits and dances were performed by the students. President September 22, 2016 Late Yash Rohra HSP students participated Secretary with great zeal in the cultural Mansi Joshi IT Head extravaganza of HR College. Karan Keswani Creative Director SATYANARAYAN Priya Sawala Public Relations POOJA Muskan Wadhwani Attendance Head January 14, 2017 Shivani Rajpal HSP students sang bhajans Event Manager which were much appreciated Punit Pohwani by former Principal Dr. Indu HSP & CASCADE students welcome Chief Guest Dr. Indu Treasurer Shahani, former Principal H.R. College, I/C Principal Mr. Jash Tekwani Shahani and other guests. Parag Thakkar and Vice Principal Jr. College Ms Dipika Bhatia 154 STUDENT ENRICHMENT COMMERCE CLUB CORE COMMITTEE President IT Head Gautam Hariani Laksh Lalwani VISIT TO BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE Vice President PR Head Preesha Rupani Devika Punjabi August 2, 2016 Divyam Mundra Creative Head The Commerce Club organised a visit to the Bombay Ms. Laju Sharma Marketing Heads Dipali Devjani Coordinator Payal Devjani Logistics Stock Exchange (BSE) for the students of SYJC to study Varun Jethra Krish Shrimanker and understand the working of BSE. A batch of 60 students accompanied by faculty members Mrs. Laxmi Pillai, Mrs. Anuradha Iyer and Mr. Amit Prajapati visited the BSE where Mr. Suhas Worlikar conducted a very informative, interesting and enriching session for the students covering capital market, players in the market, role and position of BSE. A few students were invited to attend a seminar organized by BSE which had dignitaries like the Chairman of the BSE, MD of the BSE Training Institute and various Income Tax Commissioners. COMQUIZ September 29, 2016 For the COMQUIZ, 32 participants were short listed after Students & Faculty at the Bombay Stock Exchange the elimination round to make eight teams of four members each for the battle of brains between FYJCs and SYJCs. The final quiz consisted of 5 rounds namely General Business Q & A round, Rapid Fire Round, Audio- Visual Round and category based Business Round. The Vice-Principal Mrs. Dipika Bhatia and faculty Mrs. Laxmi Pillai gave away the trophies to all SYJCs, winning team consisting of Lakshya Chhugani, Mustafa Framewala, Shashwat Shah and Mihir Gada and Runners- up team comprising of Darpan Shah, Komal Purswani, Mohammad Saad and Rhea Makhija. BRANDPLUS Winners of COMQUIZ with Vice Principal Mrs. Dipika Bhatia and Faculty December 18, 2016 A marketing platform for the Junior College students was organized with 10 teams of 5 member teams each from FYJC and SYJC. Participants were asked to draw lots for product/service and were given 50 minutes preparation time for a 30 second commercial, using creativity and persuasive writing. The judges for the event were in-house faculty Mrs. Anupama Sawant and Mr. Aamir Munshi, HR alumnus and an entrepreneur. Faculty members Mrs. Kavita Shah, Mrs. Bhavna Shah, Mrs. Misha Bothra graced the occasion and enjoyed the marketing insight of the students. Vice Principal Mrs. Dipika Bhatia motivated the participants and felicitated (R-L) Winners of Brandplus: Dev Shah, Tanay Beriwal, the winners. Rishabh Bajaj and Saif Gujar 155 COMMERCE CLUB | SINDHI SANGAT STUDENT ENRICHMENT

The Commerce Club conducts activities resulting in hands-on experience in Marketing, Packaging and Advertising of products through BrandPlus. Industrial Visits and Field Trips organized by the Club enable students to get practical insight in the field of Commerce & Business. Business Quiz covers a wide range in areas Core Team of Commerce Club of commerce and international marketing, held to hone the intellectual abilities amongst the students besides participation in Inter- collegiate business quizzes. The club SINDHI SANGAT organizes debating competitions on the current business scenario, so as to develop HOJAMALO business acumen amongst the budding Bill Gates and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw’s of H.R. Sindhi Sangat of H.R. College participated at “HOJAMALO” - an College. Inter- collegiate Competition organized by Sindhi Circle of Jai Hind College. Six leading Sindhi colleges of Mumbai participated in a theme based skit and dancing competition. H.R. College students performed on the theme of promoting and speaking the Sindhi Language. Dance theme was to show the RICHNESS OF SINDHI CULTURE! The team was led by the Sindhi Teacher Ms. Kajal Ramchamdani and Faculty Co-ordinator Ms. Laju Sharma. The skit was directed by President Mr. Karan Keswani and dance was choreographed by Mr. Punit Pohwani, who got the best Choreographer Award at Jai Hind College.

TALENT PARADE Sindhi Sangat gave an entertaining and competitive performance at Talent Parade - an event that is at the heart of H.R. College, a stepping At Sindh Hind Ji Sindhyat Jo Shan with stone for many new talented artists. S.S. H.R. participated with the Shri Kishu Mansukhani, Past President HSNC Board dance style of international dance icon Hrithik Roshan and songs of Disco Dancer of the famous movie star Mithun Chakraborty. SINDH HIND JI SINDHYAT JO SHAN

Members of the Sindhi Sangat were invited by CHM College, celebrating Sindh Hind Ji Sindhyat Jo Shan on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of recognition of Sindhi Language in VIII Schedule of our Constitution for which the International Seminar was conducted, where eminent Sindhi writers and poets presented their research papers. The event was presided by Mr. Kishu Mansukhani, Past President & Trustee, HSNC Board.

CORE COMMITTEE Head Organizing Committee President and I.T Head LateYash Rohra Karan Keswani Cultural Head Vice President Vinita Goplani Simran Asknani Muskaan Wadhwani Coordinators (R) Laju Sharma and (L) Bharti Sharma Choreographer Creative Head with core team and President Karan Keswani Punit Pohwani Drishti Bajaj recipient of All Rounder Award 156 STUDENT ENRICHMENT

THE MATH CLUB Junior College INAUGURATION Mrs. Bhavna Shah & Ms. Kausar Tasneem July 26, 2016 Coordinators The Math Club of Junior College was inaugurated by Vice-Principal Ms. Dipika Bhatia, Teachers in-charge Ms. Bhavna Shah and Ms. Kausar Tasneem. The occasion was also graced by other faculty.

MATHEMATRIX July 20, 2016 MATHEMATRIX was organised and held at R.A. Podar College, Matunga. A team of 8 students of FYJC represented the college and were led by Mustafa Framewala, Mudra Agarwal and Jaanvi Darji. The team won medals and certificates and were felicitated by Vice- Inauguration of the Math Club Principal and teachers of the college. BAZAAR August 10, 2016 The Math Club of Junior College participated in BAZAR, the annual entrpreneurial event organised by GEMS in the college. The theme of the stall was HARRY POTTER and various handcrafted articles made by the Math Club members, were kept for sale along with games. The event was coordinated by Mudra Agarwal, Dviti Shah, Winners of inter-collegiate event Mathematrix Yousha Rathod and Janvi Furia. Maths Club of Junior College won the trophy of ‘THE BUSINESS BRAINER’ for the fantastic work by the club members. VEDIC MATHS SESSION September 20, 2016 A session on Vedic Maths was set up conducted by teacher in-charge Mrs. Bhavna Shah. Various shortcut methods for faster and easier calculations were demonstrated which had the students clamouring for more such sessions! A session on Vedic Maths

CORE COMMITTEE PRESIDENTS Mudra Agarwal Shreyansh Haran VICE PRESIDENT Mustafa Framewala CORE TEAM Jaanvi Darji Virti Bhansali Jaskaran Singh Namit Agarwal Maths Club of Junior College won the trophy of ‘THE BUSINESS BRAINER’ at BAZAAR Amal Mody held at HR College Yousha Rathod

157 THE MATH CLUB & OPEN HOUSE CLUB STUDENT ENRICHMENT MATHS QUIZ 14 - 15 December 2016 There was an overwhelming response from students, the first round of elimination was held on December 14. The grand finale was on December 15. There were a total of six interesting rounds full of excitement n suspense and the winning team emerged with very narrow margin over the runners up. Challenging and interesting questions thrown open to the audience, kept them engaged throughout the event. Outlining rules of the competition

Engrossed participants Winners & participants of the competition with Vice Principal Ms Dipika Bhatia and teachers-in-charge

OPEN HOUSE CLUB CORE COMMITTEE Jash Tekwani Karan Keswani Anisha Churyai Paras Bhatija Open House Club is a club of student volunteer's that helps Romila Chawathe Ninad Barne in organizing PTA meetings. The first Open House was Devashri Niraj Bhatia organised on October 1, 2016 for the students of FYJC. Jivika Pamnani Mahek Chulani Students were called along with their parents for this Mrs. Rekha Verma Blezita Dmonte Raj Chotrani Coordinator meeting. Student's terminals mark sheet was handed over to Avinash Bajaj Divya Bhandari the parents and they were informed about the attendance of their wards during the term. Parents interacted with the All the SYJC and FYJC volunteers received an class teachers and subject faculty. Mrs. Dipika Bhatia, Vice overwhelming appreciation from all the parents and Principal Junior College addressed the students whose teachers for their active participation in the entire open name was on the defaulters list. house meeting and experience gained from the work done. On November 19, 2016 all the Terminals Papers of SYJC were distributed to the students. OPEN HOUSE SYJC and FYJC volunteers helped the teachers in distributing papers. Mrs. Dipika Bhatia, Vice Principal had a talk with students to improve their performance and felicitated the toppers. The second Open House was organized for the students of FYJC on December 24, 2016 for the mark sheet distribution and PTA meeting for the students whose names were on the defaulters list and black list. The Vice Principal met the parents and their wards whose names were on the black list. After the meeting parents discussed the performance of their wards with class teachers. The parents were informed about the percentage of lectures attended by their ward during the term. Open House Team with Coordinator 158 Our Achievers’

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OUR ACHIEVERS.... THE STALWARTS....

PRINCIPAL DR. INDU SHAHANI

Principal Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Shahani has over four decades of teaching experience at the college and university level where she has played the lead role in nurturing managers with a heart, through her student - empowered teaching - learning model. She completed 25 years with HR College and 40 years in higher education in December 2015. She was appointed Sheriff of Mumbai for 2008 and 2009; and Member UGC 2011 to 2014. For Dr Shahani, the journey of the last twenty-five years at The Students’ Principal on her last day as Principal! H.R. College, has been a truly enriching process. From August 1, 2016, she has taken on new responsibilities as & Entrepreneurship (ISME); as well as the Founding President & Chair - Academics of the Indian School of Dean of ISME. She however continues to be the Chief Design & Innovation (ISDI), ISDI-WPP School of Mentor for HR College of Commerce & Economics Communication and the Indian School of Management and the other colleges of the HSNC Board.

VICE PRINCIPAL DR REKHA BAHADUR VICE PRINCIPAL HEENA THAKKAR

The book ‘Economic Status of Sikh Women’ written by Vice - In a sudden decision Prof Heena Thakkar bid farewell to all her Principal Dr. Rekha Bahadur (L) was released by Shri CH. colleagues at HR College. Her 21 years of experience and Vidyasagar Rao, Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra at the Raj expertise will be missed sorely by one and all, July 30, 2016. Bhavan on August 20, 2015. Having joined in 1995 to teach Accountancy & Financial Dr. Rekha Bahadur, Vice Principal and Director Student Management at the Degree College, Prof Heena Thakkar Affairs retired May 2016, after 38 years of loyal and became instrumental in pioneering two new degree dedicated service with HR College. She was recipient of programmes of BAF and BBI in 2003, BFM in 2006 and the Best Teacher Award for Outstanding Contribution to two more aided Degree Programmes under UGC - BVOC Teaching Economics from the Higher Education Forum in Tourism and in Retail Management in 2014. in 2011. As Vice Principal of Self financing Courses she She was a one point contact as she handled multiple represented the College at University Meetings and liaises portfolios and was instrumental in getting various awards with the university officials and Board of Studies members for the college on curricular aspects. A teacher, role model, mentor and friend she touched the Heena was been awarded the Best Teacher in Finance and lives of so many. Always encouraging, always dignified Financial Management by Higher Education Forum in and always a presence, challenging all to reach higher and association with BSE Institute Ltd. in 2014. to strive further ... Rekha was the catalyst for so many young people actualizing their dreams!

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FELICITATIONS ON COMPLETING 25 YEARS WITH HR COLLEGE

Dr. Geeta Nair Ms. Jyoti Govindani Late Ms. Shardha Jhuriani Mr. Suryaprakash Vishwakarma Mr. Krishnakumar Mishra HOD Business Economics Head Clerk Stenographer Library Attendant Library Attendant

Recognition for Students of the prestigious Honours Programme Mr PK Singh, Sports Director felicitated by Principal Dr. Indu Shahani as he retired after 24 ½ years of service with HR College.

On the occasion of the FYBCom Orientation toppers for the academic year 2015-2016 were felicitated along with students who have completed the prestigious Honours Programme. Staff members Dr. Geeta Nair, Ms. Jyoti Govindani, Ms. Shardha Jhuriani, Mr. Vishwakarma and Mr. Mishra were felicitated for completion of 25 years of service in college.

Ms. Priyanshi Chokshi and Mr. Vardhan Chheda; Mr. Deepak Lulla, Ms. Sudha Joshi and Ms. Kavita both were selected as representatives for the Gianchandani were also felicitated for their outstanding McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference at contribution towards the college. the US Military Academy, New York.

ADIEU TO STAFF MEMBERS - JULY 2016

Mr. Deepak Lulla Ms. Sudha Joshi Ms. Anjali Bhatia Ms. Kavita Gianchandani (Registrar) (Superintendent) (Senior Clerk) (Junior Clerk) after 21 years of service after 33 years of service after 20 years of service after 20 years of service

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CHANGES IN TOP ADMINISTRATION @ HR COLLEGE

CA Parag Thakkar Dr. Jehangir Bharucha Dr. Pooja Ramchandani Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi I/C Principal Vice Principal (Post Graduate) Vice Principal (Aided) Vice Principal (Unaided)

CA PARAG THAKKAR in his 23rd year conceptualized and implemented the Moderator of various subjects in the with HR College, has been appointed Honours Programme a unique university examinations. I/C Principal from August 1, 2016. He offering of HR College since 2007. As is Head of the Department of the coordinator of the Add-on Accountancy and associate professor. programme of Travel and Tourism he He is an all India rank holder in the has paid special attention to the DR. (MRS.) RAJESHWARI RAVI is the Intermediate and Final examinations employability aspects. HOD - of Advertising & Media and conducted by ICAI. As Vice Principal Senior Faculty, Dept of Commerce & Last month he was invited as keynote for 8 years he has handled several Economics. She is a professor of speaker to two International important portfolios and brings with management courses with work Conferences held in Bangkok. He has him rich and varied experience. experience in the areas of Sales, several publications in Peer reviewed B u s i n e s s d e v e l o p m e n t , Thakkar has been instrumental in high impact refereed journals. He was A d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d B r a n c h several innovative approaches like bestowed with the ‘Rashtriya Gaurav management. She is also serving as a conducting the Professional Award’ and has been cited in the book guest faculty at reputed management Accountants Course and Computer ‘Best Citizens of India.’ institutes and is also a Member of the Training Course for Senior Chartered Syllabi Revision Committee at the Accountants in association with University of Mumbai. Bombay CA Society. He has also DR. (MRS.) POOJA RAMCHANDANI, started the Young Tax Manager She is the recipient of 'The Best Course in collaboration with Ernst & appointed as Vice Principal in July Teacher Award' for her Outstanding Young. He is the recipient of the Best 2016, is an Associate Professor and Contribution to Teaching and Teacher Award for Accountancy in has teaching experience of 16 years Education (conferred by Higher 2012 from the Higher Education with HR College in the Department of Education Forum, Mumbai in 2013). Forum. Commerce. She is a recognized Post She is also the recipient of 'The Graduate lecturer since 2004 and has Winning Teacher Award' (conferred been recognized as a PhD guide (HR by the Taj Group of Hotels in 2002) College Centre) in the subject of and 'The Popular Teacher Award' DR. JEHANGIR BHARUCHA is an Commerce from University of (conferred by Career Launcher in Associate Professor and with H.R. Mumbai since October 2013. 2006). She has also presented several papers at various forums. Dr. College since 1992. An academician She has served on various committees Rajeshwari has created many young of international acclaim and a holder in H.R. College such as IQAC, budding entrepreneurs. She conducts of two PhD degrees, he has been Examination, Attendance, Unfair workshops on Creativity to encourage invited several times by various means, Library, Young Council and the participants to think out of the box. universities in the world to teach C u l t u r a l C o m m i t t e e . D r . Dr. Rajeshwari is also serving as a courses related to the Indian economy. Ramchandani has contributed to the guest faculty at reputed management Dr. Bharucha has been Director Post syllabus revision committees in the institutes. She is a Corporate Trainer Graduate Studies right since the time University of Mumbai at the BCom and specializes in 'Team Building & the college launched the post graduate and MCom level. She has also served Performance Enhancement'. programmes. He has singlehandedly as a Chairperson, Paper setter and

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VICE PRINCIPAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

July 28-29, 2016: Dr. Jehangir Bharucha, Vice Principal (Post Graduate), H.R. College delivered the keynote address at the 31st International Conference on “Business, Economics, Social Science & Humanities - BESSH” on Bangkok, Thailand, held at the Holiday Inn, Surasak, Bangkok on the theme Taking Ownership of the Future: Developing Practical Money Management Skills in Emerging Economies. July 30 & 31, 2016: Dr. Bharucha was invited as the keynote speaker at the 4th International Conference on Language, Innovation, Culture and Education (ICLICE) held at the Novotel Bangkok Ploenchit Sukhumvit, Dr. Bharucha keynote speaker at ICLICE organized by the Interdisciplinary Circle of Science, Arts and Innovation (ICSAI). He gave a presentation on Culture and Business: the Indian Experience to a truly international audience having representatives from more than 20 countries. December 26-27, 2016: Dr. Jehangir Bharucha was invited by the Global Association for Humanities and Social Science Research (GAHSSR) delivered the key note address at the International Conference on Social Science & Humanities (ICSSH) at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok. The conference had delegates from 18 different countries. Dr. Bharucha key note speaker at ICSSH February 7, 2017: Dr Jehangir Bharucha, Vice Principal, H.R. COLLEGE was invited as Chief Guest for the National Level Interdisciplinary Seminar on Exploring Emerging Trends and Innovations in Research in Commerce Science & Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences; organised by Nagrik Shiksha Sansatha's (NSS) College of Commerce and Economics. Dr. Bharucha delivered the key note address on the theme: India's Business Policy. March 4, 2017: Vice Principal Dr. Jehangir Bharucha invited as speaker and Session Chair at NIDA International Business Conference, Bangkok 2017 - Innovative Management: From Theory to Practice. Speaker and Session Chair at NIDA International Business Conference FELICITATIONS BY HEF - HIGHER EDUCATION FORUM September 3, 2016

Prof H C Malkani Memorial Award - Best Teacher in Outstanding Young Teacher - Dr. Navin Punjabi Economics - Dr. Jehangir Bharucha Director Student Affairs Vice Principal (Post Graduate)

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HONORARY D.LITT CONFERRED ON DR. NAIR ROTARY STAFF EXCHANGE January 5, 2017 PROGRAMME June 2 - 18, 2017 University of South America has conferred the prestigious D.Litt on D r. G e e t a N a i r f o r h e r As a result of discussions on Two Way Faculty Exchange Program for conducting courses outstanding contribution to between the Rotary Club of Midtown, Mumbai research!! and Grünberg, Germany; and H.R. College, Dr. She has also published a new book Priyamvada Sawant has been invited to conduct titled Revisiting Resilience, Lap seminars and lectures on “Indian History, Publishers, Germany. Politics, Economy and Culture” at Theo-Koch- Schule Grünberg, Germany, Department of Hearty congratulations to her!! English and Culture and Language Integrated Learning from June 2 - 18, 2017, within the framework of the Rotary Staff Exchange FACULTY ADVISOR AWARD AT ENACTUS Programme. The Theo-Koch-Schule sees itself as a school INDIA NATIONAL COMPETITION 2016 for all, as a community in which everyone January 5, 2017 enjoys learning and working. The school offers everyone the opportunity to develop professional and social high-level ENACTUS H.R. College personalities with willingness to learn and to won the prestigious live the values ​​and norms for coexistence. Mahindra Rise Grant that is awarded by Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. to inspire word-class innovation and entrepreneurship in India. Mrs. Kanupriya Sharma, the faculty advisor was also awarded the best faculty advisor of Dr. Priyamvada Sawant the year at the ENACTUS Faculty - History India National H.R. College

MINOR RESEARCH PROJECTS SANCTIONED - UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI 2016-2017

The following Faculty of H.R. College are the recipients of the Minor Research Project of the University of Mumbai for the year 2016-2017 granted on January 13, 2017.

Dr. Pooja Ramchandani Dr. Amit Nandu Dr. Priyamvada Sawant Ms. Anjalli Vachhani Ms Shubhada Kanchan Commerce Commerce History Commerce Mathematics & Statistics

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CELEBRATING 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF KING'S COLLEGE LONDON INDIA SUMMER SCHOOL IN DELHI June 17, 2016

Dr Rani Tyagi and Dr Chandani Bhattacharjee attended the fifth anniversary event of the King's College London India Summer School in India held at New Delhi. H.R. College has been the pioneering college to have partnered with the King's College London for the Summer School and Dr Indu Shahani was pivotal to bringing King's College to India and Mumbai. The event was held at the British High Commission Office in New Delhi and was attended by distinguished guests which included Mr. Alan Gemmel, Director British Council India; Mr. Tayyeb Shah, Director of International at King's College; Mr. Richard Everitt, Director of Education and Society, British Council India; Dr Pratibha Jolly, Principal, Miranda House; Dr Suman Sharma, Principal, Lady Sri Ram College, and Dr Diana Bozhilova, Senior faculty, King's College. Dr Rani Tyagi spoke about her experiences with King's College London and Dr Bhatacharjee participated in a panel discussion on internationalization in higher education.

FACULTY ATTEND MICRO MBA BY PHIL YOUNG December 8, 9 & 10 , 2016

Dr. Chandani Bhattacharjee and Prof. Jasbir Sodhi attended a Micro MBA programme conducted by Think Education. Dr. Phil Young was the facilitator for this course which is an integrated approach to teaching the main topics in the core curriculum of an MBA programme: Accounting, Finance,

Dr. Phil Young

Strategy and Marketing. In addition, the business simulation used in this course is an excellent vehicle for teaching team-building and leadership as well as business acumen. Examples from a variety of industries, businesses, and countries will be presented to reinforce the learning of the key concepts and methods of analysis.

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HR Student placed 3rd @ HR Student placed 1st @ Nrityanjali 6th Cultural Olympiad of Performing Arts 2016 Classical Dance Competition 2016 held in Colombo Sri Lanka @ IIT Mumbai Mood Indigo December 23, 2016 December 25, 2016

On December 23, 2016 Anushka Shah, SYBAF won a Bronze medal at the 6th Cultural Olympiad of Performing Arts, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Classical Style of Dance: Mohiniattam. Priyanjali Rao, a student of FYBCom, won the 1st prize The grand event of performing arts was held in the BCA at the IIT Mumbai Mood Indigo classical dance Theatre in Colombo City. The competition was from 20th competition, Nrityanjali 2016. She qualified to the finals to 24th December 2016. There were a total of after competing against more than 40 contestants in the approximately 350 solo performances by artists from all elimination round. The finals were held at the LTPCSA over the world, mainly India. And the top three performers auditorium in the IIT campus on December 25, 2016. She were felicitated. is also a recipient of the CCRT Government Scholarship (CCRT- Centre for Cultural Resources and Training) for Also received a global award for the Best Indian Bharatanatyam and has performed in various places in classical performer by Whiz Classical 2016. India and abroad.

HR ALUMNUS RECOGNIZED AS CSR PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR (SME) @ Indywood CSR Excellence Awards 2016 @ Hyderabad - September 26, 2016

HR Alumnus Akshaye Rathi was conferred with the CSR - PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR (SME) award at a ceremony held at the Indywood Film Carnival (a state initiative to drive film tourism); at the hands of HRM King Owhorode of Olomu-kingdom, Nigeria. Indywood Film Carnival organized by the Govt of Telangana, recognized responsible and sustainable CSR practices by organizations and individuals that have set new standards for others to follow. This award was to recognise his contributions through his organistion Saroj Screens Pvt Ltd, to the families of martyrs from the Indian army by committing a percentage of the revenues from their cinemas in the republic day week every year, through the army central welfare fund. The other awardees were the Aditya Birla Group, Tech Mahindra, Infosys Foundation etc.; his company being the only one to win an award from the media & entertainment industry. HR Alumnus Akshaye Rathi

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ACHIEVERS DAY January 13, 2017

The Math Club organised "Achievers Day" along with IPC to felicitate the top three merit rank holders from B.Com, BMS, BBI, BAF, BFM and BMM for the academic years 2016- 17 and 2015-16. On this day the bright students are commended Students were felicitated by delegation from Westminster Business School for their hard work, perseverance so that they become an inspiration to their juniors and inspire them to scale greater heights. Regional Manager South Asia graced the occasion and Professor Malcolm Kirkup Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean, presented the students certificates for their meritorious Westminster Business School, Mr. Jon Pike Director of performance. International Relations and Ms. Victoria Woodward The details of merit rank holders are as follows:

Course Rank TY SEM VI SY SEM III (Academic Year 2015-16) (Academic Year 2016-17)

BCOM 1st Jain Rishang Sanjay Chokshi Priyanshi Mitil 2nd Shah Isha Manish Shinde Prachi Dattatray 3rd Khan Yameen Rafique Thakkar Tanvi Parag 3rd - Tirthani Yashita Mukesh

BMS 1st Shah Sonali Siddharth Gopani Saloni Gaurav 2nd Doshi Dhruvi Ashit Desai Khushboo Ameet 3rd Sawlani Priyesh Kailash Jhaveri Viveka Nikhil 3rd Devnani Resham Naveen -

BAF 1st Jadhav Divya Mukesh Shah Anusha Mehul 2nd Bhat Shreema Vinay Rajdev Namrata Naresh 3rd Shivdasani Monisha Vikram Kaur Asees BP Singh

BBI 1st Bedagkar Eshan Rajesh S Aparajitha V G Sekar 2nd Saraf Ayush Prakash Nayak Anusha Vasant 3rd Tulsani Komal Chandraprakash Parras Stella Lawrence

BFM 1st Agarwal Sidharth Sushil Yerramilly Aishwarya 2nd Jain Simran Sanjay Kukreja Madhuri Gopichand 3rd Kampani Harses Hemant Karia Neil Hitendra

BMM (Advertising) 1st Tengra Tina Farhad Bhatai Aaashna Ravi 2nd Modi Anirudh Anil Daswani Natasha Hira 3rd Jain Rhea Vishal Narwani Manasvi Bhagwan

BMM (Journalism) 1st Gidithuri Unnatee Manoj - 2nd Sahu Akash Jwalakant - 3rd Punjabi Reema Shivkumar -

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KUDOS TO HR BMS STUDENTS

Sharmi Sheth, TYBMS Priyam Singh, TYBMS Ankita Bindal, TYBMS Rishabh Mehta, SYBMS student selected for Student selected for ISB student selected for ISB Student secured All India Masters Program at the Young Leaders for Young Leaders Rank 12 in CS - London Business School Programe Programme Executive examination

ALL INDIA RANK 14 - CS Executive Examination June 2015

HR - this name has always given me a lot to say about....!! The first thing to say is that it gives me immense pleasure and gratitude to be a part of such a recognized institute. Apart from the wonderful college memories for 5 years, it gave me every little chance to grab all the opportunities that came my way. It is truly said that HR is a CA factory. The CA journey I still am in, was so smooth till now, since HR did not leave any stone unturned to help students pursue their dream career apart from the college course whether pursuing B.Com or any other course. I was the Vice-President of the Accountancy Association that help me grow more. Our club was Isha Manish Shah headed my Ms Anjalli Vachhani who always supported us to come up with every possible quiz, event or seminar related to CA, since the majority students were CA students. We had guest lectures too. Apart from CA, I wished to take up CS course also. Every year the Institute of Company Secretaries of India(ICSI) conducts CS Foundation, Executive and Professional exams twice in a year in the months of June and December. With every possible guideline I managed to clear the CS executive exam June 2015 with an ALL INDIA RANK 14. I was way delighted when I came to know that I stood 2nd in the college in T.Y.B.Com (Batch ending April 2016) since managing three courses sometimes used to get difficult and I had Sem VI just two months before my CS Finals in June 2016. With the Grace of GOD I cleared all the groups of CS final exam and became CS with an ALL INDIA RANK 8 without any classes taken at any level of CS exams. My parents used to always tell me that always look to the bright side and always keep moving with the tide, from facing challenges never hide because over stumbling blocks you must ride. Nothing was possible without their support, help from teachers & friends, well wishers and blessings of all. At the end what matters is how you came out more than how you got in. I stepped in HR as a dreamer but I stepped out as a Believer. All I follow is these lines: Don't give up on your dreams, To others farfetched they may sometimes seem, Dedicated study & sincere effort, Will give you the winning polish & sheen. Isha Shah | A proud ex-Hr'ite

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INTERNATIONAL ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN INDIA & GERMANY By Aditi Merchant, SYBBI November 16, 2016

The Rotary Club of Bombay Mid Town and Rotary Club of Nidda, Germany; organized an International Student Exchange Programme where 11 students from Mumbai were given the opportunity to go to Germany and stay with two host families for a period of 10 days each, in the month of May. In return the same German students who hosted us, were hosted by their Indian counterparts at their house, for a period of 20 days from October 15 to November 5, 2016.

Through the exchange programme, students open Indian Students with their hosts in Germany themselves to a world of opportunity, discover another culture, and truly become global citizens. The exchange students unlock their true potential to develop lifelong leadership skills and build lasting friendships with young people from around the world. October 15 was a night to remember, the night was filled with shouts of excitement, laughter and hugs when the Indian students met their former German hosts at the airport. It felt like no time had passed at all. The next 2 days were family days where the German students got to know their Indian host families and spend time with them. The German students brought various gifts, chocolates and Indian Students welcoming their former hosts in Germany good wishes from their families for their Indian hosts. to Mumbai The first week was spent visiting places of worship like churches, temples and museums, learning about different religions. The German students were invited by the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid Town, along with their Indian counterparts, to the Taj Mahal Hotel for presiding over a General Body Meeting. They visited the Indo German Chamber of Commerce. Shopping at Colaba Causeway was another exciting experience for them, which was repeated more than once. The German students visited two colleges; Lala’s College and H.R. College. Over the weekend they also visited an Indian village where the Rotary Club has done several social projects. They Students visit the centre for handicapped learnt a tribal dance and also to draw water from a well. The village visit gave them an insight into rural India and they the German students, with some of them taking kandils to realized how villages in India were a world apart from their light back home during Christmas. The final week was German villages, where they belonged. enjoyed by having a Mehndi party, with all girls excitedly

nd applying Mehndi on their hands. On the eve of their The 2 week started with exchange students moving to their departure for Germany a farewell dinner was hosted for second host family and a 2 day trip to Alibaug, which they them, where all the German and Indian students shared enjoyed thoroughly. They visited NASEOH, an NGO their experiences. The day of their departure was a sad one, which helps in the rehabilitation of physically and mentally with a lot tears and hugs, while bidding the Germans disabled children and adults. During the week of Diwali, farewell, with a promise to stay in touch and visit one they enjoyed the firecracker show at the Cricket Club of another in the future. India. Some Indian hosts also took their German counterparts to visit hill stations near Mumbai. The never to be forgotten experience, had the Indian and the German students bond deeply like brothers and sisters. The week of Diwali was a completely new experience for

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ADVANCE STUDENT ADMISSION PROGRAMME (ASAP) SCHOLARSHIP by SP JAIN INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT for HR Students

November 29-30, 2016 Dubai, United Arab Emirates The SP Jain Institute for Management & Research visited H.R. College for selecting candidates for its annual scholarship programme for third year HR Students. This programme included a fully sponsored trip to the Dubai campus of SP Jain, with an opportunity to interact with students from other leading institutions as a part of SP Jain's Advance Student Admission Programme. After three rounds of intensive testing, comprising a written examination, essays, quizzes and a personal interview with the SP Jain panel of experts, Mr. Prakshal Sakaria (TYBMS) and Ms. Shruti Rajani (TYBMS) from H.R. College were adjudged the recipients of the scholarship. Ms. Vidhi Jhunjhunwala (TYBCom) and Ms. Anmol Vasandani (TYBMS) received direct offers for admission to the institute.

Dubai - An experience of a lifetime! December 19-22, 2016 Subsequent to a series of rigorous rounds, which both the students aced, Prakshal and Shruti were amongst the top 43 students chosen from all across the country for the Advance Student Admission Programme. S.P. Jain School of Global Management, which has been ranked among the world's top 10 schools for management and business, organizes this contest annually for the sharpest and the most competitive minds in the country. These students are from varied backgrounds such as engineering, medicine, management, law and many more. The main aim of this scholarship is to identify and encourage deserving students to enhance their management competence and to broaden their perspective regarding the same. The ASAP included a number of sessions and lectures that covered various aspects of business management and cultural immersion activities. The topics ranged from Global Learning, Strategy in Business to Cross Cultural Management.

This was one of the most enriching experiences of my This wonderful initiative by S.P. Jain gives the life. It not only helped me gain theoretical knowledge but student community a chance to expand our also practical knowledge about business in Dubai. It horizons and grow into Global Business leaders. was a good opportunity to network with the best minds. I am glad I was given an opportunity to do so. - Prakshal Sakaria, TYBMS - Shruti Rajani, TYBMS

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Shruti Rajani, TYBMS

SP Jain Student Ambassador Programme, also known as We had a proper Emirati dinner that day. Advance Student Admission Programme (ASAP) The practical experience got us thinking conducted from 19th December to 22nd December, is a about how perceptions can vary from perfect example of a programme where students "Learn by people to people and from culture to culture; eventually Global Experience." how this can affect business relationships, especially when Right from the time we boarded our flight to Dubai, we had one is dealing with people from a different social the privilege to be with people from various cities and background. colleges, to explore all the opportunities presented to us DAY 02: The day began on an interesting note, with a during the trip. The accommodation and well planned discussion on decision making followed by an interactive agenda ensured that our schedules were tightly packed, at session on passport to excellence. We also discussed a case the same time giving a well deserved break every evening, study, along with the group assigned. to explore the wonders of Dubai. Breaking for lunch we also interacted with the MGB DAY 01: We were warmly welcomed on arrival early students currently enrolled at the campus. We had many morning, to the China Cluster International City. After a questions, and talking to them over lunch was very sumptuous breakfast delivered to the room, the day kick informative. People from all backgrounds were present and started with an early morning visit to the beautiful Miracle they could easily relate to our queries. Garden. After lunch we interacted with the new group of friends from various cities and colleges. A learning on Strategies applied in business and industrial projects, ended with Q & A at the end of the session. A The SP JAIN Dubai campus is located at International Academic City along with other international colleges. A special team also told us about the careers post the MGB proper schedule of activities was planned for us. An and arranged an alumni interaction for us. This was Inaugural address by Ms Bijal Oza, Director & Counsellor, followed by a distribution of certificates. Coaching Centre; was followed by a Welcome address by SP Jain Student Ambassador t-Shirts were distributed and Prof Chris Abraham, Head of the Dubai Campus. Brief we all quickly prepared ourselves and boarded the bus to understanding of the SP Jain motive brought home the visit the Global Village which is a one stop for exploring the importance of global intelligence and real world skills in world. It had a set up of each and every country around the the grooming process, to becoming a global business globe with its local articles, clothes, accessories, food etc. It manager with credibility to work in multi-national cultures was a great learning experience along with time well spent and deal with persons from diverse backgrounds. shopping. Later, they gave us an overview about the MGB DAY 03: We were on our own to explore on the third day. programme, the core subjects, immersion projects, global We visited Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall, Desert Safari, Hotel projects and the specialisations. The classroom pedagogy Atlantis, Palm Jumeriah etc. involves SBRs and Case Studies, thereby giving students a lot of scope to shape their classes according to their needs. Overall it was a great experience one could ever have, with Divided into groups the students were given a case study to new friends, who at the end of third day became good prepare for the next day. friends. And, it is rightly said that “Strangers are just friends After learning briefly about the campus and MGB waiting to happen.” Interacting and exploring with these 40 programme, a lecture about Cross Cultural Management people from all over India was a unique opportunity and Global Experience and Tri-city experience was provided by SP Jain. delivered. The next schedule on the list was an interesting If there is something I would like to convey to the future one – Developing a “CAN DO” attitude. The biggest take ambassadors, it would be to be "Indian at Heart and Global away from this activity was the brainstorming session. in Thinking." We then departed for “Sheikh Mohammed Centre For The trip was an eye opener, and this wonderful initiative by Cultural Understanding”. A visit to the cultural centre gave SP Jain for the student community, gives them a chance to us a fair idea of food and clothing habits, business practices, expand their horizons and grow into a Global Business common beliefs and rituals of the local people, the leaders. Emiratis. 171 STUDENT STORIES | OXFORD SCHOLARSHIP EXPLORING GLOBAL DIMENSIONS

THE BETTY AND DONALD KEATING SCHOLARSHIP, OXFORD - TRINITY TERM 2015-2016 April - June, 2016

These scholarships are a tribute to the vision and generosity of Giles Keating. They are given in honour of his parents to provide funding to allow academically outstanding students an opportunity to study at St. Catherine’s as Registered Visiting Students. The fund targets those students who attend universities that demonstrate academic access to students from all sections of Indian society. The scholarship fund has enabled fifteen students over the last five years to study a variety of subjects and to enrich college life with their considerable talents. (L) Rahul Ramwani with (C) Giles Keating (Sponsor) Rahul Ramwani, TYBMS

The only thing I knew (and know) about Oxford University Christine Amanpour and Andrea Jung; Management is that it is a place where only the most intelligent people in lectures at Said Business School (SBS) and many more. I the world study… just like a paradise of knowledge and had goose bumps when I got the opportunity to ask a excellence. The scholarship allowed me to live the Oxford question of Muhammed Yunus, one of the well known experience for the Trinity Term 2015-16 which turned out Noble laureates and the man I had read so much about. to be the best two months of my life. Oxford is such a prestigious institution because of its As a visiting student at St. Catherine's College (St. Catz) I approach in developing a student not only in academics but studied Strategic Management (SM) and Psychology as my in other aspects as well. This was reflected in terms of primary/major and secondary/minor subjects respectively. infrastructure, facilities and more importantly their The reason why I chose SM as my major is that it would encouragement to students to engage in such activities. help me back in my university at home. There was not a single student whom I came across, not My tutor Dr. Ian Jones was the most knowledgeable person participating in extra-curricular or co-curricular activities. I have ever met, when it comes to business studies. His Be it sports, management or even a hobby like stargazing. immense experience as a consultant in academics made our Oxford allows an individual to start their own new society discussions very enriching and challenging. where everyone can participate. Astrid Van den Bossche taught me psychology. The course However, just having clubs and societies is not sufficient, that I studied was a mix of consumer behavior, advertising, running them efficiently, for everyone to get an opportunity persuasion and social psychology. As a child I used to watch to participate. Every society had a budget and a proper documentaries on Nat Geo and Discovery Channel on TV system of functioning where the heads of the department about the human brain and psychology, which developed an had to be transparent in their activities, not only to the interest I was never able pursue earlier. Oxford gave me a college / university but also to the members and other golden opportunity to study a subject which had intrigued students. For example, the Junior Common Room (JCR) me. Fortunately, in fact, very fortunately Astrid Van den had open meetings every Sunday where they discussed the Bossche was the one who could fulfill my dream of progress in initiatives and gave right to every student, studying such a dynamic subject. regardless of his/her background a chance to voice their Consumer behavior was the essence of our meetings and ideas. The JCR committee is a perfect symbol of also of her research. Being a marketer, how essential it is to democracy; elected by the people, for the people and of the be empathetic in understanding the consumer, was my people. Each candidate writes their own manifesto and has learning. Her openness to suggestions for my following to face tough questions and challenges to win the hearts and tutorials and her ability to give me exactly what I wanted, votes of people. This entire practice gave students a chance was amazing. To ensure that I did not miss out opportunities to develop their leadership and countless other skills. in Oxford where world's greatest leaders came to talk to the Apart from academics, we were engaged in a lot of other students, I continuously participated in such events. Some activities. Cricket is something that I am really into and it is of the talks were by Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, in my blood. England was the perfect place to enjoy cricket 172 STUDENT STORIES | OXFORD SCHOLARSHIP EXPLORING GLOBAL DIMENSIONS to the fullest. We practiced regularly and played quite a C h r i s t C h u r c h number of matches for the college. For the first time since C o l l e g e ( w h e r e many years, Catz Cricket Team made it to the semi-finals. Harry Potter was I was always looking to try new things, so I landed up in shot). They hadn't dance cuppers (University level competition) trying to manage to get in match my feet to the quick Latin beats. Had never heard even after being at about Jive and still made it to the quarter finals, making my Oxford for 3 years! college proud by making a mark in the competition. Shubham and I used Our friends were amazed at the end of the term, as we were to go for as many looked upon as champions in pool! Right from the time events as possible when I first took the que in my hands and potted the first ball which allowed us to till the last day, I had taken a huge leap in skills to play the explore Oxford and game. At times, Shubham and I used to play matches meet more people. Rahul with Dr. Ian Jones against teams from different nationalities and even when One of the basic we lost, we won their hearts every time. criteria in selecting an event, when we had two or more to choose from, was to see where we could make more friends. There is no feeling to beat a person in squash who has been Naomi was impressed by this approach of ours, and she playing it since childhood, especially when you are doing it appreciated us during the Valedictory party to give an for the first time. The classic Oxford (and Cambridge) example of openness to the audience. punting experience gave us ample time to rest and enjoy the birds chirping, the ducks quacking and absorbing the From day one we were always in our running shoes. It was beautiful greenery. It was also one of the unique ways to the time when we had to be the best at self-management. chill with our friends and have discussions on eligion, The two months, we ran continuously from point A to B and cultures, academics, sports, politics, Christianity, enjoyed each and every moment of our time. Hinduism, World Wars, philosophy and topics never After meeting so many people from countries like US, imagined. Columbia, Sri Lanka, China, France, Spain, Russia, The fun part was organizing a Bollywood Movie Night in Belgium, Australia, New Zealand and many more, the JCR. Everyone loved the event, specially the Punjabi everyone appreciated the Indian culture. Many of them Samosas and Chai, as authentic Indian food is rare in UK! even turned vegetarian to reduce the human impact on the As a goodwill gesture, they made us some French, Italian environment. and British food. Throughout my term I remembered Raghuram Rajan's As we just had two months in hand, we tried to make the opinion on unsustainability of the Indian economy if it did most of it. Our main objective was to excel in every activity not give up its Jugaad approach of thinking. Having a and make as many friends as possible. Some of them who system is important, but it is more important to follow a were close to us said that we made more friends than them system without compromising. in 2 months! They were also surprised (and a bit jealous) Oxford (or Ohksfud) will always remain very close to my because we managed to go for a Formal Hall Dinner at heart…

Keating Scholars fom HR College who have studied at St Catherine’s:

2012 Ms Vishakha Sarvaiya International Relations 2013 Ms Namita Salvi Management Studies and International Migration 2014 Mr Saurabh Tripathi Management Studies and Photography 2015 Ms Rachna Bhutoria English Literature, Advertising and Economics Mr Priyesh Sawlani Business Management Studies and Photography Ms Khushboo Agarwal SYBAF 2016 Mr Rahul Ramwani Management Studies and Psychology 2017 intake

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THE MCDONALD CONFERENCE FOR LEADERS OF CHARACTER March 29 - April 2, 2016

The West Point Leadership Center conducted the fourth annual McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference (MCLC) bringing together 82 exemplary undergraduate and graduate students from around the globe, along with 15 distinguished senior leaders, to conduct a three-day exploration of leadership topics on the theme of Opposition and Innovation: Taking Risks to Lead Change. The conference was made possible by a generous endowment from Robert and Diane McDonald.

Anvita Dixit, SYBMS

On the first day of the 'Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character' (MCLC), when COL Everett Spain boldly said, "Give voice to your values" - I knew that this would be a transformative and thought provoking experience! If I had to encapsulate what I learnt over the 5 days at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York; The unique aspect of this conference was words will suffice for me to accurately be able to do so. a multitude of panel discussions held on the theme of the conference. This year, The conference aimed at bringing together top the theme was, 'Opposition and undergraduate student leaders from diverse backgrounds to Innovation: Taking Risks to Lead participate in a team-based, experimental and analytical Change' with panels focusing on Ethics, Structures and exercise that bolsters leadership skills, fosters critical Expression. thinking and initiates collaboration. Each panelist addressed the guiding question - 'In what It was a short duration leadership experience for emerging ways can an emerging leader use influence and values- global leaders to unite with world leaders in an enduring based opposition, but still create an inclusive environment partnership. for those who disagree with transformation, in order to This year, the conference was held from 29th March to 2nd ensure innovation, growth and positive change occurs when April and it truly was an honour for me to be the sole Indian up against the status quo?' representative selected to attend it. After each panel discussion, we simulated break-out groups I'm extremely humbled to have met people both younger to further the discussion and formulate concrete solutions and older than me, who had faced the same leadership that are feasible in the real world. Each senior challenges and emerged as not just better leaders but as fellow/panelist was in charge of a group and facilitated the better humans. group discussion. My group had the wonderful opportunity Each person I met at this conference was eager to learn, to learn closely from Mr. Mike Maddock who is the Founder open to hearing diverse opinions and most importantly of Maddock Douglas. ready to explore/develop themselves so that they could Each session was intellectually fueling and involved a shape a better community, team, organisation, industry, broad spectrum of questions and comments through the lens nation and world! of ethical values, structural conflicts and varied expression. Apart from participating in the conference itself, we had the Our senior fellows were truly inspirational and deserve a opportunity to explore the United States Military Academy round of applause for taking time out from their busy - its 2D infantry simulation, the spacious mess hall, the neat schedule to enlighten us! dorm rooms, the organised regiment formation ground and A few important teachings which our honourable speakers the aesthetic indoor sports arena - including 2 swimming addressed in the panel discussions were: pools and multiple indoor hurdle race facilities. Ÿ 'Remember that the pain of discipline is less than the

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pain of regret.' - COL Everett Spain (Professor and Head Staff, Obama Administration) of Behavioural Sciences and Leadership, USMA) Ÿ 'Pick the harder right over the easier wrong.' Mr. Bob Ÿ 'Shift your world view to discovering yourself rather McDonald and Ms. Diane McDonald than emphasising material interest.' - Dr. Leslie Fenwick These quotes merely scrape the surface of the iceberg of (Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Howard University knowledge that was provided to us at MCLC 2017. – School of Education) The tangible output of this conference is an 'Opinion Ÿ 'No exceptions - lead by example.' - Dr. Daniel Polisar Editorial' (Op-Ed) that will be published in the New York (Founder and Executive Vice-President of Shalem Times shortly. It would present in a nutshell all the ideas that College, Israel) each group of leaders gravitated most towards. Ÿ 'Goals and values matter.' - Dr. John Yang (Professor, Each student fellow at the conference also vowed to commit National School of Development, Peking University) to their learnings, mine being as follows: Ÿ 'Make people around you feel empowered - strive to “I commit to relentlessly attempting to unearth the potential create an inclusive environment.' - GEN (R) Lloyd of every person that is a part of my team and ensuring that Austin the ideation/ creation process involves a diverse set of Ÿ 'Confusion will lead to change.' - Mr. Anshul Arora opinions from a heterogenous group of individuals. Most (Founder & CEO, Edvance Group) importantly, I hope to create a ripple effect and spark Ÿ 'Fundamental commitment to leave nobody behind.' - responsible leadership capabilities in every team I work Ms. Rosanne Haggerty (President and CEO of with.” Community Solutions) I'd like to make a special mention for the entire staff at Ÿ 'Spark a regeneration of institutions.' - Sir John Hood USMA - West Point for ensuring the conference was a huge (President & CEO – Robertson Foundation; Former success and for being super hospitable. The Cadets-In- Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford) Charge (CICs) at the conference truly inspired me with their commitment and dedication! Ÿ 'Go to uncomfortable places to ask uncomfortable questions.' - Mr. Don Yaeger (Former Associate Editor – And last but not the least, I'd like to thank the founders of Sports Illustrated; New York Times Best-Selling this conference Mr. Bob McDonald and Ms. Diane Author) McDonald for giving each one of us the opportunity to foster leadership through the acceptance of diversity. Ÿ 'People support what they create.' - (my very own senior fellow) - Mr. Mike Maddock (Founding partner and I strongly encourage any individual who wishes to help CEO of Maddock Douglas) effectively tackle challenges faced by his/her community, organisation, nation or the world at large, to apply for this Ÿ 'Quickest way to lose talent, don't listen to them.' - Mr. conference. It truly is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that Dennis McDonough (Former White House Chief of has a lasting ripple effect.

175 STUDENT STORIES | SUMMER SESSIONS EXPLORING GLOBAL DIMENSIONS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY: SUMMER SESSIONS 2016

May 23 - July 1, 2016

Summer Sessions offers more than 600 courses each summer, in a wide variety of disciplines. Courses are offered over five different sessions of varying lengths - the first session usually begins towards the end of May, and all sessions end by mid-August. More than 16,000 students attend UC Berkeley in the summer, and nearly 4,000 of those students are visitors (non-UC Berkeley students). UC Berkeley Summer Sessions is committed to offering high quality, innovative academic courses and experiential education opportunities during the summer. UC aims at educating a broad and diverse student population and to provide unrivaled learning opportunities to all students enrolling for them.

Aashna Bhatia, SYBMM

The summer of 2016 was a summer of change. I was Courses Attended: officially a student of University of California, Berkeley for the next two months. It sounded surreal and too good to be Language and Gender true. UC Berkeley has been my dream university since I Marketing was a meek 11th grader. The courses I had taken up were Language and Gender, a sociolinguistic course; and Marketing, a business course. to believe as facts was also riveted and questioned. This Apart from the jaw dropping picturesque campus and the class, in cognizance, gave the students a chance to become Victorian architecture, the most awaited part of the day was critical thinkers. We learned about how gender is not the first class of Language and Gender located at 235 something we're born with, but something we perform. Sex Dwinelle Hall, marking the start of campus buildings at on the other hand is a biological prototype of an identified Sather Gate. To delve deeper into the crux and working of male or female but gender is a social elaboration of this 3 credit course, lets examine it closely. Language and biological sex. Gender, in essence, is a process of creating a gender is a sociolinguistics course that provides an dichotomy by effacing similarities and elaborating on overview of the literature on the relationship between difference. We were taught about linguistic signs and language and gender, treating topics such as differences in symbols, first and second order indexing, which is a very how men and women speak and are spoken to/of, the important marker which displays stylistic mannerisms, intersection of gender, race, and sexual orientation in speech etc. that give social cues about what groups you language use. The main focus on the class was on major belong to or identify with. A brief understanding of the areas of sociolinguistic research as they relate to studies working of phonetics was also imparted in the course. A about language and gender, including: socially driven sentence that sticks out from the many in class about human sound change, and language and social identity. discourse and the right to talk says that, “the right to speak Along the six week chartered route of the course, we were depends on the right to be in the situation,” a sentence not assigned several readings from the course textbook: given conscious thought to in a lot of social settings. The ‘Language and Gender’ by Penelope Eckert, 2013. mere assumption that women representation is not Additional readings were also assigned to broaden our quantifiable in political and judicial settings is because they horizons and understanding of the course and what it offers. do not speak or largely exist in such settings, as a result of Readings from the book proved very comprehensive in which their ideas do not get to the table and there's a understanding concepts and terminologies a lot of us were subsequent lack of research and information on women's unfamiliar with or never formally learned the definition of. psychology, health and ideas. Concepts such as Vocal Fry, which in layman terms just Additional readings assigned to the class spoke about means the use of creaky voice by young women across the everything from Language and identity practices in a United States of America, busting of myths we were taught community of nerd girls, defining in detail the concept and 176 STUDENT STORIES | SUMMER SESSIONS EXPLORING GLOBAL DIMENSIONS workings of a nerd and how it's cool to be an antithesis of The six-week course consisted of a prescribed course book jocks or burnouts, Projecting Sexual Orientation through for reference, classroom slides made by the professor for Speech was another powerful reading examining how an better understanding of the concepts taught, case analysis individual's sexual orientation can ascertain distinctive presentations with a report submission after, in addition to speech patterns abounding in popular culture. We learnt mid terms and finals. about the meaning of drags and studied African-American Topics such as an introduction to marketing and marketing drag queens in detail and learnt how to distinguish between management, the importance of marketing research and its a Drag, a Transvestites, Cross-Dressers, Female merits and demerits and how inadequate marketing Impersonators because we as a society are very research can make or break a company's future products misinformed about all these terms and their usage when and prospects. We analyzed consumer behaviour in detail referring to people who identify with these terms. A great and were educated on how a firm needs to reinvent itself deal of emphasis was given to the study of The California from time to time to suit the needs and wants of its Vowel Shift and Gay Identity, while male supremacy and consumers, if it wishes to be relevant in the market. The the consideration of any other racial identity as a significant core concepts STPD, Segmentation, Targeting, other was also highlighted. Positioning and Differentiation were taught and Micro tests were conducted every week which constituted explained in detail, in addition to this, student's 40% of the class grade in addition to a Wikipedia project understanding of these concepts was also tested during case that involved each group to take up a topic concerning analysis of the demographics and the target segment to be language and gender and add, delete, renovate the chosen, how the product must be placed or positioned to information on its existing Wikipedia page as community garner more interest and how can it be made unique to retain service to the world and personal learning. The biggest take customers, was very well taught and executed. The away from this class was that terms like Race, Gender, importance of making a product a BRAND was highlighted Ethnicity, all work to limit people's sources of with respect to its pricing and pricing strategies. In the new information gained in an informal situation rather than start-up culture, students were taught how to make a enhance it. marketing plan and were encouraged to show it to the The second summer course that I took up was Marketing, professor for his inputs. The most important of the 4P's in under the Haas Business School, being one of the most marketing, THE PRODUCT was given prime importance sought after and reputed courses on the campus. The and its management, life cycle and new product designs intention to intersect a sociolinguistic and business course were important topics of discussion in class. was to challenge oneself and one's ability to study to the The teaching style was fully practical and infused with maximum potential, throughout the summer. anecdotes from the professor from time to time to make a The course, taught by a very experienced, eccentric, business class more relevant to life. Not just academically knowledgeable Professor Meir Karlinsky had the primary but moral, social lessons on how to manage yourself, be objective of providing a rigorous and comprehensive independent, be a part of a larger social and global circuit, introduction to marketing. It aimed at acquainting the make friends from different parts of the world and emerge students with the role of marketing in society, and its critical as a more aware and socially responsible global citizen who role in developing a business strategy. The course provided values academia as much as art, who values regime as much us with tools needed for successful analysis, planning, as relaxation, who keeps knowledge and wisdom on the implementation, and control of a marketing strategy. same pedestal and aims at unifying the diverse world we live in.

Anaisha Thapar, SYBCom Courses Attended: Human Resource Management Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Introduction: The HRM course was an experiential Instructor: Dr. Brenda Fellows learning course offering strategies on how leaders in Study Material Assigned: organisations can more effectively attract, retain, develop, · Managing Human Resource (Luis Gomez-Mejia) motivate, reward and lead the external and internal environment, in relation to the management of human · Course Pack for Case Studies (online copy) resources. It focussed on development of interpersonal

177 STUDENT STORIES | SUMMER SESSIONS EXPLORING GLOBAL DIMENSIONS skills by providing a realistic and practical introduction to included responding to any one classmate's response to the field. The course centred on effectively leading, being a their chosen question. For the response to the question from successful and strategic human resource professional. the text, issues that were brought up had to be discussed for On the first day of class, Dr. Fellows placed us in teams, each of the four levels: the individual, team, organisation assigning a team leader to each. This laid the foundation for and global community, a theory to support the argument, all future classroom exercises including assignments. and a real-world organisation as an example to further support the assertion made. Details about assignments, due dates, classroom exercises, course packs including case studies for each class, pre- In order to respond to the classmate's response, we had to reads, lecture notes, course syllabus and guest lectures were state whether we agree or disagree with their response, uploaded online before the commencement of the course. provide an explanation for the same, and take the discussion deeper and/or in another direction. We were made to The Structure of the Course: challenge ourselves, and each other, by providing 3 Main Assignments were to be submitted. Each accounted substantial evidence from scholarly articles as well. Our for 20% of our grade. criteria for grading was cogency, analytical complexity, Attendance and Class Participation accounted for another concrete supporting evidence, diction and clarity, 20%. mechanics and documentation. One final exam which accounted for the remaining 20%. · The Third Assignment: Individual Reflection Paper · The First Assignment: The Team and Individual The purpose of this paper was to gain insight into our Project Briefing experiences, both virtually and face-to-face, and key The purpose of this assignment was to test how well we learnings, by ascertaining how we were impacted by the perform as a team under pressure. In organisations, often process of working on a self-managed team, and how our teams are quickly formed for the purpose of completing a participation, decision-making skills, leadership abilities, task and then are quickly disbanded. For this project, we behaviour and overall contribution impacted the team. were purposefully thrown into a chaotic situation to reflect The assignment included 5 pages written as per APA a real-life workplace simulation. guidelines. The focus was to discuss a central challenge or The assignment required us to select and discuss any one issue that arose during the process of working on the team topic from the textbook assigned to us. In order for the and individual briefing. A theory was to be offered to discussion to flow, we had to discuss a theory and a theorist, support the argument made, and the implications discussed how the theory supports the argument made, a discussion on the 4 levels of the organisation. Furthermore, we were on how the topic impacts the chosen industry, and its made to discuss the skills we developed while working on implications on any one real-world organisation within that the team and individual briefing project, and how these industry. Furthermore, we were made to discuss its skills would be helpful in academic, professional career and implications on the 4 levels: the individual, team, professional life. organisation and global community. All the research for the · Classroom Exercises purpose of this assignment had to be done via Berkeley's Class participation and attendance was given equal online library. We were each required to find and cite six importance as each assignment. In each class, one chapter different articles from six different peer-reviewed of the text book was discussed, which we were required to academic journals in order to add credibility to the read in advance in order to contribute to the class arguments. discussions. For each class we were assigned a case study to The final presentation included a time-bound (2 minutes for analyse within allotted teams. Some of these case studies each individual) power point presentation with in-text included The Glass Ceiling, a case study on Google's HRM citations based on the APA guidelines and handouts for the practices, and other real-world organisations and their class. Grades were based on presentation skills, content of activities in the HRM department. We were given only half the slides, and the time taken to present. In this project, an hour to prepare our case. This was intentional as the idea although we worked in a team, and presented as a team, we was to put us in real-life chaotic situations, and test our were graded on our individual efforts. abilities to think on our feet and manage time effectively · The Second Assignment: Discussion Question and while working in diverse teams. We were made to discuss Response the implications of the case at the micro and macro level, the The purpose of this assignment was to develop decision- 4 levels of the organisation, and a real world example of an making, critical and analytical thinking, and leadership organisation, and we only had a few minutes each to present skills. our cases. A chapter from the textbook was assigned, to choose a · Guest Lectures question to respond to. The second part of the assignment Guest speakers were invited to provide us with their

178 STUDENT STORIES | SUMMER SESSIONS EXPLORING GLOBAL DIMENSIONS personal experiences and insights specific to their at a seemingly attractive workplace, is actually the right job profession. Through these lectures we gained deeper for the candidate, how companies with good reviews might knowledge about various companies and how they not always be what they seem, the importance of culture at function. Some of the topics we discussed were how to build the workplace, and how to deal with poorly functioning a strong resume, how to know whether a potential job offer employees.

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Instructor: Prof. Cort Worthington assigned to us, as well as classroom discussions and course Assistant: Prof. Chris Obermiller lectures. Study Material Assigned: · In Class Presentation · Essentials of Negotiation (Lewicki, Sunders, McGraw- For the presentation, groups of 3 students were formed who Hill) had to present for 12-15 minutes per group. The objective · Difficult Conversations (Stone, Penguin) of the presentation was to introduce the class to a topic in negotiation that had not been discussed in the lectures. At · Getting Past No (Ury, Bantam Dell) the same time, emphasis was laid on student engagement · Course Package with Case Studies (online copy) and interaction so as to teach an unforgettable lesson. Introduction: Some of the topics that were covered by various groups The course on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution was revolved around a personal experience with negotiation intended to ground students in current negotiation theory that had a relevant lesson, or a business, political or while giving practical opportunities to test this theory and historical negotiation. More specifically, we discussed to develop individual negotiation styles. These concepts inter-cultural negotiation, risk-taking abilities of different were applied through real-life interactions with other cultures, emotional intelligence, peace negotiations, ethics, classmates. Through exercises, lectures, reading, writing status in negotiation, gender in negotiation and so on. and reflection, this course was designed to provide an Research for the presentation was conducted with the use of overview of negotiation and increase effectiveness in the academic journals available on the online library as well as following areas: the Haas Business Library. · The ability to garner one's fair share or what is · Written presentation summary and personal course negotiated learning takeaways · The ability to avoid common mistakes made by For the first half of the assignment, each individual was negotiators made to write a short summary of the group presentation, · The strategic skill to create value and execute deals including the details of topics covered. For the individual that others might overlook summary, we were expected to write about main findings and personal takeaways. · The capacity to build working relationships with For the second half, a summary of what we learned about negotiation counterparts individual negotiation styles, how we developed our style · The ability to handle difficult conversations in through the course of various negotiations, and what we business and in life were going to work on in the future was to be provided. · The capacity to reflect and learn from one's · Classroom exercises experience For each class of negotiation, each of us participated in a The Structure of the Course: real-life negotiation with one another by forming pairs. We Midterm exam which accounted for 20% of the grade. were presented with cases that had to be read while in class, Final exam which accounted for 30% of the grade. just before the actual negotiation, in order to prepare us in the roles. Some of the negotiations that we participated in In class presentation which accounted for 20% of the grade. were: Presentation summary and course takeaways which accounted for 10% of the grade. · buying/ selling a car Attendance and class participation which accounted for the · negotiating the price of artwork remaining 20% of the grade. · buying/ selling a house · The midterm and final exam · a salary negotiation The midterm and final exams contained a blend of multiple · negotiations involving future strategies for various choice, true or false, fill in the blanks, and short answer businesses questions. We were tested on readings from the textbooks · a hollywood contract

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Courses Attended: Anand Makhija, SYBFM Consumer Behavior Marketing CONSUMER BEHAVIOR The first course I took was consumer behavior. I chose to take this course because I believe that in every business assignments and midterm and final exams. understanding your clients and consumers is extremely ASSIGNMENTS important. Getting a better understanding of how Individual Assignment consumers think can only do good for an organization. The individual assignment was to discuss the issue of gun The course by my professor Mr. Bill Fanning who had vast control using any 2 consumer behavior concepts we had knowledge on a number of consumer behavior concepts studied and show how they applied to the topic. and their application, which helped me learn these new concepts. Group Assignments COURSE OBJECTIVE The class was divided into various groups of 5-6 students each, in each group no more than 2 people of the same To provide a familiarity and working knowledge of the nationality were permitted and having one Berkeley terminology and concepts from the field of consumer student was mandatory. behavior, and an understanding of how those concepts are applied in the world of marketing There were 2 group presentations: COURSE PHILOSOPHY First presentation Consumer behavior encompasses a wide variety of The first presentation was of maximum 5 minutes and only disciplines and concepts. It is grounded in psychology, 1-2 members were supposed to present it. sociology, and anthropology. The orientation of this course Each group was to select one topic from an online research will be one of providing familiarity with those areas, and resource and find a report or article on which to base their focusing on the application of those concepts to business presentation. and marketing. My group selected the topic, 'Americans and their cars, is The goal is to gain an understanding of the ways in which Romance on the skids?' And we applied the two consumer these concepts affect marketing strategies, as well as a basic behavior concepts of LOHAS and Values in order to explain understanding of the underlying concepts and theories this. themselves e.g. from the field of psychology, etc. Second Presentation COURSE MATERIAL The second presentation was to last 15 minutes and each 1) Textbook: Consumer Behavior 10th Edition by Micheal member was supposed to present it. Along with this Solomon presentation a written summary not exceeding 3 pages was COURSE SYLLABUS submitted. We had a broad syllabus encompassing various consumer The topic was to think of a new use of an existing food behavior concepts such as product or to create an edible food product, we were supposed to conduct a field survey and formulate a · Learning and Memory hypothesis and apply two consumer behavior concepts · Decision making based on the research we found. · Motivation My group came up with the idea of 'edible foodwrap'. We · Values conducted a qualitative research where we asked open · Personality ended questions to 5 members of our target group, and then · Cultures and Subcultures based on this research we applied the 2 consumer behavior · Lifestyle concepts of LOHAS and Cognitive Dissonance. · Data Collection (Quantitative and Qualitative) GRADING · Attitudes Grades will be calculated as follows: Group presentation #1 15% · Archetypes Midterm 20% COURSE STRUCTURE AND METHODOLOGY Written assignment1 5% The consumer behavior course had lectures, group Group presentation #2 25% discussion in class, guest speakers (on topics of data Final 15% collection and archetypes), individual as well as group Class participation 10%

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MARKETING The second course I opted for was marketing. I chose this exercises, and role playing. course as I believe in every career one has to always market There were both individual and group assignments: himself and his services, if not his product. Therefore I thought this course would be beneficial for my academic Individual assignments growth. · Day to day reading assignments My teacher for this course was professor Meir Karlinsky. · Analyze case studies and prepare discussions He had many years of experience in the marketing field and was thus able to provide us with both theoretical and · Class participation practical knowledge of the subject. · Participate in Market - Research Studies to gain COURSE OBJECTIVES credits (RPP) The primary objective is to provide a rigorous and Group assignments comprehensive introduction to marketing. It aims at The class was divided into various groups of 6 members 1. Acquainting the students with the role of marketing in each, the groups consisted of people from various society, and its critical role in developing a business nationalities. strategy. In groups we were supposed to prepare: 2. Developing the students' ability to make and carry out a 1) A news corner which was supposed to be a 5 minute marketing strategic and tactical decisions by: presentation on a current news event related to i) providing the concepts, theories, and tools needed for 2) Case analysis and case reports, each team was the successful analysis, planning, implementation, and supposed to prepare every case for discussion in class control of a marketing strategy and any one case as a written report. ii) practicing these processes and tools as well as The case studies analyzed were: improving the ability to communicate ideas both verbally · Dear Dairy and in writing. · Microfridge COURSE MATERIAL 1) Required textbook: G. Armstrong and P. Kotler (2014) · Crescent Pure Marketing: An Introduction 12th Edition. · Uber Pricing 2) Lecture slides uploaded on bcourses by our professor. · B2B COURSE SYLLABUS The case studies were supposed to be analyzed and The course syllabus was vast and included all the key presented in the following format: aspects of marketing. Following is an overview of the 1) Executive Summary syllabus: 2) Situation Analysis (4C'S: Customers, Company, · What is marketing? (Marketing Orientations) Competitors, Channels) · Marketing Management (Process, Mix, and basic 3) Main Problem marketing calculations 4) Alternatives and their evaluations · Marketing Research 5) The chosen alternative and its justification · Consumer and Buyer Behavior 6) Implementation plan (STP+4P'S) · Segmentation 7) Contingency plans · Targeting, Positioning and Differentiation GRADING Individual assignments: Midterm Exam (multiple choice) · Branding and the marketing plan 20% · Product Management, Product Life Cycle Final Exam (multiple choice) 20% · New Product Design Class Participation 10% · Pricing Team assignments: Written/ presented case study analysis · Channels Of Distribution reports 50% · Customer Relationship Management Personally, I enjoyed taking both the courses which helped me gain a better understanding of practical application of METHODOLOGY both Marketing and Consumer Behavior concepts. Lectures, discussions, case analyses and presentations,

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Esha Gosalia, SYBAF Courses Attended: Consumer Behavior Marketing Just like every year, the students of H.R. College of Commerce and Economics got the opportunity to attend a 6 week summer session at the University of California at Berkeley. After a bunch or interviews a group of 13 very lucky and privileged students set out for this new Coming to tests and assignments, we had a midterm exam in experience. Berkeley, being one of the post prestigious the third week and a final one in the last week. Both of which universities in the world, did certainly demand discipline were MCQ's (multiple choice questions) and short answers. and hard work. My preselected subjects were Consumer They covered reading material from the textbook as well as Behavior and Marketing. Being an accounts and finance concepts covered in class. We had one individual written major, I wanted to gain knowledge in the other aspects of assignment and two group assignments. In the individual business. Since both my subjects were Business related, I written assignment, we got a very practical way of learning got to study at HAAS School of Business at Berkeley. because we had to explain a Consumer Behavior concept on the basis of an article called “Guns are designed to kill, then CONSUMER BEHAVIOR why do we express shock when they do?” Consumer Behavior encompasses a wide variety of However, it was the group assignments that helped us grow disciplines and concepts. It is grounded in psychology, overall. The objective of it was to not only be creative and sociology and anthropology. We were taught the familiarity discover an insight not obvious to others but also to of these concepts and the application of these in the differentiate yourself from the other groups. We were marketing world and different marketing strategies. divided into groups of 5-6 and we got a chance to interact The Consumer Behavior professor was Mr. Bill Fanning, with students from UC Berkeley and other different and what a professor he was! He was disciplined and very nationalities. Working together as a team, helped us learn punctual. He believed in the traditional way of teaching, each other's weaknesses and strengths. The first group wherein he would explain and discuss the consumer assignment was a 5 minute presentation held on a particular behavior concepts in class and expect us to take notes article or report and we had to define the consumer instead of having our laptops open and reading the material psychology that went behind it. The second group on it. He maintained a strict no-technology policy in class. presentation was the main one and it had to be done For us, it was very easy to cope, because that is exactly the alongside the report. The task was to come up with a method we are taught in our college. He would show us creative business strategy of a food product that had another many advertisements to understand the psychology of the or different use to it. It also required us to do market research consumers and also have practical experiments at times. in the form of interviews and questionnaires. Everything in the course was run on “Bcourses”, a course Class participation was a crucial area for our grade but also management site. It was utilized for announcements, important because it was a part of the learning process for a reminders, schedule revisions, group assignments dates, highly interactive subject like consumer behavior. Also, the grades, etc. Even notes and assignments had to be uploaded more we participated, it added to the individual experience. on it. It was our responsibility to check Bcourses regularly Attendance was also equally important. and update any information that needed to be put up.

MARKETING Marketing has a very important role in society and is crucial · Targeting, positioning and differentiation to developing a business strategy. Marketing and tactical · Branding and marketing plans decisions can be made only if you are familiar to the · Product management and product life cycle concepts, tools and theories need for the successful · New product design analysis, planning and implementation control of a marketing strategy. We covered topics like: · Pricing · Marketing and marketing orientations · Channels of distribution · Marketing management (process, mix and value) · Customer relationship management (CRM) · Basic marketing calculations · Marketing communication · Marketing research Our professor for marketing was Mr. Meir Karlinsky who is · Consumer and buyer behavior one of the most renowned teachers in the university. He has had a very long career in the teaching business and his · Segmentation 182 STUDENT STORIES | SUMMER SESSIONS EXPLORING GLOBAL DIMENSIONS lectures were very popular. He had a very innovative way of which consisted for report writing. For the report, we were learning, as he believed in giving examples to every divided into groups of 6 each and made to work on the concept he explained. Class was very interactive and he report together. For the report we had to read the case given would allow us to use laptops to refer to anything we to us, then recognize the problem, analyze the solutions, needed. He often told us real life stories or situations and choose the best alternative and give a detailed marketing would then connect the marketing concept to the tale. He strategy supporting the alternative. This was a tedious effort would have his presentation slides running backed with his as it required us to do loads of market research. But also teaching made it very easy for us to understand and grasp working in teams helped to mingle and learn from different the concept quickly. students from all over the world. We would have a “NEWS CORNER” in the beginning of Learning outcomes from this experience are unexplainable. every class. This was a tradition that Karlinsky believed in. I believe that not only did I gain knowledge from the best Every class a particular group would have to go up and professors, exposed myself to different styles of learning present a recent article from the news and explain the use of and interacted with students from all over the world, but marketing in that article. We came to realize that marketing also become a more independent and mature person. today has become so important that business cannot survive Learning to handle problems independently, away from in today's competitive world without it. Not only were we your comfort zone and pushing yourself to achieve learning different marketing concepts but also general greatness. I couldn't have asked for a better experience to knowledge of what was happening all over the world. broaden my horizon. I am very thankful and grateful to have Just like consumer behavior, we had a midterm and final been given this opportunity. which consisted of MCQ's. We also had two assignments

Jennifer Unvala, SYBMS Courses Attended: Human Resource Management Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Management of Human Resources Instructor - Dr. Brenda Fellows Gaining true advantage in the global marketplace calls for This course offered a conceptual and experiential approach organizational leaders and their competitors to attract, to understanding human announcements with a focus on the retain, and develop the brightest and best talent while development of one's leadership and interpersonal skills by maintaining ethical sustainability. Through strategic and providing a comprehensive, realistic, innovative, and effective human resource management, this challenge can practical introduction to the field. It reviewed a broad be successfully fought. Effective human resource background of human announcements by examining management is necessary to gain true competitive assumptions and models, and the evolutions of the field. advantage in the world of work and the global marketplace. The general objective of the course was to offer a This course centered on effectively leading, being a comprehensive and experiential approach to increase the successful human resource professional, a strategic human ability to be an effective human announcements leader in a announcements manager, and being a consumer of human variety of settings. It aimed to increase our human resource products and services through developing the announcements, strategic leadership, strategic necessary technical background knowledge. This management, communication, inter and intra personal comprehensive course offered strategies emphasizing on skills, by providing a realistic, innovative, and practical how organizational leaders can more effectively attract, introduction to the field creating opportunities to hear, see, retain, develop, motivate, compensate, reward, and lead and participate in relevant human announcements, both the internal and external environment in relation to the management strategies and behaviors. The purpose of this management of human announcements. Human course was to explore how different HRM practices nurture announcements consists of an organization's most valuable and constrain creativity in organizations, upon which asset, that is its employees. companies build their innovation processes to make the The course was attractively structured in a way that would most of their employees. help the students gain maximum knowledge about the For this course, we were asked to refer to the following subject. It employed a variety of tactics to implement this book: strategy including lectures, case study analysis, simulations (role plays) and their corresponding applications,

· Managing Human Resources, 8/E, 2016 Luis Gomez- discussions, team & individual briefings, reflection papers, Mejia, David Balkin, & Robert Cardy business videos as well as guest speakers from the

183 STUDENT STORIES | SUMMER SESSIONS EXPLORING GLOBAL DIMENSIONS professional world. Management. We could enhance our negotiation and Connecting theory and activity with prior on-the-job or life critical thinking skills in relation to Human Resource situations connected our learning to past experiences, Management, and discover new opportunities for the receive feedback, reflect upon the results, and generalize management of conflict. Ultimately, we developed an into the future. The end result was improved skills and ability to think holistically and creatively. performance in applying these things learned, to life and job The aim of the team and individual briefing was to situations. purposefully throw us into a chaotic situation to reflect a This course helped us to discover a different approach to the real-life workplace simulation. Teams had to choose a main study and learning of Human Announcements through topic and the sub topics were to be distributed among all experiencing simulated organizational situations. We team members who would then have to put together a experienced situations in which we were developing presentation and educate the audience about the relevancy relationships with other students and diagnosing problems of the topics to a chosen real world organization. As a part of rather than simply reading about them. We gained a lot out our next assignment, every student was required to post an of this course because we were constantly involved in the answer to a chosen question to which other students could learning process. As a learner, we need to be an active view and express their thoughts and give suggestions. participant in the learning process, and experience or I had chosen this course as I firmly believe that HR has a discover concepts if they are to change our behavior and critically important role to play in priming and sustaining commitment to learning. We understood the relationships an organisation for innovation - thus I felt it would be useful between people, organizational structure, infrastructure, to shine the spotlight on the working of HR departments in technology, organizational context (organizational order to ascertain whether they are yet included in an behavior and leadership), and Human Resource organisation's strategic team to foster innovation. By the Management. end of the course we were able to demonstrate, orally and in We learnt to appreciate the problems and difficulties of writing, the ability to integrate and communicate attracting, retaining, and developing the brightest and best knowledge, ideas and innovations centering on Human in the competitive global marketplace and think of Resource Management. It was critical that we would be solutions to resolve them. We also considered the costs and active participants in this unique experiential learning benefits of a temporary or outsourced workforce and how course. this decision impacts Human Announcements

Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Instructor - Prof. Cort Worthington difficulty of the simulations. For the daily negotiations Negotiations occur both in business and throughout our firstly, students were split into teams and each student was daily lives, from complex contracts to simple personal given a particular role in a situation. As per the roles, we interactions. These engagements are essential to were given an overview of the cases as well, as we were maximizing value for both ourselves and for everyone bound by certain instructions that had to be followed and involved. Fortunately, negotiating is a skill that can be could not be disclosed to others. We were given a time limit improved through study and practice. Negotiation and within which we were supposed to come to a conclusion Conflict Resolution was a course intended to ground and make a mutual decision that should be accepted by students in current negotiation theory while giving them both/all the parties that were involved. The idea behind ample practical opportunities to test this theory and to doing such negotiations was to firstly getting to know the develop their own negotiation style. Ultimately, the real other students in the class and to interact with them in spite objective of this course was to cultivate the ability to handle of certain cultural differences. This encouraged the difficult conversations in business and life; the capacity to students to appreciate and accept different cultures and to reflect and learn from one's experiences. have an effective and clear communication. Some of the We had to refer to the following books: stimulating negotiations were a salary negotiation between an employee and an employer, buying and selling of cars, · Essentials of Negotiation (Lewicki, Saunders, houses, companies; mergers and acquisitions, persuasion McGraw-Hill 6th edition) tactics in biding in an auction, etc. At the end of every · Difficult Conversations (Stone, Penguin, 2010) negotiation, we had to reveal our final decision which would be analyzed by the professor and the other class

· Getting Past No (Ury, Bantam Dell, 1st, 2007) members and members of each member in a team had to The course was structured in way that students were put give constructive feedback to their partners. This really into real-life negotiating situations and had to abide by helped us in knowing our strengths and weaknesses and certain rules and instructions that were given to elevate the considering others' suggestions.

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The biggest highlight of the course in six weeks was a game how political negotiations mainly comprise of these two that we were made to play in class called the 'Gas Station key elements and how one should understand the Game'. We were divided into groups of four and every team dimensions of these concepts. While working on our had a direct opponent team. The situation created was that presentation, we wanted to dig deeper for answers and we every team owned a gas station and competed against discovered how important negotiation is in politics and another team owning a rival gas station. In every round, how one can really persuade the masses and gain their trust teams had to bid whether to increase prices or to reduce the and support. We carefully analyzed the video and prices of gas. The bidding decision had to be written on uncovered how the key elements that we learnt in class chits and we were not allowed to reveal it until asked to do were evident in the scene. so. The underlying objective of every team was to try and For my part of the presentation, I personally had to look for get maximum profit (points) at the end of all rounds. The the concepts and skills used in political negotiations. While catch was that if one team had decided to reduce the prices I was doing some research about the same, I came across the and the other team had chosen to increase the price then the terms of persuasion and maneuvering and how these skills team reducing the price would end up getting lesser profit played a crucial role in political negotiations. These terms and vice-versa. The teams thus had to trust one another and really grabbed my attention and so I was keen on adding communicate effectively in order to maximize their profits. them to the presentation. Firstly, I personally learnt about We learnt that one of the strategies to winning this game the key differences between 'persuasion', 'maneuvering' as was to use reverse psychology and do the exact same thing well as 'manipulation' which are most likely used as as the other team did in the previous round. There were two interchangeable terms by people. I also learnt about the sessions that concentrated on emotional intelligence and steps involved in each of these terms along with their listening skills. We learnt how emotional intelligence plays dimensions and characteristics. Most importantly I crucial role not only while negotiating but also in life. We discovered how maneuvering is not always negative and were made to do some exercises in which we had to analyze how it could impact people in a positive way. our own emotional behavior and we were also told to On completing this course, I was able to analyze the reasons emphasize on our listening styles. negotiations succeed and fail and understand the principles, The final few sessions of the course were devoted to student concepts, terms, and flow in a negotiation process. I also presentations. These presentations were to be given in learnt about building lasting relationships based upon groups of three students. Each group was required to mutually beneficial solutions and to build a muscle of present for 12 - 15 minutes. The purpose was to widen our listening styles that foster rapport and garner critical collective knowledge of the field of negotiation. This meant information and to know how to increase trust between researching on a topic related to negotiation and creating a ourselves and our negotiation counterparts. This course not presentation that communicated this knowledge to our only taught me about negotiating concepts but also classmates. Our goal was to both engage and educate our prepared me for grim interactions that may come up in one's classmates. We were encouraged not to limit ourselves to a personal or professional life. PowerPoint presentation but to be creative: perform a This summer has been one of the best as I got the chance to dramatization, invent a short game or exercise, etc. or widen my breadth of knowledge and I feel fortunate about anything that would work to create a high level of student having received this opportunity. Overall, these courses at engagement and interaction so that the core lesson would UCB have given me a great learning experience that I will be unforgettable to our classmates. All members of the benefit from for the rest of my life. They have not only group had to actively participate in the presentation. taught me theoretical concepts but have also given me an For the group presentation the team concentrated on the amazing exposure to real life conditions. topic 'Negotiations in Politics'. The presentation began with a video clip from the movie 'The Imitation Game' which is based on the real-life story of Alan Turing who is credited with cracking the German Enigma code that portrays a nail- biting race against time undertaken by Turing and his brilliant team at Britain's top-secret code-breaking center during the Second World War. After the video, we discussed the key terms of negotiations such as resistance points, aspiration points, BATNAs (Best alternative to a negotiating argument) and the ZOPA (zone of potential agreement) pertaining to both the conflicting parties involved. The discussion was followed by an online game which was played by everyone in the audience. We then discussed the concepts of persuasion and maneuvering and

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Courses Attended: Khushboo Desai, SYBMS Marketing Consumer Behavior MARKETING

The first course I studied was an 'Introduction To 3) Copies of lecture slides available on bcourses Marketing', it was taught to me by Professor Meir Methodology Karlinsky, who had profound knowledge in this subject and he helped build and enhance my knowledge and It consisted of lectures, discussions, case analysis, case understanding of this subject. presentations, exercises and role playing. The main reason I took this course was because here in There were both individual and group assignments: Bombay, in BMS I am pursuing Finance so I thought it Individual assignments would be a good idea to pursue the subject of marketing at · Day to day reading assignments Berkeley in order to get an overview of both Marketing and · Analyze case studies and prepare to discuss them Finance as both form the key pillars for any business in · Class participation today's world. · Participate in Market - Research Studies to gain credits Course Objectives (RPP) The key objective was to provide a rigorous and Group assignments comprehensive introduction to marketing. The class was divided into various groups of 6 members It aimed at: each, the groups consisted of people from various 1) Acquainting us with the role of marketing in society and nationalities. its role in developing a business strategy. 2) Developing our ability to make and carry out tactical The groups were supposed to prepare: decisions by: 1) A news corner which was supposed to be a 5 minute · Teaching us the required concepts and theories presentation on a relevant current event. needed for successful analysis, planning, 2) Case analysis and case reports, each team was supposed implementation and control of marketing strategy. to prepare every case for discussion in class and any one · Practicing these processes and tools both case as a written report. theoretically and practically. The case studies analyzed were: Course Syllabus · Dear Dairy The course syllabus was vast and included all the key · Microfridge aspects of marketing, following is an overview of the · Crescent Pure syllabus: · Uber Pricing · What is marketing? (Marketing Orientations) · B2B · Marketing Management (Process, Mix, and basic marketing calculations The case studies were supposed to be analyzed and presented in the following format: · Marketing Research 1) Executive Summary · Consumer and Buyer Behavior 2) Situation analysis (4C'S: Customers, Company, · Segmentation Competitors, Channels) · Targeting, Positioning and Differentiation 3) Main problem · Branding and the marketing plan 4) Alternatives and their evaluations · Product Management, Product Life Cycle 5) The chosen alternative and its justification · New Product Design 6) Implementation plan (STP+4P'S) · Pricing 7) Contingency plans · Channels of Distribution Grading · Customer Relationship Management Individual assignments: · Marketing Communications I Midterm Exam (multiple choice) 20% · Marketing Communications II Final Exam (multiple choice) 20% Course material Class Participation 10% 1) Textbook:G. Armstrong and P. Kotler (2014) Marketing An Introduction, 12th Edition Team assignments: Written/ presented case study analysis 2) Case packet: available on www.study.net reports (2) 50% 186 STUDENT STORIES | SUMMER SESSIONS EXPLORING GLOBAL DIMENSIONS

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR The second course I studied was 'Consumer Behavior', it the LA Times titled “Guns are designed to kill. So why do was taught to me by Professor Bill Fanning who had a deep we express shock when they do?” as a basis of our seated knowledge of this subject, thus helping build and discussion. enhance my knowledge and understanding of this subject. Group Assignments The main reason I took this course was because the first The class was divided into various groups of 5-6 students course I chose was Marketing and I felt that Consumer each, in each group no more than 2 people of the same Behavior complements marketing very well, as it is nationality were permitted and having 1 Berkeley student important to know how consumers would react to different was mandatory. marketing plans. There were 2 group presentations: Course Objectives First presentation The main objective was to provide in-depth knowledge and It was a small presentation of maximum 5 minutes and only understanding of the various consumer behavior concepts. 1-2 members were supposed to present it. It aimed at helping us gain a key understanding of the Each group was supposed to select one topic from an online various consumer behavior concepts that are applied in the research resource and find a report or article on which to world of marketing. This was done by both theoretical and base their presentation. practical applications. Research resources: Course Philosophy · Pew pewresearch.org Consumer behavior encompasses a wide range of concepts. · Roper ropercenter.uconn.edu (look for “ipoll”) It is based on psychology, sociology, and anthropology. The orientation of this course was to provide familiarity with · Gallup gallup.com (look for “Gallup Brain”) those areas, and it focused on the application of those My group selected the topic, 'Americans and their cars, is concepts to business and marketing. Romance on the skids?' And we applied the two consumer Course Syllabus behavior concepts of LOHAS and Values in order to explain The syllabus was vast and included all the important aspects this. of consumer behavior such as: Second Presentation · Learning and Memory The second presentation was relatively longer it was · Decision making at an individual as well as supposed to last 15 minutes and each member was organizational level supposed to present it. Along with this presentation we were · Motivation also expected to submit a written summary not exceeding 3 pages. · Values · Personality The topic was to think of a new use of an existing food product or to create an edible food product, we were · Lifestyle supposed to conduct a field survey and formulate a · Data Collection (Quantitative and Qualitative) hypothesis and apply two consumer behavior concepts · Attitudes based on the research we found. · Archetypes My group came up with the idea of 'edible foodwrap' we · Cultures and Subcultures conducted a qualitative research where we asked open Course Material ended questions to 5 members of our target group, and then th 1) Textbook: Consumer Behavior, 10 Edition by based on this research we applied the 2 consumer behavior Micheal Solomon concepts of LOHAS and Cognitive Dissonance. 2) Copies of lecture slides available on bcourses Grading Methodology Grades were calculated as follows: It consisted of lectures, discussions, guest speakers who Group presentation #1 15% spoke to us on topics ranging from data collection to Midterm (multiple choice and short answers) 20% archetypes, exercises and role playing. Written assignment 15% There were both individual and group assignments: Group presentation #2 25% Final (multiple choice) 15% Individual Assignment Class participation 10% The individual assignment we had was to discuss the issue of gun control using any 2 consumer behavior concepts we The learning experience was very worthwhile as it really had studied and show how they applied to the topic. We helped enhance my general understanding of Marketing were told to refer to a recent editorial about the topic from and Consumer Behavior as a whole.

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Mahima Jaisinghani, SYBMS Courses Attended: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Leadership Over the summer, I chose 'Negotiation and Conflict Resolution' and 'Leadership' as my subjects of study at Haas Business School, UC Berkeley. The Negotiation and Conflict Resolution of each other. This class was indeed very interesting. We learnt everything The Negotiation and Conflict Resolution class has taught about the basics of negotiation – how to convince someone me not only how to negotiate but also helped me discover to agree to your proposal, principles of integrative and my inner strengths, weaknesses and a lot about my distributive negotiation (in detail), the theory of integrative negotiating style. One key takeaway I had over these six and distributive negotiation, hardball tactics, weeks is that “Negotiation is not an affair of the mind, it's an communications, importance of relations, types and uses of affair of the heart.” It is not about finding logical reasons power, ethics in negotiation, influence of cultures in and points to get what you want, it is mainly about building negotiations, negotiation in teams and coalitions, mediation relationships, which actually is a challenging task. I didn't and arbitration. The syllabus and readings were vast and quite realize this until our second last negotiation. One of extensive. We referred to three books – my group members proposed a deal that wasn't even on the 1) Essentials of Negotiation (Lewicki, Saunders, main agenda but getting it would have been beneficial. I McGraw-Hill 6th edition) instantaneously asked him why would he do such a thing 2) Difficult Conversations (Stone, Penguin, 2010) and his reaction was “This could help us build a good 3) Getting Past No (Ury, Bantam Dell, 1st, 2007) relation for the future.” Even though it was role-play, his intentions seemed so pure and kind. The importance of Apart from the reading, we had many practical negotiation building a bond with your opponent is the one essential of sessions. This involved team and individual negotiations. negotiation that I learnt really well. Every class we were paired up with a new partner and we had a mock negotiation. The topics varied from salary Apart from this, I also understood a lot about my negotiation, buying a house, selling a car to producing a negotiating style. The feedbacks given by my partners were Hollywood movie etc. the main reason for this insight. I always thought that I was very firm and rigid but I realized that I'm actually more We also had a group presentation. My group decided to flexible than I thought I was and that having a strong touch upon 'One Time Negotiation.' Our presentation connection with my partner is something that I would consisted of a video of the famous fictional character, definitely include in my definition of a 'successful Harvey Specter, in a 'One Time Negotiation' situation. We negotiation'. This class gave a lot of practical knowledge discussed in class the key characteristics of a successful that I can apply in my day-to-day activities. I highly negotiator which were derived from the video. We also appreciate the real life examples that Prof. Cort and Chris spoke about anchoring effect and its importance. We gave to the entire class. Other course take aways included concluded with a game called "Pushy Pairs". Through this 1) The ability to garner a fair share of what is negotiated game, we hoped to send a message of flexibility in negotiations (integrative approach). One should not try to 2) The ability to avoid common mistakes made by push their message and try to win but instead should find negotiators common interests to have a win-win situation. 3) The strategic skill to create value and execute deals that others might overlook Being the first group to present to the class, we were 4) The capacity to build working relationships with nervous and anxious but something that I really negotiation counterparts acknowledge was that Prof. Worthington was very fair and gave us 2% leverage. Throughout the preparation, I not only This course made my experience of summer school at UC learnt topics regarding the subject negotiation but also Berkeley very interesting and enjoyable. I am glad that I got about the importance of teamwork. My group was well knit the opportunity to learn this subject with such experienced, and all of us had a very good understanding of the topic and talented and knowledgeable professors.

Leadership My second subject at Berkeley was 'Leadership', which preaches and Prof. Dan Mulhern surely does this! Over the was taught by Prof. Daniel Mulhern. six weeks I learnt a lot about my leadership style and Mulhern's first law of leadership says “Begin with the end myself. I identified my weaknesses and strengths. This in mind!” A perfect leader should practice what he really helped me to mold my behavior and actions as I was

188 STUDENT STORIES | SUMMER SESSIONS EXPLORING GLOBAL DIMENSIONS starting to realize where I was going wrong or off-track. We assigned a workstation. Every Wednesday one member learnt in-depth about the five leadership challenges would share a story of his/her leadership breakdown and the 1) Model the way group would discuss it by analyzing the case, finding the 2) Envision the future root cause of the failure, discovering various alternatives, 3) Challenge the process providing constructive feedback etc. 4) Enable others to act The outcomes of the class were - 5) Encourage the heart - A clear understanding of universal leadership practices Another reflection of my five leadership practices was and a gauge of how you are performing against those. provided by the SLPI (Student Leadership Practice - A clearer understanding of your personality make-up and Inventory) Feedback assignment. It gave a detailed insight how it affects your ability to lead and your prospects, on my take over the above-mentioned five practices from strengths and challenges for advancement. two perspectives - an average of eight of my co- - A clearer understanding and a set of tools to assess how workers/friends and mine. The SLPI provided a self advancement works in most organizations. assessment and gave a “360 feedback” on my current effectiveness in leading. - A clearer understanding of how to lead down, up, across, and in large, complex organizations. We also learnt about the Myers Briggs Type Indicator in detail. The Myers-Briggs theory was used with a 16- - Insights into top-level leadership in complex personality type sorter to understand our own and others' organizations with some sense of whether you would want preferred styles of leading and managing. It consists of 8 that type of role and what you will have to do in your career labels, namely – to have an opportunity to lead in such a role. Ÿ Extravert (E) or Introvert (I) Books we referred to included - Ÿ Sensing (S) or iNtuition (N) 1) Kim Cameron, Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance Ÿ Thinking (T) or Feeling (F) 2) Otto Kroeger and Janet Thuesen, Type Talk at Work: Ÿ Judging (J) or Perceiving (P) How the 16 Personality Types Another major part of these six weeks were the CAR – Case 3) Ronald Heifetz, Leadership without Easy Answers Assessment Reflection Assignments. We were divided into 4) James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner, The Leadership small groups of five to six students and each group was Challenge, 5th edition.

Courses Attended: Niharika Kapoor, SYBMS Leadership Negotiation and Conflict Resolution A very famous artist once said, “Small opportunities are often the beginning of great achievements”. I have not achieved something great but what I've learnt after the life can throw at us and how we should face them. Being a opportunity to study at Berkeley is not less than an leader is not just giving orders, it's about walking along with achievement for me. Being the inquisitive person I am, I the followers not ahead of them. It's all about adapting and didn't choose mainstream subjects for my summer session. innovation. As an aspiring leader, I'm quite adaptive. I decided to explore, after all it's a lifetime opportunity. I My professor Dan Mullren was of great help. My chose Leadership and Negotiation and Conflict Resolution understanding of a leader will be who is trustworthy and as my subjects. dependable. This is very apt to what Kouzes and Posner Leadership state, “by trusting others with responsibility, you are letting them know you believe in them and that you have I chose leadership for the simple reason because I thought confidence that they can achieve it”. This facilitates mutual it would be a course about how to become a leader but it trust between the leader and his followers. A leader need not turned out to be much more than that. I am not into address the solution to the problem but he should make his psychology and I am also not a philosophical thinker but I followers capable of acting on their own initiative. Our always wondered whether leaders were born or made. course included us to be alert and observant; it allowed us to Being born in such a country where primarily the sons take do in depth study of minor details that are overlooked by over their fathers business, this made me question the concentrating only on the final goal. system asking, whether their sons will be able to lead as their ascendants did? But this course challenged my We were asked to submit a weekly report on our CAR (case process of thinking. It made me aware of the circumstances assessment reflection) group assignments. Every week

189 STUDENT STORIES | SUMMER SESSIONS EXPLORING GLOBAL DIMENSIONS each member of every group had to present their leadership that. For eg. I am an ESTP, so I had to act like an INSJ breakdown that they've faced in their life and how they and observe how different or difficult it was. tackled it. Each group had 5-6 members and the groups were · SLPI (student leadership practice inventory) reflection: culturally diverse. it is a 30 question report filled by you and your peers. It A successful leader is the one who can spot the unspoken analyses how an individual perceives himself as issues and work towards countering it. For instance when compared to how people perceive him. during our peer graded CAR, one of our group members · Best class vision assignment: this was pertaining to didn't wish to participate, Jorge took the initiative and how to make the leadership class the best class ever. persuaded her to participate. It's about enabling others to · Life steam: in this assignment we had to draw all act, one of the five leadership practices. This course has important events in our life that impacted us in some provided me with an outlook that leadership is not about way while listening to the audio sent. following orders. It's about making a difference. This was This course helped in: instilled in our brains by our guest speaker Ace, who taught · A clear understanding of universal leadership practices us that “don't just participate, make a difference and be and a gauge of how I was performing against those. remembered”. To understand the concept of leadership, we · A clearer understanding of my personality make-up and were exposed to a wealth of teachings. These readings how it affected my ability to lead and my prospects, provided us with a base of what different types of leadership strengths and challenges for advancement. are with the help of videos or extra readings. We were · A clearer understanding and a set of tools to assess how encouraged to discuss matters not only pertaining to class. advancement works in most organizations. While watching these videos, I came across a video, an · A clearer understanding of how to lead down, up, inspiring video of Martin Luther King's speech “I had a across, and in large, complex organizations. dream”. He inspired a shared vision of equality. He had a vision of a society in which race was not the problem but · A handful of deep and powerful relationships with how people were dealt with. We were asked to perform colleagues who helped me grow as a leader and a various activities like: stronger and broader network of colleagues. This course is about self exposure, self-development and · Myers Briggs opposite: in this activity everyone had to self advancement. act like their opposite for a day and write a report on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

The second course that I chose was Negotiation and anecdotes pertaining to animals. Conflict Resolution. The professor in charge was Cort We did around 25 negotiations in total which were: Worthington. This course was more about understanding · Selling of a house the dynamics of negotiation styles and developing your · Selling a painting own ethical negotiation style. Since the beginning of our · Petrol pump negotiation course we were asked to perform negotiations. We learnt about ethics of negotiations, types of negotiations in terms · Purchasing a car of coalitions, integrative and distributive negotiation. · Salary negotiation etc. Further we performed team building exercises. As our Due to the lectures and readings, this course has increased graded assignment we were asked to make teams of three my effectiveness in: and present to the class anything in the field of negotiation. · The strategic skill to create value and execute deals that Our team, TEAM WORK chose the topic of multi-party others might overlook negotiations as our core source for educating our fellow · The capacity to build working relationships with classmates through our presentation. We started with a four negotiation counterparts card game to describe the fundamental requisite of · The ability to handle difficult conversations in interdependence in negotiations. The game was divided business and life into two parts to explore the challenges of managing both After the session ended, I was able to: distributive bargaining in the beginning and integrative · analyze the reasons negotiations succeed and fail negotiations in the second half of the game. The game was · understand the principles, concepts, terms, and flow in designed in such a manner that if everyone cooperated, they a negotiation process could all achieve their common goal of winning by “aligning their interests together!” Our motif was to · learn how to build lasting relationships based upon inculcate a sense of mutual trust and esprit de corps mutually beneficial solutions amongst the parties as they are necessary for successful · gained skill in use of listening styles that foster rapport multiparty negotiations. Further our presentation continued and garner critical information with theoretical aspect of multi-party negotiation with · know how to increase trust between themselves and 190 STUDENT STORIES | SUMMER SESSIONS EXPLORING GLOBAL DIMENSIONS

their negotiation counterparts Part II: Summary of personal learning about individual Finally we had to submit a report on our takeaways from the negotiation style during the various negotiations. How did course. It was divided into two halves. you grow? What will you work on going forward into the future? Part I: each individual created a short written summary of their group presentation. For individual written summary, Finally I would like to just point out that both the courses an overall description of what the group investigated, main were not only dependant on final exam papers but on findings, and own personal take-aways or learning from the practical learning, participation, group projects and research. presentations.

Shreemoyee Mukhopadhyay, SYBFM Courses Attended: Psychology of Personality Macroeconomic Analysis of PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY Business decisions Professor : OP John The course aimed at learning about different personality WEB EXERCISES theorists and progression of theories from Sigmund Freud The web exercises were the practical application of the to Erik Erikson. The course had three credits divided theories done in class. We were made to solve small tests amongst two exams, web exercises, articles and RPP and answer questions, upon which we would get a detailed (Research Participation Programme). report based on our answers. Web exercises constituted 1) EXAMS: 16% of the final grade. Midterm Exam : The format of the exam was MCQ, short ARTICLES answers and fill in the blanks. It carried 33% weight of the final. We were given 3 research papers, which were hypotheses on psychology theories. We had to read, understand and We were tested on question the given hypotheses and then answer questions - Freud's psychodynamic theory which included on the same. psychosexual development, ID, ego and super ego The articles were - Carl Jung's and Alfred Adler's theory on Social Urges, Conscious Thoughts, compensation for Inferiorities, Birth 1) Gosling et.al Self reported act frequencies with online Order etc. coding by observers - Karen Horney on Nature vs Nurture 2) Srivastava et.al Does personality change with age Final Exam : The format of the exam was the same as the 3) Anderson et.al Effects of personality in Social Groups midterm. It made 34% of the final. We were tested on RESEARCH PARTICIPATION PROGRAM behavioural theories of The RPP gave us an opportunity to get hands-on experience - John Watson Environmental Impact on Behavior on psychology experiments. Several PhD students and - Ivan Pavlov Pavlov's Dog, Classical Conditioning, researchers conduct experiments and Psych 150 students Temperament automatically form the pool for them. In return we get credits for participating in their research. 3 credits were B.F. Skinner Operant Conditioning, Rewards and - allotted to RPP. Punishments for Behaviors The three experiments which I was a part of were : - George Kelly's Cognitive theory on Self-Reflection, Perception and Interpretation Impact on Behavior 1) Children trusting themselves vs adults - Albert Bandura on Human Capabilities, Structural 2) Robotics for Parkinson's disease Framework, Thinking Processes 3) Viewing alien stimuli for hand- eye coordination - Walter Mischel on Social Variables Explain Human Overall psychology was a very interesting choice of Complexities, Delayed Gratification subject, as I gained a huge insight into personality, cause of - Gordon Allport's trait theory Focus on Positive, Traits behaviour, personality disorders etc. RPP, articles and web are Permanent exercises helped me understand the practical application of these theories. - Raymond Cattels trait theory

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MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS DECISIONS Professor : J J Gonzales Assignment 3 - Report on Federal Bank's press release on This course taught us about different financial tools, interest rates economic crisis, monetary policy and the Great Recession. Assignment 4 - Graphs on bond market situations It was theoretical and application based as well. For each topic studied in class we were required to bring at least three Two exams were conducted : Midterm and Final to four news articles. In the Midterm, we were tested on our concepts of Topics studied were Economic Growth, Nominal Growth, Consumer Price 1) Bonds Index and Capital Market Equilibrium. It had more of quantitative analysis than theory and was a 3 hour written 2) Mutual funds paper. 3) Circular flow of money In the Final, we were tested on inflation, deflation, 4) Macroeconomic policy monetary policy, quantitative easing, zero base bound, 5) The Great Recession mortgage backed securities etc. It focused more on the 6) MP Tools to control different situations recession and how the Fed solved the problem. We also got 7) Unconventional MP a recent news article in the exam and had to answer 8) Exchange rates in relation to Monetary policy questions based on it. 9) Money market and banking sectors The Final was a cumulative exam, hence it included 10) Inflation everything that came for the Midterm. Assignments were to be submitted weekly. We were Macroeconomics was a concept based course. We weren't assessed on important concepts taught in class. Fridays required to memorise any definitions or answers. Our were allotted for clearing doubts and discussing topics professor expected us to read up before class so he could outside the course syllabus. discuss topics with more ease. Assignment 1 - Sums on Economic Growth and CPI Moreover it aimed at using classroom economics to real Assignment 2 - Graphs on Capital Market Equilibrium world situations, which was a very enriching experience.

Tanishka Nijsure, SYBMM Courses Attended: Leadership Marketing This summer of 2016, a handful of selected students of H.R. College were given the opportunity to go to University of California Berkeley to attend summer school and explore RA's had arranged fun and interactive activities for every and experience student life in another country. I happened single evening of the week. This gave all of us a chance to to be one of them. However, I was a part of a group of six get comfortable in the space and to also interact with our girls who travelled together. neighbours. Even after the “welcome week” was over, we After we had settled in, we gathered in a common area and would have numerous fun activities to do every few days of went for dinner at the designated place for meals, after the week and also out-of-town excursions to neighbouring which we were supposed to attend an orientation meeting areas and townships on the weekends. for our residential unit, Unit 2, and later on a welcome party On our second day at Berkeley, and first official day as to “break the ice” to give an opportunity to all the resident students, we were familiarised with the roads and also got students to meet and talk to each other. Before the night our Call Identification cards made. The classes I had taken ended, we were introduced to our Floor Residential were Leadership and Marketing. I had Leadership on Assistants (RAs), who we could contact if and when Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, and Marketing on needed. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. On the first official rd Life in Residential Unit 2 was quite lively and cheerful. It day of class, 23 May, I only had Leadership on my was always active and busy with students scattered all schedule. The first class mainly consisted of introductions across and busy doing something or the other. The first and familiarisations. Professor Dan Mulhern is easily one week was supposed to be the “welcome week” and all the of the best teachers I have had.

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The Leadership class was one of the most interactive, the same groups all the time. innovative, and introspective classes one could ever take. This course enabled us to find out our personality types The class was simply brilliant. The classroom atmosphere based on the Myers Brigg's Personality Inventory, and was purposely created to be very student-friendly and helped us put our personality types to better use. We learned informal. The professor would always come in with his how to use our personality type's characteristics to our Teacher's Assistant (TA), who was a former student and advantage and how we can improve them. One way of would often interact with us more like a student himself and doing so was by doing our weekly Case Assessment less like a TA. One of the many great things about this class Reflections (CARs). These were weekly assignments that was the diverse range of student we had. It really gave a we had to do. deep insight to how people and their thought processes work and differ from one another depending on geographic We were segregated into groups of 6 with each group differences. Another great thing about this course was the having a different combination of personality types, and classroom interaction. There were a lot of activities we each one of us would listen to a case that is presented; a were made to do that was very forward, bold, and personal case of leadership by one of our group-mates and expressive. The classroom was referred to as an then analyse it. Doing a group activity as such not only “Innovation Lab” and every student had complete freedom helped us understand ourselves better but also gave us an of expression and speech. The class required us to do a lot of opportunity to take charge and become group leaders; to put interaction and discussions in small groups. This helped in our leadership skills to test. keeping the students united and not separate themselves in

Marketing Marketing class, on the other hand, was very practical and and error, the multiple highs and lows, faced with our theoretical. It was a very straight forward class, although it groups were some real life-lessons and good hands-on was just as interactive and fun. The professor has a rather experiences. Never have I ever had the chance to do interesting sense of humour and a very unique style of something like that before. teaching. He had a way of capturing and retaining the Our stay at Berkeley has changed us from outside and from attention of his students. He kept the class extremely lively within. We see the difference in us, and others do too. There and interactive. His classes never got boring and were is a difference in our stride, our way of talking, our extremely interactive. He would challenge the students by understanding of situations, the way we perceive, and the throwing spontaneous questions at them and kept up a way we project. This experience has made us so much more steady, fast pace while teaching. Not only that, but he also independent and confident as individuals. We learned so brought up numerous examples to help us relate the theories much, not just because of the excellent teaching in our to ways of application. courses but also by living alone, in a different country, with One thing to be noticed in this system of education is that, so many people who are so different from us in so many there is practical work even in theoretical subjects like ways. Marketing. For this class too we were made to segregate These classes, this opportunity to go to Berkeley gave all of ourselves into groups and solve multiple cases together and us a chance to meet, interact with, and become friends with present them to class. For most of our assignments, the so many people of diverse nationalities. All of us have made student groups would be given a case, for which they would some of the best friends, some of the best memories, and have to devise a marketing plan. One selected group would have had some of the best experiences of our lives at present and then a class room discussion would take place. Berkeley. No amount of gratitude will be enough to thank Later on, the marketing plan was submitted to the professor. our college for this opportunity of a life time. Brainstorming for a marketing plan, all the instances of trial

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” - Mahatma Gandhi

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GOA STUDY TOUR: UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES By Tanvi Thakkar S.Y.B.Com

“I hear I forget, I see I remember, I do I understand.” encounters two personalities whom Jesus moved out I am proud to be part of the Honours programme, a unique ordinary existence to a life of extraordinary service: St. offering of H.R. College, which aims at all round Francis Xavier and Joseph Vaz. development of the students by not only enhancing their The archeological museum highlighted the history of Goa. intellectual capabilities but also their practical knowledge Master pieces in the collection includes: Luis Vaz de by providing them the exposure to the outside world. Camees, Vishnu with ten incarnation, Surya, Gajalakshmi, One of the most awaited projects of the Honours wooden sculpture of John the Baptist, ivory sculptures of Programme is the Study Tour. The Study Tour aims at Jesus Crucification, bronze statue of Albuquerques (first fostering team spirit and understanding of various cultures governor of Goa), hero stone, sati stone, Persian and Arabic amongst the students. Every year the students of Honours inscription, portrait paintings of Vasco da Gama, Com Joa Programme select a different destination for the study tour. de Castro, Portuguese arms like rifle, swords and daggers, This year we got the opportunity to visit Goa as a part of the etc. programme. A well informed tour guide was allocated to us. At Fort Aguada we learnt about its history and importance Goa is also known as the “Rome of the East”. It is known for during the British era. This is the largest and the best- its magnificent scenic beauty and the architectural preserved Portuguese bastion in Goa. It was built in 1609- splendors of its temples, churches and old houses. 12, to control the entry into the river Mandovi and to protect Old Goa from potential enemy attacks. On the first day we visited Dona Paula. There is a romantic legend behind the name Dona Paula. This idyllic rocky At night we also enjoyed sitting around a camp fire. tourist attraction lies at the spot where the Mandovi and the We also visited several beaches such as the Calungate beach Zuari rivers meet the Arabian Sea. Apart from being a and Baga beach. The Calungate beach, a huge seven- tourist attraction it has also been the site for shooting of kilometre sweep of sand, is called the 'Queen of Beaches'. popular films like Singham. Local markets of Goa reflected the Goan culture. We We also enjoyed the cruise and traditional Goan dances enjoyed shopping at the local market which gave a glimpse of the traditional Goan culture. On the last day we visited Big Foot. We got the opportunity On second day we visited the Mangeshi Temple, Basilica of to visit the art gallery which depicted the traditional Goan Bom Jesus, The Archeological Museum and Fort Aguada. villages , life style of the people in the village, their The 400 year old Mangeshi temple dedicated to Lord Shiva occupation and so on. stands out with its simple yet exquisitely elegant structure. It was truly a memorable trip. The trip would not have been There is a Nandi Bull which is considered to be the vehicle a success without the co-operation of the faculty and of Lord Shiva. students. This tour helped all of us to understand the The Basilica of Bom Jesus located in old Goa is a UNESCO importance of team work and cooperation. I would like to world heritage site. This is one of the oldest churches in end my report by saying: Goa. The church is called "Bom Jesus" meaning 'good “Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is Jesus' or 'infant Jesus' to whom it is dedicated. The façade progress. Working together is success”. - Henry Ford. has on it, at the top, the letters, "HIS" which are the first three letters of Jesus in Greek. The church also holds paintings of scenes taken from the life of St. Francis Xavier, the founder of Jesuit congregation. It houses the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier which are kept for public viewing every 10 years. The saint is said to have miraculous powers of healing. It is considered to be one of the best examples of baroque architecture in India. It is one of the landmark churches in the history of Christianity. We also got an opportunity to visit a sound and light gallery which has been set up adjoining the basilica entitled 'Pilgrimage of the Heart'. It is a celebration of life of Jesus and his message of love and unity. The gallery also Basilica of Bom Jesus - a UNESCO world heritage site

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GETTING THE HONOURS ADVANTAGE By Salonee Kabra S.Y.B.Com

The Honours Programme at H.R. College is a revered course The study tour is a very benevolent feature of the Honours available for a select privileged and meritorious lot of 90 Programme. It offers a unique experience and fosters students across the three years. With the objective of essential intra-personal, inter-personal, inter-disciplinary inculcating a business acumen in the pupils, the intensified skills. The bonding we developed, the life skills we imbibed course is crafted so as to provide them with numerous and the memories we captured would surely stay with us for opportunities of gaining knowledge and imbibing an entire lifetime. These experiences provide meaning to established principles through primary research. With the gaining knowledge on the basis of first hand experiences. I element of its emphasis on social upliftment, it hones the learnt the skills of team work, tolerance, cooperation, values of consideration and inclusiveness in the otherwise perseverance, group behaviorology, problem solving all at technology engulfed, indifferent millennials. The budding once. It also helped me develop as an individual through the economists and passionate future tycoons are encouraged to careful execution of the responsibilities entrusted upon me explore and deduce solutions to the deeply festered and hone my leadership skills. The magnitude of learning problems faced by all, at both micro and macro-economic about the various cultures and historical monuments via level. crystallizing experiences like these knows no bound. Such The course runs successfully owing to the constant and opportunities of inclusive education are a self-enabling strenuous efforts of Dr. Jehangir Bharucha, the coordinator platform to nurture every trait in accelerating in academia as for the Honours Programme. His pragmatic, practical and well as soft skills. broadened outlook enriched with invaluable years of The social responsibility initiatives and the experiential experience play an instrumental role in motivating the learning project are equally crucial. The programme is so students towards the achievement of academic brilliance empowering that it leads into us being two steps ahead in coupled with intellectual augmentation and vehement every league. By providing contribution towards the command over concepts pertaining to Indian Economy. betterment of humankind with the inclination for societal The individual research assignments form an integral part of needs, it felt gratifying on extending support to old age the three year course. We undertake intensive, independent homes and giving in our bit to light lamps in the lives of research work and carry out thorough primary and many by aiding the blind. Even the small opportunities secondary analysis over every aspect pertaining to their wherein we get to contribute by helping the teachers or postulations. By referring to the case studies, past relicts and taking tuition for the deprived, gives immense satisfaction. research works carried out by other economists, a whole These are the experiences which impart the most valuable different perspective and ideology is often revealed which pearls of knowledge and wisdom in the truest sense of the talks volumes over that concept. Post all the thorough term. The internships, donation drives and other numerous reading and surveys, as a culmination, we carve out initiatives embarked upon, aid us in the realization of the innovative solutions to seething problems and develop mutual goals of ubiquitous development. Real education greater insight and deeper conceptual understanding of the would require us to transform into bold business leaders multi-faceted concepts. who harness the forces of change and use tools of education to create values, not only for oneself but also for the society The topics provided to us spanned across diversified ideas at large. These great leaders would create great communities ranging from entrepreneurial ventures in India, attendance that embrace differences and foster inclusiveness because it of students in colleges, leadership models, social media is a business imperative. And being a proud student of the exposure, bridging academic gaps and the like. In the second Honours programme, I feel that it is based on a very similar year, we had to carry out advanced research either in the set of principles that encourages us to go beyond and try for similar areas or enveloping topics. The real challenge lies in the extra mile. cracking the shell and bringing out the anecdote. It is extremely intriguing to venture and discover innovative Thus, it is through this turbulent and enthusiastic voyage, breakthrough ideas to the most common problems afflicting that we finally collect a total of 50 credits. The curriculum people in huge numbers. The thrust of the ultimate year thus on the whole is very enriching and in addition to the normal transcends on the ability to enlighten the panacea and graduation, I feel benefitted with the added learning. Most portray the recommendatory models as a conclusion to our importantly, it seeds in the entrepreneurial approach and the studies. economist's intrigue. The programme finally accredits the

195 STUDENT STORIES | HONOURS PROGRAMME students with an extra feather of honour as a mark of recognition of UN international essay contest: enduring knowledge so culminated. It leaves us ready to transform into 7 Indians, 3 JNU students among future pioneering leaders. The ones who adorn this crown are those who 60 winners instead of being a part of the whiners, would be the ones who channelize These students have won an all-expenses paid trip to the subjects and theories into social strategies for the retrenched and New York and Boston to attend a five-day Global Youth bring about epoch making policies Forum on the campus of Northeastern University and that help uplift the real economies. present their views at United Nations Headquarters in In the words of Thomas Gray - “Commerce changes the fate and New York at the Global Youth Forum in July. genius of nations”. By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: June 17, 2017 12:11 pm

Seven students from India have figured among 60 TRIBUTE global winners of the United Nations' Many Languages, One World international essay contest 2017. Three of them are from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). More The contest was organised by United Nations YASH ROHRA, SYJC than 6,000 individuals from Academic Impact (UNAI), ELS Educational Tuesday, February 7, 2017 170 countries and over Services and Northeastern University. 1,950 universities had Students and Faculty deeply participated in the contest which aims to promote multilingualism. mourn the untimely demise of Master Yash Rohra. Of the winners, six of them wrote essays in Arabic while one of them, Saloni Ashish Ghatnekar from HR College of Commerce and He actively participated in the Economics wrote the essay in French. The contest was organised by intercollegiate Sindhi Sangat United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), ELS Educational Services and events for the last two years Northeastern University. Students from around the globe participated to and was always at the forefront write and submit essays in six official UN languages including Arabic, in all club activities. He received an Award for Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. Excellence for his outstanding The other six winners include Mohammad Affan, Muhammed Shereef and contribution to the Club. Abdul Kunnathodi from JNU, Asham Nellikkaavatitayil from Mahatma Humorous, intellectual, with Gandhi University, Muhammed Mansoor, Madeenathul Uloom Arabic good acting skills and College and Shabab Anwar from University for Foreigners of Perugia. infectious smile, Yash will be in our memories forever. May These students have won an all-expenses paid trip to New York and his soul rest in eternal peace. Boston to attend a five-day Global Youth Forum on the campus of Yash was president of the HSP Northeastern University and present their views at United Nations Club and he received the Headquarters in New York at the Global Youth Forum in July. They will General Leadership Award for also get the chance to interact with international scholars and tour the two the club. cities.

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ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION January 21, 2017

The Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony was organized by Nature Club and General event Management Society to felicitate faculty and students for their achievements in the inter-collegiate and academic arenas. I/C Principal Mr. Parag Thakkar congratulated the students for their achievements followed by the prize distribution ceremony. Students were awarded in the categories of General Leadership, Promising Young Leader, Best Organiser and Outstanding Contribution. Certificates of Merit were also awarded to deserving students by Vice Principals Dr. Jehangir Bharucha, Dr. Rajeshwari Ravi and Dr. Pooja Ramchandani. Year after year, this event has encouraged and motivated the students to excel and showcase their talent in extra Distinguished audience curricular activities and academics.

GENERAL LEADERSHIP H.R. SUPERSTAR AWARDS

YASH MEHTA AAKASH GOPLANI SYDELLE ESTIBEIRO ANJALI BHANOT PRAKHAR JHA TYBAF

PUNIT BAHLANI SHLOK GUPTA ADNAN EBRRAHIM VARDHAN CHHEDA WARREN REMEDIOS ACCOUNTANCY ASSOCIATION HONOURS IPC / BAF SPORTS COUNCIL CHOICE SPORTS COUNCIL

ALL ROUNDER AWARDS

GAURI KADAM ANAND BANERJEE DEVANSH VORA ANMOL VASANDANI SANJEEV NAIR NSS PSDS SPORTS COUNCIL BMS SPORTS COUNCIL

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GENERAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS

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GENERAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS

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GENERAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS

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GENERAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS

PROMISING YOUNG LEADER

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PROMISING YOUNG LEADER

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PROMISING YOUNG LEADER

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CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

ACCOUNTANCY ASSOCIATION ADD-ON ADVERTISING

CAMS BAF

BBI BFM

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CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

BMM BMS

C.H.O.I.C.E. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS CONVENTION 2016

ENACTUS IPC

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CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

FEMA FILM CLUB

GEMS HONOURS

ICHR THE MATH CLUB

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CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

MCOM MVM

NATURE CLUB NSS

PLACEMENT CELL PSDS

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CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

PLANNING FORUM RCHR

RESEARCH CELL & DLLE GRADE IMPROVEMENT CELL

SPORTS COUNCIL STUDENT UNITED WAY

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CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

THE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL SYNC

TALENT PARADE TRAVEL & TOURISM

UNISON CLUB WDC

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CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

YOUNG LEADERS CLUB ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE

NSS SPECIAL AWARDS CHOICE BEST PERFORMERS ARPIT KUMAR GUPTA AND MAYUR MAYEKAR

MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT TROPHY FOR T&T Prof. Parag Thakkar, I/C Principal and Vice Principals CHINMAYI BHARDWAJ & AYAAN ANSARI felicitated the students at the ceremony held at HR College

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INTERCOLLEGIATE WINS

C.H.O.I.C.E. SPORTS COINCIL

DETOUR - BAF TSUNAMI - BMS

MVM SPORTS COUNCIL

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APPLAUSE FOR THE ACHIEVERS ALL ROUNDER AWARDEES

SPORTS COUNCIL ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR PRIZE DISTRIBUTION

THE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL INTER COLLEGIATE WINNERS

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ALL ROUNDER AWARD

GENERAL LEADERSHIP

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INTER-COLLEGIATE WINS

Commerce Club Math Club

InsighT Club MVM

CHOICE Sports Council

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PRINCIPAL’S SPECIAL AWARD SYJC TOPPERS

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

Attendance Committee Career Orientation

CASCADE Club CHOICE

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AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

Code & Commerce Club French Club

Hindi Sahitya Parishad InsighT Club

Math Club Open House Club

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AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

Sindhi Sangat Rotaract Club of HR College

Sports Council Talent Parade

Young Minds GEMS

217 ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION OUR ACHIEVERS’ | JUNIOR COLLEGE

CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

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CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

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CERTIFICATE OF MERIT

220 ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION OUR ACHIEVERS’ | JUNIOR COLLEGE

Engrossed Audience Award for Best Sports Person

Certificates of Merit for Sports Council

Organising Team for the Prize Distribution Ceremony

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ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION 2015 - 2016 January 21, 2017

MS. TEJASHREE MULEY MS. SNIGDHA BANSAL DEGREE COLLEGE MS. SIMRAN AHUJA BMM, SPORTS COUNCIL, TALENT PARADE 1. H.R. SUPERSTAR AWARD MR. ABBASALI KACHWALA THE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL BMS MS. SAKSHI CHANDWANEY MR. AAKASH GOPLANI MS. ANJALI BHANOT MS. SHREYA JAIN MS. PRIYAM SINGH MR. PRAKHAR JHA MS. SYDELLE ESTIBEIRO MS. SHARMI SHETH MR. KRISH VELKAR HONOURS, SPORTS COUNCIL, THE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL MS. NAIRA MISTRY MR. CHAITYA DESAI MR. SHLOK GUPTA MR. VEDANT BHARTEE IPC / BAF MR. ADNAN EBRRAHIM CHOICE SPORTS COUNCIL MR. VARDHAN CHHEDA MR. ADITYA PANDYA MR. JAY BAJAJ CHOICE MR. WARREN REMEDIOS MR. VIKRAM DARYANANI MS. FREEA BHIKHAJI MR. YOHAN DASTOOR 2. ALL ROUNDER AWARD ECONOMICS CONVENTION MR. VEDANT BANG MR. ANAND BANERJEE PSDS ECONOMICS CONVENTION & SPORTS COUNCIL MS. ANMOL VASANDANI BMS MS. PRIYANSHI CHOKSHI MR. AYUSH MOHANANI CHOICE ENACTUS MR. DEVANSH VORA SPORTS COUNCIL MS. MEESHA GANDHI MS. SALONI KUKREJA MS. GAURI KADAM NSS MS. AKANKSHA BHATKAR MS. VINAYA JHANGIANI MR. GOTHAM TIKYANI RCHR MR. ALRIC D’SOUZA MS. HIMANI TADEPALLI PLACEMENT CELL FEMA MR. KARAN BIJLANI MS. KAHINI MEHTA BMS FEMA & WDC MR. SUKRIT GOEL MR. KARAN DAVE BFM FILM CLUB, SPECIAL CELL, RESEARCH CELL & DLLE MS. MEHER NENWANI BBI MR. HARSH MEHTA MS. NIKITA GUNDALA BMM & STUDENT UNITED WAY FILM CLUB MS. NEHA DAGA MR. PASHAAN ANKLESARIA THE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL GEMS MS. VATSALA TRIVEDI MR. ROCHAK MALHOTRA ICHR MR. DAXIT JAIN MR. RAJENDRA KUTKELA MS. SALONI GHATNEKAR PLACEMENT CELL MS. SHUBHANI SANGVI MS. SIMRAN AHUJA CHOICE MS. ASEES KAUR HONOURS 3. SPECIAL AWARDS CHOICE BEST PERFORMER MS. TANVI THAKKAR MS. JENAI DOCTOR MR. ROHIN PUNJABI MR. DEV BHATIJA ICHR MS. APOORVA SHARMA MR. DEV ADVANI MR. SHIVAM MEHRA MS. SHIVANI NAGPAL MS. HARSHITA SEWANI MS. RIAN MISTRY MR. KARAN RAVAL MS. DIVYA HASSANI MS. SIMRAN PARBHANI MS. BENAFSHAH SOONWALA MS. NAIRA MISTRY IPC MS. AISHWARYA YERRAMILLY MS. ANERI SHAH MS. NIDHI SHAH MR. JEEVESH GARG MR. TANWIR ARMAN MS. SHLOKA SHAH MR. SIDDHANT PATRA MATH CLUB MS. VAISHNAVI PARDESHI MS. NIKITA GUNDALA MS. SWATHI RAMASWAMY MVM MS. PAYAL THAKUR MR. RAHUL MATA MS. SAYALI ZORE MR. NIHAR KATHE NATURE CLUB & T&T MR. DHIREN GWALANI 4. NSS SPECIAL AWARDS NATURE CLUB MS. CHINMAYI BHARDWAJ MR. ARPIT KUMAR GUPTA MR. MAYUR MAYEKAR NSS MR. PIYUSH KEWALRAMANI MR. PRITESH BHANDARI 5. SPORTS AWARDS MR. TUSHAR REMJE MS. DIMPLE JAIN BEST SPORTSMAN MR. SANJEEV NAIR PLACEMENT CELL BEST SPORTSWOMAN MS. SANJANA SANTOSH MR. BHAVESH SAKHRANI MR. PRANAV KOTAI PROMISING YOUNG SPORTSMAN MR. ADIL SAMEJA PLANNING FORUM PROMISING YOUNG SPORTSWOMAN MS. KALYANI KODAVATIGANTI MR. ANUSH PORWAL PSDS 6. MAHARASHTRA STATE GOVERNMENT TROPHY FOR BEST MR. ANVAR SUTARIA MS. SINIGDHA BANSAL STUDENT IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM MR. SUHRID MAITRA MS. PALAK UPADHYAY SHAMAL MATHIJA AYAAN ANSARI RCHR CHINMAYI BHARDWAJ MR. ISHAN JAWRANI MR. ANSH HIRAWAT RCHR 7. DEVI SARASWATI FOR GENERAL LEADERSHIP MR. KARAN BHANSALI RCHR ACCOUNTANCY ASSOCIATION MR. PUNIT BAHLANI MR. NIMIT KAMDAR RCHR ADVERTISING ADD-ON RESEARCH CELL & DLLE MS. ROOPSI TANEJA MR. YASH JESWANI MS. KARISHMA GROVER SPECIAL CELL MS. MONICA SAWLANI BAF MR. YASH MEHTA SPORTS COUNCIL MS. SIMRAN PARBHANI MS. VINI BHATIA MR. RAJAT SURVE MR. DRASHTA SHELAWALA BBI MS. PRACHI SANGHAVI STUDENT UNITED WAY MS. JYOTI AGARWALLA MR. HARSHAL MALKANI MS. SAYALI SAWANT MS. RIDDHI CHAFEKAR MS. DEEPIKA MULRAJANI MS. ARSHAAN MALOO MS. ADITI MERCHANT THE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL BBI & IPC MR. RISHANT VARSHNEY MS. AASHI JAIN MR. GURPREET SINGH BFM MR. RAHUL JAIN MR. SAGAR CHANDNANI MS. PRAJKTA PEDNEKAR MR. TEJASH MURUGESH MS. AAYESHA KHAN MS. RIDDHI MEHTA MS. RUBINA KHAN BFM & STUDENTS’ COUNCIL MS. DHRUVI JHUNJHUNWALA MS. VIDHI CHELLANI MR. AADITYA SAHANI BMM MS. ANKITA PUNJABI MR. ABHINAV RAVI MS. JIYO KATJU MR. ARISH BHINDIWALA MS. SWATHI RAMASWAMY MS. PRIYANKA LODHA MR. RISHABH BAFNA MS. ADITI SHINDE MS. RIA PAREKH MS. SIMRAN TALREJA MR. YASH SHROFF 222 DEGREE COLLEGE ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION LIST

SYNC MS. ANVITA DIXIT MR. ANURAG CHHABRA MS. TANISHA AGRAWAL TALENT PARADE MR. DEVANSH VORA ADVERTISING ADD-ON MR. SAURABH DAGA TRAVEL AND TOURISM MS. JINAL SAMPAT MS. RHIA MERCHANT MS. BRINDA SHASTRI UNISON MS. MONIKA SAWLANI MS. ROOPSI TARNEJA MR. HARSH MEHTA WDC MS. AKSHITA GOEL BAF YOUNG LEADERS MR. MAYANK YADAV MS. TANVI PHUTANE MS. ANUSHKA SHAH MS.RICHA RUPANI MR. KRISHNA KAMATH MR. ROHAN HATTANGDI MS. JYOTI AGARWALLA BBI MR. TANWIR ARMAN 8. PROMISING YOUNG LEADER MS. SHRUTI SHALIGRAM MS. SRISHTI MALHOTRA ACCOUNTANCY ASSOCIATION MR. VEDANT VAKIL MS. STELLA PARAS MS. ANUSHA NAYAK ADVERTISING ADD-ON MS. TANYA VARMA BFM MS. JHANVI AHUJA MS. RITI JAIN MS. LAVYA THAKKAR MS. SIA KARKI BAF MS. KRUTIKA RAO MR. RAUNAK JOTWANI MR. MAULIK DABHOLKAR BBI MS. SIMRAN ADVANI MR. KRISH AGARWAL MS. DIMPLE JAIN MS. ADITI MERCHANT BMM MS. PRACHI SANGHAVI MR. RISHANT VARSHNEY MS. SANAYA IRANI MS. SINGDHA BANSAL BFM & SYNC MR. JAHAAN NOBLE MR. AAKASH PANDYA MS. SHREEMOYEE MUKHOPADHYAY BMS BMM MR. ADITYA PANDYA MS. DRASHTI DOSHI MS. ANVITA DIXIT MS. INSIYA JAPANWALA MS. NATASHA DASWANI MR. ISHAN ATUL MS. KHUSHBOO DESAI MS. SANAYA NAZIR MS. UNNATHI BANDELKAR MS. NIHARIKA KAPOOR MS. PREET SHAH BMS MS. KRISHA JHAVERI MS. ADHOKSHAJA KALE MR. FAZAL NAGANI MS. SALONI GOPANI MS. JENNIFER UNVALA MS. MAHIMA JAISINGHANI CAMS MS. ROOPSI TANEJA MS. ANISHA KAPOOR MS. TANISHKA KOHLI CHOICE MS. VEDIKA BAGRI MS. ARUSHI SHARMA MR. PRANAV MEHTA MR. KARAN PUNWANI CAMS ENACTUS MS. DHARTI NARWANI MS. MONICA SAWLANI MS. SIA KARKI MS. SNIGDHA BANSAL CHOICE FEMA MS. HARSHITA TOLANI MR. DAKSH KARLA MR. SHAHZAD PATEL FILM CLUB MR. NIKHIL YELVE ECONOMICS CONVENTION GEMS MR. RAHUL JAIN MS. ROOPSI TANEJA MR. RISHABH MERANI MS. AKSHETA MEHER MR. HARSH MEHTA MR. ALRIC D'SOUZA HONOURS ENACTUS MR. PRAKHAR MODY MS. JENIFER UNVALA MS. SHWETA MADNANI MR. JAIANAND LALWANI MR. UDAI CHAUHAN MS. MAYURI GOGAI MR. MOHAMMED VALI MS. RUTA VARTAK MR. VEDANTH BHARTEE ICHR MS. SIMRAN TEJUJA MS. SNIGDHA BANSAL MS. SIMRAN VERMA MR. FAZAL FEROZ MS. KRUTIKA RAO MS. SALONI GOPANI MR. BHAVESH SAKHRANI IPC MR. HAMZA EBRAHIM MR. VEDANT LAKHOTIA MR. VINAY MANGLANI MS. JEEVIKA SAHAJWANI MR. NAREN PUNJABI FEMA MATH CLUB MR. PRINCE JAIN MS. NIDHI PARIKH MR. NITYA GANDHI MCOM MS. DISHA DARYANI MS.VIDHI JHUNJHUNWALA MR. AAMIR MUNSHI MR. YASH DAGLI MS. NISA PANJWANI MS. DHRUVI JHUNJHUNWALA MS. NEHA GALRANI MS. ANAHITA BUHARIWALA FILM CLUB MS. AKRATI MALVIYA MVM MR. AKSHADEEP AADIVAREKAR MR. AMAN SHARMA MR. ASHIRWARD BHANASLI NATURE CLUB MS. VIKITA CHAWLA MS. HINAL JAIN MR. MANAV CHAUHAN NSS MS. RAGILA NATH GEMS PLACEMENT CELL MR. PRINCE JAIN MR. ABIZAR SARWAL MS. SRISHTI MALHOTRA MS. MANJU KUKREJA HONOURS MS. SRIJYOTHI ANNAMRAJ MS. MADHURI KUKREJA MS. SHRUTI SHALIGRAM ICHR MS. MAHIMA JAISINGHANI PLANNING FORUM MS. SRINANDAN KAVI MS. HARSHITA NARANG MS. NAMRATA JAISINGHANI PSDS MR. AASHISH MIRCHANDANI MS. LAVYA THAKKAR MR. ROHIL BARUA MS. ZARHA NAQVI IPC MS. ADITI MERCHANT RCHR MR. VIVEK SHAROFF MS. NIKITA DEVIDASANI MS. PRAPTI GANDHI RESEARCH CELL MS. TWINKLE JAGYASI MR. PRATHMAISH SHARMA MR. RAHUL UTAMCHANDANI SPECIAL CELL MS. ROSHINI AHUJA MR. SIDDHANT ARORA MR. VINAY MANGLANI SPORTS COUNCIL MATH CLUB MS. ROSHNI AHUJA MS. JENAI DOCTOR MR. PARTH MAKWANA MS. SNEHA KULHARI MS. RANGINA MACHAHARY STUDENT UNITED WAY MS. SHARVANEE THALE MR. ANKIT ROHRA MR. AYUSH RAWAT THE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL MS. DELKHUSH KHUSHRUSHAI MCOM MR. AFROZE ELAVIA MS. DHANISHA KAPADIA MS. JINAL LIMBACHIA MS. SHARMIN MISTRY MR. CHIRAG PUNJABI MS. PARINAZ GUARD MR. RISHABH JAIN MVM MS. ASMITA KADAM MS. TAMMANA BHOJWANI MR. DHANANJAY RATHI MS. DEEPALI BUDHIVANT MS. PRAJAKTA NAGAONKAR MR. GAUTAM CHADHA MS. KHUSHBOO PUNJABI MS. GAUTAMI ANGOLKAR MR. VEDANT PODUTWAR MS. KULSUM GHEEWALA MR. NIKHIL UNNI MS. FALGUNI GUJRATHI MR. ANKIT VIRKAR MS. SNEHA ARORA MS. SURAKSHA RAWLANI NATURE CLUB MS. SOWYMA RAMASWAMY SYNC MS. TANISHKA KOHLI MS. RAJITA DUBEY MS. SIMRAN ROHRA TALENT PARADE MR. NIKHIL BHALLA MS. BHARAT GURNANI MS. ANITA SAMTANI TRAVEL AND TOURISM MR. UMANG LUKKA NSS MS. JINAL HARIA UNISON MS. AKSHITA GOEL MR. ANSHUL TYAGI MS. RASHI SHAH WDC MS. RIDDHI CHAFEKAR MR. ADITYA SURYAVANSHI MS. KASHISH WARIKOO PLACEMENT CELL 9. BEST ORGANISER MR. HARSH MEHTA MR. FARHAN MOOPAN ACCOUNTANCY ASSOCIATION MS. DIVYA TEKWANI MS. ROOPSI TANEJA MS. PRATIBHA MIMANI MS. ZAHRA NAQVI MR. ROHIT THADHANI MR. NIKHIL YEVLE MR. SAINATH SHETTY 223 DEGREE COLLEGE ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION LIST

PLANNING FORUM MR. RUSHIL SHAH MR. MIHIR JOSHI MR. RAHUL HANSRAJ MS. ROMA PARYANI MS. RAGILA NATH MR. AASHISH MIRCHANDANI MR. CHIRAYU JOSHI MR. ARJUN PRADEEP MR. HARSH MEHTA MS. MOKSHITA SHAH MS. GEETIKA BHATIA PSDS MR. ABHINAV RAVI MS. JEEVIKA SAHAJWANI MS. SIMONE MODY MS. MEGHA DOSHI MS. SOWYMA RAMASWAMY MS. SHARVANEE THALE MR. PRANAY JOGANI MS. GINNI KHATWANI MS. SALONI SHARMA CHOICE MS. VAISHNAVI PARDESHI MR. ANAND BANERJEE MS. REENA SADRANGANI MR. DHRUV VERMA RCHR MS. KIMBERLY PINTO MS. ANAHEEZ PATEL MR. ROHAN MEHTA MS. NIRALI PAREKH MS. SANAYA IRANI MS. MEHERNAZ MISTRY MR. KUSH JOTWANI MS. USHM JHAVERI MR. AMAN AGARWAL MR. JOHANN GEORGE RESEARCH CELL MR. RITIK BALI MR. VARSH JAIN MR. PARSHVA JAIN MS. JOSHITA CHOPRA MR. PRANAV DOSHI MR. PRIYANSHU THAKKAR MR. ROHIT KAMAT MS. ZAHARA NAQVI MR. NIKHIL YEVLE MR. ANURAJ BHAGAT MR. ANURAG GAWHALE SPORTS COUNCIL MR. TANAY KANDEL MR. AMAN DARBAR MR. NIKHIL BHALLA MS. NIDA KHAN MR. RISHIKESH NALAWADE MR. AJAY SHETTY MS. JYOTIKA KHANNA MS. VIKITA CHAWLA MR. SAYUJ JAIN MR. SHUBHAM JAISWAL MS. DHANASHREE MURUDKAR MS. RANGINA MACHAHARY MR. AKASH TAMBEKAR MR. TEJAS PUTHRAN STUDENT UNITED WAY MS. SWATHI RAMASWAMY MS. SAGARIKA JOSHI MS. DIKSHITA JHA MS. NIKITA GUNDALA MR. ADNAN EBRAHIM ENACTUS MR. KUNAL GUPTA MS. DHANASHREE ZAMBRE MS. ZAHARA NAQVI MR. RISHABH MEHTA MR. YOGESH JAIN MR. PRATHAMESH SHARMA MS. AYUSHI JHAWAR MS. KHUSHBOO AGARWAL MS. AANCHAL MAHESHWARI THE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL MS. URMILA THADANI MS. ANAISHA THAPAR MR. DHIREN GWALANI MS. NISA PANJWANI MS. DISHA SALOT MR. DIVANSHU TAWARI MR. ASHUTOSH NAUTIYAL MS. RAGILA NATH MS. KHUSHBOO KURDIA MS. PRERNA NATHANI MS. RHEA ANTHONYRAJ MR. SAINATH SHETTY MS. URVI KOTHARI MR. VAIBHAV JAIN TALENT PARADE MS. KULSUM GHEEWALA MS. JAINI SHAH MS. VIDHI JAIN MS. KHUSHBOO PUNJABI MS. NIDA KHAN MS. SUHANI JAIN MS. RUDRA NIKAM MS. JYOTIKA KHANNA MR. NISHIT BALDIA MS. ADITI CHAVAN MS. DEVANSHI JHAVERI TRAVEL AND TOURISM MS. NIRVIKA THAKAR MS. TEJASHREE WAINGANKAR MS. MANAVI JAIN MS. DIPIKA RAMANI MS. MAHIMA WADHWANI MS. YASHI SHAH MS. NISA PANJWANI MR. PRANAV LALA MR. KUNAL JOGANI MS. SHUBHI RAWAT MR. TARUN BAKTANI MR. KIRAN SIDWANI MS. TUSHITA SHARMA MS. AAYUSHI NATH UNISON MR. ADVAIT KUMAR MS. JASMINE ARYA MR. PRINCE JAIN MR. ASHAY PORWAL MR. MOXAT KOTHARI MS. MUSKAN MANSURI WDC MS. NEHA YADAV MR. VAIBHAV SHAH MS. ROSHINI AHUJA MS. BHAVIKA MEWADA MS. KHYATI GANDHI MS. MOKSHA JAIN MS. REEMA LOBO MR. BHARAT GOPLANI MS. SAKSHI BOBADE MS. SHEETAL SHETTY MS. MONICA SAWLANI MS. RAJITA DUBEY FEMA MR. DEEPANKAR PARYANI MR. PRINCE JAIN 10. OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION MS. YOGINI DIWAN MR. RAGHAV PODDAR ACCOUNTANCY ASSOCIATION MS. AKSHITA GOEL MS. SHRUTI JADHAV MR. PIYUSH MITTAL MS. TINAZ DOCTOR FILM CLUB MS. AKRATI MALVIYA MS. DEVYANI CHOKSI MR. ASHUTOSH NAUTIYAL MR. NASIR KHAN MR. PARAG GUPTA MS. HIMANSHI JAIN MS. JUHI PANCHAL MR. AMAN SHARMA MR. ASHIRWAD BHANSALI MS. DHWANI GANDHI MS. NIMMI PARCHANI MS. HINAL JAIN MR. MANAV CHAUHAN MR. ANKIT ROHRA MR. RAJ SHETH GEMS MR. SURAJ NAGRANI MR. NIKHIL YELVE MS. VIRAL PANCHAL MS. ANJALLI MATTA MR. KAMLESH CHABARIA BAF MS. KAMAL TALREJA MR. MAHESH SOHANDA MR. MEHUL SINGHVI MS. JENAI DOCTOR MS. BHAVANA VANWARI HONOURS MR. VARUN TANNA MS. EESHA GOSALIA MS. RAJITA DUBEY MS. SUKRITI ANAND MS. ANUSHKA ISRANI MS. SIMRAN TALREJA MS. MALLIKA GROVER MR. BHARAT GURNANI MS. SNEHAL KOLTE MR. SOORAJ MEHTA MS. K.S. SPOORTHI MS. SALONI GOPANI MR. DARSH DHAROD MR. VINAY MANGLANI MS. SALONEE KABRA MS. PRAPTI GANDHI MR. ROHAN HATTANGDI MS. ASHVAY JOGANI ICHR MR. KARAN DEV BBI MR. RITIK BALI MS. ANKITA BARVE MR. RAHUL UTTAMCHANDNANI MR. NIKHIL UNNI MS. RAGILA NATH MR. KARAN LOHANA MS. SAMIKSHA KABRA MS. NEHAL KAPASI MS. MAHIMA CHADHA MS. VAISHNEVI SHETHE MS. ANUSHA NAYAK MS. RHEA ANTHONYRAJ MS. AYUSHI CHHABRA MS. STELLA PARRAS MR. YASH THAWANI BFM MS. NEHA WADHWANI MR. PRITHVI KHITANI MS. LAVYA THAKKAR MS. SIA KAKRI MR. MADHAV SOMANI MR. HITEN HASSIJA MR. RONAK JOTWANI MR. MAULIK DABHOLKAR MS. SIMRAN ADVANI MS. AISHWARYA GUPTA MS. SIMRAN ADVANI MR. KRISH AGARWAL MS. DEESHA PARMAR MS. SALONI SHAH BMM MS. YASHVI SHAH IPC MS. GAYATRI TALEY MS. TANYA AWTANI MR. AADIT PARIK MS. AASHNA GODHA MS. ANKITA PUNJABI MS. AASHNA BHATIA MS. DISHA DARYANI MS. DRISHTI CHAWLA MR. TANISHQ HINDUJA MS. MANASVI NARWANI MS. HARSHITA TOLANI MR. JATIN MULTANI MS. RYANA CONTRACTOR MS. GARIMA MEHTA MS. JINI AHUJA MR. KRISH AGARWAL BMS MS. KAHINI MEHTA MS. KSHAMA JAIN MS. MAHIMA CHADHA MS. ANMOL VASANDANI MS. FENNY SHAH MR. ROSHAN METKAR MS. RYANA CONTRACTOR MS. PALLAVI KAWAD MS. SHIVANI SHARMA MR. SANKALP TUTEJA MS. SONI PORWAL MR. KRISH VELKAR MS. NAIRA MISTRY MS. TANYA KALRA MS. VANISHA MATTA MS. PRIYAM SINGH MR. RAHUL RAMWANI MCOM MR. CHAITYA DESAI MS. SHARMI SHETH MS. DHARTI NARWANI MS. ROHINI MANDEWALA MS. SRISHTI RAMAPRASAD MR. VEDANTH BHARTEE MR. BRYAN WILSON RODRIGUES MS. ANJALI GUPTA 224 DEGREE COLLEGE ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION LIST

MS. FATIMA VAPIWALA MR. KAMAL VALMIKI MR. APEKSH PORWAL MS. AASHNA BAKSHI MS. P. POORNIMA MS. PARNEET KAUR ALAG MS. SRISHTI RAMPRASAD MR. PRAKSHAL SAKRIA MVM MR. VEDANT BANG MS. DHRITI SONAWALA MS. DNYANESHWARI VELANKAR MR. SAGAR CHAVAN SYNC MS. DIPTI PATIL MS. AAKANSHA KUNDEKAR MR. RISHANT VARSHNEY MS. SIMONE MODY MS. NIKITA BAHMBURE MS. PRATIKSHA RANE MS. KHUSHBOO DESAI MS. ANISHA KAPOOR MS. AARYA PATWARDHAN MR. KRISHNAKANT GAIKWAD MS. VEDIKA BAGRI MR. ISHAN ATUL MS. PALLAVI SHANBAGH MS. PRIYANKA GAWLI MS. SHRISHTI CHOUHAN MR. AADIT PARIKH NATURE CLUB TRAVEL AND TOURISM MR. TARUN BAKTANI MR. VIKRANT CHADHA MS. DEEPALI SHIVDASANI MR. CHIRAG HARWANI MR. BHARAT GOPLANI MS. SHREYA GANERIWAL WDC MS. NIKITA DODEJA MS. ROSHNI AHUJA MR. PRANAV KOTAI MR. ROHIT THADANI MR. PRINCE JAIN MR. ASHISH YADAV MR. DHANANJAY SINGH MR. SHREYANSH SINGHVI MS. RHYTHM SANGHVAI MS. ASTHA AWALE NSS 11. CERTIFICATE OF MERIT MS. VIDHI JHUNJHUNWALA MS. RIYA ASRANI ACCOUNTANCY ASSOCIATION MS. RUCHA NAVALKAR MS. BHOOMIKA SADHWANI MS. ARPITA SINGH MR. YOGESH CHANDOLA MS. PRIYANKA GANWANI PLACEMENT CELL MS. POOJA MALKAN MS. PREKSHA BAFNA MS. SANIKA BALWALLY MR. SAIYAM JAIN MS. DHWANI SHAH MS. ASHNA POOJARI MS. SURAKSHA RAWLANI MS. RAJITA DUBEY MS. NIKITA AGRAWAL MS. VEDIKA ROHRA MR. UJJWAL BAHAL MR. NIGAM DESAI MS. NISHA GUPTA MR. ANMOL JAIN MR. DHANANJAY RATHI MS. YASHI SHAH BAF MR. AMIT GANGWANI MR. HITESH BHAGWANI MR. RUDRA TRIVEDI MR. DHANANJAY RATHI MS. RUDRA NIKAM MS. DHARTI TREVADIA MS. TREENA ASWANI MS. SANIKA BALWALLY MR. YASH SHAH MS. AYUSHI CHHABRA MS. ANVITA KOLHATKAR MS. PRAPTI GANDHI MS. VIDHI DOSHI MR. RISHI PANIA MS. TANVI DAMANIA MS. MEETA AGARWAL MS. ANUJA GAWNAR MS. FORUM CHITALIA BBI MR. GITESH SAHNI MR. KUNAL JOGANI MS. MALVIKA PARNAMI MS. AYESHA SHROFF MR. KRISHNA KAMATH PLANNING FORUM MS. ANNA THAYIL MS. RAJVI GALA MS. DIKSHA SHAM GVALANI MS. YOGITA HARYANI MR. KRISHNA THAKUR MR. SANKALP TUTEJA MS. PRATEEKSHA SENANI MS. HRUDYA MARY JOHN MS. POOJA MENGHANI MR. RUSHIKESH PAWAR PSDS MS. KAJAL CHLIE MS. VIDHI HEDAMBA MR. SHLOK VIDHANI MS. NAISHA MADAN BFM MS. URJA SAWANT MS. KHUSHBOO KURDIA MS. JOTISHA CHOPRA MR. FARHAN MOOPAN MS. PRERNA NATHANI MR. JAY KURDIA MS. NEHAL TAPARIA MS. NIKITA KAKWANI HARESH MS. KHUSHBOO KURDIA MR. AYUSH ZAVERI MR. ARJUN JOHAR MS. NIRVIKA THAKAR MS. AASHI MEHTA MR. ASHISH YADAV MR. SHUBHANKAR MISHRA MS. YASHI SHAH MS. KHUSHI SHAH MS. SANIYA SHAIKH MS. DRISHTI SUCHDEV MS. SAYALI SAWANT MR. SAUMIL MEHTA RCHR BMM MS. AVNI CHELLAINI MS. AYONIH MEHRA MS. NEHA DAGA MS. ZAHABIYA ALI MS. SIMRAN TALWAR MR. KEYUR BEDIA MR. ANKUSH BAPNA MR. AMAN SHARMA RESEARCH CELL MS. SHIVALII MAHESHWARI MS. ALIFIYA SHAIWALA MS. AAKRUTI GALA MR. ANUSH PORWAL MS. HINAL JAIN MR. SAIYAM JAIN MS. PRIYANKA KESWANI MS. VEDIKA KHILACHAND MS. HRUDYA MARY MS. HIMANSHI KATARIYA MR. KARAN HINGORANI MR. ANURAG BHAGAT MS. DIKSHAA GVALANI MS. DHRUVI JHUNJHUNWALA MR. PRITHVIRAJ PUNJABI MS. KRISHI SHAH MS. AANCHAL MEHROTRA MS. SPOORTHI K MS. DIKSHITA JHA MR. YASH GOGRI MS. VIDHI JHUNJHUNWALA MS. SAGARIKA JOSHI MS. SHIVANI PATHAK MS. RAJESHWARI PATWARDHAN MS. DHWANI GANDHI MR. SHRESTHA GUPTA MS. BATUL RAAZ MS. DRUSHTI SHAH MS. RUTA VARTAK MS. MONICA SAWLANIN MS. ZENALI SHAH MS. TUSHITA SHARNA MS. RASHI RATHOD MS. PRACHI JADHAV MR. SHIVANK TIWARI MS. DRISHTI VANJANI SPORTS COUNCIL MR. AKSHAY DULERA MS. INSIYA JAPANWALA MR. SARTHAK CHOWDHARY MR. ADIL SAMEJA MS. KRISHNA PUNJABI MS. ANUSHKA KEJRIWAL MR. SHUBHAM YADAV MS. ADARSH SANKLECHA BMS MR. SANJEEV NAIR MS. KANAK DAGA MR. HAMZA EBRAHIM MR. SAMAKSH KHATRI MS. KALYANI KODAVATIGANTI MR. VIPIN POPTANI MS. RUDRA NIKAM MS. JINAL CHHAJER STUDENT UNITED WAY MR. PRITHVI KHITHANI MR. YASHVARDHAN JHAVERI MS. AMATULLAH MITHI MS. NILOMEE SAVLA MR. DIVYANSH MAHENDRA MR. DEEPAK LALWANI MS. APARAJITHA S MS. ADITI SHINDE MR. MOHIT MORARJEE MR. HITEN CHOWDHRY MS. SONIYA KALYANI MS. ANCHAL MEHROTRA MR. NAREN PUNJABI MR. ARYAN SHAH MS. ANMOL MOTWANI MS. PALOMI SHAH CAMS THE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL MS. GUNJAN JADHWANI MS. ROSHNI AHUJA MR. AMAN AGARWAL MR. KRISH AGARWAL CHOICE MR. KRISHNA KAMAT MR. MADHAV SOMANI MR. KAVISH MIRPURI MR. NEERAJ MAKHIJANI MR. MAYANK YADAV MR. PARESH CHANDIRAMANI MR. AGAM SANGHVI MS. CARINA MISTRY MR. SUDEEP NAGPAL MR. VAIBHAV MUNDRA MS. NIDA HAIDER MS. BIANCA VAPIWALA MR. VIGNESH BALRAM MR. YASH THAWANI MS. HARSHI GILARA MR. PRITHVIRAJ PUNJABI MR. YASHAS GUPTA MS. BHOOMIKA POKHRANA MS. KSHITEE MANE MR. YASH GOGRI MS. DEEPIKA MULRAJANI MS. DRISHTI AGARWAL MS. ZYRAA ZEND MR. JIMMY IRANI MS. DRISHTI JAGGI MS. JUHI PANCHAL MS. RHEA SHROFF MS. RASHIDA LOKHANDWALA MS. MALLIKA PARCHANI MS. MALVIKA PARCHANI ECONOMICS CONVENTION MR. APEKSH PORWAL MS. MEGHA VERMA MS. OORJA SHARMA MS. SRISHTI RAMAPRASAD MS.VAISHANAVI PARDESHI MS. SARAL CHOUDHARY MS. SIMRAN RAGHANI MR. ANUSH PORWAL MR. BHAVESH SAKHRANI MS. ANJACI PANDEY MR. RAHUL JAIN ENACTUS MR. ANAND BANERJEE MR. ISHAAN JELOKA MR. ADIT MEHRA MS. AISHWARYA PANDIT 225 DEGREE COLLEGE ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION LIST

MR. DHANANJAY RATHI MR. RAGHAV BAZAARI MR. NIKHIL UNNI MR. ASHISH SHANDILYA MS. RAJITA DUBEY MS. MAHIMA JAISINGHANI MS. VAIBHAVI INGOLE MS. JINNY JAIN MS. SHIVANGGINI KANT MS. SHIVANI PATHAK MR. VAIBHAV SHAH MR. SADAF QURAISHI MR. SURYA VISHWANATH MR. AASHISH MIRCHANDANI MS. SHRUTI KAKA MR. HUNNY CHAMPALAL SHAH MS. AYUSHI CHHABRIA MS. MALVIKA PARNAMI MR. TEJAL DEEPAK PAWAR MS. TRISHNA PUNJABI MR. YOGESH SHROFF MS. KRISHI SHAH RESEARCH CELL MS. AKSHITA GOEL MR. YASHVARDHAN JHAVERI MS. SALONEE KABRA MS. SHIVANGGINI KANT MS. SIMRAN KADRI MR. GAURANG MANSINGHKA MS. SIDDHI CHAVAN MR. RAHUL SADHWANI MS. NISHA GUPTA MR. NEEL DOSHI MS. NISHI SHAH MS. DAKSHA TIDKE MR. YASHAS GUPTA MS. NEHA DAGA MR. SHIVANSHU PALIYA MR. VAREISO AWUNGSHI MR. RITHIK BISWAS FEMA MR. ANMOL JAIN MS. CHEHAK ARORA MR. DEEPESH SHAHANI MS. KRATI MEHTA SPORTS COUNCIL MR. KRISH VELKAR MS. SHREYA DANGAYACH MR. RAUNAK ARORA MR. LAV LAHANKAR MS. SAKEENA BAKER MS. PALAK SETH MR. PARSH CHOKSI MS. PRERNA NATHANI MS. 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RFYS said it is poised to basketball, athletics, badminton, and professionalise school and college sports volleyball with more cities being included competitions with a unified approach under its gambit. Next year it will be towards creating an ecosystem to organised in 16 cities. RFYS has also set encourage, support and define a career up an elite six-member advisory board path in sports for the youth. consisting of Nita Ambani, Sachin In the first year, only football will be Tendulkar, Leander Paes, Saina Nehwal, played with over 2,200 teams from Prof. Dipak Jain and Ranbir Kapoor. 2000 schools and colleges competing Calling for a need to integrate a sports in four categories — Junior Boys, Senior support system in education, Ambani Boys, Senior Girls and College Boys - in the said, “The competition was set up with eight ISL team cities (Mumbai,Kolkata, the aim to propel India’s growth towards a Guwahati, Kochi, Goa, Chennai,Pune and multi- sports nation through robust school Delhi). The competition will have pre- and college level initiatives.” Asked how qualifying rounds followed by the main she feels being an IOC member, Ambani draws with the city winners in each said, “I am very humbled and privileged to category qualifying for the national round. be elected as the IOC member. I want to Mumbai will see more than 500 take this opportunity to spread the institutes fielding over 600 teams spirit of Olympics, and to ensure that ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE: Actor Ranbir Kapoor and Nita Ambani during the which will be contesting at various we have sports integrated in a holistic launch of RFYS in Bandra yesterday SATHYAJIT DESAI grounds over the next three months. way for our youths in our nation.”

SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA, MUMBAI AUGUST 28, 2016 TIMES SPORT 25 HR tame Wilson as Santosh Bane RFYS gets rolling Mumbai: A multi-discipline pan-India Guwahati, Kochi, Goa, Chennai ,Pune sports initiative under the banner of and Delhi. Reliance Foundation Youth Sports The competition will have pre- (RFYS) was launched here on qualifying rounds followed by the Saturday by Reliance Foundation main draws in each of the above chairperson Nita Ambani. cities. City winners in each category Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani and Bollywood star RFYS said it is poised to would qualify to play for the national Ranbir Kapoor greet players ahead of the inaugural game professionalise school and college honours, a Reliance Foundation sports competitions with a statement said. Over the next three College played a football match which the latter won unified approach towards creating an months, the megapolis and its 2-0. ecosystem to encourage, support and suburbs will see over 500 institutes Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani, a newly define a career fielding over 600 teams playing elected member of the International Olympic path in sports for the youth. football at various grounds. Committee, said: “The Foundation is for girls In the first year, 2,200 teams in four RFYS will produce video footage of and boys. We have spent a lot of time studying and categories — Junior Boys, Senior the competitions, making the scouting identifying the gaps. It is going to be a multi- Boys, Senior Girls and Senior Boys — process for sports competition. We are starting with football this will be competing raw talent a much easier task across year. Next year, we plan to launch it in 8 more cities in the football games to be played in the country. At the onset of the and introduce some more sports. So it’s a five year eight cities - Mumbai, Kolkata, launch, Wilson College and HR plan programme