SPECTRUM 2014 - 2015 VOLUME 22 SIES COLLEGE OF COMMERCE & ECONOMICS Plot No. 71/72, T. V. Chidambaram Marg, Sion (East), Mumbai - 400 022 NAAC RE-ACCREDITATION „A‟ GRADE Published by Dr. MINU THOMAS Principal, SIES College of Commerce and Economics 1 EDITORIAL BOARD Chairperson: Dr. Minu Thomas Editors: Ms. Renu Mendiratta Editorial Board: Dr. K. S. Usha Mrs. Sajitha Nair Mrs. Sreelakshmi G. Student Editor: Shaun Pai Student Members: Aishwarya Iyer Aishwarya Pradeep Aishwarya Varrier Adarsh R. Avril Dias Ashriya D‟souza Divya Uppal Nisha Sankar Nidhi Sawant Pooja Sawant Swathi Jagganth 2 INDEX 3 FROM THE PRINCIPAL‟S DESK “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." - Henry Ford Our institution had witnessed its inception in the year 1989 with a firm resolve to construct a distinguished path towards our goals. Our theme of 'Scaling New Peaks' reels off much about our aims and constantly acts as a reminder that we still have 'miles to go'. In addition to this, the valuable support imbibed from a commendable team of teaching, non-teaching staff and our enthusiastic students, has reaffirmed that we are committed to achieving excellence in all our endeavors. The word achievement is about possessing the necessary amount of determination to face challenging targets. Our academic journey is replenished with the introduction of new courses at regular intervals and has thus, managed to hit the bar. Today, our college conducts classes from Junior College to 6 Under-Graduate and 3 Post-Graduate programmes. One cannot expect high levels of perfection in today's jobs with the use of yesterday's techniques. We, at SIES, have always believed in upgrading our methodologies in order to ensure superior services. The institute today encourages a blend of modernity and tradition. Apart from this, there exist opportunities which motivate our students to indulge in sports and NCC, NSS activities. All these years, our students have won accolades and have filled our hearts with a sense of pride. I think that in today's circumstances, the following lines hold true: “We believe that this journey of ours has just begun.” Dr. MINU THOMAS 4 MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR We are all gifted with a unique set of skills and abilities. With those abilities we can make extra-ordinary things happen in the world around us, or not. It is completely up to you whether you want your life to make a difference and what difference you want your life to make. Many people set lofty goals for their lives and want to be remembered as visionaries; they want to change and save the world. Others want to be remembered as the kind men or women down the street who have always helped and always listened if you needed help. “The one who changes the world or the one who saves the individual, Do what not have to do incredible things; just being there for the people around you can save someone from a meaningless life and help them lead the life they were meant to live.” Changing the life of another person is an incredible feeling and it is completely within your grasp. You can do this by deciding to become a mentor for a young and ambitious person. You can help them avoid the mistakes you have made and help them learn from the ones they will inevitably make themselves. You will often see someone get treated unfairly. It happens both professionally and socially, individuals who deserve recognition do not get it. By taking up the fight and making sure others get what they deserve and earned you will be a true hero. You will make a lasting impact on their lives and you will be rewarded with love and help in the future when you are in need. The law of karma says that whatever you do you will get back three fold, helping others is therefore a selfish act, but still a good act, one that you should do without fear, with love and with the knowledge that you will one day be rewarded. Go the distance and see it through. Make sure something happens so all your work doesn't end up as only talk. In truth we might all be here to help each other, we might all be a part of a machine that fosters cooperation, or were not. We might just be here to make the best of the situation for ourselves. In any case, helping others brings happiness and prosperity into your own life, so for whatever reason you chose to help others, it will always help you in return. SHAUN PAI STUDENT EDITOR 5 FACULTY LIST 2014-2015 Degree College Junior College Non-Teaching Staff Dr. Minu Thomas Dr.(Ms.) Vandana Pradeep Ms. Prema Suryanarayanan Ms. S. Saraswathy Ms. Renu Mendiratta Mr. Ankush Sawji Ms. Nina Roy Choudhury Mr. Sheshdhar Shukla Ms. Merlyn Saldanha Ms. Sangeeta Kore Ms. Rekha Sasidharan Mr. Rajendar D. Dr. Neelima Diwakar Ms. Kamakshi Mohan Ms. Rekha Divakaran Ms. Kalaivani Venkataraman Mr. S. P. Ashok Mr. Suhas Parab Dr. Shanti Suresh Ms. Mrinal Phadke Ms. Rajeshwari Swaminathan Dr. Jayashree Giri Ms. Sheelu Bhatia Ms. Abhiruchi A. Pimpare Ms. Reeta B. Shah Ms. Chitra Pathare Ms. Praseetha P. M. Mr. Prasanna M. Tambe Ms. Anuradha Obhan Mr. Santosh C. Bhosale Dr. K. S. Usha Ms. Archana Tripathi Ms. Nita Keny Mr. Ashok A. Gujar Ms. Chetna Thakkar Mr. Pravin G. Kadam Mr. Amit N. Khatri Ms. Grace Nesaraj Ms. Varsha L. Dhanawade Dr. Seethalekshmy N. Ms. Sowmya Vilas Ail Mr. Mangesh Kavankar Ms. Anuprita Sardesai Ms. Malati Singh Ms. Sonal S. Hatpale Ms. Charul Patel Ms. Sana Y. Shah Mr. Vaibhav Khambe Ms. Priti Thakkar Ms. Huma Khan Ms. Rupa Mejari Ms. Jinal Sameer Shah Ms. Dulsy Rani Mr. Maruti Patil Mr. Aniket Mahendra Kamble Mr. Prakash Rasal Ms. Ema Garg Mr. Santosh Gaikwad Ms. Manasi Shah Mr. Arjun R. Jarange Mr. Rinkesh Chheda Ms. Sarita Kadam Ms. Bhavini Savla Mr. Mohan Jadhav Ms. Baji Raina Banu Mr. Mahendra Ghadigaonkar Ms. Dipali Patil Mr. Manohar Salunkhe Ms. Ruta Bhatkar Mr. Ramkrishna Lad Mr. Ajay Gupta Mr. Sudhakar Bagwe Ms. Kiran Dalmiya Mr. Sanjay Joshi 6 Degree College Non-Teaching Staff Mr. Bhushan Joshi Mr. Ashok Masaye Ms. Payal Samwani Mr. Milind Ballal Vaidya Mr. Chandrashekhar A. Sawant Mr. Eshwar Kannan Mr. Darshak G. Doshi Mr. Rajesh Gudekar Ms. Shailashri Prasadkumar Uchil Mr. R. Rajaram Ms. Vijaya Sunder Mr. Joga Bhul Ms. Sugandhi Gupta Mr. Jayesh M. Jadhav Ms. Reema Castelino Mr. Abhijit Bhosale Ms. Falguni Mathews Ms. Sajitha Nair Ms. Sreelakshmy Gopalakrishnan Ms. Mamta Pandey Ms. Shamim Navid Shaikh 7 COMMITTEES AND FORUMS 2014-2015 The following committees have been constituted for the academic year 2014-15. All are requested to co-operate in the smooth conduct of the various Co-Curricular and Extra Curricular activities. * Vice-principal Saraswathy S. Overall In-charge * Vice-principal Dr. Nina Roy Choudhury * Dr. Neelima Diwakar – In-charge, Extra Curricular Activities. * Vice-principal Dr. Vandana Mishra – In-charge, Junior College 1) ADMISSION COMMITTEE i) Vice Prin. Ms. S. Saraswathy ii) Vice Prin. Dr. Nina R. Choudhury Overall in-charge iii) Mrs. Anuprita Sardesai iv) Mrs. Priya R. v) Dr. K.S. Usha vi) Mrs. Prema Suryanarayanan vii) Mr. Aniket Kamble 2) TIME TABLE COMMITTEE i) Dr. K.S. Usha - Chairperson ii) Ms. Kalaivani Venkataraman - Member iii) CS Charul Patel - Member 3) ATTENDANCE COMMITTEE i) CA Ashok Gujar - Chairperson ii) CA Prasanna Tambe - Member iii) CS Charul Patel - Member 4) GYMKHANA COMMITTEE i) Dr. Shanti Suresh - Chairperson 5) CULTURAL ASSOCIATION i) Dr. Jayashree Giri - Convenor ii) Ms. Sajitha Nair - Member iii) Ms. Srilakshmi G. - Member 6) SPEAKERS‟ FORUM i) CS Charul Patel - Chairperson 7) COMMERCE FORUM i) Dr. Shanti Suresh - Chairperson ii) Dr. Jayashree Giri - Member 8 8) LIBRARY COMMITTEE i) Ms. Sangeeta V Kore - Chairperson ii) Dr. Neelima Diwakar - Member iii) Dr. Seethalekshmy N. - Member iv) Ms. AnupritaSardesai - Secretary 9) STUDENTS‟ AID FUND & BOOK BANK COMMITTEE i) Ms. Sangeeta V. Kore - Chairperson ii) Dr. Neelima Diwakar - Member iii) Ms. AnupritaSardesai - Member 10) GREEN PEACE CLUB i) Ms. PritiThakkar - Chairperson ii) Dr. JayashreeGiri - Member iii) CA PrasannaTambe - Member 11) STUDENTS‟ COUNSELLING COMMITTEE i) Dr. Jayashree Giri - Chairperson ii) Ms. Sajitha Nair - Member iii) Mr. Santosh Bhosale - Member 12) RESULT IMPROVEMENT & INTENSIVE COACHING & REMEDIAL i) Ms. Sangeeta V. Kore - Chairperson ii Dr. Seethalekshmy N. - Member 13) N.S.S. i) Ms. Priti Thakkar - Chairperson ii) CA Ashok Gujar - Member iii) Ms. Charul Patel - Member iv) Ms. Srilakshmi G. - Member v) Ms. Sajitha Nair - Member 14) N.C.C. i) Ms. Chitra Pathare - Chairperson 15) STAFF ACADEMY i) Mr. Amit Khatri - Chairperson ii) Dr. K.S. Usha - Member 16) RESEARCH CELL (For staff & students) i) Dr. Seethalekshmy N. - Chairperson 17) PLACEMENT CELL i) Ms. Kalaivani Venkataraman - Chairperson 18) ALUMNI ASSOCIATION i) Dr. Jayashree Giri - Chairperson ii) CA Prasanna Tambe - Member iii) Mr. Amit Khatri - Member 9 19) GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL CELL i) Ms. Kalaivani Venkataraman - Chairperson ii) CA Ashok Gujar - Member iii) Ms. Anuprita Sardesai - Member 20) WOMENS‟ DEVELOPMENT CELL i) Ms. Kalaivani Venkataraman - Chairperson ii) Dr.Jayashree Giri - Member iii) Dr. K.S.Usha - Member iv) CA PrasannaTambe - Member v) Ms. Prema Suryanarayan - Member 21) I.S.O. i) Ms. Renu Mendiratta - Convenor ii) Dr. Neelima Diwakar - Co-convenor iii) Dr. Shanti Suresh - Member 22) UGC COMMITTEE i) Ms. Anuprita Sardesai - Chairperson ii) Dr. Neelima Diwakar - Member 23) PLANNING BOARD FOR XII PLAN i) Vice Prin. Saraswathy S. ii) Dr. Nina R. Choudhury iii) Ms. Sangeeta V. Kore iv) Dr. Neelima Diwkar v) Ms. Kalaivani Venkataraman vi) CA Prasanna Tambe vii) Ms. Anuprita Sardesai vii) Dr.