Bhavan’s Vivekananda College of Science, Humanities & Commerce

Sainikpuri, Secunderabad-94 Autonomous College – Affiliated to Osmania University

Accredited with ‘A’ grade by NAAC

Report on BHAVANOTSAV-2015

Date: SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Bhavanotsav-2015 was celebrated by the students of Bhavan’s Vivekananda College, Sainikpuri with great fanfare and enthusiasm. It is an annual inter collegiate, techno-cultural festival that has gained immense popularity in recent years. It has become a must-attend event for aspiring students who would like to explore their potential and exhibit their talent .Bhavanotsav is a great platform that promises healthy competition and promotes holistic development and team spirit amongst the students. The program was inaugurated by the Hon. Director, Col.M.Vijay Rao, Principal, Prof.Y.Ashok and the Bhavanotsav Co-ordinator, Mrs.Saraswathi Devi. This was followed by a short cultural programme. There were around 40 formal and informal competitions held by various Departments of the college. A panoramic overview of the events is as follows. The Department of Mass Communications under the banner “FRAMES” invited entries for short films, photography and RJ hunt. There were around 100 entries for the events. The events conducted under MEDHA - Department of Management were the selection of the Young Manager and Business Quiz. Participants faced three rounds of quantitative, verbal analytical, statistical and situational questions followed by a stress interview. Mr. Mohak from Aurora College won the coveted prize and was adjudged as the Young Manager of the event. The Department of Physics and Electronics invited poster presentations (theme industrial electronics) and micro presentations on the (theme: - optical phenomenon) Students participated enthusiastically in the ‘ASYMPTOTE’ online test and LAN games conducted by Department of computer science. There was a good response for greENERGY competitions conducted by life sciences Department. The Department of commerce (DISHA) organized several events to test the business acumen of students. Mock Stock exchange, Business Simulation, IPL Bidding, FUNNY ads were some of the events that received overwhelming response from the students.

Bhasha Tarang (Languages Department) organized imaginative competitions Masti Melange, CROSSoch and SONGaana that were well received by the students. Elocution competition on the topic “INTERNET IS MAKING COPY CATS” was conducted in English, Hindi and Telugu The cultural events of music and dance organized by KALASANGAM – Xpressionz club enthralled the audience with their brilliant performances. The young audience was treated to some soulful, melodious music and interplay of classical, contemporary and fusion dance forms. There was also a special section the COSMOS for international students. They had a quiz and a special cultural show ‘The Spectacle‘ that showcased the culture of their native countries. Bhavya – the women cell organized special events like Warli pot painting and the Women Entrepreneur (Poster Session). This time many new categories had been introduced like the – Doodle Art, Quilling Art, Face Painting, Anthakshari, Collage and so on. The Bhavanites did a splendid job hosting and participating in all the events. There were around 350 volunteers including the NSS & NCC students. Mr. Sushanth was the star attraction from Tollywood who enhanced the glamour of the festival. He impressed the young audience with his grace and style. The program ended on a high note with the valedictory function. Amidst applause and appreciation, winners of the various events were awarded prizes and certificates. The programme was a grand success as around 4000 students participated from 72 colleges and made the program a grand success.

GUEST LECTURE : Dr. Rajyalakshmi - 2015 - 16

501/BVC/Guest Lect./2015-16 28/10/2015

ToDr. P RajyalakshmiHead, Department of HindiSt. Pious Degree & PG CollegeNacharamHyderabad.

Dear Madam,

With reference to our discussion, I would like to invite you to the Guest Lecture on“Bhakti Sahitya Aur Kabir” which is scheduled on 31/10/2015 at 10.00 am in ourcollege premises. We would be highly obliged if you can address the students.

Venue : Biochemistry BlockRoom No.:71

We look forward to your visit to our college.

Thank you,

Yours Sincerely,

Prof, Y AshokPRINCIPAL

GUEST LECTURE – TELUGU ON 28 OCTOBER 2015

501/BVC/Sanskrit.G,L/2015-16 03/08/2015

To,Prof. Kuppa Venkata Krishna MurthyChairman of I-Serve,Institute of Scientific Research on VedasHyderabad.

Dear Sir,

We are really privileged to have you with us for a Guest Lecture on 03rd August, 2015.

We express our sincere gratitude for an educating and enriching lecture session on

“Importance of Sanskrit Language”.

We thank you once again for accepting our invitation.

With Warm regards,

Prof. Y ASHOKPRINCIPAL

Bhavan’s Vivekananda College Of Science, Humanities and Commerce

(Autonomous College – Affiliated to Osmania University) (Accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC) Sainikpuri, Secunderabad – 500094

Ph : +91-04-27111611, 27115878 Visit us at: www.bhavansvc.org

A Report on Languages Day Celebration-2015

Bhavan’s Vivekananda College celebrated its Language’s Day on December 9 ,2015 with

great enthusiasm. The program started with a prayer in Sanskrit. The Language

department had conducted a series of competitions viz; story writing, jam session, power

point presentation, crossoch (word puzzle) in English, Hindi and Telugu languages. The

Sanskrit section conducted events in singing, recitation and counting numbers. The

French section organized a fun based event “Try Trouver”- Treasure hunt.

Principal, Prof. Y. Ashok stressed the importance of languages in the curriculum and

advised the students to gain proficiency in languages and not to view them just as a means

of scoring marks.

Dr. Kameswari, HOD also spoke elaborately in her report about the innovative teaching

methods and practices that are being introduced to make the language classes more

interactive and student friendly.

An interesting quiz event “Guestymology” based on English loan words became an instant

hit with the student audience. The program also included a medley of songs in various

languages offered by the college.

The program ended with the prize distribution ceremony. The Principal awarded prizes

and certificates to the winners.

Press ReportTwo Day National Seminar

Bal Shouri Reddy: Samagra ChintanTwo day national seminar

Bala shouri Reddy : Samagra Chintan

4-5 March, 2016

Day-1

Bhavans Vivekananda College organized a two day national seminar in Hindi on 4th and 5th March,2016

The theme of the seminar was Dr. Bala Shouri Reddy : Samagra Chinthan. The seminar is a tribute to

the voluminous work and contribution made by Dr .Bala Shouri Reddy in the field of Hindi literature and

especially child literature. Bala Shouri Reddy captured the imagination of a generation of tale hungry

children with rich fare of traditional narratives. He was also popularly known as the former editor of

Chandamama children’s magazine.

The inaugural function started with a traditional lighting of the lamp and Bhavan’s prayer .The important

dignitaries who graced the function were –

Chief guest- Prof. Anitha Ganguly-,Regional director, Central Hindi Institute, Hyd

Guest of Honour- Prof. Sheela Mishra, Osmania university

Chair person - Prof. Shashi Mudhiraj, Central University, Hyd

Air cmde{retd} J L N Sastry - Vice Chairman, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan

Prof. Y .Ashok - Principal, Bhavans Vivekananda College

The Convenor of the national seminar Dr. C Kameswari gave the welcome address.

Prof. Y .Ashok, Principal and Sri JLN Sastry spoke on the occasion and welcomed all the delegates.

The key note address was delivered by Prof. Nirmala Maurya, Registrar , Dakshin Bharat Hindi

Prachar Sabha, Chennai. The inaugural session “Yaadon ke Jharoke Se” was chaired by Prof .Shashi

Mudiraj.An interesting power point presentation based on the life , work and achievements of Bala

Shouri Reddy was presented by the students of Bhavan’s college. Academicians, writers and scholars

shared their first hand experience and memories which they cherished during the life time of Bala

Shouri Reddy.

Some of the important speakers of the morning session were :

Prof. C. Manikantan, Dr .Srinivasan , Dr.Pr Vasudevan from Tamilnadu Hindi Academy, Chennai ; Prof.

Y V RamanRao, Hyderabad University ; Prof. G. Jayashankar Babu, Pondichery University ; Sri

Gorakhnath Tiwari,Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha Hyderabad .

The post lunch afternoon session was chaired by Prof Manikyamba, (Mani), Osmania University Hyd.

Papers were presented during this session. The presenters during this session were :

Prof .I .N. Chandra Shekar Reddy, S. V. Universty, Tirupathi

Prof . Shesha Ratnam, Andhra University Vishakhapatnam

Prof. C. Jayashankar Babu, Pondicherry University

Dr. Ramanathan, Tirupati

Dr.Sita lakshmi, Tanuku , W.G Dist, AP

There was an animated discussion on the papers presented. The delegates also visited and appreciated

an exhibition that displayed the books and publications of Bala Shouri Reddy.

DAY 2The co-convenor, Kumari Sandhya Das welcomed all the delegates on the second day of the seminar.

The morning session of the second day was chaired by Prof. Shakuntalamma, Central Hindi Institute,

Hyderabad. The theme of this session was “Balshouri Reddy: Bal Sahitya Ki Atma”. A power point

presentation was given based on the life of Balshouri Reddy . He had promoted child literature not only

in Hindi but also in all South Indian Languages.

The paper presenters in this session were:

1. Dr. Madhavi – KendriyaVidyalaya, Hyderabad.

2. Dr. Hulguppa A Hungud- Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University, Vardha.

3. Dr. D. Vidyadhar- Head of the Department; Vivek Vardhini College, Hydbad

4. Ms. Ankita – BVC

5. Mrs. Sreedevi , BVC

6. Mrs. Vinaya Chaturvedi

The chairperson for the afternoon session was Dr Rishab Deb Sharma,Dakshin Bharat Hindi

PracharSabha,Hyderabad. The esteemed Judges for the session were Dr P. Rajya Lakshmi and Dr D.

Vidyadhar. The main theme of this session was ”Bal shouri Reddy: Stories, novels and translations”

The paper presenters in the afternoon session were:

7. Dr. Sumanlata- Hindi Mahavidyalaya , Hyderabad

8. Dr. Jagannath Reddy- Annamalai University, Chennai

9. Dr. Afsarunnuisa- Mumtaz College, Hyderabad

10. Smt. RituBhasin- Research Scholar

11. Smt. Geeta- Research Scholar

12. Smt. Monica- Research Scholar

13. Smt. Sapna-Research Scholar

14. Smt. Jayaprada-Research Scholar

15. Smt. Parvati- Research Scholar

16. Smt. Vijayalaxmi Research Scholar

The best paper presentation award was given to Mrs. Jayaprada, Research Scholar Osmania

University

There were around 150 participants in the seminar

The program concluded with the Valedictory Function and Vote of thanks