Journalism of Courage
Spreading cheer
TASMAC (Training & Advanced Studies in Management And Communications Ltd) students celebrated Christmas with a difference. They visited an NGO called Snehalaya which works for children with multiple disabilities while chiefly focusing on cerebral palsy. The students,along with the faculty and staff,visited the institute and spent quality time with the children. The little kids at Snehalaya were delightedwhen Santa Claus handed them Christmas goodies. They were thrilled to shake hands with the bearded figure they have only heard about or seen in pictures! The young TASMAC group then played the guitar and sang Christmas carols,encouraging the children to sing along and have fun. Father Thomas,director of Snehalaya NGO said,The presence of the students has really boosted the morale of our children. They shared their Christmas joy with us and we appreciate their goodwill. The children of Snehalaya will always remember this day.
Igniting minds
Eradicating social evils like dowry and caste system is the need of the hour. And the 19th annual elocution competition,organised by Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s Commerce of College (MMCC),in collaboration with Anti-Dowry Movement,Mumbai,focussed on this issue. Held on December 22,the competition saw students enthusiastically coming forth to voice their views. The aim was to empower the anti-dowry movement and to spread more awareness in society about the issue. The competition had various topics related to social issues like Attitude of Parents towards the Dowry custom,and ‘Politics in games and games in politics. Students actively participated and spoke at length on the given subject. Pritesh Deshpande of ILS College won the first prize while Vaibhav Godse of Ramkrishna More college came second. The programme was hosted by professor S S Pokharna and Sujata Shenai. It was coordinated by professor Nasir Shaikh,Shashank Tambe and Akshay Kelkar.
