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The “Active”
English Society
The year 2006-2007
constituted yet another glorious chapter in the achievements of the
ACTIVE SOCIETY of the Department of English. Truly living up to its
name, ACTIVE, the Society was abuzz with a wide spectrum of activities
throughout the year. It began its functioning with the election of the
new office bearers for the academic session 2006-2007 from among the
students in July. The outcome:
President Srishti Malasi (III year)
Secretary Gautam Chaubey (II year)
Treasurer Yuthika Bhargava (III
year)
Treasurer Assistant Niti Nirwan (IInd
year)
Student Coordinator Anchala Paliwal
(III year) for Literati 2006
In an attempt to
foster awareness among the students, the ACTIVE Society in association
with PEHEL, the Delhi University Support Group for women, organized an
interactive seminar on “Safety of Women” in collaboration with JAGORI,
an NGO working for feminist causes.
Reflecting the
department’s commitment to spread awareness in youth about issues both
topical and typical of their times, “The International Youth Day” was
celebrated along with the ACTIVE Society’s annual literary festival
LITERATI. The two-day festival, organized on 10-11 August 2006
celebrated the spirit of youth in a plethora of competitions exploring
different facets of the lives of youth today. The festival drew active
participation from within the department as well as from other courses
and even other colleges. Events like Creative Writing Competition,
Self Composed Poetry Recitation, Poster Making Competition, and even
Paper Presentation
drew enthusiastic
response from both the participants as well as the audience. The
colorful highpoint of the evening was of course, the Literary Costume
Display.
The ACTIVE Society
screened a movie Bombay Calling and a documentary by the Centre of
Civil Societies Beyond Borders on the two days of the festival. The
interactive session that followed the documentary generated quite a
few insightful deliberations.
In the month of
November, the department organized a picnic at the Fun n Food Park,
Gurgaon for the students of all the three years. The students as well
as the teachers came back with exhilarating memories of the joyrides
and the time spent at the water park.
On March 1, 2007 a
career-counselling workshop in service industry was organized with Dr.
Gulshan Sharma of the Institute of Tourism and Future Management
Trends (ITFT), Chandigarh.
Later in the month,
on March 7, 2007, Professor Rosemary Marangaly George of the
University of California, San Diego, USA, delivered a lecture on
“Undoing Bollywood’s Magic and Dadima’s Stories: Teaching South Asian
Literature in Southern California” for the benefit of the students of
Maharaja Agrasen College. Overall it was a year of great success and
achievement for the ACTIVE society.
Department of
Electronics
TECHNO society of
Department of Electronics, organized Elektro-Zeal ’06, the annual
inter college co-curricular and extra-curricular festival on 19th and
20th September 2006. The aim was to ensure the all-round development
of the students, especially development of organizational and
management skills, communication skills, creative talents, social and
interpersonal skills, etc. through programmes like debate, quiz, group
discussions and creativity session comprising of collage making,
poster making, face painting, T-shirt painting etc. The events
provided an opportunity for the students to work in teams and have a
fun-filled experience as a group. Students from atleast 20 colleges of
Delhi University, I.P.University and Jamia Milia Islamia participated
in the various events.
Elektro-Zeal’ 06
celebrations started with an Inaugural game show for faculty members
and guests. The event turned out to be a grand, most enjoyable and
dynamic event in the Elektro-Zeal ’06, attaining highest peak of
enthusiasm and excitement.
Quiz ‘Brain Teaser’
followed next which indeed teased the brains of the participants and
proved to be the final barrier to the grey cells.
The fine arts event
‘Shades’ provided a vent to the imagination of the participants which
included the’ Poster Making’,’Collage’, ‘Face Painting’,‘T- shirt
painting’ events and ‘cartoon making’ event. The cartoons made by the
students highlighted the serious issues of the society in a way that
was completely mind blowing.
The “Group
Discussion” organized by “PT Education” provided a platform where the
participants expressed their thoughts and explained their web of
knowledge through discussion..
Next was the debate
competition. The topic was “Government should censor information on
World wide web”. With 18 participants and their splendid ideas the
atmosphere of the room was set ablaze. Elektro—Zeal’06 ended with the
most awaited game show called “ELEKTRO- ZEAL DHAMAKA”, aimed at
testing the creativity and spontaneity of the participants. The show
was a real energy booster and mind refresher for everyone. There was
huge participation from the audiences.
Elektro—Zeal’06
ended with a huge amount of euphoria and promise to bring
“Elektro—Zeal’07" back again next year.
Business
Economics Association
The Department of
Business Economics organized seminar on “Dimensions of Technological
Advancement and its Implications” with the objective to make students
visualize the types of technological development in the various fields
and its linkages with the international agreements, environment and
its implications at national and global level.
The annual
departmental fest –”Euphony” was entirely conceived and planned by
the students. The winners in the various activities of the event are
as follows:
Case study:
Ist prize- Rashmi Shreedhar (BBE 3rd yr.), IInd prize- Shilpi
Khanchandani (BBE 3rd yr.)
Debate:
Ist prize- Amogh (English (H) 1st yr.), IInd prize-Rashmi Shreedhar (BBE
3rd yr.)
Quiz:
Ist prize- Ankit Bhatnagar & Pranav Bhandari, IInd prize-Monika Gera &
Aditi (BBE 2ndyr.)
G.D.:
Ist prize Kushagr (BCom (H) 3rd yr.), IInd prize-Abhijeet Ganguly(BBE
2nd yr.)
Ad magic :
Ist prize- Vinay & Himanshu (BBE pass outs), IInd prize-Neha Saxena &
Neha Khator(Journalism (H)2ndyr)
The academic winners
of the department in the first year –( Neha Neb –Ist, Sakshi Sharma
-2nd, Amandeep Kaur -3rd and in the second year –(Pragya Jain –Ist,
Rashmi Shreedhar -2nd, Divya Gupta-3rd)
A two day excursion
trip to Chandigarh was also organized at the initiative of the
students. The visit to Rock Garden, Sukhana lake and Pinjore garden
was full of fun and frolic.
Euphony
Organizers :
Abijit BBE 2nd yr.
(Secretary)
Monika BBE 2nd yr.
(Extra-curricular Convener)
Divya Kotwal 3rd yr.
(President)
Ankit Bhatnagar
2nd Yr.
Aditi
2nd yr.
Disha Rustagi 2nd
yr.
Divya Gupta 3rd
yr.
Department of
Mathematical Sc.
Known for the past
numerous years, Ramanujan Society has grown and evolved. It has formed
into a fruitful tree with talented students showing there all-round
performances in every field they step in. Continuous effort, with hard
work and determination has been the key for a team of teachers and
students who combined their efforts and talents to make each academic
session as unique and different experience. Our students actively
participated in the festivals organized by various colleges like Dayal
Singh, Kirorimal College, Mata Sundri College, Kalindi College and The
Youth Nexus bagging 3rd prize in the Rock Show category organized by
Dayal Singh College during their fest ‘Priyadarshini’ on 22nd Feb 07.
Drawing your
attention more towards the academic year 2006-07 of Department of
Mathematical Sciences, the year started by electing a new set of
office bearers comprising of Allen Sharma (President), Rahul Sharma
(Vice-President) and Anjali (Secretary) for the departments all-round
performance and whose combined efforts with the teachers made the
journey of the year successful and worthwhile. The Department apart
from participating in various college festivals, yet again for the 2nd
consecutive year organized the Annual Departmental Fest ‘SIZZLERS-07’
which was a combination of knowledge and fun events.
The two days fest
included Group Discussion, Quiz competition, Computer Games and the
most awaited Tambola Game and Treasure Hunt which was organized for
the first time in Maharaja Agrasen College and together proved to be a
‘Phenomenal Hit’ among all the students and teachers in the college.
The event could not be ended without the most spectacular and the most
awaited Game Show, ‘SIZZLERS-07’ which was tailor made to test the
mental and physical toughness of the students.
The main purpose of
this fest was to provide a platform to the students to show off their
real talents combined with equal fun and frolics for all. The results
of Sizzlers-07 are as follows:
Group Discussion:
Ritwik Deo, Ina Goel and Shourie Anand
Quiz: Rajat
and Shourie Anand
Computer Games:
Sharad Rastogi and Manish Sharma
Treasure Hunt:
Abdul Qadir and Anand Cherian
Sizzlers-07 (Game
Show): Pranay Sharma and Kush Dixit.
All in all, the
students with the incomparable support and guidance of the teachers
strived making the cultural and academic year go hand in hand. We hope
to keep the same enthusiasm and spirit for the next year and the years
to come.
Commerce Society
‘VYAKTITVA’
The Academic Session
2006-07 was punctuated by several extra curricular events organized
under the aegis of the ‘Vyaktiva’ society. On 18th November, 2006 an
orientation programme on tele accounting organized throughTele
Software Pvt. Ltd.The objective was to orient students about the
importance of tele software programme.
A workshop on Vedic
Maths was conducted on the 24th of November, in association with TIME
(Triumphant Institute of Management Education Pvt. Ltd. It generated a
lot of enthusiasm and interest among students and teachers alike, and
indeed proved to be a worthwhile experience.
On 27th December a
seminar on empowering investors through education was organized in
association with Bombay stock Exchange. This too was very well
received by students.
Overall, a very
eventful and productive year, which taught us a great deal.
Political Science
Society ‘CHANAKYA’
The ‘Chanakya
Society’ of the department of Political Science strives to bring about
the hidden qualities of its students and focuses on their all round
development. Keeping this in mind the society organized various
activities throughout the year.
The office bearers
of the society for this session are:
President:
Shourie Anand III yr
Secretary:
Abhishek II yr
Treasurer:
Nisha I yr
Executive
Members: M. Sivakumar and Priyamvada (III Yr)., Atul and Komal (II
Yr)
Arpita and Anoushka
(I Yr) The Annual Department festival was organized on 17 November,
2006. The programme began with the screening of three documentaries
pertaining to theoretical aspects of issues dealing with downtrodden
sections of society, liberty and livelihood by the Center for Civil
Society. This was followed by Quiz, Poster Making, Best out of Waste
Competition and the programme culminated with Extempore.
The department went
for a picnic on 07 February to Badkal Lake and the Surajkund Crafts
Mela. Everyone enjoyed the trip, which proved to be a happy way of
concluding the events. So then, till the next session begins, cheerio!
Journalism Society
‘Spark Plug”
‘Journalism’ as
everyone knows is one of the most sought after courses in Delhi
University and Maharaja Agrasen College has carved out its own niche
by producing some big names in the industry like Biresh Banerjee,
Gaurav of BIG FM, etc. Some of our present students too, bring back
laurels that we are proud of:
Krishna Prasad
Pokharel won a trip to USA and a cash prize of over a lakh for
securing the third position in International Essay Writing
Competition. He also won the first prize in Janki Devi College for
Creative Writing.
Ritwik Deo and Astik
Sinha won the second prize in Kamla Nehru for ADMAD 2006.
Rohit Juyal and Aman
Khetrapal won the third prize in the same.
Sunil Ji Bhat and
Ritwik Deo won the first prize in AD making in Venkateshwara College
Festival in 2006.
Anuj, Thomas
Vergheese and Aman Khetrapal won second prize in ADMAD in Indraprastha
College festival, 2006.
Anuj, Sunil Ji Bhat
and Thomas Vergheese won first prize in ADMAD at Janki Devi College
Festival.
Sunil Ji Bhat won
the second prize in Extempore in the political Science Fest at our own
college.
Sunil Ji Bhat,
Gautam Chaube, Aman Khetrapal won the first prize in ADMAD in
Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies.
Anuj won the third
prize in Miranda House for extempore competition.
The journalism
Students’ Society ‘SPARK PLUG’ organized several seminars, lectures
and workshops during the course of the year for the benefit of the
students. Some of our alumna have also lent us a helping hand. For
instance, ‘Radio in Nation Campfire’ was organized by RJ Gaurav of Big
FM, and a lecture on Improvisation on Diction was conducted by Manish
of AIR FM. The series of events were crowned with the Hasya Kavi
Pratiyogita, a event which proved to be huge hit with the students.
Anant Theatre Group
Yes, I am Room
no.33.
‘Anant’ the never
ending journey is an expression that has become synonymous with the
theatre goup of Maharaja Agrasen College. A modest beginning that was
made on November 14 1998, almost eight years back, under the
leadership of Gaurav Srivastava and Tripti Dewda, Trivendera Chauhan
and Saurav Sharma, Anant has gained recognition and respect.
From the very
beginning, the group focused on street theatre. Now in case you don’t
know, a street play is performed by actors, at the street corners.
Their basic job is to bring social issues into public awareness. Anant
considers it a medium to reach out to the people. And that was the
reason they did not confine themselves to giving performances in the
college. They also gave professional performances for NGOs like UNIFEM
and CAFF.
Starting from the
play Ek Khamosh Cheekh based on female foeticide, which consecutively
won seven Inter College competitions, Anant came up with more plays on
social issues like, Bhram, BahaV, Jang to Hogi, Ek Khoj, Manthan And
Ek Sachaayi Yeh Bhi Hai, based on casteism, communal violence,
democracy and child abuse. Their performances have not only been
applauded but have been awarded at various competitions.
Anant has recently
made a new addition to its repertoire: Teesra Sach. This play too has
been very well received. This play was performed at IIT Delhi and
Kamla Nehru College.
Anant provides a
suitable launching pad to the aspiring artist in you, but it is not
just about acting. Of course it brings alive the entire experience of
a play, right from the context, content, framework, dialogues,
presentation, choreography and even songs that are all collectively
evolved and worked out; but more than that, it is a bond of trust and
love and respect in each other’s lives and in the collective identity
of the group. It is about togetherness and unity and belief in the
word and the conviction that it can affect change.
So buddy, thanks for
considering me a friend. Though I am just a room, you have patiently
listened to me. Now, let me give you a friendly advice. Join Anant if
you can for Anant can give you a true taste of life. Life is like an
ice-cream, enjoy before it melts.
Extra Curricular
Committee: Annual Report
Extra Curricular
events play a significant role in the life of every educational
institution. These events not only provide students with a platform to
express themselves and realize their talents; they also go a long way
in shaping a balanced and all rounded personality. The cultural
calendar of Maharaja Agrasen College, too, was therefore paid special
attention.
The initiating event
was the Freshers’ Welcome Social, organized in the first week of
August itself. A spectacular event in its own right, it marked the
formal initiation of freshers into the institution and provided them
with an opportunity to showcase their talents.
On January 10, 2007,
the eagerly awaited Annual Cultural Festival was organized in the
college premises. Sh. Sandeep Dixit was the chief guest of the event.
PLEXUS-2007 was a day long saturnalia characterized by the fervour of
our spirited youngsters, intent on making most of their own special
day. Several programmes were organized as part of this mega event.
There were departmental programmes, choreography competition, fashion
pageants, antkshari, rangoli, face painting competition. Mehendi
competition etc. There was enormous enthusiasm in the students, who
participated in events in considerable numbers. The high point of the
evening was indeed the spellbinding performance of Ghazal singer
Sakhawat Hussein Khan. Over all, a memorable day made memorable made
memorable by the joint efforts of the students, teachers, and staff
members. Sincere thanks are due to all of them.
NCC UNIT Report
Mr. Bibhuti Bhusan
Mohapatra
The collegecontinued
its efforts in the year 2006-07 in the direction of nation building.
The activities of the college National Cadet Corps (NCC) unit have
been an important part of such efforts. NCC is a tri-Services
Organisation, comprising Amy, Navy and Air Force, engaged in grooming
the youth of the country into disciplined and patriotic citizens. Over
the years the NCC unit of the college has been performing with the
following aims and objectives.
Aims &
objectives:
To develop
character, comradeship, discipline, secular outlook, spirit of
adventure and the ideals of selfless service amongst the youth of the
country.
To create a human
resource of organized, trained and motivated youth, to provide
leadership in all walks of life including the Armed Forces and always
be available for the service of the nation.
To create suitable
environment to motivate the youth to take up a career in the Armed
Forces.
Unity &
Discipline:
There are more than
one hundred students i.e., more than 10% of the college strength, have
enrolled themselves in NCC. The unit has a definite organizational set
up in order to inculcate discipline among the cadets.
Organizational
set up:
NCC Officer in
Charge: Mr. Bibhuti Bhusan Mohapatra
Senior Under
Officer(S.U.O):: Mr. Abdul Quadir B.A. Prog. III
yr.
The NCC unit of the
college functions under the supervision of 3 Delhi Battalion, which is
a part of the Delhi NCC Unit. The NCC unit has been participating in
various activities organized by the college and by the NCC head
Quarter. The cadets participated in the C.A.T.C. camps organized in
the months of June, August and September. They also participated in
the Army Attachments Camps at Delhi, which were organized by Dogra and
Maratha regiments in the month of October. Apart from all these the
students also participated in the All India Trekking camp at Shillong
in December.
Achievements:
The cadets of the
college NCC unit have not only participated in the above mentioned
activities but have also won several laurels for the college.
The cadets won 1st
and 2nd prizes in volley ball competition in the camps held at New
Delhi and Shillong respectively. They also won 1st and 3rd prizes in
group dance and solo dance respectively in the camps held at Shmla and
2nd prize in the solo dance competition in the CATC camp at New Delhi.
Thus the year
2006-07 like previous years was a year of activities and achievements
for the college NCC unit, which will go a long way in grooming the
students into disciplined and patriotic citizens of the country.
Report of Sports
Festival SPORTS-MAC
Sh. Mukesh Agarwal
A four-day long
Sports festival was organized by the department of Physical Education
in association with Students’ Sports Council and Sports Committee. The
festival comprised of various sports events of Indoor and Outdoor
nature for the students of the college, i.e., Chess, Carrom,
Badminton, Cricket, Football, Basketball along with Athletics. More
than half of the college strength has participated in the ocean of the
sports tsunami which began from March 06, 07 to March 09, 07.
Besides, a cricket
match between teaching and non-teaching was played at the College’s
new site.
Finally, Annual
Sports Day was organized at the new site. The day was full of
excitement and joy for the entire college. Athletic events for the
students (race, shot put, javelin throw, golf key) were followed by
race for teaching and non-teaching faculty members. The 50 mts dash
and lemon spoon race for women staff members was the great show of the
day.
The chief guest for
the occasion was Sh. Deepender Pathak, Joint commissioner, Delhi
Police. He distributed the prizes to the achievers of the different
sports events. Sh.Siddharth Mishra, Chairperson, Governing Body, also
graced the occasion with his distinguished presence. Our Principal,
Dr. Sunil Sondhi, welcomed the guests and other dignitaries. The vote
of thanks was delivered by Sh. Mukesh Agarwal, Lecturer, physical
Education.
Apart from this, the
college sports team participated in various inter-college events in
the session. The main achievement however, is with regard to the Chess
event where boys’ team was in top five and the girls’ team in top
eight. In relay event too, (4X100) the team occupied the fourth
position. Besides, the cricket team participated in various open
tournaments. The college teams also performed well in Badminton,
Football and Athletics.
Sports Committee Members:
1. Sh. Paramjeet Singh
2. Dr. Alok Puranik
3. Ms. Anuradha
4. Dr. Subodh Kumar
5. Sh. Mukesh Agarwal
Student Sports Council Members:
1. Arjun Maini (Sports
Captain)
2. Saurabh
3. Sushil Kumar
4. Rajkumar
5. Mohit Jain
6. Anu Kapoor
7. Rupa
8. Lalita
9. Asha
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