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INSIGHT VOLUME 3 / ISSUE 2 / APR-JUN 2019ssu

Learn Lead Serve

Sri Sri University

From the Editor’s Desk

C Sri Sri University

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Ms. Ashima HellanMr. Raghunath DashMr. Arun Kumar Mishra

Readers are requested to email their feedback to:editor.ssuinsight@srisriuniversity.edu.in

Dear Readers

The last quarter of Academic Year 2018-19 witnessed a flurry of events in the Campus. Just as the examinations were in progress alongside the general and assembly elections in the State, Super Cyclone ‘Fani’ hit Puri and the twin-cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack with severe intensity. The impact was so intense that life almost came to a standstill in the coastal belt. It seemed as if the Almighty wanted to test our strength. Despite the odds persisting for some time, it failed to suppress the human spirit.

The well-executed disaster management plans by the Government of Odisha under the leadership of Shri Naveen Pattanayak Hon’ble Chief Minister of the State gave a new lease of life to the people in the affected areas. At SSU, students, members of staff and faculty joined hands to perform ‘seva’ and exhibited an unparalleled spirit of unity in challenging times.

After a short hiatus, SSU resumed its journey of excellence with a new captain commandeering the flight - Prof. (Dr.) Ajay Kumar Singh joined us as the new Vice-Chancellor. With a renowned professor from Delhi School of Economics and an able administrator, we look forward to scaling new heights of success in coming days and become a trendsetter in the field of education around the globe.

The University reopened after the summer vacations with a unique four-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) from 19 – 22 June 2019 which was followed by one of its kind Strategic Meet 2019 held on 23-24 June 2019. Both these events saw our President, Ms. Rajita Kulkarni wearing different hats – an Advanced Meditation Teacher, a Trainer, a Transformational Leader and the President of this unique University. Having redefined our paths and goals through such a unique hand-holding experience, Team SSU is once again filled with loads of energy, zeal and enthusiasm to take our students on this journey of Learn, Lead and Serve.

Happy Reading!

Dr. Rakesh TripathiEditor

Inside...

Pearls of Wisdom 01

Spotlight 02

Faculty of Architecture 03

Faculty of SciencesDepartment of Computer Science

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Faculty of Contemplative & Behavioural SciencesDepartment of Contemplative & Behavioural Sciences

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Faculty of LanguagesDepartment of English & Foreign Languages

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Faculty of Commerce &Management Studies

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Faculty of Indic StudiesDepartment of Performing Arts

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Faculty of Health & WellnessDepartment of Yogic Science

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Pearls of Wisdom

“Dissolving the name is awareness. Dissolving the form is meditation. The world is name and form. Bliss transcends name and form. ”

-Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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Sports Winners

MoU with Sri Sri School of Yoga

SpotLight

4 April 2019 Ms. Rajita Kulkarni, President SSU with Capt. (Retd.) C S Panda, Director, Student Affairs and members of the SriSriU Sports Team comprising of coaches and players of basketball, volleyball, athletes along with their trophies

6 April 2019 Cmde (Retd.) Ghanashyam Ojha, Executive Registrar, SSU signing the Memorandum of Understanding with Shri Dinesh Kashikar on behalf of Sri Sri School of Yoga, Bangalore in the presence of Prof. (Dr.) B R Sharma, Dean – Faculty of Health and Wellness and Mr. Narendra Lamba, Director - Operations SSU

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Vertical Integration Design Studio, 2019

FacULtY oF archItectUre

3-10 January 2019 Vertical Integration Design Studio in progress in the Department. Students also participated in designing Summer Retreat Meditation Centre of The Art Of Living Foundation at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.

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Guest Lecture

Vernacular Buildingcraft Workshop

6 February 2019 Students from 4th Semester participating in a Workshop on Vernacular Crafts and Pottery at Kalabhoomi, Odisha, Craft Museum, guided by Dr. Geeta Vaidyanathan and Ar. Amrita Singh, as a part of their course on Vernacular Architecture.

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2 February 2019 A Guest Lecture on Digital Fabrication Using 3D Printing, CNC Routing, And Electronic Microprocessor Based Automation By Ar. Mahavir Singh in progress.

heritage Walk at ekamra Kshetra

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9 February 2019 A Heritage Walk, guided by Ar. Sanchari Kar and Ar. Proma Sarkar, was conducted at Ekamra Shetra to familiarise the 2nd Semester students with the architectural style of Kalinga Temples as part of their course on History of Architecture.

Design competition: ‘aLaNKrIt’

16 March 2019 Students participating in ‘Alankrit’, a Design Competition organised by Faculty of Architecture, SSU. Design in Picture- “Re-Imagining Weekly Market”.

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Board of Studies (BoS) Meeting

13 April 2019 Prof. Uday Gadkari, Former President– Council of Architecture interacting with Prof Srilakshmi Swamy during his visit to the exhibition organized by the Department. Prof. Uday Gadkari visited FoArch as an External Expert for the Board of Studies Meeting.

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Synopsis report review

22 April 2019 Students of the First Graduating Batch presenting Synopsis Report of their theses before Prof. Ratnamala Mishra, External Jury Member and faculty members from the Department during the Review Session.

Ms. Rajita Kulkarni, President SSU, along with Prof. U. C. Gadkari, Director & Founding member of IDEAS, Nagpur & Ex-President, Council of Architecture (2012-16), Cmde (Retd.) Ghanashyam Ojha, Executive Registrar, SSU with, Prof. Srilakshmi Swamy, Dean– Faculty of Architecture, and Ms. Rupal Shah, Asst. Professor

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Study tour23 June - 4 July 2019 Students of 5th Semester during their 10-day Study Tour of Delhi, Chandigarh, Dharamshala, McLeodganj.

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Global higher education alliance SpotLight

10 April 2019 SSU becomes one of the Founding Members of India Global Higher Education Alliance - Cmde (Retd.) Ghanashyam Ojha, Executive Registrar, SSU and Ms. Gayatri S Dhume, Head – Admissions & Promotions receive the membership award from the College Board authorities

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exceptional Women of excellence SpotLight

16 April 2019 Ms. Rajita Kulkarni, President SSU receiving the “Exceptional Women of Excellence” Award at the International Women’s Economic Forum in New Delhi

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Faculty of Sciences

DePARtMent oF CoMPuteR SCienCe

celebration of ‘Ugadi’

Guest Lecture

6 April 2019 Students and faculty members of the Department celebrated ‘Ugadi’ and sought blessings of the Almighty.

6 April 2019 Mr. Raja Sharma facilitated a Guest Lecture on problem-solving technique in the Department.

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Inauguration of ayurveda hospital SpotLight

26 April 2019 Dr. Prafulla Kumar Mishra, Chancellor of Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur, Bihar Chief Guest and Dr. Jayram Hazra, Director CARIHD– CCRAS and Dr. Dinabandhu Maharana- President, Odisha Ayurveda Seva Sadan, Guests of Honour on the occasion of inauguration of the Ayurveda Hospital.

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countering ‘Fani’ - calmly SpotLight

3-4 May 2019 Students, faculty & team members engaged in seva and showed incredible courage, resilience & care for each other in the eye of the storm! The power of meditation!

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Students performing Guru Pujaduring Super Cyclone ‘Fani’

Even a simple meal like ‘Khichdi’ isso tasteful during the Super Cyclone

Students enjoying their food togetherduring the Super Cyclone

Students at SSU live by its Core Values of ‘Learn Lead Serve’. Students performing seva (washing soiled dishes) at ‘Kaivalya’ during the Super Cyclone.

Enjoying some light moments together during the aftermath of ‘Fani’

Prof. ajay Kumar Singh Joins SSUas the New Vice chancellor

SpotLight

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10 May 2019 Prof. Ajay Kumar Singh joined Sri Sri University as its third Vice Chancellor on 10th May, 2019. An alumnus of Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, Dr. Singh was serving as Professor in the Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce & Business, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi prior to joining us. In addition to teaching, Dr. Singh has held a number of important positions such as Dean (Works), Officer on Special Duty, University Press, Head - Graphic Arts Centre, Joint Dean (Admissions) and Chairman/Member of various important committees of the University of Delhi like, IQAC, Planning Committee, building committee, recruitment committee, etc.

Dr. Singh has more than 32 years of teaching experience and he comes with the distinction of being an academician and administrator par excellence with a strong spiritual orientation. As a Team Leader, he believes in the power of positivity and synergy. He has done the Blessing Course of Art of Living Foundation, Angel Healing from Prithvi Gurukool and ACMOS Healing - Paris. Among the many hats he wears, he also comes to us as a Certified Trainer and Healer from ESOCEN, USA.

Dr. Singh has 207 publications including 10 books, 1 International Monograph, 105 research papers, 12 articles, 16 case studies, 52 editorial reviews, 2 abstracts, and 8 book reviews published in leading journals (Emerald’s TLO & Social Responsibility Journal, Inderscience- IJBIS, Springer’s Current Psychology, Scientific Journal ACTA OPERATIVO OECONOMICA, Slovak Republic, ACTA OECONOMICA PRAGENSIA, Agricultural Economics – Czech, International Journal of Business and

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Management Studies, Turkey). His publications have also been awarded which include two Gold Medals for best paper awards, two best paper awards, two silver medal winning papers. His total citations are 331 with h index of 9 and i 10 index of 9 as on June 30, 2019 as per Google Scholar Citations. Dr. Singh has filed two patents in 2019.

He has extensively contributed in the field of research by taking up research guidance in diverse fields associated with Management education including the application of spirituality in management practices. So far, 35 scholars have been awarded Ph. D. degree under his supervision and 08 scholars are currently pursuing under his supervision. He also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Delhi Business Review.

In his academic career, Dr. Singh has also been awarded as the ‘Best Teacher’ for two consecutive years (1998 and 1999) at IAMT. He also holds the distinction of being the topper at school in 10+2 apart from 12 International Awards including 2 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal. The Indian Commerce Association (ICA) conferred the BEST BUSINESS ACADEMIC OF THE YEAR (BBAY) AWARD – 2011 (GOLD MEDAL) and MMSM Research Award (Gold Medal) upon Dr. Singh for 2011 and 2012.

In addition to being the Fellow and Managing Trustee of Indian Commerce Association (ICA), Immediate Past President of Indian Commerce Association Delhi NCR Chapter, Immediate Past President of Indian Association for Management Development (IAMD), Honorary President of Governing Body of Divine Group of Institutions, DSPSR, and many NGOs, Dr. Singh was also District Literacy Committee Chair for Rotary International District (RID) 3012 [2015-17] for which he has been conferred with several awards including Governor’s Vocational Excellence Award on June 24, 2017. Dr. Singh has earlier served as Vice Chancellor of University of Jazeera, Dubai, UAE and has travelled to 23 countries and addressed in more than 200 conferences/seminars/ workshops/training programs.

Dr. Singh is a blend of teacher & researcher, leader & administrator, coach & mentor, guide & counsellor, consultant & healer, and practices servant leadership having a blend of transformational style using breakthrough technology embedded with high performance, creativity, & innovation.

Vishikhanupravesham- the 10th convocation of Sri Sri college of ayurvedic Science & research

SpotLight

16 May 2019 Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar ji during Vishikhanupravesham– the 10th Convocation of Sri Sri College of Ayurvedic Science & Research, Bengaluru

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Faculty of Contemplative & Behavioural Sciences

DePARtMent oF ConteMPLAtive& BehAviouRAL SCienCeS

certificate course in human Development & counselling: Vedic and Modern Perspective 2019

Felicitation of the ‘Vedanta outlook’

5 January - 12 May 2019 A path-breaking, innovative study of Human Existence from 17 trans-disciplinary perspectives amalgamating the Orient and the Occident was conceptualized and successfully conducted by the Department. Spread over 80+ hours, this course was facilitated by accomplished scholars from different fields such as Embryology, Psychology, Astrology, Vedanta, Ayurveda Chemistry, Musicology.

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Mr. Girin Govind

Brahmachari Ayon Maharaj

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12-14 May 2019 A Study tour was held to SPYM, De-addiction center AIIMS New Delhi and UNESCO Head Office New Delhi during 12–14 May 2019.

Study tour

The Scientific study of Jyotisha (Astrology) tools from Vedic Philosophy unfolded mysteries of the human dimension with Pt. Sanjay Rath, B.E (Mechanical) on 9-10 February 2019.

Embryology, Human Growth & Development by Dr. Jaymini Chouhan (MD), a post graduate from MRCPCH– Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, UK.

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An eye opening session on Preventing Addictions through Counselling with over the weekend of 23 and 24th March 2019 with Prof. Anju Dhawan, MD (Psychiatry), NDDTC, AIIMS.

18 February 2019 Dr. Richa Chopra during the launch of Art of Living’s Drug Free India Campaign, led by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Actor Sanjay Dutt and many other dignitaries.

the Drug Free India campaign

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3 and 24 March 2019 Participants of ‘The Teacher as a Counselor’ workshop, facilitated by Prof. Jagjiwan Kaur and coordinated by Vivechana on 3 March and 24 March 2019.

orientation WorkShop

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“Dealing with Addictions”; facilitated by Prof Anju Dhawan, MD (Psychiatry), NDDTC, AIIMS on 24 March 2019 where she spoke on Drug Use, Abuse and Dependence: Approaches to Medical, psycho-social and Spiritual Conglomeration in Dealing with addictions.

6 March and 26 April 2019 Dr. Richa Chopra is a core working group member of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (an autonomous body under UGC) and was an official representative at the Global Yoga Accreditation Summit, UN Headquarters, New York for her key contribution in developing the Yoga Accreditation Framework for Higher Educational Institutions.

Development of Naac’s Yoga accreditation Framework

Dr. Chopra being felicitated by Senior Advisor, Dr. J P Pail (NAAC) and Dr H R Nagendra, Chancellor,SVYASA at the National Yoga Accreditation Conference

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Dr. Chopra with the Senior Advisors of NAAC;Global Yoga Accreditation Summit, New York

Global Yoga Accreditation Summit in progress at the UN Head Quarters, New York

Dr. Chopra with the delegates at the Global Yoga Accreditation Summit, UN Head Quarters, New York

12 March 2019 Dr. Richa Chopra shared Art of Living’s Work in the area of HIV and AIDS in collaboration with various UN and government agencies in past few years through Interfaith Engagement at the SAIEVAC – IPPF Interfaith Meet where she was invited as a speaker.

SaIeVac- Interfaith Platform Meeting

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13-15 March 2019 Spirituality permeates Modern Psychology as Dr. Richa Chopra presents her paper entitled ‘Encompassing Cultures: Transpersonal Psychology’ at the 4th Annual International Conference on Spirituality and Psychology (ICSP), Bangkok.

International conference

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6 April 2019 Dr. Buddhachaitanya, HoD– Dept of Philosophy from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, facilitated the “Vedanta Outlook”.

anti terrorism Day SpotLight

21 May 2019 Ms. Rajita Kulkarni, President, SSU administering the pledge to faculty and staff members to uphold and promote peace, social harmony, and understanding among all human beings and fight the forces of disruption threatening human lives and values on the occasion of Anti-Terrorism Day, in the presence of Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Vice Chancellor, Mr. Narendra Lamba, Director – Operations, and Capt. (Retd.) C S Panda, Director – Student Affairs

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Institutional Social responsibility @ SSU SpotLight

26 May 2019 Team SSU in association with International Association for Human Values (IAHV) distributed essential relief material in its neighbouring villagers affected by Cyclone Fani.

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Faculty of Languages

DePARtMent oF engLiSh& FoReign LAnguAgeS

ecP Graduation ceremony of International Students

Proud moment for Ms. Natalia Tishakovaof ECP as the Topper

Dr. K P Singh, Asst. Professor - DEFL awarding certificate to Ms. Adelia Narkova

Sweet memories of the farewell of our international studentswho successfully completed the English Certification Programme 2019

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Happy moments for the participants

Proud partcipants of the English Certification Programme with their faculty members

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13 April 2019 The Graduation Ceremony for International Students - English Certification Programme.

expert talk During Inauguration of crc Public School

25-28 March 2019 Dr. Prakash Bhadury, Asst. Professor - DEFL being felicitated by the Management of CRC Public School, Ghaziabad after delivering an Expert Talk on ‘Role of Education in 21st Century’

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SSU among top 10travel & tourism Institute

World No tobacco Day

SpotLight

30 May 2019 Higher Education Review ranks Sri Sri University among the ‘Top 10 Travel and Tourism Institutes in India - 2019’

31 May 2019Faculty and staff members take a pledge against consumption of tobacco or tobacco-based products and also encourage family, friends and co-workers against its consumption on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day in the presence of Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Vice Chancellor and Cmde (Retd.) Ghanashyam Ojha, Executive registrar, SSU

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Faculty of Commerce & Management Studies

MASteR oF BuSineSS ADMiniStRAtion

Guest Lecture

4 April 2019 Prof. Leon Monroe Miller, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia delivered a Guest Lecture on Value Creation. He was accompanied by Prof. Biswajit Das, KIIT School of Management, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar

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hackathon: hack4Food

27-28 April 2019 Hack4Food- Hackathon to generate ideas by budding and aspiring entrepreneurs for technological interventions in agri and allied areas to add value to the agrarian community was organised by the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies. Major speakers in the event included Mr. Pranab Jyoti Nath, IAS, CEO, Startup Odisha, Prof. Prafulla Dhal, GM, JK Paper, Prof. Sanat Mishra, OUAT, Col. Ashit Mahapatra, MD, Agrilink, Mr. Somesh Ranjan Behera, Founder, Novolutions Food & Beverage Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Sanat Kumar Panda, Director Technology, Learnitude Technology Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Prasant Biswal, Evangelist, Startup Odisha

Prof. P. Srinivas Subbarao, Dean, FCMS & CEO, SSU Innovation Pvt. Ltd. explaining the objectivesof Hackathon and how the budding and aspiring entrepreneurs. will be benefitted.

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Mr. Satyabrata Jena, the winner of the first prize for Rs. 30,000/- and his team from ABIT, Cuttack

Mr. N. Krishna Sri Sai, the winner of the second prize for Rs. 20,000/- and

his team from NIST, Berhampur

Mr. Vedant, the winner of the third prize for Rs.10,000/- and

his team from Sri Sri University

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Workshop: research Methodology

22 May 2019 FCMS organised a workshop on ‘Research Methodology’, fecilitated by Dr. Yogesh Upadhyay, Professor & Dean, School of Management, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, MP.

Faculty awarded

22 June 2019 Dr. Bhagirathi Nayak, Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, has been awarded the APJ Abdul Kalam Research Center Award for his contribution in the field of Data Science.

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clean air Games Summit

World environment Day

SpotLight

4 June 2019 Poojya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar ji as the Keynote Speaker during the Clean Air Games Summit in Oslo on the eve of World Environment Day 2019.

5 June 2019 The ‘Tree Plantation Drive’ in SSU Campus on the occasion of World Environment Day 2019

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celebrating Mahatma Gandhi SpotLight

7 June 2019 Poojya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar ji delivered a special talk in Bern in commemoration of on the occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in the presence of Members of Swiss Parliament, Ambassadors, Mayors.

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Faculty of Indic Studies

DePARtMent oF PeRFoRMing ARtS

Sri Sangeet Baithak- ‘Manch Pravesh’

2 April 2019 Students of BPA - Hindustani Vocal (Batch 2018-2021) performed in Sri Sangeet Baithak, a platform for 1st year students to perform in a concert. The programme included Hindustani Classical Music, Classical Guitar, Art of Living Bhajans, ‘Yaman Mashup’ (Bollywood songs based on Raga Yaman) by Ms. Sonali Mohapatra, Mr. Ashutosh Dey, Mr. Sritam Lenka and Mr. Rabindra Pradhan.

Workshop

1-10 April 2019 Visiting Faculty (Tabla) Mr. Rakesh Kumar Behera was invited by ‘VIRSA’ (interactive digital platform for teaching Performing Arts with global outreach) to conduct a workshop on Tabla.

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ankur National Festival Workshop

7 April 2019 Ms. Arupa Gayatri Panda, HoD, DPA was invited by Chhandak Kala Academy, Indore to perform during Ankur National Festival.

8 April 2019 A workshop on the basics of Odissi Dance was conducted by Ms. Arupa Gayatri Panda at Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihar, Indore.

Ms. Rajita Kulkarni, President SSU with Capt. (Retd.) C S Panda, Mr Goutam Bandhopadhyay,HoD- Visual Arts & Animation, Mr. Ravinder Singh, HoD - Fine Arts, Mr. Rakesh Behera,

Visiting Faculty - Tabla, Ms. Arupa Gayatri Panda, HoD - Performing Arts, Prof. Abhijit Apastambh,Asst. Professor, with the performers and participant of Sri Sangeet Baithak

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State LevelDance competetion

‘Baisakhi - 2019’

Geet ramayana

Miracle Factor - 2019

14 April 2019 Ms. Rashmi Rekha Das, Faculty Member was invited to State Level Dance Competition as an Event Judge in the field of Odissi.

18 April 2019 Ms. Sonali Mohapatra, student performed in ‘Baisakhi Mahotsav- 2019’ on 18 April 2019 organized by Chinta & Chetana at Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar‘

18 April 2019 Prof. Abhijit Apastambh, Assistant Professor, Hindustani Vocal, performed ‘Geet Ramayana’ a programme based on songs describing ‘Ramayana’ at Nanded, organised by ‘Shri Jagrut Hanuman Mandir, Kailas Nagar, Nanded’ on the occasion of 27th Year of Hanuman Janmotsav.

20 April 2019 Mr. Sritam Lenka, student, was awarded 1st Prize in Guitar Competition during ‘Miracle Factor– 2019’ Competition organized at Bhubaneswar.

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‘odishi Sangeet Mahotsav – 2019’

World Dance Day

Meera: the Musical

27 April 2019 Ms. Sonali Mohapatra, student, being awarded after her performance during the ‘Odishi Sangeet Mahotsav–2019’ on 27 April, 2019, organised by Sangeet Sudhakar Balkrushna Das Foundation at Bhanja Kala Mandap, Bhubaneswar.

29 April 2019 Padmashree Guru Aruna Mohanty was invited to deliver a Demonstration Lecture on ‘Poetry on Stone and Poetry in Action’ on the occasion of Word Dance Day Celebration at SSU.

12 May 2019 The students and faculty members of Odissi Dance performed a musical dance drama ‘Meera: The Muscial’, choreographed by Shringarmani Arupa Gayatri Panda, HoD, at the Art of living Centre, Bangalore.

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all India Dance Festival

empanelment with Iccr

20 May 2019 Ms. Rashmi Rekha Das, Faculty Member, received the ‘Nrutyanipuna Award-2019’ from Dr. Sangeeta Goswami Chief Executive of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre, on the occasion of All India Dance Festival Organised by Nrutynipuna Dance Academy, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

29 May 2019 Ms Arupa Gayatri Panda, HoD, has been selected for empanelment in the ICCR’s Reference Panel of Artistes by the concerned expert sub-committee of the ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Workshop

3-6 June 2019 Ms. Arupa Gayatri Panda, HoD, conducted a 4-day workshop on Odissi Dance at Aatmaan Dance Academy Bhubaneswar.

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National Dance Festivaland Seminar

Faculty receives award

5-6 June 2019 Ms. Rashmi Rekha Das, Faculty Member, presented a paper titled ‘Role of Performing Arts in value based education’. She was also felicitated for her performance during the Festival at NIFFT Campus, Hatia, Ranchi.

11 June 2019 Ms. Arupa Gayatri Panda, received Odissi Nrutya Ratna Award on the occasion of ‘Shraddhanjali’ on the eve of 16th death aniversary of Adiguru Pankaj Charaa Das for her outstanding contribution to Odissi Dance and Odisha Art and Culture from Adiguru Pankaj Charan Das Research Foundation.

5 June 2019 Ms. Arupa Gayatri Panda, was invited as Guest of Honour in Kalangan, a dance fiesta at Saheed Bhawan, Cuttack, organised by Art in Motion Dance Studio.

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‘Yoga o Jivana’

International Yoga Day

21 June 2019 Ms. Rashmi Rekha Das, Faculty Member, conducted a live yoga session with famous Odiya actresses Sasmita & Manisha at OTV Studio Bhubaneswar on International Yoga Day.

21 June 2019 Ms. Rashmi Rekha Das, Faculty Member, conducted a yoga session at CRPF Campus, Bhubaneswar.

Performance on National television

15 June 2019 Ms. Rashmi Rekha Das, Faculty Member and Atala Bihari Nanda, student, Odissi Dance performed at Doordarshan Kendra Bhubaneswar which was broadcast on DD Odia on the occasion of International Yoga Day.

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advanced Meditation Program SpotLight20-22 June 2019

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SSU Strategic Meet SpotLight

23-24 June 2019 The SSU Leadership Team came together with great enthusiasm for a two-day Strategic Meet to chart out its roadmap for the next academic year.

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MoU with NaLco

MoU with Ural Federal

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24 June 2019 SSU enters into a Memorandum of Understanding with NALCO, India premier Navratna and also the largest integrated primary producer of aluminium in Asia for CSR Projects.

25 June 2019 Poojya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar ji, the Lifetime President of our University signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Dr. Victor Koksharov, Rector, Ural Federal University towards achieving greater milestones ahead together.

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National Seminar

2 April 2019 Students from the Department Ms. Pragya Pathak bagged 2nd prize and Mr. Ujjwal Kumar bagged 3rd prize in Essay Writing Competition and Ms. Pragya Pathak bagged 2nd prize, Ms. Nidhi Singh and Mr. Bharat Pareek bagged the 3rd Prize in Debate Competition at the National Seminar on ‘Yoga and Value based Education’ Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Academy, at Regional College of Management, Bhubaneswar.

Faculty of Health & Wellness

DePARtMent oF yogiC SCienCe

Prof. Dr. B R Sharma delivered a talk in the National Seminar on ‘Yoga and Value based Education’.

Dr. Prativa Shree presenting her paper titled ‘Yoga is The Art of Right Living’ during the National Seminar, on ‘Yoga and Value-Based Education’.

Dr. Dinesh Prasad Swain while chairing a session during the National Seminar, on ‘Yoga and Value based Education’

Paper Presentation

30 March-1 April 2019 Dr. Dinesh Prasad Swain presented paper on ‘Role of Food in Yoga’ in the Eastern India Oriental Conference held at Puri.

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Seven students from the Department of Yogic Science performed a spectacular ‘Musical Yoga Show’ during the National Seminar on ‘Yoga and Value-Based Education’. They were awarded certificates and a Cash Prize of Rupees One Thousand.

Dr. Prativa Shree chairing a technical session during the National Seminar, on ‘Yoga and Value-Based Education’.

Mr. Prem Sukh presenting a paper titled ‘The Concept of Meditative Postures in Yoga’ during the National Seminar on ‘Yoga and Value-Based Education’

Dr. Prativa Shree being felicitated by Prof. Radhamohan Mishra, Principal, Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Academy during the National Seminar, on ‘Yoga and Value- Based Education’

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Dissertation examination

Project Work Presentation

Yoga training

22 April 2019 Dr. Bandita Satpathy, Research Officer, Kaivalyadham Pune along with Dr. B R Sharma, Dean and faculty members from the Department– Mr. Prem Sukh, Dr. Dinesh Prasad Swain, Dr. Prativa Shree and Dr. Anjala Devi during her visit to the Department as an External Examiner, for the dissertations of the MA Yogic Science Programme.

24 April 2019 Prof. Radhamohan Mishra, Principal, Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Academy, along with Dr. B R Sharma, Dean and faculty members from the Department– Dr Prativa Shree and Mr. Prem Sukh during his visit to the Department as an External Examiner, for Project Work Presentation of BA Yogic Science

20-25 May 2019 Dr. Dinesh Prasad Swain conducted Training of Assessors (ToA), held at EPI Skills Foundation, Jalpaiguri Center, West Bengal.

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Dr. Prativa Shree conducted Training of Assessors (ToA), held at EPI Skills Foundation, Jalpaiguri Center, West Bengal.

Lecture Series

15-16 June 2019 Dr. Dinesh Prasad Swain delivered series of lectures on Yoga at the Research Institute for Languages & Cultures of Asia (RILCA) of the prestigious Mahidol University, Thailand.

Dr. Prativa Shree delivered series of lectures on Yoga at the Research Institute for Languages & Cultures of Asia (RILCA) of the prestigious Mahidol University, Thailand.

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International Day of Yoga 2019

21 June 2019 Dr. Prativa Shree, HoD, and Mr. Kalpesh Zala, Assistant Professor, facilitating the International Day of Yoga protocol at Sri Sri University on 21 June 2019.

21 June 2019 Dr. Prativa Shree, HoD, and Mr. Kalpesh Zala, Assistant Professor, being facilitated at the National Law University, Cuttack after the International Day of Yoga protocol on 21 June 2019.

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21 June 2019 Dr. Prativa Shree, HoD, sharing her views on Yoga on Naxatra News.

21 June 2019 Dr. Dinesh Prasad Swain and Dr. Prativa Shree facilitating the International Day of Yoga protocol at Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Bhubaneswar

21 June 2019 Dr. Dinesh Prasad Swain and Dr. Prativa Shree facilitating the International Day of Yoga protocol at Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Bhubaneswar

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Invited talk and Workshop

27 June 2019 Prof. Dr. B R Sharma, Dean, delivered an invited talk on Yoga Therapy in Yogic Traditional Texts for CME Participants at Kaivalyadhama, Lonavla, Pune

Prof. Dr. B R Sharma, Dean, conducting a workshop on Pranayama for CME Participants at Kaivalyadhama, Lonavla, Pune

25 June 2019 Dr. Prativa Shree, HoD, sharing her views on Yoga on the occasion of International Day of Yoga 2019 on DD Odisha

22 June 2019 Dr Dinesh and Dr. Prativa Shree discussing the ‘Importance of Yoga and Pranayama’ as experts in a Panel Discussion on DD Odisha

Panel Discussion on Doordarshan

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Gurudev receives honorary Doctorate

25 June 2019 On the occasion of 100 years of existence, Ural Federal University, the second largest university of Russia awarded Poojya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar ji with an honorary doctorate.

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