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Vijnan - Quarterly news letter published by Bhavan's Royal Institute of ManagementChief editor: Prof. (Dr). Rajagopala Nair, Editor-in-charge: Deepa Unnithan. For private circulation only

150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi @ Bhavan's

Volume : 3 Issue : 5 October-November 2019

There is perfect blend of the vision and the valuesof Gandhi and Dr. Munshi in Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,which is the binding force in the future journey ofthe organization, he reiterated. Sri. E. Ramankutty,Director, BVB, Kochi Kendra delivered the welcomeaddress.

The beginning of the year long celebration tocommemorate the 150th anniversary of

Mahatma Gandhi was inaugurated by Sri.Gopalakrishna Gandhi IAS, former West BengalGovernor and grand son of Mahatma Gandhi, on19th September 2019 in an august function atBhavan's Kochi Kendra.In his inaugural address,applauding theknowledge on Gandhianthoughts showcased bythe students andexperts in the openingevents Sri.Gopalakrishna GandhiIAS reminisced aboutGandhiji and his life asa member of the clan.Narrating about the lifeinstances , he statedthat, having recordedthese exchanges in hiswritings, the Mahatmawas 'the chiefprosecutor of himself inthe court of life. Gandhiis not a picture ofperfection to beworshipped like a deity.He is to be studied critically and with love'.Recollecting the remarkable role of Kasturba inGandhiji's commitment to the society hecommented 'No Kasturba means no barrister, noSouth Africa (the civil rights and anti-aparthiedmovement in South Africa), no Mahatma and nodecolonization of the colonized world'.

In his presidential address Sri. C. A. Venugoapl C.Govind, Chairman, BVB, Kochi Kendra,elaboratedon the influence of Mahatma Gandhi on Dr. K. M.Munshi, the founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.

Earlier, the Faculty, Dept. of Music, BVB, KochiKendra offered a musical Tribute to Mahatma,followed by a visual presentation by the students.To mark a year long celebrations, there was aproject launch titled ' Nurturing Gandhian Ideals inChildren through Children'. Sri. G. Gopinath, Vice-Chairman, BVB, Kochi Kendra, introduced the ChiefGuest to the gathering. Sri. K. Sankara Narayanan,Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, BVB, Kochi Kendra,proposed the vote of thanks.

Campus Greenery

Adding to the beauty of scenic lush green campus,25 saplings were planted in Association with the

Harithapoornam initiative by Align MindsTechnologies. The mission aims to plant 1000 treesin and around Tripunithura by May 2020.

Corporate Interaction

Mr. Sabarinath Menon-Manager, RentOKil PCIinteracted with students on the corporate

expectations from MBA graduates

Our placement season for 2018-20 Batch startedwith a bang as Bandhan Bank selected 10 of our

students though campus placement. All students arein their 3rd semester and will be joining aftercompleting one more semester by April 2020.

Campus Placements for 3rd Semester students

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True to the mission of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan inproviding holistic education, a special workshop

on Kathakali was organized in the campus inassociation with Tripunithura Kathakali Kendra andCochin Shipyard. Inaugurating the workshop , Sri. C.A. Venugopala C. Govind, Chairman-BVB,KochiKendra stated "Art is life and life is art"-highlightinghow art acts to illuminate the wondrous varieties ofhuman beings and serve as a vital nourishment tothe lives. Ms. Haripriya Namboodiri, the Kathakaliexponent was honored in the function, who led theworkshop familiarizing the viewers on the languageand syntax of the art form.

Integration of Art in ManagementEducation-Kathakali Workshop and

Demonstration True to the ideology of Bhavan's to disseminateknowledge and values on a wider diaspora which

guide the social outreach initiative of the institution,the staff and students conducted a book donation drivein the campus. On 7th November 2019, the FoundationDay of Bhavan's, the Grameena Vayansala atChitranjali Junction was restored after cleaning byour housekeeping staff. Our Dean, Prof. (Dr.)Rajagopala Nair donated the collected books to thelibrary in the presence of the library staff ,membersand the Municipal Counciller. The Secretary of theLibrary thanked Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan for thegesture.

Foundation Day -Chitranjali GrameenaVayanashala

Workshop on Advanced Excel

Advanced Excel skills is essential for any businessgraduate for statistical visualization for decision

making. With the purpose of equipping our students,a practical workshop was organized for 2nd yearstudents. Mr. Arun, the Domain expert fromBreakthrough Learning - Malabar InnovationEntrepreneurship Zone delivered the session in anenjoyable and engaging way.

STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Pre-Placement Training

Second Year MBA students were provided with anintensive 3 day training programme prior to the

start of their placement season. Experts on variousareas delivered dedicated sessions on various aspectsof corporate expectations to ensure the students areready for facing the placement process andemployable.

ACHIEVEMENTSWinner in Photography Contest

Manuelson George,1st MBAhas won first prize in

Photography contest conductedas part of the inter collegiatefest by Chinmaya University.A team of 2nd year students participated in the NIPM

event, "A chase for best HR Practices -KNOWLEDGEHUNT", held on 21 November 2019. The participantstudents, Swathi Ramesh, Christina Sneha, AiswaryaKiran and Reshma Krishnan had an experientiallearning on HR practices blended with lessons on timeand cost management through Gaming, Presentationsand Outbound activities.

NIPM Knowledge Hunt

Mr. Girish S. Pathy, Asst. Professor participated inthe two day National Workshop on Advances in

Data Sciences by the Dept. Of Future Studies,University of Kerala. He also attended MDP on "QualityEnhancement of Management Institution based on NBAAccreditation" conducted by Berchmans Institute of

FACULTY ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMESManagement & Saintgits Institute of Management.

Ms. Aswathy Mohan, Asst. Professor participatedin the FDP titled "Learning to do Academic Researchfor Publishing in Academic Journals and for DoctoralDissertation" at IIM-Kozhikode.

Our Dean Dr. Rajagopala Nair,inaugurating the Bhavan's Model United

Nations held at Bhavan's AdarshaVidyalaya, Kakkanad on 25th Sept 2019

Our students Ms. Sreelekshmi P.,Sreelekshmi V., Ganga Krishnakumar,

Aiswarya Menon, Harsha Babu and AiswaryaPrakash performing "Tridevi Stuti" at

Bhavan's Navaratri Celebration.

Dr. Rajagopala Nair, Deanreading the Preamble in the

class on the occasion of IndianConstitution Day

Felicitation for McDonalds Interns

The students who havecompleted their internship

successfully with McDonaldsIndia. presented their findingsbefore the panel from theorganization . The officials fromMcDonalds felicitated thestudents and handed over thestipend and certificates.

MoU with NSE on Knowledge Sharing

Bhavan's Royal Institute of Management enteredinto an agreement with National Stock Exchange

Limited (NSE) to collaborate on various areas forknowledge management and sharing. The firstprogramme under the initiative would be a One DayManagement Development Program (MDP) on"Hedging of Currency Exposures", to be held at ourcampus on 6th December, 2019

SNIPPETS