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University of Mumbai

Annual Convocation 2011

Saturday, January, 28 2012

Introductory Report by Dr. Rajpal Hande, Director (B.C.U.D.)

The Chief Guest of todays Convocation Honble Shri. Mukul Deoras,President (Asia-Pacific), Colgate Palmolive International Ltd., Hong Kong,Honble Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mumbai and the Presidentof todays Convocation Dr. Rajan Welukar, Honble Members ofManagement Council, Senate and Academic Council along with variousAuthorities of the University, Registrar of the University and Officer onSpecial Duty Prin. Dr. Murlidhar S. Kurhade, Controller of Examinations(I/c) Dr. Shivajirao Suryavanshi, Finance and Accounts Officer of theUniversity Shri. B.S. Rathod, Professors, Heads and Teachers of allthe Post Graduate Departments of the University, Members of all Faculty,Directors of various Research and Development Institutions, Principalsand Teachers of the affiliated Colleges of the University, Special Inviteesand Honble Guests, distinguished citizens of Mumbai and parts ofMaharashtra, Non-Teaching Staff and Security Personnel of the University,Members of Print and Electronic Media, Students of this University andrespected Brothers and Sisters,

NAMASKAAR!

It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you all to this solemnoccasion of the Annual Convocation of this 154 year old University ofMumbai in this historic Convocation Hall which symbolizes the synthesisof the old with the new, the hallowed and traditional with the contemporaryand the futuristic.

My dear Students, I begin by congratulating all of you presenthere and all those who are being conferred today by this esteemedUniversity, with their Graduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral Degrees,Diplomas and Certificates, and the recipients of Honours and Medalsfor their excellent, meritorious performance in the University of Mumbaiexaminations. This is, indeed, a very special day for you, since it opensup the portals of higher education which many of you may want to pursue,

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and careers to you. The efforts that you all have put in, have providedyou with the intellectual capital, knowledge, skills, and discipline whichwill provide the signposts for your future growth. While I wish you thebest in your future endeavors, in your personal and professional progress,I would also like to stress on this occasion, that it is important for youto integrate your personal and professional achievements with the growthof the community and the Nation, so that the education that you havereceived here will light up the paths of those less fortunate than you.Education, as we know, is not for personal gain only, it is for publicgood; it is not only a privilege, but also a commitment. It is said thatEducation does not only help you to make a living, but to make a Life.With India emerging as a global leader in many progressive areas, educationbeing one of the foremost ones, the opportunities it presents beforeyou are myriad.

1. About the University of Mumbai : As all of you are aware, the Universityof Mumbai is one of the oldest and premier Universities in India. It wasestablished in 1857 along with Universities of Madras and Calcutta andimparts education through direct and distance mode, to more than 6,50,000students. With 60 Post-Graduate Departments and Centres, 4 AutonomusDepartments, 657 Colleges (including 03 Autonomus) and 83 affiliatedInstitutes, the University of Mumbai is also one of the largest Universitiesin the Country and conducts more than 1000 examinations for variousprogrammes from Diploma, Degree, Postgraduate and Doctoral Degreesthroughout the year. It prides itself on its academic achievements,examination reforms and infrastructure development over the years.

Geographical jurisdiction of the University encompasses 5 coastalDistricts of Maharashtra namely Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri andSindhudurg. It has two campuses - one in Mumbai and the other at Ratnagiri.Besides, two more Campuses are being set up at Thane and Kalyan.The profile of the University carved out in 154 years of its functioningattests to its manifold achievements as the intellectual and moralpowerhouse of the society. The University has always given its bestto the country in general and to the city of Mumbai in particular byenthusiastically shouldering an ever-growing load of social values andopportunities.

The University has acclaimed the Status of University with potentialfor Excellence granted by the Ministry of Human Resources Development,Government of India. In 2001, it was granted a FIVE STAR status bythe National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), based inBangalore. In 2009, the University was rated as one of the only 34 AcademicInstitutions (along with 10 other Universities) out of over 3000 academicand research institutions in the Country which contributed to 60% ofthe total research papers produced during the years 1991-2010.

At national level, the University has excelled in sports as wellas cultural and outreach activities. In the last five years, the University

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has witnessed 104% increase in under-graduate students, 112% increasein post-graduate students and 147% increase in distance - educationstudents. There is 156% increase in the number of research paperspublished in International journals. 12 of its 58 Post-graduate Departments/sections are recognized under various national programmes, such asSAP/CAS/DRS/DSA/COSIST/FIST. More than 80 teachers are on variousprofessional bodies. About 20 National/International awards are won byteachers in the last five years. Every year about 40 teachers visit foreigncountries for academic activities. Recently more than 20 self-supportingcourses have been started by the University.

Dear Delegates, entering a new millennium raises hopes. Ashas often been said the start of this millennium has coincided with newways of approaching knowledge and more than that with making knowledgeaccessible to as many people as possible. Its impact has been comparedto that of the printing press, although in another historical context. Giventhe change in the technology of communication - the use of the chip -and the many directions that this communication can take, accessibilityto knowledge should normally be taken for granted, provided theinfrastructure is in place. Accessibility has become a subject of discussionalthough the kind of knowledge to be accessed is less widely discussedand seems to me to be more important. But the millennium is not justa time marker. It is also symbolic of the coming of a Utopia. Utopiasalas, do not materialise from wishful thinking, but from a watchfulassessment of ideas and activities. The start of a millennium thereforeis a heightened moment for pause and for reflection.

Dear Delegates, you would agree that the system of educationas it exists, has been described as a kind of apartheid, separating theliterate from the non-literate. The simile is more than superficially aptsince it is the under-privileged for reasons of social identity and of genderthat are often denied literacy. The existing condition is continuouslyaggravated by rapid changes in the technology of communicating andacquiring knowledge, and by its becoming increasingly the preserveof the few. With more sophisticated technical requirements of education,the divide will become worse. Not only does the lag between the educatedand the non-literate in such circumstances become greater but evenliteracy by itself becomes inadequate and insufficient. As it stands,even if tomorrow, school education is made compulsory and available,there will still be an enormous distance between the literate and thoseproficient in the skills of modern education. It requires a far more thoughtfuleducation policy than has been proposed to make these skills morewidely available. And education is not merely about making millions literate.It is also about citizens realising their rights and their obligations, bothnecessary to democratic functioning.

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I am aware that although our current obsession must be withthe challenges of today, we cannot ignore the new challenges as willface in the coming years and decades. While University of Mumbai shouldcontinue its valuable work on the problems of today, we cannot ignorethe fact that for tomorrow, the greatest challenge is how humankind canlive in harmony on this finite globe and establish sustainable relationshipsto its finite shrinking resources as well as with infinite space. How canwe accelerate the pace of economic development on an ecologicallysustainable basis?

Translational research is an important area which is worthy ofgreater attention in our Universities. Our Prime Minister, Dr ManmohanSingh, recently pointed out that while C V Raman won the Nobel Prizealmost ninety eighty years ago for the Raman Effect, most of theinstruments available in India today using this principle are imported.Translational Research will help to convert scientific findings intocommercially viable technology. While science advances the frontiersof knowledge, it is technology that converts scientific knowledge intoproducts and processes and thereby generates wealth.

Translational research is particularly needed in our Country inareas relevant to rural professions, including agriculture, where thegap between scientific know-how and field level do-how is widening.2010-2020 has been declared as the Decade of Innovation. The UnionMinister for Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal, has recentlyexpressed the hope that India will become an Innovation Super Powerby 2030. There are also frequent announcements about India becominga Knowledge Super Power. Unfortunately, those who make suchstatements as well as the Knowledge Commission seem to overlookthe substrate conditions necessary for our young people to becomemasters of innovation.

A recent report states that out of every 100 campus candidatesinterviewed last year by reputed companies only 10 to 20 have beenfound suitable. This points out the need for attention to the quality ofeducation and also to the creation of opportunities for integrating theoryand practice. Taking into account the uncommon opportunities providedby modern information communication technologies, we need to restructureand reform our teaching and training methods. We need a PedagogicRevolution and I am sure our University will soon become the leaderof this revolution, thereby triggering a learning revolution in the country.

2. Highlights of important events within the University : In February2011, His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited the University and deliveredan Oration. A couple of weeks later, the University launched the facilityof online research e-journal EBSCO for the knowledge enhancementof Faculty members and Research scholars of the University and itsaffiliated Colleges and Institutions. Around six thousand research e-journalsare made available through EBSCO to the academic fraternity.

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In March 2011, an MoU was signed between University of Mumbaiand the University of Picardy Jules Verne, France. In the same month,the University Grants Commission, Government of India through itsinnovative Scheme Establishment of Model Degree College under theauspices of Indian Universities, allotted two such Colleges to Universityof Mumbai. Two villages - Mhapan/Pat (Vengurla Tehsil in SindhudurgDistrict) and Mandangad (Ratnagiri District) have been identified to establishthese Colleges.

In April 2011, to pay respects to Bharat Ratna Late Dr. BabasahebAmbedkar on the occasion of his Birth Anniversary (April 14), a week-long Programme was organised by the University. Samvidhaan Sanmaan(honouring Constitution of India) Rally was organised on April 14, 2011in University Campus to pay respects to the contribution of Dr. Ambedkarin Drafting the Constitution of India.

June 2011 witnessed a unique Event wherein 22 Post-GraduateDiploma (Agri-Business Management) Students belonging to MumbaiUniversitys Garware Institute of Career Education and Developmentwere felicitated at the hands of Consulate General of Israel, for theirsecuring a Govt. of Israel sponsored internship to spend one year oftheir academic programme in Israel.

For the first time in the World, a unique Project entitled SanskritShabdalahari (a Thesaurus in Sanskrit that would be available on MobilePhones) was launched by University Department of Sanskrit, Universityof Mumbai, in August 2011. A core mission mode Project under thee-Governance Plan was launched by the University of Mumbai in thesame month, as a part of implementation of E-governance for efficiencyin Administrative Processes and Service Delivery Mechanisms. As aresult of this, a design of Document Journey Management System (DJMS)was developed.

A delegation from China led by the Honorable Mayor of PeoplesGovernment, Tianjin City Mr. Huang Xingguo, visited the University ofMumbai in August 2011. During his interaction with Honble Vice-ChancellorDr. Rajan Welukar, the Mayor extended an invitation to representativesof University of Mumbai to visit Tianjin for exploring the possibilities ofacademic collaboration with Universities in China. In response to this,a delegation comprising Director, Board of Colleges and UniversityDevelopment, Directors of Management Institutes, representative Principalsof Arts, Science, Commerce and Engineering Colleges affiliated to theUniversity of Mumbai visited Nankai University, Tianjin University, TianjinNormal University and Tianjin University of Technology during November04-11, 2011, wherein a few Memoranda of Understanding were signedfor academic cooperation. As a follow-up of this, a Delegation underthe leadership of President, Tianjin University of Technology would bevisiting University of Mumbai in February 2012.

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In September 2011, as a part of promoting research at under-graduate and post-graduate Colleges affiliated to the University of Mumbai,a Research Grant of Rs. 90.00 lakh under the Scheme Minor ResearchGrants of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi was allottedto 326 Researchers of the University (Teachers of University Departmentsand affiliated Colleges) belonging to all Faculty.

MUNIJAN (Mumbai Universitys New Initiatives for Joint ActionNow) Initiative was launched on the auspicious occasion of BirthAnniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (October 02, 2010) with the objectiveof bringing positive change in society by involving the students of Universityin a series of constructive, socially responsible activities and to furtherthe Gandhian concept of service leadership among them. During September30 till October 06, week-long Celebrations were planned by MUNIJANRepresentatives who visited South Africa to see the work of MahatmaGandhi. In reciprocation of this, a Delegation from South Africa wouldvisit University of Mumbai in the next week that would mark the DeathAnniversary of Mahatma.

Indo-Canadian Study Centre was inaugurated at VidyanagariCampus of the University of Mumbai in October 2011 and a few dayslater Sub-Centre Facility of the University of Mumbai at Thane wasinaugurated.

In January 2012, Professor Kurt Wuthrich, a 2002 Noble Laureatein Chemistry, was invited to deliver an Oration entitled Impact of Researchin Natural Nobel Sciences on Human Daily Life in Vidyanagari Campusof the University of Mumbai under Honble Vice-Chancellors initiativeentitled Nobel Laureate Oration Series. This was the first Oration inthe Series.

Edith Cowen University of Western Australia (Perth) signed inDecember 2011, a Memorandum of Understanding with the Universityof Mumbai to promote exchange of knowledge through establishmentof collaborative programmes to use ICT (Information and CommunicationTechnology) Tools for societal development. A four-day InternationalConference on the Subject was organised by the University of Mumbaiduring December 11-14, 2011.

Planning Commission, Government of India had involved Facultyof the University Department of Life Sciences in a Sub-Group thatcontributed to drafting a report on Climate change implications inSustainable Agriculture and Rural Development that would form partof XII Year Plan, and would help various Apex bodies (such as IndianAgricultural Research Institute - IARI) and various Agricultural Universitiesand Research Institutions under their purview, Govt. Authorities,Non-Government Agencies, local Self Governments andPanchayats conduct anticipatory and extension work during theTwelfth Five Year Plan period (2012-17). University Depar tment

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of Life Sciences initiated for the Planning Commission, a two-dayconsultation on this Subject to provide recommendations for inclusionin the XII V Year Plan.

Faculty Members of Department of Economics are for the last15 years, involved in Planning Commissions endeavours of draftingFive-year Plans as well as reviewing Economic Development Agendaof a few States such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, MadhyaPradesh, etc.

In December 2011, a delegation lead by Honble Minister for HigherEducation, Government of Maharashtra, Shri Rajesh Tope consistingHonble Vice-Chancellor Dr. Rajan Welukar and a few Academiciansand Economists visited Harvard University in the United States of America.In reciprocation of the same, the President of Harvard University ProfessorDr. Drew Gilpin Faust visited University of Mumbai on January 20, 2012and gave an Oration on Challenges of Higher Education, besides holdingfruitful interactions with University Faculty and Administrators.

As a part of His Excellency the Governor of Maharashtras initiativeentitled Avishkaar an inter-University Research Competition for promotingResearch and Development among Students of Universities inMaharashtra, was held in Kolhapur in the second week of January 2012.This time, special efforts were taken to ensure excellent performanceby Research Team of our University. I am proud to inform you that Universityof Mumbai bagged for the first time, the inter-University Trophy of Avishkaarfor overall best performance, besides securing 5 Gold and 6 Silver Medalsfor the Individual Research Presentations.

One of our Students Master Yuvaraj Valmiki, who had led HockeyTeam of the University of Mumbai to win the All India Inter-UniversityHockey Championship for the year 2010-11, represented our Countryin National Hockey Team that also won the Asia Hockey ChampionshipTrophy. Yuvraj continued his contribution in the winning streak of IndianHockey Team by playing against South Africa in the Best of 4 Test Series(which concluded on January 24, 2012) that India won by a margin of3-1. We are proud of Yuvraj and wish him continued success in yearsto come.

Dear Delegates, I am now bringing your kind attention to oneof the most memorable occasions in the history of this University. It isfor the first time ever that two of our distinguished faculty members areconferred at the same time, Countrys one of the most coveted CivilianAwards. Yes, you are absolutely right! I am referring to Professor Dr.Shashikumar (Kumar) Chitre - one of the Founder Members and currentlyChairman of the Academic Board of University of Mumbai - Atomic EnergyCommission supported Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE-CBS); and Professor Dr. M.S. Raghunathan, Member of the AcademicBoard of UM-DAE-CBS. Both, Professor Chitre, a Physicist par-excellence

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and Professor M.S. Raghunathan, a Mathematician of international reportwere conferred the PADMABHUSHAN by the Government of India fortheir unstinted contribution to academia and to Societal development.

On financial front, the University of Mumbai made significantcontributions with regard to generation of Grants by way of receipt ofDonations, funds for Collaboration and resources for establishment ofInfrastructure. A one-time Grant worth Rs. 3.50 Crores from the EuropeanCommission was received to undertake research on Diaspora and Migrationissues. As a part of this, the University of Mumbai would develop researchlinkages with 4 top class Universities in Europe, namely the OxfordUniversity, Cambridge University, University of Westminster, and Universityof Stockholm.

One of Universitys distinguished Alumnus and an eminententrepreneur Shri. Asit Koticha donated an amount of Rs. 30.00 Croresfor establishment of an International Convention Centre at VidyanagariCampus of the University. He also donated an Amount of Rs. 5.00 Croresto University Department of Philosophy for inception of a Centre to promoteleadership.

The Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Mumbai provided a donationof Rs. 4.20 Crores for restoration of Rajabai Tower of the Universityand the Library Building adjacent to it. Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC)donated Rs. 2.00 Crores to establish a Chair position in the area ofBanking and Finance in the name of Shri Pravinchandra Gandhi. ReserveBank of India donated an additional amount of Rs. 2.00 Crores incontinuation of earlier grants of Rs. 2.00 Crores for a Chair in UniversityDepartment of Economics.

3. Contributions of University Departments to the Growth ofUniversity: Academically, the University Departments have been onthe forefront in organizing interactions and programmes with renownedscholars and institutes of national and international repute. The Literature,Language, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences and Pure ScienceDepartments form the crux of the academic activity at the University.Though the primary utility of a University may be seen in the award ofdegrees and diplomas, it is the fountainhead of knowledge, and a guaranteeto a healthier and value-oriented life style. Its larger aim is the formationof civil and social values which sustains a nation.

The activities of the literature and language Departments showcasedIndian literature as well as international literature and bridging the gapsbetween the regional and the global literature. Following are the highlightsof various academic and co-curricular activities undertaken by variousPost-Graduate Departments of the University.

University Department of Marathi : The University Departmentof Marathi along with the Maharashtra State Board for Literature and

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Culture under is currently preparing a Thesaurus of local languages ofvarious Districts of Maharashtra, viz., Malvani (Sindhudurg District),Sangmeshwari (Ratnagiri District), and Agri (Raigad Disgtrict), basedon the scientific foundations of these literary treasures. This ResearchProject has been provided a cumulative Grant of Rs. 6.25 Lakh byGovernment of Maharashtra through Maharashtra State Board for Literatureand Culture.

Prof. Pradnya Daya Pawar presented poetry reading on October25, 2010. On January 21, 2011, Prof. Ramakant Kamat delivered a talkon Marathi bhaashechaa Maanas- Shaareer Abhyaas, aani MarathiVyaakaranaachee Punarmaandanee, i.e., Psyche of Marathi Language:Physical study and reconstruction of Marathi Grammar. February 28,2011 was celebrated as Marathi Literary Day with great enthusiasm.Bodhee dramatics Conference and Workshop were organised duringMarch 04-11, 2011.

During September 12 to October 01, 2011, an informativeSymposium was conducted on Literary Creations and Media Conversionsunder the leadership of Prof. Pushpalata Rajapure-Tapas. Based onproceedings of this Symposium, THREE edited Volumes, namely (a)Iravatee Karve and Vinda Karandikar, (b) Post-1980 Women authoredLiterature in Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannad, and Sindhi, (c) Theatre :Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. These publications are considered assome of the best reference/ research materials of recent times in theareas of Marathi Literature.

University Department of Sanskrit: A two-day Workshop onJanuary 20-21 2010 was organised on Practising Indian Aesthetics.It was a joint venture with Avid: the School of continuous learning,coordinated by Honourable Padmashree Sunil Kothari and PadmavibhushanUma Sharma. A Workshop Lalitkala Academy - felicitated was organisedwherein Dr. Sucheta Bhide-Chaphekar and renowned dnacer Dr. AnitaRatnam participated. Another Workshop on Governance in Ancient Indiawas organised as a joint venture with Observer Research Foundationduring December 21-23, 2010. Khandbahale.com and the Departmentstarted a Mega-Project on Sanskrit Shabdalaharee. The Project hasbeen initiated by the foresight and support of Honble Vice-Chancellorand deals with Sanskrit word with its synonym, meaning in English,quote about the word, its phonetics, etc. The Students of the Departmentwon the first prize and the Shield in Sanskrit Quiz, organised by RuiaCollege. These Students also participated in Praachyavidyaa Parishad,Jalgaon organised Ninth Conference in Sanskrit and won FIRST PRIZEin four groups viz., Vedas, Grammar, Philosophy and Local History. ADepartmental student won SECOND PRIZE in Elocution Competitionin Kalidas Festival, organised by Vikram University, Ujjain.

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University Department of English: The Department organised thefollowing Seminars, Symposia and Workshops during the Academic Year2010-2011, and the period thereafter, till date.

* Meryl Alunin, a Literature Academy Awardee, delivered a talk onArt of Poetics on October 11, 2010. She also recited few of herpoems.

* Canada-based Prof. S. Clerkson delivered a special talk onGlobalization, Regionalization and Autonomy on January 27, 2011.

* Alex von Tungelman (UK) expressed his valuable thoughts onContemporary British Literature on January 28, 2011.

* On September 23, 2010, Prof. Avadhesh Kumar Singh delivered atalk on Understanding Gandhi for Defining Humanity during ProfG. C. Banerjee Memorial Lecture Series.

* Professor and Head of Department Dr. Coomi Vevaina conducteda Workshop on Re-wiring the brains to live life intelligently on October23, 2010.

* January 7, 2011 marked the Special Communication by Prof. ValeriMinner with the Students on Spirit of Place regarding the ProductiveWriting.

* Mr. Deepankar Mukherjee and Meena Nandrajan from Pengia WorldTheatre conducted a dramatics workshop on January 11-12, 2011and the topic was Negotiating Social Change and Humanity RightsAwareness: Thought Theatre & the Politics of Art.

* December 27-January 15, 2011 was the tenure for the successfulorganisation of Lecture Series by Prof. Rambhau Badode and Prof.Shobha Ghosh on Contemporary Concerns in English & Media Studies.

* An International Conference was organised between October 07-13, 2011 on Magic of the Word about Story-telling.

University Department of Kannada: The Department arranged Lectureseries by famous poets & writers. April 02, 2011 was the day for a debateon Karnataka culture; organised as a joint venture with MogaveeraMagazine. The Karnataka Government awarded each of the nine Scholarswith Rs. 20,000/- worth of Fellowship. Head of the Deparment Dr. G.N. Upadhya, HoD, Kannada Department was felicitated by Life-timeAchievement Award by Saahitya Parishad, Bangalore.

University Department of Linguistics: National Symposium on Roleof Language and Culture was organised during January 27-29. Mr. SandeshBhandares photographic exhibition titled Asaahee Maharashtra wasorganised during the Event. Prof. Probal Dasgupta, from Indian StatisticalInstitute (ISI), Kolkata delivered a talk on Pragmatics and the Countingof Speech Act Units on August 02, 2011.

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University Department of Pali: The department organised a State-levelSeminar for students on Antevaasikanam Pali parisaa on February13, 2011. A day-long Seminar on Arambhakam and Aarohakam forMA (Part I) and MA (Part II) respectively, was organised in the samemonth.

On March 05 and 06, 2011, a Workshop was arranged on BrahneeScript and Pali language. A unique tribute to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkarwas offered on April 14, 2011 by performing continuous study for 12hours. 2600th Saakshaatkaar Din of Tathaagata Gautam Buddha wascelebrated by the following events.

* May 14, 2011: His Highness Gyanvang Karpva, the 17th, expressedhis thoughts on Buddha: Theory of Compassion and Global Peace.

* May 15, 2011: Photographic and Rangolee exhibitions were arranged.

* May 16, 2011: Meditation.

* May 17, 2011: Lighting 2600 lamps.

* Study tours by students to Ajanta, Ellora, Karle, Bhedase, Kondhane,Ambivali

* Organisation of a Special Lecture by Mr. Vivek Patkar on ResearchMethodology.

* October 10-14, 2011: Organisation of Oration by Dr. Meena Talinon Buddhist Paintings in India.

A Special talk by Dr. Mahendra Gangurde based on the BuddhistGuidelines on Importance of Physical Fitness as taught by Buddhawas arranged on October 16, 2011. Mrs. Shalini Bhagade conducted aworkshop on January 25, 2011 on Flower Arrangement of TeachingTeachings of Buddha.

University Department of Urdu: Urdu Teaching, Teaching methodologyand Curriculum were the topics for Symposia organised by theDepartment during November 14-15 and 21-22, 2011. In collaborationwith NCERT, the department organised a workshop on Urdu Educationduring February 21-24, 2011. National Panduscript Mission-sponsoredworkshop on Scriptology and Scriptures was organised duringNovember 11 to 30, 2011.

On September 12, 2011, Ali Sardar Jaffery Memorial lecture byShamas-ud-Rahman-Farooki on Jabaan Aur Latiratee Jabaan wasarranged. A symposium was organised on January 04, 2011 aboutEnglishstanmein Urdu Aur Saheershivee kee Khidamat. Prof. ShamimHanifee delivered a scholarly talk on Jadeed Urdu Nazam Aur Akhta-ul-Imaan on January 13-14, 2011.

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Prof. Gulam Hussain talked on Nusaratee ke Faaseede on February19, 2011. On April 21, 2011, the Students were guided by the Scholar.Taquee Adibee Memorial Lecture was organised by the Department onSeptember 27, 2011, followed by Urdu Poetry reciting (Mushaayaraa).Urdu Poetry lovers enjoyed a Poetic Conference and poetry recitingprogramme on November 11, 2011.

Gurudev Tagore Comparative Literary Chair: The Chair organiseda one and a half day symposium on Translations made by MangeshPadgaonkar on September 30 and October 01, 2011. Maharashtra-Bhooshan renowned Marathi Poet Mr. Mangesh Padgaonkar was presentfor the workshop. On December 25, 2011, the chair organised a lectureon Novels & Films by Gurudev Tagore by legendary Bengali Critic Prof.Mihir Bhattacharya; the event was co-organised by Third Eye Film Festival,Mumbai.

University Department of French: The University Department of Frenchhas two major achievements to its credit this year (2011-12). The Readerand Head, Dr Vidya Vencatesan was awarded a teaching fellowshipunder the Erasmus Mundus Programme to teach French at the Universitiesof Bologna and Strasbourg.

A student of the French Department, Ms Jyothsana Venkateswarwas the first student in the University of Mumbai to be awarded a fullscholarship under the Erasmus Mundus Programme to pursue her Mastersand M.Phil. programme at the Universities of Bologna, Strasbourg andThessaloniki in European Languages and cultures (Master CLE).

Two unique programmes held by the Department during the currentacademic year are :

1) Teaching of Italian culture through cinema conducted by Dr AlanOleary of the University of Leeds, United Kingdom in collaborationwith the Italian Cultural Centre, New Delhi, Embassy of Italy in Indiaand Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai.

2) Under the meet your author programme, students met and interactedwith Mauritian Francophone writer, Dr Ananda Devi whose booksare part of the Masters curriculum.

3) The first film festival of cinema from Quebec was organised by theDepartment. This is the first Quebec film festival ever organised inIndia.

University Department of German: Students, Teachers and Researchersfrom the Department are the leaders in research activities. Dr. AnushkaGokhale was felicitated by prestigious award Jacob Und Wilhelm GrimFrderprese by DAAD. The Department has undertaken a project oftranslating short-stories published after Independence in various Indian

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languages. This year the project was conceptualized by publishing abook Einfach Menschlich. It is noteworthy to mention that this storybook is the publication of Mumbai University. The project is jointly undertakenby German Department, Mumbai University, Pune University and GtingenUniversity. Harbour Cities and Interculture Topoz is a project in its secondphase that is part of the megaproject The New Passage to India. Thesaid project is sponsored by DAAD and Department of German Educationand Research.

Students from the Department visited Germany for Researchand Language Study while 6 German Researchers visited GermanDepartment. In the realm of this project, the Department organised adiscussion on Multilingualism- Concepts and Contexts in October 2011.Another Symposium was organised in February 2011 on Conceptionon Personhood and their limits Inter-transcultural Exploration as a jointventure of German & Philosophy Departments, Cologne University, Societyof Intercultural Philosophy- Germany. Two students from the departmentwon a prize in essay competition and were awarded a scholarship forsummer research project.

University Department of Philosophy: The Department, in collaborationwith Ramnarain Ruia College, Joshi-Bedekar College and VivekanandaCenter, organised a Conference during August 25-26, 2011 on Dimensionsin Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda and its Contemporary Relevance.

On September 16 and 17, 2011, the Department organised aNational Conference on Indian Culture. The Conference was successfullyorganised in collaboration with Institute of Indo-Aryan Studies. AWorkshop on Introduction to the History of Indian and Western Philosophywas arranged to enable students to grasp the important concepts inPhilosophy. Seminars on Vallabh Vedant and Human Rights wereorganised. A guiding Lecture on Management Philosophy was arrangedfor the Students of Chanakya Institute. The Department started Filmand Philosophy Circle in October 2011.

University Department of Social Sciences: The Department organiseda Seminar on Sociology in India and the Bombay School: Retrospectand Prospects during September 23-24, 2011. UGC SAP sponsoredNational Seminar on Understanding Marginalized Groups in India: ExploringPerspective Approaches and Methodologies was organised on January19 and 20, 2011. Prof. G. S. Ghurye Memorial Lecture on ScheduledCastes, Scheduled Tribes and the Nation: Situating G. S. Ghurye wasarranged on December 23, 2010. Prof. T. K. Oomen, from JNU NewDelhi expressed his valuable thoughts. Many Intellectuals visited theDepartment and delivered talks as given in the following account.

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* April 05, 2010: Rajeev Gupta on Farmers Movement in India.

* October 16, 2010: Bernard Fluss on History of Ideas and Epistemology.

* October 07, 2010- Yajur Takshali on Teach for India.

* January 13, 2011: K. V. Sibbal on Matang Community and the Politicsof Untouchability, redefining, the role of theatre in Maharashtra.

* January 14, 2011: Nahesh Kambale on Jaitapur Nuclear PowerProject.

* February 23 till March 07, 2011: Prof. Paramjit Judge on various topics.

* July 28, 2011: Rudolph Haredia on Justifying Reservation Quotaof Minority Rights: Recapturing the Constitution Vision.

* August 04, 2011: Smt. Shipa Phadake on If Women Could disc pleasure:reinterpreting violence in public space.

University Department of Economics: The Department organised aworkshop on Public Planning for Mumbai on March 28, 2011. The workshopincluded dialogue with volunteers from Mumbai Citizens DevelopmentForum. A study class was arranged on Macro Economics Policy.Walchand Hirachand Unit in Transport Economics planned a workshopon Transport Economics on July 02, 2011.

University Department of Geography: The Department organised manySeminars, Symposia and Workshops. Ninth C. D. Deshmukh MemorialLecture was delivered by Professor R. Vaidyanathan, Andhra Universityon February 04, 2011, on the topic Emerging Concepts in Geomorphology.The Department, in collaboration with Bombay Geographicals Association,on March 05, 2011, organised 17th Conference. August 26, 2011 markedthe Seminar on Advances in Geography Concepts, Techniques andResearch Trends, Conflicts and Co-existence in Forest Habitats. TheSeminar was actively participated by Expert Committee of AnthropologicalSurvey of India and Renowned Wild life Expert Mr. Kiran Purandare.

Students from MA and MSc Class made a field visit to the KalinaCampus to study interrelationships between urban area, Economics andEnvironment. Two documentaries by Mr. Atul Pethe and Mr. AnandPatwardhan were shown during the field visit. MA Part-2 students, withthe help of technical staff prepared exhibition on graphs and books. Theactivity was carried out to inculcate Reading and Referencing Culturein MA Part-1 students. November 11, 2011 was the day engaged innature trail at Rajmachi-Lonavala with Mr. Milind Purandare and otherexperts. Students made field visits to Bandra-Kurla Complex, BharatNagar, Kala Nagar and MHADA Colony and observed difference in thelife styles of urban population below poverty line, middle class- and affluentclass- populations. Students visited South Mumbai and the study tour

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through Fort Market area provided knowledge about the work-relatedland usage to the students. Famous City Planner Sulakshana Mahajanvisited the Department on December 14, 2011.

Center for African Studies: The Center organised an Internationalconference on South Cooperation: India, Africa and Food Security during10-11 January. Another International Conference was organised duringMarch 02-04, 2011 on India-Africa Enduring Partnership: Emerging Areasof Co-operation.

Centre for Central Eurasian Studies: An International Conference atNagpur during October 10-11, 2011 was organised by collaborative effortsof Nagpur University and Consulate General of Russian Federation forScience and Culture on Two Decades of New Russia.

University Department of Commerce: The Department organised 8Seminars this Academic Year. On September 19 2011, a Seminar onInformation Technology for Management was organised, while, onSeptember 22, 2011, there was another on International BusinessManagement. A National Symposium was arranged on October 17, 2011on Industrial Policy and Financial Management. Two workshops wereorganised on Management of Philosophy in Real Estate Business andEthics in Corporate Management.

University Department of Education: A seminar on Paradigm Shiftin Learning and Evaluation was arranged on March 21 and 22, 2011.A Workshop on Big Five Theory of Personality and Item Response Theorywas organised by Dr. Vivek Belhekar of the Department on September30, 2011. A Refresher Course was conducted by the Department duringOctober 03-22, 2011 at the UGC Academic Staff College, at Universityof Mumbai.

University Department of Law: A one-day Workshop on State levelConsultation on Report Card Release SC, ST (Prevention of Atrocities)was organised by the Department on February 15, 2011. On March19, 2011, in Mr. Justice P. B. Gajendragadkar Lecture Series, HonbleJustice of Supreme Court, New Delhi Mr. Justice Markandeya Katjudelivered a talk. A book was released on the same day titled GlobalLaw authored by Professor and Head of University Department ofLaw, Dr. Suresh Mane.

* February 06 to March 27, 2011: Paralegal Training Course for thestudents and human rights volunteers.

* March 30, 2011: Public Release of a book by Prof. Dr. Suresh Mane.

* May 09 2011: Visit of Dr. Gavin Brine, Director, Pre-Bachelor EntranceProcess, Birmingham Law School, UK. Discussion about JV.

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* May 11, 2011: Visit of Prof. Eric Ross & Prof. Chantal Van der Lindaneof Irasmuss University of Rotterdam, Netherlands with students ofFiscal Law Economics.

* Research Chronicle Law Quest was published by the Department.It also received an ISSN number.

* October 20, 2011: A Lecture by Mr. Justice Bambarde (SessionsCourt) on Indian Constitution - New Challenges.

* November 18, 2011: Mumbai University organised a Mega Seminaron Research Avenues; Smt. Rashmi Oza from the Department wasthe Convener of the event.

University Department of Mathematics: Professor Sharad Sane wasconferred with INSA Fellowship by the Indian National Science Academy(INSA), New Delhi. To commemorate this accomplishment of Prof. Sane,A National Conference on Discrete Mathematics was organised by theDepartment.

The teaching Staff of the Department presented research papersat various symposia. M.Phil. Students of the Department also participatedactively in same of these events.

University Department of Chemistry (Autonomous): United Nationsand IUPAC declared the Year 2011 as the Year of Chemistry. Tocommemorate the same, the Department organised an International Seminaron Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanomaterials during 14th to 16thFebruary 2011. Nobel Laureate Scientist Emeritus Prof. J. M. Lane madethe key note address. About 250scientists all over the world participatedin the Seminar. Prof. S. Mujumdar, TIFR, Mumbai delivered a public speechon Chemistry in Our Lives on April 29, 2011. A special lecture wasarranged on December 19, 2011 by Senior Scientist Dr. S. K. Patil. Manystudents participated very actively in all these events.

University Department of Biophysics: In June 2011, the Departmentorganised an Oration by Prof. N. R. Jagannathan, Department of NMR& MRI, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhion Exploring Human Body Biomagnetic Resonance Imaging and MRSpectroscopy. Professor Ross Bernard, University of Queensland,Australia was the next in Series who visited the Department inSeptember 2011 and delivered a Seminar on Technological Responsesto Global Change.

To commemorate the National Science Day (February 28, 2011),a Workshop was organised on Recent Advances in Radiation Biophysicswhich was attended by over 200 faculty and students of various affiliatedColleges of the University.

The Department attracted research grants from the Departmentof Atomic Energy under its BRNS Programme by way of getting sanctioned

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two research projects, while a Khopli-based (Raigad District) MadhavbaugCardiac Rehabilitation Centre has sponsored one research project tothe Department.

Teaching Faculty as well as M.Sc. and Ph.D. Students participatedactively in six Conferences/ Seminars during the current academic year.One of the significant accomplishments of the Department is that it hasbeen inducted in one of the very prestigious Consortia in Biophysics,entitled International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics.

University Department of Physics: The Department organised 15Seminars during the current academic year in which expert guidingscientists from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Indian Instituteof Technology (IIT-Bombay), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre participated.Prof. Eric Lian, Amsterdam, Dr. Paralkar and Dr. Curtis Marcat fromthe United States of America visited the Department and conductedinteractive sessions with Departmental students. Prof. Mani and ProfessorN. Mukunda arranged a week-long Curriculum Workshop in AdvancedTheoretical Physics. Besides these activities, following were the highlightsof Departmental activities during the current academic year:

* About 200 Students participated in a Science-Week Programmearranged by INSPIRE and communicated with renowned scientists.

* To promote Physics among the undergraduate students, a programmeI love Physics was undertaken by the Department where Studentsfrom various affiliated Colleges of the University participated.

University Department of Life Sciences: Having recognized by UniversityGrants Commission under its Special Assistance Programme (UGC-SAP) with a cumulative grants of Rs. 62.00 lakhs, the UniversityDepartment of Life Sciences continued its streak of attracting fundsfrom both, Government and Inter-governmental agencies to developinfrastructure and also carry out R&D Programmes.

Departmental Head Professor Dr. Uttamkumar S. Bagde became thefirst in-service Faculty of the University to obtain one of the highestacademic degrees - Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in the subject of MicrobialBiotechnology from Amity University, New Delhi. Thus the Departmentof Life Sciences became the only PG Departments of the Universityto have three of its Faculty who have obtained D.Sc. Degrees. Dr. BhaskarL. Jadhav, Associate Professor of Life Sciences, became the secondTeacher in the Department to be selected for the Best University TeacherAward bestowed by the University of Mumbai for the year 2010-11.

The Department through the concept of Industry-Academia interfaceand with the initiative of one its faculty members Dr. Sanjay Deshmukhestablished an international institute of sleep sciences which is fundedby Labindia Group of Industries and Yakima Sleep Centre, WashingtonState, USA. A collaborative approach involving University Departments

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and affiliated Colleges has helped the Department attract Medical Fraternityin various cities in Maharashtra.

Professor Dr. Madhusudan H. Fulekar and Dr. B.L. Jadhav alongwith their Ph.D. Students visited Bangkok (Thailand) to participate ininternational conferences. As a part of preparation of XII Five Year Plan,Dr. Sanjay Deshmukh was invited by the Planning Commission, Govt.of India to serve as Member of the Sub-Committee that drafted guidelinesfor studying implications of climate change in achieving sustainabilityin agriculture.

As a follow-up of the visit of Professor Sanjay Deshmukh toUniversity of Western Australia (UWA), Perth, an MoU was signed betweenUniversity of Mumbai and the UWA. As a part of collaborative Programmeof the Department with the School of Anatomy and Human Biology ofUWA, one of the Ph.D. Students of Professor Deshmukh Mr. RohanBhalerao was invited by the University of Western Australia for a periodof three months to undertake collaborative research along with the Facultyand Researchers of UWA. Mr. Rohan also presented a research paperin an international conference held in Geneva, Switzerland.

Co-curricular Activities such as Industrial visit and Study tourare regular feature of the Department. During the period of this report,Study Tour of M.Sc., Ph.D. as well as Post Doctoral Students of theDepartment was organised to visit various academic and researchInstitutions in and around Mangalore, and Coorg, Karnataka. Studentsof the Department actively participated in various Seminars and academiccompetitions. They brought laurels to the Department by winning theBest College Medal as well as the Sports Trophy in a research meetentitled Bionics-2011 organised by Institute of Science, Mumbai.

Two back-to-back Events were conducted by the Department,viz., (a) Seminar on Research Avenues and Challenges in Life Sciences,November 2011; and (b) National Seminar on Climate change mitigationand sustainable management of Agriculture in India, December 2011.

Professor Sanjay Deshmukh was conferred Fellowship by theInternational Society for Science and Technology, Mumbai for his contributionto development of interventions that would benefit Society in the adventof Climate Change scenario. He was also felicitated by the Rotary Clubof Garden City, Thane (Rotary District 3140) by conferment of VocationalExcellence Award for contributing to upliftment of socially underprivilegedsections of the Society.

University Department of Computer Science: During the period ofthe Report, three Faculty Members of the Department underwent knowledgeenhancement activities such as Refresher Courses and OrientationProgramme and successfully completed the same with A GRADE. In

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July 2011, Ms. Niketa Gandhi underwent a Refresher Course at JawaharlalUniversity, New Delhi. In September 2011, Ms. Pooja Manghirmalaniparticipated in the 99th Orientation Programme of the UGC AcademicStaff College at the University of Mumbai. In November 2011, Ms. JyotshnaDongardive underwent a Refresher Course at Sardar Patel University,Anand, Gujarat.

In September 2011, a Seminar was organised by the Departmentjointly with University Department of Information Technology, for a Japanbased Company Works Application. Out of over 1000 applicants, 600were shortlisted drawn from all over India, for participation in the Seminar.Out of 30 who were finally selected after written Test and personal interviews,03 were from University of Mumbai, which is a significant achievement.

The Department along with University Department of InformationTechnology and in collaboration with Machine Intelligence ResearchLaboratory of Washington, United States of America organised WorldCongress on Information and Communication Technology in December2011. 292 participants from over 14 countries registered for the Congressand during the four-day Event, over 320 Participants (including spotentries) participated in the Congress.

Under the Faculty Improvement activity of UGCs Academic StaffCollege, Mumbai, the Department organised two Inter-disciplinary RefresherCourses for the benefit of Teaching Faculty in the Country. The first RefresherCourse (meant for Teachers belonging to subjects such as ComputerSciences, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Technology and Physics)on the Theme Recent Trends in Computer Science and InformationTechnology was conducted by the Department during January 31 tillFebruary 19, 2011 while the second was an interdisciplinary (encompassingsubjects such as Sociology, Statistics, Psychology, Mathematics,Philosophy, Home Sciences, Computer Sciences and InformationTechnology, Business Law, Food Sciences and Commerce) on LeveragingICT Tools for inclusive Growth as conducted during January 02 till 21,2012.

University Department of Information Technology: The UniversityDepartment of Information Technology has been providing leadershipto all the affiliated Colleges in terms of providing orientation to entireTeaching fraternity with regard to implementing new syllabi and byconducting workshops for introduction and use of recent software.

In view of introduction of Credit based Semester System atundergraduate level, the University Department of IT organised Workshopsfor the Faculty of all the colleges affiliated to the University of Mumbaion Revised syllabus of S.Y.B.Sc. (IT) in the Subjects of (a) ComputerGraphics, and (b) Quantitative Techniques. A special Workshop wasalso conducted for faculty across all the colleges on Effective use ofSciLab Software.

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Under the placement drive for the Students of University, theDepartment organised Aptitude Tests for iGate Patni wherein about 500Students participated and 100 among them were selected for final interview.The Department along with University Department of Computer Scienceand in collaboration with Machine Intelligence Research Laboratory ofWashington, United States of America organised World Congress onInformation and Communication Technology in December 2011.

UM-DAE Center for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DAE-CBS):This unique initiative that was launched as a result of an MoU betweenUniversity of Mumbai and Department of Atomic Energy, Governmentof India, entered its fifth year and the first batch of Integrated M.Sc.Programme in Basic Sciences would pass out this Summer The Course,which was initially offered only in Physics, has now been extended toMathematics, Chemistry and Life Sciences too. This year, 31 studentswere admitted to the Centre. Currently there are 114 students enrolledfor the M. Sc programme at CBS. The first batch of CBS students willbe passing out in April 2012.

Various academic and co-curricular activities were initiated byUM-DAE-CBS during the period of Report and are highlighted as follows:

Educational Visits: The students of Semesters I and II, guidedby Dr. Manojendu Choudhary, made educational visits to RAC Ooty,NAL Bangalore and NCBS Bangalore in December 2011. Similarly, studentsof Semesters III and IV visited Balloon Facility, CCMB, NFL and EClL,all at Hyderabad, accompanied by Dr. Neeraj Agrawal.

Outstanding performance by CBS students: The Indian Associationof Physics Teachers (IAPT) had conducted the National Graduate PhysicsExamination (NGPE) test sometime. About 6000 students appeared,25 students had been selected for the second level test out of whichfive of them are from CBS.

Mr. Lavish Pabbi, a IX Semester Student of CBS was been selectedfor the Photonics Fellowship of India - a National Fellowship awardedto only about to-15 Students in the Country each year for working inthe field of Photonics for a period of 3 to12 months. Amit Seta, a studentof CBS, Secured Rank 17 in the National Graduate Physics Examination(NGPE). A total of approximately 5000 students appeared for the testthat was conducted by IAPT. Following are the outstanding performanceof CBS students in the JEST (Joint Entrance Screening Test) - Physics,2011 where about 34,000 students appeared.

Name Marks Rank

Udaya Maurya 50.33 049

Dharmraj Soni 48.67 053

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Lavish Pabbi 45.33 702

Sitender P Kashyap 37.67 174

Mritunjay Kumar Verma 32.00 321

Sree Krishna Varma 31.33 339

Following Students have done extremely well in the Madhavacompetition held in January 2011 and won prizes mentioned againsteach:

* Sarath Sankar, 3rd year, Third prize.

* Mayank Singh, 1st year, Cheer prize.

* Shashank Markande, 2nd year, Cheer prize.

* Koushik Senapati, 1st year, Cheer prize:

* Plawan Das, 2nd year, Cheer prize.

Research: Faculty members at CBS have been carrying outresearch while performing their teaching duties, independently and incollaboration with scientists at other research institutions such as TIFR,BARC, Mumbai University, etc. CBS faculty have also establishedcollaborations with Groups abroad and have spent summer months inthose places to carry out their research. During the last one year about20 papers have been published by CBS Faculty in international journalsof repute.

Colloquia and Visitors: CBS has been organizing Colloquia regularly(every alternate Tuesday) and we have been able to bring some verydistinguished speakers from within India and overseas, some of whomare Nobel Laureates, to the University to deliver special Colloquia andLectures.

CBS Student Clubs: This is an activity which has gained substantialmomentum and students present talks on exciting areas of researchand often report on the work carried out by them in the projects undertakenby them. The students are also encouraged to engage in arts activitiessuch as painting, music and so on and an Art exhibition of the paintingsdone by students was recently held at the Nehru Centre Art Gallery,Worli, Mumbai.

University Department of Biotechnology: October 19, 2011 was theday for a Symposium on Personality Development for the students.The teaching staff has read their research papers at US and UKconferences. The Department has initiated research project onMicroanalysis of Degradation of Archives and Archaeological Structure.Study on in vitro response in the nano-particles is undertaken, too. By

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collecting the Bio-aerosoles from various famous temples to study weathercontrol and observations were attempted. The Industry-Academia interfacestarted by the Department is proving useful to the students and manyindustries are coming forward to help students. The Department hadorganised Intercollegiate Science Fare.

Institute for Distance and Open Learning (IDOL): The Institute organiseda workshop on Open Education Resources. The inaugural speech wasdelivered by Prof. Asha Kanwar, Vice President (COL), Canada. TheFoundation Day of the Institute was celebrated by the talk from Prof.Mohammed Miyan, Hon. Vice Chancellor, MANUU, Hyderabad. The Institutesuccessfully executed on-line admission & examination letter distributionfor 35,000 students.

Five of the students secured the first rank in various examinationconducted by the University of Mumbai.

University Department of Applied Psychology and counseling Centre:The University Department of Applied Psychology and Counseling Centreduring the period of the Report organised several Workshops in theareas of Research Methodology in Collaboration with ICSSR, WRC ofUniversity of Mumbai in March and April 2011. Besides, a few Workshopsfor Teachers of affiliated Colleges of the University on the theme ofPrevention of suicide among collage-going students.

University Department of Students Welfare: To nurture creative andcollective sensitivities of students, the Department had organised YuvaMahotsav during 1-17 August 2010, and many workshops. 7000 studentsparticipated in workshops organised at about 200 colleges from Mumbai,Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg districts in the fields of Music and otherArt forms. The University, with Rashtraprerana Jyot Yatra Samitee, Nagpurarranged a film show on the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for lovefor our Nation. The program was titled as Aashti (Shahid): Ek Veergatha.MUNIJAN 2011 was the unique project competition organised on 2ndOctober 2011, to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti. Out of 60 projects presentedin the competition, 10 were selected for the final round and the firstprize winning project will be implemented by the University of Mumbai.A training course was arranged at Kankavli College on UPSC Coachingand Soft Skills.

Mahatma Gandhi Peace Centre (MGPC): The Mahatma Gandhi PeaceCentre of the University of Mumbai during the period of the Report organizedand coordinated on January 30, 2011, a special Programme to rememberFather of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi under the title Martyrs DayProgramme: Gandhi is Dead But not his Thoughts at Convocation Hall,University of Mumbai.

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with CNRS (Center National de la Recherch Scientifique), France onJuly 07, 2011. A one-day Seminar entitled Peace Education For HumanExcellence was organised on October 17, 2011 at J.P Naik Bhavan,Vidyanagari Campus of the University, Mumbai which was attended byabout 50 intellectuals.

Women Development Cell (WDC): Since its establishment in 2001,the Women Development Cell is working to find solutions to varioustypes of problems faced by women. On 23rd July 2011, a teacherstraining workshop was organised on Gender Sensitization. Similarworkshops at various regional colleges were held for the Cells in thesecolleges and mainly, for the NSS students. For bringing social reformabout eradicating the sex ratio bias; a movement termed Save the GirlChild was initiated on 18th August 2011 and was inaugurated by Prof.Varsha Gaikwad, Honle Minister for Women and Children Welfare, Govtof Maharashtra. The function was co-organised by University NSSvolunteers, University Department of Students Welfare, The Academyof Theater Arts, Lok-kala Academy, University Department of Adult andContinuing Education and University Department of Music. A NationalSymposium was arranged on 6-7 January 2012 on Addressing SexualHarassment in Educational Institutions.

Garware Institute of Career Education and Development: TheInstitute has great contribution in providing job-oriented educationalcourses. The Institute started the following 4 new courses in theacademic year 2011-12.

* Undergraduate Diploma in Jewellery Designing and Management

* Undergraduate Diploma in Agriculture and Business

* Certificate Course in Agri-Tourism

* Certificate Course in Computer Reservation System

Students from Post Graduate Diploma in Film and Televisionproduced a film titled Maateeche Soor. It is a grest honour that thefilm received nomination for the year 2012 at Jaipur international FilmFestival. University of Mumbai and Government of Israel signed an MOUfor teacher-students exchange. Counsel-General of Israel has inviteda delegation under the leadership of Honle Vice-Chancellor, Universityof Mumbai to Israel in February 2012.

* The Institute undertook plantation program.

* On the occasion of World Tourism Day, the students of Post GraduateDiploma in Travel & Tourism arranged quiz and logo competition.Students undertook a project on Word Cruise and Hotels.

* Students from the Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental PollutionControl organised a Seminar on Climate Change.

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* During the Academic Year, students made field visits to many industries.Active involvement of many dignitaries & experts brought laurelsto the Institute during the academic year.

University Department of Communication and Journalism: TheDepartment organised World Writing Festival (JAM Writing Festival),similar to the Nanorima International Novel Writing Competition. A trainingprogram Sanchar First for the students and staff of the Media and theIndustry press writers. The department and Makhanlal Chaturvedi NationalUniversity of Journalism, Bhopal jointly organised a National Symposiumon Media, Literature and Language. The Alumni Association of theDepartment started Balshastri Jambhekar Award for the Best ResearchPaper and the Best Documentary. Stalwarts from the Publicity Mediashared their experiences with the students during the Baburao VishnuParadkar Memorial Lecture Series.

University Department of Music: The study of music, its educationand performance has always been linked by the Department with theefforts and the emphasis of the programmes taught here that wouldlead to achieving excellence in performance. excellence. With this objectivein view the leading performers of different schools or traditions in vocalmusic called Gharanas have been invited on the Faculty of Music toimpart training and performance skills to aspiring and promising students.The teaching methods and pattern here are based on the age-old andtime tested Guru Shishya Parampara.

Following are the activities that are conducted by the UniversityDepartment of Music.

1) 41st Foundation Day of the department was celebrated on 28thJanuary, 2011. The students of the department presented variouscultural programme.

2) The auspicious occasion of Guru Pournima Day, a Programme wasorganised by the Department. Shri. Vishal Gaikwad, a student ofT.Y.B.Mus. (Tabla) performed Tabla Solo, followed by vocal recitalby the Departmental Faculty Smt. Jyoti Kale, Dr. Sandhya Kathavade.Sugam Sangeet Gayan was performed by Ms. Sunita Suryavanshiand Mr. Vishal Jagtap.

3) On 4th October, 2011 the Department organized a Musical Programmeat International Students Hall, Vidyaapeeth Vidyaarthee Bhavan tofelicitate Adjunct Faculty of the department Pt. Babanrao Haldankar,who was appointed as Director of Late Smt. Gangubai HanagalGurukul at Dharwad. The Programme included Vocal Recital by oneof the renowned Artists of Agra Gharana and disciple of Pt. HaldankarSmt. Kavita Kharwandikar. Smt. Kharwandikar and Pt. Haldankarwho gave a breathtaking performance thereafter, enthralled the music-Ioving audience.

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University Department of Physical Education: During the period ofthe Report, following activities were undertaken by the UniversityDepartment of Physical Education:

1) The Department Organised a National Seminar on Emerging Trendsand preventive Measures of Sports Injuries during March 25-26,2011.

2) A one-day Workshop on Art of National Flag Etiquettes was organizedon October 08, 2011.

3) The Department organised Guest Lectures on various specializeareas such as Sports Psychology, Selection of Research Topic,Stress Management, Test and Measurement, Recent Research inPhysical Education, First Aid, Sports Physiology, Doping Anatomy& Physiology and Starvation for the benefit of Students of the Universityas well as those of affiliated Colleges.

4) The Department also organised several Extra-curricular Activities,such as:

a. Marathon Race for Staff and Students of University of Mumbaion account of National Sports Day, i.e., 29th August.

b. Tracking /Hiking of B.