Department of B.Com. inaugurated the celebration of "50 Golden Saturdays" with Alumni marking the Golden Jubilee of MES on 12th January, 2019 with an event "Be YOUnique" wherein students were guided on how to have their own definition of success. Alumni of 2009 and 2011 batches, Mr. Unnikrishnan P. and Mr. Vibhu Mishra shared their life experience and how they followed their passion and the need to follow one's passion for long lasting success. The event concluded with an address by Dr. Aarti Sukheja, IQAC Co-ordinator on how important uniqueness is in life.
Department of Biotechnology had organized one day workshop on “FOLDSCOPE” technique on 4th January, 2019. Dr. Anupma H. W., Indo-US Foldscope awardee from Ministry of Science and Technology was invited to conduct this workshop.
A Foldscope is an optical microscope that can be assembled from simple components, including a sheet of paper and a lens. It was developed by Manu Prakash and designed to cost less than US$1 to build. It is part of the “frugal science” movement which aims to make cheap and easy tools available for scientific use in the developing world.
The event started of with a presentation in the Auditorium at 10 am on the effectiveness and the outreach of this simple, cheap and unique technique to explore the microworld. This was followed by hands on experience by all the students of F. Y., S. Y. and T. Y. B. Sc Biotechnology. Initially all the faculty members were trained individually by Dr. Anupma. They in turn along with Dr. Anupma guided the students regarding how to use the foldscope.
Different sample were studied using foldscope such as: Curd, Water, onions, potato, petals, leaves, stem, pollens, different flowers etc. the students enthusiastically explored all the samples and were very excited about the new technique that they had learnt in this session.
Women Development Cell of our College had organised a Competition on “Awareness on Legal Rights of Women” following the guidelines issued by National Commission for Women, Government of India on Wednesday, 19th December, 2018. 215 students participated in the competition. Ms. Zaineb Petiwala from T.Y.B.Com. won the first prize securing 83.75%, Ms. Vrinda Madhusoodanan of S.Y.B.Com. Accounting & Finance won the second prize securing 78.75%.
Ms. Somya Thakur and Ms. Neha Shambhu Jha of S.Y.B.Com. Accounting & Finance and Ms. Neha V. Ambre of T.Y.B.Com. won the third prize securing 75%.
The big day arrived again on 17th December 2018, Querenciaa, with the theme of T.V. shows. For most of us it felt like coming home again. The sun came up with new hopes and positive vibes with all the events lined up, eager participants, all the props decked up and everyone dressed up in the beloved Querenciaa T-shirt.
The event started with the lighting of a lamp. An auspicious beginning to the fest with prayers and blessings.
The first event was Spotlight, The Personality show. Participants were expected to go through three rounds. The walk introduction, The talent and the questionnaire round. The participants were dressed up as their favourite T.V. show characters and the judge them, we had the very talented Neeraj Yadav and Riya Rathod. The event started with a bang, a cut to cut competition, amazing talents and witty answers. Everyone was fascinated with the event.
Next up was Mic Drop. An open mic event, judged by none other than Ankit Bedi. The Participants were allowed to speak, sing, rap or beatbox their hearts out. This event was the most enjoyable. With heart touching to poetry to laughter that gave you a stomach ache, to awesome beat boxing and crazy rapping. Everyone was having a time of their lives. Ankit Bedi especially had a great time with us at Querenciaa.
The events so far were great hits and were followed by non-staged events. The first one being ‘Shutters Up’. The photography event where students were given a limited time to click images according to the theme given. One could see participants eagerly rushing everywhere to get the pictures. While others were having fun at ‘Heads up’ A dumb charades event with a twist. The day ended with a Painting competition and really happy members a celebratory dance.
18th December 2018, dawned with mixed emotions. Happiness, eagerness, determination and a tinge of sadness for it as second and the last day of Querenicaa.
Hence it was made sure that the day was to be made better than ever.
The day started with a PUBG Competition and a Treasure Hunt. The participants were never happier. While some ran around the college searching for clues and hints and shouting and screaming. The others furiously tapped on their phones to get the ‘Chicken Dinner’. It was definitely a sight.
These events were followed by the writing event called ‘Twist in the Tale’ where the participants had to write a short story of their own which should include the twist that was given on the spot. It was lovely to see the participants write their hearts out on paper. It was creativity so beautifully carved on paper.
The event was followed by an outstanding dance competition ‘Move your Lakk’. The judges for the event were a Guinness Record Holder and an amazing dancer, Aishwarya Pewal and the very loved Ashutosh Pradhan. The event showed much enthusiasm, mind boggling dances and unbelievable move. It was a treat to watch completely.
The last event for the day was Panache and what a show it was. Judged by the beautiful Vaishnavi Kamble, the event showcased so many themes blended with the grace of a ramp walk. The costumes had everyone dropping their jaws and no one could differentiate between the participants and the professionals. The event was sparkling with life and light and hoots and cheers.
And as the event ended, so did Querenciaa. The end of the day witnessed joy and tears, it witnessed new promises and satisfaction of work, it witnessed hugs and fist pumps and with another celebratory dance and the vote of thanks. It was a goodbye to Querenciaa, with a belief that the next year was set to be better.
The Department of B.M.S. and B.Sc. I.T. & B.Sc. C.S. of Pillai College of Arts, Commerce & Science, New Panvel organized a One Day International Conference titled “Role of Engaging Digitalization in Socio-Economic Growth and Nation Building” on 15th December, 2018. The sponsors for the event were CISI (Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments) and Finmark Financials. The session was attended by 30 participants from all over India as well as abroad.
The Conference was inaugurated by:
- Dr. Meghavi Banerjee
Professor, Head Strategic Alliances
Head & Partner at Lincoln University of Business & Management, UAE - Dr. Hiren Dand
Coordinator, Department of Information Technology at Mulund College of Commerce - Dr. Anjum Ara Ahmed
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
The conference provided a platform to disseminate business intelligence where in leading academicians and researchers interacted and shared their valuable experiences, ideas, innovations and research for changing and dynamic issues in different subjects.
The conference was very informative and thought-provoking. It gave insight on digitalization in Socio-Economic Growth and Nation Building. The conference concluded with Valedictory followed by lunch.
Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science witnessed a tough match against Thakur College in Mumbai University Volleyball Boys Tournament Finale on 13th December 2018.
PCACS Boys Volleyball Team with the Gold medal
Teams played 5 set of matches, where PCACS won gold medal by winning 3 set out of 5 against Thakur College. Despite of various nail biting matches against various colleges, it was not just a stroke of luck that Pillai’s boys battled to clinch the championship and won gold medal for the college.
The Upcoming star Taekwondo players of Pillai College of Arts Commerce & Science, New Panvel won 2 Gold Medals and 2 Silver Medals at IInd Mumbai Consul General Cup-2018 National Level Taekwondo Championship held at Pune from 18th – 20th October, 2018.
The sibling Ayushi Bhakta (S.Y.) and her brother Kabir Bhakta (F.Y.) strikes Gold Medals and Ritesh Ramesh (F.Y.) won Silver Medal in the tournament.
Kabir Bhakta and Ritesh Ramesh
The Pillai College Football team defeated Thakur College 2-0 to be crowned the 2018 Mumbai University inter-college Football Champions. The match was played at the Mumbai University Grounds in Marine Lines under some sweltering heat.
The star of the show was undoubtedly striker, Ashish Lalge who scored two amazing solo goals in the second half to make sure Pillai College won the title this time around after falling in the finals the last two years. This was Pillai College’s 2nd title and 6th consecutive time playing in the finals. More than 200 colleges participated in the tournament.
The first half was an even encounter and ended with the score locked at 0-0 with both teams battling hard on the defensive end with Pillai’s midfield duo of Yash Vanveru and Vinod Pandey forming a rock solid core for their team. A lot of the players looked tired and weary since they were playing their 4th match in the space of 4 days under some scorching temperatures.
With the contest evenly poised till the 60th minute, it took a moment of individual brilliance to break the deadlock. Pillai’s star striker, Ashish Lalge picked up the ball on the right wing, cut back inside and unleashed a powerful left footed shot from outside the box to beat the diving keeper. It seemed as though Pillai would cruise from then on but a lapse in concentration sent a Thakur player through on goal and Pillai defender Abu Hamza had no option but to foul him. He received a red card for the foul and Pillai were down to 10 men for the final 15 minutes of the match. Thakur College were looking to pile on the pressure but Ashish gave Pillai some breathing room after he scored his second goal soon thereafter from a very similar angle to his first. Pillai College held on despite some nervy moments to win the match 2-0 in front of some boisterous support from their students who had packed the stands to witness the match.
This was Pillai College’s 2nd title and 6th consecutive final appearance with captain Daniel Muthu having been part of both victorious teams. He was overjoyed with his team’s performance and took the time to thank his coaches Mangesh Desai and K.T John for their motivation and support.
The Sports Director of Pillai College, Mr. Padmakshan Padmanabhan was really proud of the way the team played over the course of the last two weeks under the extreme Mumbai heat. He pointed out that this was their 2nd Team gold medal for the year as the Pillai Handball team won the Mumbai University Handball Championship as well.
Pillai College has been producing some top footballing talent in the past few years with many of their players now playing at the highest levels in Indian football. Rahul Bheke, one of India’s best defenders, currently plays for ISL side Bengaluru FC. Nikhil Poojary, who was part of the Pillai squad that won the title in 2015 plays for the Indian National Football team and recently signed a contract to play for the ISL team, FC Pune City. Defender Pratik Chaudhari is a veteran ISL player and currently plays for Jamshedpur FC. There are 3 other players who currently ply their trade in the I – League, Abhishek Ambekar (Mohun Bagan), Rahul Das (Minerva Punjab) and Vinil Poojary (Churchill Brothers).
The squad that won the 2018 Mumbai University Football Title is listed below.
Daniel Muthu, Abu Hamza, Sunil Thakur, Abhijit Tawhare, Kartik Shetty, Ashish Lalge, Sylvester Fernandes, Kartik Yenurkar, Yash Vanveru, Vinod Pandey, Nitin Chaudhary, Saudagar Mate, Kaif Khan, Sanchit Singh, Saud Shaikh, Prathamesh Rokde, Nikhil Patil, Soham P.