Exposure Visit to “Namma Bhoomi, near Kundapura
A group of second year MBA students along with seven faculty members, Mr. Raghavendra Prabhu, Dr. Vishal Samartha, Mr. Ramesh, Mr. Girish, Ms. Sushma, Mr. Abhay Kumar and Mr. Lokesha visited “Namma Bhoomi (Our Earth)” ,a NGO nominated thrice for Nobel Peace Prize Award near Kundapura. The group of students and faculty members were welcomed by Mr. Nagaraj, Officer In-charge,Vocational Training, Namma Bhoomi and his team. Mr. Ramesh Mayya briefed the students on the parent organization “The Concerned for Working Children”.
He briefed that the organization was a 30 year old organization and their programmes cover the rural and urban districts of Karnataka reaching out to working children and their communities, school children and local governments. He informed about the evolution of Makkala Panchayats and how it has been implemented by the government today.
The students and the faculty members were taken around the 6.5 acres of the campus and were explained the different training programmes that the students at their campus undergo which include Garment Stitching, Carpentry, Beautician Course, Computers, Pottery, Dairy and Farming.
Namma Bhoomi has residential accommodation at “Namma Halli”, a safe and funspace for 200 children. Recently, Namma Nalanda Vidyapeetha has been launched in a 10.5 acres campus close to Namma Bhoomi to house the educational activities.
Namma Angadi, a collective marketing platform for young traditional crafts persons of Karnataka was started in 1993 to empower young adults with a vocation and livelihood so that they need not migrate to urban centers in search of a livelihood and also to keep alive the rich tradition of rural India. The students and the faculty members enlightened on this concept and all of them were able to shop the products too which included Kurta, Kurti, Clay Items, Key Chains, Jute Bags, Patch work bags etc.
The MBA students conducted different activities for the children at the NGO and also shared their experiences which could help them build their career. They also donated stationary at the NGO.
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Technical lecture: 38th series-Seminar and Exhibition of Student Project Programme
The Technical session of the 38th series -seminar and exhibition of student project programme commenced with the technical lecture by Dr. A. Narendranath Udupa, Principal Scientist, Phillips research, Bengaluru at the seminar hall.
Dr. S. G. Sreekanteswara Swamy welcomed the gathering and briefed the audience on Dr Narendranath Udupa's excellence in the field of science.
Dr. A. Narendranath Udupa's presentation dwelled on t various topics such as ' academy to industry ' and 'control strategics for renewable (solar) energy integration’. He urged the students to ask questions and then understand and learn from the answers.
He also brushed upon topics like IP, IPR, Solar energy and T - shape personalities which was indeed a cornucopia of knowledge.
The technical sesssion was concluded with the vote of thanks delivered by Dr. S. G. Sreekanteswara Swamy. The students visited the project exhibition and explored the ocean of information the exhibition had to offer.
Quote for the day
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."
-Albert Einstein
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