17th International Economics Convention

The 17th International Economics Convention was hosted by K. C. College from 17th – 19th December, 2009. The theme for the convention was ‘Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Development’, a very contemporary topic. The event was an academic and intellectual one with 63 young minds from 9 different colleges passionately deliberating over topics like health, education, airports and disaster management. K. C. College, in addition to winning the coveted first prize for being the ‘Best Team’, swept away two other top honors - ‘Best presentation’ and ‘Best paper’. The Best speaker prize went to R. D. National College, while the ‘Best Q & A session’ went to H. R. College of Commerce & Economics. The Chief Guest for the Inaugural Ceremony was Mr. Rajiv Lall, MD & CEO, IDFC. The judges for the event were Dr. Vivek Patkar, leading Consultant, Dr. (Mrs.) Jayati Sarkar, Associate Professor in Economics, IGIDR and Mr. Dilip Karmarkar, Vice-President, IL&FS. Ms. Manju Nichani, Principal, K. C. College, looked at this event as a “rainbow of students coming together, sharing their experiences and making it such an enlightening session”. Mr. Gul Kriplani, Managing Director, Pijikay, Chief Guest at the Valedictory function said, “This is very noble initiative which encourages quality research and imbibes latent talent from the individual. PPP encourages business models which encourage social results and orient their strategies towards earnings.” The baton was passed by K. C. College to Smt. C.H.M. College, which will host the 18th International Economics Convention.

Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Shahani Felicitated

Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Shahani, Sheriff of Mumbai and Principal of H. R. College of Commerce and Economics was felicitated on 13th December, 2009, on receiving an Honorary Doctor of Letters Degree from University of Westminster in London at Rama Watumull Auditorium. Ms. Manju J. Nichani read out the Citation and Mr. Anil Harish presented it to Dr. Shahani. Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani presented the Memento and congratulated her for receiving Honorary Doctor of Letters. Mr. Hiranandani said “Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Shahani has not only received double degree of doctorate but also double privileged for being the Sheriff of Mumbai. She has brought respect, honour and feeling of goodness to the whole teaching faculty by getting such recognition.” Dr. Shahani expressed her extreme gratitude to be felicitated on the day when the chowk outside her college was named after such a renowned and respected person ‘Vidyasagar Principal K. M. Kundnani’. She recalled that Principal K. M. Kundnani taught me not just academics but the importance of extra curricular activities in life. She opined on the need and requirement of higher education in our nation by saying “Higher education is going to get a thrust in the 12th year plan. We are moving from teachers dominated model to students empowered model and I am proud to be the part of such young, dynamic students who inspired me to achieve such recognitions worldwide.”

Inauguration of “Vidyasagar Principal K. M. Kundnani Chowk”

Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Pallika sanctioned a Chowk at the junction of Kum. Sipahimalani Marg and Dinshaw Vachha Road, Opp. K. C. College as “Vidyasagar Principal K. M. Kundnani Chowk” to honor Vidyasagar Principal Khushiram Motiram Kundnani for his prominent contribution in the field of education. “Vidyasagar Principal K. M. Kundnani Chowk” was inaugurated at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday, 13th December, 2009, by Hon’ble Shri. Milind Deora, MP. Smt. Annie Shekhar, MLA and Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Shahani, Sheriff of Mumbai and Principal of H. R. College of Commerce and Economics were the Chief Guests. Dr. Kshirsagar, Dy. Municipal Commissioner, Zone-I and Shri. Sunil Dhamne, Asst. Commissioner, ‘A’ Ward, Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Pallika were the Guests of Honour. The inauguration event was presided by Shri. Vinod Shekhar, Municipal Corporator. On a Sunday morning the chowk was flooded with members, staff and students to pay due respect to Vidyasagar Principal K. M. Kundnani. Millions of students from his institutions have received education and have acquired prominent positions in banks, insurance companies, big corporate offices, multinationals not only in India but all over the world. By setting up various institutions and providing quality education to the students, Vidyasagar Principal K. M. Kundnani has done memorable work.

16th International Economic Convention

The 16th International Economic Convention was held from 18th - 20th December, 2008 at R. D. National College & W. A. Science College Campus. The topic of discussion was “Global Warming and Climate Change”. There were several participants from different institutes all over the city as well as abroad. The event was interactive and informative.

Diamond Jubilee celebrations begin with the blessings of Revered Dada J. P. Vaswani

To commemorate the Diamond Jubilee year, an interactive session of the students with the Spiritual Guru, Revered Dada J. P. Vaswani was hosted at Meera Watumull Auditorium, Bandra, on 11th December, 2008. All the Members of the Executive Committee and several students from all the Board’s colleges came, participated in the session and took Dada’s blessings.