NSS Activities & Events in Academic Year 2021-2022
The NSS UNIT is always driven for taking up the sustainable and development projects in society. This year the NSS unit conducted 46 different projects. The unit has organized various activities in pre and post pandemic like Tree Plantations and Conservations, Oxygen Concentrators Helpline, Nirmalya Mukti, Blood Donation Drives, COVID-19 Vaccination Drives, Ration Distribution, Road Safety Awareness, Paper Bag Making and Distribution, Book Binding, Medical Camps, Swachhata Abhiyaan, Beautification project, Flash Mob Performances, Seminars. Webinars and Rallies were conducted for various awareness programs, along with 7-days special camp and many more. Volunteers were also part of various camps at National, State, University and District levels. This year a strength of 250 Volunteers (Male:143 & Female:107) enrolled in the unit under the guidance of our Programme Officers Prof. Sushil Shinde, Dr. Manju Singhania and Prof. Mithilesh Vishwakarma.
Special Activities
OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR HELPLINE
Venue: Borivali and PAN Mumbai
Date:18/05/21 to 17/06/21
No. of Volunteers: 10
The NSS unit of Thakur College of Science and Commerce organized an “OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR HELPLINE PROJECT” in collaboration with the Making the Difference organization. 10 volunteers participated in this novel project which aimed to provide assistance and supply of oxygen concentrators at a lower rate and make them available to the general public.
Amidst the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the country was facing an unprecedented demand for oxygen while its non-equivalent supply made the matter worse. Hence, this project was initiated to manage and optimize the use and supply of oxygen. Volunteers were duly trained and were given detailed information about how to operate Oxygen Concentrators. Also, people were provided with the numbers of these volunteers. Volunteers seemed to be immensely enthusiastic and tenacious throughout the project which lasted for a month.
This initiative was highly praised by the locals and the college management.
NSS PORTAL
The NSS unit of Mumbai University successfully contrived a portal for its day-to-day operations. This was an initiative by 3 of its volunteers- Yashasvi Panda, Jai Doshi and Abhishek Sharma. With the advent of the Covid induced Pandemic, the need of shifting daily operations online was palpable.
In this portal, all the past and present records of the volunteers and the activites will be maintained. All the stakeholders will have an access to operate through this portal. For example, volunteers can update their profile, check attendance, leaders can assign projects, mark attendance, Program Officers (PO) can track the progress of volunteers, and projects, the Director of NSS can track the progress of leaders, PO, district coordinators, etc. These are some of the salient features of this portal. This portal will effectively reduce the manpower required to analyse, and complete administration work as things would be generated automatically after data entries.
RAKTADAATA PORTAL
In an initiative by some of the volunteers, the NSS unit has devised a portal that aims to manage, supply and optimize the supply chain of blood. Volunteers Yashasvi Panda, Jai Doshi and Abhishek Sharma worked diligently on the same.
The demand for blood was increasing, especially during the second wave of the pandemic, but the supply of blood, however, wasn’t increasing proportionally. The main reason for this disparity was that people weren’t cognizant of this problem as well as the process of donating blood. This portal Manages the records of donors, hospitals, and recipients.
Reduces human error when employees keep the records.
Makes it easier for donors to find the appropriate recipients to whom to donate blood by searching on the website by blood type; a list of hospitals that need that blood type will appear.
Eases the distribution of blood in various hospitals in India, based on the hospital demands, etc.
This novel work received applause from the NSS Programme Officer, Locals, etc.
AREA-BASED PROJECTS
TREE PLANTATION AND CONSERVATION
Venue: Shri Gagangiri Maharaj Ashram, Manori
No. of Volunteers: 90
For the last 14 years, the Ashram is an adopted area our NSS Unit, where the project, “Tree Plantation and Conservation” is conducted every Sunday. Volunteers visit the Ashram to carry out various tasks which includes Tree Plantation ,Tree Conservation, Mulching of soil, Beach Cleaning, Cleaning of Datta Mandir & Ekvira Mandir and Kitchen Work. 600 saplings have been planted this year. The variety of saplings planted consists of Banyan, Arjun, Bhend, Kadamb, Awala, Desibadam, Putranjiv, Bakul, Samudrapal, Beheda, Undi etc. Around 80-90 NSS volunteers participate in this project on weekly basis.
Along with the plantation & conservation of the flora, volunteers also celebrated Kojagiri Purnima on 19th of October 2021. NSS UNIT has been celebrating this festival every year by lighting up Diyas in Ashram on the day of Sharad Purnima. This year along with crowd controlling, 1,51,000 Diyas were lit by the Volunteers and the Devotees who came to worship Shri Gagangiri Maharaj. 77 NSS volunteers actively participated during Kojagiri Purnima The diligent work of the NSS UNIT was acknowledged by Lokshahi news channel.
NIRMALYA MUKTI
Venue: Liberty Garden, Malad (W)
Date: 14/09/2021 TO 09/11/2021
No. of Volunteers: 50
From 14th September 2021, the NSS unit conducted a drive of waste management and processing. The NSS volunteers under the guidance of Mr. Sanjeev Said undertook the task of converting Nirmalya (Holy waste), which accumulates during the time of Ganesh Immersion into organic fertilizer. The process includes Segregation of plastic wastes, threads, and decomposable material, Drying of Flowers, Decomposition, Threshing, and sprinkling of “Bio Inoculum”. Bio Inoculum is an effective, safe, and environmentally sensitive facilitator of aerobic composting of organic waste. This process takes 3 to 4 months to get a finished Organic Fertilizer. This Organic Fertilizer is known as “Pushpaj”
This novel cause, undertaken over the last 6 years, saw an overwhelming participation of 40 to 50 volunteers and succeeded in making 250 kgs of fertilizers out of 1 Ton Nirmalya.
Later the Organic fertilizers were distributed to farmers for free.
ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS PROJECT
Venue: Samata Nagar Traffic Police Station, Kandivali (E)
Date: 14/02/2022 to 19/02/2022
No. of Volunteers: 50
The NSS unit conducted a Road Safety Awareness Drive in collaboration with the United Way Mumbai Organization and Samata Nagar Traffic Police Station. The catchphrase, “Respect the Stop Line” was promoted during the whole 6 Days campaign.
One of the reasons for proliferating accidents in the city is ‘Drivers not following traffic rules and breaking signals.’ Hence, this drive was focused on making drivers aware of the basic rules and encouraging the ones already following them. A total of 1400 road safety awareness badges were distributed to the drivers by the volunteers that stated, “I am A Super Driver”. The volunteers also spread awareness with the help of banners and interacted with the drivers while motivating them to follow the traffic rules. Hawaldar Sandeep Damodar Vedak along with PSI Mandhare visited the campaign and supported it by guiding and helping volunteers.
50 tenacious volunteers worked relentlessly under the scorching sun for 6 days and successfully completed the drive.
PAPER BAG MAKING & DISTRIBUTION
Venue: Thakur College of Science and Commerce
Date: 02/09/21 – 30/03/22
No. of Volunteers: 60
The NSS unit shouldered the project Paper Bag Making & Distribution from 2nd September 2021 to 30th March 2022. The use of plastic hasn’t ceased or dwindled over a period of time. Hence, through this project, volunteers made and distributed paper bags to local vendors and shopkeepers. . The paper bags were made from old newspapers which was collected from our College Library. A total of 14 Paper Bag making projects were held this year. The volunteers graciously explained to the vendors the negative impact of plastic use on the environment and prompted them to support the Anti-Plastic movement. 60 enthusiastic volunteers participated in this project and distributed these bags to 200 vendors.
BLOOD DONATION DRIVES
Venue: Thakur College & Railway Stations
No. of Volunteers: 120
Blood Donation Drives were organised by the NSS unit in collaboration with Jagjivan Ram blood bank, Borivali blood bank, Nair blood bank and J.J Mahanagar blood bank in the month July, September and November on railway stations and on 15th August, 1st and 2nd December 2021 in the college premises.
In India, the requirement for blood is growing profusely, the availability of blood however, is decreasing. As an initiative our volunteers helped in spreading benefits of donating blood and requested the commuters on the railways stations to donate blood. Volunteers publicized the college drives by doing class-to-class promotions and circulating the posters of blood donation drive in and around the college. 11 Blood Donation drives were conducted throughout the year, which includes 3 Blood Donation Drives in college campus & 8 Blood Donation Drives at Andheri, Borivali railway stations. More than 1031 units of blood were collected this year. Around 120 volunteers participated in these Blood Donation Drives.
MEDICAL CAMP
Venue: Kosbad Village and Vedhe village, Palghar.
Date: 12/03/2022
No. of Volunteers: 18
The NSS unit, in collaboration with Shri Sathya Sai Seva Samiti of Dahisar, Borivali, and Kandivali, organized a Medical Camp in the adopted regions viz. Kosbad and Vedhe villages in Palgarh.
These are backward areas and lack basic health care facilities. Hence, this camp was focused on providing medical assistance to the villagers. Doctors diagnosed the patients while volunteers were instructed about the basic medicines which had to be given to the patients. Volunteers assisted the doctors with the same. Volunteers also managed the crowd with safety guidelines and registered the patients while guiding them throughout the whole process, from registering to receiving their prescribed medicines. 41 residents at Gavli pada and 44 residents at Vedhe village were treated through this medical camp. 18 NSS volunteers, enthusiastically participated in the project along with the Sevadal of Shri Sathya Seva Samiti.
CITY FOREST DEVELOPMENT
Venue: Thakur College of Science and Commerce
Date:19/01/2022 TO 21/01/2022
No. of Volunteers: 50
The Mumbai University, in collaboration with the NSS unit of Thakur College of Science and Commerce, Ramnarayan College, and Go Shoonya. organized a project focused on planting new trees and engaging in various techniques and processes to grow them.
45 to 50 volunteers strived industriously for 3 days. Miyawaki technique and Drip irrigation method was initiated in this project. Miyawaki technique involves planting 2 or more trees per sq. ft. which helps to grow a forest in Small Compact Space. A total of 1 ton of soil was laid out on the plantation area. Proper fencing was done using bamboo and PVC net. The fencing was then decorated using the coconut shells which were painted by the volunteers.
This assiduous work of the volunteers resulted in planting 1051 pants.
COLLEGE-LEVEL PROJECTS
MUMBAI UNFILTERED BY AIESEC
VENUE: Zoom Platform
DATE: 05/06/2021
No. of Volunteers: 28
The NSS unit conducted a webinar MUMBAI UNFILTERED that was organized by AIESEC. Amidst the pandemic, there were several rumours and wrong information spreading about the side effects of Covid Vaccination. Hence, this webinar focused on extirpating these rumours.
Dr. Yuvraj Jadeja, the medical director of IKIGAI Fertility and Wellness Centre as well as the head of the fertility department at Dhiraj Medical College, Vadodara was the speaker. It was an interactive session as the volunteers were asking doubts and telling their point of view on the particular topic. All the myths about the COVID-19 vaccination was resolved in this session. 28 volunteers from our NSS unit attended this session.
COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVES
Venue: Thakur College of Science & Commerce and Damu Nagar Panchayat Samiti Hall
Date: 16th, 17th, 28th June and 21st October, 2021
No. of Volunteers: 30
Covid-19 Vaccination Drives were held by the NSS unit in collaboration with Surana Group of Hospitals, MCGM, World Trade Centre (Mumbai), and Thakur Ramesh Singh and Thakur Sagar Ramesh Singh along with Wellspring Healthcare PVT. LTD.
Due to the severity of the pandemic and the burgeoning need for vaccines, vaccination drives were conducted this year. The vaccinations were provided to individuals who are above 18 years, as the vaccination was not yet approved for the ones below 18 years of their age, the drive was conducted 4 times this year. Approximately, 30 NSS volunteers participated in this project while keeping the covid norms in check. The volunteers helped the citizens in registering for the vaccines through the government-provided platforms which are “Arogya Setu” and “Cowin”. Through this drive, a total of 1605 people were vaccinated.
BOOK BINDING PROJECT
Venue: Thakur College of Science and Commerce
Date: 23/11/2021 and 24/11/2021
No. of Volunteers: 20
The BOOKBINDING project was held by the NSS unit. The project aimed to control the wastage of paper by binding books with left-out pages from the used books. Bookbinding helps in the mitigation of the use of new books and saves paper. The binding of 342 books was done by 20 volunteers of the NSS unit.
SEMINARS ON 3 R’s OF PLASTIC
Venue: Thakur College of Science and Commerce
Date: 06/12/2021
No. of Volunteers: 16
A seminar on 3R’s OF PLASTICS was organized by the Global Green Resonance Foundation for the volunteers of the NSS unit. The seminar aimed to provide proper training in plastic waste management. Instructions regarding recyclable and non-recyclable plastics were given to the volunteers. The 3 R’s of plastic, Reuse, Reduce and Recycle was explained to the volunteers. Various queries from the volunteers were answered. A total of 16 NSS volunteers attended the seminar.
REPUBLIC DAY
Venue: Thakur College of Science and Commerce
Date: 26/01/2022
No. of Volunteers: 19
January 26th, 2022 marks the 76th Republic Day of India. On this day India commemorates the adoption of the Indian Constitution.
A flag hoisting ceremony was organized by Thakur Trusts. Chairman of the Thakur trusts, Mr V.K. Singh was the chief guest of the ceremony. Achievements of students, faculties and different institutions of Thakur Trusts were announced followed by the parade. The ceremony concluded with the national anthem. 19 volunteers were present for the celebration.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Venue: THAKUR COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE
Date: 15/08/2021
No. of Volunteers: 42
15th August 2021 marks the 75th Independence Day of India. On this occasion, A Flag Hoisting ceremony was organized by Thakur Trusts on the account of 75th Independence Day. Later, Blood Donation Drive was conducted by the NSS unit of our college. Trustee Thakur Jeetendra Singh, Principal Dr. Mrs. C.T. Chakraborty along with teaching & non-teaching staff were present. A total of 42 NSS volunteers were present for the ceremony.
PULSE POLIO IMMUNIZATION DRIVE
Venue: Kandivali (E)
Date: 27/02/2022
No. of Volunteers: 50
Pulse Polio Immunization Drive was organized by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai with the NSS unit. The motive of the drive was to eliminate poliomyelitis (polio) by giving polio immunization drops to children of the 0-5 age group. Proper training for feeding the immunization drops was given to the volunteers by the authorities: Ms. Rohini Thakur, Mr. Mangesh Bonde, and Ms. Smita Samant a day prior to the drive. Volunteers were further divided into groups that looked after various regions like Lokhandwala, Big Bazaar-Growels, Samata Nagar, Narsipada-Hanuman Nagar, Bandongri Bonanza and Kandivali railway station. Volunteers also publicized the immunization drive by circulating the posters in their allotted area. 50 NSS volunteers actively helped in achieving the count of 1396 children who were immunized in this project.
FIRST AID TRAINING WORKSHOP- “JEEVANDOOT”
Venue: Thakur College of Science and Commerce
Date: 15/03/2022 and 16/03/2022
No. of Volunteers: 73
“JEEVANDOOT” a first aid training workshop was organised by the NSS unit in collaboration with United Way Mumbai NGO. The workshop highlighted the Good Samaritan Law, the law provides legal protection to bystanders who come to the aid and rescue victims of road crashes. The 2 Days training session included the training of volunteers along with Police Officers and Non-Teaching staff. Dr. Sanjana and Dr. Pooja from Hinduja Hospital practically showed the volunteers on how a road accident victim can be saved and how to tie splints on fractures along with basic rescue techniques. The concepts of DRABC (Danger, Response, Airways, Breathing, Circulation) & RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) were taught. Later, Dr. Sallauddin from 108 Emergency Ambulance gave a brief explanation about the ALS and BLS Ambulance, he explained about the equipments like an ECG monitor and pulse oximeter present in the Ambulance. The volunteers, Police Officers and Non-Teaching staffs were provided with the First aid kits.
Principal, Dr.C.T. Chakraborty & Vice principal Dr. Nishikant Jha visited the workshop and encouraged the volunteers. 73 volunteers participated in this training session.
HOMAGE FOR CDS GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT
Venue: THAKUR COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE
Date: 10/12/2021
No. of Volunteers: 70
A Military Funeral was organized by the Thakur College to pay tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat. CDS General Bipin Rawat lost his life in a tragic helicopter crash on 8th December 2021. 73 Volunteers of our NSS unit along with Trustee Thakur Ramesh Singh, Principal Dr. Mrs. C.T. Chakraborty, teaching & non-teaching staff, and students present in campus were present for the condolence meet.
GUIDANCE SEMINAR FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS
Venue: Thakur College of Science and Commerce
Date: 18/11/2021
No. of Volunteers: 52
A Seminar on Competitive exams was organized by The Phasor Academy for the NSS volunteers of our college. The speakers of the session, Ms. Soniya Pandey and Ms. Niddhi Chauhan explained the UPSC body of examination along with various services and international exams. 52 NSS volunteers and aspirants attended this educational seminar.
RATION DISTRIBUTION PROJECT FOR BLIND
Venue: Thakur College of Science and Commerce
Date: 21/08/2021
No. of Volunteers: 42
Ration Distribution for Blind was organized by the NSS unit of our college in collaboration with Shree Sathya Sai Seva Samiti of Dahisar, Borivali and Kandivali and Being Sevak Charitable trust. The ration which was distributed was of 12 kg, each ration kit consisted of rice, flour, spices, sugar, and dal. Along with the distribution of ration kit, Raksha Bandhan was celebrated with the specially-abled brother and sisters.
Volunteers helped the visually impaired people to reach the venue of ration distribution and helped them in carrying the heavy ration to the gate. A total of 216 ration kits were distributed with the help of 42 NSS volunteers. Celebrities like DJ Ali Merchant and Singer Mr. Aman Trikha visited and appreciated the project.
VOLUNTEERSHIP FOR COLLEGE EVENTS AND FESTIVALS
Venue: Thakur College of Science and Commerce
No. of Volunteers: 60
Security by our NSS volunteers was provided for the various events and festivals conducted in the college premises. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it was an utmost necessity that while enjoying themselves, people take care of their safety by following Covid norms and maintaining discipline. NSS volunteers took responsibility for the same and provided security for all the events and festivals held in the college premises including TAARANGAN. Around 60 volunteers actively participated for volunteering in college festivals.
SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN RALLY
Venue: Kandivali (E)
Date: 02/10/2021
No. of Volunteers: 63
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Rally was organized by the NSS unit in collaboration with Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samiti (Dahisar, Borivali, Kandivali) and MCGM, on the 152nd Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The aim of the project was to reinforce Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of “Swachh Bharat, Sundar Bharat”. NSS volunteers from our unit educated the vendors and citizens regarding excessive waste and how to avoid it. As an initiative to reduce plastic waste, 8000 Paper Bags were distributed to the vendors in and around Thakur Village. 63 NSS volunteers participated in this rally.
SCHOOL BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT
Venue: Hilda Castelino Hindi Medium School, Kandivali (W)
Date: 05/12/2021
No. of Volunteers: 23
A School wall beautification project was organised by the ConnectFor Organization in alliance with NGO Kutumb Education and Knowledge Foundation. Our NSS volunteers along with other volunteers painted the walls for the students to understand Numbers, Equations and Alphabets with colourful illustrations. A great enthusiasm was shown by 23 NSS volunteers.
VOTERS DAY WEBINAR
Venue: Zoom Platform
Date: 25/01/2022
No. of Volunteers: 67
A Webinar was held on National Voter’s Day by our NSS unit in collaboration with ELC(Electoral Literacy Club) and Mark Your Presence NGO. The Chairman of MYP Mr. Chaitanya Prabhu explained the volunteers about the famous quote “Mera Vote, Mera Haq” and educated them about the importance and freedom to vote to whomever you want disregarding your Gender, Caste and Religion. 67 NSS volunteers along with Principal ma’am Dr. Mrs. C.T Chakraborty, the teaching and non-teaching staff including 220 students of Thakur College of Science and Commerce attended this politically informative webinar.
UNIVERSITY-LEVEL PROJECTS
PREVENTION OF CARDIAC ARREST (ONLINE TRAINING CAMPAIGN)
VENUE: Zoom Platform
DATE: 02/06/2021
No. of Volunteers: 25
Prevention of Cardiac Arrest, an online-based training campaign was organised by the Mumbai University in association with I Care Holy Family Hospital, Bandra. NSS volunteers from various colleges enthusiastically took part in the highly educational training session. They were instructed on how to attend to a victim suffering from Cardiac Arrest and how to identify its symptoms to prevent extreme severity and make sure the patient is prevented from being in any critical state. The speakers also addressed about the types of surgeries conducted on the patient suffering from the attack and the various procedures practiced were demonstrated by pictorial representations and videos of the practiced procedures. Volunteers were acquainted with AED (Automated External Defibrillator) machines and CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) which can save the life of a cardiac arrest victim.
In the session, Mr. Mahesh Deshmukh, Mr. Sunil Patil, Mr. Yash Lokhandwala, Dr. Kinjal Goyal, Mr. Anand Shrivastava, Ms. Sumaiya Raghavan, and Dr. Brian Pinto also highlighted on how to prevent cardiac arrests and keep the heart healthy and safe. The session was concluded with a vote of thanks by Mr. Mahesh Deshmukh. 25 NSS Volunteers actively participated in this awareness campaign.
INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY 2021
VENUE: ZOOM platform
DATE: 15th ,16th, 20th & 21st JUNE 2021
No. of Volunteers: 30
Yoga Training event was held for 4 Days on the account of International Yoga Day on 21st June, the University of Mumbai along with Ayush Ministry, HSNC University, HSNC board and Kaialyadhama Institute organised this online event. Volunteers performed a series of Asanas which covered Dandasana, Aradhalasana, Tadasana, Mayurasana, Sukhasana, Vakrasana, Bhujangasana and much more. Exercises for relieving stress, increasing concentration and enhancing the flexibility of the body were also done. Volunteers were also enlightened about the benefits of practising Yoga in their Daily life. More than 80 Asanas were demonstrated by Yogacharya Vivek Tiwari and his students of Kaivalyadhama institute. Volunteers responded with a great zeal. 30 NSS volunteers attended this Yoga training.
AWARENESS ON HEPATITIS
Platform: Zoom Platform
Date:29/07/2021
No. of Volunteers: 20
World Hepatitis Day is commemorated each year on 28 July to enhance awareness of viral hepatitis. The NSS Unit and Mathematics department of Thakur College of Science and Commerce in collaboration with United Way Mumbai NGO organized an online session on awareness of Hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including liver cancer. The host of the program was Mr. Kuldeep Kandwal initiated the session by briefing about Hepatitis. Speaker of the session, Dr. Shailesh Bhutka, explained the types of Hepatitis and how fatal it can be to one’s life. Preventive measures to avoid hepatitis were taught. 20 NSS volunteers attended the session.
University NAAC Visit
Venue: Mumbai University
Date: 24/08/2021
No. of Volunteers: 8
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) visited University of Mumbai. 8 NSS volunteers of our unit were present to management of the visit.
VOTER ID REGISTRATION
Venue: Thakur College of Science and Commerce
Date:26/11/2021 and 27/11/2021
No. of Volunteers: 10
A Voter id registration project was organised by Mumbai University in alliance with Mark Your presence organization for all NSS units under Mumbai University. It was 2 Days offline project conducted in the college premises. The main objective of the project was to increase the number of voter ID registrations through the online National Voter Services Portal and instruct people to use the online services provided by the Indian Government. Webinars on awareness of voting and how to register for voter ID’s online was conducted by the volunteers. 10 volunteers actively participated in the project which resulted to 70 voter ID registrations.
FLASH MOB FOR AIDS AWARENESS
Venue: Bandra, Andheri and Borivali stations.
Date: 8th , 9th, and 10th December 2021
No. of Volunteers: 25
An AIDS awareness Flash Mob was accomplished on many railway stations in Mumbai by the NSS volunteers from various NSS Units of Mumbai University. MDACS (Mumbai District AIDS Control Society) in association with I-tech organised the Flash Mob performances from 8th to 10th December, 2021, to aware the citizens about the negative outcomes of unhealthy ways of intercourse. The Flash Mobs were performed for 3 Days on Bandra, Andheri and Borivali stations, simultaneously there were drives held on each railway stations to test AIDS in commuters. The performances motivated the people to HIV tests without feeling guilty off and test their selves. Dance for the Flash Mob was choreographed by Mr. Harshad Kadlak and Mr. Vicky Gaikwad. 25 NSS volunteers from our unit participated in this brave initiative.
SWACHHTA PAKHWADA
Venue: INS HAMALA Naval Base, Malad (W)
Date:12/12/2021
No. of Volunteers: 15
SWACHHTA PAKHWADA project, a beach cleaning initiative was organised by the Indian Navy Officers of INS Hamla. Our NSS unit along with other 3 NSS units under Mumbai University participated in this project. The Beach cleaning activity was undertaken at Aksa Beach. As a fact, the beaches of India are not much clean, this small initiative of beach cleaning can save at least a few percent of marine lives from Hazardous materials like plastics, steel cans etc. The volunteers collected the plastic waste from beach area near INS Hamla. A total of 15 NSS volunteers participated in this project.
WEBINAR ON SHAKTI ACT
Venue: Zoom Platform
Date: 01/02/2022
No. of Volunteers: 23
“Shakti Act: A step taken to curb sexual harassment of women and children in Maharashtra”. A Webinar on Shakti Act was organised by Mumbai University in association with Shriman Balasaheb Thackeray Learning center and NSS Unit to commemorate Ms. Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut. The speaker of the session Mrs. Neelam Gorhe, a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council educated the female volunteers about the aim and pros of the Shakti act. 23 female NSS volunteers of our unit attended this session in the presence of chairman Mr.Suhas Pednekar, Mr.Ravindra Kulkarni, Ms.Sheetal Sheth, Dr. Sunil Patil and registrar of Mumbai University- Mr. Sudhir Puranik.
SEMINAR ON ANTI ADDICTION AND DRUG ABUSE (WORLD CANCER DAY)
Venue: R.D National College, Bandra
Date: 04/02/2022
No. of Volunteers: 2
A seminar on anti-addiction and drug abuse was organised by the NSS cell of Mumbai University along with R.D. National College and Anuvrat Samiti, Mumbai on the account of “World Cancer Day”. The main motive of this seminar was to address information and spread awareness on Drug Addiction. The program commenced by Ms. Kiran Jatha, The Vice-principal of R. D. National college felicitating the dignitaries.
Prof. Bhuvnath Pandey spoke about cancer and various types of addictions. A meditation session was taken to reduce the daily life stress of the volunteers by Shri. Jagrit Kumar Ji. Shri. Abhijit Kumar (doctorate in Jain philosophy) spoke about solving life problems, manifestations and the importance of positive addictions in your body and daily life. Dr. Amrita Sherlekar spoke about Drug abuse and Drug addictions. Dr. Vijendra Shekhawat (NSS P.O. of R.D. National college) concluded the seminar with a speech about their NSS unit and the regular activities. 2 NSS volunteers from our college attended this medically informative seminar.
Achievements
Ms. Akshata Kadam of B. Com has been declared Best NSS Volunteer at the district level for year 2019-20.
Ms. Priya Yadav of B. Sc has been declared the best NSS volunteer at District level for year 2020-21.
Ms. Shraddha Gupta and Mr. Preet Singh of SY B. Sc represented University of Mumbai & our college for West Zone NSS pre-republic day parade camp 2021 organized by Ministry of Sports Affairs & Youth, Government of India.
NSS Unit of Thakur College of Science and Commerce & NSS Programme officer Sushil Shinde has been declared Best NSS Unit & Best NSS Programme Officer at District, University & State level & are nominated for National level award for year 2020-21.
Mr. Sushil Shinde is also appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for NSS in University of Mumbai.
Mr. Jeetendra Jangid represented our NSS unit at a university level social media camp at Panchghani, Lonavala
Mr. Ishan Popatia represented our NSS unit at a university level residential camp at Badlapur.
