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September 2016, Vol. 6, No.9

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The Monthly Newsletter of the Department of Human Resource Development

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat

September 2016 Vol. 6, No. 9

On War and Peace by Madhusudan Raj (Assistant

Professor, DHRD, VNSGU)

As the Canadian journalist Eric Margolis

said in his important book War at the Top of the World: The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir and Tibet (Margolis & Margolis,

2002) the border between India and Pakistan

at the Kashmir front is the most dangerous

border in the world. This fact became again

clear recently at the flare-up of Kashmir vio-

lence since last one month or so. After scores

of Kashmiris dying in protests, the militants

from PoK (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir) en-

tered the Uri sector of Kashmir and attacked

and killed 19 Indian government soldiers in

an army camp.

After this Uri attack the general mood

amongst many Indian people is that of an-

ger. They are demanding retaliation. The Ra-

jyasabha MP Mr. Subramanian Swamy went

as far as to say that, ―In the event of a nu-clear war, Pakistani nuclear bombs can kill not more than 10 crore people. We are the country of 112 crore population. But our nu-clear bombs can wipe off Pakistan alto-gether...―I think the chance of a nuclear war is very low. But should it happen, 10 crore people should be prepared to be killed. Our soldiers die while protecting the border. In-dian is the only country where officers to the rank of captains and brigadiers put them-selves at the frontline. If they can die for the country, why can‘t us.‖(Staff, 2016)!

All this sabre rattling aside, the serious

question that all the Indians today should be

pondering is whether war is the only solution

of any issue? The answer should be a clear

cut, No. War is not a solution of any conflict

issue. War is nothing but total horror. If you

don't believe me then take a look at some

pictures of Iraq war at this link (warning:

the pictures are gruesome so please use your

discretion before clicking that link):

http://mindprod.com/politics/iraqwarpix.html

It is destruction of life and property on vast

scale e.g., take a look at some before war and

after war photos of some Syrian cities below:

http://mindprod.com/politics/iraqwarpix.html


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Do you want to see the city where you live in

India, whether that be Delhi or Mumbai or

Ahmadabad or Calcutta or Surat or Bhopal

or Bhubneshwar, to reduce to rubble like

that under bombardment? Are you ready to

sacrifice 10 crore Indian lives (that will in-

clude you, your dear and loved ones etc.) just

for the sake of one Kashmir conflict?

The reason why many Indians are talking

about war today is because they haven't seen

a single war in their whole life time and so

they don't understand the horrors of war.

Most Indians have lived their lives in rela-

tive peace during last 70 years or so. Most

wars with Pakistan and China were fought

on the border regions only. People inside the

Indian cities haven't seen a series of bombs

dropping from the sky on their houses. I

think this is the reasons many of them are

sucked into the war rhetoric and are now

calling for an all-out war with Pakistan. The

heightened nationalist fervour is now put-

ting whole of India in danger of normal exis-

tence.


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Under pressure of this angered public opin-

ion couple of days ago the Indian government

ordered the Indian paramilitary commandos

to attack the militant camps. They carried

out these surgical strikes along the LoC. Di-

rector General Military Operations, Lt Gen

Ranbir Singh, announced this news of strikes

in this way:

―Based on very credible and specific informa-tion which we received yesterday that some terrorist teams had positioned themselves at launch pads along the Line of Control with an aim to carry out infiltration and terrorist strikes in Jammu & Kashmir and in various other metros in our country, the Indian army conducted surgical strikes last night at these launch pads. (―India‘s surgical strikes across LoC,‖ 2016). After these strikes the war situation between

the Indian and Pakistani nation states is se-

riously escalating. As I have said above war

is not good for anyone. War is total destruc-

tion of life and property. In this time of

heightened tensions it is important to cling

tightly to the path of Peace. In Mahabharata

Lord Krishna also said that there can be no

alternative of Peace. Whatever the Indian

and Pakistani people have achieved during

last 70 years will be lost in a matter of few

days or months if war takes place between

these two nuclear powers. I know when the

drums of war are beating hard it is easy for

people to get emotional and lose their sanity.

In such times lies become truth and, unfor-

tunately, truth becomes lies. But, as I said

above, this is precisely the time not to lose

our sanity. We must never get away from the

path of Peace. No conflict is as big as to de-

mand a total destruction of human lives. Life

must get priority over death. And no conflict

is also big enough that it cannot be solved

via peaceful dialogues. If we will lose our fo-

cus from Peace then our future will definitely

be bleak.

References

1. India‘s surgical strikes across LoC:

Full statement by DGMO Lt Gen

Ranbir Singh. (2016, September 29).

Retrieved October 2, 2016, from

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-

news/india-s-surgical-strikes-across-

loc-full-statement-by-dgmo-lt-gen-

ranbir-singh/story-

Q5yrp0gjvxKPGazDzAnVsM.html

2. Margolis, E., & Margolis, E. S. (2002).

War at the Top of the World: The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir and Tibet (2 edition). New York:

Routledge.

3. Staff, J. K. R. (2016, September 23).

Swamy wants 10 crore Indians to be

ready to die in nuke war with Pak. Re-

trieved from

http://www.jantakareporter.com/india/

subramanian-swamy-wants-10-

crore/64231/

Department News

HR Club activity - Video lecture on ‗Writing

a resume-Part 2 of 2‘

As a part of HR club activities, the video lec-

ture on the topic of ‗Writing a resume part 2

of 2‘ was organised for the students of MLW-

3, MA-HRM & LR-3 and MHRD-3.

It was conducted on August 26th Friday 2016

at 3:30 pm at Socrates Hall (Seminar Hall)

at Department of HRD. Ms.Reeti Dawar and

Ms.Dhwani Nanavati, students of MHRD-3,

co-ordinated this event. Quiet a few students

attended the video lecture

A video lecture on ‗Writing a resume‘ by an

expert, Stacey Gordon, was presented to stu-


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dents. In this course, the instructor explains

what you should include on your resume,

what to exclude, and how to craft your re-

sume to showcase your talents and best

qualities. Using practical resume examples,

the instructor walks through choosing the

right resume format, tailoring the informa-

tion to match job requirements, and writing

alternative resumes that include industry-

specific information. Last, the instructor

shows how to deal with some common sore

spots—like job hopping, lack of experience,

or large unemployment gaps—while concen-

trating on your experience.

Topics included:

Writing an objective statement

Showcasing your professional work

Presenting your education

Choosing a resume layout

Handling common hurdles

Using your resume to get the job you

want

Standing out from the crowd

Best practices for using a resume

Conducting a Proactive vs. Reactive

Job search

Conclusion

A Visit By Ms.Daumantė Krikštaponytė from

Lithuania

Ms Daumantė Krikštaponytė from Lithuania

visited the Department and interacted with

the students of Five Years Integrated Pro-

gramme Sem I and III on September 6, 2016.

Ms Daumantė has completed her graduation

and was in India for her internship. She dis-

cussed about the curriculum and pedagogy of

teaching in Lithuania. She discussed about

College education and University Education.

She also mentioned that each and every child

has to compulsorily go to school. So, the

question of "illiteracy" or the concept of "lit-

eracy" does not exists in Lithuania. She ex-

plained that there are different courses

where emphasis is given on theory, where as

in some course the emphasis is on the practi-

cal applications of theories. Ms Daumantė

Krikštaponytė was a student of Economics.

Students of Five Years Integrated Pro-

gramme interacted with Ms Daumantė

Krikštaponytė and asked many questions for

getting a comparative idea of education in

Lithuania and India.

Some photos:


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Inauguration of the third phase of expansion

of the Department of HRD

The Department of HRD underwent the

third phase of expansion of its building. Two

more stories are constructed in the Wing B of

the building. This wing houses class rooms,

gymnasium and recreation facilities. Semi-

nar Hall, Learning Centre (cum Library) and

other common facilities for students are de-

veloped on these newly constructed two sto-

ries.

Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Honour-

able Minister, Revenue, Education (Primary,

Secondary and Adult), Higher and Technical

Education; and Law and Constitutional Af-

fairs (Gujarat), inaugurated the building ex-

tension of the Department on September 8,

2016.

HR Club activity - Video lecture on ‗Making

Recruiters Come to You‘

As a part of HR club activities, the video lec-

ture on the topic of ‗‗Making Recruiters Come

to You‘ was organised for the students of

MLW-3, MA-HRM & LR-3 and MHRD-3.

It was conducted on September 9th-Friday

2016 at 2:15 pm at Socrates Hall (Seminar

Hall) at Department of HRD. Ms.Reeti

Dawar and Ms.Dhwani Nanavati, students

of MHRD-3, coordinated this event. Around

38 people attended the video lecture

Through video lectures, the international

trainer Ms. J T O‘Donnell shared what re-

cruiters look for, and how to help them find

you. J.T. O'Donnell is a LinkedIn Influencer

and an expert on job search and recruiting.

She helps job seekers understand the mod-

ern job search and make the most of recruit-

ers, specifically how to use recruiters in the

LinkedIn marketplace, how to understand

the role of the resume and cover letters in

the job search process, and how to connect

and follow up with a recruiter.

This course helped job seekers tap a valuable

source by showing them how to connect more

effectively with leading recruiters in their

industries.

Topics included:

Welcome

The state of job search today

A recruiter‘s typical day

How a recruiter searches for you on

Linkedin


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Optimize your linkedin profile for re-

cruiters

Delight a recruiter with your resume

Hook a recruiter with your cover letter

How to connect with a recruiter

Post-interview techniques that im-

press recruiters

Choosing a resume layout

Writing resumes for marketing, enter-

tainment, and design jobs

Handling career gaps and job changes

Standing out and following up with

employers

Using a resume effectively

Determining fit at a prospective job

Finding contacts at companies you

want to work for

HR Club activity –Special lecture on ‗Build

the perfect corporate CV/Resume‘ by Dr. D.

G. Thakore

As a part of HR club activities, the special

lecture was organised on the topic of ‗Build

the perfect corporate CV/Resume‘ by the ex-

pert Dr. D. G. Thakore on 16th Septem-

ber‘2016 at Seminar Hall, Dept. of HRD.

Dr. D. G. Thakore discussed about how to

design your CV that attracts the employer.

At the end of the session, students asked

Topics covered:

Finding your appealing objective

How to design a layout?

What to include in educational

achievement?

Mentioning about your professional

experience

What skills are needed the most?

I am a fresher! What can I write in my

professional experience?

Who can be added in reference

Top mistakes you must avoid whilst

building a CV

Second session will be conducted later on.

The dates will be announced soon.

Students‘ Engagement at National HRD

Network Meet at Dahej

The Department of Human Resource Devel-

opment (DHRD) team attended the National

HRD Network meet at the Hotel Fortune

Park, Dahej on September 21, 2016. The

meet is held every month and the Depart-

ment participates in these meets in various

ways in many of these meets. This meets

provide a very good platform of industry-

academia interface.

This time, around 12 students MHRD, MLW,

MA (HRM & LR) and Five-Years Integrated

HRD, participated in this meet. Dr Kiran

Pandya led the team and three faculty mem-

bers of the Department: Dr Smruti Bulsari,

Dr Minasree Saikia and Mr Mayur Bardolia

joined. Other faculty members of the De-

partment have also participated and con-

tributed at different occasions.


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The meet began with welcome from Mr Hi-

manshu Bhatt. Mr Sunil Bhatt presented the

outline of the meet. He introduced six differ-

ent HR professionals from six different in-

dustries. The sharing began with Mr Man-

than Joshi from Lubrizol. He presented his

bucket of learning as inculcating Learning

and Development practices, enhancing em-

ployee engagement through employee en-

gagement surveys, CEO online programme,

creating bond with the CSR beneficiaries and

open communication platform.

This was followed by sharing of learning by

Mr Gaurang Sheth from Piramal. He em-

phasized the importance of detailing in In-

dustrial Relations and all related matters.

He mentioned that if HR proactively works

for grievance handling, that helps in building

and improving employee relations. He dis-

cussed about employee engagement through

involving them in story-telling, fun in learn-

ing and such activities. He also talked about

involving family members of workmen in

other activities thereby, inculcating in them,

a family bond with the company.

Ms Namrata Pandya from Sanofi explained

that one should focus on ―What is right?‖

rather than ―Who is right?‖ She also ex-

plained that each employee, irrespective of

their position, should be treated with dig-

nity. She expressed that in Training and De-

velopment, adult learning methods should be

adopted to get desired results. Mr Ram from

Tega talked about innovative concepts like

―Tea with MD‖ and ―Instant Shabaash‖ for

smoothening communication and enhancing

motivation respectively. He mentioned about

performance-based increments to all, rather

than yearly increments to few.

Mr Ashish talked about not trusting the

memory and penning down everything so

that it can be referred in future, if required.

He also shared that periodic updates of em-

ployees‘ details are necessary when it comes

to handling unfortunate happenings. He lu-

cidly narrated cases to explain his points. Mr

Sumit from LNG talked about Corporate So-

cial Responsibility. He said that it is more

important to feel the problems of prospective

beneficiaries rather than doing a survey of

need assessment. Such CSR activities reach

the people more effectively than getting it

done by asking them what they want. He

narrated the case of handling healthcare

emergencies in many villages of Narmada

district where even today, there are no mo-

bile networks and the terrain is hilly.

The key learnings of HR professionals were

succinctly summarized by Mr Sunil Bhatt.

Dr Kiran Pandya, our Head of the Depart-

ment was then invited to speak on the occa-

sion. He first appreciated the initiative of

NHRD Network, zeal and enthusiasm of Mr

Himanshu Bhatt and involvement of Mr

Sunil Bhatt in this activity. He aptly named

the session as Insider‘s view, as the HR pro-

fessionals shared their learning through

their own experiences.

The session was concluded by a vote of

thanks by Mr Himanshu Bhatt. The students

had a great learning time from the sessions

and also from interacting with senior HR

professionals. They felt that humility is the

value that they learnt from senior HR pro-

fessionals.

NHRD Network plays a great role in moti-

vating students and providing platform for

learning and getting exposure to professional


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life. Entire credit goes to Mr Himanshu

Bhatt. We acknowledge the support of

friends, well-wishers and alumni of the De-

partment with gratitude.

Some photos:

Linkedin Blog challenge

As a part of placement and development ac-

tivity, ‗Linkedin Blog Challenge‘ was organ-

ised by Department of HRD.

Students were asked to create a profile on

professional social media network called

‗Linkedin‘ to create their awareness among

professionals in the market. They were

asked to publish their own article on

Linkedin. This helped them to increase their

credibility and authenticity. They had the

chance to express their knowledge and ex-

pertise the world.

In this competition, 14 students participated.

Students were judged by their quality of con-

tent, flow of the article and uniqueness of the

content.

Following students were declared as winners

of the competition.

Yogita Sonar (MHRD-3)

Apoorva Khalasi (MHRD-1)

Dhwani Nanavati(MHRD-3)

Payal Viradiya (MHRD-3)

Vishal Nanavati (MLW-1)

Nisha Shah (MHRD-4)

Workshop of Compensation Management at

Baroda

The students of Department of Human Re-

source Development attended the workshop

on ‗Compensation Management‘ organised by

MSME (Ministry of Micro, Small Medium

Enterprises-Govt. of India Organisation) in

association with ACE foundation at Baroda

on September-24th –Saturday.

The key topics of the workshop were Con-

cepts of compensation management, payroll

activity, linkage of payroll with other stake-

holders and essential of payroll and statu-

tory compliances.

The students who attended this workshop

are as following:

1. Vishal Nanavati

2. Vaibhav Vaidya

3. Prabhu Sahu

4. Milin Thakor

5. Urmi Pandya

6. Reema Tailor

7. Bhumi Patel

8. Urvashi Pandhi


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9. Divya Pankhi

10. Dhwani Nanavati

11. Sushmita Nath

Students shared their feedback about their

experience at the workshop. They had a

great experience of learning one of the most

interesting topic of HR in a simple way. The

trainer, Mr.Aloke Kumar Chattoraj, helped

the student to understand the topic of com-

pensation management.

The students thanked the department for

helping them to attend the workshop.

Educational tour at AURO University at Su-

rat

Students of Department of human resource

development visited Auro University cam-

pus. It was great opportunity for students to

have exposure to a world-class educational

environment.

The classrooms at the university are fully

equipped with latest technological and edu-

cational facilities.

Students specifically liked meditation room,

sports room, music room and gymnasium.

Furthermore, Mr. Vishal Babu, a professor,

shared a great insight on fundamentals of

HR and recent trends in HR. His level of

student engagement is appreciated.

Afterwards, students had a quality meeting

with Ms.Vijeta Prajapati, career develop-

ment cell officer. Her profound knowledge

and experience in the field of HR and real

life environment was enjoyed by the stu-

dents. Her activities and efforts towards de-

velopment of students is top-class.

Along with students the teachers, Mr. Mayur

Bardolia and Dr. Madhusudan Raj, also as-

sisted students during the visit.

Some photos:

Seminar on ‗How to crack competitive ex-

ams?‘

On 30th September-Friday at 12 pm, De-

partment of HRD organised an interesting

and useful seminar on ‗How to crack com-

petitive exams?‘ in association with Banking

Academy, Surat and ‗National Career Ser-


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vice‘ – Government of India initiative (Minis-

try of Labour and Employment).

Competitive exam experts, Mr.Chetan Bhi-

mani and Mr.Bipin Mangukiya, guided the

students about the strategies on how to

search and apply for government jobs. The

students were educated about the required

preparation, useful websites, mobile applica-

tion, job fair, employment exchange bureau

and required skills.

Students were guided on different types of

government jobs such as IBPS/SBI/RBI

(Bank- PO/Clerk), GPSC (Dy. Collector, Col-

lector), Section officer, Deputy section officer,

PSI-ASI, Constable, CMAT, LIC, Railway,

Post office etc. The expert speakers also

guided students on the required qualifica-

tion. Students were also informed about the

scope of employment and expected employ-

ment in the future.

More than 11o students and teachers at-

tended this seminar and their doubts were

solved by the expert speakers. Students

asked many questions and they were an-

swered satisfactorily.

Seminar on ‗Team Building‘

Training and development cell at Depart-

ment of HRD organised a seminar on ‗Team

Building‘ on 30th September at 2 pm. The ex-

pert speaker Mr.Anirudh Maheshwari was

invited to conduct the seminar. He shared

wonderful insight on the need of working in

teams and how to lead the team. In corporate

life, working in teams is essential for organ-

isational development. Students were edu-

cated about how to work in team and how to

lead the team. The speaker also shared the

required traits, skills and attitude in order to

work and win the team. One of the most in-

teresting things about this seminar is that

the speaker explained everything with the

use of famous movie clips from the movies

such as NayaDaur, Chak De India, Lagaan

etc.

More than 170 students attended and enjoy

the learning experience. At the end of the

seminar, students asked many questions re-

lated to the topic. The speaker shared his

wisdom and experience of 32 years of corpo-

rate world.

Student Union Election for General Secre-

tary, Class Representatives & Ladies Repre-

sentative

Student Union Election for General Secre-

tary, Class Representatives & Ladies Repre-

sentative was held at the Department of

HRD was organised on 17th September-

Saturday. Students of MLW, MHRD, MA-

HRM & LR and 5 years integrated in HRD

elected their class representatives and ladies

representatives.

Table 1 below shows the candidates who

were elected. And table 2 shows the details of

the students committees formed after the

election.


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Table 1: Elected candidates

Table 2: Student committees

Navratri Festival at Department of HRD

On 29th September-Thursday, The depart-

ment of HRD organised Navaratri Festival.

Students of all classes enjoyed the Navratri

festival. There was also a competition for the

best performance and the best dress.

The names of the winners are as following:

Best Dress

1st Prize- Nishi Patel (5 Years Integrated in

HRD-3)

2nd Prize- Milin Thakore (MHRD-3)

Committee

Head of

the com-

mittee

Council members

Finance

Dr.Digvija

ysinh

Thakore

Yashtamakuwala

Dishant Shah

KamnaDalal

Gymkhana

Dr.Mehern

osh Zaveri

Krushi Patel

Mansi Vyas

Sameer Ansari

Social

&

Cultural

Tusharika

Rajguru

Dhvani Kothari

Disha Joshi

NiravRawal

Literature

&

Debate

Minasree

Saikia

Tusharika

Rajguru

Dolly Shah

Prachi Gandhi

DhvaniBarfiwala

Educational

tour

Mayur

Bardolia

Kshama

Sharma

Vaibhav Vaidya

NiravRawal

Kesha Pandya

Planning

Forum

Smruti

Bulsari

Vaibhav Vaidya

ZabinKhoja

Prachi Gandhi

Magazine

committee

Dr.Madhu

sudan Raj

KamnaDalal

Mansi Vyas

Name Class Se-

mester

Mr.Yash Tamakuwala

(General Secretary)

MHRD-3

Ms Dolly Shah (LR) MLW-3

Ms Kinjal Jani (LR) MHRD-3

Ms Kesha Pandya (LR) MLW-1

Ms.Dhvani Kothari (LR) MHRD-1

Ms Mansi Vyas (LR) MA-HRM &

LR-1

Ms KamnaDalal (LR) 5 Years in-

tegrated in

HRD-3

Ms Prachi Gandhi(LR) 5 years in-

tegrated in

HRD-1

Mr.Dishant Shah (CR) MLW-3

Mr Vaibhav Vaidya (CR) MLW-1

Mr.NiravRawal (CR) MHRD-1

Mr ZabinKhoja (CR) MA-HRM &

LR-1

Mr Krushi Patel (CR) 5 Years in-

tegrated in

HRD-3

Ms Disha Joshi(CR) 5 years in-

tegrated in

HRD-1


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3rd Prize- Leher Shah (MA-HRM & LR-1)

Best Dance Performance

1st Prize- Jhalak shah (MHRD-1)

2nd Prize-Anjali Pastagiya (5 Years Inte-

grated in HRD-3)

3rd Prize-Dhwani Kothari (MHRD-1)

4th Prize-Niharika Mahadevwala (MHRD-3)

&Suraj Sachaniya (MLW-1)

Some photos:

Announcement of ‗Inter-school Elocution

Competition‘

The Department of Human Resource Devel-

opment is pleased to announce an ‗Inter-

school elocution competition‘ for Class 12th

Students (Arts, Commerce & Science) on 8th

October ‘2016, Saturday. The department

has welcomed the enthusiastic participation

from various schools of Surat.

The competition will be held at the Depart-

ment of HRD, Veer Narmad South Gujarat

University from 11:30 am onwards.

Schools were asked to fill the entry form and

send it back to the department of HRD latest

by 30th September‘2016. For any further in-

quiry, schools and participants were asked to

contact Ms.Tusharika Rajguru on

9099971144.


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