DHARMAMURTHI RAO BAHADUR CALAVALA CUNNAN CHETTY’S HINDU COLLEGE

Providing Quality and Value Based Education to the needy, downtrodden and

first generation students of the society

To improve the Quality of Education on par with the International Standards so as to enable our students to occupy high positions in the National and International Arena

Introductory Meeting for First Year StudentsVolume: 1 Issue: 9

>> INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

August 2018

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An introductory meeting for the first year students was conducted on 11th June

2018 for Shift-2 and on 22nd June 2018 for Shift-1. The students and their parents were asked to assemble in the Cunnan Auditorium. The Secretary Sri M.Venkatesaperumal, the Principal Dr.V.Lakshmi, the Director R&D, Dr.N.Rajendra Naidu and the Heads of the Departments addressed the gathering. The audience were introduced to the facilities available to the students in the college. They were also given an overview of the rules and regulations of the college. The institution is very particular about maintaining discipline and believes that the three tenets of Character, Culture and Citizenship should be inculcated in the students. The classes commenced after the inauguration.

The Youth Resource Centre of DRBCCC Hindu College observed International Yoga Day on June

21st, 2018. The space behind the Cunnan Auditorium provided an ideal setting. The trees surrounding the cemented platform provide a perfect shade for the conduct of such activities. A batch of 50 Students had assembled to learn yogasanas from ISHA yoga trainer Mr. Ramesh.

The Principal, Dr.V.Lakshmi and the Director R&D, Dr. N.Rajendra Naidu welcomed the resource person and then addressed the students about the

benefits of doing yoga regularly. The Program started at 10.00 am. The Yoga Instructor explained the different styles of Yoga Practices. He explained the advantages of yoga. Once we do yoga regularly our body and mind will be relaxed. Yoga can be used in every aspect of our daily life - right from the way we eat our food to the manner in which we prepare ourselves for sleep. Mr. Ramesh advised the students to do yoga regularly. The Principal, Dr.V.Lakshmi did yogasanas along with the students. The entire programme was coordinated by Ms.I.Sheela, Coordinator, Youth Resource Centre.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Sri Vummidi Sreehari, B.Sc.President & Trustee

Sri M.V. Cunniah Chetty, B.Sc., B.Com.

Managing Trustee

Sri C.Venkatachalam, B.Com., D.B.M.

Trustee

Sri V. SethuramTrustee

Sri V.R. Bakthavatsalam, M.A., D.S.S.A., A.M.I.P.M.

Trustee

Sri M. Venkatesaperumal, B.A., F.C.A.

Trustee & Honorary Secretary

Dr. Pravin Tellakula, M.B.B.S., D.O.FIACLE (Australia)

Trustee

Dr. V.Lakshmi M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,

Principal

Dr. N.Rajendra Naidu M.Com., M.Phil., Ph.D.,

Director R&D

Dr. S. Gurusamy M. Com., M. Phil., MBA., Ph.D., University Representative

EDITORIAL BOARDPatron

Sri M. Venkatesaperumal, Honorary Secretary

Advisory CommitteeDr. V. Lakshmi,

PrincipalDr. N. Rajendra Naidu,

Director R & DDr. P. Seethamma,

Head, Dept. of Telugu

Chief EditorSri R. Balasubramanian

EditorsDr. T.M. Gomathi

Dr. S. BalasubramaniamSri C. Manikantan

Sri S. RameshSri Premjith Mathew

>> Faculty Development Programme -22nd and 23rd June 2018

The Institution had invited eminent global educator Mrs.

Maya Thiyagarajan for a Faculty Development Programme on the theme “The Role of Contemporary Teacher in the 21st Century”. The resource person has a global experience in teaching at top schools in the US and Singapore. She also conducts training programmes for teachers and is an

educational consultant to a number of schools.

The programme covered topics like “Why Teachers/ Professors matter; growth mindset”; “Content versus Skills- What do our Graduates need for the 21st Century? “The sessions were highly interactive, and the faculty members were

divided into groups, given problems to solve and made presentations on the solutions that they had arrived at. Other topics like “Asking Good Questions: How can we stimulate deep thinking” and “Ways of Structuring Classes so that Students stay Engaged and learn actively” were also covered in the programme.

ICT Academy in association with K.V.C.E.T College, Madhuranthakam conducted a 2-day training programme in Communication Skills on the 18th

and 19th of July 2018. The invitation for this programme had requested each institution to depute a faculty to attend the programme. Our institution sent Prof. S.G.Shankar to the programme. The training was conducted at Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering & Technology (KVCET) Madhuranthakam. Ms. Bhaargavi from ICT Academy Chennai conducted the above training.

The training had four modules- COMMUNICATION SKILLS (Basics of Communication, Class Room Communication, Verbal and Non Verbal Communication), PRESENTATION SKILLS (Basics, Setting Objective Working with Power Point), PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT (Understanding Students, Maslow’s Theory, and Ice Berg Theory) and CREATIVE THINKING (Alternate Teaching Methodology, Alternate learning Styles & need for Instructional Innovation)

Each session was highly interactive and the faculty members had to work in pairs or in groups. The training was very useful to all the participants. Prof. S.G.Shankar is now implementing this programme in our institution for the placement training sessions.

>> Training on “Communication Skills”

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In recognition of the notable contributions made by Late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in the fields

of Statistics, Statistical System and Economic Planning, Government of India in 2007 designated 29th June as “National Statistics Day” in the category of Special Days to be celebrated every year at the National level.This year is the 125th Birth Anniversary of Prof. Mahalanobis and the Vice President Sri M Venkaiah Naidu released a commemorative coin of Rs 125 and circulation coin of Rs 5 denomination on 29.06.2018.

The Department of Statistics celebrated National Statistics day on 29th June 2018.

Dr. Padi. Tirupathi Rao, Professor and Head, Depart ment of Statistics, Pondicherry University presided over the Statistics Day Celebrations. His specialization include Stochastic Modeling, Applied Operations Research, Bio-Statistics, Statistical Computing, Statistical Quality Control and Econometrics. He has also given many lectures on various topics related to Statistics.

The Chief Guest gave lecture on the topic “Statistics as Data Science”, which is a very relevant to the students of statistics. The lecture also covered the area of Data Mining. There was a question-answer session at the end of the lecture.

The Department has started three projects in the areas – “Carbon foot prints and environment impacts”, “Promoting sustainable development” and “Socio-economic problems of Single parent”.

Competition at National sampling Survey office

Competitions were held at the National Sample Survey Office, Nungambakkam, Chennai as part of Statistics Day Celebrations on 26th June 2018. Seminars, Conferences, Debates, Quiz Programmes, Lectures and Essay Competitions were held as part of the Celebrations.

The students of Statistics Department participated in an essay competition on the topic “Official statistics- perspective through the eye of the users”. We are very proud that our student S. Baby Sandhiya from the III year won the second prize.

National Sampling Survey Office organized another program in connection with National Statistics Day on 29th June 2018 at Hotel Checkers, Little Mount, Chennai. The objective of the celebration was to create public awareness about the importance of statistics in socio-economic planning and policy formulation and to acknowledge the contribution of Prof. Mahalanobis, and to pay homage to him. The theme selected for the Statistics Day this year was ‘‘Quality Assurance in Official Statistics’. The theme has been chosen to underscore the importance of compliance with essential parameters of quality in statistical systems and products. They invited Guests included Shri R. I. Narasimhan (ISI), Shri. G. Siva Subramanian (DDG) (ISS), Shri .G. Subramanian, Dr. N. Eagambaram (ISS), Dr. S. Durai Raj (DDG), P. Remya (Deputy Director of NSSO). Our student S. Baby Sandhiya presented paper and she received a cash prize on this special occasion.

Department of Statistics celebrates National Statistics Day

The Department conducted TILASTO-2018, its annual Inter School Competitions on 21st July 2018.

Our Students were sent to schools from Perambur to Tiruvallur. They visited around 40 schools and registered the names of students for the competitions. The students participated in all the competitions with a lot of enthusiasm. They were encouraged in their endeavours by the Principal Dr.V. Lakshmi and the Director R&D, Dr.N.Rajendra Naidu.

Sri P. Senthilathipathy, an alumnus of this College and presently Senior Statistical officer, Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, Government of India, Sastri Bavan, Chennai presided over the function to address the young minds. He also inaugurated a Statistical Lab with 20 systems. This lab will equip our students with the latest statistical packages which they can later use in their Careers and in Research Projects.

>> Department of Statistics Tilasto

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The Department inaugurated the B-Skill Forum of Business

Administration on 26th July 2018. This forum was started with the intention of motivating and developing the business skills among the students and to equip them with leadership qualities. The department has also taken the initiative to follow a strict dress code and has advised the third year students to come to college dressed in a blazer. This will be a step towards getting them ready for

the placement cycle which will begin in the month of December. The third years will thus be a role model for their juniors.

Dr.A.Gandhi, Dean, Train ing and Placement, Saveetha Engineering College was the Chief Guest for the inaugural ceremony. The Principal Dr.V.Lakshmi and the Director, R&D, Dr.N.Rajendra Naidu welcomed the Chief Guest. Select students from the department were given responsibilities for this

academic year. The department has moved away from tradition and given the titles of – CEO, DEO, HR Manager, Risk Manager, Financial Manager, Strategic Manager, Operation Manager, Team Manager, Relationship Manager, and Event Manager instead of the usual titles given to student representatives.

The Chief Guest used the story of the “Bamboo Tree” to motivate the students. The students then made a presentation on ‘Ethics of Business’.

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It was a trip down the memory lane for the staff of the English Department, many of whom are former

students of the college, when they had the wonderful opportunity on 23rd June 2018 to be tutored by Dr. Usha Mahadevan formerly Associate Professor in the Department of English, DRBCCC Hindu College. The staff were transported to their undergraduate days when they sat in rapt attention listening to the session by Dr. Usha Mahadevan. The one-day workshop was entitled “Tap the Text” which explored ways a coursebook can be used in different ways to construct meaningful language activities. Sessions were also handled by Dr. Manjula. By the end of the day the staff felt fully equipped to apply the new teaching methodologies that they learnt in the workshop. They have started implementing their learning in their respective classes.

Inaugural Ceremony of B-Skill Forum

>> Faculty Development Programme

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The Department organised a three-day Workshop on the topic “Arduino Controller” on 7th, 9th and

10th August 2018 . The Workshop was conducted by Mr.RahulYennu, Sr.Embedded Project Engineer and Mr.Saravanan , Project Engineer, Pantech, Chennai. The 2nd and 3rd year students of the department participated in the workshop.

Day 1

Miss Vinodhini from Pantech began the session by talking about the basic concepts of Microcontrollers. She also demonstrated how to program the Arduino Board. The students tried three different programs on the Board.

In the afternoon session the students were taught how to download the driver software for the board.

Day 2

On Day 2 the practical demonstration continued. The students were taught to type the program and compile and dump the program in the Arduino board. Various basic programs like

• LED Blink

• Buzzer

• Finding Distance using Ultrasonic sensor, were taught.

The practical sessions were handled by Ms.Vinnodhini, Mr. Valliappan & Mr.Logesh.

Day 3

On Day 3 the same concepts were taught to the 2nd

year students. At the end of Day 3 Valedictory function was organised and the certificates were distributed by Principal Dr.V.Lakshmi and the Director R&D, Dr.N.Rajendra Naidu. Certificates were also given to the students who attended the internship program organised at AMET University.

The Department of Electronics and Communication Science

organized IGNITED 2018 Interschool Competitions on Aug 31st 2018. This is an annual event conducted by the department for school students. Invitations had been sent in advance and there was a very enthusiastic response from around 20 schools. Around 420 students turned up for Ignited 2018.

The Programme began with the lighting of the traditional lamp by the Principal Dr.V.Lakshmi and the Director R&D Dr.N.Rajendra Naidu. The competitions started immediately after the inauguration. There was a lot of competition in all the events and they were concluded by 3.00 p.m. .

The chief guest for the valediction was Dr.Rita John,

Professor& Head, Department of Theoretical Physics,Chairperson, School of Physical Sciences, University of Madras, Guindy Campus. Prizes were distributed to all prize winners. Velankanni Matric Hr Sec School won the 1st prize in Model display, Sethu Bhaskara Matric Hr Sec School won the 1st Prize in Quiz, Bhakthavatchalam Vidhyashram were the winners in Poster

presentation, Vijayantha Model Hr Sec School were the toppers in Street play, Sethu Bhaskara Matric Hr Sec School won the 1st Prize in Turn Coat, Vijayantha Model Hr Sec School won 1st prize in Crackie Snackie, Bhakthavatchalam Vidhyashram won the 1st prize in Drawing. The overall trophy was won by Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Ambattur.

Workshop On Arduino Controller

IGNITED 2018 –INTER SCHOOL COMPETITIONS

6 August 2018

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The Department of Computer Science organised a seminar on “HEALTH AND HYGIENE” on 1st

August 2018. The resource person was noted cardiologist Dr. Ananth Ramakrishnan. The Principal Dr.V.Lakshmi and the Director R&D, Dr.N.Rajendra Naidu welcomed the Chief Guest. The Head of the Department Dr.D.Lakshminarayanan introduced the eminent guest to the audience.

The Chief Guest introduced the subject of health and hygiene in very simple terms. He conveyed the message with a sense of humour and kept the students entertained. He made the students realize how health and hygiene cannot be separated from one another. There was also an interactive question and answer

session at the end of the lecture. The session ended at 5:30 with the singing of the national anthem.

The HIKE Association was inaugurated for this academic year on 23rd July 2018. The Association

had invited Rtn. G. Gunavathy, Income Tax Officer as the Chief Guest. The Chief Guest was received by the Principal, Dr.V.Lakshmi and the Director R&D, Dr.N.Rajendra Naidu. The Hike Convenor, Prof. T.Rubini introduced the Chief Guest to the audience.

The Chief Guest shared her views about leadership with the students. She wanted them to take the initiative to be the leaders of tomorrow. She also gave the students tips on how to translate their vision into action.

The Electoral Literacy Club was inaugurated on the same day. The Chief Guest for this function was

Rtn. Lakshmi Kruthivasan -Leadership Trainer. She was introduced to the students by HIKE Coordinators Prof.

M.Suresh and Prof. G. Deepa. The Electoral Literacy Club was started with the express intention of educating the students on the electoral process. The Chief Guest addressed the students on the huge responsibility that they have as future citizens. One of the rights that the students will be exercising as future citizens will be the right to vote. She wanted the students to choose the correct leader by making the correct decision during elections.

The Chief Guest then inducted the new office

bearers into the club. They were given badges which bore the prescribed logo. The office bearers then took an oath that they will live up to the tenets of the Club.

Seminar on Health and Hygiene

INAUGURATION OF HIKE ASSOCIATION

ELECTORAL LITERACY CLUB – INAUGURATION

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Our Institution signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with ICSI (The Institute of Company Secretaries of India). Mrs. Chitra

Anantharaman, Deputy Director, Southern India Regional Office ICSI came down to our institution to sign the Memorandum. The Principal, Dr.V.Lakshmi and the Director R&D were present during the signing of the MOU which took place in Cunnan Auditorium.

The Maths Association (HCMA) of our college on behalf of Department of Mathematics conducted a workshop on Logical Reasoning on

06.08.2018. The workshop was organized by the faculty members and students of Department of Mathematics (shift – II). This workshop was organized mainly for the final year students as well as PG students to train their abilities in competitive exams.

The first session was handled by Professors Mr.R.Vikram and Mr.G.Arunachala Boopathy on the topics “Blood Relation and Direction Test” & “Syllogism” respectively. The second session was handled by professors Mrs.R.Jayalakshmi and Mrs.Sunanthini on the topic “Seating Arrangement”, “Number Series, Coding And Decoding, & Odd Man Series Out” respectively.

After the session got over, students were asked give a test on what they have learnt and along with a feedback form, then students were asked to give live feedback.

>> Signing of MOU with ICSI- 20th June 2018

>> Workshop on “Logical Reasoning”

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DRBCCC HINDU COLLEGE, Dharmamurthi Nagar, Pattabiram, Chennai- 600072, Tamil Nadu, India. Telephone No: 04426850621 / 26850887, Email: drbccchinducollege@yahoo.co.in, drbccchcnl@gmail.com

Chess Games were organized in our institution by the Chess Federation for the Physically

Disabled on 10th June 2018. The Honorary Secretary Sri M. Venkatesaperumal visited the venue and had a conversation with the players. Sri G. Kanickai Irudhayaraj, Secretary of the Chess Federation for Physically Disabled was present. He thanked our secretary for providing a location for the chess games.

Our institution has started offering an undergraduate course in Criminology and

Police Administration from this academic year. This is another step by our management in offering courses which are usually not easily accessible to prospective college students of Tiruvallur District. Also, what is commendable is the nominal fee charged by our institution towards encouraging people from all classes to get formal education. The idea of starting such a course was born when our Honorary Secretary Sri M. Venkatesaperumal had planned to conduct an international conference on Cyber Crime in our institution. The Dignitaries who attended the conference suggested to the Secretary that if our institution were to offer a course in Criminology then it would be a nice way of carrying forward the spirit of the conference. Our Honorary Secretary readily agreed and as a result this course is being offered.

This course was inaugurated on the 11th of June 2018 in the presence of our Honorary Secretary Sri M.Venkatesaperumal and two other dignitaries – Dr.R.Thilagaraj, former Professor and Head, Department of Criminology, University of Madras and Dr.S. Latha, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, University of Madras. The inauguration began by seeking the blessings of the founder couple. The students of the department and their parents were the audience for the inaugural function. The Chief Guests congratulated the institution for having chosen to start the course. The Secretary Sri M.Venkatesaperumal wished the department all success. The Principal Dr.V.Lakshmi and the Director R & D, Dr.N.Rajendra Naidu spoke to the students and encouraged them to study well and secure top ranks in the University Examinations. Dr. Remya Mariam Raju has been appointed as the Head of the Department. The classes commenced right after the inauguration.

Chess for the Disabled

Department of Criminology-Inauguration

The department began this academic year with a pooja to consecrate their new staff room in the Ruby Jubilee

Block. The pooja was conducted on the 4th of June 2018. The austerities were performed by Mr.Prabhu, Assistant Librarian. The staff members of the department sought the blessings of the Almighty before starting the academic year. The department will always remain indebted to our benevolent Management for providing it with a spacious staff room.

>> Dept of English- Shift 2 - Pooja