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St. Joseph’s Evening College
The Humanities Department
(Autonomous & Re-Accredited by NAAC)
Humanities
Newsletter 2020
Nov - Mar
The Humanities Department
Humanities Newsletter 2020 Vol.2 | Issue 1
1The Humanities Department, SJEC
After a short semester break, St.Joseph Evening College
reopened on November 8, 2019. Josephites returned to college
to resume their next semester for this academic year with hope
and determination.
College re-opens for the Even Semester
By Rukhaiya
The Department of Humanities at St. Joseph’s Evening College encompasses individual
departments such as History, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Journalism, Psychology
and English. This interdisciplinary department aims at educating our students to transform
them into agents of social change through various academic and nonacademic pursuits.
St Joseph’s Evening College (Autonomous) celebrated the
Seventieth Indian Constitution Day, and one hundred and fiftieth
Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, on November 26 by
organising talks by eminent speakers at the St. Joseph’s Boys
High School Auditorium.
The speakers included reputed academicians, Prof.
Jeevan Kumar, Karnataka State Rural Development and
Panchayat Raj University, Gadag; and Prof. Jerome Nirmalraj,
Dean, Humanities, St.Joseph’s College of Law. Prof. Jeevan
Kumar gave an understanding of the way Indian Constitution
should be taught to students, while Prof. Nirmalraj gave an
historical overview of the turbulent times during the drafting of
the Constitution. Apart from the talks, students enacted a play on
Constitution Day.
SJEC celebrates Constitution DayBy Abraham A
The Department
of Economics
of St.Joseph’s
Evening College,
B e n g a l u r u
organised a
guest lecture
on ‘Stock
market and its
O p e r a t i o n s ’
on December
3, 2019 in the
college. Mr. Sidharth Handa, CEO of SIC Stocks and Services
Pvt. Ltd., and Dr.Nupur Handa, Director of SIC, were the resource
persons. While Mr. Sidharth explained the concept of stock
market, Dr.Nupur spoke about the functioning of stock markets.
They also encouraged the students to be investors in stock
markets. The session ended with an interaction with students.
Guest lecture on stock marketBy Mithun PM
By Staff Reporter
The Psychology Department organised a guest lecture on
‘Careers in Psychology: Emerging Trends For BA EJP students on
February 22, 2020. The resource person for the session was Ms.
Unnati, Senior recruiter, Top Hire and animal assisted therapist.
Psychology: Future Ahead
Fake news decoded
By Kiran A Asrani
On December 5, 2019, the Department of Journalism and Mass
Communication of St.Joseph’s Evening College organised a guest
lecture on ‘Fake News’ in the AV room. The resource person for the
day was Mr. Danish Manzoor, Editorial Director, and International
Business Times (IBT).
Mr. Danish Manzoor shared information regarding
the seriousness of misinformation, disinformation and photo
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On December 6,
2019, the Humanities
Department of
St.Joseph’s Evening
College (Autonomous)
organised a guest lecture
on the topic ‘Human
Rights’ for BA students of
all sections. The resource
person for the day was
Mr. Shahrukh Khan,
President; Human Rights
Council of India. Mr. Shahrukh Khan emphasised the present
problems and condition of human rights in India, and gave a
wider picture of the implementation of human rights. Students
participated enthusiastically throughout the event. In the end,
students exchanged their thoughts and opinions and also raised
their doubts during the session.
Know your human rightsBy Abraham A
verification. Mr. Mansoor also gave an insight on reverse image
search which enables people to search images on Google through
chrome, and identify the original place of the image.
The lecture ended with 40 minutes of question and
answer, where the students had an opportunity to ask their
queries to Mr. Manzoor.
By Suman
The Department of History
(Lastoria) organised a guest
lecture on December 10, 2019
in the AV room. The lecture
was on the topic, ‘A Guest
Lecture on History: What it
means to us?’ The resource
person for the session was Dr.
Aswathanarayana, Professor
and Chairperson, Department
of History, Bangalore University. Dr. Aswathanarayana
highlighted the importance of the subject, history. He stated,
“History is also called an amending dialogue between past and
present.” He further spoke about the issue that the subject history
is neglected in social sciences and among the present generation
in student society.
Dr Aswathanarayana: History is neglected
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The students and staff of St. Joseph’s Evening College
(Autonomous), Bengaluru held a candlelight vigil on Monday,
January 6, 2020 at the Quadrangle of the college to express
their solidarity towards JNU students who were attacked recently.
The vigil service was organised by the Students Council of SJEC
along with AICUF.
The students who took part in the vigil also condemned
the recent attacks on the fellow students of JNU by masked
goons. Abdul Adut, III BCA said, “Some Weeks ago we witnessed
brutality against the students of Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh
Muslim University, etc. It is of no surprise that we witnessed
yesterday’s barbaric act against the students of JNU. We strongly
condemn all such acts.”
SJEC holds candle light vigil to express solidarity with JNUBy Mithun PM
By Judeson C G S
The Department of English organised a study tour to Chennai
from December 13, 2019 to December 15, 2019. 43 students
from I year EJP, I and II year MA English literature participated
in this study tour.
The students explored different places understanding
art, culture and literature’s impact. They visited the Vivekananda
House where they learnt the lifestyle and achievements of
Vivekananda, his contribution to Hinduism and the impact
worldwide. They visited the Satyam Nilaya Research Institute and
were spellbound by the Bharatanatyam performance by one of
the Jesuit priests along with this team.
They visited Mahabalipuram, one of the historical and
prominent archaeological places in India and got to see the Sea
Shore temple, Pancha Rathas, and the lighthouse. Lastly they
visited the Cholamandal Artists village and the autonomous art
gallery. They stayed at Dhyana Ashram, a Jesuit Retreat house.
The students were marvelled by the ambience, the food and stay
there.
Study Tour: English Literature students visit Chennai
For the first time in history of BJES, Arrupe Cup, an Inter Unit
Staff Sports for all the BJES Institutions was organised by the
Bangalore Jesuit Educational Society (BJES) in association with
St. Joseph’s Boys High School on January 11 in St. Joseph’s Boys
High School Ground.
The event started at 8 am, and the staff from various
BJES institutions such as St. Joseph’s Boys High School (SJBHS),
St. Joseph’s PU College (SJPUC), St. Joseph’s College (SJC), St.
Joseph’s Commerce College (SJCC), St. Joseph’s Evening College
(SJEC), among others, participated in the sports extravaganza.
The Vice President of BJES, Rev. Fr. Brian Pereira SJ felicitated
the organisers of the sports event.
The event started with cricket at 8:30 am for male
staff and throw ball for female staff. The staff participated
enthusiastically. The SJC team won the throw ball competition and
SJCC were declared runner – up. Loyola College won the cricket
match, and SJEC were runners- up.
Arrupe Cup: First- Ever Inter Unit Staff Sports 2020 organised for BJES Institutions
By Abraham A
By Rukhaiya
On January 16, 2020, the department of sociology organised a
guest lecture for all the students of JPS. The resource person was
Mr.Manohar, a social worker.
Mr. Manohar spoke about labour loss and social
movement. “It was very informative since they are studying social
movement and social change in the background of industrial
sociology,” says Mr.Dav Fod, HOD of sociology department.
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Guest Lecture on Labour Loss and Social Movement Organised By Staff Reporter
The Department
of English
organised a
w e e k - l o n g
poem recital
session, ‘Reciting
Resistance: A
weeklong tryst
with literature
for MA English
Literature, and
BA EJP students.
The sessions began on January 27, 2020. During the short break,
poems were recited on freedom, hope, love and equality. The
main idea of the event is to spread equality, and be voice to
voiceless.
A week long tryst with literature
By Abraham. A
The Department of English in association with the literary and
debating society is organising its annual intra-collegiate fest
that began on February 4, and will culminate on February 10.
This year’s theme for the event was ‘ Freedom and Literature’.
“Litwits is creating records. More than 20 teams participated in
the ‘connection’ event. The language lab was full,” said Mr. Jeffin
Lijo, Assistant Professor, Department of English.
Litwits 2020 pulls crowd
By Mithun PM
As part of their postcolonial studies, the students of MA English
Literature organised an exhibition on ‘African Literature and
Culture’ on February 4, 2020 at the AV room of St. Joseph’s
Evening College, Bengaluru.
The Exhibition was inaugurated by Rev. Fr. Brian Pereira,
S. J, Rector, and Director, SJEC along with Dr. Albert Joseph Smith,
Principal, SJEC. The exhibition included posters and photographs
displaying the African continent with its rich history. “It feels like
I have seen the entire Africa. Literally these guys took me to
Africa,” said Shele, VI BA.
Exhibition on African Literature and culture held
By Kiran A
Do you love yourself? The
biggest struggle in life is to
love and accept ourselves
with all our flaws. We need
to stop blaming ourselves
for everything we aren’t
and start appreciating for
everything we are. We love
others and want others to love us, but we forget to love ourselves.
The way others see you shouldn’t change the way
you see yourself, so be patient, kind, love yourself and
treat yourself as you would someone you really loved.
Before you start to fall in love with yourself, it is important to
respect who you are. You have one life and you deserve
everything best life has to offer be it the best people, the best
emotions, the best career and the best you.
Tell yourself how much you love yourself as what you
look in the mirror is what you see in the world. Negative emotions
make space for negative thoughts and positive emotions welcome
positive thoughts so when you are happy you create positive
vibrations. It is never late to change.
How to Love Yourself
By Staff Reporter
On February 22. 2020, a film screening on water was organised
for BA students. The films focused on water crisis issues. The
screening was aimed to create awareness among students about
the water problem faced across the globe.
Film Screening on Water
By Abraham. A
On February 6, 2020 Lastoria, Department of History in
association with AICUF organised a panel discussion on the
topic,‘India Today: picturing, socio-economic and political realities
from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The session was moderated by Dr.
Christopher Hoskins. The panellists of the session included, Dr.
Albert Joseph Smith, Principal, SJEC; Dr. Kanishka, Mr. Prashanth
Kumar, Ms. Indumathi S and Ms. Shruti Jain.
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Lastoria organises Panel Discussion
By Staff Reporter
The Department of Psychology’s association, Mandala organised
a psychology exhibition that showcased various psychological
experiments and assessments. The experiments were on a slew of
topics such as observation, attitude, quality of life, among others.
The students and staff from different departments visited the
exhibition.
Mandala Exhibition: Psychology experiments displayed
By Sana Suman
The Department of Humanities organised an historical educational
tour for BA students to Chitradurga and Hampi from February
21 to February 23, 2020. 51 students took part in the trip. The
purpose of this educational tour is to provide an opportunity for
students to learn through practical visits to historical places. It’s
Educational Tour: Humanities students visit Hampi
an opportunity to witness the grandeur of Vijayanagar empire
in Hampi. “There is no better way of learning than practical
exposure where you can see, touch and feel what you study in
books,” said Mr. Prashanth Kumar, Coordinator of Department
of Humanities.
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On January 27, 2020
a guest lecture on
Ambedkarism was
conducted by AICUF in
AV room at 5:45 p.m.
The resource person
was Mr.Geo.C.Varghese
from St. Joseph’s College
of Law. Mr. Varghese
explained the concept of justice and spoke about Ambedkar who
drafted The Indian Constitution.
How to Love Yourself
The final year students of different streams attended placement
training programme conducted by the placement cell of SJEC
in collaboration with Global Talent. The training was held from
from January 27, 2020 to February 14, 2020. Mr.Leo Gladwin L,
Placement Cell officer said, “This will mainly help students to gain
knowledge in aptitude test, communication skills, group discussion
and personality development. The training is free of cost so it is
worth attending.”
Placement Training Program held
The department of Humanities conducted its annual Humanities
fest- Kalotsav on February 8, 2020. The fest hosted 14 different
events such as poster making, photography competition and folk
dance, among others. Students were seen busy moving from one
Kalotsava fest sees colourful participationBy Abraham. A
class to another participating in different events.
Dr.Rekha Ahuja, co-ordinator of the fest said, “The fest is
to help students find their hidden talents.”
On November 30,2019, St. Joseph’s Evening College in
collaboration with the Department of Public Instructions,
Government of Karnataka facilitated B Com and BBA students to
create basic social awareness for students in government schools.
This initiative is part of the Bembala Outreach
Programme that is organised for students to experience life at
village and to inculcate a spirit of social concern among students.
The youth of SJEC created awareness about personal
hygiene, garbage segregation, waste management and ‘say no to
plastic’ among students in 50 government schools across Bangalore.
The awareness was created through programmes such
as story-telling, action songs, quiz, pledge taking. The students
also did campus cleaning as part of their outreach programme.“
SJEC students create social awareness among children in government schools
By Rukhaiya
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Delhi DialogueBy Abraham A
In the light of the recent developments in Delhi, a panel
discussion “Delhi Dialogue” was organised by the Department
of Humanities , St. Joseph’s Evening College on March 3, 2020.
The panellists for the discussion included Dr. Albert
Joseph Smith, Principal, SJEC; Dr. Ravi Richard, Professor,
Department of Commerce; Mr.TR Dayalan, Professor,
Department of BBA.
Dr. Christopher Hoskins, Head, Department of Political
Science, moderated the session. “ As an educator and educated
community we have to respond to the happenings in society,”
said Mr. Mahesha DK, HoD, Department of History the organiser
of the programme.
Contributors
Layout & Design Rajesh Kumar GR
II YR - MA JMC
Abraham AI YR - MA JMC
Kiran A AsraniI YR - MA JMC
Mithun PMI YR - MA JMC
Sana SumanI YR - MA JMC
Rukhaiya NazeerI YR - MA JMC
Editors Ms. Indumathi S, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication
Mr. Prashant Kumar, Co-ordinator of Humanities and
Head, Department of Economics
Judeson C G SI YR - MA JMC
By Rukhaiya Nazeer
The Department of Humanities, St.Joseph Evening College
(Autonomous) in collaboration with Energy and Wetlands
Research Group, Indian Institute of Science (IISC) organised a one
day National conference on the theme, ‘Contemplating Water:
Survival, Security and Peace’ on March 7, 2020 at St. Joseph
Boy’s High School.
The Keynote speaker was Dr. T.V Ramachandra,
Professor, Indian Institute of Science and the guest of honour was
the actor, filmmaker and environmentalist, Mr. Suresh Heblikar,
S .Padma Shri Saalumarada Thimmakka and her son and
environmentalist, Mr. Umesh graced the occasion.
In his Keynote address, Dr.T.V.Ramachandra spoke about
water sustainability, food security and prosperity. Mr. Suresh
Hublikar, guest of honour, said that to save the environment one
should be conscious of what we do every day. The conference
included talks, panel discussions, and paper presentations.
Conference on Water at SJEC
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