CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus

International Women's Day is observed every year on 8th March 2022 to celebrate the achievements of women at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus. The Day celebrates the progress made towards achieving gender equality and empowerment of women and also critically reflects on these accomplishments and strives for a greater momentum towards not just gender equality but gender parity worldwide. Our aim this year was to spread awareness about the significance of menstrual hygiene. This year a few Volunteers from CSA, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus decided to observe International Women’s Day on 8th March 2022. On this special occasion, the CSA team members planned and inaugurated “MAANAVEE”. The event was held at the Quadrangle at the Central Block and commenced at 4:40 PM with a Classical - Bharatnatyam dance performance by Sakshi Varma. This was followed by the traditional Lamp Lighting Ceremony by our Dean and Director Dr Fr Jossy P George, Col ...

The Finance Club (Harmoney) of the School of Business and Management (MBA) organizes a session on 'Overview of GST' on 25th March 2022 from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus.  This finance club activity aimed at enhancing the knowledge of the students on Goods and Services Tax, the indirect tax system adopted in India after 1st July 2017. The speaker aimed to update the students regarding the purpose, structure, tax rates, recent developments, and challenges with respect to the tax regime. Finance club harmony had its 4thevent on 25th March 2022, where Dr S Parameswaran delivered a lecture regarding GOODS AND SERVICES TAX. The activity commenced at 2:30 PM in the presence of Professor Mohit Boralkar, Professor Danish Hussain and all the finance specialization students. Dr Parameswaran covered various aspects related to GST such that were as follows: Direct Tax and Indirect Tax. Tax Evasion Cascading Effect. Introduction to GST- Brief His...

The Department of Data Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus in association with IEEE TEMS celebrated Women's Day on 12th March 2022. In line with the universal theme for Women’s Day 2022, “Break the Bias”, the event was named ‘Break the Bind’. Break the Bind was the department's initiative to move away from the societal stereotypes and make us realize that women are, in fact, capable leaders. The virtual programme started with Ms Arundhati welcoming the gathering and inviting Dr Samiksha Shukla, the Head of the Department, to present the welcoming address. Dr Arun Tanksali, Chair-IEEE TEMS as the chief guest for the programme addressed the gathering and gave a thought-provoking speech on how genders are perceived within the society and what needs to be changed. This day also marked the launch of the second issue of the First Volume of “The BluePrint”, the Newsletter of the Department of Data Science. For this issue, the newsletter focused on the theme o...

"The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it."    - Roseanne Barr                                                                                                                                                                      On Women's Day, the Department of Data Science celebrated the courage and grace of women and others around them with 'Unmute'. Unmute was an informal open mic celebration where everyone was invited to read and share a piece that wa...

The School of Business and Management (MBA), Finance club Harmoney organized an event "Survival Instinct: Venture Pitch Competition" on  12th March 2022 & 14th March 2022  at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus. The finance club had its third activity and it was hosted by student coordinators i.e. Nandita, Pulkit, Sahithya. Survival Instinct was about each team coming up with a new business idea for Eastman Kodak Company and pitching the idea for funding in front of a venture capitalist. General guidelines were laid down for preparing the pitch, these included: The pitch must be professional and must include: the vision & mission, the business idea, the marketing plan (STP, 4Ps) and the estimated cost for the same. Only a maximum amount of 50 Cr. can be approved. Predicted financials for three years (i.e. predicted sales, market size, profit margins, etc.) Capital structure of the investment (if equity, percentage of share that is diluted for the i...

If you think about an ordinary day in a PhD scholar's life, uncertainty may not come to mind instantly. In this exclusive interview with Sagar Suresh, a PhD student at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, we learn about his extraordinary routine and sometimes unpredictable day-to-day life on campus as a research scholar. The self-evident question we had was what the day holds for him. Answering the same, Sagar explained how no day is alike as research is a study like no other. "With a minuscule change in any variable, one derives varied results in research, and so is the day of a PhD student; each day has something new in store, ” was his ingenious reply.  PhD at CHRIST Lavasa is like no other place. Sagar perceives the offsite campus as an advantage. He correctly defines himself as a “privileged batch” as the first batch that started the journey with two-hour classes during the weekend and chose guides that are helping them reach their very end goal.  While c...

A Guest Lecture was organized by the School of Law on 3rd December 2021 from 10:15 AM to 11:15 AM to recognize and acknowledge the ongoing issues related to the Bhopal gas tragedy and mark the “ International Day of Persons with Disabilities ”. The occasion was graced by Guest Speaker - Adv Santosh Kumar Rungta who is the Senior Advocate of the Delhi High Court and also the General Secretary of the National Federation for Blinds. The students of 1st and 2nd years attended the lecture and gained insight into the ongoing issues related to the Bhopal gas tragedy and awareness regarding the current legal framework, supporting the disabled in India. The United Nations General Assembly through its resolution 47/3 established the “International Day of Persons with Disabilities” as an annual commemoration in 1992. The purpose of the Day is to raise awareness about the issues related to differently-abled people and organize support for differently-abled people and rising voices for their digni...

On the 10th of December, the Inauguration Ceremony of THEMIS 2021 was conducted via zoom meeting by the School of Law from 4:30 PM to 5:20 PM at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus. The momentous and well-planned virtual event celebrating the occasion of the inauguration of THEMIS 2021, was inaugurated on 10th December 2021. The Chief Guest, the eminent personality, Rev Fr Dr Jossy P George was invited to inaugurate the event, in his opening remarks shared his enthusiasm about the event and inaugurated the event. After the engagement with the chief guest, HoD of the School of Law, Dr Daisy Alexander, gave the introductory remarks and wished luck to all the participants of the event. A vote of thanks was proposed by Dr Sunil John Assistant Professor, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus.  11th December 2021 (1st day of the competition) On 11th December 2021, the preliminary rounds began at 9:30 AM and went on till 1:30 PM. The results ...

“From holding the keys for the first time and being nervous to stepping into a doorway of comfort, the hostel rooms are home here.” Life at CHRIST Hostel, Lavasa is beyond the norms of what people perceive as the regular hostel experience. With a unique setup, the Lavasa hostels offer a new-age lifestyle along with security. Students who live in the hostel experience a life less ordinary for several reasons: A diverse community The rooms here are not of the dormitory nature but are in the form of apartments and villas. Students get to interact with people of multiple ethnicities and varied cultural backgrounds while availing themselves of personal space. This not only widens their cultural horizon but helps everyone accept each other, get exposure to different traditions, and have a chance to find their true tribe in this city. “ Truly, North meets South and East meets West here at home. ” Form of independence For most students, the college hostel is the first experience of being alone...

The School of Law conducted a Guest Talk on "Access to Knowledge for Specially Abled Persons under Indian Copyright Law" by Dr Suvarna Nilakh, Assistant Professor, Indian Law Society (ILS), Law College Pune, on 15th March 2022 via Zoom from 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus. The virtual event "Access to Knowledge for Specially Abled Persons under Indian Copyright Law" was organised to highlight the importance of World Disabled Day. The Guest Speaker, Dr Suvarna Nilakh, was invited to provide a piece of in-depth knowledge on copyright access to specially-abled persons. The programme helped us gain the practical aspects related to the topic at hand. She enlightened the students on the hardships of people with developmental disabilities and the remedies to these difficulties. Vote of thanks was proposed by Lavanya, Student Co-ordinator of 6 BBA LLB, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus. Overall, th...

The event started with a meeting held online when the details of the program were decided. Thereafter the heads of Team Drishti, Team M&C, and Creative Team took on their areas of responsibility and the work on all events began. Team Drishti started working on the play which they were going to perform on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of December on the occasion of World AIDS Day, National Pollution Control Day and World Disability Day, Team M&C on the Posters of all the plays and the teaser video of the event as also selected the photographers and videographers who would be present on the field for taking photos and videos of the event, Team Creative started on the handmade posters and all the props which would be needed in the play and on the day of the event. All teams gathered at the Quadrangle and the preparations for the event began. Within the next 3 days, the scripts were ready and the rehearsals began. The Team M&C was busy with the posters and simultaneously was recording ...

CHRIST Lavasa's research culture focuses on teaching students how to ask crucial questions, how to stay motivated, and where to go for information, guiding them in the right direction. We interviewed six students to gain their insight into the campus research culture. These students were involved in varied academic projects and had experience investigating different topics. Let's take a look at how the Christ Lavasa students have contributed to research and how they feel about it. 1) Masked Face Recognition and Liveness Detection using Deep Learning Technique Due to the pandemic, there was difficulty in utilizing the facial recognition feature of our phones while wearing masks. Face recognition is also used in many organizations and offices to track attendance. It is easy for students to obtain fraudulent attendance by using a picture on their phone. Mukul Mishra from the Department of Data Science addressed this concern and decided to work on it with the HOD, Dr Samiksha ...

The Department of Data Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, organized a Workshop on 'Understanding Cyber Security Attack and Defence via Ladder Approach' on 5th March 2022 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. The Resource Person for the session was Mr Ashok Sharma, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of QOS Technology & PurpleSynapz Labs. The workshop enabled the participants to understand the fundamentals of how data is created, stored, attacked and defended in this connected world. The workshop commenced with MC, Shreyansh Padarha, 2 BSC DS introducing and welcoming Mr Ashok Sharma. Mr Ashok Sharma began the session by explaining a computer network by using a network diagram of a typical simple home network. Followed by that, he moved on to how India and our world are connected through a vast network and the effects caused by that. He started on how stealing data becomes more accessible with the internet as every time a door opens when a device gets co...

The Department of Data Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, organized a live webinar on ‘Recent Trends in Deep Learning for Differential Equations’ on 28 February 2022 from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM. The resource person was Dr Neha Yadav, Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Scientific Computing, NIT Hamirpur. Ms Ruchika Rai, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, the Department of Data Science, gave the welcome address. The webinar was emceed by Mr Akash Naskar (Student, MSc Data Science), Ms Tamanna Saini (Student, BSc Data Science), BSc Data Science and Mr Aman Suhag (Student, BSc Data Science). The talk began with an overview of what Artificial Intelligence is and the advantages of using AI to solve problems. Dr Yadav mentioned the relationship between AI, Machine Learning & Deep Learning. Since Deep Learning was the topic for discussion, a brief introduction to Neural Networks and the different types used currently in research was given. The ones discussed are...

The Department of MBA organized a Corporate talk on 25th February 2022 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus. 31 Masters students participated in the event, including students from Marketing, Business Analytics, and Human Resource MBA specializations. The resource person was Mr Abhilash Chatterjee. The speaker firstly spoke about his life experiences working and living in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, India, and managing Africa and the Middle East. He brought a unique perspective of not only domain experience but knowledge of BFSI, product deployment strategies, Service Delivery, client management in developed and emerging economies. He has experience as a vendor and user of technology. Mr Abhilash Chatterjee talked about his life experiences when he worked in the corporate industry. The speaker spoke about the importance of basic knowledge about all domains in business. Not just a single specialization. Mr Chatterjee spoke about how in...