CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus

Mélange 2025, a Model United Nations conference, was organized by the School of Business and Management – BBA on November 27th and 28th, 2024, at CHRIST College Pune. The two-day event brought together 60 school students from across Pune city to participate in a diplomatic simulation centered on the theme “Proxy Conflicts of the 21st Century.” The conference was conducted as an extension activity of the department, aimed at engaging school students beyond the university community and fostering early exposure to higher-order learning environments. The primary objective was to develop critical thinking, public speaking, negotiation, and global awareness among school students by immersing them in structured debates on contemporary international issues, while also nurturing interest in leadership, diplomacy, and responsible citizenship. The conference featured four committees that operated throughout the two days: the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Security Council, th...

1st Day As part of the institutional commitment to community engagement and experiential learning, the 5th-year BA LLB students conducted a legal aid survey and field visit to Mutha village, Maharashtra. The activity was undertaken to assess socio-legal challenges, evaluate awareness of constitutional rights, and identify gaps in access to welfare schemes and grievance-redressal mechanisms. The team visited households across diverse socio-economic backgrounds, documenting issues related to public services, legal literacy, and administrative responsiveness.  The survey revealed that while most residents possess essential identity documents such as Aadhaar, PAN, ration cards, and voter IDs, their awareness of Fundamental Rights, legal aid services, and government schemes remains significantly limited. Several households reported acute challenges, including water scarcity, irregular or denied electricity connections, poor road conditions, and lapses in welfare benefits such as the San...

The Industry Connect & OST Competition was successfully organized by the School of Business and Management (MBA), CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, on 15 December 2025, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Auditorium, Management Block. The event was conceptualized as a blended academic–industry engagement platform, aimed at strengthening experiential learning through interaction with industry professionals and competitive student participation. The program commenced with a silent moment, seeking blessings for the smooth conduct of the event. This was followed by a formal welcome address by the anchor, who extended greetings to all dignitaries, faculty members, and MBA students present.   The highlight of the program was the presence of two distinguished industry professionals: Mr. Mrunall Taambe, Promoter Director, Maantra Multiservices LLP & Satvik Foods, and Mr. Rikin Renny Mampilly, Account Manager, Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd., who is also a proud alumnus...

EKLAVYA 2025, an inter-departmental entrepreneurial fest organised by the School of Business and Management – BBA in collaboration with Christ University School of Business Management (CUSBMA), was conducted from 4th to 6th December 2025 at the Pune Lavasa Campus of CHRIST (Deemed to be University). The event was conceptualised as an experiential, elimination-based academic fest aimed at evaluating higher-order managerial and entrepreneurial competencies among students. With participation from over 100 students and the support of 16 student volunteers, the fest reflected strong student engagement and effective coordination under the guidance of the event coordinator, Mr. Sharad Gupta. From an IQAC perspective, the design and execution of EKLAVYA 2025 demonstrated clear alignment with outcome-based education and experiential learning principles. The core philosophy, inspired by the character of Eklavya from the Mahabharata, emphasised self-learning, adaptability, ethical reasoning, and ...

The Week 11 Club Activity of the School of Business and Management – BBA, held on 6th December 2025 at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, marked a vibrant and engaging conclusion to the semester’s club cycle. Conducted between 10:30 AM and 12:20 PM across BBA classrooms and the recreational area of the Management Block, the event brought together 140 first- and second-year BBA students, supported by 14 student volunteers under the coordination of Ms. Devleena Banerjee. The session featured six diverse club activities, emphasizing experiential learning, collaboration, and holistic skill development. A defining highlight of the event was the strong inter-club collaboration that enriched student learning. The Communicat Club and HRM Club jointly organized The Silent Ranking Game in Classroom 2401. This innovative non-verbal communication challenge required participants to arrange themselves according to given criteria without speaking. By relying solely on gestures, exp...

As part of the placement training programme, four sessions on leadership skills were conducted by the School of Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, from 25th November 2025 to 29th November 2025. The sessions were facilitated by different faculty members.  Session 1 – Prof. Sharad Gupta, Assistant Professor, School of Management (BBA), Christ University Lavasa: Prof. Sharad Gupta inaugurated the training series with an insightful and reflective session focusing on attitude, self-awareness, and personal grounding. Drawing meaningful references from the Ramayana, he illustrated how timeless ancient wisdom continues to hold relevance in shaping modern professional behaviour and ethical leadership. The session encouraged students to look beyond academic degrees and external achievements by engaging with introspective questions such as, “Who am I beyond my degree?”, “What energises or drains me?”, “What are my strengths?”, and “What do I consciously or unconsc...

The Art Extravaganza, organized by the School of Business and Management (BBA) in collaboration with Umbricius – Marketing Club and the Art and Creative Club, was successfully conducted on 9th December 2025 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM at the Open Stage, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus. The event served as a vibrant platform that seamlessly blended creativity, marketing, storytelling, and community engagement, aligning well with the institution’s vision of experiential and holistic learning. The program commenced with a warm welcome and opening address by the faculty in charge and student organizers, setting the tone for an evening of artistic expression and interaction. The Live Canvas Painting and Storytelling Segment stood out as a highlight, where artists created artwork in real time while narrating the inspiration and emotions behind their creations. This segment effectively demonstrated the power of storytelling and emotional branding, keeping the audience activel...

The guest lecture titled “Humanistic Inquiry and Critical AI Research” delivered by Dr. D. Roy offered a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the socio-cultural, political, and historical contexts surrounding contemporary artificial intelligence (AI). The lecture underscored the urgent necessity of humanistic inquiry in understanding the implications of AI systems, arguing for a critical perspective grounded in cultural studies, digital humanities, and media theory. Dr. Roy began by mapping the evolution of artificial intelligence across different hype cycles, from the early enthusiasm in the 1950s to the ‘nuclear winter’ of the 1980s, and finally to the current resurgence driven by neural networks and deep learning models. The rise of deep learning post-2008 was attributed to two major developments: the explosion of data via the World Wide Web and the increased computational capacity provided by graphical processing units (GPUs), notably developed by companies like Nvidia. ...

The Department of English and Cultural Studies hosted the formal launch of Non-Conforming Women in Neoliberal Cities: Re-thinking Female Empowerment in Contemporary Fiction and Film, authored by Dr. Shrimoyee Chattopadhyay, Assistant Professor in the department. The event brought together faculty members, students, researchers, and invited guests for an engaging academic gathering that celebrated the scholarly achievement while opening up vital conversations around gender, migration, and contemporary urban cultures. The programme began with a welcome address that contextualised the significance of Dr. Chattopadhyay’s work within the department’s ongoing engagements with interdisciplinary humanities research. Highlighting the book’s contemporary relevance, the introduction noted how questions of female empowerment, mobility, and urban belonging have become increasingly central to cultural and academic debates in the twenty-first century. The audience was offered an overview of how the b...

As part of the MA programme’s engagement with memory studies and cultural space, an onsite visit was organised to a ruined house of historical and cultural significance. The visit aimed to enable students to examine how memory operates within lived and abandoned spaces, and how such sites function as repositories of collective, cultural, and historical narratives. The ruined structure, marked by visible decay and layered architectural traces, provided a compelling context for exploring the relationship between memory, space, and identity beyond textual sources. One of the primary objectives of the visit was to trace collective and cultural memory embedded within sites of historical significance. Students were encouraged to observe how the physical remains of the house—its walls, rooms, materials, and spatial layout—suggested past modes of living, social hierarchies, and everyday practices. Discussions focused on how such sites preserve certain narratives while simultaneously erasing ot...