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M.A. (Rural Development) & M.A. (Business Economics)

Co-ordinator : Dr. Sheetal Mody

Academic Festival 'Arthvivechanam’
The Department of M.A. (Business Economics and Rural Development) organized an inter-collegiate event
'Arthvivechanam'. The theme of the event was 'Deliberation on Economic Thoughts'. This event comprised of
multiple activities over a four-day period (March 18-21, 2021).
• Jam Session
The participants showcased their oral communication skills by speaking for one minute on an economics related
topic that was given by the Judges.

• PPT Competition
The participants had to prepare and display a PowerPoint Presentation with maximum seven slides on an
economics related topic which was given to them.

• Quiz Competition
In this activity, eleven teams comprising of two participants each had to answer questions related to Current
Affairs, Brand Logos and other illustration based questions.

• Webinar on Entrepreneurship
On the final day of the Academic Festival 'Arthvivechanam' a webinar on the 'Role of Rural Entrepreneur: Agri-
Business Dynamics in Economic Development' was organized. The Resource Person for the webinar was Mr.
Ashwin Sawant, Chief Executive Officer at Scientific Hydrophonics. He has been awarded the Krishi Ratna
Award by Cabinet Minister Shri. Nitin Gadkari in 2015 for his dedicated work in the field of Hydrophonics. More
than 40 participants attended the webinar.

• Webinar on Intellectual Property Rights
A Webinar on 'Intellectual Property Rights in India' was organized to raise
awareness about the significance of intellectual property and its components
such as patents and trademarks. The Resource Person for the session was Dr.
Hema Mehta, Assistant Professor at Tolani College of Commerce who has more
than 17 years' experience in the field of Business Law. She covered important
topics such as the scope, assignment, infringement and limitations of copyright,
plagiarism in academic work and the importance of acknowledging and
referencing other people's work in research. (April 18, 2021)

• Family Managed Business Cell
The Department inaugurated the 'Family Managed Cell' and organized a talk show
titled 'Chhota Sa Khwaab' by Prof. Samish Dalal on the occasion. Mr. Dalal is an
eminent academician with learning experiences at top Universities such as the
Harvard and Wharton Business School. His Case Studies are world best sellers and
he has been actively associated with the TEDx platform. The Cell intends to train
students in managing their family businesses. A number of students of the College
belong to an economic background of small and medium scale business enterprises
and this initiative has been conceived as a platform to groom students into becoming
budding entrepreneurs for their family businesses in future. The talk also focused on
strategies to upscale small family businesses and to confront challenges arising out
of theb pandemic. (April 15, 2021)

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