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National Service Scheme (NSS)
Conveners :
Dr. Gayatri Agarwal & Ms. Shehnaaz Nazkani

● On January 24, 2022, a Cloth and Blanket Dona on Drive was conducted in collabora on with 'KHUSHIYAAN', an NGO. This
was an extension of the project tled MUSKURAHAT. Seventy-five volunteers par cipated in this
ac vity.
● On the occasion of Na onal Girl Child Day, in collabora on with 'khushiyaan' a Thane-based NGO,
the Units organised 'Ro ghar for Animals' in which they fed biryani, specially prepared for
animals on January 24, 2022.
● A Dona on Drive for school children was organised in Z.P. School,
Dahanu on February 18, 2022 to provide sta onery items to
children from Std.I – VIII. As a precursor to this Drive, a Sta onery
Collec on Drive had been conducted in the College premises from
February 14 - February 16, 2022.
● Avsarr - Ek Nayi Pehel – A Fiesta: This first ever fiesta conducted by the NSS Units of the College
was organized from February 28 to March 01 2022. The fiesta was intended to spread awareness
about several unacknowledged issues through an array of six events which included Turncoat Debate,
Diary Wri ng, 8 Frames 1 Story, Group Dance, Best out of Waste and Object Pain ng. As part of the
fiesta, a webinar on 'Teenage Depression and Suicide' was also conducted.

● On the occasion of Interna onal Women's Day, the Unit organised a Street Play tled 'Kabhi Na
Hari, Sashakt Naari' on March 08, 2022 to promote the safety of women. The Mumbai Police
presented roses to girls of the NSS Units and the Nirbhaya Squad awarded cer ficates to the NSS
volunteers.

● On March 23, 2022, a seminar tled 'How Different is Different?' was organised in the College to create awareness and
empathy towards differently abled people. The session was organised in collabora on with Yash Charitable Trust .

● A sports ac vity was organised in collabora on with Khushiyaan, an NGO on March 25, 2022 in which volunteers gathered
children to play sports with them and explained to them the benefits of spor ng ac vi es.
● A Paper Recycling Workshop was conducted in the College on March 25- 26, 2022. Mr.
Kapildeo Indurkar, the Resource Person for the workshop, explained how old
newspapers and used papers can be made new without the use of chemicals.

● A Seed Ball Making session was conducted in the College on March 21, 2022 by Mr.
Vishal Mankar who gave a brief explana on about Seed Balls
and guided students to create seed balls with five different
types of seeds namely, Marigold, Lady Finger, Brinjal, Red
Spinach, and Green Chilli. This crea ve and out of the box event was much appreciated by the
District Co-ordinator, Dr. Kran Ukey.

● In the course of the academic year, the NSS Units of the College organized and par cipated in 09
Blood Dona on Camps and collected a total of 1246 units of blood. The camps were
conducted at different loca ons such as the College premises, Churchgate, CSMT and
Dadar railway sta ons. They were conducted in collabora on with hospitals and
organiza ons such as Nair Hospital, Jagjivan Ram Hospital and Shri Satya Sai Seva
Organisa on. Donors were given Donor Cards and Cer ficates to acknowledge their
contribu on.

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