THE OFFICIAL SOCIALIZER

The Official Socializers A Journal Initiative by BSW (2018 - ‘21 Batch) VOL : 1, NO : 1, Academic Year : 2019- 20, Batch : 2018-21 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous)

FRESH BEGINNINGS

Read More Activities * Club Initiatives * Exploring Kudumbashree * Innovations * Gist of Glories * Lock down Diaries

The new academic year of Rajagiri College of

Social Sciences commenced on 06th of June, 2019 with a

formal session. The event started at 10:00 in the morning.

The session included the students and faculty members

of both the BSW and MSW programmes. Dr. Sr. Lizy

P.J, Dr. Anish K.R., Dr. Nycil Romis Thomas, Dr. Kiran

Thampi,

Dr. Sr. Suni Rose, Dr. Gigi George, and Dr.

Rajeev S.P. addressed the gathering. The publishing of the

second edition of SPERENZA (an initiative of M.S.W. batch 2018-20 which focuses on the documentation of all the activities) was released by Dr. Sr. Lizy P.J and it was received by Dr. Anish K.R.

The event “Mushroom Fest” was held on 28th January 2020 by the Department of Life Sciences in collaboration with BSW 2nd year students.

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SUMMER IS “PLACED”

The summer placement fieldwork presentation of

made by the faculty. The presentation proved to be a

BSW classroom. Various agencies like special schools,

to receive the constructive criticism provided by the faculty

the first year was held on 7th June 2019 at the Second year old age homes, environmental NGO’s, palliative care and

government agencies and so on were introduced to the students with the help of several presentations. Students

morale-booster for many students. The students were able

members which would surely benefit them throughout their field work practicum.

showcased their activities that were conducted by them in

their agencies. Initiatives like awareness video, brochures, magazines, project proposals, audio library and corn bags

Our country flaunts its laurels about the rich cultural heritage and diversity of its own, but poor health, hygiene, sanitation and waste management are daunting reality that our country faces. Mismanagement, inappropriate planning and execution, illegal dumping and corruption primarily cause poor facilities. If one chooses to survey an area, say a village or a small area for that matter, the issues there will be 1/4th of the issues that one has to face in cities and towns.

were taken up by the students in their respective agencies.

Evaluation and suggestions for each presentation was

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SWARAJ & CLUBS INAUGURATED The inauguration of SWARAJ and clubs and was held at the Golden

inaugural address. All the dignitaries present on the dais, Dr Joseph I Injodey,

SWARAJ of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences. The program was anchored by

beginning of the club activities. Mr. Suresh brought the stage to life by his words

Aureole on 24th June 2019, at 3pm. The session was hosted by the JUNIOR Ms. Arfeen Zulfikar of BSW 2nd year. Dr Anish K.R, head of the School of Social Work welcomed the gathering. The Executive Director of the College, Dr Joseph Injodey delivered the presidential address. Dr Nycil Romis Thomas, the

BSW Program Coordinator, briefed regarding the various clubs and their

activities. The guests for the day were from the Kerala State Commission

for the Protection of Child Rights.

We had Mr. P Suresh, Chairman of

the Commission, spoke as part of the

Dr Sr. Lizy P J, Dr Anish K. R together lighted the lamp for a crystal clear

of wisdom and experience. A broad perspective on Child Rights was discussed.

Mr. M P Antony, member of the same Commission and also an Alumnus of

Rajagiri college of Social Sciences, addressed the gathering with his special

message about all the experiences he had during his Rajagiri college life. Dr Sr. Lizy P J acknowledged the gathering by her words of felicitation. Dr Joseph I

Injodey presented mementos to the guests as tokens of collective appreciation.

Ms Hamda Amanulla, Secretary of Swaraj, proposed the Vote of Thanks and marked the end of session.

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PROUD MOMENT

Welcoming the new buds of BSW on June 26th 2019

“ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE”

The BSW family celebrates the happiness of Prof. Anil John receiving his Ph.D.

PERFORMING ON THE STREETS OF FORT KOCHI

This programme was conducted by Childline Kochi. The venue was the Santa

Maria School at Mundamvelly. Selected students from the BSW programme participated.

A street play was put up by the BSW students with the help of Vijay sir from Childline.

It was the 25th anniversary of the school with which Childline Kochi collaborated. The

programme was held on 26th July 2019, Friday. It was in collaboration with DLSA, Police and other authorities.

The BSW 2nd year students were lucky to have their First Street Play Training on the 8th & 9th of July. The man behind the

training was Mr. Sunil Kumar who is a Professional drama actor, a

well-known figure in the world of theatre. A lot of group activities were conducted which brought all the students together and allowed them to work without any setbacks. He mainly focused on shedding the inner conflicts students normally faced and helped them let out

their ideas and artistic instincts flow without any boundaries or ground rules. He was a companion more than a target setter. The training, focused on bringing folk lore into life by planning out a

group dance with a folk song. Later on the themes were set and the class was divided into groups and each group had to perform on their themes. Some teams performed quite disastrously, but everyone enjoyed the time and they were able to spend on stage doing acts that

were never dreamt of being done. On the next day, set themes were given and teams had to put their shows, each team was supervised and

guided by Kumar Sir and his friend. The two days were really refreshing and a very fun, fresh experience, since although some students had art related backgrounds, but some new actors from among the class

were identified, whereas others got opportunity to shed their peels of shyness.

Comprehending UBA

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LESSONS OF CARE & CURE program included sessions on general introduction

for providing dignified death was the most relevant

cation, teamwork and home care by Mr. Chinan

session. The students were divided into four groups

to palliative care by Mr. Radhakrishnan, communi from Peace Mission Centre, Kariyaad, Symptoms management by Dr. Hyder Ali, and nursing by

the head nurse of the hospital. The sessions were demonstrative, interactive and informative. The

nursing session included demonstrations of the catheter, tracheostomy, cholecystectomy fixing and removal, and the communication session The Palliative Care Training session for the

second year students for the BSW program was held on 7th and 8th August, 2019. The two days’ training

emphasized on the body language, tone, and words

to be maintained while communicating throughout one’s life. The necessity of home care and the need

message conveyed all throughout the training and each group were given situations to deal with

and find solutions for. The students enacted role play with respect to palliative care. The students were

provided with morning and evening refreshments and also lunch. The students visited the inmates at

the Anwar Memorial Palliative Centre. The training

ended by conducting an exam regarding the sessions and classes that were taken within the two days of training. The training ended finally with a vote of thanks given by the class leader Nishana Shereef.

GETTING TO KNOW PRA “Participatory Rural Appraisal” is an approach used by non-

governmental organizations like NGOs and other agencies involved in international development. The 2nd year BSW students of Rajagiri College of

Social Sciences conducted a Participatory Rural Appraisal on 22nd of August, Thursday, in Edathala Panchayath. Prior to the practical session, there was a

detailed orientation given by Dr. Kiran Thampi (Assistant Professor of Social

Work Department). The orientation was on the 21st of August, from 2:00pm to

5:00pm. The students were divided into five groups, each with seven members.

Each group had a separate topic on which they prepared questions and they were guided by a member of the Panchayath. Each group used eight methods or tools

to study the problem of the community. It included both individual as well as group tools. The students were able to understand some of the major problems of the community through this PRA survey.

ADITI SEVA, 2019 The selected students from the Social Work Department were taken

to volunteer the Adhithi Seva -2019, Inter-State Migrant Labor Camp held

at Kurupumpady, Perumbavoor on 31st August 2019. The selected students included 4 from BSW 2nd year, 3 from BSW 3rd year and 6 from the MSW program. The students were also accompanied by the faculty members from

the MSW program. The students were mainly assigned to volunteer at the registration desks, screening desks, vital desks and to guide them to various

specialists that they required. The volunteers helped the health officials and

the migrants by communicating well and translating. Almost 600 migrant

laborers attended the camp. Awareness on various communicable and noncommunicable diseases was emphasized throughout the orientation session

held for the migrants. They were also provided with medicines and there was a provision for registering for the Awas Insurance along with free Aadhar provisions. All the 13 students volunteered actively from 8am to 2pm.

OLD IS GOLD

As part of observing world elders day, the students of Rajagiri College of social sciences observed world elders day on 5th October 2019. The programme was

conducted under the banner of the Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, the Department of Social Work, the NSS unit and Rajagiri OUTREACH, Kalamaserry.

The senior citizens were from six Pakalveedu, namely Kothad, Kalamassery, Chittettukara, Kadamakkudy, Binanipuram, and Kunnathunadu. The Rotary Club

of Kalamassery, Sud-Chemie India Pvt limited and Carborandum Universal Ltd. sponsored the programme. The students of BSW & MSW performed various cultural programs to entertain the elders.

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A VISUAL ‘RE-TREAT’

The new semester commenced with a retreat to refresh and revitalise the students to

be greatful for the opportunities by invoking the blessings and rekindling the spirit.

EXPLORING THE KUDUMBASHREE MISSION BSW 2nd year students were oriented by the members of Kudumbashree,

regards to the survey which the Kudumbashree was planning to implement was

on 7th and 8th of November 2019. The members oriented the students on the

field.

District Programme Officer, and other members playing a vital role in the CDS Kudumbashree activities and initiatives and its successful running throughout

also given and students showed their support and inquisitiveness on their next

the years. The efforts to alleviate poverty have peaked since the onset of

Kudumbashree. It is the Kerala Model of Economic and Women Empowerment, and has successfully reaped the fruits of hard work of many disadvantaged and vulnerable sections of the household. The focus of the orientation was not on

student objectives but to enlighten students on the activities and initiatives

the women folk were involved in and to find ways to strengthen and support them. The one key focus the speakers gave was on the necessity to support them and not try to be critical about what they were involved in. An orientation with

CIVIC LEARNING THROUGH JANAGRAHA

The Janagraha-NGO orientation for the BSW 2nd years was held on

14th of November 2019, at the BSW 2nd year Classroom during 2pm-3pm.

The session was carried out by Mr. Embus Shajan, the project lead from the Janagraha NGO. The session included the orientation regarding both about the Ngo and the activities carried out by the NGO. I Change My City Challenge – A

Nationwide Experiential Project activity for students, was the project assigned to the BSW students. ‘I Change My City Challenge’ is an open civic project that

provides students from Classes 6th and 12th from any school from any city in

the country an opportunity to engage with a civic issue or any other issue that affects them, their school or their community. The Students were asked to link the schools near to their field in order to implement the program in 6th, 7th and

8th standard students. Each student had to complete the given four modules for each class.

ALPHA – THE GATEWAY TO PALLIATIVE CARE

The students of BSW Second year were provided with an orientation

by the members of Alpha Palliative Care with an objective to encourage the

social work students to get involved in palliative care services. Alpha Palliative

Care is one of the largest Home Based Palliative Care provider in the country, based in Kerala. Alpha Hospices working 24X7 hours at Edamuttam, Thrissur,

Kochi, Alappuzha, Kasaragod and 16 Link Centres in many Block Panchayats.

Alpha provides palliative care for 8500 patients on any given day. Alpha has

provided services to over 20,000 patients by now. Specially trained doctors, physiotherapists and nurses focus on medical care and hundreds of community volunteers for social care. The orientation provided by the volunteers of Alpha

Palliative care unit was very helpful for the students since it included a lot of information regarding students’ participation and about home care units.

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FEST OF MUSHROOMS

GOODBYE TO SENIORS

The event “Mushroom Fest” was held on 28th January 2020 by the

Department of Life Sciences in collaboration with BSW 2nd year students.

The major proposed programmes for the fest included seminars, an exhibition, food festival, product & spawn stalls, registration for training and Mushroom

Biennale Competitions. The fest began at 8:30am sharp with the judges from

Rajagiri Higher Secondary School evaluating the biennale works of the five

teams from various departments. The registration for the seminar began at 10 am and the fest had 135 registrations. Mushroom Fest 2020, was organized

with the vision of reaching out to the communities along with the support and

WINDING UP CLUB ACTIVITIES

involvement of District Kudumbashree Mission.

A JAUNT TO THENMALA

The JUNIOR SWARAJ

conducted the Valedictory function of

SWARAJ and other clubs on 27th February 2020 at the Golden Aureole at

2pm. The students from all the three batches were present for the program.

The program began with prayer song by Akhila from BSW 2nd year. Aajmon Joseph, President of JUNIOR SWARAJ, welcomed the gathering. Dr. Sr

Lizy P J, Dean of Academics, from the Social Work Department delivered the Presidential Address and Dr Nycil Romis Thomas the faculty coordinator BSW

programme felicitated the gathering. The student representative from third year, Mohammed Sahil from BSW 3rd year shared his experience throughout the

three years of Rajagiri and club activities. The outgoing batch was awarded with

all the certificates including the clubs, value added course and field certificates.

The certificates were distributed by the other professors from the Social Work Department including Dr Anil John, Fr. Shinto Joseph, Sr. Bincy Maria and Dr. Giji George. Praveena R Nair proposed the vote of thanks.

The Nature camp of BSW 2nd years was held at Shendurney Wildlife

Sanctuary Thenmala, Kollam on the respective dates 06/03/2020, 07/03/2020

under the banner of the ENCON club of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences.

A total 35 students and two faculty members Fr. Shinto Joseph and Mrs Parvathy headed to Thenmala on 6th March 2019 by 9am and reached the

HELPING HANDS

IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

destination by 3 in the evening. The students were allotted with respective dormitories and were provided with Evening tea and snacks followed by a

Welcome Addressal and an interactive session with Mrs.Sudha Gourilakshmi, the Programme Officer at Thenmala Ecotourism. The Cultural night started at 7pm, where the students were grouped into 5 and performed a variety of

programmes, featuring Nature as their ideal theme and included several games.

The second day of the camp included morning walk, trekking towards

Kattilappara, and Thenamala dam visit. A 4 hour journey through the thick forest

for about 3 km introduced a wide variety of trees, medicinal Plants, Mushroom,

As part of the Rajagiri’s response to covid 19,the social work students of Rajagiri

nature walk, the students visited an Old British built Railway on the way back

essential items for the migrant labourers. The students engaged in the packing

Birds thus making the journey a new experience to everyone. With an end to the

College of Social Sciences joined their hands for the packing of provisions and

to camp site.

of around 2500 packages and thereby showcased their determination and commitment to serve during this uncertain time.

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Dr. M. K. Joseph CMI is the Associate Professor and Head of Department for Social Work. He has always

been an amazing Social Worker and a source of inspiration for both the faculty members

as the driving force for the students to carry out Documentation and Reporting effectively and efficiently which is regarded as one of the most important skills for any Social Work Professional.

and students through his words of wisdom and immense support. His teaching and research interests in the areas of Community

Development and Social Entrepreneurship

has always motivated everyone. He has always contributed towards his interests in developing partnership for Civil Society Organisations and address the issues related

to Sustainable Development. The biggest

example for that in the past academic year is

his involvement in the activities including Unnath Bharat Abhiyan(UBA), Livelihood initiative for Kudumbashree members through Mushroom

Cultivation and a lot more. Adding to all these, he has always remained

SOCIAL ACTION PROJECT AT NAD Our country flaunts its laurels about the rich cultural heritage and

the project visiting NAD road closely examining the intensity of the issue. They

are daunting reality that our country faces. Mismanagement, inappropriate

near the area. The trainees also had a brief discussion with the officials of Naval

diversity of its own, but poor health, hygiene, sanitation and waste management

planning and execution, illegal dumping and corruption primarily cause poor

facilities. If one chooses to survey an area, say a village or a small area for that matter, the issues there will be 1/4th of the issues that one has to face in cities and

towns. Everywhere its polluted and improper waste management and sanitation facilities worsen health hazards. The scheme where in e toilets were installed

was brilliant, but due to lack of implementation, e toilets were reduced to mere storage blocks.

Every citizen of this country face problems relating to health but any

form of repression gets suppressed after a point. The studies find Kerala, pretty clean than a lot of other states in India. But this is just a comparison. Every nook and corner, nearly everyone has to deal with the above. Various plans to

improve health, waste management and sanitation facilities crosses through the parliament, but when it comes to execution, it fails to be a satisfactory one.

Waste management has always been one of the major objective that every

government keeps forward and tries their best in implementing various projects in order to achieve it. But the problem of pollution, illegal disposing, drainage

issues all seems to remain the same. It is the attitude of each and every person that is to be changed in keeping their surroundings neat and clean. However they fail to do so.

The government has tried their level best in bringing up several ideas

and initiatives with regard to Waste Management. However the people’s

participation is very much required in making these projects and programmes into practice.

The students of BSW 2nd year under the guidance of Dr. Giji George proposed

an action plan to initiate a clean drive and a proper waste management mechanism over the areas of NAD road, Kalamassery which has been polluted due to sheer ignorance of the so called “fellow human beings�.

The execution till date mainly included, the students who were assigned

also collected the contact details of the educational & other institutions residing Armament Depot (NAD, ALWAYE) regarding the action plan. The officials promised to support the trainees and readily gave in their contact details. The trainees were later on accompanied by the Faculty Coordinator Mrs Giji George to meet the ward councillor of the Eloor Municipality. The councillor Mr. Joseph

Sherri who is renowned for his environment friendly activities gave in many suggestions that the trainees could take up. The suggestions included various

waste management mechanisms that could be implemented such as Aerobic

bins, Bio-digester, Material Collection Unit and Plastic shredder unit. Apart from that various other ideas and suggestions were also provided by him.

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CLUB ACTIVITIES ENVIRONMENT DAY 2019 The ENCON club of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences observed the

World Environment Day on 11th June 2019. The formal function of observing world environment day began at 2 pm at the Golden Aureole. The BSW 2nd year students welcomed the gathering with a beautiful dance that gave a message

of beautifying the nature. Dr. Mary Venus and Fr. Shinto Joseph shared their thoughts about the theme for the year “AIR POLLUTION. Soon after the formal function the 2nd and 3rd year students of the BSW program walked a rally to the North Kalamassery and planted a sapling near the Kalamassery Railway Lane.

AWARENESS SESSION NIPPA VIRUS

The JUNIOR SWARAJ conducted an awareness session on 18th of

June 2019, 2 pm, at Chavara Hall. The session was witnessed by all the three batches of the BSW program. Dr Alvin, Assistant Professor in Kalamassery

Medical College handled the awareness session. The awareness regarding the

out-spread, history and the precautions to be taken care of “NIPPA VIRUS” was clearly oriented. Dr. Alvin specially stressed on the hand wash methods which could prevent the infection and viruses spreading to certain extend.

TABLEAU ON ANTI DRUGS DAY

The JUNIOR SWARAJ observed Anti-Drugs Day on July 2nd 2019.

Students from all the three batches were present during the SWARAJ hour on

Tuesday. The Executive Members initiated the sessions by previewing 2 short films. The short films portrayed the true reality of Drug Addiction. Students

from each group were asked to explain the gist of the short films previewed. The second programme was the tableau competitions between all the 10 groups. All the groups were given 20 minutes to prepare. The competition had the judges to evaluate the performances. The judges were the non-teaching staffs from the

college. All the 10 groups came up with creative ideas and competed healthily.

The theme for the competition was Drug Addiction in various settings. At the end of the session there was a winning team. The judges gave the first prize to Group -9.

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PAPER PEN DRIVE

The Youth Red Cross of the Rajagiri College of Social Sciences organized the paper pen drive for the BSW students on 23rd July 2019. The materials for

the paper pen was provided by the YRC. Student volunteer Ms Devika from BSW 1st year trained the other students.

MEALS ON WHEELS MEALS ON WHEELS was a program organized by the ROTARACTERS

of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences in association with SEVA. The program focused

on distributing food packets to street dwellers from Aluva to Ernakulam South. It was conducted on 25th August 2019 from 11:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. There were six volunteers and they split up into two teams of four and two. The first team travelled in a car starting

from Kalamasserry till Aluva. The second team covered the route through Edapally,

Kaloor till Ernakulam South. In total fifty food packets were distributed by the students.

There were physically challenged dwellers, migrant families living under the metro and families living in tents.

TEACHER’S DAY EARTH EXPO

The ENCON club and the Youth Red Cross of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences

collaborated an Earth EXPO on September 4, 2019. The expo had a variety of items displayed which were recycled and biodegradable. The products included, hand-made jute

bags, paper pens, flower vase, home-made payasams, pasta, snacks, hand-wash, sanitizers phenol, natural fiber products and so on.

The ROTARACT club of Rajagiri in collaboration with ENCON

club observed Teachers Day on September 5 , 2019. The student volunteers of the respective clubs gave saplings and greeting cards to all the faculty members of the BSW program.

“No one has ever become poor by giving.”

Anne Frank,

diary of Anne Frank: the play

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WORLD ROSE DAY

As part of observing the World Sose Day , the Youth Red Cross Club

of the Rajagiri College of Social Sciences organized an interactive session

with the cancer survivors within the college on 24th September 2019 at the

with a sense of empathy, motivation and inspiration to face the struggles that life brought their way.

Golden Aureole. The world Rose Day aims to celebrate and bring happiness in the lives of people around the world who are fighting cancer. It’s also a day to

spread awareness about the disease. The Survivors within the college included a student and a professor, Bitto JoJo (3rd year BSW student) and Dr. Bindya M

Varghese (HOD, Department of Computer Science) respectively. The survivors

shared their story of fighting the disease and the pains that they went through.

They also emphasized on the adverse effects of the current lifestyle. A sense of motivation reflected on the survivors as they spoke. Dr. Giji George the Faculty

Coordinator of the YRC club appreciated Dr. Bindya for sparing her time

with a memento as a token of appreciation. Dr. Anil John, Assistant Professor appreciated Bitto Jojo by presenting him a book. The students left the Aureole

AWARENESS DRIVE The Youth Red Cross members of RCSS, were assigned to work with

LETS TALK ON AIR The JUNIOR SWARAJ conducted an inter-department Radio Jockey

Indian Red Cross Society, Aluva Taluk as part of initiating ‘AWARENESS

competition during the SWARAJ hour at 2pm in the Golden Aureole. The event

training programmes for school and college students, teachers, parents, public,

programme participated in the event. The event had 25 participants registered.

DRIVE’ a community drive organised for a series of awareness classes and

community groups etc. The programme intends to provide awareness sessions that were handled by experts from various fields. The members were able to

initiate around 20 programmes across various schools and colleges under Aluva Taluk.

was named as “LETS TALK ON AIR”. Students from various undergraduate The instructions regarding competition were explained to the participants

prior to the competition by Nikitha Johnny from Bsw3rd year. The competition

had 3 rounds which included, Self-Introduction, Task round, and RJ Round.

Dr. Nycil Romis Thomas inaugurated the competition by picking and speaking up by the first lot. Dr. Reshmi and Mr. Sushin from the Department of International Relations and Library Sciences were the judges for the event.

The competition aimed to test the various aspects of participants with regard to their skills in communication, voice modulation, and spontaneity. All the

25 participants exhibited their best, each round went through an elimination process and the final 5 among them fought the final battle through the 3rd

round. From which first, second and third winners were awarded with cash

prizes. The first prize was backed by Jyothsna from Bcom1st year, Second prize

by Anshida from BBA2nd Year and the third prize by Anju Binoy from 3rd yr Bsw. The Judges were provided with a token of appreciation by the President of SWARAJ, Aajmon. Christy Soby from 3rd year BSW proposed the vote of thanks. All the Executive Members of SWARAJ catered their best support and cooperation in conducting the event successfully.

WORLD DISABILITY DAY The volunteers of the ENCON club and NSS volunteered for the

World Disability Day Sports Meet that happened at Maharajas College on 3rd December 2019.

Team Kunjatakilikal 2019

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FORT KOCHI-CLEANING EXPLORING THE MISSION FIELDS OF ARAYANKAV

As part of promoting the “Jaiva Keralam”, the NSS volunteers of

Rajagiri College of Social Sciences under the banner of ENCON club were

assigned to fertilize the paddy fields at Arayankav on 16th of January 2020.

36 NSS volunteers of BSW 2nd year and 8 from BCOM 2nd year started the journey to the paddy field at sharp 5:32 am in the college bus. The volunteers

were accompanied by Fr. Shinto Joseph, the NSS coordinator and Mr. Ebin

from the Department of Commerce. After a journey of an hour the volunteers reached the fields. The volunteers were received by Fr. Joseph and Fr. James The ENCON & NSS Volunteers joined hands with the cleaning mission

held at fort Kochi soon after the Cochin carnival on 2nd January 2020.

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from SH college Thevara, who briefed regarding the works for the day. All

the volunteers and the coordinators actively toiled the fields by sprinkling

the cow dung all over the 4 acres of land which was divided into 9 plots. After an exhausting labor work of 2hrs the volunteers were served with hot tea and

tapioca. The volunteers left the field at 10:40am and reached college by 12pm in the noon.

The Rotractors of Rajagiri volunteered for Pulse Polio Immunization

under the leadership of Parent Rotary- Rotary Club of Cochin Beach side on 19th January 2020. The members visited primary health centers and ensured

BLOOD DONATION CAMPAIGN

their support and guidance through-out the campaign.

FREEDOM FEBRUARY 2020

The Youth Red Cross and Rotaract members of Rajagiri College of

Social Sciences, Kalamassery joined their hands together to initiate a Blood The Rotaractors of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences organized an

awareness session, ‘FREEDOM FEBRUARY 2020’ and a short film preview on

Human Trafficking and Bonded Labour. The programme was initiated under the leadership of Mr. Gladson Joshua and Mr. Kamal Raj who were the founders of the NGO,’Cross Global’ and moreover two active Rotaractors. The main

objective of the programme was to aware the students about Human Trafficking, its ill effects, the current horrifying statistics of bonded labour and the urgent

need for the young generation to take a stand, be the voice for voiceless and bring

this worldwide horror to limelight through awareness and to fight combat this crime. A short film on Bonded labour was also screened to provide the students a peek into this modern day slavery.

ENHUB

Donation Campaign under the leadership of the Parent Rotary - Rotary Club of Cochin Beachside in association with the Hindustan Life Care Products and Ernakulam General hospital. The main objective of the drive was to encourage

the youth to involve in this noble mission of donating blood and thereby save

lives. The programme took place on 6th February 2020 Around 60 student Donors volunteered and the drive was a great success. The Student Organizers of the blood donation drive were appreciated for the effort they did. The Donors were provided with the certificate of appreciation by Ernakulam District

Hospital. The Donors were also provided with the refreshments. The student organizers were appreciated with a certificate for their constant effort to make the event a grand success.

The cloth bag distribution for the UBA panchayats by Rajagiri College of Social Sciences in collaboration with Rotract club of Rajagiri and Rotary club of Cochin Beachside was held on 26th February 2020 at Vazhakulam Block Panchayat. The project was named ENHUB (Environment Friendly Household Utility Bags). The project was completely sponsored by the Rotary club of Cochin Beachside. The formal function held at Vazhakulam Block Panchayat community hall was anchored by Akhila K V, BSW 2nd year student. Mr. Shaju, the DDUGKY Rural development head introduced the project to the gathering.

Dr M K Joseph CMI, HOD, Department of Social Work, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences welcomed the gathering. The Block Panchayat President Mrs. Noorjahan inaugurated the project by unveiling the cloth bag. The selected wards from each UBA panchayat were given 400 bags. Representatives from various UBA panchayats, other officials from the vazhakulam block panchayat and officials from the Rotary club of Cochin beachside felicitated the gathering. Jestin Mathew from BSW 2nd year proposed the vote of thanks.

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EXPLORING KUDUMBASHREE TRAINING THE BUDS

A skill training programme on paper pen and mat making was introduced

in the BUDS school children by the Social Work students of the Rajagiri College

of Social Sciences (Libin Babu, Liya.T.Saji and Linsa Mathachan) with an aim to start a new paper and pen making unit.

AN AWARENESS RALLY ON ENERGY CONSERVATION

SAD- STAND AGAINST DRUGS

As part of their fieldwork at Kadungalloor Panchayath, the students

conducted a street play aimed to raise awareness among the public about drug abuse with the help of the street play team from BSW second year.

THOOLIKA - A BOOKLET FOR THE COMMUNITY

The second year social work students of the Rajagiri College of Social

Sciences, initiated an awareness rally for Energy Conservation as part of their field work at Alangad Panchayath. The program was organized by Anjana Manoj, Amina Salim and Sr. Kochurani. K. M at G.L.P School, Thiruvalloor.

“ORU THAI NADAM�

A booklet was prepared on the various government schemes for

vulnerable communities. It was published by the social work students (Dilsana

Ummer, Anu Mani & Annriya Jason) at Choornikara Panchayath with the help of Kudumbashree members.

SNEHAKOOTTU (24th JAN 2020)

The students of BSW second year organized a one-day programme for

As part of the green initiative, the students of BSW second year ( Jebi

Benedict, Jyothsna Jaimy & Snehal Sara Abraham) distributed 50 seed packets in different wards of Chotttanikkara Panchayath.

the members of Snehitha Calling Bell as part of their field work at Kudumbashree CDS, Chottanikkara. Funds were raised for presenting the members with clothes.

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KUTTIKOOTAM ONE DAY EVENT

FOR BALASABHA KIDS

A SHELTER

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THROUGH ‘PARIVARTHAN’ Parivarthan was an initiative by the second year BSW students, Abhirami

Laxman and Akhila. K. V, to renovate a bus-waiting shelter near Thevakyal Vocational Higher Secondary School. The students gathered support from

the CDS Chairperson Smt. Seena Martin, and GOONJ Organisation which provided enough support and resources to make it happen. The programme gained a lot of attention and appreciation.

“Kuttikootam” was a programme to provide the Balasabha kids an

exposure through street play training, competitions, motivational and awareness

sessions. It was organized at Thevakyal, located in the Edathala Panchayath, under the leadership of the Social Work students Akhila. K. V and Abhirami Laxman.

‘ORUMA- ORU MAHA MELA’

Oruma, a mega event initiated under the leadership of BSW second year

students - Arfeen Zulfikar, Athira Menon and Cherian Paul at Eloor Panchayath was an exhibition showcasing the efforts and hard work put in by children with

disabilities from the BUDS school and the Kudumbashree members. There were

stalls put up for exhibiting various products including soap, washing powder, may, paper, pen etc. The program gained a lot of support from the Municipality Chairperson Mrs. C. P. Usha, the ward councillor Mr. Joseph Sherri and the local community. The students also organized a flash mob as part of the event.

SHE CAMPAIGN 2020

SHE Campaign was a one day campaign initiated for the Kudumbashree

members of Kalamassery West CDS with the primary motive to provide the

members with an opportunity to experience fun, awareness and service. The tagline for the programme was, ‘Unleash the SHE in you’. The highlights of the

programme included a formal inauguration, a motivational session on Women

and Empowerment, a session on Skill Building and Entrepreneurship among Women taken by Mr. Yedhu Madhavan, a former student of Rajagiri and the CEO of the NGO C- Positive. Apart from the sessions, the members were also taken to Bethlehem Abhaya Bhavan, a home for persons who are mentally

impaired, followed by a recreational visit to Abhayaranyam, a wildlife and eco-

tourism centre. The organizers behind the programme were Robin Siby, Risva, Pooja Krishna and Rachel Sara Sunil.

‘SNEHASPARSHAM’- DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD KITS The students of BSW second year (Robin Siby, Risva, Rachel Sara Sunil and Pooja Krishna)

distributed food packets to the most vulnerable and elderly groups from the community which included rice, pulses and most essentials. The students received immense support from their Faculty members in reaching out to the deserving families and bringing smiles to their faces.

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KOOTTUKETTU

Koottukettu was a one-day recreational programme organized by the

social work trainees (Siya Varghese, Sooraj Jayan & Theresa. E.Saju) for mothers and children on 15th February, 2020 at Karumalloor Panchayath Hall. The main

objective of the programme was to provide the mothers and children with some quality time, during which they could participate in fun activities together.

JAIVIKA- A NATURE CAMPAIGN

With the aim of promoting agriculture and protecting the environment,

the students of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Eirene Durom, Jacob. S. Simon & Jain Jossy), initiated the ‘Jaivika Campaign’ at the UBA-adopted Panchayath Keezhmad by distributing seeds to the Balasabha children, thereby instilling a sense of responsibility towards nature. Jaivika Diary was also introduced to record the stages of the growth of the saplings.

‘NJANGALKUM PARAYANUNDU’ – RETORTING TO PREJUDICE

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MUNNORUKKAM CAMPAIGN

Munnorukkam was a campaign organized at Keezhmad Panchayath

with an aim to create a better and healthier future by carrying out an awareness session. The organizers of the campaign were Jain Jossy, Eirene Durom and Jacob. S. Simon.

VAYOJANAKOOTAM

The social work trainees (Lidiya Paul, Nishana Shereef and Krishnadas)

, as part of the fieldwork at Cochin Corporation took part in the elderly group

meeting and engaged in conducting various recreational activities to entertain the elderly. This programme brought a positive impact on the elderly community as they were able to express themselves.

AMMACHIKOOTUA TRIP TO FORT KOCHI

Ammachikootu was organized by the social work students of Rajagiri

(Neha Rose Vincent, Ann Treasa & Padmaraj Sunil) with aim to aid and escort ‘Change will not come if we wait for some other person or time. We

an elderly group from Varappuzha Panchayath so that they can take a break

platform for the transgenders to speak out to the public and thereby ‘Retort to

group was taken to Fort Kochi and all the expenses for the trip were collected by

are the change we seek’. The students of RCSS organized an event to provide a

from their usual household chores and gather a handful of fond memories. The

Prejudice’.

the trainees through sponsorships.

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SWAD - AN EXTRAVAGANZA

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SRISHTI - AN ART VENTURE

OF TRADITIONAL FOOD

The BSW 2nd year students of RCSS (Hamda Amanulla, Jestin

Mathew, Jeffy Mary Thomas) conducted a Food fest named ‘SWAD’, for the

A craft exhibition to display the creativity of the NHG members

NHG members on 1st February 2020. The members of various wards competed

through innovative makings, cloth bags and other products, was initiated by the

the Panchayath President. In the highlight were the food items made using

Panchayath. The exhibits also included products made out of rice cereals,

by making a wide variety of traditional foods. The fest was inaugurated by

medicinal leaves, amrutham powder etc. The winners were also provided with certificates and prizes.

NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY OBSERVED ALANGAD PANCHAYATH

students of the Social Work Department on 14th January 2020 at Vazhakulam

bamboo, waste tiles, clothes, newspapers and many more. The best exhibits were awarded with 1st and 2nd prizes respectively.

POOTHUMBIKAL-

A FEST FOR BALASABHA KIDS

“SAY NO TO PLASTIC”

SELF DEFENCE CLASS AT

KARUMALLOOR PANCHAYATH “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

Charles Dickens

SKILL TRAINING & SEX EDUCATION CLASS FOR BALASABHA

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INNOVATIONS RESARA

HOMEMADE PASTA ON SALE!

ReSara is an art page initiated by three students from BSW (2018-21 batch)

of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kalamassery. The main theme of the page is to ‘Recycle And Reuse; Do with what you have got’. The Page focuses

The students of BSW second also put up food stalls for various

events that took place in the campus.

on using the waste materials into something which is creative and useful. The

Instagram handle has more than 300 followers. The student received several orders within and outside the campus. The curators behind this initiative are Pooja Krishna, Ann Treasa and Athira Menon.

“ELLARUM DENZZ KALIKKUUU!!!” – THE CRAZY SQUAD

‘THE

PASSIONATE

The super-talented dance team from BSW 2nd are not just amazing bunch

DANCER’

of dancers but some power packs filled with craziness.

Akhila. K. V. from BSW

second year performing classical dance for various events including DYUTI 2020 & OYSTER 2020.

‘MUSIC, ONCE ADMITTED

TO THE SOUL,

BECOMES A SORT OF SPIRIT, AND NEVER DIES…’

Abhirami Laxman

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to

happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.”

Barack Obama

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THE UNTINTED ABSTRACT – MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PAGE.

The students of BSW 2nd year involved in art works during OYSTER festival.

The Untinted Abstract is an online platform initiated with the

primary objective of encouraging the conversation around mental health by advocating about it.The major goal of this initiative is to de-stigmatise Mental Illness and thereby fight the silent battles of anxiety and depression.

Robin Siby from 2nd year BSW attended 3 days Workshop on Film

Making by IQAC (Internal Quality Assessment Cell) at Rajagiri College of

Attending Cheriyan’s brother’s wedding.

Social Sciences, Kalamassery

Splendore 2k19

End to semester 2 and year 1.

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GIST OF GLORIES “EVERY CHAMPION WAS ONCE A CONTENDER THAT REFUSED TO GIVE UP” – ROCKY BALBOA

Anjana Manoj from BSW 2nd year secured 1st in the Malayalam

poetry writing competition held during Arts day at Rajagiri College of Social Sciences. The topic for the competition was “SEARCH”, with a context to

The BSW football team wins the quarters and reached the semi-

finals in the soccer tournament held at the campus as part of the Sports day.

reflecting the soul inside one’s body.

Abhirami Laxman from BSW 2nd year also secured 2nd prize in Classical music.

The students involved in the BIENNALE Competition as part of

Mushroom Fest organized by Life Science Department secured 2nd prize.

Pooja Krishna from BSW 2nd year secured 1st in 1500 m and 800 m race.

Snehal Sara Abraham from BSW 2nd year also secured 2nd in 1500 m, 800 m and 400 m race.

Anu Mani (2nd year BSW) won 1st prize for 1500m race, 2nd in Basket Ball, 2nd in 4×200m Relay, 3rd in 800 m race and 3rd in 400m race.

Jestin Mathew (BSW 2nd year) also secured 2nd in 1500m and 800 m race.

Jyothsna Jaimy from BSW 2nd year won 1st prize in Poster making

competition with a cash prize of Rs.3500/- on Road Safety and 1st in Poster making on Dowry Prohibition conducted by Rajagiri OutREACH.

The Bsw 2 nd year students from Rajagiri College Of Social Sciences wins first place in the exam conducted by the Anwar memorial pain and palliative care.

5 students of BSW 2 nd year of rajagiri college

of social sciences were part of a wall painting

competition conducted by women and child

development department at kakkanad civil station for 5 days and they won third prize.

The Anwar Memorial Pain and Palliative Care Society, Aluva organized the

“Youth Palliative Care Seminar”. The programme was conducted as part of the Kerala Palliative Care Day.As part of the skit competition, 2 teams from

the college represented and the BSW students won the 2 nd prize out of five teams.

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LOCKDOWN DIARIES THE TEACHER WHO IS INDEED WISE DOES NOT BID YOU TO ENTER THE HOUSE OF HIS WISDOM BUT RATHER LEADS YOU TO THE THRESHOLD OF YOUR MIND. -KHALIL GIBRAN

Dr. Giji George spent her lockdown days productively by investing her

time in vegetable gardening and re-utilising the plastic containers and thereby inspiring everyone to practice the same as It has become really

Fr. Shinto Joseph CMI On Wednesday,

the 23rd of March, the official

important to regularly step back and think about how our everyday actions

lockdown in India began. Even before declaring the lockdown in our

and baking along with her family.

onwards I was part of the voluntary works. The initial work started with

impact the planet. She was also more into cooking and trying out new dishes

state, we started our preparation to prevent the deadly virus Corona . Then preparing Rajagiri Hostel to a COVID care center. As of today, I completed more than 30 days of voluntary work among the most affected population

in Ernakulam District by protecting and promoting their well-being.

We, the Rajagiri College of Social Sciences had a unique collaboration with the Government of Kerala, Tribal Welfare Department and various

Local Self Government Department. This unique collaboration between

Rajagiri and various departments have been very fruitful in several ways

to extend the support. I was also part of the volunteer team in procuring,

packing and distribution of 2500 provision kit, COVID prevention kit, packing 1 lakh masks, preparing hostel for COVID care center, etc.

And now, we are collectively facing a pandemic threat that is sweeping across

Sr.Bincy Maria Spent her lockdown days by involving in a wide range

of activities such as gardening, stitching masks , reading, and covid related activities. She inspires us by using her time wisely and being active even in the time of lockdown.

As quoted by Rene Descartes, ‘the reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of the past centuries’. Dr.

Anil John

the humanity beyond oceans and borders. Considering the seriousness of

COVID – 19, it’s about time we step up against this deadly disease. For the sake of lives lost and the rest of humanity, let us all pledge to beat Corona back.

Dr. Nycil Romis Thomas

Spent her lockdown days mainly involving

utilized most of his lockdown period productively reading books that spoke

in the college works and also by gardening and reading. She constantly

in cooking.

lockdown time.

history, culture, ethnicity and many more. He also experimented a lot more

contacted students virtually and encouraged them to actively utilise the

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ABHIRAMI LAXMAN - “Quarantine days will be always unforgettable for me, as it is those days which reminded me of my talents that I had forgotten in the rush of studies and assignments”.

ANJANA MANOJ-“I utilised most of my time in preparing wide variety of food items.”

AKHILA. K. V – “My lockdown was spent working on things that I was always passionate about. And that has always been dancing...”

ANU MANI – “I spend most of my time in gardening and beautifying my home with colours”.

ARFEEN ZULFIKAR

“With an always packed schedule in college, I decided to self- care myself

during the COVID lockdown. I have a skin care and hair care routine, I watched a lot of movies that I had in mind and also on the most hyped series Money Heist and many more. I have always wanted to try out online

learning, but never got the opportunity, however this time I enrolled in

various courses as per my interest as well as those prescribed by the college.

I spent a lot of quality time with my sister, which is otherwise not possible

as we study in different states, apart from which I put some effort into cooking with her who is passionate about the same unlike me. I got a lot of time to spend on my family and friends and ensured that the boredom of the confinement never got into me.”

CHERIAN PAUL- “My activities during lockdown period were mainly gardening”.

ATHIRA MENON – “During lockdown I was more into micro-green planting and art works”.

EIRENE DUROM- “Spending time with my family was the best thing during lockdown. I also engaged in making various decorative items.”

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JACOB. S. SIMON – “ I chose to spend my time working with Trivandrum HAMDA AMANULLA- “When the whole world came to a stagnant

phase....I happened to be locked in a place where nobody was related to me.

Social Service Society (TSSS), spending quality time with family and some gardening.”

When lockdown seemed to be coming back together, getting back together

for many, for me it was to stay away from all the known ones. Leaving home 5 years ago helped me a lot to survive this phase in a better way. These were the days, where in I recognised :

The worth of unconditional love from those who weren’t even blood lines.

The importance of being virtually connected to the loved ones.

The happiness of seeing somebody known after ages of being alone. Even in

the time of this pandemic era, I feel blessed to have a roof on top , food to eat and people to care.

60 days of uncertainty , 60 days of anonymity , 60 days of unsurety , 60 days of insecurity , 60 days of instability and finally 60 days of SOLITUDE…”

JAIN JOSSY- “During this lockdown, we got an opportunity to stay at home 24/7. I made it enjoyable using my creativity. I utilized this opportunity to make crafts and other creative items. I also renovated my room with

some indoor plants and others. I tried to keep myself fit by exercising and maintaining a proper diet. I also tried to cook variety of dishes.

JEBI BENEDICT – “I was involved in volunteering for covid 19 relief activities at college during lockdown days”.

JEFFY MARY THOMAS – “I spend my lockdown days mainly by cooking, reading books, gardening and doing craftworks”.

JESTIN MATHEW – “My lockdown days were very boring in the first few

days. So I thought how to make it more productive and this ended up in a new tree chain farming method.”

Mushroom Training Session

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LIDIYA PAUL – “I had a great time with my family and especially with

my small brother. We had lots of fun together, drawing, singing... I also had a good productive time as I found some interest in cooking during this lockdown.”

JYOTHSNA JAIMY- “My favourite part of the lockdown days were photography, drawing and some online courses”.

PADMARAJ SUNIL – “I spent most of my time just reading books , solving lot of mensa puzzles and stuffs”

NEHA ROSE VINCENT-“During my lock down days, l engaged myself in reading, baking, drew many pictures and painted some, I played games with my brothers and my family formed teams to play badminton together. I

learned to drive and also to drape saree. I spend my time helping my mother and connecting with my old friends from school…”

SIYA VARGHESE – “Most of my experimentation on cooking happened during the lockdown days when my whole family was around. I read a lot of

cooking recipe books and tried out different recipes. Despite failing, i kept

on trying out new things. I watched cooking shows, invented my own recipes.

I also took part in the COVID relief activities organised by the residents association in our neighbourhood, by collecting newspapers and other items to contribute to CM’s distress relief fund.”

POOJA KRISHNA – “During lockdown I was able to do many activities.

I made many craft items and took photographs. I did many bottles craft by using waste materials. My family and I were involved in gardening. “

“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”

John Bunyan

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SOORAJ JAYAN – “I spend the lockdown with my parents by gardening, SNEHAL SARA ABRAHAM – “The most productive thing I did during my

lockdown days was to make a short film “CORONA AANU THAARAM”

farming, drawing and played indoor games with them. I also engaged in covid relief activities at the college.”

that intend to increase awareness on using masks, to stay at home and to make a chain to break the chain.”

AMINA SALIM – “I was into farming and some craft works during my free time during lockdown…”

THERESA. E. SAJU – “Though I initially felt very boring during lockdown, I made myself engaged by doing creative things and also farming and

cooking. My sister encouraged me to do some creative things like bottle art, decor items, drawing etc. After a long time I drew some pictures. So I think

that, this lockdown made me more creative and productive. And I felt great to doing cultivation after a long while”.

ANNRIYA JAISON - “I really enjoyed the lockdown days as I could engage myself in activities like drawing, crafting, and cooking. I was also able to spend more time with my family.”

ANN TREASA – “Lockdown was indeed a shock to everyone; it was sudden stop to the normal life. It was a pause to the hectic and rush life we lead. At first, I had difficulties to adjust with the new pattern. First few

weeks I was totally blank but later on I made myself to be more productive. I had time to do the things I loved, had time to spend more time with my family and moreover had time to know more about myself. I tried out

new things, some were a big success and some were utter flop but I tried which is a great achievement for me.

I had productive and unproductive days, each day have taught me something. During this time I also got the

chance to be a part of Covid 19 relief activities work in Rajagiri College. Now, I know it’s good to have a pause sometimes in our life.”

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DILSANA UMMER – “I used to spend my quarantine days with various activities. Half of my quarantine days were spent at Rajagiri College of

social sciences engaged in packing essential kits for the migrant labourers of various places in Ernakulum. The other days were spent doing bottle crafts

and making other craft items. I also tried keeping in touch with my family members, relatives and friends. I also tried having activities at home which engage all my family members together like cooking &cleaning.”

KRISHNADAS – “I made my lockdown days productive and enjoyable by doing things I loved. I made a lot of bottle arts and vertical garden.”

KOCHURANI. K. M – “I was involved in mask stitching and some gardening during my lockdown holidays”.

LIYA. T. SAJI – “I think this lockdown made me more attached with my

family by spending with them in cooking, sitting together and speaking etc.

Also I engaged in some activities like drawing, cooking, gardening. For the first time I had engaged in such activities and this made me happy.”

LIBIN BABU – “This lockdown helped me to get back to my roots , where in

I left my passion of playing guitar due to the hectic schedule of college. I once again found happiness in playing with the strings and singing out loud”.

LINSA

MATHACHAN

– “My quarantine time activities

agricultural crafting”.

were

and

mainly

some

NISHANA SHAREEF – “Reading is essential for those who seek to rise

above ordinary! Spending the whole 21 days was a difficult task for me.

During the first few days I felt bored and even depressed. It was really a hard

time to cope up with. There were times I complained about not having time for anything and now I have more time with doing nothing. I’m that person who love reading books and find peace out of it and that helped me a lot in

spending my time during lockdown. Each day new characters and new stories

inspired me. Life seemed to be very interesting with books. I also utilised the time, trying to learn cooking from my mother…”

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RACHEL SARA SUNIL –

“I was mainly into baking during my lockdown holidays…”

RISVA – “The situation became quite critical following 20 days of knowing the term ‘COVID 19’ and the unprecedented incidents that followed put

us all in the lap of our own homes completely shut and panicked. Nobody knew what to do and everyone has different issues – some things that they

open up and some things that they don’t. Invariably, issues of concern

that ran in our mind, ran throughout the world as well. At this juncture, my friend and I had decided to pen down our knowledge and experiences relating to the things of our own mind. Interestingly, one morning the two

of us spoke about the same concern and the similarity in our way of dealing with it. This automatically turned into a mission to address the little things

that may create a small impact. We decided to launch our own mental health

awareness page and named it’ The Untinted Abstract ‘. We read up on various conditions and situations thereby to virtually convey messages of hope and trust among our little community of followers. The greatest motivation was

always the reviews and messages we received so far in terms of the quality ROBIN SIBY – “I indulged in a lot of activities during the lockdown period.

Most of the time was spent learning cinematography and doing online

courses on camera angles and lighting. Then I took part in the covid relief

of our content and the issues that we’ve dealt with. We hope to deliver the

same continuously because side by side, it helped us to be productive during quarantine and also create a small impact”.

kit packing at our college for a period of 3 weeks. I conducted photoshoots, edited numerous pictures helped in handling a social media handle and made logo’s for an international company.”

UGC-DAAD

UGC-DAAD is a joint programme by University Grant’s Comm

ission and the German Academic Exchange Services under the initiation of the Ministry of Resource Development of the Republic of India and Ministry of Education and Research of the Federal

Republic of Germany aiming at intensifying the cooperation

between Indian and German Institutions of Higher Education.

Since Rajagiri College of Social Sciences is a part of the Project under the Kunjatakilikal 2019

leadership of Dr. Anish. K. R and Dr. Anil. John ( Faculty members - Social Work Department), the second year BSW students got an opportunity to be involved in the second phase of the project by collaborating in the Project on “Cultural Competent Practice with Refugees and Migrants

An intention will not make things happen. It will only set direction. You have to make the journey.

-SADHGURU

in India and Germany : Implications for Social Work Education”.

As part of this , the students were asked to collect the contact details of the Heads of the assigned colleges. Students were also asked to translate the English questionnaire into Hindi for the convenience of students all over India. The collected informations were presented before Dr.Anil John and Dr.Anish K.R as power point presentation.

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CO ORDINATORS “COMING TOGETHER IS A BEGINNING, STAYING TOGETHER IS A PROGRESS AND WORKING TOGETHER IS SUCCESS” COLLEGE UNION

MEMBERS OF STUDENT COUNCIL 2019-‘20

REPRESENTATIVES 2019-‘20

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LIBIN BABU

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ANN TREASA

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NISHANA SHAREEF

JEBI BENEDICT

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ROBIN SIBY

DILSANA UMMER

JUNIOR SWARAJ

CLASS TREASURER HAMDA AMANULLA

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NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME (NSS) FACULTY IN-CHARGE: Fr. SHINTO JOSEPH

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: Mr. VINEETH WARRIER 

AKHILA. K. V

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SNEHAL SARA ABRAHAM

ENCON CLUB

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FACULTY IN-CHARGE: Sr. BINCY MARIA

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OFFICE BEARERS:

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HAMDA AMANULLA

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NISHANA SHAREEF

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LIYA T SAJI

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SIYA VARGHESE

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NEHA ROSE VINCENT

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JESTIN MATHEW

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FACULTY- IN –CHARGE : Fr. SHINTO JOSEPH

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ANU MANI

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OFFICE BEARERS :

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SOORAJ JAYAN

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KRISHNADAS K

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ANN TREASA

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SNEHAL SARA ABRAHAM

YOUTH RED CROSS

ROTARACT CLUB 

FACULTY IN-CHARGE: Dr. ANIL JOHN

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OFFICE BEARERS:

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RISVA

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FACULTY IN-CHARGE: Dr. GIJI GEORGE

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LIBIN BABU

AKHILA K.V.

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JEBI BENEDICT

ROBIN SIBY

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ANNRIYA JAISON

ABHIRAMI LAXMAN

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JEFFY MARY THOMAS

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RACHEL SARA SUNIL

BHAJAN CLUB 

AKHILA. K. V

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ABHIRAMI LAXMAN

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RACHEL SARA SUNIL

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JYOTHSNA JAIMY

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ATHIRA MENON

SPLENDORE COORDINATORS 

LIBIN BABU

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RISVA

NATURE CAMP COORDINATORS

DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE 

ABHIRAMI LAXMAN

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RISVA

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HAMDA AMANULLA

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ARFEEN ZULFIKAR

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LIBIN BABU

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ROBIN SIBY

MUSHROOM FEST COORDINATORS 

RISVA

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EIRENE DUROM

FAREWELL COORDINATORS

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KRISHNADAS K. S

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THERESA. E. SAJU

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SNEHAL SARA ABRAHAM

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ROBIN SIBY

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Gratitude : Dr. Giji George (Class Teacher)

Other Faculty Members : Dr. Nycil Romis Thomas Fr. Shinto Joseph Sr. Bincy Maria Dr. Anil John &

Fellow classmates

Curation by : Hamda Amanulla Risva

GLIMPSES OF OUR COLLEGE LIFE