AWARNESS SESSION ON TNPSC EXAM
The Rotaract club of SACAS and Inner Wheel Club of Chennai coral jointly organized an awareness session on TNPSC Exams, conducted in association with V Achievers IAS Academy. Authority invited for this program Mr. Gandhi Kanagaraj, Founder of Good India Movement Trust, Mr. Sheriff the excellence academy founder and Motivational speaker gave awareness speech on 10.09.2022. The session started at 11 a.m. with the participation of the all III rd year student and faculty members.
Mr. Gandhi Kanagaraj, Founder of Good India Movement Trust gave speech about the current behavior of students in society and how they have to change themselves and improve the standard of our nation worldwide. He said about how courageously the youngsters should be and advised at any cost suicides should not be committed, he welcomed all our student to meet him at his office to speak with him generally to gain general knowledge and asked students to consider him as their grandfather.
Mr. Sheriff the excellence academy founder and Motivational speaker gave speech about the attitude of students and how the attire of students should be. He shared his college days and work experience which was so impressive and motivational. He gave information’s about the exams conducted by TNPSC and how many vacancy is available for this year.
A PROGRAM FOR GIRL STUDENTS ABOUT WOMEN, FAMILY AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
As part of this program for women - Our Family and Property Rights, the Inner Wheel Club of Chennai Coral Invited Ms.Arasi ponmozhi, Chairman, District-323, Ms.Nallini Olivannan, Ms.Jothilakshmi, gave an awareness speech on 09.09.2022. The session started at 11 a.m. with the participation of the IInd year girl’s student and faculty members. Firstly, the guest speaker Ms.Arasi ponmozhi addressed the gathering by giving few general tips to satisfy our lives which were; provide shelter to homeless people, donate food to poor ones who can’t afford for. Further, she advised to give motivational speeches to become successful in life. She ended her speech requesting the audience to share among themselves the skill development strategies that they know. She also explained about the functioning of the Inner Wheel Club and how to enroll in it to do the social activities.
Ms.Nallini Olivannan, started her speech by talking about the importance of Indian history and what we owe the people who gave us this peaceful and independent present. She further stated that “Ambedkar is opposed to the prevailing Hindu Law because it denies women the right to property; it denies women the right of divorce while granting to men the right to several marriages and that he condemns these laws as patriarchal and seeks to amend this through the Hindu Code Bill” and also about the Hindu succession Act that says “Any property possessed by a female Hindu, whether acquired before or after the commencement of this Act, shall be held by her as full owner thereof and not as a limited owner”. At the end of her speech she mentioned not to compare yourself with others because you might have not undergone the same they did.
Ms.Jothilakshmi, started by stating that 13% of land in India is owned and operated by women, and talked about the importance of women land right’s. She also recommended us to go through the ‘CONSTITUION OF INDIA’. She explained the significance of equality among male and female. She ended her speech by saying that “You should speak for yourself because no one will do it for you”. Some students shared their experience about the women who are all having properties on their name are more dominant in the family as well as the family members are respected them much than that of other.
LIC DAY
The program was about the “Latest Schemes & Employability Opportunities in LIC” on 01-09-2022. Guest of the LIC Day is Dr.Shilpa mam. Shilpa mam was a positive person and broken many myth of society which was against women, also a sports person. She was college topper and got placed in Infosys. Through the competitive exam entered LIC.
She gave information regarding the origination of Life Insurance and the various schemes prevailing at present which is very beneficiary to all age group of people. How to choose the correct scheme and how much it is beneficiary all this information given by her is very informative to the students. She has ended the session with an advice that “Everybody should fix their own goal and should work for that and they should take their own decision and should not be influenced by others”.
A PROGRAM FOR GIRLS STUDENT ABOUT LEGAL AWARNESS
As part of this program for Girl students about the legal awareness cum literacy, the Inner Wheel Club of Chennai Coral in association with District Legal Services Authority Invited Tr. P. Sandilyan ML, Secretary/Senior Civil Judge, District Legal Services Authority, Tr. Sai Ganesh, Sub Inspector, Cyber Crime, Avadi and Tmt. S. Priya, Juvenile Justice Board, Panel Lawyer Thiruvallur, gave a awareness speech on 29.08.2022. The session started at 11 a.m. with the participation of the IInd year girl’s student and faculty members. Firstly, the guest speaker Tr. Sai Ganesh, Sub Inspector, Cyber Crime, Avadi addressed the gathering on what is cybercrime and what are the cases filed under the cybercrime and how to file the case. He discussed various cybercrime cases faced by general public and explained how we can avoid ourselves from such fraudulent hacks. For finance oriented crimes we can report to the cybercrime portal in number 1930 through NCRP.
Tmt. S. Priya, Juvenile Justice Board, Panel Lawyer Thiruvallur, explained about various juvenile cases, its background and impact and proceeding of the case. The age category belongs to juvenile is below 18 years. It depends upon the case the punishment and rehabilitation imposed by the act. She explained about Posco Act 2012 and how legislation protecting children from all types of sexual abuse, recent amendments and its implications. She explained about how the investigation is carried out and how they record it. She given the information about child helpline number: 1098.
Tr. P. Sandilyan ML, Secretary/Senior Civil Judge, District Legal Services Authority, gave speech about overall legal assistance given by the district forum without any cost. He explained about how to avail free legal services and spoken about child Nirbaya case and what are the steps taken by government to overcome it.
“BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS SESSION” ON ACCOUNT OF WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK (WAW)
The Inner Wheel Club Chennai Coral and Rotaract Club of SACAS jointly organized the “Breastfeeding Awareness Session” on account of World Breastfeeding Week (WAW) on 2nd August 2022. All the final year girls participated in the session which happened between 10.00 to 11.00 a.m. at SACAS theatre. Dr. V. Lakshmi, Consultant and Head of the department of Neonatology, Dr. Mehtas Multi Specialty Hospital, Chennai, was the guest speaker of the session.
The facilitator started the session with basic questions on motherhood and the importance of breast-feeding. She then elaborated on the inevitable role that mothers have to play before and after delivering the baby. With simplified definitions and explanations on the nutrients found in breast-milk, she made the students understand the need for breast-feeding. She also presented some statistical data on the increase and decrease of breast-feeding in different countries of the world and explained the increase of diseases in newly born, specifically in their neonatal stage, due to the decrease of breast-feeding.
POSHAW-A-PEAK
IWC Chennai Coral conducts plenty of programs to the students for their personal development. In this context, POSHAW-A-PEAK was conducted, on 25.07.2022, at SACAS theatre, to create awareness on female sexual harassment. The program was attended by participants including faculty members and female students. The Session was handled by Dr.Malathi Selvakkumar, Principal of SACAS and President of IWC Chennai Coral. Madam started the session explaining what Personal Hygiene is and how it should be followed by females. Madam gave a lot of advice and awareness to the female students on female sexual harassment. Madam shared some stories about the people, she came across in life. One of her old students was the daughter of a general manager who fell in love with an auto driver and eloped with him. But that guy spoiled her life. She lost everything even her degree. Similar to this, madam shared many experiences. Madam warned students not to respond to unknown calls and unknown whatsapp messages from strangers. Madam further explained how a person called Kasi, son of a butcher, at Nagercoil spoiled many girls’ lives. At last, madam ended her speech with the advice, “Don't get diverted by this type of unwanted things” & “Study Well for your bright future.”
CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: “SHRISTI” 2022
The Inner Wheel Club of Chennai Coral celebrated International Women’s Day on 11.03.2022 with their maiden event called “Shrishti” 2022- The power to create, nurture and transform. In recognition of women’s selfless contribution to society, ten dynamic women from various fields were honoured, during the event.
The awardees were chosen meticulously based on their distinct and exceptional achievements. The Lifetime Achiever Award was given to Dr. V. K. Shantha- a renowned Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Former HOD from Sundaram Medical Foundation for affirming that need service is not measured with money but with sincerity & integrity, The Fiery Knight award to Dr. Meenakshi VijayaKumar- Director, Tamilnadu Fire & Rescue Services for choosing the untrodden path for others to follow, The Humanitarian Award to Ms.Mohini Sriram- Treasurer of Bala Vihar for proving that service to humanity is superior to religion, The Vision Builder award to Dr. Srimathy Kesan- Founder & CEO, Space Kidz India for casting her creative spell in young minds with her magic wand, The Difference Maker award to Ms. Meena Sathyamoorthy- Social Activist, CEO, Dhayaas Outlet for redefining the impossible, The Versatile Woman award to Ms.Lisha Chinnu- Founder and CEO of Cirkle PR for embracing who she is and daring to show it to the world, Ms.Sneha Mohandoss- Founder of Food Bank India For showing that the best way to find oneself is to lose oneself in the service of others, The Trailblazer award to Dr.Arathi Arun- Commonwealth Powerlifting Champion, Dental Surgeon, Director of Smile Centre for breaking the social barriers, The Catalyst of Change award to Dr Madhu Saran Vel- Director- STC Skills Pvt Ltd, Founder- River NGO for proving that change is by choice & not with time and The Champion Crew award to Emergency Medical Technicians-108 Ambulance- GVK EMRI, Govt. of Tamilnadu for demonstrating that the strength of each member is the team.
The awardees, after getting the awards, addressed the students and shared a few instances from their lives. They also spoke about the challenges they faced in their path of achievements which motivated and inspired the students. Each awardee planted a sapling inside the college campus. The event was a grand success and received wide appreciation from all the guests and the general public.
CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY
As part of Celebrating National Girl Child Day, the Inner Wheel Club of Chennai Coral in association with IWC Chennai Thiruvanmiyur invited Ms. Gajalakshmi, Inspector of Police, Crime Against Women and Children Wing, Chennai for a speech, on 24.01.2022. The virtual session started at 11.30 a.m. with the participation of the club members, faculty members and students. The guest speaker addressed the virtual gathering on various issues faced by girl children and explained how they can protect themselves. She zeroed in on the role of parents and elders in teaching the children good touch and bad touch. She emphasized on the rights and protection laws of children and the need for educating people on them. She also addressed the psychological and physical issues and problems faced by adolescent girls. She then elaborated on POCSO (The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act). Under the act, the offences include, Penetrative Sexual Assault: Insertion of penis/object/another body part in child's vagina/urethra/anus/mouth, or asking the child to do so with them or some other person, Sexual Assault: When a person touches the child, or makes the child touch them or someone else, Sexual Harassment: passing sexually coloured remark, sexual gesture/noise, repeatedly following, flashing, etc. Child Pornography and Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault/ Aggravated Sexual Assault. She further explained the Juvenile Justice Act (JJA) which pertains to provisions for children found in conflict with the law in India and for children who are in need of care and protection, Dowry Prohibition Act, Women Harassment Act at Workplace, The Protection of Women from domestic violence, etc. Followed by a Q & A session, she winded up the presentation sharing some helpline numbers for women. Participants thanked Ms. Gajalakshmi and shared that the session was wholly information and eye-opening.
STRESS RELIEF ACTIVITIES FOR STAFF MEMBERS OF SACAS
Under the guidance of the President, Dr. Malathi selvakumar and Treasurer Dr. sayi Satyavathi, the members of Inner Wheel Club of Chennai coral conducted stress relieving activities for the house keeping staff Members of SA college of arts and science on 12.01.2022. Four seasons was the game conducted first which was modified into four flowers with the flower’s names in tamil like mullai, saamandhi, roja and malli. It is similar to a musical chair and first all the people started moving in the boxes with the four flowers when the music started and when the music stopped, they stood in any one of the boxes and the person who stood with their back facing the group called out one flower and the people who stood in that specific box got eliminated. The game continued till the last person standing who was announced as the winner. The winner of the game was Mrs. Lakshmi. This game made them feel relaxed since it was a diversion from their daily work.
Another activity conducted was the truth or dare for the house keeping staff members of the college. The questions were written in chits and each one picked up one chit and did the dare given in it or tell the truth for the question in it. There were fourteen of them for whom fourteen questions were present.
QUESTIONS
- Share one unforgettable incident in your life
- Whom do you love the most and why?
- If you had the capacity to change something in the world, what would you change?
- If you are your husband one day and your husband, is you, describe that day?
- One incident that you always laugh about
- To whom would you like to say sorry and why?
- To whom would you like to say sorry and why?
- Who is your favorite film star and why?
- What is your favorite song? Sing a few lines.
- Share one unrealized dream of yours
- Do you like pets? Why?
- Who is your role model? Why?
- What will you do if you become the chief minister for a day?
- What will you do if you become the principal of SACAS for a day?
The questions were framed by the Club President in a psychological way to make them open up and pour out their problems and difficulties which they had been suppressing for a very long time. This event was like a catharsis for them in bringing out their deepest turmoil of life. Many reported that they felt relieved after this activity. The club President and Director distributed a kit to each person consisting of provisions and hygiene products and showed their support by encouraging and motivating the participants.
In the afternoon a stress buster session was conducted for the male teaching staff. A set of questions were framed in a way to get to know each other and to create understanding among them. Each person was asked to come forward and the principal of SACAS and president of IWC Chennai coral personally chose the questions for each person and asked them to answer it as truthfully as possible. Every male teaching staff answered the questions very sportively without any reluctance. Everyone enjoyed the session thoroughly and got to know about each other more. The understanding among the staff members also improved a lot. The day ended with a lot of positive vibes among the members of SACAS and everyone had a gala time.
PONGAL CELEBRATION
“Thamizhar Thirunaal- Pongal was celebrated by the members of IWC Chennai Coral along with the faculty members of the SACAS on 11.02.2022. In the morning, the members were grouped into three teams.
Every team had enthusiastically participated in making the pongal in a traditional way. All the teams made the pongal in an earthenware pot and decorated it with manjal, kumkumam and flowers. The teams cooked the pongal in firewood. All the three teams coordinated well and completed the pongal celebration with full of joy. Though each one of them was from various religion and different culture, this celebration made everyone feel as a family proving and created a sense of belonging.
In the afternoon, paattumanram was conducted with the topic Old Songs Vs New Songs. Four people represented in each side represented old songs and new songs respectively. Mr. Vijayakumar from the Department of Tamil was the judge. The members from old cinema songs group argued hilariously how only old songs will be easily remembered by everyone, and these old songs do not have abusive words or words with double entendre which are quite common in the new songs. And also old songs are unique as they elevate women but new songs only criticize women and objectify them. The team members also sang many old songs which were very meaningful and philosophical about life. The members from the new song group gave opposing points that only new songs are energetic and enjoyable, and many female songwriters are present in the current era when compared to the last century writers. The judge after considering the points given by both the teams carefully, gave his view about both the old and new songs and announced old songs group as the winner based on one important point that the new songs had more abusive content and vulgarity which were not seen in the old songs. The paatumandram brought the participants out of their comfort zone and for many it was their first time speaking in a paatumandram. The team members encouraged and supported each other which brought a sense of ease among them. The day ended with a lot of memories that will be cherished forever by SACAS family.
