On the occasion of ‘Azadika Amrut Mohotsav’ India@75, the NCC Naval/Army Wing in collaboration with Baburaoji Gholap College, Puna & Poona College, Puna organised a Webinar on the topic ‘Role of Youth in Promoting National Integration’ on 14th August, 2021 via Zoom Meeting platform from 2:30 – 5:00 pm. The Convenors of the Webinar was Dr. Nitin Ghorpade, Principal, Baburaoji Gholap College, Prof. Dr. Anwar Shaikh , Principal Poona College, Prof Prita D Mallya, Principal, Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics Margao Goa. The Chief Guest for the webinar was Hon. Dr N S Umrani, Pro- VC S P Pune University.
The webinar was divided into 3 sessions. First session was the inaugural session hosted by Baburaoji Gholap College, Puna. The session began with a national integration song by the teachers of the college. Principal Dr. Nitin Ghorpade, welcomed the participants of the webinar. Prof. Vidya Pathare introduced the Chief Guest. Dr N S Umrani, Dr. Umrani, addressed the gathering and spoke about the importance of national integration and encouraged the youths to take part in the process. He also congratulated the organising team for having such a webinar. Dr. Anwar Shaikh, Principal Poona College proposed the Vote of Thanks.
Session 2 was hosted by Poona College. NCC cadets of the college sung national integration song and expressed their patriotic feelings. Lt. V A Naikwadi of B G College introduced the Guest Speaker for the session, Lt. Narendra Singh Rana of Uttarakhand DTE. Lt Singh spoke on patriotism and its significance of National Integration. He remembered the sacrifices made by the heroes of the nation. Dr. Baba Shaikh of Poona College proposed the Vote of Thanks.
Session 3 was hosted by Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics Margao Goa. NCC cadets of the college sang in unison a nationalistic song which marked the opening of the session. The CTO of NCC Naval Wing Ms. Samiksha Vengurlekar introduced the Guest Speaker Lt. Dr. Gajendra Pratap Singh of Delhi DTE. Lt. Singh gave comprehensive outlook on importance of Images & Slogans in National Integration and explained how each state or country identifies by it. The overall Vote of Thanks was proposed by Prof Prita D Mallya, Principal, Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics Margao Goa. The session ended at 5:00 pm. 120 participants participated in the webinar. E-certificates were given to all the participants on filling up of the feedback form.
