The Annual Awards day of VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics was held on 29th February 2016. Mr. Ameya Abhyankar, Special Secretary to Chief Minister and Director, Department of Information Technology was the Chief Guest for the function. CA Ganesh Daivajna President of Vidya Vikas Mandal, presided over the function.
The function began with an invocation song and was followed by a welcome address by CA Mr. Ganesh Daivajna. Mr. Daivajna gave a brief background of the Mandal and highlighted the major changes that had been brought in over the last two years, particularly in the area of Information Technology.
The General Secretary, Students’ Council, Mr. Alkesh Desai, General Secretary Cultural Council Mr. Akshay Mokatkar and General Captain Sports Council Mr. Omkar Prabhudesai presented the reports of the three major student bodies.
Principal Dr. Prita Mallya, presented the annual report of the College, and congratulated all the students and faculty members for their various achievements throughout the year.
Mr. Ameya Abhyankar expressed his appreciation of the numerous and diverse activities conducted by the College and applauded the excellent coordination between the management and college authorities for this. He commended the faculty members for their achievements in the area of research and publication and said that this would promote a cohesive academic environment with emphasis on logical reasoning and analytical ability.
He said that College education is a delivery mechanism for inculcating a positive mindset and skill development among the students and mentoring plays an important role. His message for students was that they need to keep learning, give 100% to every opportunity they get, not give in to peer pressure and stay fit. In his address, he emphasized that every student must have a vision, set goals and strive to achieve these goals with focus, commitment and perseverance.
He added that one has to be mentally equipped to deal with the changing demands of industry and hence adaptability and flexibility are the primary ingredients for a successful career.
Mr. Abhyankar’s speech was well received by students, faculty and all the invitees. Later he gave away trophies and certificates to all the achievers who brought laurels to the institution in academics, sports, cultural activities, NCC and NSS. The program ended with a vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Subrahmanya Bhat followed by the National Anthem.
