Students of B.Com Programme participated in the International Purple Fest Goa on 12th January 2024. The five-day Fest was organized by the Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Government of Goa, in association with the Directorate of Social Welfare and the Entertainment Society of Goa.
Short Films related to the challenges faced by the ‘Divyangjan’ (physically challenged) were shown to an audience comprising school and college students from across Goa with an aim to alter perspectives. Later a Marathi film ‘Baba’ – a heart-warming tale of the trials faced by a deaf and dumb couple who adopt a normal child – was screened.
Shri Subhash Phal Desai, Minister of Social Welfare, Shripad Naik, Minister of State for Tourism, Mr. Guruprasad Pawaskar, the Goa State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, UN representatives, Jury members and Purple Fest Ambassadors were the dignitaries present. 34 students were by accompanied Dr. Monica M Patil.
