Bikes24x7 were assigned a mentor who was to guide the group to ensure that they deliver their best pitch possible within three minutes. Their mentor was very impressed by the idea, processes, and pitch. The panel of judges had international investors from the USA, Singapore, and India. Bikes24x7 received an excellent average score of 8.53.

When asked for advice she’d like to give to budding entrepreneurs and innovators, Disha recommends to “just go for it.” She believes that start-ups require risks, open-mindedness, and the ability to learn things along the way. She says, “Take the first step, no matter how small it is. If you don’t take any steps, you’ll stay in the same spot dreaming.”

SCMC is proud of Disha and Bikes24x7’s accomplishment at the Unicorn Pitches India event. We hope all the young entrepreneurs dream, persevere, and achieve!

His article, titled “Rethinking Indian Economic Diplomacy With the Purview of Global Economic Cooperation,” elaborates on India’s need to progress in its global cooperation – especially in the sectors of healthcare, IT, and the sciences. Angkuran emphasizes that India must utilize diplomacy to rebuild themselves economically, especially in the “Age of Acceleration” and in the aftermath of the devastating Covid pandemic.

In addition to winning the first prize at the competition, Angkuran’s essay has been published in the “Winning Articles” section of the third edition of “Viewpoint” magazine, issued in February 2021. “Viewpoint” is the annual magazine published by Aryabhatta College’s Economics Department.

As a keen Journalism student, Angkuran believes in seeking opportunities to write outside the scope of regular academic work. Grateful for the recognition, Angkuran is happy to have participated in the competition, as it aligns with his future plans to possibly gain a Master’s degree in International Affairs or Gender Studies.

SCMC congratulates Angkuran for his splendid achievement, and wishes him all the best for his future endeavours!

By September, when applications and presentations were due for Eureka, Bikes24x7 was already earning revenue. Smooth operations let Disha’s startup sail into the semi-finals, along with 150 other teams. Semifinalists were given mentors, who were individuals, experienced and fluent in the language of business. Bikes24x7’s mentor advised the team on how to craft a proper investor plan, and how to make a crisp and concise business plan. His guidance made him an integral part of the team, leading them to success as well as becoming Bikes24x7’s official team member after Eureka ended.

When asked about Bikes24x7’s future plans post-win, Disha revealed that they “want to expand and get a foothold in Pune by establishing a strong operation here” and aim to “capture the second-hand two-wheeler market by the end of the year,” along with multi-city expansion in the future.

SCMC congratulates Disha and Bikes24x7 for their splendid accomplishment, and wishes them the best for their future endeavors!

He was awarded the Right Livelihood award, known as the Alternative Nobel, in 2004 for his work in social justice. Vidyabhushan Arya was closely associated with Swami Agnivesh. Click on the link to read the article
https://marathi.thewire.in/swami-agnivesh-social-activist-and-an-arya-samaj-leader

He began with an introduction of himself, from the choices he made in college, to the various paths he chose in his career including the Lamp fellowship, a German government fellowship, an unsuccessful venture at starting his own website, his interest in Broadcast journalism to how he landed his present job.

After giving the students an idea about his own journey 8 years out of SCMC, he requested the students to share their names, their dream jobs and with whom they would like to switch lives which elicited a number of interesting responses from the students and made the session more interactive and engaging. He discussed some of these responses with the students.

He then moved on to giving some crucial tips about what one can do once they step out of college such as pursuing higher education and finding interests and hobbies that they could invest time in besides their main jobs (such as running a blog, starting a website etc.) which can add value to their CV and make them potential candidates for future jobs. He also gave the potential benefits of shifting from job to job as well as remaining with a single organization for several years.

He asked the students to determine whether they were generalists (moderately good at a number of things) or specialists (an expert at one particular skill) and decide their course of action for the future accordingly. He explained what students could do if they belonged to either of these categories.

The session ended with an encouragement from Mr. Sharalaya to the students to reach out to the alumni and increase their network, maintain an updated and detailed LinkedIn profile, a few final tips and a question and answer round. This guest lecture was certainly a helpful source of information for the students who are soon to set out on their own journey in the professional world.

The first day, he broke the ice by explaining the structure of the institutions which revolve around Business Journalism. Mr. Basak explained in detail the career opportunities and the work the students can expect in this field. Conventionally one would expect such a field to be open only for Journalism students, but Mr. Basak spoke in detail about the scope for Audio-Visual students too.

- Abhinav Singh

The award-winning publication is the work of Journalism students of Batch 2017-20. The newspaper is an all-colour, fortnightly four-pager. The batch has produced 16 editions for the year 2019-20, having worked on the project in their fifth and sixth semesters. The objective of SCMC Chronicle is to learn how a print publication is produced – right from planning to execution – involving Reporting and Photography in real time, Editing copy and content on the Desk, and Layout and Designing of the pages.

The students use computers and actual software used in the industry to produce the newspaper with a well-laid out schedule of planning and execution, without missing a single edition during the semester.

In addition SCMC launched a Magazine last year. The first edition was created by students of the batch that graduated in 2019. Batch 2020 will be launching four editions of the magazine before they graduate. The SCMC Chronicle is the first product of its kind created by the students of this Centre, and has been appreciated by all stakeholders, including industry professionals.

Adrija Saha, Rashi Bhattacharya and Kavisha Manwani, along with senior staff Sandeep Bombe, received the award on behalf of SCMC and Batch 2020 at the PRCI Global Conclave in Bengaluru.

Read the latest editions of the SCMC Chronicle here : scmc chronicles

Parthip Thyagaranjan (CEO, Wedding Sutra) and Siddharth Sikchi (Associate Director, Dentsu Webchutney)

While Mr. Anant Rangaswami threw light on growth of independent writers, Mr. Amitabh Sinha focused on how technology is a double edged sword in creating and solving problems. Mr. Siddharth Sikchi had a fun session with the students where he gave them tips on influencer marketing. Ms. Amanat Khullar talked about millennials and the misconception that they don't care. Mr. Parthip Thyagranjan who gave the students an insight into the wedding industry and how it is a traditional affair mixed with modernity. With a panel discussion at end where questions were answered, the students had a wonderful time learning from the best.

He has more than 13 years of experience in teaching both at Post Graduate and Under Graduate level and five years of industry experience in Print and Electronic Media.

His areas of interest are Communication theories and Media Research. His research focus is on Social Change and Developmental Communication and Cultural Studies and he has presented several papers at national and international conferences. He is also empaneled as Course Writer at Dr. B R Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad for Modules on Mass Communication.

His PhD thesis on ‘Community Radio as an agent of social change – a comparative study of Sangam and Namma Dhwani’ set out to locate Community Radio in Indian context, and its practices based on the conceptual framework of Brazilian Educationist, Paulo Freire and his ideas of Conscientization and Praxis. Civil Societies in India have championed the cause of Community Radio and the study was directed to make a comparison of two CRSs, namely Namma Dhwani and Sangam CRSs operating in the state of Karnataka and Telangana and their role as agents of social change.

Sunil has an MPhil from Osmania University. His thesis ICTs In Governance focused on the eGovernance initiative by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, especially in the G2C services. It was reiterated through the study that although ICT can be a tool for decentralization, integration across departments, reduction in workload, efficiency and effective in service delivery, it cannot be the sole instrument of change.

Pritha has earned her PhD in Cultural Studies from The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad for her doctoral thesis on "Politics of Screen Dance in Indian Cinema". Her dissertation looks into the ideological undercurrents that defined screen dance in Indian cinema, specifically Hindi cinema, spatially, temporally and through its choreographic arrangements since the beginning of cinema in India till date. Coming from a cultural studies perspective, it studies the choreography of these screen dances with respect to the framing and treatment of the dancing bodies, by situating them against the backdrop of nation-state formation and the changing material conditions and gendered construction over time. Pritha has more than eight years of industry experience in Publishing, Content Development and Film Research.

Madhavi Jain and Khushi Narula headed the team that won the top prize in Theatre, Somakshi Joshi led the winners of Group Dance and Divyangana Verma, Meera Anand and Prachi Rawal choreographed the fashion show that won its category.

Shivani Sisodia won the first prize in Mono Acting. The trio of Ahan Sen, Kanishk Joshipura and Adarsh Tripathi were runners-up in Quiz and Karthika, Anupama Menon and Parvathi finished second in Talent Hunt.

However, the Badminton and Swimming tournaments took place at the Lavale Campus on January 18 and the Table Tennis tournament was held in the Viman Nagar A-Wing hostel on January 19.

The winners of each sport earned five points while second and third place finishes rewarded three and one points respectively. In the end, with a total of 50 points, Batch 2020 were declared winners of ITS 2019. 2021 finished second with 46 points and 2019 stood third with 30 points.

Football witnessed the largest audience turnout at ITS. The opening match, 2021 vs. 2020 saw brilliant defending from both sides, but 2021 ended up with two horrific own goals and lost the game. They played 2019 next and the match ended with an equalised score. 2019 won the penalty shootout. With one win each under their belts 2020 and 2019 took to the field in the final that was without any goals at full-time, but was hardly uneventful on-field. The aggressive match ended in 2020’s favour, and they were hailed football champions for ITS 2019.

As the red dust settled in the football field, the crowd moved to the SLS basketball court, where Batch 2020 won both their round matches clinched the trophy with a victory against batch 2019. The women’s basketball was won by newcomers Batch 2021 led by captain, Rajreeta Ghosh.

The first round of tennis matches for ITS 2019 were the Women’s singles. Martina Das (2020) won her first match against Janaki Tulshibagwale (2021) who won her match against Kadambari Zokarkar (2019). Martina brought home the women’s title with a four set win over Kadambari in the final match. The men’s singles title was won by Shiva Kumar of Batch 2019 with wins against Anmol Das (2020) and Jainil Shastri (2021).

The Women’s Box Cricket League of ITS'19 witnessed some nail-biting matches with Batch 2021winning the title. The tournament ended with an emotional guard of honor to Batch 2019.

The ITS Boys Cricket saw all three teams with one win each after the rounds. The tournament went to the decider Superovers with Batch 2021 winning both theirs and lifting the title. Sukrit and Shivansh, co-captains of the SCMC cricket team, passed on their position to Jainil and Shashwat of Batch 2021.

Meanwhile, Batch 2020 and 2021 met in the first futsal match of ITS 2019. Both teams had a strong defence strategy, the game ended without either of the teams scoring, resulting in a penalty shootout. The match ended with 2021 victorious by two goals. Batch 2019 won the second match with a score of 1-0. And they defeated Batch 2021 in the final to be crowned winners of futsal for ITS 2019.

The table tennis matches saw fierce competition between all the three batches. Batch 2019, represented by Ansh Pherwani and Ayushi Sheth, won the men’s singles against both batches; women’s singles against Batch 2020 and mixed doubles against Batch 2020. And Batch 2021 represented by Bavana Gone and Rohan Chakraborty, won the women’s singles against both batches, mixed doubles against both batches and men’s singles against batch 2020.

The first round of Throwball for ITS 2019 started with the girls’ teams with Batch 2020 defeating 2021. The second game saw intense competition between Batch 2019 and 2021 with the former clinching a narrow victory with the aid of their captain Disha Hans. The final matchup ended with 21-10, 21-11 victory for Batch 2020.

The participants huddled beside the pool in Lavale in chilly weather for the swimming competition. It started off with 25m freestyle with wins for Avinash Ghosh (‘21) and Yukta Wane (‘20). Then, 25m backstroke with Tanmay Madhukar (‘20) and Yukta Wane (‘20) defeating the two other batches proudly. Ashish Prakash (‘20) and Yukta Wane (‘20) winded up as winners in 25m butterfly and Ashish Prakash (‘20) and Sanam Buxani (‘20) won in 25m breastroke. Batch 2020 won the freestyle relay and were crowned the swimming champions for ITS 2019.

The volleyball tournament saw Batch 2020 pitted against 2019 in the final match which they won 25-6, 25-16.

The Battle of the Batches continued in a series of fierce showdowns on the Badminton courts. The singles matches were dominated by wins from 2020 and 2021, with first years Anantjeet Singh Dutt and Sanuja Sunil winning three of the six matches and the other half being dominated by Ria Sharma and Vikram Verma from 2020.

The final day of ITS saw the Athletics events in the 100m, 200m and 400 m for boys and girls, and 800m race for boys and a mixed relay race. Batch 2020 dominated the events winning all but the 100m boys’ sprint which was won by Jainil of Batch 2021.

The cricket match of ITS 2019 between the faculty and the outgoing batch was a fitting finale to the event. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Team Faculty’s openers put on a clinical display. The professors, who all entered to thunderous ovations, kept the scoreboard ticking with their brisk running between the wickets. The final score posted was 82-4.

The second innings began disastrously for the opposition, with Anand taking two wickets in quick succession. Gupta and Shastri played gutsy knocks to regain some momentum. Prof. Arya put a dent in their progress by bagging two crucial wickets. The late gasp from the faculty team proved insufficient; as Thimmaya and Das then quickly won the match for the students. Packed with fours and sixes the match was an entertainer for all present.

Varun (class of 2011) and Nandan (class of 2012) were the first people to arrive on the scene. More followed, setting the stage for some fond traveling down memory lane. Stories, anecdotes and jokes filled the air as those present provided a picture of how college functioned “back in their day”. Highlights ranged from how Prof. Vidyabhushan Arya ran with the alias “Veebs”, to the time when 17 students tried fitting into the college elevator.

It was Prof. Arya's class all over again as two attendees interrupted the recounting of a disastrous field trip to engage him in a discussion about the current state of national affairs. When that was over, all present piled onto buses for a nostalgic trip around Viman Nagar, visiting favourite haunts like Phoenix Market City and Datta Mandir Chowk. Returning to campus, alumni and staff bonded together against the students to play Pictionary and Housie.

The evening was then brought to a close with dinner, amicable conversations, and a large three-tiered cake. The curtain fell with students, staff and alumni taking photos and making merry, all in the spirit of Symcalico.

Abhinav (Batch 2021)
Aditya Khound (Batch 2020)

A tour of the museum took the students through a series of exhibitions that cover the art and craft of filmmaking in India in its entirety.

NMIC consists of two buildings – the Gulshan Mahal, a 19th century heritage bungalow, and a modern multi-storeyed structure with state-of-the-art facilities.

At the Gulshan Mahal the exhibits provide historical information, including aspects of the evolution of mainstream and regional cinema, covering key artists of each era, and masters of technicalities from behind the scenes. Some of the vintage equipment displayed include early projectors, gramophones, kaleidoscope and other artefacts.

Another exhibition has movie posters placed aesthetically and chronologically like an art gallery, which hooks the visitor from the very start by narrating sequential stories.

The newer building has information on the latest technological developments in films. One of its floors is dedicated to children, and hosts activities and interactive sessions where they can learn the basics of various film techniques such as animation, foley and sound design.

The tour was a delightful experience for SCMC’s movie buffs and aspiring filmmakers and journalists who were also treated to a special screening of Tezpur, a Films Division documentary about the heroes who fought valiantly to protect this small town in Assam from invasion at the height of the Indo‐China War of 1962.

Snigdha Jain (Batch 2019)

We have a host of competitions across several categories — 24 Hour Film Making, Short Films, Documentaries, Ad Films, Dialogue Writing, Script Writing and Photography — that will put your skills to test.

The festival will also screen quality films, and host workshops by experts and lots of other fun events.

For details about the programmes and registration, download our festival catalogue here.

Michelle Patrick, a final year student specializing in public relations, won ‘Speak Up’, a debating event where participants were pitted against themselves as they had to present arguments for, as well as against the same topic. Ishaan Bhattacharya, a second year student, completed a double for SCMC in the category with the runners-up prize.

Nayanika Mukherjee, a third year student of Journalism and Jaskirat Dhillon, a first year student, struck gold at Spell Bound- a Mood Indigo spelling competition, inching past their competition in a nail-biting finale.

Adding some Bollywood masala to their experience were first year students, Filza Iqbal and Shashwat Chaturvedi, who emerged victorious at Bollyvaganza, a Quiz competition which tested their knowledge of one of the biggest film industries in the world.

SCMC was represented at Mood Indigo, which took place from 27th-30th December, 2018, by a contingent of 38 students from the three batches. They participated in theatre, music and literary events at the fest, after showcasing their talents in highly competitive qualifying rounds.

The wins at Mood Indigo follow successes at Malhar 2018 in August when SCMC students won the Best Outstation College trophy.