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St. Joseph’s Evening College

The Humanities Department

(Autonomous & Re-Accredited by NAAC)

Humanities

Newsletter 2020

Nov - Mar

The Humanities Department

Humanities Newsletter 2020 Vol.2 | Issue 1

1The Humanities Department, SJEC

After a short semester break, St.Joseph Evening College

reopened on November 8, 2019. Josephites returned to college

to resume their next semester for this academic year with hope

and determination.

College re-opens for the Even Semester

By Rukhaiya

The Department of Humanities at St. Joseph’s Evening College encompasses individual

departments such as History, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Journalism, Psychology

and English. This interdisciplinary department aims at educating our students to transform

them into agents of social change through various academic and nonacademic pursuits.

St Joseph’s Evening College (Autonomous) celebrated the

Seventieth Indian Constitution Day, and one hundred and fiftieth

Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, on November 26 by

organising talks by eminent speakers at the St. Joseph’s Boys

High School Auditorium.

The speakers included reputed academicians, Prof.

Jeevan Kumar, Karnataka State Rural Development and

Panchayat Raj University, Gadag; and Prof. Jerome Nirmalraj,

Dean, Humanities, St.Joseph’s College of Law. Prof. Jeevan

Kumar gave an understanding of the way Indian Constitution

should be taught to students, while Prof. Nirmalraj gave an

historical overview of the turbulent times during the drafting of

the Constitution. Apart from the talks, students enacted a play on

Constitution Day.

SJEC celebrates Constitution DayBy Abraham A

The Department

of Economics

of St.Joseph’s

Evening College,

B e n g a l u r u

organised a

guest lecture

on ‘Stock

market and its

O p e r a t i o n s ’

on December

3, 2019 in the

college. Mr. Sidharth Handa, CEO of SIC Stocks and Services

Pvt. Ltd., and Dr.Nupur Handa, Director of SIC, were the resource

persons. While Mr. Sidharth explained the concept of stock

market, Dr.Nupur spoke about the functioning of stock markets.

They also encouraged the students to be investors in stock

markets. The session ended with an interaction with students.

Guest lecture on stock marketBy Mithun PM

By Staff Reporter

The Psychology Department organised a guest lecture on

‘Careers in Psychology: Emerging Trends For BA EJP students on

February 22, 2020. The resource person for the session was Ms.

Unnati, Senior recruiter, Top Hire and animal assisted therapist.

Psychology: Future Ahead

Fake news decoded

By Kiran A Asrani

On December 5, 2019, the Department of Journalism and Mass

Communication of St.Joseph’s Evening College organised a guest

lecture on ‘Fake News’ in the AV room. The resource person for the

day was Mr. Danish Manzoor, Editorial Director, and International

Business Times (IBT).

Mr. Danish Manzoor shared information regarding

the seriousness of misinformation, disinformation and photo

Humanities Newsletter 2020


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On December 6,

2019, the Humanities

Department of

St.Joseph’s Evening

College (Autonomous)

organised a guest lecture

on the topic ‘Human

Rights’ for BA students of

all sections. The resource

person for the day was

Mr. Shahrukh Khan,

President; Human Rights

Council of India. Mr. Shahrukh Khan emphasised the present

problems and condition of human rights in India, and gave a

wider picture of the implementation of human rights. Students

participated enthusiastically throughout the event. In the end,

students exchanged their thoughts and opinions and also raised

their doubts during the session.

Know your human rightsBy Abraham A

verification. Mr. Mansoor also gave an insight on reverse image

search which enables people to search images on Google through

chrome, and identify the original place of the image.

The lecture ended with 40 minutes of question and

answer, where the students had an opportunity to ask their

queries to Mr. Manzoor.

By Suman

The Department of History

(Lastoria) organised a guest

lecture on December 10, 2019

in the AV room. The lecture

was on the topic, ‘A Guest

Lecture on History: What it

means to us?’ The resource

person for the session was Dr.

Aswathanarayana, Professor

and Chairperson, Department

of History, Bangalore University. Dr. Aswathanarayana

highlighted the importance of the subject, history. He stated,

“History is also called an amending dialogue between past and

present.” He further spoke about the issue that the subject history

is neglected in social sciences and among the present generation

in student society.

Dr Aswathanarayana: History is neglected



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The students and staff of St. Joseph’s Evening College

(Autonomous), Bengaluru held a candlelight vigil on Monday,

January 6, 2020 at the Quadrangle of the college to express

their solidarity towards JNU students who were attacked recently.

The vigil service was organised by the Students Council of SJEC

along with AICUF.

The students who took part in the vigil also condemned

the recent attacks on the fellow students of JNU by masked

goons. Abdul Adut, III BCA said, “Some Weeks ago we witnessed

brutality against the students of Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh

Muslim University, etc. It is of no surprise that we witnessed

yesterday’s barbaric act against the students of JNU. We strongly

condemn all such acts.”

SJEC holds candle light vigil to express solidarity with JNUBy Mithun PM

By Judeson C G S

The Department of English organised a study tour to Chennai

from December 13, 2019 to December 15, 2019. 43 students

from I year EJP, I and II year MA English literature participated

in this study tour.

The students explored different places understanding

art, culture and literature’s impact. They visited the Vivekananda

House where they learnt the lifestyle and achievements of

Vivekananda, his contribution to Hinduism and the impact

worldwide. They visited the Satyam Nilaya Research Institute and

were spellbound by the Bharatanatyam performance by one of

the Jesuit priests along with this team.

They visited Mahabalipuram, one of the historical and

prominent archaeological places in India and got to see the Sea

Shore temple, Pancha Rathas, and the lighthouse. Lastly they

visited the Cholamandal Artists village and the autonomous art

gallery. They stayed at Dhyana Ashram, a Jesuit Retreat house.

The students were marvelled by the ambience, the food and stay

there.

Study Tour: English Literature students visit Chennai

For the first time in history of BJES, Arrupe Cup, an Inter Unit

Staff Sports for all the BJES Institutions was organised by the

Bangalore Jesuit Educational Society (BJES) in association with

St. Joseph’s Boys High School on January 11 in St. Joseph’s Boys

High School Ground.

The event started at 8 am, and the staff from various

BJES institutions such as St. Joseph’s Boys High School (SJBHS),

St. Joseph’s PU College (SJPUC), St. Joseph’s College (SJC), St.

Joseph’s Commerce College (SJCC), St. Joseph’s Evening College

(SJEC), among others, participated in the sports extravaganza.

The Vice President of BJES, Rev. Fr. Brian Pereira SJ felicitated

the organisers of the sports event.

The event started with cricket at 8:30 am for male

staff and throw ball for female staff. The staff participated

enthusiastically. The SJC team won the throw ball competition and

SJCC were declared runner – up. Loyola College won the cricket

match, and SJEC were runners- up.

Arrupe Cup: First- Ever Inter Unit Staff Sports 2020 organised for BJES Institutions

By Abraham A

By Rukhaiya

On January 16, 2020, the department of sociology organised a

guest lecture for all the students of JPS. The resource person was

Mr.Manohar, a social worker.

Mr. Manohar spoke about labour loss and social

movement. “It was very informative since they are studying social

movement and social change in the background of industrial

sociology,” says Mr.Dav Fod, HOD of sociology department.



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Guest Lecture on Labour Loss and Social Movement Organised By Staff Reporter

The Department

of English

organised a

w e e k - l o n g

poem recital

session, ‘Reciting

Resistance: A

weeklong tryst

with literature

for MA English

Literature, and

BA EJP students.

The sessions began on January 27, 2020. During the short break,

poems were recited on freedom, hope, love and equality. The

main idea of the event is to spread equality, and be voice to

voiceless.

A week long tryst with literature

By Abraham. A

The Department of English in association with the literary and

debating society is organising its annual intra-collegiate fest

that began on February 4, and will culminate on February 10.

This year’s theme for the event was ‘ Freedom and Literature’.

“Litwits is creating records. More than 20 teams participated in

the ‘connection’ event. The language lab was full,” said Mr. Jeffin

Lijo, Assistant Professor, Department of English.

Litwits 2020 pulls crowd

By Mithun PM

As part of their postcolonial studies, the students of MA English

Literature organised an exhibition on ‘African Literature and

Culture’ on February 4, 2020 at the AV room of St. Joseph’s

Evening College, Bengaluru.

The Exhibition was inaugurated by Rev. Fr. Brian Pereira,

S. J, Rector, and Director, SJEC along with Dr. Albert Joseph Smith,

Principal, SJEC. The exhibition included posters and photographs

displaying the African continent with its rich history. “It feels like

I have seen the entire Africa. Literally these guys took me to

Africa,” said Shele, VI BA.

Exhibition on African Literature and culture held

By Kiran A

Do you love yourself? The

biggest struggle in life is to

love and accept ourselves

with all our flaws. We need

to stop blaming ourselves

for everything we aren’t

and start appreciating for

everything we are. We love

others and want others to love us, but we forget to love ourselves.

The way others see you shouldn’t change the way

you see yourself, so be patient, kind, love yourself and

treat yourself as you would someone you really loved.

Before you start to fall in love with yourself, it is important to

respect who you are. You have one life and you deserve

everything best life has to offer be it the best people, the best

emotions, the best career and the best you.

Tell yourself how much you love yourself as what you

look in the mirror is what you see in the world. Negative emotions

make space for negative thoughts and positive emotions welcome

positive thoughts so when you are happy you create positive

vibrations. It is never late to change.

How to Love Yourself

By Staff Reporter

On February 22. 2020, a film screening on water was organised

for BA students. The films focused on water crisis issues. The

screening was aimed to create awareness among students about

the water problem faced across the globe.

Film Screening on Water

By Abraham. A

On February 6, 2020 Lastoria, Department of History in

association with AICUF organised a panel discussion on the

topic,‘India Today: picturing, socio-economic and political realities

from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The session was moderated by Dr.

Christopher Hoskins. The panellists of the session included, Dr.

Albert Joseph Smith, Principal, SJEC; Dr. Kanishka, Mr. Prashanth

Kumar, Ms. Indumathi S and Ms. Shruti Jain.



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Lastoria organises Panel Discussion

By Staff Reporter

The Department of Psychology’s association, Mandala organised

a psychology exhibition that showcased various psychological

experiments and assessments. The experiments were on a slew of

topics such as observation, attitude, quality of life, among others.

The students and staff from different departments visited the

exhibition.

Mandala Exhibition: Psychology experiments displayed

By Sana Suman

The Department of Humanities organised an historical educational

tour for BA students to Chitradurga and Hampi from February

21 to February 23, 2020. 51 students took part in the trip. The

purpose of this educational tour is to provide an opportunity for

students to learn through practical visits to historical places. It’s

Educational Tour: Humanities students visit Hampi

an opportunity to witness the grandeur of Vijayanagar empire

in Hampi. “There is no better way of learning than practical

exposure where you can see, touch and feel what you study in

books,” said Mr. Prashanth Kumar, Coordinator of Department

of Humanities.



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On January 27, 2020

a guest lecture on

Ambedkarism was

conducted by AICUF in

AV room at 5:45 p.m.

The resource person

was Mr.Geo.C.Varghese

from St. Joseph’s College

of Law. Mr. Varghese

explained the concept of justice and spoke about Ambedkar who

drafted The Indian Constitution.

How to Love Yourself

The final year students of different streams attended placement

training programme conducted by the placement cell of SJEC

in collaboration with Global Talent. The training was held from

from January 27, 2020 to February 14, 2020. Mr.Leo Gladwin L,

Placement Cell officer said, “This will mainly help students to gain

knowledge in aptitude test, communication skills, group discussion

and personality development. The training is free of cost so it is

worth attending.”

Placement Training Program held

The department of Humanities conducted its annual Humanities

fest- Kalotsav on February 8, 2020. The fest hosted 14 different

events such as poster making, photography competition and folk

dance, among others. Students were seen busy moving from one

Kalotsava fest sees colourful participationBy Abraham. A

class to another participating in different events.

Dr.Rekha Ahuja, co-ordinator of the fest said, “The fest is

to help students find their hidden talents.”

On November 30,2019, St. Joseph’s Evening College in

collaboration with the Department of Public Instructions,

Government of Karnataka facilitated B Com and BBA students to

create basic social awareness for students in government schools.

This initiative is part of the Bembala Outreach

Programme that is organised for students to experience life at

village and to inculcate a spirit of social concern among students.

The youth of SJEC created awareness about personal

hygiene, garbage segregation, waste management and ‘say no to

plastic’ among students in 50 government schools across Bangalore.

The awareness was created through programmes such

as story-telling, action songs, quiz, pledge taking. The students

also did campus cleaning as part of their outreach programme.“

SJEC students create social awareness among children in government schools

By Rukhaiya



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Delhi DialogueBy Abraham A

In the light of the recent developments in Delhi, a panel

discussion “Delhi Dialogue” was organised by the Department

of Humanities , St. Joseph’s Evening College on March 3, 2020.

The panellists for the discussion included Dr. Albert

Joseph Smith, Principal, SJEC; Dr. Ravi Richard, Professor,

Department of Commerce; Mr.TR Dayalan, Professor,

Department of BBA.

Dr. Christopher Hoskins, Head, Department of Political

Science, moderated the session. “ As an educator and educated

community we have to respond to the happenings in society,”

said Mr. Mahesha DK, HoD, Department of History the organiser

of the programme.

Contributors

Layout & Design Rajesh Kumar GR

II YR - MA JMC

Abraham AI YR - MA JMC

Kiran A AsraniI YR - MA JMC

Mithun PMI YR - MA JMC

Sana SumanI YR - MA JMC

Rukhaiya NazeerI YR - MA JMC

Editors Ms. Indumathi S, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication

Mr. Prashant Kumar, Co-ordinator of Humanities and

Head, Department of Economics

Judeson C G SI YR - MA JMC

By Rukhaiya Nazeer

The Department of Humanities, St.Joseph Evening College

(Autonomous) in collaboration with Energy and Wetlands

Research Group, Indian Institute of Science (IISC) organised a one

day National conference on the theme, ‘Contemplating Water:

Survival, Security and Peace’ on March 7, 2020 at St. Joseph

Boy’s High School.

The Keynote speaker was Dr. T.V Ramachandra,

Professor, Indian Institute of Science and the guest of honour was

the actor, filmmaker and environmentalist, Mr. Suresh Heblikar,

S .Padma Shri Saalumarada Thimmakka and her son and

environmentalist, Mr. Umesh graced the occasion.

In his Keynote address, Dr.T.V.Ramachandra spoke about

water sustainability, food security and prosperity. Mr. Suresh

Hublikar, guest of honour, said that to save the environment one

should be conscious of what we do every day. The conference

included talks, panel discussions, and paper presentations.

Conference on Water at SJEC

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