Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Prakriti Activities 2009-2010

Prakriti, the Environment Society of College, organized a plethora of activities round the year. It continued to make its mark in maintaining the environmental consciousness and aesthetic greenery of College. The society inaugurated the year with the sapling plantation for freshers. This was followed by a talk by Dr. Aarti Bhalla on “Impact of Climate Change in India ”. The society worked towards promoting a peaceful Diwali by organizing a workshop to paint diyas that were then were sold at the NSS Diwali Mela. The Prakriti stall saw a host of products such as painted ‘kulhads’ which could be used as pen stands, saplings, recycled paper etc. The English Debating Society and Prakriti organized The Murlidhar Memorial Debate on the theme of “Climate Change”. The society also conducted a paper recycling drive. One of the major projects of the society was the mapping of the college’s carbon footprint. A report on this was presented to the college community during Prakriti week. The week also witnessed a series of events including talks on “Youth and Environment” by members of IYCN. There were two movie screenings. The first was The Hunted about tiger poachers and the second was A Degree of Concern about the impact of melting glaciers in Leh, Ladakh. There was a photography competition organized on the theme of ‘Capturing the secrets of Nature’. The week culminated with a nature walk conducted by Mr Ajay Mahajan. Prakriti won accolades at the DU Flower show.  Its members won second and third prize in the eastern style flower arrangement and third prize in the western style flower arrangement.

PRAKRITI - The Environmental Society

Prakriti or the environment society is the platform through which students enlighten themselves and others about the importance of environmental issues and sustainable development. Every fresher enters the vast arena of extracurricular activities of LSR by first planting a sapling on their orientation day organized by our society. We hope to initiate freshness, new life into the college, by entrusting each student with a sapling to nurture, to love and enjoy the beauty of watching it grow. Throughout any given year, we organize various competitions, workshops, seminars and talks on nature to explore the different ideas that students may embark upon. During the Diwali Mela, Prakriti displays the LSR jute bags and calendars. We also lead the colleges in the Delhi University Flower Show and have won the prestigious Green Cup of Delhi University for the 9th consecutive year. Prakriti seeks to foster every individual’s natural love for nature and works to inspire their willingness to work for the environment.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Logo Making Competition

The logo making competition organized by Entretia saw active participation by students. The numerous entries which we received is proof enough of that. Students from all the three years and different courses turned up at the given time for the event and soon the venue i.e. the Principal’s gazebo transformed into an artist’s paradise (see pic). Students came with really innovative ideas and cool concepts. Our judge for the event Mr. Shadab Mobin had a really tough time choosing the winner. Finally Chhavi was declared the winner. Also, the winning entry will serve as the official logo for Entretia!

Friday, September 17, 2010

National Entrepreneurship Network Session

Entretia organized the orientation of National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) on our campus this Thursday. The interactive session took place in room no 28, and keeping in mind the fact that it is the ‘assignment season’ in our college – almost every department is busy with assignments- we had pretty good crowd for the event. The session unfolded slowly with a short presentation which was followed by a witty and straightforward talk on entrepreneurship. The audience which was pretty much impressed by Mr. Siddharth’s speaking skills and good sense of humour, made the session all the more interesting. The session turned out to be a fun event, where not only did the students interact with the NEN representatives during the workshop, but they could be seen talking to them even after the session was over. Thanks to the Entrepreneurship cell of our college we got to attend such a lively session after a long time!

Logo Making - the Event

The logo making competition organized by Entretia saw active participation by students. The numerous entries which we received is proof enough of that. Students from all the three years and different courses turned up at the given time for the event and soon the venue i.e. the Principal’s gazebo transformed into an artist’s paradise (see pic). Students came with really innovative ideas and cool concepts. Our judge for the event Mr. Shadab Mobin had a really tough time choosing the winner. Finally the entry by Radhika Piplani and Chhavi Gupta (eco hons.2nd year) was judged as the best and inducted as the logo of Entretia. Sanchita Goyal’s (b.com hons. 1st year) was judged as the second best

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Logo Making Competition

Heyy guys!! Let your creative juices flowing as Entretia brings you the Logo Making Competiton this Monday. You have to make the logo for your very own society Entretia. It should accomodate what the entrepreneurship cell of our college means to you and should amply illustrate the role that it plays in college activities. The details of the event are given below:

Date: 6 September 2010, Monday
Time: 12:45 to 01:15
Venue: Principal's Gazebo

Winners will be getting certificates, and there are 1st and 2nd prize to be won by participants! Looking forward to your creative entries for the event! :)

Contest Rules:
• The contest is open to all the students of LSR.
• The logo can also include a slogan/message for Entretia.
• A one-page rationale describing the components of the logo should also be included with the entry.
• Any individual or a team (of two) shall only submit a single piece of artwork; multiple entries will not be accepted.
• No group projects are allowed; only two participants may work as a team.
• The logo must be clear and recognizable at small size
• The logo should look good in black and white.
• Fit the logo into a square layout if possible, avoid obscure layouts.
• Avoid intricate details.
• The logo must have some connection to what it is representing.
• Keep in mind that - Even large companies need small logos.
• The logo must look consistent across multiple platforms.
• The logo should not be distracting.
• Avoid recent logo design trends. Instead, make the logo look timeless.
• Entrants should take care to ensure that their entries are not in any way similar to existing logos or other copyrighted images
• Do not combine elements from popular logos and claim it as original work.
• The entry should be honest in its representation.

Judging  and selection of winner:
• The logo-making competition shall be judged according to the following criteria:
Concept/Message - 40%
Originality - 30%
Impact - 30%
• The winning design will be selected by judges appointed for the purpose.
• Their decision will be final. No further correspondence shall be entered into.
• The winning entry will serve as the official logo for Entretia.
• The winner shall be informed through email and telephone call from a designated Entretia member.
• All entries submitted as entry for the contest shall be considered as property of Entretia, and maybe used by the society.

Entretia Achievements 2009-10

Entretia, helped promote the spirit of entrepreneurship among students by organizing talks, movie screenings and informal events. The movieThe Pirates of Silicon Valley about the lives and entrepreneurial journey of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs was screened. There were talks by Ms. Renuka Sharma, Founder Head, Incredible Routes and Mr. Melvin Bareto, CEO, Orange Cross. In the ‘Know Your Entrepreneur’ competition, participants made several presentations and short videos on various business ventures. Entretia also put up a stall in this year’s Diwali Mela to engage the members in entrepreneurial activity on campus. ‘Untangle the cases’, ‘Creativise yourself’, ‘Virtual traders’, ‘Young Entrepreneur’ and ‘Wall Quiz’ were some of the competitions organized as a part of the Entrepreneurship Week. These saw participation from students across departments. Besides, there were regular updates of various articles, newspaper clippings and case studies related to different aspects of entrepreneurship on the board.