College Societies,
Extra-curricular & Co-curricular Units
BOTANICAL SOCIETY
Teacher-in-Charge : Dr. Monika Kaul
President : Himani Mishra
Botanical Society 'Bonanique'
started its activities for the academic year 2010-11 by organising a
Fresher's Party for the new batch of B.Sc. (Hons.) 1st Year. The
Freshers's Welcome was an amalgamation of fun, education and
inspiration for the young students who stepped into the college
life. In August 2010 to celebrate the International Year of
Biodiversity a seminar was organised, Dr Jaswant Sakhi, an eminent
professor, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
delivered a talk on "Conservation strategies adopted by Indian
Tribals with special emphasis on Bishnoi Community".
The Society also organised various
field trips. Students for B.Sc. (Hons.) 2nd year, under the guidance
of Dr. Ishwar Singh, in-charge excursions and Dr. M.S. Rawat went to
the hilly tracks of Nanital, Mukhteshwar and Jim Corbett National
Park to explore the flora of the region. The students were exposed
to the field studies and taught exploration, collection and
preservation methods.
In order to continue the pursuit of
popularizing plant science, Prof. A.K. Pandey, Delhi University was
invited to deliver a talk on promoting Plant Taxonimy and generate
interest among the students for this very important subject. Prof.
Pandey meticulously drew the attention of the importance of the
subject and its relevance in modern times.
Society also organised its annual
festival 'Floristics 2011' on 17th February, 2011. Prof. A.k.
Bhatnagar, Department of Botany, Delhi University was the Guest of
Honour. Prof. Bhatnagar who has taught in the Hans Raj College,
delivered on excellent talk on "Climate change in India and its
effect on Agriculture Crops with special emphasis on Wheat".
Students of the department participated enthusiastically in the
discussions.. Many other activities such as Pot Painting, Rangoli,
Flower Arrangement and Best out of the Waste competitions were
organised. Events witnessed the participation of students from
various campus college and other Delhi University and IP College.
Botanical Quiz witnessed
participation from many teams and was a hit programme of the day.
Valedictory and Prize Distribution Function was also organised in
which senior faculty members awarded the students.
Students of the Departmewnt of
Botany also participated in the "B.M. Johri Rolling Shield" the most
coveted shield.
Ishan and Aniket's team was adjudge
as the Best Team in the junior Category.
They were given certificates and
Medals. Students also competitions and won various award, cash
prizes and medals. Anurag Deep of Botany (Hons.) 3rd year won
various awards, cash prizes and medals. We also won many
competiontion in Kirori Mal College and Khalsa College.
A feild trip was also organised to
Wazirabad and adjacent areas to study the local flora for all the
students. Society remained very active by informing students about
the latest developments in plant sciences by posting items on its
Wall Magazine.
The Society plans to close its
activities for the academic year by awarding meritorious students
and bidding farewell to third year students.
The following are our direct email IDs :
PRINCIPAL (Dr. V.K. Kawatra)
PLACEMENT CELL (Dr. S.K. Srivastava)
WEB MASTER (Dr. P. Kumar)
Any errors or omissions in the details provided
here may please be communicated to the Web Master, Dr. P. Kumar
at 093 501 86363 or at the web master's email IDs provided
above. You may also use our regular
contact
form.
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