MIME ON BHOGI - THEN AND NOW

Pongal is the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, celebrated on the first day of ‘Thai’ (Tamil month). A festival to thank God for all his goodness and mercies and to look forward to a prosperous year. The festival is observed over the span of 4 days in the state as Bhogi festival, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kaanum Pongal. 

In particular, Bhogi festival is the day to get rid of negative energy and turn one's mind towards salvation and make a fresh start. In olden days, people used to burn unwanted things like old clothes, mats and broomsticks in the belief that new things will usher into their lives. But nowadays, people started burning stuffs like plastics, rubber tyres which in turn has generated big air pollution in recent years. 

As a part of Pongal celebration in college, Eco Club showcased a 'MIME' on 13.1.2023 which focused on how people celebrated Bhogi in olden days as well as now. This was shot by Thanthi TV. 

This created awareness among the viewers and made them to resolute in celebrating Bhogi in an eco-friendly way.

WORD SEARCH - PUZZLE COMPETITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

“Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of mankind” – Gifford Pinchot

The aim of celebrating National Conservation Day is to lay the foundation of a healthy environment so that our societies remain stable and productive — today and in the future.

To mark the occasion, several events and programs are organised to make people aware of the current situation and spread awareness on how people can do their bit to conserve nature.

Likewise, on account of the same, Eco Club and Science Club jointly organised a "WORD SEARCH-PUZZLE" competition on 21.12.2022 on the theme 'Climate Change' at RF2 at 2pm. This individual event made the students to participate keenly.

Following are the winners of this competition.

1. C.Esther Margarete - III B.Com.General 'A' section

2. Fiza Hussain - II B.Sc.Psychology

3. M.Swetha - III B.Sc.Mathematics & S.Indra - III B.Com.General 'A' section

This activity stressed the importance of preserving our natural resources among students.

CONFERENCE ON YOUTH AND CLIMATE

Young people are not only victims of climate change. They are also valuable contributors to climate action. They are agents of change, entrepreneurs and innovators. Whether through education, science or technology, young people are scaling up their efforts and using their skills to accelerate climate action.

Don Bosco Arts and Science College, Don Bosco Youth Ministry and Poovulagin Nanbargal organised a one day conference on "Youth and Climate" on 28.10.2022 at St.Bede's School Auditorium, Santhome, Chennai.

Four eminent speakers namely Dr.Ezhilan Naganathan, Member of Legislative Assembly, Thousand Lights, Prof.Sulthan Ismail, Member of State Planning Commission, Dr.Sivaraman, Member of State Planning Commission and Prof.S.Janagarajan, SaciWATERs spoke on the roles of youth in climate change. Highlighting the theme, various programs were conducted.

Around 35 students participated from our college and got benefited through the discussions made in the conference and through all other events.

Through this valuable program, students understood that the contributions of youth are very much necessary in climate change.