T www.theknowledgereview.

com
H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW
India Edition
February 2018

THE
10 Best
Women's
Education &
Empowerment
Institutes in
India
2018

ETERNAL UNIVERSITY
A Destination Where Career Goals of Women Come True
 VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
The Centre of Technical Excellence
South Ambazari Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra.

vnit.ac.in
 Editorial

‘‘ T he more we say about women, the less it appears. Some say

women are mothers, some say sisters, some say wives,
some say friends, while others say that they are the
powerhouse of inspiration, motivation, encouragement and
aspiration. We say, “Women are women”, they are their own
identity, and not their fathers’, husbands’, friends’ or anybody else’s.

Even though they are trying hard to achieve their dreams, be

independent, build their own identity and show the world their
capabilities, something is holding them back; our typical society
with our typical thoughts can be one of the prime reasons behind
that. As per reports recorded through a survey in 2017, it apparently
seems that in India about 58% of women still require permission to
visit the local grocery store. And, almost 80% still seek for
permission from a senior family member to visit a health care
Women: The center.

Powerhouse of The word “Empowerment” might seem too heavy to express, we

feel, that’s a term by which women should be defined with. Though
Inspiration the women in this nation still rarely have the freedom to choose
even their husband, the nation is making huge efforts towards the
development of the country and also the upliftment of women.
“She” will soon, rather “She” is already in the forefront of the
industry, making major changes in the world and turning every
“Impossible” into a “Possible” thing.

Whatever might be the situation, no matter how worse it turns,

education is the tool which has the power to eradicate any terrible
situation and bring in positivity into the scenario. Education and
knowledge are the two most important items which can take the
world forward and make it more civilized and most importantly, a
better place to live in. And, the powerhouse of inspiration, i.e., the
women are using this tool and moving ahead towards the formation
of a better world. T R

Rajarshi Chatterjee
 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Pooja M. Bansal
MANAGING EDITOR Rajarshi Chatterjee
EXECUTIVE EDITOR Sugandha Sharma
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Ashwini Deshmukh
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Ananda Das, Divya Agarwal, Bhavithiran Murugan
VISUALISER David King
ART & DESIGN DIRECTOR Amol Kamble
CO-DESIGNER Alex Noel
PICTURE EDITOR Mayur Koli
ART EDITOR Aparna Vanzul
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Ankush Patel
MARKETING MANAGER Ketan Kamble
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVES
Truptesh, Kanchan, Pradnya
RESEARCH ANALYST Chidiebere Moses
CIRCULATION MANAGER Robert
DATABASE MANAGEMENT Stella Andrew
TECHNICAL HEAD Swapnil Patil

TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT Vivek Bangade

TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS Amar, Pratiksha

DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER Marry D’Souza
ONLINE MARKETING STRATEGISTS Alina Sege, Shubham Mahadik, Vaibhav K
SME-SMO EXECUTIVES Prashant Chevale, Uma Dhenge, Gemson, Irfan

February 2018

CORPORATE OFFICE
The Knowledge Review
Off No. 513 & 510, 5th Flr, Rainbow Plaza, Shivar Chowk, T
H
E V I ESuccess
G E RInnovation.
N O W L E DEducation. W
Pimple Saudagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411017.
Phone - India: 020-69400110 | USA: 302-319-9947 E
Email: info@theknowledgereview.com
For Subscription: www.theknowledgereview.com

Copyright © 2018 Insights Success, All rights reserved. The content and images used in this magazine should not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission from Insights success. Reprint rights remain solely with Insights Success.
The Knowledge Review is powered by Insights Success.
 08
Eternal University:
A Destination Where
Career Goals of
Women Come True

Articles
STRATEGIC INSIGHTS
22 Scholarships: The Key to Unlock
Meritorious Students' Potentials

WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Champions of Victory - Women 28
Cover as Global Leaders of Expansion

Story EDITOR’S PICK

38 Most Inuential Indian Women
who Redened Empowerment

18 24 36
EDUCATOR’S INSIGHTS EXPERT’S VOICE EDUCATOR'S VIEWPOINT
Benets of having Stronger Most suitable careers for women Success of a nation lies
Female Literacy in the smart phone era in the hands of its Women
 Content
20
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of
Arts and Science for Women (Autonomous):
Molding an Individual to Shape the Future

42
26 Vivekanandha College of Engineering for Women:
Empowering and Educating
Women for a Better Tomorrow
Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women's University:
Empowering Women and
Developing Community

32
Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women:
Committed towards Quality Education and
Women Empowerment
 10 Women's
BEST
BE
the TR

EDUCATION &
EMPOWERMENT
INSTITUTES IN INDIA 2018
Women’s Education and Empowerment
Institutes, Giving Women Wings to Fly and
achieve their Dreams

F rom traveling to space to being the President of a country, women are playing a leading role in
every sphere of life. Gone are the days when women only used to stay behind the doors and take
care of family. Now they are running at the same pace as men, rather some are even going ahead of
them. They are becoming business leaders, social reformers, and top-level government officials, and
cooking food and taking care of family at the same time, and that’s what makes women the leading players
of the society.

To empower women to bring a change that will improve the lives of people in the society, what they
primarily need is education, an education that will inspire them to live freely and empower themselves to
bring the social change. To showcase such educators and institutes that are helping women achieve their
dreams with education, we have come up with our latest edition, “The 10 Best Women’s Education and
Empowerment Institutes in India 2018”.

On the Cover of the edition, we have Eternal University. Sponsored by Kalgidhar Trust and established
by Himachal Pradesh Government Act No. 3 of 2009, the university is one of the first private and
residential universities in northern India exclusively for girl students providing the safest educational
environment for academic and spiritual development of the students. It offers more than half a century of
courses at undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D. levels in branches comprising of basic sciences,
engineering & technology, agriculture, food technology, biotechnology, divine music and many others.

Along with such a highly contributing institute, the edition comes up with numerous other institutes which
are creating milestones in the education industry. The list of remarkable intuitions empowering women
through education includes Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College Of Engineering For Women, Dhanalakshmi
Srinivasan College of Arts and Science for Women, Ethiraj College for Women, Indira Gandhi Delhi
Technical University for Women, Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, M.O.P. Vaishnav College for
Women, Mody University, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Women, and Vivekanandha
College of Engineering for Women.

The edition also features interesting articles contributed by renowned educators like Dr Pushpa Rani, a
Professor and Chairperson in the department of Computer Science, Mother Teresa Women’s University;
Rajshree Jodha, an Assistant Professor in the department of Computer Science, JIET Group of
Institutions; and Purvi Shah, Marketing & Sales Head of AISFM. To enrich your knowledge about
women empowerment and ignite the lamp of educational inspiration within every woman of this nation,
our in-house editors have come up with some masterly written article including, Scholarships: The Key to
Unlock Meritorious Students’ Potentials, Champions of Victory - Women as Global Leaders of Expansion,
and Most Influential Indian Women who Redefined Empowerment.

Hope this issue will spark the light of education and women empowerment within you and take you to a
memorable journey. T R
 10 Women's
BEST
BE
the TR

EDUCATION &
Cover Story EMPOWERMENT
INSTITUTES IN INDIA 2018
A Destination Where Career
Goals of Women Come True
To transform and empower young women talent
through cutting edge education in science,
technology, arts and management amalgamated
with spiritual rejuvenation for their holistic
development to serve the mankind with
compassion and love.
S
ponsored by Kalgidhar Trust
and established by Himachal
Pradesh Government Act No. 3
of 2009, Eternal University is one of
the first private and residential
universities in northern India
exclusively for girl students providing
the safest educational environment for
academic and spiritual development of
the students. It offers a drug and
pollution free environment for
imparting cutting edge scientific and
technical education amalgamated with
spiritual rejuvenation and holistic
development.
The university offers nearly 60 degree
programs at undergraduate,
postgraduate and Ph.D. levels in basic
sciences, Engineering & Technology,
Renewable Energy, Economics,
Commerce, Management, Nursing,
Public Health, Agriculture, Food
Technology, Biotechnology, Divine
Music and Education by the highly
trained and experienced faculty
through its seven constituent colleges.
All the programs of the university are
recognized by UGC, AICTE, INC,
NCTE, DSIR, and DBT.
The Kalgidhar Trust has been
promoting rural education with major
emphasis on women empowerment
through a network of 129 CBSE
affiliated Akal Academies in the six
states of northern India. The 10+2 pass
out girls from the under privileged
rural families are selected and
sponsored by the Kalgidhar Trust for
providing free education at
undergraduate level in the Eternal
University in various disciplines and
are employed in the network of Akal
Academies.
Provides an Environment that
Inspires Education
Situated in a village at about 3600 feet
elevation from the sea level in one of
the most backward area of Sirmour
District on one of the banks of river
Giri, the University, empowers
students, faculty and staff for their
career development in such an
environment without any distraction.
Most interestingly, the Gram
Panchayat Lana Bhalta in which the
village Baru Sahib is located has been
declared as the Cleanest Gram
Panchyat of Himachal Pradesh under
the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in
2014-15.
It is one of the best equipped, furnished
and cleanest campuses that one could
ever think for pursuing academic
career. All the seven constituent
colleges under the University have
highly trained and experienced faculty;
well-furnished laboratories, classrooms
and state-of-the-art equipment for
effective and efficient teaching,
research and training.
Apart from an extraordinary academic
curriculum and an inspiring
educational environment, the

MEET THE PRESIDENT

Honorable Baba Iqbal Singh Ji, the former Director
Agriculture of Himachal Pradesh is the President
of Kaldidhar Trust and Kalgidhar Society and also
the Chancellor of Eternal University, Baru Sahib
and Akal University, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda,
Punjab. While serving the Department of
Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh in various
capacities, he has made tremendous
contribution in the development of agriculture in
the state.
Baba Iqbal Singh Ji has successfully translated the
vision of reverend and visionary educationists,
Sant Attar Singh Mastuane Wale and Sant Teja
Singh, M. A. LL. B.(Pb.), A. M. Harvard after his
retirement in 1986 with a few students at Baru
Sahib which has ourished to a network of 129
Akal Academies and two universities. He has also
been honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards
at both, internal and national levels.
university is offering some
other facilities such as
Hostels, Experimental Farms,
Polyhouses, Cafeteria,
Transport Facilities to and
from the campus, Banks, Post
Office, Playgrounds, Indoor
sports facilities, Shopping
Complex, Modern Dairy
Complex, Mobile Facilities,
Botanical and herbal garden,
Workshops, Clubs, Fully
automated Wi-Fi Library, and
Computing facilities to look
after the well-being of the
students and the faculties.

The Notable Academic

Programs of the University
● Akal College of
Engineering &
Technology (ACET): B.
Tech. (ETE, CSE), M.
Tech. (ETE, CSE,
Renewable Energy,
Material Science and
Engineering) and Ph.D.
ETE.
● Akal College of Basic
Sciences (ACBS): B.Sc.
Medical, B.Sc. Non-
Medical, B.Sc. (Hons).
(Maths, Chemistry,
Physics, Biochemistry,
Microbiology, Botany and Zoology), M.Sc. (Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Botany, Zoology
and Environmental Sciences), Ph.D. (Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology and Mathematics).
● Akal College of Agriculture (ACA): B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons), B.Tech. Food Technology, M.Sc. (Biotechnology, Food
Technology, Agronomy, Genetics & Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Entomology and Horticulture), Ph.D.
(Biotechnology, Food Technology and Entomology).
● Akal College of Economics, Commerce and Management (ACECM): B.Sc. Economics (Hons), B.Com. (Hons), M.Sc.
Economics, M. Com., MBA, Ph.D. Management.
● Akal College of Arts & Social Sciences (ACASS): B.A. (Hons) Music, B.A. Humanities, B.Sc. (Hons) Psychology, M.A.
(English and Music),
Add-on-Courses with B.A./B.Sc. programs.
● Akal College of Health & Allied Sciences (ACHAS): B.Sc. Nursing, M.Sc. Nursing, MPH, MHA.
● Akal College of Education (ACE): B.Ed.

International and National Collaborations

Eternal University maintains active collaborations with both national and international Universities to help students reach
sky-high limits. The University holds collaborations with prestigious names such as John Hopkins University, Medical
College, Baltimore MD, USA; Drexel University, College of Nursing & Applied Sciences, Philadelphia, USA; University of
California, Riverside, CA, USA; Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA; CIMMYT, Mexico; CSHPKV,
Palampur; Technical University, Hamirpur; Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal
Pradesh; Punjab Agricultural extension who are taking the university
University, Ludhiana, Punjab; G.B. to reach new heights.
Pant University of Agricultural and
Technology, Uttarakhand. Scholarships and Financial Aid
Granted by the University
The Prominent Faculty of the To attract and encourage the
University meritorious students especially from
Currently, the University has 125 the rural areas they are given tuition
faculty members besides 55 fee concession from 10% to 30% based
other – guest, visiting and upon their marks obtained(>70%) in
adjunct – faculty members from India the qualifying examination for various
and abroad who frequently visit the undergraduate programs. The students
University and interact with faculty from various Academies of Kalgidhar
and students. Dr. Khem Singh Gill, Trust will be given 50% tuition fee
Padma Bhushan and the former Vice waiver during admission in Eternal
chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University, Baru Sahib. Decent
University, Ludhiana, is the Vice fellowships are provided to the
President of the Kalgdhar Trust who deserving Ph.D. students for teaching
University California, Riverside, holds
frequently visits the university, at undergraduate level and conducting
an extensive experience of about ten
motivates the students and faculty and practical. The University’s scholarship
years working in advanced laboratories
shares his valuable guidance. cell helps its students to apply for
of USA, Switzerland, Israel, Japan, and
various scholarships under various
Australia, and is also the leading plant
Dr. Manmohan Singh Atwal, the national and state government
breeder and biotechnologist. He has
Founder - Vice Chancellor of Eternal schemes. The students from J & K in
been taking keen interest in developing
University with nearly 40 years of Engineering and Nursing get
and strengthening the university for
education and research experience in scholarships under the AICTE-PMSSS
basic and applied research,
academia and industry in the USA, has in the Eternal University.
institution-industry linkages, transfer
been constantly visiting the University
of technology and IPRs. There are a
for ensuring its academic excellence. Exceptional Career Opportunities
number of other faculty members with
Turns Education into Excellence
rich experience and training in
The present Vice Chancellor, Dr. The Eternal University has been
research, management, teaching and
Harcharan Singh Dhaliwal, Ph. D. providing guidance, training and
certifications to the students for distinguished guest faculty from “Words of Trusts”
extraordinary career opportunities. The reputed organizations and encourages The highly academic environment of
alumni of the already established and facilitates students to participate in the University motivates us every
Alumni Association of the University national and international conferences, moment. Experts guide us with their
guide their juniors to prepare and workshops and symposia. Most intellectual ideas and motivating
groom themselves for the corporate interestingly, it has excellent placement lectures and help us to develop
world even while they are pursuing network with MNCs and Kalgidhar dynamic qualities inculcating spiritual
their studies. It holds MoUs with some Trust institutions. knowledge and social awareness
leading foreign and national among us. I feel blessed to be a part of
universities & institutions and is About the Students Who make the this divine University which imparts
known for unique University- Industry University Proud value based education.
Partnership Education Programs for Six Nursing students of Akal College - Sheenu Garg, M.Sc.
training and project work. It offers its of Nursing, Eternal University, namely Biotechnology
students a platform to interact with Shivani Bharti, Rohini Gushpa,
Kanchan Thakur, Neha Kumari, Shilpa Each day in the University builds up a
and Ekta Dhiman have been memory which is going to stay
WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR? commissioned in Military Nursing as eternally with me. The University
Lieutenants. This has been the highest welcomes its students with warmth and
The Nursing College of the
ever entry from Himachal Pradesh and offers an environment which inspires
University is one of the best
that too from the Eternal University. students to study, and from the first day
nursing colleges located in the
The University holds a very high itself, it gives its students a “feel like
north of Delhi, which also offers
record of student placements. Most of home” atmosphere.
M.Sc. Nursing in four areas of
its passed out students are either - Loveleen Kaur Anand, B.Sc.
specialization with 100 %
working in well reputed organizations (Hons.) Agriculture
placement in prestigious
or pursuing higher studies in the
chains of hospitals in the
prestigious national and international I feel lucky to be a part of the Divine
country. It is also the only
institutions e.g. Dr. Jasneet Kaur, a Valley of Peace, Baru Sahib. Eternal
university among the 17
Ph.D. research scholar of Akal College University has helped me to achieve
private universities in Himachal
of Basic Sciences, Eternal University, the goal of “Simple Living and High
Pradesh offering B.Sc. (Hons)
Baru Sahib, has been working as PDF Thinking.”
Agriculture and B. Tech Food
in the University of Naples, Italy for - Jasdeep Kaur, M.Tech. RE T R
Technology for girl students as
the last two years.
per the ICAR’s Fifth Deans’
Committee recommendations.
It has established girls units of
NCC and NSS for providing all-
round training for their career
development. Along with that,
it also offers both indoor and
outdoor sports facilities,
gymnasium and playgrounds
with highly trained Assistant
Director Sports. Besides the
free study facilities to the girls
from under-privileged rural
families by the Kalgidhar Trust,
the University provides merit
scholarships, fellowships and
Earn While You Learn
opportunities to the students. It
offers Add-on Diploma course
to girls in various disciplines for
enhancing employment
opportunities soon after their
graduation.
 READ IT FIRST
SUBSCRIBE TO SUCCESS

GLOBAL SUBSCRIPTION

1 Year.......... (12 Issues) .... Rs. 2500 6 Months ..... (06 Issues) .... Rs. 1300

3 Months .... (03 Issues) .... Rs. 700 1 Month ...... (01 Issue) ..... Rs. 250

Name : Date :

Address : Telephone :

Email :
City : State : Zip : Country :

Cheque should be drawn in favour of : INSIGHTS SUCCESS MEDIA AND TECH PVT. LTD.

T CORPORATE OFFICE
H The Knowledge Review
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I ESuccess
W Off No. 513 & 510, 5th Flr, Rainbow Plaza, Shivar Chowk,
Pimple Saudagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411017.
Phone - India: 020-69400110 | USA: 302-319-9947
Email: info@theknowledgereview.com
For Subscription: www.theknowledgereview.com

Name of the Institution
Bharati Vidyapeeth’s
College Of Engineering coewpune.bharatividyapeeth.edu
For Women
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan
College of Arts and Science
for Women (Autonomous)
ETERNAL UNIVERSITY,
eternaluniversity.edu.in
BARU SAHIB, HP
Ethiraj College for
Women
Indira Gandhi Delhi
Technical University
for Women
Jayoti Vidyapeeth
Women's University
M.O.P. Vaishnav College
for Women
Mody University
Vijaya Institute of
Pharmaceutical Sciences
for Women
Vivekanandha College
of Engineering for Women
10 Women's
BEST
BE
the TR
EDUCATION &
EMPOWERMENT
INSTITUTES IN INDIA 2018
URL Location of the Institution
Bharati Vidyapeeth Campus, Dhankawadi,
Pune, Maharashtra 411043
Thuraiyur main Road, Perambalur - 621 212,
dscollege.ac.in
Tamilnadu, South India.
Baru Sahib, Via Rajgarh
Dist: Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh
Pin-173101
70, Ethiraj Salai, Egmore, Thousand Lights,
ethirajcollege.edu.in
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600008
Kashmere Gate, Opp. St. James Church, New
igdtuw.ac.in
Delhi, Delhi 110006
Vedaant Gyan Valley,
Village-Jharna, Mahala Jobner Link Road,
jvwu.ac.in
NH-8, Jaipur Ajmer Express Way,
Jaipur-303122, Rajasthan (INDIA)
20, IV Lane, Nungambakkam High Road,
mopvc.edu.in
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034
modyuniversity.ac.in Laxmangarh, Sikar Road, Sikar,
Rajasthan 332311
Enikepadu, Vijayawada, Krishna District,
vipw.in Andhra Pradesh, India – 521108
Phone: 7416560999
Elayampalayam, Tiruchengode - TK,
vcenggw.ac.in Namakkal District,
Tamilnadu - 637 205, INDIA.
Benefits of having
Stronger
Female
T he continuous and sustainable development of any
country and nation primarily depends upon the kind
of citizens it possesses. In simple words, it directly
depends upon the growth of its citizens. Any person’s
growth and survival depends on various parameters such as
their personality development, kind of communication i.e.,
skills of communication, hygiene etc. but most importantly
their education. In Today’s male dominant society where
there exists more number of males in corporate etc., it’s
good to see the contribution of male in the national
development but males’ contribution is not enough. This
development can be further enhanced with women
empowerment, especially with stronger female literacy.
This is because if women will progress, they can provide a
good foundation and base so as to say serve as a helping
hand. The benefits are not merely confined to it. It is a
known fact that females possess a different mindset,
thinking skills and have the ability to think about any
problem with a different perspective. When it comes about
decision making, we always prefer men but if we make
women a part of it, they can actually penetrate it with a
different approach and can give us various solutions which
might have been little difficult if we would have taken only
men’s opinion. Even at family level, since mothers’ are not
educated though they possess a different vision but as it is
not polished, they are not confident enough to participate in
it. Hence, merely men of the family are involved for
deciding the future of the issues confronted with while
educated mothers are proficient enough in teaching their
children, imparting values and giving a new direction, new
shape to the future of their children.
To bring a message change, even a single inspiration is
enough. Say, even if you provide good education to a girl
and she achieves a big stature, she provides a massive boost
and motivation, a light of optimism and hope for the other
aspirant girls and women. She conveys a strong message
that even they can achieve what they desire for, it does not
matter how difficult the struggle is.
18
Literacy
The ultimate point is, “They can achieve what they dream
of”. The best example is of Sudha Murthy. Prior to her,
female candidates were not allowed to apply for the job in
Tata Company but she took it as a challenge, based on her
good academic performance and confidence, she made it
possible and became the first female to work in Tata. She
was the initiator and since then, the number of women
working in Tata has increased. Even a big company’s trend
of not recruiting women was changed as she was literate
enough and had a challenging approach. The same applies
to every female.
When a woman achieves a big stature or a position, she
opens the doors for other women as she is aware of the
inherent struggle she went through i.e., struggle of
establishing own self, struggle of rejection from the society
and struggle of proving herself. She knows the problems
that she went through; how she solved them and also
possible methods she could have adopted to make her path
easier. As she is literate and experienced, she understands
the right way to eradicate similar problems for women
empowerment. The fundamental point, through which
everything initiates, is “Female Education”. Women
education also benefits as when due to education, if a lady
achieves something big, she gives a shock, a stimulus to
those primitive and conservative males to change their
mindset towards the image of women and their
empowerment, giving them a new prospect to think.
Though they may not accept such women but at least can
side line them which open the door for other females as
now, they would have less people who would have retarded
them. Very rightly said by Nelson Mandela - “Education is
the best tool you can use to change the world”. T R
FEBRUARY 2018 H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW
EDUCATOR’S INSIGHTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rajshree Jodha, an
effervescent educationalist,
serves as an Assistant
Professor in the department of
Computer Science, JIET Group
of Institutions, India for last
seven years. She is a vivid
researcher in Data Science.
She holds a B.E degree in
Computer Engineering from Rajshree Jodha
Mody Institute of Technology Assistant Professor
and Science, Laxmangarh,
MBA degree from Malaviya
National Institute of
Technology, Jaipur and
M.Tech degree from Rajasthan
Technical University. She is
entrusted with numerous
responsible positions such as
Academic Audit Member and
Anti-Women Harassment Cell
Member to the group.

T
H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW FEBRUARY 2018 19
 Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan
College of Arts and Science
for Women (Autonomous):
Molding an Individual to
Shape the Future
The College endeavors to create and disseminate
knowledge, as “Knowledge is Power”, and impart
liberal, modern, sound and quality education to
women, especially from the poorest and rural
strata of the society in frontier areas, by providing
the highest quality education at an affordable cost.
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science
for Women, an autonomous institute, is governed by the
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Charitable and Educational
Trust, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The College was started on
14th November, 1996, and is meant exclusively for women.
It was recognized by UGC under 2(f) and 12(B) in the year
2003. The College is accredited with “A” Grade by NAAC
with CGPA of 3.44 out of 4.00 during 2013.
Prodigious Educational and Infrastructural Facilities
The College offers 16 UG, 13 PG, 6 M.Phil, 2 PG Diploma,
2 certificate courses and 2 Ph.D programmes. It is a nodal
centre for IECD which offers 8 programmes and 12
certificate courses conducted by all the Departments to
enhance the employability skills of the students. There are
four Academic Blocks with adequate infrastructure to cater
both to the curricular and co-curricular activities of the
20
students. The College has an air-conditioned auditorium,
seminar halls and smart class rooms accommodating nearly
250 students, respectively. Around 2500 members can be
accommodated in the College central Auditorium. The
library upholds nearly 42,626 books, 342 journals and
magazines. The College has well equipped science
laboratories with the major instruments required for
teaching and research activities. The hostel complex has 4
palatial buildings available both for the students and faculty
members with all facilities like mineral water plant,
swimming pool, and modern kitchen with sophisticated
machines, gymnasium, well-furnished rooms and spacious
dining halls. Other campus facilities include Internet room,
Computer Center, Health Center (with a Visiting Doctor),
Vehicle Parking Sheds, etc. A vermicomposting yard which
supplies organic manure to the herbal garden has been
established by the College. The Herbal garden has almost
all the common medicinal plants tendered and maintained.
Promoting Research and Collaboration
The College has received major and minor research projects
from funding agencies like DBT, NABARD, UGC &
TNSCST. The management constantly strives to promote
research, consultancy and extension activities by providing
incentives. It has organized number of Seminars,
Symposiums, Conferences, and Workshops at National, and
International levels. Papers are presented by staff in the
National, International level Conferences and Seminars. An
alumnae association meet is organized every year in order
FEBRUARY 2018 H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW

Shri A Srinivasan
Founder & Chairman
Shri.A. Srinivasan, the Chairman of the College, is a renowned
philanthropist and great visionary. He is affectionately called as ‘Ayya’ in the
region. Ayya’s hard work, determination, will power and foresightedness
have made the ‘Dream come True’. During his tough times, he took up all
the hindrance as stepping stones to the ladder of success. His mantra is
Munneyru, Munnettru... means, (First lift yourself and Lift others). The
Literary Association of Pudukottai has conferred him with the ‘LIFE TIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD’. Anna University of Technology,
Thiruchirapalli has honored him, under the stewardship of his Excellency,
Dr. Surjit Singh Bernala, Governor of Tamilnadu by appointing him as its
SYNDICATE MEMBER IN 2008. TIMES OF INDIA listed him as one of
the most upcoming entrepreneurs, crowning him with the much coveted
BLAZER AWARD. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 3000 had
honored with ‘LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD’ at Chennai in
January 2017. Recently, Times of India honored Ayya with the pinnacle of
the Engineering College Award at Chennai, accorded by his Excellency
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit.

to strengthen its ties with the alumnae. The college’s competence as professionals earning fruitful careers in
alumnae are constantly encouraging as well as helping in diverse sectors. It has an exclusive training and placement
strengthening its academic base. Their feedback has largely cell that focuses mainly on career guidance for students and
helped the college to improve itself. finds compatible placements for them. The College has also
signed a MoU to promote and enhance research activities
Financial Assistance with Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan. The institution
plans and organizes appropriate activities to increase
The college management provides funds to the poor and consciousness, national identities and symbols,
needy students for their education until the completion of Fundamental Duties and Rights of Indian citizens and other
their course. Free transportation is also available for all constitutional obligations through NSS, NCC, Consumer
students in and around Perambalur district. Book bank Club, Rotaract, YRC, Women’s Cell, and EXNORA. T R
facility is available for the students from economically
weaker sections. 50% concession is
provided by the college in the hostel
fee and Tuition fee to those players
who are part of the University teams.
Special nutritious diet is given to the
players of all events representing the
college at various levels. Special
awards are given to the best
outgoing sportswomen. Meritorious
cash awards are given for both
academic and non academic
achievements every year.

Career Opportunities and

Exposures

The College produces graduates who

step out with the quality of

T
H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW FEBRUARY 2018 21
Scholarships:
The Key
to Unlock Meritorious
Students’ Potentials
“
E
known.
ducation is the most powerful weapon which you
can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela,
one of the greatest revolutionist the world has ever
Though women are breaking all the boundaries that exists
on earth, but there are hurdles which are blocking their way
to their goals. In order to find out the problem and to solve
it, plenty of researches have been processed by the
government of India. Finally, they found out that by
providing scholarships can help women to pursue their
higher education and achieve their dreams to cause an
overall improvement of the society.
In the year 1925, the program of Mid-day meal was
introduced for the students in Madras Municipal
Corporation area. Slowly, other states started taking over
the idea and implementing it. Numerous government and
non-governmental organizations have taken up steps to
inspire the Indian women by providing financial aid in
order to help them achieve their dreams of pursuing higher
education and also getting employed.
Kiran Girls Scholarship
The Persistent Foundation conducts program named “Kiran
Girls Scholarship” every year to sponsor scholarship to girls
who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree in
engineering in India, especially in computer science and
information technology courses. The Foundation provides a
22
fund of around 40,000 INR per annum to each girl whose
family has an annual income of less than Rs.5 lakh. The
scholarship facility is provided to those girls whose college
resides in Pune, Nagpur, Goa, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
The girls those who have scored a minimum of 70% marks
in their 10th & 12th standards are eligible for the
scholarship. Similarly, the students opting for direct
engineering admission after completion of their diploma
course will help. Finally, if the candidate wants to pursue
her education in Master’s degree in stream like M.Sc.
Bioinformatics, M.Sc. Computer Science and Computer
Applications with a scholarship, she must have scored a
minimum of 60% in her graduation.
The candidate will be selected on the basis of three rounds
of interview after applying through the portal. The other
important thing is that she should have a score minimum of
55% marks every year without any backlogs in her college
career and also have maintained the attendance rule, to
receive the funds.
Tata Housing Scholarship
Every year, Tata Housing Scholarship sponsors financial
support to girls who have completed their first year in Civil
Engineering/ Architecture Courses or MBA in construction
project management in India and are interested in pursuing
further studies but needs financial aid to continue education
from any institute around India. Tata Housing sponsors
FEBRUARY 2018 H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW
STRATEGIC INSIGHTS
funds of around 60,000 INR which will be provided to only
Indian female citizen those who have secured a minimum
50% marks in their first year and whose family income is
less than Rs.3 lakh per annum.
The candidate must maintain her marks by securing 60%
aggregate from second year to renew the funds. The first
preference will be given to the candidates belonging to
SC/ST categories. The application form must be filled
offline by downloading the form from their website.
Fair & Lovely Scholarship
The Fair & Lovely Scholarship is sponsored by FAL
Foundation to girls between 15-30 years of age who wants
to pursue education in India and whose family income is
less than 4 lakh per annum.
The FAL foundation sponsors around 25,000 INR or more
to girls who have completed 12th standard by securing a
minimum of 60% marks in class 10th and 12th.
The candidate can select any one stream in which she wants
to continue her education - BA, B.COM, BBA, BCA,
B.Arch., BDS, BHMS, BAMS, B.Ed., B. Pharm,
B.E/B.Tech, LLB and B.P.Ed. or the candidate can choose
coaching classes on banking services, CA-CS-ICWA,
CAT-MBA, civil services, government services,
PMT-AIIMS-MBBS, IIT-JEE engineering,
language-English communication from government
recognized institute in India only.
Lady Meherbai D Tata Education Trust scholarship
Ratan Tata sponsors Lady Meherbai D Tata Education Trust
Scholarship to Indian girls by providing an opportunity to
study abroad in the countries like the United States, the
United Kingdom, and other parts of Europe. The candidate
must have completed her graduation from any recognized
university in India with a remarkable academic record. The
application form can be filled by the candidate by visiting
the office.
An ideal woman candidate would be the one who wants to
pursue her Master’s degree education from an abroad
university on the fields such as social work, social sciences,
education, education & welfare of children with special
needs, empowerment of women, gender studies, child
health – development and nutrition, health policy and health
education, public health –community health services and
T
H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW FEBRUARY 2018
reproductive health, Rural development work (with a focus
on women and children), communication with development
(with a focus on women’s issues), development studies.
UGC Scholarship
University Grant Commission sponsors postdoctoral
fellowship to unemployed women who have completed
their Ph.D. and wants to advance further on their research
work in the streams like science, engineering and
technology, humanities and social science.
The University Grant Commission Scholarship also offers
about 50,000 INR per annum for a period of 5 years with
hostel accommodation in the university. To avail this
scholarship, the women must be an Indian citizen and not
more than 35 years of age. The candidate must have secured
50% of marks in UG level and 55% of marks in PG level
and the application must be filled through online procedure.
“Knowledge is power, Information is liberating, Education
is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
– Kofi Annan, renowned Ghanaian Diplomat and the 2001
Nobel Peace Prize Winner.
To educate the society and generate an overall upliftment,
the government along with various non-governmental
organizations has come up with some scholarships to help
women achieve their dreams, even though their financial
condition doesn’t permit them. Apart from the scholarships
mentioned above, there exists hundreds of other
scholarships including - Google Anita Borg Memorial
Scholarship, Santoor Women’s Scholarship, Adobe
Research Women in Technology Scholarship,
AICTE-Scholarship Scheme, Prabha Dutt Fellowship,
UDAAN - A Programme, KSCSTE Prathibha Scholarship
Programme, L’Oreal India For Young Women in Science
Scholarship, Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child
Scholarship, Sitaram Jindal Foundation Scholarship,
Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship, Internshala
Career Scholarship, Scientist Scholarship, Women
Scientists Scheme.
“Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and
increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of
education could be realized by each individual and carried
forward in every field of human activity, the world will be
so much a better place to live in.” – A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, the
former Indian President. T R
23
 About the Author
Purvi Shah, an aggressive Sales
Professional with almost two decades of
experience in Entrepreneurship,
Business Development, Channel Sales
management, Key Account Management,
Team Management, client-relationship
management and customer service. She

M
SUITABLE
is an enthusiastic and passionate sales
person with very high perseverance. She

Women
O is a marketer with out-of-box thinking,
keen eye for detail and common sense,

CAREERS
who loves to travel, read and experiment
S FOR with vegetarian recipes. Currently, she is
the Marketing & Sales Head of AISFM.

W omen are no less; every possible job

role in the universe has been
excelled now by a woman, making
them not on par but better than their
counterparts.
IN THE
Reading or watching films on a smart phone
while commuting is a daily scenario for
everyone. We are all surrounded by smart
phones in and around our lives. With increase of
SMART
PHONE ERA
smart phone usage for various purposes by each
and everyone around the globe, there is a huge
rise in demand of various professionals who
would fuel content into these smartphones for
varied usage.

Chatting on WhatsApp & Facebook, watching

movies on YouTube & Netflix and shopping on

24 FEBRUARY 2018 H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW
EXPERT’S VOICE

amazon & Flipkart, Uber and OLAs for commute is part 9. Game designer
and parcel of life. The availability of budget friendly smart 10. Explainer videos /white board videos
mobile phones and 3G/4G internet penetration has ensured
high demand for new media content. The number of smart A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with specialization in
phone users, their varied demographics and purposes has advertising and digital marketing prepares them for a career
given rise to plethora of new JOB opportunities. There are in the below roles.
more jobs, new job roles and much more… 1. Digital marketing manager
2. Search Engine marketer
This industry offers tons of job roles that are very suitable 3. Email marketer
for women. Most of the jobs are desk jobs. Few of them 4. Search engine optimizer
require language skills, few require drawing skills, few 5. Social media marketer
require camera handling and/or software skills or technical 6. Content designer
skills etc. Most of them require creativity, eye for detail, 7. Copywriter
multitasking abilities, adaptability, tons of patience and 8. Display Ad manager
perseverance and hence make them suitable for the females. 9. Online reputation manager
Girls who are preparing to join the workforce soon should 10. Inbound marketing manager
be equipped with the right degree which imparts them with
the right skills for various jobs in the Smart phone era. A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with specialization in
Below are a few job roles… Photography and digital imaging prepares them for a career
in the below roles.
Digital marketing manager, Search engine optimizer, 1. Wedding Photographer
Search engine marketer, Social media manager, content 2. Travel photographer
design manager, content creator, graphic designer, inbound 3. Fine arts photography
marketing manager, Website designer, UI/UX designer, 4. Videography
e-learning content designer, app designer, game designer, 5. Vlogger
Animator VFX artist, comic/storyboard artist, corporate 6. Photo editor
video designer etc. 7. Documentary filmmaking
8. Cinematography
Women have reached the space and hence there is nothing 9. Product Photography
beyond their capacity and capabilities. But, a woman is 10. Corporate videos
always trying to balance work-life, with roles of
homemaker, caretaker and now also the butter winner of the A Bachelor’s degree with specialization in Animation and
family, there is always a challenge. The below mentioned VFX prepares them for a career in the below roles.
careers give women the much needed liberty of time and 1. Game designer
space, these job roles are available in a consultant role, as a 2. Animator
freelancer, work from home opportunity etc. and hence help 3. Storyboard artist
women with work-life balance while still pursuing these 4. Character designer
trendy careers. 5. Background designer
6. Lighting artist
A Bachelors or Master’s degree in Graphic and Multimedia 7. Rotoscopy artist
design makes them career ready for the below roles. 8. Texturing artist
1. Ad designers 9. VFX artist
2. Package designers 10. Compositor
3. Content designers
4. Graphic designers Listed above are a few professional degrees which will not
5. Web designer only provide the right skills but also excellent careers for
6. UI/UX designers women in the smart phone era. A 4 years professional
7. E-learning content designers degree ensures a 360 degrees learning of the individual
8. App designers along with industry exposure and internship which gives an
edge above the rest in the rat race of JOBS. T R

T
H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW FEBRUARY 2018 25
 Jayoti Vidyapeeth
Women’s University:
Empowering
Women and Developing
Community
Aspires to become a leading center of excellence
for Education, Research, Clinical Care and Training
in Professional, Technical and Medical eld to
educate women in technically advanced
disciplined to inculcate in them the spirit of
enterprise and desire to excel. It also aspires to
provide Distance Education to Men & Women
along with open and virtual learning.
With a commitment to provide “Education for
Community Development” leading to women
empowerment, Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s
University, JVWU offers a transformational experience
where highest integrity, professional commitment and
ethics are inbuilt in the training mechanism itself, so that
the ambassadors of tomorrow have an effective
personality and ability to address social, economic and
technological challenges of the world.
Since the first and foremost priority of this University is
community development leading to women
empowerment, it is managed by women administrators at
all levels. To achieve its vision and mission, the
University’s Board of Faculty has always striven to
redesign the curriculum in consonance with the changing
needs of the corporate world, without sacrificing
development of the community and with an aim to open
doors for women in those fields in which jobs are
performed by male members of the society.
26
To give wings to the female students of the rural and
urban areas and encourage them to pick up the careers
which were earlier considered to be restricted for the
male candidates, JVWU has started offering various
programs. It maintains keeping programs with low
enrolments just to motivate and encourage female
students to opt for unconventional fields and show their
potential to the society. This has led the students of the
University to show their talents, skills, and experiences
across sectors and verticals of the economy and set an
example for the society.
Extraordinary Programs of the University
JVWU offers numerous programs to lead an overall
development of the society along with women
empowerment. These extraordinary courses are BHMS
(Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine & Surgery), BAMS
(Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery), BNYS
(Bachelor of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences), BMLT
(Bachelor of Medical Lab Technology), B.Opt (Bachelor
of Optometry), and BA B.Ed. It also offers technical,
professional and medical programs in Engineering,
Pharmaceutical Science, Law & Governance,
Homoeopathic Science, Ayurvedic Science, Education
and Methodology, Physiotherapy and Diagnostics and
Agriculture & Veterinary Science. Besides this, JVWU is
also offering Distance education, Research &
Development and skill development programs.
The University is continuously striving to achieve its
mission of Education leading to Community
FEBRUARY 2018 H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW
 From the Chancellor’s Desk
Vidushi Garg, Chancellor of Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, plays a
leading a role in handling administrative and academic activities of the
University and taking care of more than 2500 students and residing in the
University every year. Her extraordinary achievements have earned title for
the University- India’s Best Private Women’s University for efforts in
Women Education by Brands Academy in 2018.

Vidushi confidently shares, “Women form about half of the population of the
country, but their situation has been grim. They have been deliberately
denied the opportunities for growth in the name of socio-cultural practices.
Women are also suffered from the denial of freedom even in their homes and
domination, an unequal and inferior status. Social institutions have a deep
bearing on the role and status of women. The vision of success probably
looks nothing like yours, and that's how it should be.”
Vidushi Garg

University by Brands Academy for Efforts in Women

Development leading to Women Empowerment by
preparing disciplined, non-addicted, thoughtful,
committed citizens who will help overcome various
challenges faced by the community. In the past 9 years,
more than 7000 candidates have completed the
“University Mission Course” successfully and University
has forwarded a successful step towards women
empowerment and community development. The course
helps in developing a feeling of belongingness and
respect for society among students.
Offers an Atmosphere which Motivates Innovation
Education in 2013, India’s Excellent Women Higher
Education Institutes for efforts in Women Education by
Elets Technomedia in 2014, Best University –Green
Campus for Green Initiatives by Econs Education
Summit in 2014, Outstanding Contribution to Education
for efforts in Women Education by DNA in 2015,
Education Excellence Award for efforts in Women
Education by Brands Academy in 2017, Best Private
Women’s University in Asia for efforts in Women
Education in Private Sector by Asia Education
Leadership Awards Summit in 2017 and India’s Best
Private Women’s University for efforts in Women
Education by Brands Academy in 2018.

The University has created an ecosystem for innovation
including incubation center and other initiatives for
creation and transfer of knowledge. It endeavors to
provide adequate infrastructure for research and
encourages faculty members to undertake research.
University’s Incubation center is providing various
facilities to the stakeholders like office space, IT support,
mentoring, financial support etc. The center has excellent
facilities in product and process development to help
stakeholders to bring their products to the market.
Thirteen innovations have been filed for patents. It even
has MOUs with various organizations for knowledge and
resource sharing.
The extraordinary offerings and innumerable deeds have
helped the University to achieve various recognitions
and awards including India’s Best Private Women’s
Offers an Exceptional Career to the Enthusiast
Careerists
The University provides financial aid/ subsidy to the
needy but meritorious students. To help students
showcase their potential and foster the entrepreneurship,
the institute offers several facilities including excellent
infrastructure, seed money, incubation center and
innovation center. JVWU also provides the Corporate,
Government and Entrepreneur portfolios along with
mentorship to its students to excel in their academic and
professional career. It also offers industry linkage with
esteemed corporate houses to provide a gateway to its
students and alumni for corporate world. T R

T
H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW FEBRUARY 2018 27
Champions
Women
of
Victory
as
Global Leaders of Expansion
I n all realms of life, it takes courage for a woman to
stretch out her limits, to express power and to fulfill
her potential. She believes in influencing and not in
being authoritative whether business or home. The pros and
cons of every situation are different but yet till today every
scenario of European and American continent in early
eighteenth century. Time and people both have changed.
Now she is also a proud breadwinner caressed as central
figure at home shouldering responsibility with her male
counterpart. This monotony broke off significantly after
being is amazed when a woman takes up the charge and world war two and till today the dazzling effect can be seen.
unveils her capabilities.
The United States of America has always been seen as the
The ladder of her career did begin with Conventional norms exemplary model of gender equality. Attesting to this
such as support system to males. This mindset was not only statement, several women have emerged as global leaders in
prevalent in Asian countries, but also was the former business today earning the title of most influential

28 FEBRUARY 2018 H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW
WOMEN IN BUSINESS

personalities for the same. Starting with social platform Facebook, many female employees are
excelling in their designated post. One such amity is Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook. She
anticipated and made the company’s IPO as much up to 100 billion USD. Being criticized for her step
at the beginning, she has been able to show that how prowess decisions can amplify the resources. As a
reward to her finesse anticipation, she has been made a member of the Board of Directors at Facebook.

Another victor in this field is Virginia Rometty. Popularly known by her nickname ‘Ginni’, she is a
cerebral Business executive. She has been able to show her competence and is now leading the techno
Giant of the century IBM with bringing revenue of more than 100 billion. Interestingly, women in
other countries are progressing vivaciously. The king producer of soft drinks, PepsiCo ltd is run by an
Indian business personnel, Indra Nooyi, who has worked tirelessly to comprehend the taste to every
stiff and predilection of sales. She exemplifies the ordeal that women from every class and country
possess the same level of ingenuity.

T
H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW FEBRUARY 2018 29
Agility contributes to immense experience
Experience is valued more than any quality in the business
world. Some individuals question about the agile stamina of
a woman. Few individuals question about maintaining the
same status in professional life by women after a certain
age. To answer them, Savitri Jindal, an Indian
Businesswoman pioneering at the age of 67, is chairperson
emeritus of Jindal Power and Steel Ltd. She is displaying
impeccable governance and quality leadership through her
long-term experience. She is sought for every decision
making crediting her vivid knowledge.
Taking Adversity as a Measure to Expand
Time and business graphs never remain same. It is as
gliding as waves in the ocean. The way we choose to tackle
that phase is important. For several years, Businesswomen
have stood like pillars protecting their organization from
adverse time. This can be stated by an incident recalling
Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of Kraft. When the economic world
was hit by global recession, many businesses were torn
apart. Small and medium term businesses were unable to
mitigate themselves from the bizarre of low cash economy.
Kraft ltd., then under Irene, decided to split into two groups.
One was Grocery business and another was Global snacks
business. Though the initial months were excruciating, later
it regained its graph. Today, it is one of the most celebrated
businesses in North America. Thus, a daunting attitude can
not only save the organization, but also lead us to ways
never discovered before.
Serving as an Inspiration
Women working and taking the lead not only defines the
shift in thought process from orthodox to heterodox, but is
opinionated as tremendous source of positivity in and
around the organization. Their nonchalant attitude promotes
peaceful discussions and avoids unnecessary chaos in
30
decision making. Chanda Kochhar, CEO of ICICI bank, has
led the banking industry to a new scale and has made ICICI
to emerge as one of the largest private sector banks in India.
She is serving as a role model for many entrepreneurs in the
country who are incepting their business at an investment of
small amounts and planning to make it big.
Legendary figure Lila Poonawalla, an Indian
businesswoman, philanthropist and humanitarian worker is
an idol of success through struggle and dedication. Losing
her father at an early age of three did not make her
determinations weak. She continued working tenaciously
and was the first Indian girl to complete mechanical
engineering. She has given extraordinary contributions in
the field of humanism and education for girls aspiring for
professional carriers. With being CEO of Tetra Pak; a
global company dealing into packaging for 90% beverages
of the world; she has shown zeal for technology and
innovation.
She has been awarded as Padma Shri Bhushan, the highest
civilian award by President of India and also Kings Award
from Sweden recognizing her diligence in the business
world and noble intent.
Women are truly a source of courage and wellspring of
compassion and are blooming with the same zeal as
Business executives and professionals.
Mahatma Gandhi, a renowned figure, once said “Strength
does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an
Indomitable Spirit.” In his words this indomitable spirit is
really what separates women from men. T R
FEBRUARY 2018 H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW
 Vijaya Institute of
Pharmaceutical Sciences
for Women:
Committed towards Quality
Education and Women
Empowerment
The institution focuses on learning, teaching,
exploration and innovation where the experience
of every student becomes individual and
comprehensive
Established in 2009, Vijaya Institute of Pharmaceutical
Sciences for Women (VIPW) focuses on young aspirant
women enrolled for graduate and post-graduate courses in
B. Pharm, M. Pharm, Pharm D and Pharm D (PB) and
guides them to have an extraordinary career. The institution
is recognized by AICTE, approved by PCI and affliated to
JNTUK, Kakinada. It is also an ISO 9001:2015 certified
institute and has a MoU with Govt. General Hospital
Vijayawada, A.P for Clinical Training of Pharm D Students.
It addresses a wide range of diversified educational needs of
the students to bridge the gap between industry and
academia through workshops, seminars, and industry
training programs in tune with the emerging
health – care industry. These interactive sessions serve as a
platform for exchange of information, expanding the
horizons of their knowledge.
Transforming Learning into a Worthwhile Experience
The institute aims at providing the best possible education
to its students. It organizes Training Programs on
Personality Development, Soft Skills, Pharmaceutical
Management Skills, Campus Recruitment & Training and
Certification Courses on Clinical Data Management,
Pharmacovigilance SAS Training (Statistical Analysis
System) and Medical Coding.
32
Learning becomes an enjoyable experience with state of
the art infrastructure; research center; well-equipped
laboratories; smart classrooms; internet facility; central
library with access to online journals; sports club; yoga
kendra; and literary association.
Dr. Padmalatha Kantamaneni, Principal of VIPW is
endowed with relentless enthusiasm and strong will to
transform the institution into a brand name for excellence.
Promoting Creativity and Social Welfare through
Extra-Curricular Activities
VIPW not only intends to achieve educational excellence,
but also promotes creativity, social welfare and
extra- curricular activities. The college annual magazine,
VEPA is an endeavour of the creative insights of students.
The quarterly Pharma newsletter, SANJIVINI discusses the
new trends in the field of Pharma industry and clinical
approaches. As per the instructions of the Government of
India and Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana
(PMBJP), the college runs a Janaushadhi Medical Store,
offering quality generic medicine available at affordable
prices.
The NSS Unit of the institute is dynamic and has active
participation in government initiatives like Swachh Bharat,
Campaigns on Cashless Transactions, Industrial Fire Safety,
Pulse Polio, Afforestation, National Women’s Parliament
and Rally for rivers. Health Camps organized in and around
Amaravati make them reach out to the public of the slums
and rural areas. The health issues are attended upon by the
students under the close supervision of qualified doctors
FEBRUARY 2018 H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW
 About the Chairman of the Institute
The Chairman of SRK Foundation, Sri S. Appa Rao Boyapati, B.E. is a
visionary educationist. He believes that empowerment of women happens
only through education, and to mould them into the change agents of the
society educational institutions have to prepare them to take up their chosen
roles in tune with the needs of the progressive society. SRK Foundation
believes in encouraging young women to choose advanced streams of
education and careers, which led to the establishment of Vijaya Group of
Institutions for Women in 2008 offering courses in Pharmacy, Engineering
and Management, which are flourishing under the able administration of Sri
S. Sri Krishna Boyapati, Secretary and Correspondent.

Financial Support and Assistance

Sri S. Appa Rao Boyapati
The institute also provides financial aid to students.
Students with academic brilliance and in need of financial
assistance are encouraged and offered free education till
and necessary medicines are supplied by the Janaushadhi post-graduation.
Medical Store, VIPW for free of cost. At VIPW, education
is inclusive as every student believes in contributing to the Career Opportunities and Exposures
society.
VIPW provides excellent placement and career
Moments of Pride opportunities. Students have been successfully placed in
prestigious companies like AGS Healthcare, Cognizant,
VIPW has achieved many milestones proceeding towards Optimus Generics, Pellets Pharma Limited, Lee Pharma
its road to success. In appreciation of services rendered to Limited, Madras Pharmaceuticals, Astrazenica, Micro Labs,
Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS) in capacity of Ther Dose, Laila Neutraceuticals and many more. T R
Organizing Secretary for ERIPSCON 2016-17, Dr. K.
Padmalatha, Principal of the institute, has been honored at
the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of IPSCON – 2017,
Mumbai. The institute received the IPA Outstanding Local
Branch Award for the year 2017 by
the Indian Pharmaceutical Association.
Score More Foundation, a non-profitable
organization in AP has bestowed The
Indian Star, The Best Emerging College
of Pharmacy for Women (2017-18), The
Best Emerging Institution in Pharma
Education and Woman of Excellence
Awards to Dr. K. Padmalatha (2016-17).
The institute also received the NEA
Award 2015 (National Andhra Pradesh
Education Awards), in association with
MSME, Government of India and AICTE
for Excellent Co-Curricular Activities for
Women Students in Andhra Pradesh. Also,
Ms. Nowreen Sulthana (2010-2014)
received JNTUK (K) Gold Medal for
academic excellence.

T
H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW FEBRUARY 2018 33
 ABOUT AUTHOR
Dr Pushpa Rani, an effervescent educationalist
serves as a Professor and Chair person in the
department of Computer Science, Mother Teresa
Women’s University, India for more than two
decades. She is a vivid researcher in Computer
Science. She has been bestowed with a number
of prestigious awards; three International; ‘Glory of
India’, ‘Distinguished woman in Science’ and
‘Research Innovation Award’ and at national level,
with seven including Best Scientist and Dr Abdhul
Kalam Life time achievement awards. She is
entrusted with many responsible Positions such as
University Syndicate Member, Academic Council
member, Dean of Science and IQAC
Co-ordinator to the University.

Success of a
nation
lies in the
hands of its

S
uccess of a nation at higher end
is more than the success of few
individuals, or organizations and
cities. A nation’s success in real sense
is encompassing more, may be all
these together and it should be viewed
in 360 degrees. As a fact, a nation is
not defined by its borders or
boundaries of land mass, rather it
epitomizes citizens and hence the
success of a nation relies on the
wellbeing of its citizens especially the
women. In nutshell, women
empowerment is a perquisite for
making a nation successful.
As rightly said by Swami
Vivekananda, “There is no chance for
the welfare of the world unless the
condition of women is improved, It is
not possible for a bird to fly on only
one wing.” To achieve the status of a
developed country, no doubt India
needs to transform its colossal women
force into an effective human resource
and this can be made possible only
Women
through the empowerment of women.
This is one dimension of the change,
where equal opportunity in education,
employment and social status to
women is becoming crucial for the
development of a nation.
Further, as a follow-up, the second
dimension of change is, permitting
women to take the front seat in the
journey towards development, leading
the organizations and institutions, and
providing chances in the upper ladder

36 FEBRUARY 2018 H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW
EDUCATOR’S VIEWPOINT
of socio political positions. This will
enable them to play crucial leadership
and execution roles. This type of
change will definitely act further as a
catalyst and empower women still
more and pave a path way for a more
promising and sustainable growth of a
nation.
As the first dimension of change is
more fundamental and bigger in scope
and in some sense encompass all of
women population in a country, the
second dimension of change is more
pivotal, comparing smaller in volume
but will have an affluent impact. A
women’s way of thinking is different
and is inclusive of many factors;
progress over prosperity, next
generation centric, passion in caring
for the needed puts them all together to
drive a nation towards success.
At a broader perspective, the first
dimension of change can be thought of
a fundamental tactic and the later as
strategic. The fundamental change
needs to be systemic and the broad
domains where women need typical
improvement are Education, Financial
independence (via employment and
entrepreneurship), Legal equality and
Decision making opportunities.
Women Education is paramount at the
root and the education here is not
meant the mere transition of a
Bachelor’s or a master’s degree. As
education is the spine of any
empowerment, it should completely be
reframed where students will not just
learn books but are to be educated to
live a great life and to be noble citizens
of the Country.
Education should not be treated as a
way to get better marriage proposals,
but as tool to lead the economic
independence of women. In this
T
H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW FEBRUARY 2018
high-tech era, we see that women all
over the world are challenging and
changing gender inequalities by
occupying key managerial positions.
The legal equality and decision
opportunity are yet other important
aspects on women empowerment. The
decision making opportunity has again
two components; the first one is about
how well the opportunity is given to
women and the second is on how well
the women are being prepared to
exercise this opportunity successfully.
While the first goes with the legality in
some sense, the second is more on
motivational and value based
education.
It’s high time that we should stop the
portrayal of women as objects for lust
and pleasure and for the service of man
community. The women in complete
sense should be treated with respect
and dignity. They should be given total
independence of their own life inside
their home and also outside at their
work.
Finally coming to the more visible
change, where women take leadership
roles in India. According to a recent
study, women in Indian corporate
boards contribute a mere 12% compare
to that of 15% across globe. However,
the good news here is that, this has
been increased from 4.7% to this level
in just a couple of years.
Being in a board or the CEO of a
corporate or startup certainly provides
the framework to execute; to make
decisions and in certain sense have a
wider impact on decisions. The
advanced countries like US have
higher percentage of women in key
leadership roles and in top 500
companies, women hold 19.9% of
board seats. Again, Norway, France
and Sweden lead the way globally,
with about 46%, 34% and 33% of
board members being Women.
Women being in front seat driving
all-encompassing growth and
development is not just a vision, or a
dream. It is the reality across the globe
and more and more success stories are
emerging in these days. To name a few
unsung heroines, Shireen Santosham,
Chief Innovation Officer, city of San
Jose California has been succeeded in
effectively shaping it as one of the
pioneering smart city model for the
world. CEO and Cofounder of
Connecthings, is another example of
woman power influencing the success
of a nation through technological
advancement by facilitating smarter
inter-device communications.
We cannot deny the fact that women
have a unique contribution in the
economy of our country even with
unfavorable “women-men” ratio in the
upper governing positions. Finally, the
women empowerment that fuels the
nation’s success is not merely
accomplished by women education
alone; rather the men need to be
equally educated on the same virtues
and values. I would urge here strongly
that, we the educationalists should
remould the culture and curriculum of
books which take knowledge beyond
the classrooms, practice integrity and
responsibility and make them as living
examples of moral ethics and values.
As India’s first prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru said “When women
move forward, the family moves, the
villages moves, and ultimately the
nation moves towards success” T R
37
 “
A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how

MOST Influential
strong she is until she gets in hot water.” - Eleanor
Roosevelt, the longest serving first lady of the
United States of America.

Indian Humans are known for their intelligence, creativity, and the
ability to think. Though men define strength, women are

Women
actually the ones who not only define power, rather
establish it every moment. Being a mother and carrying a
child in the womb for nine months is not something easy to
do. And, not just giving birth to a child or taking care of her
family, “SHE” can do more, much more than ordinary men
can imagine. Every moment, women are breaking the
stereotypical thoughts of the typical men. Even though the

who Redefined
society is male-dominant, there are women who are
achieving milestones and setting a benchmark for the rest.
Here’s the list of the most influential women who are
redefining women empowerment every day.

Empowerment

38 FEBRUARY 2018 H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW
EDITOR’S PICK
Malavath Poorna
Climbing up to the peak of Mount Everest is still almost
every man’s dream, for women, it’s still too far. While the
rest of the world just dreamed to achieve it, a 13 year old
girl made it to the peak and hoisted the Indian flag at the
summit. Malavath Poorna is the youngest woman to reach
the peak of Everest. Most interestingly, she was just a
month older than the world’s youngest Everest
Climber – American Jordan Romero. The impressive thing
about Poorna was that she climbed the peak from the
difficult route, i.e., the Tibetan side.
Kunjarani Devi
Not many of us are aware of this name, though her deeds
can actually keep us stunt. Kunjarani Devi is one of the
most celebrated Indian woman figures in weightlifting. She
is extraordinary because one doesn’t see a 46 year old
T
H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW FEBRUARY 2018
bespectacled doing weightlifting every day. In the year
1990, she became the first woman to win Arjuna award. She
has also shared the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award with
Leander Paes in 1996-1997. Her journey towards success
was not easy, but she stood strong and worked tirelessly to
achieve her goal.
Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi
Starting a new venture is not easy, but being the
Chairperson and CEO of the world’s second largest food
and beverage business is much more difficult than one of us
can imagine. Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi is the Chairperson
and CEO of Pepsi Co., and a renowned name in the list of
world’s most powerful women.
Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu
Imagine walking on the ice, living on the ice, sleeping on
the ice and even dreaming on the ice. A Delhi-based
39
mountaineer and outdoor instructor Reena Kaushal
Dharmashaktu, along with seven other women, became the
first woman to reach the southernmost tip of world, the
South Pole and that too in just 38 days. She has made it
possible to ski through the coldest and deserted regions of
the world and made a record that the world will remember
forever.
Sapper Shanti Tigga
Carrying an AK47 rifle and running on the hilly roads of the
Himalayas is not how imagine a woman to be. Sapper
Shanti Tigga is one such one woman who has broken the
stereotypical thoughts of the so-called male dominated
society and became the first Indian woman to become a
jawan in the Indian Army. She is 35-year-old and a mother
of two. She competed with her male counterparts and joined
the 969 Railway Engineer Regiment of Territorial Army in
the year 2011. Though she was later found dead, India is
proud to have a woman like her for her extraordinary
contribution in creating a milestone for women.
Sita Sahu
Not every average man can make it to the Olympics, but
this extraordinary girl, Sita Sahu, a sprinter, has won two
bronze medals at the 2011 Special Olympics in Athens at a
very young age of 15. She doesn’t need us to appreciate her
for what she has done, rather she deserves that. It is very
unfortunate to know that due to severe ignorance and lack
of proper concern, this marvelous sportsperson has now to
sell gol gappe in a small place in Madhya Pradesh for a
living.
Chhavi Rajavat
The more we say about these women, the less it appears.
All we want in our life is comfort, isn’t that true? But, the
goals of Chhavi Rajawat is something more, much more
than average people can imagine. She is the first woman
sarpanch in the Indian history with an MBA degree. We
surely hear about people who quits job to start a new
venture of their own. Chhavi, on the other hand, ditched her
well-paying corporate job in India’s biggest telecom firm
and started her journey towards making some positive
impact on the society. She chose to become the sarpanch of
Soda, a village situated 60 km from Jaipur, Rajasthan. Her
tireless efforts have helped the place to be benefitted by
40
some excellent facilities like rain water harvesting and
toilets among many others.
Chanda Kochhar
Clearly, winning a Padma Bhushan Award is not every
person’s cup of tea, but it isn’t impossible either. Gone are
those days when Indian women used to hardly step out of
their homes. Today, women travel to space, win medals in
Olympics, even play cricket and become entrepreneurs to
set milestones for the rest of the world. Chanda Kochhar is
no ordinary woman; she is the CEO of ICICI Bank. She
didn’t stop there. She made it to the Fortune list of 25 most
powerful women in the Asia-Pacific region and stands first
among all other Indian women. Not only for the first time,
she has been consistently been featured in that list since
2005, and in the year 2010, she was honored with the
Padma Bhushan Award, the third highest civilian honor
given by the Indian Government, for her extraordinary
contributions in the banking sector.
Mithali Raj
The names like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Dhoni
and Virat Kohli is famous among all India kids, but there
exists a woman who has led the Indian Cricket team to the
final of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, and she is
Mithali Raj. For her extraordinary contributions to the
Indian Women’s cricket, Mithali has been revealed as one
of the most influential women in India by the BBC.
Apart from the all the names said above, there exists
hundreds of other Indian women who make the nation
proud every day. Every Indian mother and every other
Indian woman who sacrifices their dreams and ambitions
for their family are the real heroes of the nation. India still
remembers the names like Irom Chanu Sharmila, Phoolan
Devi, Amrita Devi, Asha Roy, Arundhati Bhattacharya,
Kalpana Chawla, Kalpana Chawla, Durga Shakti Nagpal,
Bhairavi Desai, Ranji Nagaswami, Gargee Ghosh, Rashmi
Sinha, and Alka Banerjee among many others.
“The empowered woman is powerful beyond measure and
beautiful beyond description.” – Steve Maraboli, a
renowned American researcher. T R
FEBRUARY 2018 H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW
 Vivekanandha College of
Engineering for Women–
Empowering and
Educating
Women for a Better
Tomorrow
The college aims at shaping the Women students
into healthy and disciplined young citizens of
character and culture, and places special
emphasis on practical and professional
experience so as to enable them to secure
employment in industries immediately after
completion of their studies and training them to
become entrepreneurial leaders of the future.
Peerless Educational, Recreational and Infrastructural
Facilities
Vivekanandha College of Engineering for Women
(VCEW), located at Elayampalayam, Tiruchengode, Tamil
Nadu, was established in the year 2001 with the objective to
extend the frontiers of technical knowledge to rural women
students and to empower them. The college imparts value
based Hi-Tech education to women in order to prepare them
for the global competition and empower them for the new
era of technology. It provides free transport facility to
women students, and operates a fleet of buses and vans,
numbering more than 200 for easy mobility of the women
students from different parts of the districts.
Vivekanandha Educational Institutions additionally own
Vivekanadha Medical Care Hospital, which is a multi
specialty hospital. This hospital was mainly established for
the welfare of the Women students studying across the
entire institution.
The college has five streams of B.E./B.Tech programmes in
the disciplines of Computer Science and Engineering,
42
Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and
Communication Engineering, Information Technology and
Biotechnology, six Postgraduate programmes in
Engineering and Technology with specialization options as
Computer Science and Engineering, Power Systems
Engineering, Applied Electronics, Information Technology,
VLSI Design, Master of Business Administration and two
R&D Centers (Full/Part-Time Ph.D/M.S.) in Computer
Science and Engineering and Electrical and Electronics
Engineering. The institute hosts around 1683 students in
Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes who are
passionately mentored by 172 faculty members. Five
Undergraduates programmes have been accredited and
re-accredited by National Board of Accreditation, New
Delhi since 2008.
The college provides good infrastructure for
teaching-learning process. All the classrooms are equipped
with ICT enabled teaching aids. It has state-of-the art
equipment and machinery for teaching as well as research /
consultancy services.
The college follows a unique syllabus, regulations and
examination system (continuous assessment and End
Semester Examinations) for its students. The academic
regulations include Choice based Credit System in which
the students have optional subjects to choose from other
discipline curriculum.
It has a spacious and grand auditorium with a seating
capacity of 5000 students. Many programmes, college
cultural events, festivals, and workshops are luxuriously
conducted in its campus. Each department has its own A/C
Seminar Hall.
FEBRUARY 2018 H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW
 An Erudite Leader
Envisioning the women empowerment as the need of the hour, Vidhya
Rathna Prof.Dr.M.Karunanithi, B.Pharm., M.S., Ph.D., D.Litt., started
Angammal Educational Trust in 1987 with the vision of promoting technical
and professional education exclusively for women. He is an Educationist, a
Philanthropist, a Chemist and an Industrialist. He is the architect and driving
force behind the temples of learning under the banner of the ‘Vivekanandha
Educational Institutions’. Presently there are 25 educational institutions
sponsored by the trust offering education to more than 23,000 women
students in various disciplines such as Engineering, Management, Arts &
Science, Pharmacy, Dental and Nursing under one roof.

schemes to tune of nearly Rs.75-90 lakhs every year which

Prof Dr M Karunanithi
The Campus has adequate sports infrastructure e.g. Cricket,
Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Badminton, Table Tennis,
Chess and several other indoor and outdoor games. Along
with sports, Gym facilities are provided to make the women
students strong and brave.
Vivekanandha College has excellent hostel facilities with
well-furnished double and four occupancy room. At
present, more than 3500 Women students are
accommodated in the hostels. There are two hostels that
also provide furnished accommodations with washing
machines and modern gymnasium inside it.
Major Achievements and Affiliations
VCEW has been selected as the best women engineering
college of India 2017 by ISTE and Ranked No. 1 in Anna
University Rank list. The college has also been awarded 4th
place in SWACCHTA index at All India Level by the
Ministry of Human Resources and Development. It is an
Autonomous institution, affiliated to Anna University
accredited by NAAC, AICTE, New Delhi, TCS and an ISO
9000:2008 certified. Prominently, Vivekananda Group of
Institutions is being recognized as Asia’s largest Women
Institution.
Financial Assistance
VCEW offers value based education at affordable cost.
Scholarships are provided to students who are economically
weak, who are from socially backward communities (nearly
90%) and from rural areas (just above 50%) based on their
merit and annual income irrespective of the community.
Poor, meritorious and parentless students also get benefited
out of it. The Management offers Women student welfare
includes fee concessions, free transport and free hostel
accommodation. Special scholarships are given to the
differently-abled and sports students which also includes
fee waiving options.
Financial assistance and support in the form of fee
concessions is provided by Angammal Educational Trust
(AET). Every year, Vivekanandha Educational Institutions
conduct the Arivu Thiran Scholarship Exam for Higher
Secondary Students. Free education is provided to women
students who qualify the Arivu Thiran Scholarship Exam.
Career Opportunities
The college has a Training and Placement cell which has
provided more than 90% placement in premium MNCs in
Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad etc. It’s Centre for Job
Oriented Studies and Training provides coaching classes for
SC/ST/OBC/Economically Backward Women students for
various competitive exams. The Career Guidance and
Placement Cell and Equal Opportunity Cell also conduct
programmes which enable the students to appear for
competitive examinations. Excellent placement record with
prolific procurement which ensures that most of the Women
students (more than 90 %) are placed in Tier-I companies.
The college has collaborated with the various companies in
the industry by the institution for Placement, students
training, joint research and other activities. Some of the
most prominent companies which the institute holds
collaboration with are HCL Technologies Ltd, Wipro
Technologies Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Tech
Mahindra, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Hexaware
Technologies, Medox Biotech Ind Pvt. Ltd, Oracle,
Accenture, IBM India private limited and Infosys among
many others. T R

T
H
E N O W L E DEducation.
G E RInnovation.
E V I Success
EW FEBRUARY 2018 43
www.calvary.edu
Curtis Institute Of Music
1726 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
www.curtis.edu