Alumni Report 1- MSOC, 2019

The Department of Sociology and Social work organized an interactive session with two alumnae from the Christ family. The esteemed speakers of the day Induja Aravind and Medha Roy successfully oriented the students to the various fields to be explored upon completing the Applied Sociology course. Induja currently works at Brandcom while Medha has been employed at Edelman, both of which are well established public relations agencies in Bangalore.

Alumane addressing students 

Contrary to popular belief that a discipline like Sociology has a limited scope, the speakers shared their experiential learning outcomes and were able to plant a broader range of career aspirations among us. While a layperson may think of the most generic professions for a Sociology graduate, it was through this lecture that much of these doubts were cleared. As the speakers shared snippets of their journey from student to an employee, several unthought-of avenues such as media planning, public relations, the development/social sector, market research, policy analysts, artificial intelligence, human resource among many others were brought to light.  

The one-hour session was quite fruitful, as experienced peers were able to consider the standpoint of students and accordingly guide or address the naive concerns. 

Students attend alumane session 

Moreover, through such sharing the general anxiousness that persists among most students (with regard to employment options), is taken care of; listening to a peer open up about their journey from a confused worried student, to working with start-ups and eventually to an independent successful employee is inspiring and reassuring. Such departmental initiatives are beneficial in nurturing and broadening the career scape of young sociologists.  

 

Orientation Session by Janaagraha

Date: June 18th, 2019 

Venue: III PSEco, Block 1, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)  

An orientation session was conducted by the Department of Sociology in collaboration with Janaagraha,

is a registered body based on active civic participation, learning and advocacy of rights. It was focused on

orienting students for the service-learning module for their 5th semester of sociology elective

(Contemporary Social Problems). 

Service Learning is an initiative by the Department of Sociology with the mission of bridging the gap

between classroom, theoretical teaching and its practical application in day-to-day life. It aims at creating

more awareness and a sense of social responsibility among the students. Students are expected to work

with different NGOs and organizations which deal with social problems, in and around the city.

Janaagraha is one such organization where students who have previously pursued the elective have

volunteered.

Janaagraha is a ‘not-for-profit’ organization which works for “transforming the quality of life in India’s

towns and cities”. They undertake many noble endeavors such as working with citizens to catalyze

active citizenship in urban neighborhoods and with governments to bring about reforms in city

governance and increase civic engagement and improve the quality of life and civic infrastructures. It

works towards solving problems in urban settings such as waste management, water conservation,

primary education, etc. The session was a great way to brief students about the NGO and their work.

It made the students aware of their responsibilities towards society through the service-learning

modules. The students who volunteer for the organization are expected to identify schools in the city to

deliver modules on civic learning and active citizenship, which are designed by Janaagraha. The

students act as mentors to the school children and help them undertake projects which reflect their creativity and social responsibility as active citizens through the ‘I Change my City Challenge’.

After the session, the forum was made open for questions and answers. Students clarified their doubts

and made inquiries which were answered by the representatives from Janaagraha. There were active

participation and interest from the class. 

Celebrations for Dr Radhakrishnan's group

Celebration of Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishna Birthday

President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on 5th September 1888. This day is celebrated as Teacher’s Day all across India. Department of Sociology and Social Work had a felicitation by the students for the teachers to mark the significance of the day. 
The programme was attended by all students of MA Applied Sociology, and MSW. All teachers including HOD Dr. Victor Paul attended the programme that was organized on the 10th floor at 12.30 am.