P. G Department of Psychology Conducts a Workshop on Art Therapy

The P.G Department of Psychology St Thomas College, Bhilai under the agesis of Psychometrician organised a workshop on Art Therapy. The programs theme was Art Therapy : Theory and Applications. The session was very engaging where discussion focused on both various theoretical perspectives  and practical choices in art therapy. The main idea behind this session was the sharing of academic and Field experience and path to process  in Art by the Resource person Neil Chaudhary. Students understood Art Therapy as Creative expressions  that fosters psychological healing. The students learned about the various creative pieces such as Dance, Clay work, Vocal work, Painting and Meditation to develop self awareness, explore emotions and address unresolved emotional conflict. The Clients in the therapy are always looking for truth and truth is different from every client.

Various  principles such as Neuroplasticity application in Art therapy was explained.  The students learned the process of  Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis and Documentation in Art Therapy. The Speaker also explained the Do’s and Don’ts in the Therapy.

Principal Dr. M.G. Roymon appreciated the program and said the main learning is through sharing of knowledge and this interactive session targets the concept. Dr. Debjani Mukherjee, HOD, spoke on the occasion and motivated the students to gain knowledge of various therapies and wisdom from  experienced Speaker.

Dr. Sumita Singh encouraged the students to learn from the expertise of the Resource Person.. Dr. Ankita Deshmukh and Mr. Tanmaya Pattnaik organised the program and helped in its smooth execution.

38th Annual Day celebrated in a colourful manner

38th Annual Day was celebrated in a colourful manner in St. Thomas College Ruabandha Sector, Bhilai. The Chief Guest of this program was Mr. Tamradhwaj Sahu, Honourable Home Minister, Govt. of Chhattisgarh. The program was presided by H.G. Alexios Mar Eusebius, Manager Bishop, St. Thomas College, Bhilai. On this occasion Chief Guest Mr. Tamradhwaj also inaugurated the newly constructed Gymnasium financed by the MLA fund. First of all dignitaries enlightened the lamp on the stage the program was formally started. Principal of the college, Dr. M. G. Roymon welcomed all the guests and students and especially thanked to Chief Guest Shri Tamradhwaj Sahu for the gift of Gymnasium to the college. He said that we also expect your support and guidance in the coming future. H.G. Alexios Mar Eusebius gave his blessings to all the students and said that St. Thomas College, Bhilai is well known for the overall development of students on regular basis. On this occasion Administrator of the college Rev. Fr. Dr Joshi Varghese, Treasurer of St. Thomas Mission Fr. Ajju. K. Varghese, Principal of MGM Public School Bhilai Fr, Kurian John, Fr, Jubin Johnson, Mayor of Risali Nagar Nigam Mrs. Shashi Sinha, Chairmen Mr. Keshav Banchhor, Parshad Maya Yadav, Sheela Narkhede, and officials from Risali Nagar Nigam were also present. Chief Guest Shri Tamradhwaj Sahu heartily appreciated the warm welcome done by the college and congratulated to all students for their achievements. On this occasion prizes were awarded to students by the guests in the categories of sports, cultural program, university merit list and other categories. The program was conducted by Dr. V. Shanthi, Dr. Surekha Jawade, Dr. Jayashri Balasubramaniyam, Dr. Shiny Mendonce, Dr. Sujata Kole and Dr. Chanda Verma and vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Sapna Sharma.

Campus Placement Drive

The ICFAI University, Raipur has organized Open Campus Drive on 20th January 2023, in which students of St. Thomas College, Bhilai Prapti Chandrakar and Kinshu Chandrakar of B. Com Final Year selected on Bajaj Allianz for the position of Senior Sales Manager/ Business Development Manager. The College Administrator Rev. Father Joshi Varghese, Principal Dr. M. G. Roymon, TPO Convener Dr. Sunita Kshatriya. Team members of TPO and all the staff members congratulated the students for their future endeavor.

Community Service at Government Primary School Ruabandha

The  PG Department of Economics of St. Thomas College Bhilai took to “Gyan Daan”   as a Service to the Community by teaching the students of primary classes at Government Primary School Ruabandha, which is a regular practice of the Department. This service is provided, both by the Undergraduate and Post Graduate students of the Department. The students are keenly involved in the teaching of basic subjects like English, Hindi, Mathematics and Environmental Studies as per the syllabus prescribed for the class.  This is a year long process which starts from the beginning of the academic year till the end of the session.  Our undergraduate students   Sukanya Jena, Chetna Shindey, Harshita Jolhe and Divya Singh take a keen interest in this service. Through this the students are exposed not only to the curriculum of their studies but also to the realities of life. This program is progressing gracefully with the commendable cooperation of the Headmistress of the School Mrs. Sarita Mandare, Mentee Mrs. Pushpa Lata Tiwari and Mr. Nagendra Marabi. Administrator of St. Thomas College, Rev. Father Dr. Joshi Varghese and Principal Dr. M G Roymon appreciated the initiative of the Department.  Constant support and guidance is being given by Dr. Mariam Jacob Head of the Department, and the Faculties Dr. Aparna Ghosh, Dr. Kiran Bala Das, and Mrs. Bhavna Chandrakant Dewangan who monitor the activities for the smooth functioning, which is well appreciated form both the ends.

37th Annual Sports Meet

The 37th Annual Sports Meet was organized in St. Thomas College, Bhilai on 13th January, 2023. The Chief Guest of this program was Dr. Abhishek Pallav, SP Durg. The President of the program was H. G. Manager Bishop Alexios Mar Eusebius. First of all Principal Dr. M. G. Roymon welcomed all the guests and players and presented the brief report about the achievements of the college in the previous year. He said that sports play a very important role for getting success in life. Manager Bishop Alexios Mar Eusebius said that the sports are responsible for the overall development of an individual. Chief Guest Dr. Abhishek Pallav said that youth is the real strength of the country hence all the players should be stay away from Drugs and also follow the Traffic Rules with full care and attention. During the program he motivated all the players by shaking hands with them. In both Men and Women category 100, 200, 400 metre, Riley Race, Short Put, Discuss Throw, Long Jump and Tag of War competitions were organized. The program was conducted by Dr. Sujata Koley, Asst. Prof. Dept. of English and vote of thanks was proposed by Sports Officer Mr. Kailash Narayan Verma. All the Teaching and non teaching staff members played a significant role for the smooth organization of this Annual Sports Meet

Seven Days NSS Special Camp concluded at Village Chandkhuri

The closing ceremony of Seven Days NSS Special Camp of St. Thomas College, Bhilai was organized at Village Chandkhuri on 11th January, 2023. The Chief Guest of this program was Mrs. Hemlata Deshmukh, Sarpanch Village Chandkhuri. The president of the program was Mr. Gulab Singh Dewangan, Head Master Govt. Primary School Chandkhuri. First of all the NSS Program Officer of St. Thomas College, Bhilai Mr. Mahendra Ikhar presented the brief report of various activities conducted by the NSS volunteers during the camp. Sarpanch Mrs. Hemlata Deshmukh congratulated all the volunteers for their outstanding work in the village.  Head Master Mr. Gulab Singh Dewangan said that all the volunteers did the memorable work with full dedication for the villagers. During the program all the volunteers were awarded by the certificates by the guests. On this occasion NSS volunteers presented colorful cultural program. The program was conducted by NSS volunteer Khomendra Sahu and Prachi Sahu and vote of thanks was proposed by NSS volunteer Dhananjay Yadav

VISIT AT GOVT. SCHOOL, CHANDKHURI By Students (Psychometrician Group)

On 9th January 2023, the students of the Psychology department visited Govt. Primary School Chandkhuri were the students taught the students about good and bad touch. Personal grooming and cleaning habits were also demonstrated and the psychology students also took session on Art Therapy for the school students. Students of both school and college took part actively The program was led by departmental professors Dr. Sumita Singh, Dr. Ankita Deshmukh, Mr. Tanmay Patnaik under the guidance of Head of the Department of Psychology, Dr. Debjani Mukherjee. In which departmental students were engaged in various activities. PGC student Suman Sahu, informed the students about good touch, bad touch, mental health, A poetry was delivered by Ravi Kumar Deshmukh of 2nd Semester and the importance of Chhattisgarh state song was also delivered by him. Deepak Chandak of 4th semester, told the children about Dhyana Mudra. Stationery and art therapy were taught by Kiron Roy, Oorja Parwana and Shubham Kumar of 2nd Semester.
Administrative Officer of the College Dr. Father Joshi Varghese appreciated the effort of the department, Principal Dr. M. G. Royman encouraged the department to engage in more activities like this and the program .

Seven Days NSS Camp Inaugurated at Chandkhuri

The Seven Days Special Camp of NSS of St. Thomas College, Ruabandha Sector Bhilai has been inaugurated in joyful manner at Village Chandkhuri on 5th January, 2023. The Chief Guest of this program was Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Director Vaidik Dharm Sansthan Chandkhuri Aashram. First of all, the guests paid the floweral tribute to the youth icon Swami Vivekanand. NSS Program Officer Mr. Mahendra Ikhar provided the day wise schedule of activities in seven days camp. Principal of the college Dr. M. G. Roymon motivated students to be disciplined and take good care of health and hygiene. Chief Guest Mr. Prabhat Kumar said that all the volunteers will be benefited from the spiritual environment of Aashram and definitely will learn the real and true lesson of life. The head master of Govt. Primary School Mr. Gulab Singh Dewangan congratulated all the volunteers for organizing the camp at Chandkhuri. During the program the NSS Volunteers presented Chhattisgarhi State Song and other cultural programs. The program was conducted by NSS volunteer Stutee Patra and Vote of thanks was proposed by NSS volunteer Dhananjay Yadav. On this occasion NSS volunteers, students of govt. primary school and other villagers were present.

Organises Workshop on Mind Mastery: A Reprogrammer in Learning

Department of Sociology organizes One Day Workshop on ‘Mind Mastery: A Reprogrammer in Learning’ . The main objective of the workshop was to adapt various tricks and techniques of learning with funand master our mind to reprogram for learning even the most abstract concepts.

Dr. Joby P.A, psychologist,mind trainer, hypnotherapist and career counsellor was theresource person of the workshop. The session was quite interesting and interactive that kept the students involved in the activities of the workshop.

Principal Dr. M.G. Roymon, expressed his gratitude and felicitatedthe guest speaker with a memento as a token of love and congratulated him for making the workshop worth interestingand mind boggling.

Administrator of the college, Rev Father Dr. Joshi Varghese appreciated the guest speaker for introducing such topic for the workshop. Ms. Deepti Santosh Head in charge of Sociology Department Welcomed the Resource Person and Dr. Hari Prakash SonwaniAssistant Professor Sociology Department extended his support for the smooth accomplishment of the workshop. Miss Sheryil P. Anil, member of student association of sociology department proposed the vote of thanks.

St. Thomas College, Bhilai Accredited with ‘A’ Grade

As per the notification received from NAAC Bangalore, St. Thomas College is accredited with A Grade.  NAAC peer team visited the college on 15th and 16th December, 2022. In this evaluation process College scored 3.08 CGPA and got A grade. The Chairman of this visit was Professor Suhas Pednekar, Vice Chancellor University of Mumbai. Other members were Professor Pramod Kumar from Agra and Dr. Pargat Sigh Garcha from Ludhiana. On this achievement

 Dr. Aruna Palta ,Vice Chancellor  Hemchand Yadav University, Durg and other Officials congratulated  St. Thomas College, Bhilai. Manager Bishop of the college His Grace Alexios Mar Eusebius congratulated and gave his blessings to all the staff, students, alumni and parents and wished for better performance of the college in coming future. Former Administrator of college Rt. Rev. George Mathew Ramban and Former Bishop Dr. Joseph Mar Dionysius also congratulated all the staff members for the commendable result. Administrator of college Rev. Fr. Dr. Joshi Varghese congratulated the college family and said that the college is dedicated for quality education and overall development of students. Principal of the College Dr M. G. Roymon congratulated all the professors and staff members and said that in this achievement the hard work of all the employees and outstanding performance of students played an important role.