(Prof.S.K. Ananda Thirtha introducing the speakers C.V. Nagaraj (2nd from left) and Vasanthkumar Mysoremath (3rd from left) of MGP at a recent Workshop on Consumer Awareness and Employability Skills Development at Vidyavardhaka Sangha. Others in the picture are Shri Subramanyam, faculty member and Shri Boregowda, NSS Officer.)
Vidyavardhaka Sangha group of institutions organized a special interactive workshop on 16-10-09 on Consumerism and Employability Skills Development for the benefit of about 100 NSS volunteers and ITI Trainees on its campus. Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) members. C.V. Nagaraj, Retired Chief Chemist and Vasanthkumar Mysoremath, IAAD (Retd) were the resource persons for the workshop.
Nagaraj spoke about how unscrupulous merchants are playing with the lives of consumers through a variety of adulterations all for the sake of a few extra rupees. He stressed the need for awareness of the rights of consumers and especially the special role of NSS volunteers in creating that awareness in our society. He lamented that consumers are assuming that they are being served the right commodities and at the right price whereas, in reality it was not so. Under his guidance, the students themselves conducted simple experiments on various methods adopted by the merchants for adulteration..
Mysoremath spoke about how to develop self confidence, face interviews, be a good leader, and express oneself in public with the right body language.
Students participated enthusiastically in the interactive sessions with the two speakers. Prof.S.K.Ananda Thirtha introduced the speakers and NSS Officer Shri Boregowda and faculty member Shri Subramanyam were present.
Such programmes can be arrangeed by calling MGP office at 2515150.