Press Releases from Banasthali (166 total)
PMMMNMTT Banasthali Centre National Workshop on Acdemic Writing: 3Ms
It is an undisputed fact that teacher occupies a central place in the entire educational system of any country disseminating ideas and thoughts which allow a culture to survive and sustain. Academic writing features a serious tone and is often demonstrative of particular theories and facts related to a given argument since it serves as communication tool for conveying acquired knowledge in a specific field of study.
Academic writing enhances…
Dhamaal World’s Largest Fully Residential Women’s University Banasthali Alum …
With students coming from different parts of India, the 850 acre Campus Banasthali today with 16000 students itself is a mini India. Members of every major religion undertake pilgrimages and for the alumni of 1935 established Banasthali which is one among the top ranking universities in India today as well as globally visiting their alma mater years after their graduation, is undoubtedly a pilgrimage.
Dhamaal “the festival of feelings” was the…
Banasthali Corona Club High Voltage Event Reign the Realms: The confluence of In …
The club which firmly believes that youth is the solution and not the problem derives inspiration from the quote in Latin “Nihil de nobis, sine nobis” which means nothing about us without us. Corona’s presentation event indeed was a hub where young minds gathered to provide innovative solutions to the problems faced by various countries of the world in the present times.
The country anchors for the eight countries (and…
Banasthali Breaks into QS Asia University Rankings 2019
Global league table rankings for Universities such as Times Higher Education (THE), Shanghai and QS have become increasingly prominent as a means to judge the performance of universities, and hence as a comparative indicator for prospective students and employers who tend to get carried away by the famous quote “if the University is not in such ranking tables, then the university does not exist.”
Ranking 13,000 universities in Asia from over…
Dazzling Dusshera Celebrations at Banasthali
Vijayadashami or Dussehra even if they follow different rituals, ultimately convey the same message - the victory of good over evil - is celebrated on the tenth day of Navratri festival. In the northern and southern states, it is celebrated to mark the victory of Lord Ram over the ten headed Ravana. In eastern and northeastern states of India, it commemorates the victory of Goddess Durga over the demon king…
Banasthali Durga Ashtami 2018 Celebrations Galore
Durga signifies the innermost power of consciousness and the goddess is forever taking shape within and around us as the creative and transformative force that is the essence of the cosmic life for overcoming all difficulties.
With students coming from different parts of India, the 850 acre Banasthali campus itself is a mini India echoing the lines of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in National anthem “Panjaba-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha Dravida-Utkala-Banga.” To reinforce the fivefold education…
Banasthali Students Garba Razzle Dandiya Dazzle for Navratri 2018 Celebrations G …
Navratri is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga and her nine avatars for a period of nine days. There are five Navratris in a year, out of which two are celebrated widely. One is Sharad Navratri, or Maha Navratri, which coincides with the popular Durga Puja and concludes with Dussehra and is celebrated around September - October. The other is Chaitra Navratri, which is celebrated in…
Celebrations Galore at Banasthali Mamooth Gathering for Ganesh Chaturthi 2018
Lord Ganesh is considered to be the God of wealth, knowledge, wisdom and prosperity. The essence of this festival lies in the fact that the devotees worship Ganesh to free their lives of all the sins and substitute them with knowledge and action. Associated with Lord Ganpati or Ganesha - the most loved god who has 108 names Ganesh Chaturthi, popularly called ‘Ganesh Puja’ or ‘Vinayak Chaturthi’ is a Hindu…
Celebrations Galore at Banasthali – Janmasthami 2018
Appreciated by the world at large, Banasthali firmly believes that to be top ranking, it is the foremost responsibility of any Indian educational institution to nurture humans with the tolerant and harmonious view of life as envisaged in the Indian culture the spirit of which has been beautifully captured in the Indian Constitution by the founding fathers of the nation.
The Panchmukhi Shiksha – the fivefold education evolved over…
Banasthali Leads from the Top in Alumni Alma mater Connect
While the ivy league institutions Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford, Harvard, Columbia, UCLA, Purdue, MIT, Insead, LSE, etc are well known for their high degree of alumni Alma mater connectivity, some of the high profile examples of alumni connectivity with Alma mater in India include Birla Institute of Technology and Science - BITS Pilani, ISB, Hyderabad, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIM Ahmedabad and last but not the least Banasthali established in…
Banasthali – United Nations International Day of the Girl Child 2018
Worldwide, today, more than 130 million girls of school age are out of school. In addition, of the 600 million adolescent girls who will enter the labor market in the next decade, more than 90% live in developing countries and will work in an informal economy where unpaid work, abuse and exploitation are more prevalent. Globally, women constitute less than 30% of employees in Information Technology companies as well as…
Celebrations Galore - Navratri Sthapana, Jeevan Ki Jyoti Shantabai Birthday and …
Every educational institution in India today has a name but only very few like Banasthali have a legacy. The evolution of Banasthali is nothing short of a fairy tale in which the parents freedom fighter and Gandhian Pt Hiralal Shastri and Padma Bhushan & Jamnalal Bajaj Award winner Smt Ratan Shastri took up the mission with passion for setting up an institution at Banasthali to fulfill the desire of their…
For Banasthali School of Life Sciences 10th Edition of Janus is neither Beginnin …
Romans believe that Janus is the god of beginnings & ends, presiding over every entrance & departure while at Banasthali it is one of the most popular events celebrated by the students of Life Sciences, Bio Technology, Chemistry, Pharmacy and Chemical Engineering.
It is indeed a matter of pride that the School of Life Sciences has been instrumental in the rapid academic and research growth of Banasthali. Under Life Sciences, apart…
Banasthali Literati 2018 Springs to Fun and Frolic in Fall
The Department of English and Modern European Languages successfully organized its yearly fest Literati 2018 during Sep 24 – 25. It is indeed a matter of pride that this department of Banasthali was established in 1943 with the introduction of B.A. in English followed by M.A. in 1963 and subsequently MPhil and Doctoral programs. German and French were introduced in the beginning as Hobby Courses which later became Certificate…
World's Number One Ranked University of Oxford Vice Chancellor Prof Louise Richa …
To quote Dr Vartan Gregorian, the President of the Carnegie Corporation, “Education is the bridge that allows us to travel from where we are, to that further place, where we can become who we want to be, and do all the wonderful things we might otherwise only dream of.”
The 3.4 Square Kilometre Banasthali Campus was at its very best of festive mood on Friday 05 Oct 2018 to mark the…
Banasthali World’s Largest Fully Residential Women’s University Celebrates G …
Banasthali was one among the first institution in India to implement NSS. With 2333 students as NSS volunteers who are guided by 22 program officers, Banasthali NSS is not only the biggest but indeed a shining jewel in the crown of NSS units among universities in India today.
Dr. (MS.) Rajni Chouhan from Pharmacy department Banasthali is spearheading as the coordinator of NSS. Presently she is also the…
Legal Luminary Sri KTS Tulsi Chief Guest for Banasthali All women International …
Jamnalal Bajaj School of Legal Studies JBSLS Banasthali in association with Trans India Law Associates (TILA) & knowledge partner Dr. Gopal Energy Foundations DGEF organized an International Moot Court Competition on Energy Laws 2018 on 02 October 2018 to mark the auspicious occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
TILA is world’s largest consultancy firm in energy sector and legal advisor to International Solar Alliance and has 1786 associate…
Banasthali Celebrates Mahatma Gandhi 150 Jayanti International Day of Non-Violen …
At Banasthali, celebrating Gandhi Jayanti is much more than a routine. If there is one educational institution in India today where thousands of students participate in Gandhi Jayanti celebrations, then beyond doubt it must be Banasthali which is world’s largest fully residential women’s university.
Who else but the Mahatma could have said "Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of…
Jamnalal Bajaj School of Legal Studies Banasthali Vidyapith – Moot Court Compe …
Jamnalal School of Legal Studies JBSLS is the law faculty at Banasthali Vidyapith, established in the year 2013. It is one of its kind law department in India established for empowering women in the legal arena and was inaugurated by former Chief Justice R.M. Lodha. One of the three original copies of the Indian Constitution is presently in Banasthali whose founder Shri Hiralal Shastriji was one of the members of…
COSMOS 2018 Celebrations Galore at Banasthali School of Earth Sciences
Majority are under the impression that study of Environment is all about issues concerning air – water – noise – land pollution but in reality to have a holistic view of Environment, Banasthali firmly believes that one must comprehensively look at Earth Sciences which includes Geology, Geography, Remote sensing along with environmental sciences.
The evolutionary details of this school starts from Geography department established in 2008 followed by Remote Sensing…
Banasthali State of the Art Bajaj School of Automation Celebrates Vishwakarma Pu …
Vishwakarma is highly regarded as the Patron God of all working professionals as it is widely believed that it was he who revealed the mysteries of science and technology to all humans. According to the Hindu mythology, Vishwakarma is the divine architect who designed the entire universe which included the heaven and the earth.
This day is not only celebrated by the engineering and architectural community, but also by other professionals…
Banasthali Celebrates 51st Engineers’ Day with Zinnov, IBM, Smart City Project …
September 15 is celebrated every year in the country since 1967 as “Engineers’ Day” to commemorate the birthday of the legendary engineer Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya popularly known as Sir MV and the theme for 2018 is “Digital Transformation - A New Industrial Revolution” at Nav Mandir Auditorium of Banasthali.
On 15 September 2018, Innovative Chemical Engineers’ ICE Club President Miss Sakshi Bajania welcomed the august gathering at the elegant Nav…
Banasthali - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
“On World Ozone Day, let’s reflect on and celebrate how we came together to fix the hole in the sky. This shows that no problem is too big for us to fix.” According to UN Environment head Erik Solheim “Today the Montreal Protocol stands as an example of what we can achieve through intelligence, leadership and innovation.”
Most ozone resides high up in the atmosphere, between 10 and 40km above Earth's…
Prof Umesh Kumar Dwivedi Talk on Tribology of Polymer Composites at Banasthali
A polymer composite is a multi-phase material in which reinforcing fillers are integrated with a polymer matrix, resulting in synergistic mechanical properties that cannot be achieved from either component alone. Polymer composites have been found to have excellent friction and wear performance after being modified with functional fillers and reinforcements. This advantage makes them flexible in many industrial applications.
Global advanced polymer composites market to grow at a CAGR (Compound Annual…
International Literacy Day at Banasthali – A Pioneer in Women Education and Em …
To quote UNESCO Director-General Ms Audrey Azoulay “Literacy is more crucial than ever to meet the demands of increasingly globalized societies and changing labour markets”. The theme for 2018 is Literacy and Skills Development.
To mark the occasion, Prof Jaya Dwivedi Dean School of Life Sciences at Banasthali which is world’s largest fully residential women’s university shared thoughts on the global scenario. Ms Sakshi Bajania BTech Chemical third year and President…
Banasthali Alumni Alma mater Connect - Dr Anu Brookins CISCO USA Talks on Data A …
It is an undeniable fact that Alumni Affairs divisions of most institutions reach out to their alums with the sole goal of donations forgetting the fact that the time value of alumni is much more than the time value of money they donate.
Human capital is just as beneficial to the sustained vitality of a university and can be just as important, if not more, than purely financial support. Alumni…
Prof Usha Tiwari talks on Yoga to mark National Sports Day 2018 at Banasthali
To commemorate the birth anniversary of 'The Wizard', hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, India today celebrates as National Sports Day. This year it is special as India is winning huge number of medals in the ongoing Asian Games at Jakarta Palembang.
Dhyan Chand is the legendary hockey player who won gold medals in Olympics for India in the years 1928, 1932 and 1936. He scored over 400 goals in his…
Banasthali One Day National Workshop on Storytelling under PMMMNMTT
A powerful tool for all educators to influence, teach and inspire the students is believe it or not storytelling which forges connections among people and between people and ideas. Stories indeed convey the culture, history, and values that unite people.
Organizational psychologist Peg Neuhauser found that learning which stems from a well-told story is remembered more accurately, and for far longer, than learning derived from facts and figures. Similarly, psychologist Jerome…
Banasthali Swings to Glory to Celebrate Monsoon Festival Hariyali Teej
Since it s celebrated in the month of Shravan which marks the beginning of Monsoon in India, it is also known as Shravan Teej and Choti Teej symbolizing the union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. The term 'Hariyali' in Hariyali Teej stands for greenery associated with monsoon. This festival which also symbolizes happiness and prosperity is widely celebrated in states like Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Bihar. With…
Banasthali Celebrates 72nd India Independence Day
The bright sunshine and humid weather at Banasthali was no deterrent for the students of the world’s largest fully residential women’s university who ensured that the 72nd India Independence Day was indeed celebrated with patriotic fervor, gaiety and enthusiasm. With students coming from different states of India, Banasthali is indeed a melting pot of various cultures.
Having made enormous progress from 1947 in education, science, technology, medicine, infrastructure, military, sports India…
International Youth Day Celebrations at Banasthali
Undoubtedly, youth are a transformative force peaking with enthusiasm, creativity and resourcefulness. There are currently 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in the world. This is the largest youth population ever. But 1 in 10 of the world’s children live in conflict zones and 24 million of them are out of school.
12 August was first designated International Youth Day by the UN General Assembly in…
Shaheed Diwas at Banasthali to Mark August Kranti
The stellar role of Banasthali in the freedom struggle of India is folklore. The founder of Banasthali “Apaji” Hiralal Shastri himself is a veteran freedom fighter and member of the Constituent Assembly and signatory to the Constitution of India. Banasthali philosophy goes beyond imparting formal education to women in various fields and includes value system, ethics, good citizenship, patriotism etc.
It is rather unfortunate that more youth of India today possibly…
PMMMNMTT Banasthali FDP Dr Jakir Hussain Central Water Commission Talks on Water …
Faculty Development Centre at Banasthali organized a one week Faculty Development Program (FDP) under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) on the theme “Interdisciplinary Dimensions of Chemical Engineering” during 21 – 27 July 2018. Chemical Engineering Department Banasthali facilitated the program with Prof BR Natarajan as Coordinator, Prof Satish Shukla as Convenor and Mr Deepak Kumar as Co Convenor.
PMMMNMTT is a path breaking scheme launched…
PMMMNMTT Banasthali FDP Prof OP Yadav North Dakota State University USA Talks on …
Faculty Development Centre at Banasthali organized a one week Faculty Development Program under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) on the theme “Interdisciplinary Dimensions of Chemical Engineering” during 21 – 27 July 2018. Chemical Engineering Department Banasthali facilitated the program with Prof BR Natarajan as Coordinator, Prof Satish Shukla as Convenor and Mr Deepak Kumar as Co Convenor.
PMMMNMTT is a path breaking scheme launched by…
Banasthali FDP under PMMMNMTT Inauguration by Mr Amit Kumar NPCIL Rawatbhata
Faculty Development Centre at Banasthali organized a one week Faculty Development Program on the theme “Interdisciplinary Dimensions of Chemical Engineering” during 21 – 27 July 2018. Chemical Engineering Department Banasthali facilitated the program with Prof BR Natarajan as Coordinator, Prof Satish Shukla as Convenor and Mr Deepak Kumar as Co Convenor.
Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) is a Scheme launched by the Ministry of Human…
Scintillating Start to 28th Edition of Intramural Sports at Banasthali
A highly cherished quote by all sports persons across the globe is by none other than all time great boxer Muhammad Ali “Champions are not made in Gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, and a vision. They have to have last -minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, and they have to have the skill and the…
Faculty Development Program at Banasthali on Interdisciplinary Dimensions of Che …
Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) is a Scheme launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The aim of the scheme which has an outlay of 900 crores during XIIth plan period is to improve the quality of school and higher education by addressing comprehensively all issues related to teachers, teaching, teacher preparation, professional development, Curriculum Design, Designing and Developing Assessment…
Talk on Glory of Chemical Engineering at Banasthali Orientation
For many universities in USA through Europe to Australia, such orientation function is as colorful as the graduating students convocation function and remains etched in the memories of the student throughout life. Indian Universities are catching up fast on the orientation with novel ideas.
It is a matter of pride that NITI Aayog had selected Banasthali along with ISB CCMB in Top 10 to host Atal Incubation Centre. Proud to…
Family Planning is a Human Right themed World Population Day 2018 at Banasthali
World Population Day, which seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, was established by the then-Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989, an outgrowth of the interest generated by the Day of Five Billion, which was observed on 11 July 1987.
2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1968 International Conference on Human Rights, where family planning was, for the first time, globally…
An Inspiring Start to Session 2018 -2019 at Banasthali
Banasthali Vidyapith has indeed given the state of Royal Rajasthan an identity with its unique educational ideology to nurture women leaders from a time when education for girl child virtually didn’t exist.
Rajasthan is invariably doubted and always questioned about its track record on social parameters, particularly gender, Banasthali story counters this perception in the sense that so many students of Banasthali find Rajasthan more gender sensitive than their own respective…
UN World Environment Day WED 2018 – Banasthali School of Earth Sciences offers …
Countries across all latitudes and longitudes observe 05 Jun every year as World Environment Day – WED. Starting from 1972, the United Nations, through this day, stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. The theme chosen for 2013 is "Beat Plastic Pollution”.
Right from its inception Banasthali which is World’s largest fully residential women’s university spread across 1000 acres with 16000 students has focused…
UN Bicycle Day Reminds Unforgettable World Cycle Tour by Banasthali Professor Dr …
As per Resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 12 April 2018, the first official World Bicycle Day was celebrated on June 3, 2018. The bicycle is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transportation. The bicycle can serve as a tool for development and as a means not just of transportation but also of access to education, health care and sport.
The synergy…
Stellar Constellation at Banasthali UGC Sponsored Indian Colloquium on Aviation …
Flying has been an inseparable part of Banasthali’s broadbased learning programme since 1962. Banasthali started its flying activities with 3 aircrafts and training has been an uninterrupted activity. Govt. of India, Civil Aviation Department has granted the approval for Flying training activity.
A private licenced airfield of 50,191,418 sq. meters, dedicated only for the training purpose, facilitates traffic less exercise in air which is a rare availability. The runway…
World Book Day – Banasthali Library with Over Eight Decades Legacy and Heritag …
The task of a University is the creation of future and no university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library and 1935 established Banasthali in Rajasthan which is presently the World’s largest fully residential women’s University is no exception.
Pandit Hiralal Shastri founded Banasthali has been in national and international media attention recently for getting the Four Star Ranking in Quacquarelli Symonds - QS…
FMS-WISDOM Banasthali Vidyapith workshop on “What-Why-How of Bharatiya Culture …
Pandit Hiralal Shastri founded Banasthali Vidyapith has been in media attention recently for getting the Four Star Ranking in Quacquarelli Symonds - QS Stars Rated for Excellence and Diamond status under QS I.Gauge Indian University Rating. At the core Banasthali is all in all Bharatiya and no one has doubts about it.
On 11 Apr 2018 at Atal Incubation Centre, Banasthali B School FMS WISDOM conducted a workshop on What Why…
Silver Jubilee of World Water Day Celebrations at Banasthali - Talk by Renowned …
Water is an essential building block of life. It is more than just essential to quench thirst or protect health; water is vital for creating jobs and supporting economic, social, and human development. The situation is alarming in the sense that according to recently released UNESCO Report, Water crisis in India will intensify by 2010.
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro 1992 recommended a…
Banasthali Aayam Club Enthralls audience with Mythology Theme in Kurjaan 2018
Aayam Club by students of Banasthali AIM & ACT Apaji Institute of Mathematics and Applied Computer Technology derives its inspiration from the Latin Philosophical proposition by French Philosopher Rene Descartes “Cogito ergo sum” which means "I think, therefore I am".
Aayam club is not only known for the magazine published as Aayam but also for the annual festival Kurjaan which is different from other such festivals. For 2018 Aayam organized its…
Shri Bharat Doshi Director Reserve Bank of India delivers Prof Sushila Vyas Memo …
In the evolution of Banasthali from Shiksha Kutir to Vishwavidyalaya, Prof Sushila Vyas with her unparalleled idealism, humility, pragmatism, modesty and universal love had played a stellar role and as an acknowledgement to her great contribution for championing women education, a memorial lecture by an eminent person is held every year.
From making bricks for building the school to being the first set of six students to be admitted, she…
NITI Aayog AIC Banasthali Incubation Program WOMENPreneur Grand Finale Winners G …
Women make up over 48% of India's population and, yet, when it comes to India Inc's offices and factories, women are a miniscule minority as they comprise less than 2% of the workforce of name to reckon with companies in manufacturing, auto and process sectors. But no force can stop them from becoming successful entrepreneurs and reshape workforce numbers.
WOMENPreneur – an incubation program of AIC Banasthali for aspiring women…
Dazzling Performances at Banasthali Innovocation Wings - The Fifth Chronicle
Banasthali team Innovacation organized its annual techno-cultural fest, Wings - The Fifth Chronicle from 19- 21 February 2018, jam packed with fun and knowledge.
The fest commenced with a lecture on Entrepreneurship by Ms. Sukriti Sachar where she discussed how ideas need proper implementation to become startups. The lecture was followed by the literature based oratory event, Melange. Passing the various test of proficiency, Suchita Mantri (English) and Rupali Tripathi (Hindi)…
