Rotaract Club
Rotaract Club of B.M.S. College of Engineering majorly focusses on Planning, Organizing, Execution and Management of techno-societal projects with students from various technological domains. Sustainable techno-societal projects in the domain of education, social engineering, policy and youth empowerment are a part of the club’s functional priorities which align with the institution’s vision and mission. All activities of the club are part of the Institutional Social Responsibility Cell of BMSCE. The Rotaract Club was conceived in the year 2014 and has actively involved in different streams of helpline under the guidance of Prof. Arjun CC, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical, BMSCE.
The Rotaract events opens up fresh venue for new team formation every year during the month June – July which is referred to as Rota year.
Co-ordinators:
Prof. Arjun CC
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical, BMSCE
Dr. Kavitha Sooda
Associate Professor, Dept. of CSE, BMSCE
RAC 2020-21 BMSCE Annual Report: Click here to view
Rotaract Club Events:
Event – 1 : Ananth Kumar Memorial Lecture Series
12th November 2021
ISRC in collaboration with NSS Unit of BMSCE (NSS), Rotaract Club of BMSCE (RCB) and Youth Red Cross (YRC) made arrangements for students of B.M.S. College of Engineering to attend the Ananth Kumar Memorial Lectures conducted by the Ananth Kumar Pratishthana. A discourse on Ananth Kumar ji and his way of progressive politics and nation building by Sri Nitin Gadkari, Hon. Cabinet Minister for Road Transport and Highways (who joined via video-conferencing) was the key highlight of this event. This was followed by a torch-march by the participants to various locations in the city which were dedicated to stalwart leaders like Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, Kuvempu, Ananth Kumar, etc., and paid homage to their memory. Students and participants were divided into groups with the team name being one of the leaders to whom we were paying homage to. During the march the participants held torches and raised slogans of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Vande Mataram”, cherishing the true bond that connects all of us, the bond of being sons and daughters of this great nation.
Event – 2 : The Kill Bill Drive 3.0
14th November,2021
The Kill Bill Drive v3.0 recently held at Jayanagar, witnessed a mega - magnificent volunteer force of over 200+ volunteers , who took to the streets of Jayanagar to rid trees of harmful iron nails, staples and ads stuck to the barks. The will of the strong volunteer force resonated with a strong message of ecological conservation and it's need right now in Bengaluru city. Shri Vijay Nishanth sir was the chief guest . he engaged with the volunteers and spoke about the need for such drives today. Rain, wind and cold did not stop our volunteers from achieving our core objective.
Event – 3 : Visit to Green Kitchen of Adamya Chetana
1st December 2021
Visit to Green Kitchen of Adamya Chetana Foundation was scheduled on 1st of December 2021 from 3pm onwards. 40 participants along with 2 faculty coordinators were part of it. The visitors were taken through all the activities taking place in the green kitchen such as preparation of rice through huge boilers, preparation of sambar, preparation of different spices required for a meal, fuel supply for all the heating processes taking place. Then the visitors were made to watch a short video that include history of the Adamya Chetana Foundation, how the green kitchen began its journey and also the significant facts about the kitchen. Followed by interaction with Mrs. Tejaswini Ananth Kumar herself. The interaction was insightful and also the thoughts of Madam gave vibrant energy to do something for the society. Then all the visitors were provided with a task which was indeed a helping hand to the members of the green kitchen. The task was cutting of vegetables which were required for the meal next day. All the visitors actively participated and helped the members by cutting various vegetables named onions, chillies, carrot. It indeed gave the participants an essence of contributing their bit to a great cause of providing mid-day meal to lakhs to students studying in government schools. The valuable takeaways were that the kitchen is zero garbage kitchen, fossil fuel free kitchen, no water wastage is done, solar panels are installed. The organization is involved in various other eco friendly activities i.e, tree plantations, supplying the water which is received as waste water from the kitchen to the plants and the most significant providing a meal to the students studying under government
Event – 4 : Visit to Green Kitchen of Adamya Chetana
14th December 2021
Visit to Green Kitchen of Adamya Chetana Foundation was scheduled on 14th of December 2021 from 2pm onwards.The visitors were taken through all the activities taking place in the green kitchen such as preparation of rice through huge boilers, preparation of sambar, preparation of different spices required for a meal, fuel supply for all the heating processes taking place. Then the visitors were made to watch a short video that include history of the Adamya Chetana Foundation, how the green kitchen began its journey and also the significant facts about the kitchen. Followed by interaction with Mrs. Tejaswini Ananth Kumar herself. The interaction was insightful and also the thoughts of Madam gave vibrant energy to do something for the society.
Then all the visitors were provided with a task which was indeed a helping hand to the members of the green kitchen. The task was cutting of vegetables which were required for the meal next day. All the visitors actively participated and helped the members by cutting various vegetables named onions, chillies, carrot. It indeed gave the participants an essence of contributing their bit to a great cause of providing mid-day meal to lakhs to students studying in government schools. The valuable takeaways were that the kitchen is zero garbage kitchen, fossil fuel free kitchen, no water wastage is done, solar panels are installed. The organization is involved in various other eco friendly activities i.e, tree plantations, supplying the water which is received as waste water from the kitchen to the plants and the most significant providing a meal to the students studying under government schools.
Event – 5 : Mentoring session on mental health awareness
30th April 2022
The mentorship program is the flagship initiative of the Rotaract Club Of BMSCE. This was conducted in Amrutha Shishu Nivasa in the collaboration with the SAHAI NGO.
With 15 enthusiastic volunteers, this event was a huge success and involved the kids actively participating in all the events. The main aim was to deliver awareness regarding mental health to the kids, the initiative by SAHAI made this possible by making them understand how mental health is important just as much as physical well-being. A determined team from the NGO inspired the kids to make paintings that would make them feel happy. Later we had a session of games that the kids enjoyed most of all.
The volunteers engaged with all the kids while painting and playing games, it was a wonderful sight to behold. Amrutha Shishu Nivasa was the foundation for this event, they supported in every way possible to make it a success. We are thankful to the whole organization of Amrutha Shishu Nivasa for providing us with this opportunity.