Sambodhi

Winners of all contests held between July 2024 till June 2025 were felicitated with their winning certificates on 22 September 2025, in Lab 208. Prof. Preethi Warrier, Prof. Aprajita Bera and Prof. Seema Kawale presented the certificates to students.

Four student members of SAKEC Sambodhi represented our cell, its policies, and its activities to the FY B.Tech students during their SIP Program 2025.

They first presented the concept of Sambodhi using a PowerPoint presentation and then utilized the Mentimeter AI tool to pose questions to the audience. Many students from the audience actively participated and penned a poem on the spot in a few minutes. They read out their work on the stage.

Write-ups relevant to India’s Independence Day were invited, in the form of prose or a poem in 4 languages- English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati. The topics were India 2047, and Letters to my motherland. Prizes in each category were announced. Date of submission was from July 22, 2025 to August 3 Aug, 2025.

Ms. Jasmita Sapariya and Ms. Almas Ansari, student members of Sambodhi, performed a poetic skit, about Operation Sindoor, on 15th August celebrations in the auditorium.

Prose and Poems in Mother Language were invited, to celebrate the Mother Language Day in the Month of February.

We received entries in Kannada, Marathi, Hindi and Gujarati. Winners were chosen in every category. All entries and results were posted on Sakec Sambodhi Instagram Handle

On 6th September 2024, SAKEC Sambodhi team of staff and students conducted an orientation session for the newly joined First Year students, during Student Induction Program 2024.

Prof. Preethi Warrier and Prof. Aprajita Bera formally introduced the Writer’s Cell, and the students, Nikhil Eppili, Jasmita Sapariya and Pankti Thakkar, presented the objectives and functioning of Sambodhi. They also recited their work in Englih, Hindi and Gujarati.

Monthly writing contest was conducted in July 2024 and the topics provided were Mumbai Monsoons, Guru Purnima and Vijay Diwas.

We received more than 20 responses. Each of them was posted on our Instagram Handle and winners in each category were declared.

Articles about one’s favourite book or author, and his influence, were invited from July 1- July 22, 2023. 16 articles were received in English, Hindi and Marathi. Winners were declared in each category. All articles were published on Sambodh’s social media handles.

To felicitate the Sakec Sambodhi Prize Winners, a ceremony was conducted on April 12,2023 at 12:00pm on the 4th floor Auditotium. Our Principal, Dr.Bhavesh Patel was the guest of honour. Prize winners of A.Y 2022-23 contests were presented with certificates and a small token of appreciation. Later, the student members of SAKEC Sambodhi read out their work on stage.

To celebrate Mother Language Day on 21st February, students were encouraged to contribute short articles in their mother language. many articles about India’s linguistic heritage were received in Tulu, Kutchhi, Marwadi, Gujarati, Marathi and Hindi. All participants were awarded participation certificates.

To celebrate New Year and new thoughts, January Caption Contest was conducted. Winners were declared.

To commemorate Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, an essay competition was conducted on Oct 2, in collaboration with NSS. Winners were declared.

To celebrate Teachers’ Day and Hindi Diwas, articles were invited and students participated in huge numbers.

To commemorate 75 Years if Independence, SAKEC Sambodhi, a Caption Contest. The duration provided was from 9th to 30th August 2022. Winners were chosen amongst English, Hindi and Marathi Categories.

To commemorate ‘Womens’ Day’ and Women Empowerment, SAKEC Sambodhi, in Association with SAKEC Internal Complaints Committee, conducted an essay competition on Women Empowerment. The duration provided was from 9th to 16th March 2022. Various essays covering different aspects of Women Empowerment were received, by e-mail. Winners were chosen amongst both English and Marathi Essay Categories.

On the occasion of Mother Language Day, celebrated on 21st February 2022, an Intra College Essay Writing Competition was conducted. The topics provided were ‘India Shining’ and ‘India’s Diverse Multilingual Heritage’. It was held offline, in the 4th Floor auditorium, on 18th February. Entries were received in Hindi, Marathi and Kannada. Staff members also participated and the winners read out the essays in the foyer during the celebration ceremony.

Intra College Story/ Poem / Drabble writing contest was conducted. The topics provided were Real Life Santa and Adjusting to the New Normal. The contestants were judged and ranked. All articles have been posted on the institution’s official FaceBook page and Sakec Sambodhi’s instagram page.

Intra College Story/ Poem / Drabble writing contest was conducted. The topics provided were Noiseless Diwali and Kindness. The contestants were judged and ranked. All articles have been posted on the institution’s official FaceBook page and Sakec Sambodhi’s instagram page.

The cues provided for these months included some important subjects like The Unlock Procedure, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti, New Year and New Beginnings, Festival of Colors, Lord Ram Navami,and many more. We received many responses from both staff and students. All of them have been posted directly on the institution’s official FaceBook page.

SHRI RAM CHANDRA MISSION in collaboration with UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE FOR INDIA AND BHUTAN And HEARTFULNESS EDUCATION TRUST, organised HEARTFULLNESS ESSAY EVENT -2020. It was conducted during the months of August, September and October 2020 and was publicized and handled in our college by SAKEC SAMBODHI. The topic was, Poverty Is Not Just The Lack Of Money and the maximum word limit was 750 words. Many students from various departments of SAKEC participated and 4 students won the certificate of Merit.

The cues provided for these months included some important subjects like significance of Independence Day, Teachers’ Day, Engineers’ Day, World Literacy Day and Celebration of festivals during Lockdown. We received over 18 responses from both staff and students. All of them have been posted in the Notes section of our institution’s official FaceBook page.

Some of the cues provided for these months were New Year, Republic Day, Shivaji Jayanti, Positivity During Lockdown,Activities During Home Quarantine,Hope in the time of Pandemic,What has the Pandemic Taught us,Minimalism and it’s Significance,Unlock 2.0. We received an amazing response of over 20 submissions from both staff and students, even during the lockdown period. These articles garnered around 450 likes, 180 shares and many positive comments. All of them have been posted in the Notes section of our institution’s official FaceBook page.

Felicitation Ceremony for Heartfulness Essay Competition was conducted on 23rd February 2020 at Kharghar Centre of Shri Ramchandra Mission. Ms. Khushi Khetia of T.E Electronics Engineering and Ms. Ria Sapra of Computer Engineering were felicitated for receiving Certificate of Merit.

SHRI RAM CHANDRA MISSION in collaboration with UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE FOR INDIA AND BHUTAN And HEARTFULNESS EDUCATION TRUST,organised HEARTFULLNESS ESSAY EVENT -2019. The All India Essay Writing Event has been the flagship event of the partnership between the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan ( UNIC ) and Shri Ram Chandra Mission ( SRCM ) for the past 14 years. It was conducted during the months of August and September 2019 and was publicized and handled in our college by SAKEC SAMBODHI. The topic was All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction (Swami Vivekananda) and the maximum word limit was 750 words. Many students from various departments of SAKEC participated and mailed their essays to SAKEC SAMBODHI, which were passed on to SHRI RAM CHANDRA MISSION for further scrutiny.

SAKEC SAMBODHI conducted three writing activities for the month of July, August and September. Certain cues for every month were provided and students and staff were encouraged to contribute prose or poem in English, Hindi, Marathi or Gujarati. The writing cue for July was Monsoons and Mumbaikar. The cues for August were Significance of Independence Day, My Sibling and Everyday is Friendship’s Day. The cues for September were Ganeshotsav, Importance of Teachers and Why I am proud of being an engineer. The topics for October, November and December were open.
This activity saw a huge response from both staff and students and every contribution has been shared on ‘Notes’ section of our college FaceBook page.

The inauguration function of SAKEC Writers’ Club – SAKEC SAMBODHI was held on 24/7/2019 at 3:00pm in the 2nd floor seminar room. Principal Dr.Bhavesh Patel , vice principal Dr.V.C.Kotak, HODs, many other staff members and students graced the function. The SAMBODHI logo was unveiled and the writing topic of the month was announced as Monsoons and Mumbaikar. Members of the audience were encouraged to write on the Sambodhi ScrapBook with a quill, an experience which was enjoyed by all.