Faculty Development Centre (FDC), Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) under PMMMNMTT Scheme, GoI, organised a one-day workshop on ‘Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security’ which witnessed a huge participation of faculty members from premier institutions across the country.In the inaugural address, Padmashree Prof. R.K. Sinha, VC, SMVDU, emphasized the need for creating awareness about the cyber security issues as the digital and personal identities of individuals are getting seamlessly integrated. Dr. Supran K. Sharma, Coordinator, FDC-SMVDU, embarked on the need for upgrading the skills of the faculty members. Sh. Nagendra Jamwal, Registrar SMVDU, conveyed his best wishes.

The keynote address was delivered by Prof. (Dr.) Nishakant Ojha, an expert in Cyber, Aerospace Securities & National Securities issues. He shared an insight in the core area of national securities strategies & cyber policies. Dr. Baijnath Kaushik, Head, School of Computer Science, talked about the various domains and aspects of cyber security and how keeping abreast with the latest in the field may be of relevance to all.Mr. Dheeraj Madulkar, Director, Techno Legends and Application Security Engineer and Cyber Security Expert, dwelled upon ethical hacking. At the onset, Dr. Sakshi Arora, Convener, gave an introduction of the various themes of the workshop while focusing on cybercrime & security and the Indian cyber law framework. The workshop ended with Mr. Sudesh Kumar inviting the feedback, and Dr. Pooja conducted the proceedings of the workshop. Dr. Sunanda offered a formal vote of thanks, and the valedictory note was delivered by Ms. Sonika Gupta.

The Hindi Cell of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) organized an online meet on World Hindi Day on 10 January 2022 under the aegis of Aazadi kaa Amrit Mahotsva. At the onset, Dr. Anil Tiwari, Nodal Officer, Hindi Cell, SMVDU, addressed the audience and welcomed the speakers, Dr. Gourav Mani Tripathi, Faculty, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Gurukul, Katra; Shri Rahul Rakesh, poet & writer, Mumbai; Dr. Amitabh V. Dwivedi, Faculty, poet & writer, SMVDU; Dr. Madhu Mangal Chaturvedi, Faculty, SMVDU; Sh. SS Sharma, Head, School of Philosophy & Culture, SMVDU.

Dr. Tripathi’s talk highlighted the promotion and propagation of the Hindi language across the globe. Sh. Rakesh pointed out the ample possibility of business in Hindi with respect to virtual media services and other businesses. Dr. Dwivedi briefly characterised the linguistic peculiarities of Hindi, and compared it with the languages, such as English and French. Dr. Chaturvedi and Dr. SS Sharma laid emphasis on learning and speaking in the Hindi language. Around 30 audience-students and faculty members, joined together for this meet. The programme ended with a formal vote of thanks.

The School of Philosophy & Culture (SoPC), Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), celebrated National Youth Day 2022, as part of the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, and organized a discussion session on the theme “India of the Future” in the light of Swami Vivekananda’s thoughts.

In the discussion, faculty members and students of the University discussed the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda and his contribution to the social and spiritual revival of India. At the onset, Dr. Madhu Mangal Chaturvedi, Asst. Prof., SoPC welcomed all the participants and initiated the discussion by giving a brief sketch of Swami Vivekananda’s life and contribution. Dr. Anil Kumar Tewari, Dr. Iti Dayal, and Dr. Satish Kumar Tiwari, faculty members of SoPC, and Mr. Karan Choudhary, student of School of Electrical Engineering, presented their views on the theme. Mr. Sumanta Sarathi Sharma, Head, SoPC, made concluding remarks and delivered the vote of thanks.

Vikalp, a student’s initiative, has been celebrating festivals, organizing events and sharing smiles since the re-opening of SMVD University (SMVDU) in September 2021. In this vein, Vikalp celebrated a New Year Eve 2022.The event started at 2:15 pm with the hall all filled in with the adorable kids and some guests. The event took a pick with two volunteers dressed as Santa, brought gifts and distributed them among the kids.

Taking further, the event started with a dance performance on an Indian hip-hop Christmas mix, by secondary class students. The next was the Christmas mythic story presented on a projector. The event proceeded with a game called ‘sit-stand’. Poetry recitation and dance performance added fun spirits for the kids. Shri SS Sharma, Faculty Coordinator Vikalp, SMVDU awarded student volunteers. He thanked everybody for the support and congratulated the volunteers for the successful organisation of the event. On the last note Vikalp thanks everybody for all the support and contribution. A special thanks to the contributors for the months of November and December for generous donations to the needy.