ECONOMICA

An informative and knowledge-enriching guest lecture was organised on the 14 th of August, 2018 by Economica, headed by Mrs. Anita Hamand in collaboration with the Economics department lead by Dr. Prakash Salvi in D.G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce. Dr. Indradeep Ghosh, the speaker, is the Dean and an Associate Professor at Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics. He has published research papers across various national and international journals. He has a rich teaching experience in an array of subjects related to Economics. The purpose of the lecture was to introduce complicated topics of Bubbles and Bitcoins in a more simplified and easily comprehensible way so that it can be understood by students from all streams. The seminar commenced with a brief introduction of Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics and the courses offered there, by Dr. Indradeep Ghosh himself, followed by a small opening speech by a SYBA student and bestowal of a bouquet as a toke...

On August 4 th , 2018,   an insightful guest lecture was organised by Economica : The department of Economics, D. G. Ruparel College. It was our honour to host the extremely inspiring and admirable, alumna of St. Xavier’s College (Mumbai) and London School of Economics - Ms. Manali Pathak. Ms. Pathak has written multiple Research papers in the fields of Economics and Research Analysis, and is currently working as a Research Associate under the RBI Chair in Political Economy with the Director of Mumbai University. The event started with a warm welcoming speech and an elaborate introduction to our Chief Guest; followed by a bouquet presentation by the HOD of the Economics department, Dr. Prakash Salvi; and the Chairperson of Economica, Mrs. Anita Hamand. The aim of the talk was to educate students about London School of Economics- its admission processes and eligibility criteria. Ms. Pathak first gave us a brief history of her early education. She chose Economics, Mathematics ...

On 20/ 07/2018, a colourful and memorable Economic Talk was organized in our D.G Ruparel College. This wonderfully knowledge enriching event was organised by the Economics Department of the college. The event was graced by the presence of  Mrs. Davinder Kaur Suri, PhD holder in Economics, has published 5 research papers across various journals, has a rich work experience as a faculty of economics. The event kicked off with an introduction of Mrs. Davinder Kaur Suri, the speaker of the day, followed by bouquet presentation by the HOD of the Economics department Dr. Prakash Salvi and the chairperson of Economica Mrs.Anita Hamand. The talk was aimed to make students aware of the working of the monetary policy that is, it’s framework; with which it brings about a change in the money market. Mrs. Suri first gave us a brief introduction of the monetary policy followed by RBI (Reserve Bank of India). Then, she took us on a beautiful journey from past to present adaptation of the...

Day 3 was a whirlwind of hustle, hassles and emotion. The final day of Arthotsav began with an informative session on Equity Investment by Yogesh Mody (Vice President, Axis Securities). Yogesh Sir was up and about, admiring the lush green campus grounds and even helping set up his own presentation minutes before his session. The session was extremely informative and brought to light many trends in the current markets for shares and derivative instruments. Mr. Mody also shared his own experiences - the new, prosperous India that is a far cry from the one he grew up in, the transformation in vocabulary from 'lakhpati' to 'crorepati', and ended on an optimistic note about India's future as an economy. Yogesh Mody, VP, Axis Securities Next up was the Mega Event, Chaired . Our participating colleges showed up in full force, with Hulk and Wolverine bringing in strong voting contingents to support equally strong campaigners. The judging panel comprising Econom...

Economica checking in with the report of Day 2! As Day 2 dawned on us, our volunteers were preparing with great fervor, for the first event of the day, one that was unique to Arthotsav this year. Presenting to you – ‘The Rightful Heir’. The head of this event, Anuja Tilak came up with a couple of ingenious ideas to introduce the event to the participants and the audience.  This event revolved around a combination of the popular board games Monopoly and Acquire, put against the backdrop of the glory of the hit TV show Game of Thrones.  To introduce the event with flair, the volunteers all walked in holding the flags you can see in the picture. Walking in an alignment, to the tune of the theme song of the TV show, they added a lot of spice to the morning. As the minutes went by and the playing mat got prettier with colours, the excitement among the participants rose, in anticipation of the final winner. The day quickly progressed to the second event – The Reign of E...

February 2018 has officially become lit people; Arthotsav 2018 has begun!   The 7th edition of the economics festival of Ruparel started on 15th February while being inaugurated by Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha , the executive editor of Mint Business daily. It was a proud moment for both, D r. Rajadhyaksha and our college as well, when we learnt that the very first edition of Arthotsav was inaugurated by his own mentor. The ribbon was cut, and thus began our fest with Mr. Rajadhyaksha's enlightening - and interactive  - session on the pan-planet phenomenon that is Bitcoin. He talked about the beginning and the future of the Bitcoin and what it might mean for the currency we use, how a person in the US paid nearly (for what it is worth today) 150 million dollars (USD) of converted Bitcoin for two pizzas and in the ways the Bitcoin trade proposes challenges for the traditional methods of transactions. The lecture witnessed an audience in large numbers, eager to learn and ready wit...

I’m going to be very honest with you. I’ve been sitting on this blog post for a few days now. I’ve tried to explore it from different angles. I wrote a couple of drafts, and then backspaced the hell out of them because I wasn’t satisfied. I do this thing where I edit my thoughts before I let them out of my head and into the world where they get shaped into words and categories. This is what that process has brought me to, and I believe this is the best way I can frame this particular collection of thoughts. I think you’ll see why, by the end of this post. I had a phase about a year and a half back, where I was into YouTube. Not as in watching a dozen videos everyday and ultimately ending up on some obscure part of the website, looking at animated pandas dancing to an unfortunately catchy song. I still do that. However, I meant, actually doing YouTube. I set up a channel with a couple of friends and we dived head-on into it. A disclaimer at the outset: we’re HUGE nerds. We’re comic...