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academic tour/visit to bombay high court museum St. John College of Humanities & Sciences, Department of Commerce has organized an Academic/Study Tour/Visit organised on 23rd August,2019 for SYBAF/FYBMS students at the Bombay High Cout Museum, Mumbai . The major objective of the academic tour/ visit was to create awareness about the functions of Bombay High Court. In order to create interest among the students regarding law and legal system such visit is must. In the Bombay High Court Museum, Mumbai total 79 students visited. The interiors of the museum are designed exactly like a court room. We were amazed at how well the space has been curated- with old legal rolls, portraits of the advocates and a minuscule model of the Bombay High Court in a corner. We found Barrister M.K Gandhi’s certificate from the year 1891, and his application to study law dating back to 1890s. Vallabhbhai Patel’s certificates and degree were displayed alongside too. Walk straight up ahead and you will find yourself time-travelling to a court room from 1900 that was modeled after the 20th century court room. Everything had a very British feel attached to it- the wooden chairs, tables, a feather ink pen and a vintage typewriter, ‘Mignon 1905’. To top it off, we found a British advocate’s gown, wig and box displayed safely inside a glass door. The walls of the museum are bearers of portraits and informative charts that recollect the rich and intertwined Indo-British legal history. We were completely in awe of the museum. It was almost like we discovered a secret door to the world of old judicial legal documents and the British era. It’s a fitting museum for anyone who a) is intrigued by the legal history b) loves the sprawling Victorian architecture of the Bombay High Court.

academic tour/visit to reserve bank of india, museum St. John College of Humanities & Sciences, Department of Commerce has organized an Academic/Study Tour/Visit organised on Friday, 21st August, 2019 for SYBBI/FYBA/SYBA students at the Reserve Bank of India Museum, Mumbai . The major objective of the academic tour/ visit was to create awareness about the functions of Reserve Bank of India. In order to create interest among the students regarding financial and monetary system such visit is must. In the Reserve Bank of India Museum, Mumbai total 32 students visited. RBI Monetary Museum is a unique museum set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) – the most important financial institution of the country. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – the former President of India, inaugurated the museum in 2004. It aims at depicting the evolution of money in the Indian subcontinent, right from the ancient days of barter system to the present era of plastic money. There are various galleries in the museum where coins, paper money and other monetary artefacts are preserved. Those interested in numismatics would be fascinated on exploring the rich monetary collection of this museum. The coinage section here has a huge assortment of coins that range from 6th century BC to present day. Evolution of paper money and financial instruments is explained in this museum through the display of currency notes, paper bonds and certificates. Visitors can also see important anecdotes, bank seals and other related things. There are special kiosks in the RBI Monetary Museum which provide information about currencies in an interesting way. Visitors coming to the museum can buy souvenirs like posters on currency and coins, greeting cards and postcards.

Study Visit To Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) The Department of Commerce organized a Study visit to Bombay Stock Exchange on 31st July 2018. Seventy students of Second Year BBI and B.Com with three Faculty members were part of the visit. Mr. Mabroon Chakraborty, Resource person, conducted a session for the students on “History and Working of Indian Stock Market” and “contribution of BSE in country’s economic growth”. The students got an opportunity to interact with Industry Professionals and learnt about stock dealing, Future and option dealings and short term courses offered by stock exchange post graduation. Later students visited to World Trade centre and returned with a lot of learnings. Overall it was a good practical experience for the students.

The Department of Commerce organized a Study visit to Bombay Stock Exchange on 31st July 2018. Seventy students of Second Year BBI and B.Com with three Faculty members were part of the visit. Mr. Mabroon Chakraborty, Resource person, conducted a session for the students on “History and Working of Indian Stock Market” and “contribution of BSE in country’s economic growth”. The students got an opportunity to interact with Industry Professionals and learnt about stock dealing, Future and option dealings and short term courses offered by stock exchange post graduation. Later students visited to World Trade centre and returned with a lot of learnings. Overall it was a good practical experience for the students.

Industrial Visit – Nashik Students of S.Y. and T.Y. Hospitality Studies, St. John College of Humanities & Sciences were taken to Wine Information Centre, Nashik for the Industrial Visit. The objective of this Industrial Visit was to learn and gain the practical knowledge of wine making process. Transportation (bus) was arranged for them from the Palghar station where they gathered at 6 a.m. All the students seemed excited for the trip to Nashik as the weather too was very pleasant. The bus left at 6.15 a.m from the Palghar station and had a halt at a small restaurant for the breakfast at 09.30 a.m. All the students and faculty had breakfast and the journey continued thereafter. The bus reached the destination, students were served with their lunch in the way, which had typical Maharashtrian cuisine with all the spiciness and delicacy. After the lunch, students left for the vineyard and winery visit where they examined the entire process of “Farming to Bottling’. This was the first ever that the students witnessed the process of wine making practically. After the winery visit all students reached to the WIC, Wine Information Center, students had a good rest and were ready for a seminar and wine testing session was arranged where they tested white wine, red wine and sparkling wine. The session was very interacting as their querries and questions were answered. Later, students were allowed to settle in their camp and get freshen up. In the evening, the dinner were arranged for the students. After dinner, the students proceeded to their camp for the rest. The next day, after the breakfast, students left the WIC to go back to Palghar. The bus reached the Palghar in the evening and the students headed back home. The trip to Nashik vineyard is a memorable experience for all the students as they could experience wine making process live and taught them a lot of things.