POLEMIC ANGLE

By:- Priyanka Nagdeo, MHA (HO)

‘POLES APART’.....aren’t most people like that? Err..just to ease the raised eyebrows, I’d rather substitute that with ..”Aren’t most opinions like that”..well it is a diplomatic world afterall, and to be able to express and be firm on that opinion is indeed a tough job.

Like the two opposite poles existing in a magnetic field, most often than not , people’s perceptions and beliefs also differ. Nevertheless, we continue analysing, scrutinising each other’s view points ,and present ours, ardent on the fact that the only socially acceptable ‘Angle’[AHEM!] to look at this world at is the one that ‘I’carry- Acute, Right or Obtuse who cares...and hold on ,we are not even close to the Pythagoras therom yet.;)...this argument tossed with salt, pepper and the works ,is a part of the discussions around the brewing camardrie at almost all corners at TISS...be it the canteen, the glorious dinner tables, the not so quiet library corners, or the all time favourite tapri. But then one can’t deny the fact that it is these very discussions coupled with the cutting chai, which form the champagne [yeah!!!] for the souls here.The thinking brains of the ingenous Tissians, armed with less intellect and more common sense, keep pondering, amidst the exploration of the facts.......

Again, it is only human to counterpoint, and well literally so,hence Team Clairvoyance at SHSS, decided to provide this very basic instinct a platform. Along with all other wonderful activities that are scheduled to take place at CLAIRVOYANCE this December , we also have a debate competition coming up. Aptly tagged ‘POLEMIC’ the topic for this competition is “STATE OF HEALTHCARE IN INDIA:WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?”:THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS OR THE SEEKERS. The team chose this as the topic because it came across as a favourite topic doing the rounds for discussions in various groups. Surprisingly, these groups were not only those of the health school students, but, even of our friends at the other schools at TISS. In health care fixing responsibility has always been ambiguous, much like the proverbial”CHICKEN AND THE EGG”Story......................”.

Who is responsible for ensuring quality level healthcare.?The Providers including the government and the healthcare industry who claim of enough efforts on their part or the seekers who are yet to find enough reasons to appreciate these efforts. Health is a priviledge, a right, everyone is entitled to, alas, the provision of the means to this right as well as the use of these very means in a prudent way so as to attain maximum benefit out of the existing set up is still a evident mismatch. Well ,time to ponder and brainstorm, we thought, and so came up this subject to be this year’s topic for the debate .The debate will be held in two rounds :the preliminary round, comprising of a write-up, and the final open house arguement, scheduled on the 19th of December ,the first day of Clairvoyance 2009.There are lots of attractive prizes to be won as well.

As a part of the glorious clan of the SHSS faculty and students, dedicated to the betterment,of health in the country,this,we believe will be another step towards unlocking the key to many solutions or atleast provision of a thinking ground,through the most enjoyable indulgences of the human race:THE WAR OF WORDS-A DEBATE.So, nomatter what one’s “angle”is,there is always scope for a new “therom” folks[with mutual consensus ofcourse].”IAM bad at GEOMETRY”did someone say?This is about physics anyways...:P
Till we ponder more....Keep the angle right...:)

To the aspirants...scope of MHA (Health)

The previous blog on scope of MHA (Hospital) gives a very good overview of what lies in store for MHA graduates. Going on to MHA (Health) first let me clarify that expect for hospitals almost all openings are there for MHA (Health) as well. However MHA (Health) concentrates on the larger issues of health sector and less on the corporate aspect of it.

Apart from the openings listed before ( for hospital Administration) as health managers there are openings in various NGOs and programs like NACO, NRHM etc. Also there are international openings in UN organisations like WHO and UN funded agencies. However, for such organisations, a strong CV in terms of work ex, research experience, internships and projects plays a major role.

Research project which is an essential part of MHA (Health) creates research level oppurtunities in various areas like health financing, epidemiology, human resource in health care etc.

In the end I would like to add that apart from career oppurtunities the course offers you, your interest should be a major factor in deciding which stream you finally choose

Wish you all, best of luck for the written exam results and forthcoming rounds of GD/PI.

Hi friends..!! ,
Get ready for a morning of VVIA...(Very Vital Information Assimilation)....We are having a seminar by Mr.Ratan Jalan , Founder and principal consultant of MEDIUM , a healthcare consulting firm . Mr. Ratan Jalan founded Medium Healthcare Consulting in 2009 when he realised the need for bold and innovative solutions in the Indian healthcare sector.

For the last eight years, Ratan was the CEO of Apollo Health and Lifestyle Limited, part of the Apollo Hospitals Group. He created some of the most successful and innovative healthcare formats in the country such as a nationwide network of The Apollo Clinic and The Cradle, South Asia’s first boutique birthing centres.

Mr. Jalan has very impressive credentials (http://www.med-ium.com/our_team.htm ) .
An evening across a table with a wise man is worth a year's study of books , is an old chinese (or japanese or thai or vietnamese or korean ) saying .

Jalan sir will be speaking on
For MHA,MPH -Year II : "Gearing up for career opportunities in healthcare" on Friday from 5:30PM to 7:30PM and

For MHA,MPH-Year I : "What you did not know about brand positioning and advertising"on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m.

Should be very interesting . Am sure everyone will make the most of this opportunity ...

To, The Aspirants... Scope of MHA (Hospital Administration)

Many of my friends, acquaintances and aspirants often ask me about the scope of MHA and the role that MHAs are playing in the healthcare industry in India today. No comprehensive resources are yet available on the net regarding this subject where an Indian MHA aspirant can have this information. The aim of this post is to fill this deficiency.

In today's times, Healthcare industry has been in a state of flux faster than ever. We are seeing a rising trend towards alternative health models and new healthcare startups everday which are trying to fill the niche areas in healthcare delivery system. A MHA degree provides knowledge and competencies needed to understand the changing system and capacity to act as a driving force to bring about the change.

The acronym MHA is used for both Master of Health Administration(MHA-HE) and Master Of Hospital Administration(MHA-HO). I will be concentrating on Master Of Hospital Administration. You will be updated about MHA-HE and MPH in upcoming posts.

Hospital administration is concerned with planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, controlling and evaluating health services for the community to provide maximum patient care of superior quality at low cost so as to reduce morbidity and mortality.

Apart from hospitals MHA graduates also find employment opportunities in Consultancies, Insurance companies, IT companies, TPAs(Third Party Administrators), KPOs(Knowledge Process Outsourcing), Healthcare Branding Marketing and Advertising firms(HBM&A), Medical Equipment companies, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies

Examples of some job profiles are:

Hospitals
Medical Superintendent
Deputy Director/Director
Chief Executive Officer
Manager / deputy manager - hospital administration
Manager/Asst Manager - Clinical Quality
Assistant Manager - Hospital Information Systems Implementation
Assistant Manager-International Marketing

IT
Domain Consultant/Senior Consultant/Business Analyst
Healthcare Product Manager
Functional Analyst- HIS(Health Information Systems) Implementation

Consultancies
Consultant - Healthcare
Consultant - Hospital Information Systems Implementation.
Consultant- Electronic Medical Records

Insurance
Claims Manager
Insurance Coordinator

HBM&A
Brand Manager

Some of the websites you can check to get further understanding of what happens on the non-clinical side of the healthcare sector are listed under the heading "Blogs Of Note" on this page.

So at the end I would like to wish all the aspirants best of luck for the TISS common entrance exam next week and I hope that this information helps in informed decision making to those who are planning a career in this domain.

We will be very happy to answer any queries.

Effective Media Intervention Competition on Tobacco Control

Health Communication and Education is an effective means of bringing about changes in behaviors and lifestyles that are conducive to good health. The power of various forms of media in communicating thoughts, ideas and knowledge is well known in all walks of life. Media campaigns to promote healthy lifestyle can serve as keys for motivating and bringing about behavior change in an individual, and subsequently the society.

In spite of the vast scope of the media in influencing the minds of millions, it is not used effectively to create awareness about contemporary health issues. In view of this, the School of Health System Studies at Tata Institute of Social Sciences introduces “From Ideas to EXPRESSIONS for Health” – a competition on presenting effective media interventions for health related information dissemination and education.

The competition is part of “Clairvoyance 09” and is open to participation from students of varied streams of knowledge such as Public Health, Media and Cultural Studies and all other institutions which study media and communication as part their curriculum. The competition is an attempt to generate innovative and influential media messages, which shall be utilized by funding agencies, academicians, public health service providers and media personnel.

Theme for this year:

““Effective Media Interventions for Tobacco Control”

For complete detials, please visit http://shss.tiss.edu/index_files/Expressions.htm

ANTERPRERANA

Anterprerana is a platform for the entrepreneurs to express innovative ideas for providing healthcare to the unreached and remote parts of nation. Here is a call to stand up to the challenge to organize resources in new and more valuable ways to deliver healthcare.

Theme for this year:

“Innovative Health care delivery models”

To cater effectively to the billion-plus population is a real tough task. We need effective and sustainable innovations to reach the unreached population.

Various enterprises such as telemedicine have proved to be effective venture in the healthcare delivery. Keeping in view the importance of effective health entrepreneurship models and the urgency to do so, we are inviting young entrepreneurs to come up with practical, feasible and sustainable plans/models, which can be utilized in the present system without a hitch and yet provide the necessary impetus for the achievement of equitable and egalitarian healthcare system.

For More Details:

http://www.shss.tiss.edu/index_files/Anterprerana.htm

Also Check Out:

http://www.shss.tiss.edu/index_files/Claivoyance_2009.htm

For any queries:

Mail us at: anterprerna09@gmail.com

Clairvoyance Orkut Community:http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Community?cmm=95534016

JAM - Just A Minute

The Literary Society is organizing an event called JAM (Just A Minute) this coming Friday, Nov 27, 2009 at the Conference Hall, Main Campus (6 pm onwards). 
 
The object of the game is for participants to talk "for just a minute" on a given subject, "without repetition, hesitation or deviation". He/She will be given 15 secs to prepare and 45 secs to speak. Within the speech, he/she has to observe the rules without which he/she can be challenged and stopped from speaking by his/her opponents. The last person speaking when the bell goes gets the point.
 
To speak for the full minute without being challenged is extremely difficult, and meritorious when achieved.
 
 
Sample of topics...

"If fishes could fly..."
"If elephants had wings..."
"The glass is half full..." etc etc
 



-- 
Literary Society (Anwesha, Lal, Vinaya, Bhavneet, Suman)
Tata Institute of Social Sciences,
Mumbai (India)

Healthcareworld 2010- Medical tradeshow in India

HealthcareWorld 2010, a medical exhibition organised by Express Healthcare, has been planned with one point mission="to bring its exhibitors the audiences they want". It would also provide a green zone, seminar and an award show.


HealthcareWorld 2010 is being organised by the Express Group and Express Healthcare, India's leading Healthcare Business Magazine. Federation of Hospital Administration (FHA) and The Association of Hospitals (AOH) are the supporting associations for this tradeshow. Manipal Hospital, Bangaluru, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai, PD Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, Dr LH Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai, Kerala Institute Of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram and Max Healthcare are supporting HealthcareWorld 2010. Hosmac is a knowledge partner and BOC, a member of The Linde Group, is associating with HealthcareWorld 2010 as a Green Zone Partner.


Dr Vivek Desai, Managing Director, Hosmac India Private Limited, hopes that "Such a forum will help create better relationship between various stakeholders in a fragmented but rapidly growing healthcare industry. It will also sensitise people to new technologies which helps integrate functions, thereby improving efficiency."

The main events planned for this forum include-

HealthcareLive
* HealthcareLive is a strategic zone that will let you build real-life, real-time models for ICU, critical care, imaging and diagnostics.
* It will also bring the very decision makers you seek into direct contact with your product.
* With HealthcareLive you will get an opportunity to let the industry know your product USP and why it need to be on their 'Must Buy' list.

Healthcare Roundtables
* Healthcare Roundtables will feature opinion leaders and experts discussing key healthcare issues.
* These Roundtables will be held for key segments like critical care, imaging, diagnostics and IT.
* This will build interest and provide maximum mileage for these key segments.

Green Zone
This unique concept with the name Green Zone will be held in a special pavilion on the emerging environment friendly technology segment.
* Green Zone will bring together leading companies, technology providers, consultants and decision makers.
* GreenHealthcare Seminar will bring along consultations with key prospects.

Meet the Consultants
* Meeting with consultants will bring together Medical Directors, Nursing Homes, Managers, HODs, & CTOs with leading consultants.
* There will be consultant booths for one-on-one meetings and roundtables featuring guest speakers.
* This will provide the perfect opportunity to the companies who seek to reach and influence key decision makers across the industry.


Launch Site
* Launch Site is going to be for companies looking for the perfect platform to launch their latest offerings.
* Launch Site will provide a special stage and a space will also be allotted for collateral/ posters/ demonstration/ presentation.
* It will be aggressively promoted at the event and will be staged between 3 pm to 4 pm on all days.

Visitor Profile-
* Doctors/ Specialists
* Hospital Managers and HODs
* Medical Directors
* Diagnostic Centers
* Biomedical Engineers
* Health Care Services
* Investors for Health Care Industry
* Healthcare Services
* Investors for Healthcare Industry
* Medical Professionals
* Medical Research Institutes
* Diagnostic Centers
* Clinical Laboratories
* Rehabilitation Organisations
* lCare Services & Self-help groups

January 21-23, 2009 Venue: Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai

Courtesy: LinkedIn.com - HEALTHCARE INDIA ( The largest networking forum for Indian Healthcare Executives

TISS International Student's Cultural Festival 2009

The annual TISS International Student's Cultural Festival 2009 will take place at the TISS Convention Centre, Naoroji Campus on November 14, 2009 from 6:30 pm onwards. The preparation for this event has been in full swing with numerous meetings, phone calls and the ubiquitous e-mail.

During this fest, various scrumptious International dishes will be prepared and served, but the details of which are being kept secret, as of all good things are.  Along with this, music (DJ NITE) and fashion shows will be the highlight of the night where the stars will shine down upon TISS and the most happening hub for Mumbai for the night will be where you ought to be.

At a rough estimate, TISS have around 50 international students from around the world and the mix of their music, skills, and culture is believed to be a feast to the eyes, and it is with great fervour that stonger cordial relations will be established in this cultural festival. So, pull up your socks and get ready to face the euphony...!!

NB: If any person or group(s) wants to perform any item from SHSS, please contact at the earliest - Lalhmangaih Hauzel, Literary Representative, School of Health Systems Studies, TISS. Ph: 98333 55223

Clairvoyance '08 : A Recap

Clairvoyance is considered to be one of its kind event in India which brings healthcare professionals, industry leaders and emerging talent across the country over one platform. As the name suggests, the aim of clairvoyance has been to sketch out a clear vision for the emerging healthcare sector in India. Every year the events are designed around a specific theme which addresses the pertinent issues in the transitional healthcare system of India.

Last year Clairvoyance('08) was a huge success with the theme ‘Empowering healthcare through solutions and applications’. The event spanned over two consecutive days of the 12th and 13th of December 2008 and was held at the convention centre of the Naoroji campus of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai. Below is the performance note of the event :

Performance Concept Note Clairvoyance

Having recapped the glorious success of the last year's event, Team Clairvoyance aims at breaking new grounds with laying of new milestones for innovation and excellence this year.

Clairvoyance 2009 will be an exploration of innovative ways to build capacities at various levels of healthcare. This year’s event would comprise of a symphony of seminars, debates, and panel discussions highlighting newer approaches to various contemporary issues.

Clairvoyance 09 will be focusing on the following aspects of healthcare:

> Breaking new grounds in health care/hospital financing.
> Technological capacity building.
> Capacity building of the human resources.
> Strategic business models/plans for hospitals.
> Middle level management capacity building.

Team Clairvoyance
Dr. Dinesh Jagiasi (+91 93249 07679)
Dr. Omkar Phanse (+91 96194 84531)
Dr. Amar Nawkar (+91 96194 84532)
Dr. Pradeep Tandan (+91 96194 84533)
Dr. Nachiket Sule (+91 99702 65262)
clairvoyance09@gmail.com

NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON HIV SOCIAL RESEARCH PRIORITIES IN INDIA

December 17th—19th, 2009
This consultation is designed to identify and prioritize the HIV social research needs and to
contribute to theory driven, empirically validated research that affects people vulnerable to
and made vulnerable by HIV infection. The outcome of this consultation would assist HIV
social and behavioral researchers, program managers, policy makers, networks of persons
living with HIV & AIDS, and those interested in social aspects of health policy research in
India.












Links:

Concept Note

Call for papers

Advertisement

Expression Of Interest

SHSS Alumni Meet 2009

Alumni Meet 2009

The "Alumni Meet 2009" witnessed a voluminous success.

The pictures of the meet are now available for viewing at
http://picasaweb.google.com/tisshssalumni/AlumniMeet2009?feat=email#

Warm Regards,
Alumni Co-ordination Committee 2009-10.

--
Alumni Co-ordination Committee 2009-10
(Nikita, Anamika, Sandeep, Vaibhav, Sujay, Mohit)
SHSS, TISS

Clairvoyance 2009 Flyer

TISS to offer Masters Degree in Health Policy

The School of Health Systems Studies (SHSS) at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is working on a new Masters programme in health policy, economics and finance in collaboration with London School Of Economics. It will be launched next year.

"The course will focus on the economics and finance of healthcare provisions and the nature of policy changes needed to make healthcare accessible," said S Parasuraman, TISS director.

Relevant Links

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_tiss-offers-masters-degree-in-health-policy_1270541

http://www2.lse.ac.uk/LSEHealthAndSocialCare/LSEHealth/LSE_health_tiss.aspx

Just A Minute

Field Trip To Kandivali Slums(TMH Randomized Control Trials) : A Report

We went to an educational field visit to Kandivali(a suburb of Mumbai) yesterday. The motive was to observe ongoing community based randomized control trials being carried out for early detection of cervical and breast cancer, by Tata Memorial Hospital(TMH) and funded by National Institue Of Health(USA), the period of study being 1998-2015. We were enlightened about the study by Dr Pallavi Uplap, the Medical Officer at the site.

The study design is a community based cluster randomized trial using low cost technology approach. It comprises of 1,50,000 women belonging to socio-economically disadvantged population from slums across various suburbs of mumbai. Ten clusters namingly Nehru Nagar, Kherwadi, Bhandup, Kanjurmarg, Amboli, Jogeshwari, Malad, Kandivali and Borivali, have been selected and each randomized into intervention and control arm.

The Primary Aims of this study are to investigate the efficacy of low cost technology approach in down staging cancers of the breast and cervix, therefore subsequently reducing the mortality due to breast and cervix cancers among women in India.

In addition to this following are the Secondary Aims :
1. To estimate the cost and resource needs for conducting community based health-education and screening programs for cervix and breast cancer, using the above methods in India.
2. To determine the behavioral, cultural and psychological factors that influence participation
in such programs, in India.
3. To determine if such programs can be integrated into routine public health care activities, in India.

The Eligibilty Criteria for inclusion of women in the study are :
1.Women between the ages of 35 to 64 years
2.Residing in the area for more than 1 year.
3.Not previously diagnosed with breast or cervical malignancy or any other form of malignancy.

Depending upon study and control group following are the interventions which are done during the course of study :

Study Group
1.Clinical breast examination and VIA by trained Primary Health Workers at 24 month intervals(4 screenings)
2.Referral of screening positives to TMH.
3.Active Surveillance 24 months intervals(4 cycles)
4.Treatment, follow up and monitoring of incidence and mortality.

Control Group
1.Health Education - Once
2.Active Surveillance 24 month intervals(7 cycles)
3.Treatment of self referrals and monitoring of incidence and mortality

Finally the resultant downstaging and reduction in mortality data are compared between the study and control group.

675 cases of malignancies have been diagnosed under this study from May,1998 to Nov,2008 with 411 cases of Ca Breast and 264 cases of Ca Cervix. Of these, 567 patients have completed there treatment.

One Day Seminar on "Economic Recession & HR Challenges"

Disha HR 2009
One Day Seminar on "Economic Recession & HR Challenges, August 1, 2009
An initiative by 2008-10 batch of Diploma in HRM,TISS

For more information click the link below :
http://tiss.edu/disha_hr_2009.pdf

Strengthening the Alumni Base : Alumni Meet 2009

shssalumni-I

Fwd: Notification Regarding Udan

Dear friends,

TISS literary club is coming up with its Fortnightly News letter
"UDAN". The 1st issue will be available from 25th, July 2009.

Your articles on current social issues, poetry, jokes , caricatures etc are welcome.

We await your contribution.

--
Media & Comminication team
Literaty Society
Tata Institute of Social Sciences,
Mumbai(India)

Fwd: URJA-09 (TISS Annual QUIZ)

THE LITERARY CLUB OF T.I.S.S PRESENTS
URJA-09
The Annual General quiz contest.

The quiz is open to all students of TISS.
Each team consists of 2 members (equal representation from both sexes will be appreciated)
A written preliminary round will be followed by the finals (6 teams)
Venue:Conference Hall
Time:5.30 PM
Date: 22/7/2007

It is promised that the quiz will be of very high 'intellectual quality' and you will be left grappling with low self-esteem at the end of it. Researchers at NASA and double doctorates from MIT have failed to clear the preliminary round in a dry run conducted yesterday. However, you may try your luck as exciting prizes are waiting to be won, with loads of mindless fun all the way. The blokes who masterminded the quiz contest are rumored to be lurking around in the lush green environs of TISS.

For spicy details & inside scoops,
Contact:-
Anwesha:
Saptarshi
Deepu
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EB-09-10
{Rajan,Girish,Jitendra,Nikhil,Sagar,Anwesha,Roshan}

"Megh Mudra"

Come let’s take a peek-a-boo at a recent event which occurred at TISS. It’s called the Megh Mudra, a festival to impress the Rain-Gods. Mumbai has already been blessed with rains this year (and a plenty of it, so much so that Mumbai can just as well is like Venice now, if not Shanghai!!), never the less, the festival was fun.

I never thought TISSians could dance, let alone the doctors at TISS. Well TISSians have this knack of proving people wrong. So the students of SHSS jumped at the opportunity to show off their dancing skills and rock on the dance floor…… what if the stage was a basket ball court?????? That was the idea of the festival………. calling the Rain-Gods.

Don’t underestimate doctors, as the two musicians of the class,Kamlesh(Vocals) and Lal(Guitar) also presented a song… (Tum ho toh gata hai dil, tum nahin to chain kahan)...expressing aptly the love to the rain after the loooooonnng summer here. And then some of us also went to the extent of dancing on dekha Jo tujhe yaar, dil mein baji guitar…..he he…

And that’s not all; the jam session extracted the hooligans in us in the true sense…. What fun it was dancing in the open!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do keep urselves updated on the events at TISS. Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr Niharika Tiwari

Hi Friends...its been a long day and much as i am tempted to paint a picture of being an untiring Samson,i must admit i am dog tired...its Sandeep's and Nikisha's birthday today....there was a particularly messy Cake cutting at Witching Hour Yesterday.People i considered the future of India's Intellectual,educated,tolerant and civilised society suddenly morphed into blood thirsty Barbarians...Sandeep was beaten to a pulp,the cakes were massacred as people tried to outdo each other at what seemed to be a medieval practice of smothering each other with cake...and general mayhem prevailed...............................but what the hell,everyone wanted it that way,and as is the case in TISS and India,the will of the people prevailed.I had to use all my powers of persuasion,a lot of running away from a cake covered Nikisha,and some heavy duty vibrating of the vocal cords to keep myself from getting "Caked" by people whom i considered Friends...;-)...Srinivasan still managed to get a swipe in...but i ensured there was no more damage...I wish them both a Happy birthday and a long healthy life....personally,my birthdays just remind me that i am growing Older...

Tomorrow is our "Freshers Day"...where the Seniors toast the Juniors...I am sure its gonna be a blast...and cant wait for it...As you can see below,we have been given a Poster of Invitation and the theme is"TWINS" or Judwaa..i.e.we have to come in pairs..with something in common...should be interesting....

Here's an anecdote...Dr.X was teaching us How "Cost" affects production or some such thing...but he was repeatedly pronouncing "cost" as "Caste"....now,we are in an institute of Social Sciences...and a mate was particularly perplexed about how "Caste" could affect production..this was a vexing issue indeed...so he boomed.."Sir...What does "Caste" have anything to do with production..????.."...Poor Prof X had some explaining to do...ha ha ha ha ....

Freshers' Party Invitation

Our first month at TISS

Hello everyone, its gr8 to have another platform to interact wid each other. In the short while tht we ve been here, TISS has shown us so many of its colours. Starting wid d orientation and the innovative wave making session to the enlightening poster competition. Each of these activities helped us imbibe the spirit of this gr8 institute and helped us become a part of the TISS(U) culture.

Coming to our health school, the faculty, staff and seniors have all been very helpful. Due to our mentor-mentee program we got a chance to interact wid our seniors on a one-to-one basis. They patiently answered all our queries abt the course n life at tiss. MEGH MUDRA gave us an opportunity to thank our seniors. Health school did it in style with a rocking dance performance and 3 performances by our talented singers.

Another gr8 thing abt Tiss is the democratic way in which we elected our representatives for Placement, Clairvoyance and Alumni. Our placement team has already strted gearing up by starting this blogspot and our Cllairvoyance team has organized a slogan writing n logo making competition for this years clairvoyance theme i.e Capacity building in Healthcare. If the first month is any indication, we TISSIANS are sure gonna rock for the next two years.

1450 Steps to Raigad Fort

The chances that we will be on the way to Raigad started appearing weary when Mumbai was struck by heavy rains on the day of departure.
But heavy rains were just not enough to stop us from unleashing the raw energies within.
It was a 4hr night journey, with all of us singing at full volume...yeah it was Antakshari with all the old hindi songs which made the journey even more wonderful and joyous.




The day before, i googled some info about Raigad and here is what i got -

"Raigad is a hill fortress situated in the modern day Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. The Maratha king Shivaji made the fort his capital in 1674 when he was crowned King of a Maratha Kingdom which later developed into the Maratha Empire eventually covering majority of modern day India.The fort, which rises 820 metres (2,700 ft) above sea level, is located in the Sahyadri mountain range. There are approximately 1400–1450 steps leading to the fort, though today a rope-way exists to reach the top of the fort. The fort was looted and destroyed by the British upon siege."...........But i never expected what i was about to see.



On the way the landscapes got more beautiful with every passing kilometer. Finally we arrived to village Pachad at the foot hills of Fort Raigad, beyond which we had to continue the journey by steps.
Each step we walked up, brought about a view laden with natural beauty, fresh water springs, flourishing green landscape and picturesque vistas.

Each of the 1450 steps to the Raigad were 1450 mesmerizing moments i will always cherish all my life. And many thanks to Srinivasan, his DSLR cam and his photographic skills because of which we were able to capture all those moments. This trip marks the beginning of formation of bonds between all of us here at TISS.

And about "Killing the Tiger Story" mentioned in previous post by Rajesh, was a PJ. I would like to say that though i didnt kill a tiger but i definitely shot a Chameleon ....... :)

Dr Sandeep Moolchandani

Clairvoyance '09 Update

From: TISS Clairvoyance <clairvoyance09@gmail.com>

Hi all,
This is to give the whole school an update of Clairvoyance'09. We had a meeting with Dr Yesudian about the theme for Clairvoyance and "CAPACITY BUILDING IN HEALTHCARE" has been approved as the main overarching theme. Accordingly we have decided this theme would be taken up for Clairoyance'09.For the same purpose we have kept a small competition with a cash prize open to both the Senior and Junior batches.
1) To give the theme "CAPACITY BUILDING IN HEALTHCARE" a new dimension and put it in better words. Also to suggest a slogan with the Theme.
2) To design a proper LOGO for this Clairvoyance which would be used with all Clairvoyance Official documentations.
All the entries have to be sent before 14th of July(23:59) to the above email-id for both the juniors and seniors.For both the competitions the cash prize would be Rs. 500/-. The results would be declared on 17th of July.
Thanking you.
Team Clairvoyance.

WE ARE SHSS..

Hello People...
It is with great pride that I,on behalf of all my Tissian friends in SHSS,write the first post for this blog of the '09 batch of SHSS..
It has been three weeks and a bit since we have been here,and its been a great experience so far...We had heard a lot about this Unique place,but as with most other things in life,its only after being here and experiencing it first hand have we got some kind of an idea about how different this place actually is.
The credit for the birth of this blog goes entirely to my roomie and friend,the great Sandeep Moolchandani,who felt the acute need for such a forum...
You will be hearing a lot from us...about our experiences and (mis)adventures...we believe half of management and administration is learnt outside the classroom...and we will try to constantly share the latest...
Already we have had a Trek to Raigad where we trotted our stuff around the centuries old [ i think:-) ] fort,got drenched under the waterfalls and escaped from the jaws of death when Sandeep killed a tiger with his bare hands...(really)....all will be revealed in a forthcoming post from Tipu sultan himself.....
We had the RAIN FESTIVAL--"MEGHA MUDRA" on the 10th,last friday......in which yours truly dared to inflict his dancing "skills" on the unsuspecting populace of TISS,in a dance which saw stalwarts of the calibre of Jaya Khushalani,Priyanka Nagdeo,Niharika Tiwari,Kavita Mosalpuria and Varsha Narendra deign to dance with the likes of myself,Sandeep,Milan,Rishubh and Amit...all through the rehearsals, i irritated everyone with my liberal doses of tips and advice...and on d day..forgot most of my steps......Waaaahhhhhh.........
Will be back with more fun and sunshine soon...take care me hearties.....:-)...

Dr Rajesh Kamath