UNIT ACTIVITY
The Textile Association (India) TAI - Ichalkaranji-Miraj Unit Annual General Body Meeting The Textile Association (India) - Ichalkaranji-Miraj Unit organized their 41st Annual General Body Meeting held on 16th September, 2017 at Library Conference Hall of DKTE'S Textile & Engg. Institute, Ichalkaranji, in the presence of outgoing President Shri. R. Sampath, Vice President Shri. C. R. Jamdar, Chairman Prof. S. S. Chinchwade, Vice Chairman Shri. D. A. Patil, Dy. Director (Admin.) & Hon. Treasurer of TAIMU Prof. (Dr.) U.J. Patil, Shri. T. S.Sultanpure, Jt. Hon. Secretary. Hon. Secretary Prof. S.B. Mhetre presented Annual Reports, Accounts, Budgets & Activities carried out lastyear. He also briefed about Student Chapter Activities. Newly elected members of Student's Chapter introducedthemselves. Newly elected Office Bearers of TAIMU were felicitated at the hands of Dy. Director Prof. (Dr.) U. J.Patil. Director Prof. (Dr.) P.V. Kadole guided to conduct this event successfully. Meeting was concluded withvote of thanks by Prof. (Mrs.) A.A. Raybagi. Members of TAIMU were present for this meeting.
Journal of the TEXTILE Association
Newly elected Office Bearers for the term 2017-2019 President : Shri. R. Sampath Vice-President : Shri C.R. Jamdar Chairman : Shri. S.S. Chinchwade Vice-Chairman : Shri. D.A. Patil Hon. Secretary : Prof. S.B. Mhetre Jt. Hon. Secretary : Prof. S.S. Lavate Jt. Hon. Secretary : Shri. T. S. Sultanpur Hon. Treasurer : Prof.(Dr.) U.J. Patil Jt. Hon. Treasurer : Prof. (Mrs.) A.A. Raybagi Jt. Hon. Treasurer : Shri V. A. Satpute Managing Committee Member : Prof.(Dr.) P.V. Kadole Managing Committee Member : Dr. G. Janakiraman Governing Council Member : Prof. A.U. Awasare Student Chapter The Textile Association (India) - Ichalkaranji-Miraj Unit, Student Chapter organized their selection of Student Coordinators for the period of 2017-18, carried out underthe guidance of faculty coordinators Prof A. U. Awasare and Prof. R. H. Deshpande. The first meeting of TAIMU Student Chapter for this academic year was organized on 31/07/2017 at 412
DarbarHall. The newly selected team of the Office Bearers were felicitated at the hands of Prof. (Dr.) U.J. Patil, Dy.Director (Administration). During the programme, Prof. Dr. U. J. Patil, Dy. Director guided them for arranging activities for thestudents which will benefit them for overall personality development.D.K.T.E.S Textile and Engineering Institute organizing programmes to inculcate the skills in the students.In continuation with this, a motivational speech on the topic "Joy of Work" was delivered by Prof. S. D. Mahajanwho is veteran member of Textile Association of India. He is an author of three well written books on"Personality Development". He motivated the students with his value added information and discussed varioushardships which come across the life and how to overcome them positively. Prof. S.D. Mahajan emphasized onimportance of positive attitude with practical examples from the day to day life. Student coordinators Shubhodeep, Salila, Vaishnavi anchored the event. More than hundred studentsfrom different textile programmes attended the event. Prof. A. U. Awasare& Prof. R.H. Deshpande, the faculty coordinator's of Student's Chapter & Prof. S.B. Mhetre, Hon. Secretary of Textile Association (I), Ichalkaranji Miraj Unit, course coordinators and faculty members were present for the event. Seminar on 'knitting Needles, Manufacturing and Developments' by GROZ BECKERT (Germany) The Textile Association (India) - Ichalkaranji-Miraj unit organized a half day Seminar by Department of Textileson Knitting Needles, Manufacturing and Developments on Tuesday, 26/09/2017 atLibrary Conference Hall for third year B.Text. (TPE & FT) and final year B.Text. (MMTT) students. At the beginning, Prof. (Dr.) U.J. Patil, Deputy Director (Administration) inaugurated the session bywelcoming the guests by offering a bouquet of flowers.Mr. R. Rajendran and Mr. K. Avinash, the senior executives of GrozBeckert India, Coimbatore guided theparticipants. Mr. R. Rajendran elaborated on the topic of basics of knitting needles, their functioning. Hehighlighted the activities of GrozBeckert. Mr. Avinash presented on the topic of developments in knittingneedles that had taken place in the recent past. Samples of knitting needles were exhibited with theirspecifications. The session was very informative to the students. The textile students and members of Student's Chapterbenefited by this seminar. The session presided over by the faculty coordinator of TAIMU Students Chapter Prof. A. U. Awasare. March - April 2018