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MSU in the Mid of Pandemic Food Kits distributed by Professors, students University library providing the lecturers and
and Syndicate Member group of M.S. University:
PhD scholars with online access of 20000 e-
The contact information of the needy people in journals and over 200000 books:
The University has made a lot of efforts in family are contributing their way in their
academics as well social fronts in this pandemic capacity. Few of the efforts are documented Vadodara during the lockdown was taken via The online accessibility of journals and books
situation. All the members of the university here. social media and they received requests for have been started by the University Library to
around 370 kits. help approx. 1500 professors and 350 research
scholars. An email request is to be made and the
Gist of online engagements at link generated on the same email can be open by
a password and user id and after that they can
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. access the online resource of library.

Professors from phycology and sociology
1002 Online live departments shared their advice for the people
to survive these hard times:
lectures
Prof. Gitanjali asked the people not to waste this
project students 17 sleeping but by engaging in activities like
Online meetings with precious time available just by eating and
dancing, yoga and working on the relationship

12 Departments conducting The demand for kits being higher than expected among the family members. Prof. Mansi Jadeja
asked not to get panicked by the news on social
the members reached out to other people too for
departmental meetings
contribution. media and keep checking for correct information.
Prof. Mandakini Jha of Sociology Department
Assistant professors from psychology at help
Webinars 09 for the senior citizens living alone the city: told people to keep patience as it is test, we all
The senior citizen cell of Vadodara is helping the are going through.

05 Online Quizzes old people during this lockdown in various ways
and one of it is psychological counseling for
which it contacted the Psychology Department of 1800 food packets being prepared in MSU
Departments the M.S.University and Asst. Professor Gitanjali Boys hostel to help the people struggling
conducting 03 helps the senior citizens with psychological during lockdown:
BoS meetings counselling and Utkarsh Gangera and Dipti While being active in all fronts M.S.
Gangera helps them with psychotherapy and
Number of Faculties University is also active in providing food to
02 conducting meetings counselling. More than 80 calls are received per the needy and boys hostel is being very
of HoDs day on the Helpline Number: 63590 64557. helpful in this process as all the food is
being prepared in boys hostel.
Other online
interactions 02
with students

01 Meeting on Student of Gujarati department engaging
examination
themselves in productive debates on various
Reforms historical characters:
Online Ph.D. The students to ensure the time passes
viva-voce 01 productively will engage into debates on
examination historical characters like Sayajirao, literature,

Training Program Bhagat Singh and characters from Mahabharat.
01 (Moodle) with more This telecast was especially for the children and
than 100 participants those who are in from today’s generation as they
do not have touch with the Ancient Indian
literature.

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