Best Practices of Govt. T. Romana College

1. Best Practice - Reviving Culture and Traditional Values to Promote National Unity and Integrity 

Context: The state of Mizoram and the Mizo are much influenced by the westerners because their religion, their alphabets and the modern lifestyle can be credited to the Christian missionaries. Though, the Mizo have benefitted enormously from the Christian missionaries, the youth need to retrieve their traditional cultural values and preserve their folksongs, dances and folklore that could be in danger of being forgotten. The influence of the colonizers and also the experience at the hands of the Indian armed forces during insurgency has also resulted in non -acceptance of the ways and lifestyle of mainland India or the rest of India. MizoYouth began to consider themselves different and apart from the rest of the Indians. There is a need to raise and strengthen the spirit of unity and affirm our identity as Indians.

Objectives: It is the mission of the college to put an effort to retrieve and revive the precious culture and tradition of the Mizo and promote Unity and Integrity of India by organising as many as possible, cultural programs, exchange Programs for cultural troups and send students to different such programs outside the state for exposure and to experience the culture and tradition of fellow Indians.

Practice: The College has a Govt. registered cultural club known as the Thingsiri Cultural Club which is the first club to be registered from among the colleges in the state. The club takes the responsibility to teach various dances to all students who desire to learn. The club has represented the state in various cultural events and performed in different states of India. The club has won various competitions in the state. Cultural Day is observed in the college where students are requested to come to college in their traditional attire. Motivational speech on Traditional values is presented by teachers in the classroom. Cultural exchange program was organized to celebrate the Silver Jubilee celebration of the college. Another recent National level event, the North East Natya Sangam was jointly hosted by the college with Sangeet Natak Akademi and Deptt. of Art and Culture, in which cultural and drama troupes from all states of the North East and Delhi participated.

Obstacles and Strategies: The remote location of the state is an obstacle for various things including touring or inviting others to our state. However, the college has financed and encouraged students to participate in these cultural programs and has often extended invitation to other cultural troupes in different areas of the nation to come, share and enrich the students.

Impact: Most students have received awareness on our own culture, tradition, and traditional values of the past and those of our brothers and sisters of different states. The understanding and acceptance of the Indian brotherhood became easier through the activities of the cultural clubs and their opportunity to go on tours to mainland India. Hosting cultural programs has instilled values in the students to become mature and responsible citizens of India.

Resources: Financial Support or sponsorship is necessary for the implementation of student cultural exchange programs or to host any program related to this practice. As of now

2. Best Practice - To Protect and Preserve Natural Environment

Context: As One of the most grievous universal problem faced today is environmental imbalance, the college has adopted the protection and preservation of the natural environment as one of the best practices of the college.

Objectives: To maintain a clean and green campus and also create awareness and help the residents of the locality of the college to maintain a healthy and green environment.

Planting of trees and plants is a mission for the Eco club and the Cleanliness and Beautification Cell. They take up the task of taking care of the trees and plants in the campus. Deforestation cannot be avoided due to development of infrastructure in the campus with a number of construction works going on. The cells and NSS also help keep the locality clean and green by organizing Cleanliness Drive and social works.

The Practice:
Workshop on E-waste Management was conducted. Awareness is given to students regarding cleanliness, social work is conducted in collaboration with NSS in the campus and the locality where the college is located. The civic sense to reach out and help to preserve a clean and green environment is instilled in the students. The college was the first institution to volunteer and help the District Commissioners Office to clean Chite River in the Save Chite Project of the Government. To put a check to ourselves, Green Audit was initiated by the college and was done by the State Pollution Control Board. Results are awaited. Regular checking is done to make sure that students and staff have a Pollution Free certificate for all vehicles that enter the campus. It is a must that each department of the college contributes towards planting of trees. NSS also take care of the tree plantations in the forest reserve area.

Obstacles And Strategies Adopted to Overcome:
Development always has its negative side. With the development of building and infrastructure, vegetation clearing is a must. As far as possible, the College has taken care not to destroy the age old trees in the campus. Planting new trees has been made more like a hobby by the cells concerned so that the felled trees will be soon replaced. Measures have been taken to segregate waste. Everyone in the college including the visitors can make a difference. At times it can be difficult to control outsiders. Support from the community, students staff of the college and the canteen is necessary. There is a band of One –time use plastic products in the college. The college needs the help of the NCC to check and monitor whether the rule is being followed or not.

Impact: The effort of the Authorities and cells concerned has borne fruits. The college campus is one of the cleanest and greenest campus of the city. The locality in which the college is situated has been declared as one of the cleanest areas under the Aizawl Municipal corporation.

Resources: Financial Support or sponsorship is necessary for the implementation of all programs. Moral Support of all Stake holders is a necessity.

3. Best Practice - Gender Equality Ambiance

Context: The status of women in the country and state has improved but is far from being equal with men. Mizo girls often lack confidence to rise high as the home and social environment does not permit her to equip herself as much as she wants to or is capable of. Therefore, Gender Equality Ambiance is included among the best Practices of the college.

Objective : Various programs such as gender sensitization, Women Empowerment awareness campaign, Cooking class, Self Defense Taekwando Class , Course On Jurisprudence etc. are conducted to equip women and help them stand equal with their counterparts. A Remedial class for weak learners is also conducted in the college. Girl Students are encouraged to attend it and improve their knowledge. The college aims at equipping women students to fight against all odds to reach the best of what they can be.

Obstacles and Strategies Adopted to Overcome Them:
The Mizo society has evolved to a modern society with a high literacy percentage. However, the status of a girl child, or a daughter , a wife or a daughter in law has never been equal to their counterparts. The woman in the family is often deprived of the various opportunities of life of life which are open to the men of the family.A girl student has less studying atmosphere in the home where she has to perform all her household chores. Our college has been a blessing since long for economically and academically disadvantaged students from remotest areas of the state. Financial assistance has been often provided. Girls from outside the city stay as maids or take up part time jobs and depend on their distant relatives by staying in their house and help them in the household work. It is difficult for them to spare much time for studies. Therefore, running a girls’ hostel with minimum fees was the priority of the college.

Impact:
Equipping the girls with self defense Taekwando training, making them aware of laws that are in the favour of their safety (Jurisprudence Course),improving their skills through cooking and baking classes and other such related programs has made them confident and brave. Realizing that running of girls hostel by the college has been a blessing for many girls in utter need has inspired the college to open another hostel for economically disadvantaged students. Remedial classes have proved effective as pass percentage among the girls has increased.

Resources Required:

The College has received funds from UGC for a girls hostel and is going to receive more to open a new hostel from Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Conducting of Value added Courses was possible through the funds received from RUSA under EQUITY. Professors have often financed and freely donated for the upliftment of the status of the girl students in the college.