Geography

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

B.A (Geography), B.Ed (Geography, Marathi), M.A (Geography-with specialization in Regional Planning and Development and Thematic Cartography), M.Ed, M.Phil (Education), NET (Education), NET (Geography), Ph D - Geography (Persuing),

 OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

• Attended 24 National and International Conferences, Presented 8 research papers in seminars and conferences and published 4 papers
• Published 2 Text Books on Environmental Studies
• Invited as a Resource person in 5 workshops on Surveying. GIS and Remote Sensing
• Successfully completed the Capacity Building programme in Geospatial Technologies
• Successfully completed with A Grade the National Service Scheme (NSS) Programme Officers Training Orientation at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar Mumbai
• Completed certificate course of Telephone Operator in first grade – Kohinoor Technical Institute
• Completed standard course in Yoga conducted by Yoga Vidya Niketan
• Completed certificate course of Field Officer – Civil Defense, Mumbai, Govt of Maharashtra
• Passed   MS-CIT  course in second grade, MKCL and MSBTE (Year 2006)
• Actively participated in co-curricular and extracurricular activities during B. Ed. Course in Chembur Comprehensive College of Education
• Actively participated in N.S.S. activities and attended the camps
• Active participation in drive of Protection of Malnutrition Tribal Children in Thane District organised by Navdrushti – NGO
• Participation and third merit in Dnyan Ranjan Spardha Pariksha organised by Shri Shivchhatrapati Yuva Mandal, Yavatmal
• Participation and second merit in Shyamachi Aie Sanskar Pariksha organised by Sane Guruji Kathamala, Dadar, Mumbai

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE : DOS , MS Office – Word, Excel, Power Point, Paint etc., PaintShopPro, Photo Shop, Map Info, Q-GIS, Idrisi, GeoMedia, Arc Info, SAGA, GRASS etc.

MEMBER OF ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL ORGANISATIONS: Bombay Geographical Association, Civil Defense (Mulund Division), Avehi (Educational Trust), Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA)

        Ms.Kasturi Medhekar is an ex student of the Sathaye College, and is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Geography in Sathaye College since February 2017. She has passed her B.A in subject Geography,University of Mumbai in June 2015 and B.A in English in 2016 from IDOL, University of Mumbai. Her subjects of interest are Regional Development and Regional Planning and Ecology and Environment.  

        She is currently working as Care Taking Officer, for 8MAH/GB/ NCC, Girls Unit- Sathaye College. She is “B” & “C” Certificate Holder as Junior Under Officer (JUO) of 8 MAH/BN/SW/2010/223511 Army Wing with grading “A” from Sathaye Collge NCC Girls Unit in 2013.

        Her hobbies include dancing, craft,reading, travelling alike. She has completed a five years course in Bharatnatyam Dance from Bhartiya Sangeet Samiti, 2003-2007. She has represented Sathaye College in various competetions like 'Maharashtra Utsav', 'Parle Utsav' during her academic years 2010-12. She has worked as Choreographer in many competitions and events.