Mysore/Mysuru: With the theme ‘Grow, Nourish, Sustain Together: Revolution for Future Action,’ a two-day programme to mark World Food Day-2020 by the NSS unit of JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru – Faculty of Life Sciences, in association with the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics and Department of Health System Management Studies, JSS AHER.

On day-1, scientific session was presented by Dr. M.N. Shubhashree, MD (Ayurveda), Research Officer (S-2), Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Metabolic Disorders, Government of India (GoI), Bengaluru and theme of scientific session was ‘Ayurvedic perspective of food and its impact on health.’

With insight into Ayurvedic science, the scientific talk emphasised on the concept of Swastya (Health) and its assessment, Ayurvedic concept of food, basic principles of dietetics, basic differences in approach and richness of Indian diet. A motivation speech was delivered by the special invited guest Vasuki Vaibhav, Singer and Composer of the Kannada Film Industry.

Competitions like e-Poster, Pick and Speak, Quiz and Recipe Video Presentation were conducted on both the days.

In the valedictory, chief guest Dr. K.L. Krishna, NSS Programme Co-ordinator, JSS AHER, addressed the gathering about thumb rules which youngsters should follow as good food practices for better health.

Dr. K.A. Raveesha, Professor and Head, Faculty of Life Sciences, presided and emphasised on awareness programme on food and nutrition.

The event was conceptualised and organised by Dr. B.V. Sushma and students from Nutrition and Dietetics alongside Dr. K.T. Vadiraj, Dr. Netravati Hiremath, Dr. Raghu Ram Achar and K. Roshan. Winners of the event are as follows: 

e-Poster: 1st – R. Zahistha Begum, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore; 2nd – Veda Chandrashekhar, Govt. Home Science College, Hassan; 3rd – Panchami, JSS AHER.

Pick & Speak: 1st – R. Zahistha Begum, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore; 2nd – Sarah Sunil Joseph, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar.

Quiz: 1st – Sarah Sunil Joseph, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar; 2nd – R. Samyuktha, JSS AHER; 3rd – S. Simran, JSS AHER.

Recipe Video Presentation: 1st – R. Samyuktha, JSS AHER; 2nd – S. Akshaya, Govt. Home Science College, Hassan.

Participants from Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala and Maharashtra attended the session and took part in events.