Session # 24

The 24^th session on the theme ‘Art of Humour’ began with a welcome address by Ms Bhavya Vikas followed by ‘Dhyana’- Invocation on Lord Ganesh, rendered by Ms Krupa Joshi.

The second session-‘Pragnya’ was organised by Ms Rashmi Shetty. A video consisting of the excerpts of all the major movies acted by the legendary comedian, Charlie Chaplin was displayed.

In the third session, ‘Drishti’, the faculty members discussed their views on importance of Humour at workplace, in the classroom or any other ideas on Art of humour was exchanged.

Mr Venkatesh: Mentioned that ones work life has become very stressful and people have forgotten to laugh. He also spoke about the increasing number of laughter clubs to gain the benefits of laughter.

Ms Mary Metilda: Spoke about humor at workplace and humour is good if it is enjoyed as a joke but said that at times it can lead to pain or embarrassment. Research has been done on the types of humour and the relationship with personality traits. 2 Dominant styles of humour were mentioned, one which is adaptive and the other maladaptive. Affiliative humour and self-enhancing humour are positive and adaptive, bringing creativity in the work environment. On the other hand, aggressive humour & self-defeating humour are destructive to ones psychological and physical well-being.

Mr Chandran: Pointed that survey results have shown that people who like to watch and listen to sad movies and sad songs are more positive towards life and enjoy humour. He also gave an example of one of the RVIM student by name Roopa M, who mentioned that she liked listening to sad songs.

Mr Mahesh: Mentioned that humour reduces monotony in life & Smile increases the face value. He said that more muscles will be stressed when one frowns when compared to smile, which is more relaxing.

Mr Manash Jyoti Mitra: Was of the opinion to laugh and makes others laugh. Jokes are important to convert others distress to eustress.

Ms Divyashree: Spoke about humour in classroom and when it should be encouraged and when it should be limited.

Ms Pushpa: Shared a quote on “A real comedian is one who makes others laugh, though he is filled with sorrow”

Mr Gowrisha posed a question whether ‘Art of Humour’ can be taught?

Mr Jyotirmoy Ghosh: Mentioned that humour is definitely an Art and many movie artists like Raj Kapoor, Amitabh Bhachchan, Rajkumar, Rajnikanth & Kamal Hassan have a punch with humour. He mentioned that Charlie Chaplin is one of the best humour artist and that quality of humour is not found at present. He also spoke of humour accompanied with pain & satire & concluded that humour is definitely an art.

Dr. T V Raju: Started his talk by saying humor should be a part of life, the 3 H formula for a successful teacher is H-Humility, H-Humanity, and H-Humour. Modern life is so stressful that there is no relaxation. People are mentally over-strained and due to this they are not possible to involve & talk to the family members. In order to free oneself from strain, he/she should learn the art of relaxation. One should have a strong reason to smile and should know the right timing, when to smile. One should create humour in such a way that it should not hurt the self respect of anyone. It is an Art which can be practiced to deliver joy. Humour is very important to enhance relationship, to share thoughts amongst people.

Drishti session was followed by the release of the July issue of the RVIM Newsdesk along with the soft copy (CD) to be uploaded in the college website, by Director & Ms Anita D’Silva.

The fourth session, ‘Ullasa’ was on story building game which brought out the creativity in the faculty members of RVIM.

The fifth session, ‘Srujana’, the faculty members were suggested to contribute words, starting with the letters of the word HUMOUR. A variety of qualities was shared in this session.