
I, Janhavi Mandar Vadke am a nature-loving person who loves to travel, and proud daughter of an Army personnel. My schooling education was done in Central Schools of various cities like Lucknow, Dispur, Pune, Ambala, and Jabalpur. I am fortunate to have observed and lived my life in the wide diversity of India which involved living in camp areas with the Army personnel who are ready to shower their lives for the safety of our Nation.
I completed my graduation in Physics from a small town in Ratnagiri District and further education from Mumbai. So basically, I am from Konkan with lovely beaches and lots of fruits and nuts of nature like Alphonso, jackfruits, coconuts, etc.
After graduation, I did my software course, while doing it I used to teach/guide my peer group which in turn developed an interest and passion for teaching in me. Therein I decided that I will do a job of imparting knowledge to young minds. I joined Vidyalankar School of Information Technology college after working for four years in other colleges the experience has been great since.
I work as an assistant professor with a specialization in programming. I teach Python Programming, Object-oriented Programming, Computer Graphics, and Animation, Software Quality Assurance, etc, in the BScIT course. I think that there should be a friendly atmosphere between students and teachers to ensure that students do not hesitate to ask their doubts.
I have worked as an Exam cell head, paper setter, moderator, Examiner, supervisor, senior supervisor, and chief conductor in the college. I also looked after unfair means during the exams, worked for the Internal Quality Assurance committee, V-Tech magazine, Degree Distribution Ceremony, and Result Analysis.
I am glad to be part of many industrial visits, to mention few like Bisleri, CSI CYBER FIF –C (2019), and also conference visits organized by the Computer Society of India (Mumbai), National CSI INFOCOMM INDIA 2019 conference by Computer Society of India (Mumbai).
In the field of research I have authored and co-authored papers like Mid-Day Meal Programme (MDMS) in Primary Schools, Water level detection and underground water pipeline leakage management system, Google’s Project Loon: Balloon Powered Internet for everyone, Analysis of frequent amino acid association patterns in peptide sequences of dengue virus type 1. To further enhance my teaching in have attended many Faculty Development Programs like Change Management by National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal.
Being born in a family where both of my parents were doctors, I was expected to take up medicine as my career. So just like every middle class family my career was decided even before I could learn to speak. During my school and college days I was an above average student but when it came to giving my entrance test for medical somehow I could not manage to get admission in Mumbai and again due to family restrictions I could not go to Yavatmal where I managed secure an M.B.B.S seat. But life does not stop right? So I was expected to prepare for medical entrance one more time. I wished to go for Engineering and brought my admission form as well but was persuaded against it. So to not waste my year I was made to take admission to B.Sc. in the same college where I completed my HSc and that was a turning point for me.
During graduation I was lucky enough to be taught by teachers who inspired me not just to understand what I like but also to take a stand for what I like. So I decided to complete my education in Electronics even after getting B.D.S. seat in a college in Navi Mumbai after my second attempt of the medical entrance. This time I was persistent and confident enough to do what I like and was ready to take all the responsibility of that. So I continued my education while working part time as tutor, because if the choice is yours, so is its responsibility.
During my graduation I realized that, it is more important to know various opportunities around us than to be stuck with a single choice. Unlike our parents’ time, these days we have large number of opportunities, but we lack is proper guidance to explore them. Also one needs to make his own decisions and not just that should be able to work hard to achieve their goal. This thought inspired me to become a teacher and I did my Masters in Electronics and completed B.Ed. I wished to be the torch that today’s kids need in the world full of opportunities. I wanted to tell them that career does not end only because you missed one opportunity, but this also does not mean that we stop taking our career seriously. We can be more alert and grab the next opportunity that comes in our way and again make a comeback in the race of life. So what are we waiting for? ON YOUR MARK. GET-SET-AND GO….