The Department of Zoology, Carmel College of Arts, Science and Commerce for Women commemorated the International Year of Millets 2023 and National Nutrition Month to create awareness about health and nutritional benefits of millets and to combat undernutrition among our students with a guest lecture on 08th September 2023. The guest speaker for the event was Ms. Vandana Kakodkar, Consulting Dietician based in Ponda, Goa. A total of 38 students of Zoology Multidisciplinary course and TY Zoology, and 08 faculty members attended the talk. Ms. Kokodkar lucidly explained the importance of millets and ways of incorporating them in our daily diet. The speaker presented samples of different millets as a ‘know your millets’ interactive session for the students and shared a few recipes using millets. The talk was thoroughly enjoyed by students and faculty alike and ended with a Q & A session.
Talk – Magic of Millets
