Mysuru Regional Chapter of Indian Home Science Association inaugurated

The Mysuru Regional Chapter of the Indian Home Science Association (HSAI) was inaugurated here on Friday.
The chapter will function from the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, the University of Mysore. Authorities said that it would enhance academic collaboration, community engagement, and professional development in the field of Home Science.
M. Komala, president, HSAI–MRC, Mysuru, said that Home Science was an interdisciplinary subject encompassing areas such as Food Science and Nutrition, Human Development and Family Studies, Textiles and Apparel Design, Resource Management, and Extension Education and Communication.
Integrating knowledge from various disciplines, it bends scientific and artistic elements and is geared towards empowering individuals by imparting knowledge and skills for personal and professional use, she added.
Prof. Komala said the Indian Home Science Association was founded in the 1940s at Maharaja Sayajirao University in Vadodara, and the University of Mysore and HSAI recently signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly promote education, research, and community outreach in the field of Home Science.
N.K. Lokanath, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mysore, inaugurated the chapter here. A revised edition of the book 'Handbook of Food and Nutrition' was released on the occasion. Edited by Jamuna Prakash, the book includes current research, food indices, and national nutrition policies and programmes, said Prof. Komala.

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