‘Women Empowerment’ – an insightful lecture at National PU College Barkur

By Prof. Archibald Furtado
Bellevision Media Network

Barkur, 25 Nov 2023: National Junior College, Barkur always in the news, especially in these days. On Friday, 24th November, 2023, at 3.00 pm it organized a beautiful programme to focus on ‘Women Empowerment’.

 

Famed thinker and orator Prof Shailaja, Associate Professor, Dept of Kannada in the National First Grade College, delivered an insightful lecture, ‘as both men and women are creations of God gifted with unique characteristics’. Both are at par in their capacities, talents hence the need is to be complimentary to each other and not competitors…’ she insisted. She shared her real life experiences with students and teachers and there is no reason to shy away from opportunities and entrepreneurship.

 

 

Principal Prof U Kottraswamy presided over the programme. In his address regretted that ‘even at this modern era, women are exploited by men at various levels – workplace, in families, society etc. Various welfare schemes proposed by the Govt not reaching to the beneficiaries and its, education truly empower the girls to stand at par with boys…and eradicate discrimination …’ he observed. 

 

Among the guests, Head Mistress of the High School section, Mrs Hemavathy PS, shared the dais. Mrs Jyothy, Sr Teacher meticulously compeered the programme and Ms Sandhya proposed vote of thanks.