International Women’s Day Celebrated by Sharaddhi Women’s Union and Catholic Women&rsquo

By Mrs. Janet Barboza
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi: International Women’s Day was celebrated at the St. Vincent de Paul Hall, Katapady on Thursday, 13 March 2025 at 10 am, by the Sharaddhi Women’s Union, Udupi Taluk and the Catholic Women’s Association, Udupi Deanery. Former  Member of the Ellur Grama  Panchayat, Mrs. Shilpa G. Suvarna, inaugurated the program and said that women are very necessary in the society and they have made all kinds of achievements from home to space. But now, in addition to providing good education to children, she called for encouraging them to engage them in household chores. Rev. Fr. Stany B. Lobo,  Spiritual Director of the Sharaddhi Women’s Union and the Catholic Women’s Association, Udupi Deanery, presided over the meeting and said that it is impossible to imagine a world without women. He said how women should move forward to build a society. He said that today’s society is full of strong women. 

 

Advocate Junia Monalisa Barboza of Mudarangadi, who was a resource person, provided information about privacy rights, how they are violated, and how women are not left behind due to the development and use of modern technologies. She also pointed out how they will be in danger and they should be aware of it and be careful. 

 

In this program, which was hosted Rev. Fr. Rajesh Pasanna-Parish Priest of the  Katapady Church, renowned writer Ms. Catherine Rodrigues Katapady, who received the Abbakka Rani Award was honored. 

The chief guests of the program were: Rev. Fr. Charles Menezes-Parish Priest of Mother of Sorrows Church, Udupi, President of Sugamya District Women’s Union, Udupi District-Mrs. Gracy Coelho, Assistant District Coordinator of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Women’s Organization-Mrs. Reshma Bailur and  Mrs. Janet Barboza-Resource Mobilization Officer of Manini State Women’s Union gave their messages. 

 

The program began with the reading of the preamble of the constitution and was welcomed by the president of the Sharaddhi Women’s Union, Udupi Taluk, Mrs. Gracy Monteiro, and Secretary Mrs. Sylvia Soares proposed the vote of thanks.

 

Mrs. Philomena Noronha and Mrs. Gladys Rebello from the Mooubelle unit compered the program. The function ended with cultural programs