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| Synergise research on all issues related to women by creating an interdisciplinary, need-based educational forum for teaching and research and to be a nodal point in Central India for networking with educational and non formal institutions and organisations on women’s issues. |
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| To introduce new courses and reinforce existing ones within the framework of the University norms Ensure awareness of gender rights and gender justice Rediscover and document the experiences of marginalised sections of the population Network between educational institutions, NGO’s and independent researchers on women’s issues Develop courses that will be at the cutting edge of women’s studies internationally yet customise them to meet the student’s needs in the region Hone skills of leadership among women to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing globalised environment To be a nodal point in Central India for networking and empowering women Create a comprehensive and state-of-the art library consisting of books, journals, audio-visual material etc Foster a vibrant & socially sensitive student population who are stimulated to articulate their perceptions through seminars, w |
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| To create a resource pool of experts To develop the Resource and Documentation Centre Arrange Seminars, Conferences and Workshop programmes Validate and accredit the current Certificate Course on Women’s Studies run by the Centre Start a Post Graduate Department in Women’s Studies |
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| Since its inception in 2004 under the hands of the famous feminist lawyer Flavia Agnes, the centre has organised several national and state level conferences on Women’s Studies. Visitors to the centre include eminent women writers and academicians like Pushpa Bhave, Padma Seth, Shantha Gokhale, Susie Tharu, Meena Gopal etc. Runs a documentation Centre consisting of books, films and journals Has the distinction of being the first in the region to start a certificate course in women’s studies in 2006 |
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| Panel Discussion on 16th March 2004 on the thrust areas in women’s studies Formal inauguration of the Research and Documentation Centre by Falvia Agnes on 30th July 2004 Interactive session with feminist writer Shantha Gokhale and a discussion of her novel Rita Welinkar on 2nd October 2004 National Conference on “The Relevance of Women’s Studies to our Curricula” on 12th March 2005 Panel Discussion on the Akku Yadav incident called, “Crime against Women: Women against Crime” on 4th Sept 2004 National Seminar on “Women: Agents for Change” on 24th September 2005 ‘Rights and Responsibilities of Women’- talk by Dr Padma Seth on 12th February 2006 Panel Discussion on “the Need for gender Sensitisation in Higher Education” held on 8th August 2006 A 2 day workshop (23-25 September) was held on sex education for students Pioneering Certificate Course on Women’s Studies was held from August-October 2006 Address and the Distribution of Certificates for the first batch of students was done at the hands of Pushpa Bhave in August 2007. Workshop on Women’s Studies for teachers and research students held from 21st -26th April 2008 |
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