The International Women’s Day was celebrated by the School of Women’s Studies of the Utkal University in association with the National Social Guild (NSS), PG unit of the Utkal University on the March 8 at the university on Tuesday.
The celebration started with a signature campaign in support of equality and parity.
The inaugural session was presided over by university PG Council chairman Prof Ranjan Kumar Bal. FM University former Vice-Chancellor Prof Sukanti Priya Pattanaik attended as chief guest while State Information Commissioner Sashiprava Bindhani joined as guest of honour and Prof Pratibha Manjari Ratha from the Sanskrit Department of the Utkal University as chief speaker.
Bindhani emphasized on the need for a change in our attitude for parity of women with men in every sphere of life. “True empowerment will only come if our mindset changes,” she said.
later, the faculty and students of the School of Women’s Studies and NSS Programme Coordinator Dr Manoranjan Mohanty went to Jeevan Jyoti orphanage here and interacted with the children on equality.