The Charchika Council, the woman forum of Sri Sri University, observed the International Women’s Day with the theme ‘Inspirational Women leaders for Progress’ here on Thursday.
The SCB Medical College’s Prof Sarita Behera, SMCS Chief Credit Officer Amiyabala Patnaik, university’s visiting faculty Prof Geeta Vaidya-nathan, president Rajita Kulkarni and VC Prof Nand lal were present.
Kulkarni stated that approximately 40 per cent of the Sri Sri University’s faculty and 50 per cent of the students enrolled are women. She advised students to dream big, have self-confidence and believe in self.
The VC said, “Women have the power to create, nurture and transform”. Patnaik said that financial capability, literacy and planning were the three keys to become a successful women entrepreneur. Vaidyanathan defined women empowerment with her real life experiences and concluded by stating that “Women Empow-erment is nothing but the ability of women to make choices.”
Chief guest Behera discussed with the audience about the importance of health, sanitation, diet and nutrition in the upliftment of the women. She said that self-confidence can bring a change in the taboo, women as ‘weaker sex’.
The celebration also marked the inauguration of a Dokra Project in the university funded by the Government of Odisha and backed by the International Women’s Conference and Youth leadership Training Programe, Bangalore.