Event Description

On 8th March 2018, on International Women’s Day, the team from Chandraprabha Saikiani Centre for Women’s Studies of Tezpur Central University left for Nagaon district library where the program was scheduled. The team arrived the venue where the program had already been started by the coordinators of the Nagaon unit. The deputy commissioner of Nagaon Mr. Biswajit Pegu had left after attending the programme. As the entire team reached the auditorium of Nagaon district library, the program was on its flow and Mr. Dilip Kr. Borah, principal of Ramanujan Junior College was invited on the stage and felicitated with a traditional Assamese ‘gamocha’ after which shared his line of thoughts regarding the condition of women and the discrimination they face in today’s world. He also spoke on the issues regarding the discrimination they face regarding education and social representation. He ended the speech saying that for a developed society it is important that its women are given equal stature. After Mr. Borah, the head of Chandraprabha Saikiani Centre for Women’s Studies Dr. Madhurima Goswami was invited to the stage to address the crowd present in the auditorium which mostly consisted of women from rural areas of Nagaon district and students (mostly girls)