| At 10 am yesterday , a group of students of Jai Hind College, Churchgate, broke into a skit-cum-jig. 10 minutes later, the applause was deafening. A flash mob on women trafficking to mark International Women's Day caught attention of the young minds alright.Mariyam Kachwala, a first year BCom student, and narrator of the skit, said, “We conduct several such flash mobs often. For this one, we wove a story with the help of four songs. The climax song, Aashayein, leaves the audience with a feeling of empowerment and hope.“ WOMEN'S DAY EVENTS ACROSS CITY COLLEGES The Women's Development Cell of Somaiya Vidyavihar's Management and Research De partment is holding a financial literacy work shop for the cleaning and security staff of the institution.Students of the institution will teach them the basics of managing money. IIT-Bombay's Yogastha Club and sports coun cil is organising a lecture series on wellness by a nutritionist.Falguni Banerjee Naha,PRO, IIT-Bombay,said,“The session's aim is to en courage women to adopt a healthier, more active lifestyle.“ KPB Hinduja College, Charni Road will have two speakers a make-up artist and a dieti cian introducing students to the concept of Gender Responsive Budget (GRB) and its im portance. “GRB is a tool for gender main streaming and uses the budget as an entry point,“ said Dr Minu Madlani, Principal. |
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