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UK-based teacher for women’s reservation
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, July 10
Dr Neena Dhanda, who teaches philosophy at the University of
Wotverhampton, England, believes that women in India necessarily need to be provided 33 per cent reservation in Parliament and other legislative bodies. She said, similar reservation was given to women in Norway and Denmark also. In fact in Norway 40 per cent of the seats in the country’s parliament were reserved for women. Dr Neena
Dhanda, who is an alumni of the local Government College for Women and the Panjab University, Chandigarh, from where she did her Masters in Philosophy, does not agree that once power is given to women they are not able to exercise it. She said, over a period of time women have started asserting themselves in every sphere. Dr Neena Dhanda is the Head of the Department of Philosophy in the University of
Wotverhampton. She said, she was one of the three women heads among about 120 departments of philosophy in various universities in England. Her focus mainly remains on the political philosophy. She was here yesterday. She also delivered a lecture in the Department of Philosophy in the Panjab University. She has done her PhD in feminist and moral philosophy. Currently she is working on empowerment of women in India. She has done extensive research on women empowerment in context of the reservation provided to women in panchayats and other local bodies in India. The woman philosopher observed that it was a worldwide phenomenon that women enjoyed less power than men. She disagreed that participation of women in the political process was substantially low. “The very fact that they vote means that they are participating in the process, how can you say that their participation is low”, she asked. She maintained that the women had been found acting independently when it came to voting for a particular candidate or a party. Quoting various researches conducted in India, she said, it had been found that most women who vote, vote of
their own choice and for the candidate or the party of their own liking.
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Art and craft exhibition held
Our Correspondent
Ludhiana, July 10
An art and craft exhibition was held at Shanti Niketan Adarsh Vidyalaya Benjamin Road in which paintings, science models, soft toys and other items were displayed. These items were made by the students during summer vacations. The exhibition was inaugurated by school director Randhir Sharma. A large number of parents visited the exhibition. Participating students from each class were awarded prizes. In plus one Dimple, Roshni Sharma, Pawanjot, Class X Shruti , Nancy and Shipra Bansal, Karandeep Singh, Harpreet, Sunny, Rubi, Shilpa, Tanu, Amardeep, Deepak got prizes. From eighth class Preeti, Jaspreet, Parsdeep, Jeenat, Vaneet and from seventh class. Jasleen, Pooja, Deepak, Priya received prizes. From sixth class Jaspreet, Neetu, Jyoti Mittal, Neha, Preeti and from fifth class. Rajat Bhatia, Himani, Neesha, Yashu, Reema, were awarded prizes. Career guidance cell:
Lovely Institutes, Phagwara, has opened an admission-cum-career guidance cell near Bharat Nagar Chowk in Ludhiana. The students seeking admission in MBA, MCA, B.Ed, pharmacy, engineering, architecture, law and other courses would be given guidance free of cost by experts. Dr Sanjay, director, of the institute, while interacting with the students, said that this campaign was a part of career awareness drive spread in cities like New Delhi, Jammu, Amritsar, Pathankot, Hoshiarpur etc. He said that the students would be acquainted with employment opportunities, training requirements, and global
employabilities.He further said that the students sometimes were unable to find jobs even after completing MBA, MCA or B.Tech. In this cell, the students would be assisted, in choosing their vocation keeping in view their ability, qualification, aptitute and achievements. He said that the students, who could not secure a good rank in B.Ed entrance test and Management aptitude Test (MAT)conducted by All India Management Association, would be given specific information about other available opportunities. The cell, he asserted would apprise the students about eligibility conditions, syllabi, fee structure and financial assistance regarding various courses like, MBA, MCA,
B.Arch, pharmacy, law, physiotherapy and B. Lib, some scholarship plans for meritorious students and sportspersons were also announced on the occasion.
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