Activities conducted by the Cell/Centre:

• WORKSHOP ON SELF-DEFENCE:

This event was given a shape of an enthusiastic training which was a pressing need for every individual and hence,

was organized for the purpose of spreading awareness about the basic tactics of self-defence and keeping them

safe in and off the campus. The training was conducted in the TT room. The instructors from Iskimos

Kickboxing Academy (IKA), who were well trained in martial arts, gymnastics and karate trained the

participants in the endeavour.

DATE OF TRAINING- 25th of February,2019

GUESTS INVITED-

Mr. Suresh Patil - Former National Gold Medallist in kickboxing with a black belt in Kung Fu martial arts. He has

immersed himself in the field since he was 13, he has blended martial arts derived from Muay Thai and Karate.

He has also trained film personalities such as S S Rajamouli, Nitya Menon, Allu Sirish and Catherine Tresa .

Akshay Kumar- Member Iskimos Kickboxing Academy (IKA),

Rubina Dennis- Member Iskimos Kickboxing Academy (IKA),

Shravan Praveen- Member Iskimos Kickboxing Academy (IKA)

• GROUP DISCUSSION ON THE SURROGACY (REGULATION) BILL, 2019

The objective of the event was to to discuss the different aspects to the bill and provide an analysis as to if it was justified or not and to develop an understanding on the elements of the bill and if they are applicable in our society. The event started with the discussion over the pros and cons of the surrogacy bill. The discussion laid special emphasis on the trauma that surrogacy poses on the women who have to go through it and its implications on the child as well as the positive impacts of the same. The discussion was carried over for 15 minutes.

Date of the event: 18th of September, 2019

Judges:

Md. Ahmer Afaq – Faculty in- charge, symbiosis law school, Hyderabad.

Mr. Pankaj Rao Umbarkar- Faculty in- charge, symbiosis law school, Hyderabad.

• PANEL DISCUSSION ON COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND ROLE OF

YOUTH IN IT:

Violence against women and girls is a grave violation of human rights. Its impact ranges from immediate to long -

term multiple physical, sexual and mental consequences for women and girls, including death. Violence not only

has negative consequences for women but also their families, the community and the country at large. This panel

discussion was conducted in order to create awareness on these sensitive issues among students.

The esteemed guests, C. Anasuya DCP, Cyberabad, Dr. Ipsita Sapra, Associate Professor, TISS- Hyderabad and

M. Sravya Reddy, founder of a non-profit organization We and She graced the event.

DATE of the event : 28th of December, 2019

GUESTS:

1. Smt C.Anasuya - Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad has worked in Crime Investigation

Department, Telangana incharge for the Women Protection Cell, CID for a period of three years and

present heading the Women and Children Safety Wing, Cyberabad formed in July 2018 in Cyberabad

Commissionerate to focus on reducing crime against women and children.

2. Dr Ipsita Sapra- She has been a development practitioner for more than a decade before moving into

full-time academics in 2010. Ipsita has a PhD in Social Sciences from TISS, Mumbai and her work

involved understanding the livelihoods of young persons with disabilities in rural India.

3. Ms. Mandadi Shravya Reddy - She is the founder of a non-profit organization called ‘We and She’

(Memu aame kosam) in 2017. She is the first person to tour 31 districts in 31 Days in the State of

Telangana. She Travelled 4116 kms to study the social and Economic status of Women in the state. She

was also recognised as India’s Top 50 Emerging Icon for her contribution for Women Empowerment

by Global Triumph Foundation.

• TWO-DAY NATIONAL SEMINAR ' DISCOURSES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING:

REFLECTION ON VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES

It is the worst forms of human rights violation. It induces deep physical and psychological trauma to the victims

of trafficking. It reduces victims to mere “commodities” to be bought, sold, transported and resold. The

Conference was organized to explore this issue from all the dimensions .

DATE OF THE EVENT: 8TH AND 9TH OF FEBRUARY,2020

GUESTS:

Chief guest of the event Hon'ble Justice Nadira Patherya: . She practised mainly in the High Court at

Calcutta and also in the Supreme Court of India, High Court of Orissa, High Court at Patna and High Court of

Jharkhand. Ma’am practised in Civil, Labour, Company, Arbitration and Constitutional matters .

Guest of Honour Dr. P M Nair: Sir is an IPS Former Director General, National Disaster Response Force &

Civil Defence, Govt. of India. Dr. P M Nair, IPS (Retd), is the former Director General, National Disaster

Response Force & Civil Defence, Govt. of India, New Delhi, he has handled several crimes including Rajiv

Gandhi’s assassination, International Arms Drop at Purulia, Sanjay Ghose abduction etc.

Guest of honour, Dr. Gangotri Chakraborty: She is presently working as a Professor of Law, University of

North Bengal. She won award for Academic Excellence given by Society of Indian Law Firms & Bar

Association of Supreme Court, 2009. Ma’am became 2013: Member of Committee for the Formation of Rules

and Regulations of Coochbehar Panchanan Barma University.

Our special guest Professor Geraldine Forbes: Professor Geraldine Forbes is a Distinguished Teaching

Professor at the department of history, State University of New York Oswego. Professor Forbes earned her

B.Ed. from the University of Alberta. She earned her Master's degree and Ph.D. in history from the University

of Illinois. Professor Forbes began her research in Bengal over three decades ago.

Key-note speaker Ruchira Gupta: Ma’am is a writer, feminist campaigner, teacher, and community organizer

of women across the world and particularly in red-light areas and in caste-ghettoes suffering from inter-

generational prostitution in India. She is the founder of Apne Aap Women Worldwide (www.apneaap.org), a

grassroots movement to end sex-trafficking in India.

Guest of honour: Claire Adionyi Ochieng – She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She is also a

holder of an LL.M in International Human Rights Law from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

She also holds an LL. B (Hons) from the University of Nairobi, School of Law and a post-graduate diploma in

law from the Kenya School of Law.

• THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION

As an initiative to celebrate the existence of women and their roles in our lives as well as in every field, the cell

came up with an idea to let them know how much we owe them. We, especially acknowledged the work done by

the cleaning ladies and the security guards every day, in our hostels and around the campus.

Date of event: 8th of march,2020

Guests:

Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmed Khan – Director, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad

Dr. Jayalashami Namasivayam Pillai –

• Webinar on "The Interplay of Gender Identity, Societal Discrimination & Inadequate

Legislations: A Hinderance for the LGBTQ+ Community"

After coming across a confession of a student on one of the college confessions page which is run by students of the college. This student belongs to the LGBTQ community and felt that it is a taboo for the people in our college. This incident directed our attention towards this problem. Our college is a residential campus. All the students live inside the campus without an exception. In these circumstances if students inside the campus do not feel safe and scared of coming out, it would definitely harm them mentally and affect their performance academically also. With this perspective in mind, the cell found it as its prime responsibility to make everyone a part of this interaction through this webinar, aware them about the consequences that create fear in the minds of such people and how to come out of it. Date of event: 27th of June, 2020 Name of the speakers: Harish Iyer - He is an advocate for the LGBTQIA Community, children, women and survivors of child abuse. He was named one of the most influential gay men of the year by the guardian. Being part of the queer community

himself he was an excellent and pertinent choice for the webinar. He also advocates for mental health and has videos and a webinar relating to it Ms. Anjali Singla is a Therapist at the Banyan Academy and is a Mental Health adviser at MGMH & WHO. She has a rewarding experience spanning over three years in the field of Trauma Psychology and Research. She has worked with migrant refugee and tribal groups, adolescent girls in state shelter homes and homeless individuals with mental health conditions. Her research interests include public policy in mental health, trans - generational trauma and peer - led research. She is also an advocate for Mental Health Rights at MGMH, WHO and UNICEF.