“It is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals”… Achieving a gender-equal world requires social innovations that work for both women and men and leave no one behind. Gender inequality being both a challenge and an opportunity should be resolved along with the societal and technological evolution we are having. With an urge to deliver by women and led by men, Bhawanipur Education Society College organised “JOSH TALKS (AB SAMJHAUTA NAHI), an event to establish opinions regarding equity above equality, scheduled on 9th August, 2019 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at Jubilee Hall(6th Floor).
Professor Dilip Shah, the Dean of Student Affairs embracing the event welcomed Devyani Verma, the chief guest and speaker of this event. Devyani Verma has donned a number of responsibilities and public speaker and social enthusiast are the titles she has been wreathed with. She is constantly working to inspire and grow the youth of this country. She believes in the potential of the youth of this country and is making every way possible to interact with the school and college students she can. Being a firm believer of equality, she has been working extensively towards creating a society of aware citizens. By aware citizens she means the citizens who are familiar with their duties and rights. Besides she has been voraciously doing campaigns to inculcate the spirit of social entrepreneurship among the students across the country.
As the event progressed, Professor Dilip Shah introduced Josh Talks to the students of Semester 1 which is an initiative by ITC VIVEL, with the theme “Know your rights, be an equality champion”. She started her discourse with an introduction to the rights that women enjoy in our country and the rights that have been amended so far. Moreover she informed the audience about the three beliefs: Not to compromise, journey of women not to be an object of condition, most importantly education and awareness of equal life. A video by VIVEL showcasing Amitabh Bachchan speaking out voices of gender and not biological sex was displayed to all. “A right can never be silenced”, said Mr Bachchan, “Don’t live in the shadows of other’s judgement, Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom” Gender determination doesn’t depend on the outlook of a person, one may have biological sex of a boy or a girl, but is not bound to do and feel the same. Here comes the stance of acceptability. A person whether a boy, girl, gay, lesbian or third gender or any other type should be accepted in our society irrespective of the gender bias. With a belief that the young generation will definitely bring a positive change to the orthodox mentalities the society has been promoting for centuries must be eradicated only by being aware of the duties and rights of this country, she ended her speech.
With a crowd of 200 students from all the departments, the hall was agog with enthusiasm. As a part of participation the students were distributed VIVEL body wash. It was also announced that each student will receive a certificate of participation. Finally Devyani Verma was felicitated with a memento as a token of appreciation.
An Orientation session on The Bengal Global Trade Expo, 2023 was conducted by the college on 17th of January, 2023 to initiate the students for the upcoming Bengal Global Trade Expo, to be held from the 25th January to the 29th of January 2023. Mr. N. Kapadia, the secretary of the BGTE, 2023 spoke about …
March 1st, 2019. New Concept Hall. Shiladitya Roy, an avid theatre buff unveiled the third edition of the BESC Theatre Festival in which more than twenty colleges participated. Live actors, presenting their take on an event live or imaginary, before a live audience, that too in real time is no easy feat to accomplish, pointed …
The Department of Political Science conducted an Academic Quiz for the Semester VI Political Science Honours students on 23rd March, 2024. The students were divided into 4 groups and questions were asked based on their academic syllabus. The proceedings of the quiz were conducted by Prof. Lopamudra Majumdar, CWTT, Department of Political Science and Prof. …
January 11th, 2020. Heysham Road. “The Bhawanipur Education Society College (BESC)” said Prof Dilip Shah, the Dean of the College, “has the bad habits of not only sticking to its words but also of delivering more than it promises” amidst cheers from the crowd of volunteers who had gathered. And they had a …
Josh Talks (Ab samjhauta nahi)
“It is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals”… Achieving a gender-equal world requires social innovations that work for both women and men and leave no one behind. Gender inequality being both a challenge and an opportunity should be resolved along with the societal and technological evolution we are having. With an urge to deliver by women and led by men, Bhawanipur Education Society College organised “JOSH TALKS (AB SAMJHAUTA NAHI), an event to establish opinions regarding equity above equality, scheduled on 9th August, 2019 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at Jubilee Hall(6th Floor).
Professor Dilip Shah, the Dean of Student Affairs embracing the event welcomed Devyani Verma, the chief guest and speaker of this event. Devyani Verma has donned a number of responsibilities and public speaker and social enthusiast are the titles she has been wreathed with. She is constantly working to inspire and grow the youth of this country. She believes in the potential of the youth of this country and is making every way possible to interact with the school and college students she can. Being a firm believer of equality, she has been working extensively towards creating a society of aware citizens. By aware citizens she means the citizens who are familiar with their duties and rights. Besides she has been voraciously doing campaigns to inculcate the spirit of social entrepreneurship among the students across the country.
As the event progressed, Professor Dilip Shah introduced Josh Talks to the students of Semester 1 which is an initiative by ITC VIVEL, with the theme “Know your rights, be an equality champion”. She started her discourse with an introduction to the rights that women enjoy in our country and the rights that have been amended so far. Moreover she informed the audience about the three beliefs: Not to compromise, journey of women not to be an object of condition, most importantly education and awareness of equal life. A video by VIVEL showcasing Amitabh Bachchan speaking out voices of gender and not biological sex was displayed to all. “A right can never be silenced”, said Mr Bachchan, “Don’t live in the shadows of other’s judgement, Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom” Gender determination doesn’t depend on the outlook of a person, one may have biological sex of a boy or a girl, but is not bound to do and feel the same. Here comes the stance of acceptability. A person whether a boy, girl, gay, lesbian or third gender or any other type should be accepted in our society irrespective of the gender bias. With a belief that the young generation will definitely bring a positive change to the orthodox mentalities the society has been promoting for centuries must be eradicated only by being aware of the duties and rights of this country, she ended her speech.
With a crowd of 200 students from all the departments, the hall was agog with enthusiasm. As a part of participation the students were distributed VIVEL body wash. It was also announced that each student will receive a certificate of participation. Finally Devyani Verma was felicitated with a memento as a token of appreciation.
Reported by: Preeti Jain
Photography: Rohit Ghosh Chowdhury
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