A one day Seminar titled ‘Women Writing/ Writing Women’ was held in Bharati College on 19th November 2010. It was organised by the college in association with the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (Shimla), Indian Council of Cultural Relations (Delhi), Sahitya Academy and the India International Centre.
" The seminar aimed to trace the literary journeys of the Women Writers from the two erstwhile Colonised areas – Africa and India – and enable them to share and exchange ideas and experiences, thus exploring experiences of women in these parts of the Global South".
Session I* was moderated by Dr. Nandini Sen and witnessed the following speakers :
Karen King Aribasala – Nigeria
Yashodhra Mishra – India (Oriya)
Vaidehi – India (Kannada)
While, Session II* was moderated by Dr. Veena Sharma and featured the following speakers:
Joy Kwesiga – Uganda
Yaba Badoe – Ghana
Mridula Garg – India (Hindi)
Urmila Pawar – India (Marathi)
Vote of Thanks was given by Dr. Nandini Sen
Each session was followed by a round of open discussion in which the audience comprising of delegates from outside and college students got a chance to interact with these writers. They shared their experiences, discussed their journeys as writers and warmly answered questions put forward by the eager listeners.
The final year English Honours found the discussions all the more stimulating as they have African novels, poems and plays in their syllabus.
"The part of the seminar that was held at the India International Centre talked about the aspirations and the challenges that women writers face in today’s world as also their personal journeys through the creative process"
*THE POST HAS BEEN UPDATED AFTER CORRECTION
" The seminar aimed to trace the literary journeys of the Women Writers from the two erstwhile Colonised areas – Africa and India – and enable them to share and exchange ideas and experiences, thus exploring experiences of women in these parts of the Global South".
Session I* was moderated by Dr. Nandini Sen and witnessed the following speakers :
Karen King Aribasala – Nigeria
Yashodhra Mishra – India (Oriya)
Vaidehi – India (Kannada)
While, Session II* was moderated by Dr. Veena Sharma and featured the following speakers:
Joy Kwesiga – Uganda
Yaba Badoe – Ghana
Mridula Garg – India (Hindi)
Urmila Pawar – India (Marathi)
Vote of Thanks was given by Dr. Nandini Sen
Each session was followed by a round of open discussion in which the audience comprising of delegates from outside and college students got a chance to interact with these writers. They shared their experiences, discussed their journeys as writers and warmly answered questions put forward by the eager listeners.
The final year English Honours found the discussions all the more stimulating as they have African novels, poems and plays in their syllabus.
"The part of the seminar that was held at the India International Centre talked about the aspirations and the challenges that women writers face in today’s world as also their personal journeys through the creative process"
*THE POST HAS BEEN UPDATED AFTER CORRECTION
Glad to be part of the seminar !
ReplyDeleteA small correction Shivani... three of the writers mentioned by you in the Bharati seminar session 1 and 2 couldn't attend for various reasons. They are:
ReplyDeleteSindewe Magona, Nabaneeta Deb Sen and Gayatri Majumdar.
Great to see this blog grow from month to month! Congratulation Shivani! We at Bharati Owe you a big hug!
ReplyDeleteHope we are able to sustain it even when you move out of college to experience the larger world that surely holds great things for you. God bless!
hats off! great job. all the very best!:-)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for all the appreciation. It has been equally thrilling for me to see the blog grow...I m sure its going to be in safe hands when I move out of college. I have loved every moment of it- from creating a layout to putting stuff into it. And then last week, giving it a makeover ! I have loved it so much so that - next on my cards is creating a blog for myself !!!
ReplyDeleteThanks again for those beautiful words of appreciation.... :)
Well done Shivani. You have aesthetically created the blog- the colors gel well- be it the of the text, background , pics and so on. Fishy waters below seems interesting to me- I wonder why you chose the starry sky as the background? Anyways, the new sections that you hve introduced look good. Though I have not really been a regular visitor but I like the new additions esp. "whats cooking?"
ReplyDeleteFrom whre do u get these ideas?
Your love for your job is reflected in your work...Congratss!!
PS: Abt posting a comment, I m as clueless as before...whatever B-)
Thanks a lot ! Its means a lot...reading these beautiful comments...These make my day :)
ReplyDeleteI m glad you liked Fishy waters in particular.
Through Fishy waters, I have tried to show the world through a topsided glass. Thats how I would like to see the world. This idea struck me out of nowhere- as most of my ideas do ...Isn't the thought exciting - fishes in the starry sky ? My mum reckons, this is one of the signs of madness.
Ofcourse, I m not going mad, seriously ;) LOL !!!!