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“All India Women Writers Conference” in Punjab concluded
Punjab Newsline Network
Wednesday, 04 November 2009
PATIALA: Aimed at providing platform to women writers to share their views, Two-day “All India Women Writers Conference” that was underway at Punjabi University’s Senate Hall concluded here on Wednesday.This was the first conference of its kind in the university.
The conference was organised by the Department of Punjabi Language Development along with Sahit Academy, New Delhi, and was .
Writers from 21 states took part in the conference. Stressing on the need to be strong and independent, the participants narrated their life experiences and how they fought odds. The discussion were held on range of topics, including the changing role of women in society, problems faced by Indian women and what should be the approach of women towards life.
Poetry based on life experiences was also recited. The poems based on women issues widely appreciated by the audiences. Noted litterateur and vice-president of the Sahit Academy, New Delhi, Dr Sutinder Singh Noor, said women writers can play a pivotal role in healing the wounded psyche of females. Dr Sukrita Pal Kumar highlighted that western feminism had unleashed male-female polarities which has disturbed the Indian-specific entry point of feminism for its articulation and furtherance
Dr Singh, while addressing the gathering said, women, all along, had been subjected to immense social, cultural and spiritual discrimination and upheavals, causing their exclusion from the world of letters and reducing them from subjects to objects. The parental tutoring in India was also the cause of pushing them into the backyards of intellectual horizons, leaving little scope for them to compete with their male counterparts.
Secretary of the Sahit Academy, Agarhar Krishnamurty, shared his ideas about the growing concern for the feminist culture in India.
The conference was organised by the Department of Punjabi Language Development along with Sahit Academy, New Delhi, and was .
Writers from 21 states took part in the conference. Stressing on the need to be strong and independent, the participants narrated their life experiences and how they fought odds. The discussion were held on range of topics, including the changing role of women in society, problems faced by Indian women and what should be the approach of women towards life.
Poetry based on life experiences was also recited. The poems based on women issues widely appreciated by the audiences. Noted litterateur and vice-president of the Sahit Academy, New Delhi, Dr Sutinder Singh Noor, said women writers can play a pivotal role in healing the wounded psyche of females. Dr Sukrita Pal Kumar highlighted that western feminism had unleashed male-female polarities which has disturbed the Indian-specific entry point of feminism for its articulation and furtherance
Dr Singh, while addressing the gathering said, women, all along, had been subjected to immense social, cultural and spiritual discrimination and upheavals, causing their exclusion from the world of letters and reducing them from subjects to objects. The parental tutoring in India was also the cause of pushing them into the backyards of intellectual horizons, leaving little scope for them to compete with their male counterparts.
Secretary of the Sahit Academy, Agarhar Krishnamurty, shared his ideas about the growing concern for the feminist culture in India.
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