WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATION AT CUO



CUO : 100th International Women's Day Celebration
 (Photo - Saurabha Kumar Turuk)



Koraput: The Central University of Orissa in the presence of Sujata Mishra, Tahasildar, Koraput and Sailabala Prusty, District Information Officer celebrated 100^th anniversary of International Women’s Day at it’s Landiguda campus on Tuesday. Students and faculty from all departments were present during the celebrations.





Emphasizing on the need for greater awareness among men, Sujata Mishra stressed that women are not an object to be veneered; rather they are the ones who should be really worshiped. She also said that “the tribal women in Koraput are more empowered than their coastal counterparts. It is a myth that economic prosperity of a region can reduce the hardships which women face on a daily basis”. 



Dr. Rudrani Mohanty, Ms Talat Jahan Begum, Dr. Debendra Biswal and Dr. Aditya K. Mishra, all faculties at the University spoke at length about the importance of celebrating this day. Sudhakar Patnaik, Officer in Charge at the University gave vote of thanks and brought the event to a close.

Festive atmosphere prevailed in the University campus all though the day. A small cultural programme was also organized in the evening at the ladies hostel in Semiliguda which was presided over by the hostel superintendent Ms Talat Jahan Begum. Few boarders from the boys' hostel at Dumuriput also participated in the cultural evening.

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