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Women Development Cell

Conveners: Dr. Jayashree Patil-Dake (Aided) & Dr. Samira Sayed (SFC)

• Short Story Writing Competition
A Short Story Writing Competition was held in which stories related to the subjects declared in advance
were invited virtually from participants. (February 26 – March 02, 2021)

• PowerPoint Presentation Competition
A live virtual PowerPoint Presentation competition was organized where students were provided a
platform to display their thoughts on topics related to Gender Equality and Women Empowerment and
to showcase their communication skills. (March 03, 2021)
• Open Mic (Poetry & Shayri) Competition
An Open Mic Competition based on the theme 'Women Hold Up Half the Sky' was held via Zoom
Online Platform to give students an opportunity to showcase their creative and oratory skills. (March
05, 2021)

• National Webinar on 'Women in Leadership'
On the last day of the Women's Week i.e. on International Women's Day, the WDC organized a National
Webinar on 'Women in Leadership'. Ms. Madhavi Latha (National Paralympics Swimming Champion,
Founder of Wheelchair Basketball Association, and a TEDx Speaker) was the Speaker on the occasion.
(March 08, 2021)
• Valedictory Ceremony

WDC concluded the Women's Week with a Valedictory Function in which winners of all the
competitions conducted during the week were announced and felicitated with Merit Certificates and all
other participants were awarded Participation Certificates. (March 08, 2021)

International Webinar On 'Cyber Bullying: Approaches, Consequences And Prevention'
Growing dependence on cyber space; an increasing threat to cyber security and an unavoidable dependency
on digital services, tools and applications have made digital literacy a necessity. The webinar which was
organized with a motive to create awareness about the threats that accompany digitalization had a panel of
five distinguished speakers, namely, Prof. Dr. Vibhuti Patel (Keynote Speaker), Prof. Dr. Medha Tapiawala
(Panelist), Prof. Dr Sunita Magare (Panelist), Prof. Dr. Sandhya Khedekar (Panelist) and Prof. Ms. Vibha
Singh (Valedictory Speaker) (May 27, 2021)

Dr.Vibhuti Patel Dr. Medha Tapiawala Dr. Sunita Magare Dr. Sandhya Khedekar Prof. Vibha Singh Ms. Madhavi Latha

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