The Women's Forum of Dakshin Kamrup College Mirza, was formed in the year 2009 with a view to providing a common platform to all the female employees of the college, Teaching and Non-Teaching, inclusive of the girls students of the college. The formal opening of the Women's Forum at D.K. College took place on 20th February, 2009.
Women's Forum
About
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the Forum is to sensitize, create awareness, and motivate women across the society. The Women's Forum encourages all round development of women and creates awareness on matters of health, socio economic environment and women’s fundamental rights within and outside the college campus. Besides, the Women's Forum aims at making women conscious about the importance of financial independence.
Following are the objectives of the Women’s Forum:
- To raise the confidence level and courage amongst the female students because they would be the future guardians of the society.
- Collaborate with the public for promotion of women's rights and recognition of their achievements.
- Sharing of information and ideas by creating a network with the society.
- For establishing a healthy academic atmosphere in the college organizing seminars, workshops and sensitization programmes on a yearly basis.
- To make the students and women employees understand the gravity of harassment in any form and creating awareness about the legal aspects of such issues.5
History
The Women's Forum at Dakshin Kamrup College Mirza, was formed with
the aim of reuniting all the female employees of the college, Teaching
and Non-Teaching , inclusive of the girls students of the college.
The formal opening of the Women's Forum at D.K.College took place on 20th February, 2009.
Hence the importance of sensitising, creating awareness, and motivating
women across the society was felt to be of utmost importance.
Mission
The mission of the Women's Forum is to encourage all round development of women and creating awareness on matters of health, and influencing socio economic environment within and outside the college campus. Besides the Women's Forum aim at making women economically independent.
The mission is illustrated by the following objectives:
To raise the confidence level and courage amongst the female students because they would be the future guardians of the society.
Collaborate with the public for promotion of women's rights and recognition of their achievements.
Sharing of information and ideas by creating a network with the society.
For establishing a healthy academic atmosphere in the college organising seminars on a yearly basis.
To make the students and women employees understand the gravity of harassment in any form and creating awareness about the legal aspects of such issues.
Gender Sensitisation Cell
Under the directions of the UGC Module on Recognition and Elimination of Sexual Harassment in Higher Educational Institutions, D.K. College, Mirza, formed the Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH).
A Journey from 2009:
14 September, 2009- A lecture programme was
organised on Life and Livelihood: Women of Assam at present-
Opportunities and Challenges. Resource person- Dr Archana Sarma
17 December, 2009- Lecture Programme on Awareness on Women's Health. Resource person- Dr Jayantimala Chakraborty.
29 September, 2010- Lecture programme on Sexual Harassment. Resource person- Mrs Sakira Sahin.
20-24 December, 2010- UGC 5 days workshop
on Sensitivity, Awareness and Motivation on Capacity Building of Women
Managers in Higher Education. Resource persons- Dr Streamlet Dhakkar,
Manju Bora, Indrani Raimedhi, Dr Archana Sarma
24 December, 2011- Lecture Programme on Women's Personal Hygiene and Awareness on AIDS. Resource person- Dr Subhasmita Barthakur.
7 May, 2012- Street play was staged at
Gorgora, the adopted village of D.K.College by the students of the
college. The play highlighted on education, family planning, anti social
activities, etc.
12 January, 2013- Lecture programme on Women's Rights: Its Merits and Demerits. Resource persons- Dr Ruma Bordoloi and Dr Niva Sarma Thakuria.
31 March 1 April, 2013- National Seminar
on Women and Environment- A look into the issues, problems and
opportunities. Key note address by Dr Upasana Bora Sinha.
International Womens Day is celebrated with great fervour throughout the college on 8th of March every year.
On 2015 the members of the Forum went to the adopted village
of the college at Gargara with two lady Doctors of the local Government
Dispensary wherin a lecture programme was held on Health and Women.
On 2016 International Women's Day was held centrally at Boko College wherein the members participated.
International Women's Day in the year 2017 was held in the
college premises. Students of the college participated in a street play
which was attended by even the people from the locality.
Meetings
Events
2009-2010 2010-2011 2014-2015 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023Philanthropic Activities
Monetary contribution towards Karunadharaa a Non Governmental Organisation of Assam working for disabled and weak persons of the society is made regularly by the members of the Women's Forum.
The Future
Introduce programmes on Food & Nutrition, handicrafts,
beauty therapies. To develop overall health benefits, the Women's Forum
also has plans for organising yoga camps, etc.
Involving local industries for imparting training on cottage
industry products, besides introducing vocational training and self
generating schemes is also on the agenda.
Major and Minor Research Projects would be targetted in future.
There are also plans to sponsor a female student from an economically backward family every year on the basis of merit.
Jaimini
LIST OF PRESIDENTS & SECRETARIES
| YEAR | NAME OF THE PRESIDENT | NAME OF THE SECRETARY |
| 2009-2010 | Dr. Namita Sharma | Dr. Gargee Chakraborty |
| 2010-2011 | Mrs. Sukla Bhattacharjee | Dr. Jilmil Bora |
| 2011-2012 | Dr. Nilufar Islam | Ellora Choudhury |
| 2012-2013 | Dr. Deepalee Das | Dr. Archana Mali |
| 2013-2014 | Mrs. Phulrani Deka | Jaba Kalita |
| 2014-2015 | Dr. Indira Saikia | Pranita Kakati |
| 2015-2016 | Dipika Devi | Dr. Madhuri Saikia |
| 2016-2017 | Dr. Niva Thakuria | Dr. Gargi Chakravarty |
| 2017-2018 | Dr. Aditi Devi Choudhury | Manashi Kalita |
| 2018-2019 | Dr. Deepalee Das | Bhabani Baishya |
| 2019-2020 | Dr. Deepalee Das Pranita Kakati(I/C) |
Bhabani Baishya |
| 2020-2021 | Dr. Jilmil Bora | Dr. Aparna Goswami |
| 2021-2022 | Dr. Aditi Devi Choudhury | Ellora Choudhury |
| 2022-2023 | Dr. Gargee Chakraborty Himadrimayee Bora (I/C) |
Rinti Roy |
