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1. All faculty members are welcome on this very occasion of Woman’s Day Celebration on 8 th March, 2021. Historically, women have played a pivotal role in building a nation. It is a famous saying that "Hands that rocks the cradle, rules the world".

2. Women's Contribution for Indian Freedom Movement During freedom movement, innumerable women crossed the boundaries of domesticity and entered the public domain to fight against obscurantist social customs such as female infanticide, child marriages, deplorable condition of widows, ignorance and illiteracy among women and girls. Role models such as Pandita Ramabai , Dr. Rakmabai Save, Dr. Subbhalaxmi , Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh , Smt. Mrudula Sarabhai, Smt. Pushpaben Mehta, Smt. Kamalaben Patel, Smt. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya , nightingale of India, Sarijini Naidu, Smt. Rukaiya Sakhavat Hussain , Dr. Ushaben Mehta made glorious contributions by institution building also so that future generation of girls and women could get enablement and empowerment. Indian women's journey that began with 19thcentury social reform movement, and culminated in 20th Century freedom movement resulted into Constitutional Guarantees of equality, freedom and equal opportunity for women irrespective of their class, caste, creed, race and religion.

3. Women's Rights in India "Towards Equality"-A Status of Women Committee Report (1974) was a landmark in the post-independence period as it made paradigm shift in the development discourse by projecting women as an agent of economic development. Shramshakti Report (1988) brought out enormous contribution of women in the unorganised sector and care economy for economic growth. During 1970s and 1980s, the women's rights activists who were involved in different social movements of students, youth, workers, peasants, tribals , Dalits and civil liberties played central role in deepening democratic ethos and expanded horizons development discourse by gender mainstreaming. Their efforts highlighted crucial issues affecting 50% of Indian population namely declining Sex Ratio, gender gap in Education, reproductive rights of women, violence against women-rape, dowry murders, portrayal of women in media, unpaid care work and Non-recognition of women's work, decision making and Political participation, human rights of sexual minorities an alternate sexualities and livelihood problems such as fuel, fodder, water, animal care, agriculture, kitchen gardening, food security ad food sovereignty.

4. Women Building National Economy "Women constitute 1/2 of the world's population, 2/3 of the world's work force but get 1/10th of the world's income and 1% of the world's Wealth." As per, The United Nations. According to Census of India 2011, 29% of women are in the work force. 94% of all working women are in the informal sector. Women all around the world have been doing paid, underpaid and largely unpaid work in homes, factories, fields, forests and mines. Over and above 3 Cs-cooking, cleaning and caring, large number of women do activities such as collection of fuel, fodder and water, animal husbandry, kitchen gardening, raising poultry that augment family resources. If women would not this work; these goods would have to be purchased from the market. Verses by Padma Vibhushan and Gyanpeeth awardee Amrita Pritam convincingly projects contribution of women's unpaid work for the nation building.

5. Contribution of Indian Women in Development of Medicine, Science and Sports Anandibai Joshi (1865-1887) Janaki Ammal (1897-1984) Kamala Sohonie (1912-1998), Anna Mani (1918-2001), Asima Chatterjee (1917-2006), Rajeshwari Chatterjee (1922-2010), made great contributions to medicine and science and paved the way for others. Ms. A space scientist, Kalpana Chawala has become an iconic figure in our country. Women sports stars such as Sania Mirza , Saina Nehwal , Mithali Raj, PV Sindhu , Arunima Sinha , MC Mary Kom , Heena Sidhu , Geeta Phogat have made our country proud.

6. Bright Future The 21st century has created a world full of creative challenges and opportunities for Indian Women who are transforming India by their active contribution in economic, socio-cultural and environmental spheres. At the same time, they are agents of peace-keeping, peace building and peace-making.

7. Department feel proud to honor our esteemed women faculty of the department for their academic contribution to the department in particular and to the society in general.