The women development and extension centre of Dr. Ambedkar open university organized a number of programmes, workshops and seminars involving women activists, academicians, lawyers, literary persons, police officers and intellectuals on contemporary issues relating to women.
In 1993, the university set up women studies cell which was later renamed as womens development and extension centre. The establishment of the centre provides an opportunity for womens development.
The centre has been organizing a number of formal and informal activities programmes, lectures and seminars by involving women activists and academicians.
Activities of women cell during 2017-22
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International womens day celebrations conducted on 6th march 2017 with the theme ‘gender parity.’ smt.Chitra Ramachandran, IAS, SPECIAL SECRETARY to the Govt.of Telangana was the chief guest.
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International womens day celebrations on 7th march 2018. Dr.Sasikala, famous gynecologist was the chief guest. She emphasized and analyzed how women education leads to woman empowerment. K Srinvas, Editor, Andhra Jyoti Newspaper was the guest of Honor. The topics of the day were- Woman empowerment in various fields by Sajaya, member of NGO Anveshi, ,open discussion by Sumitra from Ankuram, NGO. women empowerment in working class women by anita from Chaitanya Mahila Samakhya. The event was followed by cultural programmes.
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International womens day celebrations on 7th march, 2019. professor Kalpana kannabiran, Director, Centre for Social Development was the chief guest. A famous lyric writer suddala ashok teja was the guest of honour. they both addressed women issues related to law & rural women. The children of ‘sannihita’ NGO performed cultural programmes based on women issues. Another group from Arunodaya cultural team also sang women issues related songs.
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International womens day celebrations on 11th march 2020, professor padmaja shah, professor of journalism at Osmania University was the chief guest. enugu narasimhareddy was the guest of honour. cultural programmes followed.
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International womens day celebrations on 9th march,2022. smt.sunita laxmareddy, former minister; Chair-person, telangana state woman commission was the chief guest. academician and linguist prof. reddy syamala was the guest of honour. Cultural programmes followed.
Other Events by WDEC:
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On 18- 2 2017, lecture on gender sensitization by prof. rama Melkote.
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On 15-9-2018, prof.soorya Dhananjay narrated her story and emphasized on the success of her education at Dr.BRAOU.
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On 26-7-2019, Talk on Leader ship qualities in woman by Dr.Mamata vegunta singh
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On 3-1-2022, savitri bhai phoole Jayanti, A talk on Savitribai by Dr.M.M.Vinodini
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After the formation of Telangana state we have been celebrating Batukamma (Telangana State Festival) every year with our university employees in the campus. In 2018 October we celebrated Batukamma in the campus on the eve of the celebration, a brochure was released by WDEC. The brochure reflects on the completion of 25 years of women development centre, mentions women cell activities of the 25 years and the officers in-charge of the Cell till date along with their work in the Centre
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On 29-9-2022 ,WD&EC celebrated batukamma festival on 5th day of batukamma.the grand celebrations was taken place..
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Dr.N.Rajani, Incharge WD&EC, DR.BRAOU.