Counselling Programme on "Be Bold against Physical & Mental Harassment"

Department

English

Name of The Programme

Counselling Programme on "Be Bold against Physical & Mental Harassment"

Venue

Sri Sri Madhavdev Auditorium: Suren Das College, Hajo

Date

2021-12-23

Major Objectives

1. To create awareness among the students about mental sexual abuses

2. To create awareness among the students about physical forms of sexual abuses

3. To counsel the students about the legal aspects of sexual harrasment

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Nature Of Perticipation

Activities Carried out / Detail Description of the Programme

 

The Department of English was a joint collaborator in the counselling programme on "Be Bold Against Mental and Physical Harassment" which was organized under the auspices of Gender Sensitization Cell Against Sexual Harrasment on 23.12.2021. Other Collaborators of the programme were various departments of arts stream, Computer Science and B.voc. Mrs. Bharati Medhi was the host of the programme and said the purpose of the Counselling session, followed by the speech of the resource Person, Dr. Binita Das, HoD, Education Department, Suren Das College, Hajo. Dr. Das spoke on many forms of sexual harrasment which are usually accepeted by the girls as normal behaviour of the exploiter. Dr. Trikha Rani Das, Assistant Professor in History, Suren Das College, Hajo was the second Resource Person who spoke on how the students across the genders who face such forms of sexual harrasment need to be vocal and articulating. Dr. Trikha Das also spoke on some IPC which are relevant to resist sexual harrasment. The metting concluded with vote of thanks given by co-ordinator of geneder sensitization cell, mrs. Bharati Medhi, Assistant professor in Geography, Suren Das College, Hajo.

 

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