 Early Times Report
RS PURA, Oct 15: A awareness lecture on "My Menstruation My Pride" was organized by Women Development Cell, Department of English and NSS unit under the worthy patronage of Principal Prof. (Dr.) Preetpal Kour and supervision of Dr. Neena Gupta Rohmetra, Head department of English and Convenor Women Development Cell.
Promoting menstrual hygiene is vital for physical health, mental well-being, and gender equality. Understanding menstruation, its biological process, and hygiene practice helps reduce stigma and promotes better health outcomes. Menstrual hygiene refers to the practices and products that individuals use to manage menstruation in a safe, healthy, and dignified way.
It includes maintaining cleanliness during menstruation, using appropriate menstrual products, and understanding reproductive health. The event was organized under CSR initiative "My Menstruation My Pride". CSR has been undertaking menstrual hygiene among school & college girls covering almost 2000+ schools & colleges and 1,00,000 beneficiaries at pan India level.
The resource person for the session was Mrs. Harshita Upadhyay, an accomplished educator and an active member of NGO (Global hunt) where she is deeply committed to promoting menstrual health and hygiene awareness. She had conducted informative sessions on this crucial topic empowering students with essential knowledge and breaking down societal taboos surrounding menstruation. The session started with the welcome note by Dr. Savleen Kour (Department of Veterinary Technology). The session entails a comprehensive understanding on the what, why and how of menstruation comprising of meaning of menstruation, develop a biological understanding, talk on related social taboos and aware them on hygiene practices to be maintained during menstruation. More than 40 female students actively participated with full enthusiasm. Other faculty members present in this session were Prof. Shifali Abrol, Prof Radhika Mahajan, Dr Savtantar kour, Dr. Raj Jamwal, Dr. Kiran Pathania, Dr. Shivani Manchanda, Prof. Harpreet Kour, Dr. Neelam Kumari, Prof. Meeshu Pandita and Prof Jai Mala Thakur. Principal of the college appreciated the efforts of organizing committee and also advised the students to follow the guidelines practically in their lives in order to become healthy in every aspect. The session was concluded with a formal vote of thanks given by Prof Harpreet Kour, Assistant Professor in Department of English |
