An Introductory Seminar of AAVAHAN is held every year in the month of August at GGDSD College, Chandigarh.
The concepts of SPIRIT INDIA and SPIRIT DIVINE are elaborately explained to the audience. Relevance of the mission NO
WASTAGE is emphasized in order to use our resources optimally. A detailed report of the previous year’s activities is shared with the audience and a blue-print of the proposed events for the current session is put forth. Many new students voluntarily join AAVAHAN in these seminars and resolve to work earnestly for its principles.
BACK TO BOOKS
An interactive session on the theme ‘Back to Books’ was organized on 19th February, 2009. It was aimed at inculcating the reading habit amongst the youth and motivating the students towards quality reading which apart from rendering knowledge would help them develop a healthy perspective towards life.
Student volunteers Richa Prabhakar, Piyush Jain and Kshitiz Sharma captured the attention of the participants with an informative slideshow on the theme ‘Tapping the treasures of the college library’. Besides giving tips to enhance their reading skills they also suggested the young readers few interesting titles for reading.
On 15 Sep 2009 again an inter-active session on the same theme was organized .It included a small presentation on Shri Ganesh Puran by Mrs Meera Sharma , President of AAVAHAN. She elaborately discussed that how in spite of so many physical deformities , Lord Ganesha due to his unique inner qualities attain the top most slot amongst all the deities. Presentation were also made on some famous literary texts by Divyangna. Sargun. Ishan and Aakansha,the student Volunteers of AAVAHAN
A Seminar on Women Issues
On 7 February 2009 Volunteers of Aavahan, got an opportunity to interact with Prof. Mrs. Jyotsna Chander, from the Dept. of Mathematics in Wisconsin University, USA. A recipient of a State level WOMEN LEADERSHIP AWARD from the Univ. of Wisconsin, Mrs. Chander is the founder president of an NGO “SHAMA” in USA. For the last 23 years, She has been enlightening Americans about the depth of Indian civilization and culture. She also organizes cultural programmers to raise funds to help and empower destitute families in villages at ten different locations in India. Addressing the students Mrs. Jyotsna Chander emphasized that the character of the society is recognized by the way the people treat their women. She highlighted the need to take one small step every day towards positive social change and appealed to the government to make our streets safe for women especially at night. Structural changes are required in our system to ensure the empowerment of women by giving them opportunities to hold positions of power. Her talk was followed by a very fruitful dialogue with the volunteers of the group. Subjects like female foeticide, dowry and property rights of females were discussed at length. Students confided that at times they feel helpless in front of their families when issues like dowry are discussed. Mrs. Chander lauded the energy and enthusiasm of the volunteers and specially the male students for making a resolve to build social pressure against those who indulge in eve-teasing and disrespect women.