Kunda (Pratapgarh). If a woman is empowered she has the potential not only to change the society for the better but can also inspire others to make their lives meaningful. Addressing more than four thousand students in a seminar organized by Jagadguru Kripalu Mahila College, Dr, Vishakha Tripathi, President, JKP, said that empowered and stronger woman can contribute to the society more effectively. She also said that female students of rural areas should not feel less empowered than their urban counterparts as they too have the same rights and same laws to protect them. The seminar was orgaised as a part of the Annual Prize Distribution ceremony of JKP Education.

Talking about the steps being taken by the UP Government for Women Security, Sutapa Sanyal, Additional Director General of Police said that it’s the vision of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav that is making the state a safe place for women. Speaking as the Chief Guest in a seminar on Women Empowerment organized by Jagadguru Kripalu Mahila Mahavidyalaya here, Sutapa Sanyal said that a special cell by the name of Mahila Samman Prakoshth has been constituted on the directives of the Chief Minister and it is working round the clock to provide adequate safety to women all over the state. Elaborating on the instruments and interventions being undertaken for Women empowerment Sutapa Sanyal said that facility for making online complaints has been made available to women and very soon the department would engage women from both rural and urban areas as citizen cadets to monitor violence against women effectively. Addressing over four thousand students across various schools of Kunda, Sanyal described the present age as Information, Communication and Entertainment or in short ICE age and said that young women and students should be very careful in using the modern means of technology and social media. Advising the school authorities to appoint trained counselors to interact with adolescent students, she asked the students to remain aware of their rights and laws.

Speaking at the seminar, Pawan Rana, Director, ERA said that Government, Civil Society and NGOs must come together to stop gender discrimination and crime against women. Anupama Singh of Anupama Foundation advocated stern punishment for crimes like female foeticide. Manisha Bhatia of Action Aid demanded change in school curriculums to include subjects that would make the female students aware of their rights and laws.

Preceding the seminar, Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat Education organized an award ceremony to honor the top three performing students of each class for academic achievement. Awards were given to 22 Primary School students, 27 Intermediate College students and 36 Degree College students. The Intermediate College consists of four houses, Ganga House, Yamuna House, Kaveri House and Godavari House. This year,Yamuna House was awarded the prize for the Best House. Chief Guest Sutapa Sanyal and Vishakha Tripathi, President, Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat Education gave away the awards. The Award Ceremony was followed by cultural program which included beautiful dance on Ganesh Vandana by the students of Degree College, followed by an emotionally moving and inspiring skit on Save the Girl Child by the Intermediate College students. The students, teachers and staff of JKPE, the students, teachers and of 60 other schools in the surrounding vicinity attended the event. Manager of the school Rajneesh Puri gave the vote of thanks.

Bestowed with Rajeev Gandhi Global Excellence Award, Mother Teresa Award and recently with Nelson Mandela Award for exemplary work in the field of girl education, Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat Education imparts free education to more than  five thousand girls from pre primary to post graduate level through institutions located in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. In addition to receiving free education, students receive free transportation, including free distribution of bicycles to those students who travel long distances, along with free distribution of uniforms, school bags, and other school-related requirements, with the aim of removing any obstacle to the girl’s education that is likely to be induced by poverty. Under the guidance of Ms Vishakha Tripathi, JKP Education has been achieving one success after the other.