<p>It was</p>.<p> clearly the girls’ evening out. From school girls to prominent journalists, from IAS officers to actresses, women from all walks of life joined hands to celebrate ‘womanhood’ at a City hotel on July 1.<br /><br />It was Daughter’s Day and the Public Relation Council of India, Bangalore, celebrated it in memory of Kalpana Chawla. <br /><br />The highlights of the event included a highly compelling discussion with chief guests Meera Saksena, Principal Secretary (Forest), Government of Karnataka and Tara Venu, the award-winning actress. <br /><br />The discussion was moderated by the witty Radio Jockey Anjaan.The event called Daughters of Today: Charting a path beyond social benevolence also saw the who’s who of City’s media.<br /><br />The event opened with a nostalgic and inspiring short film. The opening address was then delivered by Anil Naik, Chairman, PRCI Bangalore Chapter. <br /><br />He said, “Behind every successful man, there is an astonished mother-in-law and behind every successful woman, there is herself.” <br /><br />Chief mentor of PRCI, M B Jayaram talked about the various programmes of the PRCI like public relations, communication and social awareness by identifying important social issues and other professional services. <br />“If you teach a man, he alone becomes literate, but if you teach a girl child, the entire family becomes literate,” he said.<br /><br />Meera Saksena said she had worked for seven years in the field of women and child development in Karnataka. <br /><br />“Women face several problems like female infanticide, abortion, child marriages, dowry harassment, child widowhood and other social stigmas. The girl-child is being harassed right from the beginning to the end. Maternal mortality rate is very high in India as basic healthcare is denied to many women,” Meera said. <br /><br />“The Government of India should plan to provide education in the true sense of the word, good nutrition and a sense of self-sufficiency to women by giving them employment,” she said.<br /><br />In the second half of the panel discussion, panelist spoke about the plight of daughters and women currently in India. <br /><br />The moderator was RJ Anjaan and speakers included Mythili Krishnamurthy, Revathi Venkatraman, president, Awake; Priya Chetty Rajagopal, Principal Consultant (vice-president), Stanton Chase International; and nutritionist Sheela Krishnaswamy. <br />The solutions cited by them to end the sufferings of the daughters in this country were education, empowerment, financial independence and self-confidence. <br /></p>
<p>It was</p>.<p> clearly the girls’ evening out. From school girls to prominent journalists, from IAS officers to actresses, women from all walks of life joined hands to celebrate ‘womanhood’ at a City hotel on July 1.<br /><br />It was Daughter’s Day and the Public Relation Council of India, Bangalore, celebrated it in memory of Kalpana Chawla. <br /><br />The highlights of the event included a highly compelling discussion with chief guests Meera Saksena, Principal Secretary (Forest), Government of Karnataka and Tara Venu, the award-winning actress. <br /><br />The discussion was moderated by the witty Radio Jockey Anjaan.The event called Daughters of Today: Charting a path beyond social benevolence also saw the who’s who of City’s media.<br /><br />The event opened with a nostalgic and inspiring short film. The opening address was then delivered by Anil Naik, Chairman, PRCI Bangalore Chapter. <br /><br />He said, “Behind every successful man, there is an astonished mother-in-law and behind every successful woman, there is herself.” <br /><br />Chief mentor of PRCI, M B Jayaram talked about the various programmes of the PRCI like public relations, communication and social awareness by identifying important social issues and other professional services. <br />“If you teach a man, he alone becomes literate, but if you teach a girl child, the entire family becomes literate,” he said.<br /><br />Meera Saksena said she had worked for seven years in the field of women and child development in Karnataka. <br /><br />“Women face several problems like female infanticide, abortion, child marriages, dowry harassment, child widowhood and other social stigmas. The girl-child is being harassed right from the beginning to the end. Maternal mortality rate is very high in India as basic healthcare is denied to many women,” Meera said. <br /><br />“The Government of India should plan to provide education in the true sense of the word, good nutrition and a sense of self-sufficiency to women by giving them employment,” she said.<br /><br />In the second half of the panel discussion, panelist spoke about the plight of daughters and women currently in India. <br /><br />The moderator was RJ Anjaan and speakers included Mythili Krishnamurthy, Revathi Venkatraman, president, Awake; Priya Chetty Rajagopal, Principal Consultant (vice-president), Stanton Chase International; and nutritionist Sheela Krishnaswamy. <br />The solutions cited by them to end the sufferings of the daughters in this country were education, empowerment, financial independence and self-confidence. <br /></p>
