Breaking shackles around women education in Assam

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By IndiaTomorrow.net,
Guwahati, 28 May 2015: “If we educate a male, we educate an individual; if we educate a female, we educate a generation”. With this mantra in mind, Education Research & Development Foundation (ERDF), Guwahati has taken a bold step to break the barriers in women’s education. ERDF has recently established the Khairun Nessa Begum Women’s College (KBWC) at Badarpur in the district of Karimganj of Assam.

With an aim to spread the message, on 24th May, this newly started College organized a huge women’s rally starting from Badarpur Fire Brigade Station to Police Station where more than one thousand girl students, Women academicians, guardians and well-wishers from across the region irrespective of caste, creed and religion actively participated. Students displayed placards with slogans like “Education liberates a Woman”, “Support Women Education” etc. A large number of people of the locality witnessed the rally and appreciated the efforts of the organizers.


Chairman of ERD Foundation Mr. Mahbubul Hoque speaking at the event.

Following the rally, a Panel Discussion on “Participation of Women in Higher Education – A Barak Valley Perspective” was organized in the premises of the new College at Hasanpur, Srigouri, Badarpur. The discussion was presided over by Dr. Kamaluddin Ahmed, Ex Principal, Karimganj College & Director, KBWC and moderated by Dr. Bibhash Dev, Former Director, CDC, Assam University, Silchar. The Speakers of the Panel Discussion were Dr. Alaka Sarma, Dean, Students’ Welfare, University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya, Dr. A. N. S. Ahmed, Former Professor, IIT Guwahati, Dr. Shib Tapan Basu, Former Principal, N. C. College & Rector, KBWC, Dr. Shahab Uddin Ahmed, Associate Professor, Karimganj College, Karimganj, Dr. Shahinara Begum, Associate Professor, Assam University, Silchar and eight other significant academicians from the nearby Colleges of the valley.


schoolgirls taking part in the rally for women education in Assam

All the speakers stressed upon the importance of education for women. They appealed to the families specially from the minority communities to send forward their daughters for higher education by breaking all the rigidity which will ultimately help in educating the generations.

Khairun Nessa Begum Women’s College will provide all kinds of facilities and a congenial environment for the girl students to pursue their higher education keeping the religious values intact. The college is named after the beloved mother of the Chairman of ERD Foundation Mr. Mahbubul Hoque who had lots of struggles & sacrifices to make her all sons educated and well established in life. Hoque was present at the event.

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