Back to the Strip once again

 The Strip  in daylight is also filled with a lot of tourists, some performers and people just walking around. The absence of neon lights outside is made up with lights in  the casino's . Some of these are so huge that one can get lost. Came across some new terms like Gold diggers and Hookers here . It is interesting to see many girls scantily clad move around hotels in big heels and obscene clothes. They move around freely and I felt sad to see them in such high heels which must have been so uncomfortable. It made me think a lot on notions of beauty and who had defined it and why are women forced to accept these norms. It is a pity that these women have to be so uncomfortable to earn their living dressing  this way. Prostitution is illegal here but I saw lot of advertisements  in taxis for escorts services. I am sure there would be some studies on this issue and I should look for them.

Delegates

 These are pictures with delegates fron Korea, Afganistan, Pakistan , USA and India.

With my Students during the WWC

 These are the pictures of my studetsn at the inauguration of the WWc. They all wore coloured dressess fron their region and we had Assam, Nagaland, Ketrala, China, Iran and Sikkim. My brother Col Prakash Tewari worked with the Jindals  and they had givven us some funds for this Congress. 

The Chairs of the earlier Congress

 All the earlier Women's World Congress Chairs gather at the Women's World Congress 2014-India.

This was the making of history with past present and future Chairs of Womens WORLD Congress.

This one of my favourite photographs of the Women's World Congress 2014-India.Standing with the earlier Chairs past and future.Now I understand all the efforts that go into making the congress a reality.Some times I would get up at night sweating and asking my self will I be able to manage this. How did I get into this?There was no money no Government support at the Centre or state, no funds with the University and I would have nightmares.One night I got up with a very bad dreamI had to pay so much money to Hitech convention Centre as rental and they have sent me a court notice and I have to sell my house and every thing to pay this.That night I took a decision and met our VC the next day and told him I am not able to get any funds and hence I want to shift this Congress to the University.We may not have a five star conference but at least I will be able to manage with the minimum amount for I do not have to pay 97 lakh as rentals for three days.

In the end this turned out to be a better decision and one which was the best for with the registration fees we could manage lunches , morning abd evening tea and two dinners which was costing me more than a crore at the convention centre.

Inauguration of WWC and delegates

 Inaguration ceremony Womens World Congress 2014.Dr.Tessy Thomas the missile women of India was the chief guest. Pictures of inauguration and with delegates.

Rangoli at Women's World Congress 2014

The beautiful rangoli made by our students that attracted every one at the Women's World Congress 2014-India

 

The Inauguration of the Women's World Congress

 

Finally after  preparation of four years that day came on 17th August, 2014. The University of Hyderabad (UoH)  hosting in its campus the 12th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women from 17th August to 22nd August, 2014. 

This was the first time that this Congress is being held in India and the University had won the bid in 2010. The earlier Conferences were held in, Israel( 1981), Netherlands( 1984), Ireland( 1987), USA(1990), Costa Rica (1993), Australia(1996), Norway( 1999), Uganda ( 2002), Korea ( 2005), Spain ( 2008), Canada ( 2011). The Congress in 2014 will be held in Brazil. WWC, 2014, Hyderabad, India, hopes to bring with it a new direction, a new vision and a new tomorrow for women in India and across the globe. The theme of the Congress is “Gender in a changing world”.

About 1,000 speakers are expected to participate in the conference which will have 850 panels from different parts of the world including Brazil, USA UK, France, Germany, Korea, Nepal, Bangladesh, Canada, Israel and across the county on varied themes such as Gender and Culture, gender and History, gender and Management, Violence, Digital divide, Globalisation, women and work, and Gender and law. There are few workshops also on trafficking of women, new Reproductive technologies, Role of education in empowerment of women, feminist research and empowerment of women and the Women’s World Congress –impacts and lessons learnt a 33 years of history. Esther Eillam, from ‘The Hebrew University in Jerusalem’ is the oldest participant at 75 and who has not missed a single congress uptill now.

Dr. Tessy Thomas the Missile woman of India and the chair of DRDO inaugurated the Conference.