Meet at JDV lauds legacy of Pandita Ramabai

Meet lauds legacy of Pandita Ramabai
CAMIL PARKHE | Sunday, 28 August 2016 AT 09:05 PM IST
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Pune: Speakers at a seminar on the theme of ‘Reclaiming legacy of Pandita Ramaba’ lauded the contribution of Pandita Ramabai in the fields of social reforms, education, women’s emancipation and said that the scholar activist who created a storm in Maharashtra a century earlier continues to inspire people to this date.

The seminar was organised by Streevani in association with Sophia College for Women, Mumbai, and Indian Christian Women’s Movement (ICWM) at Jnana Deepth Vidyapeeth at Ramwadi on Ahmednagar Road on Saturday.

The speakers recalled Pandita Ramabai’s contribution at the Indian National Congress session in Mumbai 1885, her deposition before the Hunter Education Commission, her pioneering role in the education of child widows and women, various controversies surrounding her conversion to Christianity and translation of Bible from Hebrew and Greek into Marathi.

Pune Bishop Thomas Dabre inaugurated the day long seminar which was attended by social activists, representatives of Mukti Mission in Kedgaon founded by Pandita Ramabai and others.

The speakers at the seminar included Dr Sr Ananda Amritmahal (RSCJ), Principal of Sophia College for Women, Dr Geetali VM, Editor of Miloon Saryajani magazine, Dr Stephen Jeyard and Dr Mohan Doss from Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth, Preety Pulari from United Biblical Seminary, Mumbai-based lawyer Flavia Agnes and Vidyut Bhagwat, former director of the women’s study centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University.
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Vincent Bagul - Tuesday, 30 August 2016 AT 03:59 PM IST
The work of Pandita Ramabai is truly great. Women should be respected and honoured. They should be provided with equal opportunities in every field along with men. However, times have now changed. The situation has far improved from the times of Pt Ramabai. Now some of the the educated women are harassing men. The NGOs claiming to be working for women empowerment are instigating brides. As a result, family system in India is in danger. Families are breaking and court cases are on rise. While remembering Pt Ramabai, we must also think whether she intended all this.
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