'Women Need to Stand up for Themselves'
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STUDENT PAPER OF THE TIMES SCHOOL OF MEDIA GREATER NOIDA | Monday, September 30, 2019 | VOL 3, ISSUE 6 | PAGES 8 THE TIMESOF BENNETT Expedite the Inter-Univ Fest 2019 Lift your mood with the right ethnic wear BU will host its first Inter-University Tournament with The art of boosting your morale with the correct more than 10 colleges participating | Page 3 clothes when you’re feeling down | Page 4 New Delhi Book Fair underscores BU seniors Entrepreneurship is about are friendly might of pen and printed word and helpful changing society: Ajay Batra By SRIJEETA GANGULY By MALIKA SAHNI Entrepreneurship con- The transition from nects well with who you school to college can be are and what you want to intimidating. However, the freshers at Bennett do, says Mr Ajay Batra, University found it rel- a technologist by educa- atively easy, with a part tion, who worked in the of the credit going to US for a few years and the seniors who were moved to India where he very accommodating started his first company. and approachable from It’s time to prepare the very beginning. the students for the real “The seniors are world, he said when very nice, interac- asked about the idea tive and helpful,” said behind the ‘Centre for Innovation and Entre- Saloni Gupta, a first Dr. Ajay Batra, Founder of CIE year BBA student. preneurship’. “Not only do the “The world is changing College which is the num- generation is most suit- seniors help us out with dramatically - skills and ber one entrepreneurship ed for entrepreneurship. Book enthusiasts browsing the stalls at the Annual New Delhi Book Fair at Pragati Maidan our studies but they jobs get outdated quickly as school in the world. With “It is not about launching Photo by Priyanshu Chatterjee also give us a platform new industries get created. their advice on the de- commercial businesses- to showcase our tal- It shows that the changing velopment of this idea, but at the end of the day, By PRIYANSHU CHATTERJEE Paul revealed that 130 fair. “My profession gives Amit Khare pointed out that ent with various club landscape of professions, the centre was created.” it is about changing the publishers, printers and me opportunities to look despite the rise of the inter- activities,” said Yash personal life and technol- He further added that society. The current gen- ishal Pattnaik runs a stationary companies par- at new tech books and I of- net, books still hold rele- Jobanputra. “You will ogy is going to be very dy- every entrepreneur is dif- eration is very sensitive Vbookstore and has been ticipated in both the fairs. ten suggest the good ones vance as they ignite young always find someone namic. If the students, in ferent. In fact, their unique about social issueslike in this business for 18 years. Cultural programs to my friends,” she added. minds to think originally. senior to you, be it in addition to their discipline perspectives on changing pollution, LGBTQ com- He complained that this were conducted in these The 25th edition of Del- Rajat, a third-year stu- age or the skill level, related learning, can devel- the world brings innova- munity, water shortage.” year’s fair did not benefit fairs to attract audience. hi book fair, organized by dent of films at Film city, and it’s always good op skills such as creativity tion in many domains. He added, “We wel- anyone as the customers Going strong for more India Trade Promotion Or- Noida, hopes to write his po- for the juniors if they ,innovation and decision The common link be- come students from all had less time to browse. than 40 years, New Delhi ganization, took place from etry book. “I have come for have nice seniors,”said making, itcan help them tween entrepreneur who backgrounds to explore “Hall number 7 is wait- World Book fair is among 11-15 September 2019 at fiction, course books and in Tanmay Sharma, a in the future,” he added. relatively does well is per- their passion through ing for book lovers. There India’s longest running Pragati Maidan, New Del- fact, anything that can help third year law student. There were various rea- severance. It’s going to the creative form of entre- was not much crowd even book fairs and has turned hi. Organized in association me with my own book”. There are posi- sons behind the initiative test you , challenge you, preneurship on campus!” on the second day. Oth- into a noteworthy log- with the Federation of Indi- A number of confer- tives and negatives to of Centre for Innovation it has its moments of ex- When asked about his er than college students, book date for any dis- an Publishers, Delhi Book ences and seminars, buy- every story and there and Entrepreneurship. citement , sadness and role model, he said there some people from the tributer or book lover. Fair played a pivotal role in er-seller meets, book re- are some juniors who “Firstly, there was a frustration but what one were many people who in- book industry were main- However, Smita Bhatia, reiterating the might of the leases, book discussions, find the seniors un- trend all across the world should do is stay on course spired him but one person, ly present here”, he said. IT worker at Bank of Amer- pen and the printed world. literary activities were or- approachable. All in about building entrepre- and the desire to change Azim Premji, with whom Officers of Indian Trade ica, said she could not count Inaugurating the five- ganized for children and all, the experience of neurial mindsets . Sec- the world has to be felt hje had worked close- Promotion Organization, the number of years since day event, Information and author meet-ups during the juniors has been a ondly, Bennett University deeply in an entrepreneur. ly for five years inspired S. Vashishth and Sweety she has been coming to this Broadcasting Secretary, the fair during the fair. smooth one till now. was in talks with Babson He believes that this him a lot with his vision. Spic Macay believes ‘Women need to stand up for themselves’ in being inclusive By SOUMYA ARYA AND ADITI en on pedestals and wor- feel unsafe while going to PARANJPE ship them. All I want is houses. Even in daytime, equality, respect and a right my husband comes to drop In a country like India, to live,” said Mrs Jaiswal. me. For me to manage our which is developing at Authorities have been personal life and profes- such a tremendous rate on their toes for women sional life is really tough. in all fields, women safe- safety. When asked, they I don’t think the police is ty still remains a big responded by saying that helping in any way.” She and hotly debated issue. they were doing everything feels stricter reforms need “The capital of In- to make the ladies feel safe. to be introduced for wom- dia is not safe even in “From our side, a lot of en to start feeling like they daytime,” said Monica steps are being taken. We can live on their terms Jaiswal, a 37-year-old take self-defence lessons, too rather than living un- provide them comfortable der the shadow of fear. lady and a mother of two Spic Macay performing at Blue Moon 4.0 environments when they Homemaker and girls. When asked if she Photo by Nipunh Kothari felt safe in Delhi-NCR, have been wronged. We’re mother-of-two, Anjana By ANWESHA MOHANTY an event,” she elaborated. she replied by saying that trying to sensitise men Sharma, 37, feels that the As a club, they also focus an entire region shouldn’t too,” said Monika Bha- law always stands by wom- Spic Macay is a non-vol- on teaching people outside be shamed because of the Bimla, Monica Jiaswal and Anjana Sharma, talk about women safety radwaj, DSP Delhi Police. en when in need. “After the untary nationwide move- the club, through work- mentality of a few people. Photo by Soumya Aruya When asked about Nirbhaya case, measures ment that promotes Indi- shops to keep the spirit Mrs Jaiswal has a scare us should be faced ple, not just women, are government is quite inter- specific projects, she said, have been taken and wom- an culture and heritage. of the organization alive. very hectic schedule and boldly. “The root cause is afraid of. When asked if esting. She said, “Women “Metro rides being free en feel safer than they used Bennett University’s club, A common misconcep- it requires her to travel the people, but develop- she had faced issues while first fight for respect and is a way of empowering to,” she said. She added to Spic Macay, is not yet af- tion in the university is a lot. She uses cabs and ment isn’t zero,” she says. travelling via public trans- equality then plenty of women, there are help her response, to the ques- filiated to the organisation that Spic Macay is a clas- says she never feels un- Travelling to places in port, she answered, “Yes, them end up supporting desks and other schemes.” tion of how effective the but the secretary, Meher sical dance club. Meher safe. She believes that one a region like Delhi NCR but I am not a victim.” such schemes. I neither Bimla, a 27-year-old initiatives were, by saying Dhanjal, said they plan to was more than eager to put should ‘change the story which is so spread out is Her opinion about the want free metro rides nor housemaid says that she they were enough and safe- do so this year.