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December, 2019 Roshni October - December, 2019 Udaan Training camp, Darjeeling br. Anemia checkup,Tripura Adibashi Mahila Samithi Environmental Awareness Programme, Vikaspuri br. Study materials donated at Madarsa, Hyderabad br. Water Conservation Day for school children- Health Check-up Camp, Sangam Vihar br., Delhi ALL INDIA Women’s ConfeRENCE Kanika Womens Forum, Trichur Fire safety demonstration/ drill in High School, Jagriti Haridwar Anemia Camp, Nanthencode Vanitha Samithi AIWC delegates, IAW Conference, Geneva Swachhta fortnight, rally by residents, Bapnu Ghar, AIWC Women entrepreneurs’ Saturday market, Blood Donation camp, Ponnur hills branch, Vellore Kasturba Mahila Mandal, Pune Training of Trainers,Thiruvananthapuram Remembering Smt Lakshmi Menon, AIWC Health camp, Khaira Naubatpur,Bihar “ Dan Utsav” by Laughter Club helps children, Noida AIWC’s Climate Change Initiatives-COP 25, Madrid Water conservation programme, GGMM, Kadipur village Gender sensitization in schools, Nainital Outing for special children, Andheri, Mumbai ROSHNI ContentsRoshni October - December 2019 Journal of the All India Women's Conference From the Editors Pen 2 October - December 2019 IAW International Conference, Geneva 3 EDITORIAL BOARD Shilp Kala Utsav-2019 6 Editor : Ms. Mythily Jagannathan - Sumi Chopra Editorial Assistants : Ms. Ranjana Gupta : Ms. Sujata Mahatma Gandhi’s Art of Living 8 Advisors : Ms. Supriya Bhalerao : Ms. Meenakshi Kumar - Dr A. Annamalai President : Mrs. Rakesh Dhawan CSW 64/ Beijing +25- A Curtain Raiser 13 Secretary General : Mrs. Kalyani Raj - Chandraprabha Pandey Treasurer : Dr. Manju Kak Patrons : Ms. Kunti Paul Reminiscences of Beijing 1995 15 : Dr. Manorama Bawa : Mrs. Gomathi Nair - Kalpakam Yechury : Mrs. Bina Jain COP 25, Meeting, Madrid, Spain 18 : Mrs. Veena Kohli - Usha Nair AIWC has Consultative Status with UN Observer's Status with UNFCCC A Tribute to Aparna Basu 20 Permanent Representatives : Ms. Sudha Acharya & Ms. - Devaki Jain & Shivangi Gupta Seema Upleker (ECOSOC) (UNICEF) AIWC has affiliation with International National Education Policy Consultation 22 Alliance of Women Trivandrum, 19th June, 2019 - A Report Pan Pacific and S.E.A. Women's Association CONGO Global Water Partnership National Education Policy Recommendations 24 World Renewable Energy Network Remembering Smt Lakshmi N. Menon 26 ROSHNI Editorial & Business Office All India Womens Conference Commemorative Function, Thiruvananthapuram 27 6, Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi-110 001 Phone : 23389680, 23381165 Fax : 23384092 Success Stories from ECC branch, Kolkata 29 E-mail : [email protected] Shikha Mitra Website : www.aiwc.org.in AIWC’s Digital Library and Archives 31 The views expressed in the articles published Ranjana Gupta in Roshni are those of the authors only and not of All India Women's Conference. Buzz n’ Bustle 35 Subscription Rates Far & Near 38 Domestic Yearly Rs. 250.00 Quarterly Rs. 70.00 Hindi article, poem, branch reports 42 Printed at : I G Printers Pvt. Ltd., 104, DSIDC, Okhla Phase - I, New Delhi - 110 020 Regd No. 26969/74 1 Roshni October - December 2019 From the Editor's Pen Dear Sisters, ith this issue we bid farewell to 2019, and prepare to welcome the New Year with its mixed bag of Wjoys, surprises,triumphs and setbacks. What is happiness? Bringing philosophy into everyday living, the UN Happiness Index 2019, places India at the 140th place in 156 countries of the world. The 6 key markers for assessment of happiness are: freedom, income,trust, life expectancy,social support and generosity. The purpose of the study is to give guidelines for countries to work towards the goals. Are guidelines mostly for European countries relevant for us. Or should there be goals like clean air and water, food for all, more jobs, and security of women and children, for raising our happiness level? Finally, whatever the guidelines ,any national assessment of happiness will depend less on statistics, and more on the joy reflected from happy faces. Mahatma Gandhi’s 150 birth anniversary was the occasion for world-wide celebrations, with films, plays, public welfare events, renaming of roads, commemoration stamps, dan utsav , and so on. Dr Annamalai, Director of the National Gandhi Musum, helps us to look at the art of living as practiced by the Mahatma. He reveals for us the picture of a shrewd, perceptive person, who was at the same time funloving and full of mischeivous humour. On Dr Aparna Basu’s first death anniversary, falling on 3rd December, Dr Devaki Jain recollects many shared experiences. AIWC’s Shilp Kala Utsav, has gathered strength over the years. The 2019 event is described by Sumi Chopra, Convenor of the Utsav. An interesting account of the first International conference for Women is given by Kalpakam Yechury, with a curtain raiser for the forthcoming Conference by Chandraprabha Pandey. We take you on tour of branches through your reports, and information about recent International conferences attended by AIWC. Mythily Jagannathan 2 Roshni October - December 2019 IAW International Conference, Geneva from Kashmir, and Ms. Meenakashi Kumar, Member from Delhi. The AIWC delegation,which made impressive and well-informed presentations. They added energy, enthusiasm, and passion to discussions which included the agenda for Beijing + 25, internal structuring of the IAW, Project on Sanitary pads and menstrual hygiene, and a Peace Proposal from Congo and working of ECOSOC and other UN agencies. Dr. K.G. Vijayalekshmi spoke about the 'Country Report', Mrs. Roshanara on Women in 'Power and Decision Making', Ms. Meenakshi on 'Women and Economy'. Dr. Manju Kak moderated the session held on 26th October, 2019. On the 28th October she attended the Beijing+25 along with IAW delegation hosted by Women Major Group & supported by UNECE, where discussions were held on the he Annual International Alliance Women Tmeeting held in the month of October, 25th – main development themes. Dr Manju Kak made a 29th, 2019 at Geneva, in Switzerland, was attended presentation on Sustainable Development Goals- by Dr Manju Kak in her capacity as Board India and Asia Region in which she reviewed Member & Regional Vice President of IAW, Dr. the progress made by countries of South Asia in K.G. Vijayalekshmi, Board Member & Trustee, implementing Sustainable Development targets, (Old Age Trust of AIWC), Ms. Radhika, AIWC and also pointed to the way forward for achieving Member from Kerala, Dr. Roshanara, Member the Goals. 3 Roshni October - December 2019 Presentation by Dr. Manju Kak The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, being for all at all ages, Goal-5 Achieve gender comprising 17 Sustainable Development Goals equality and empower all women and girls , Goal (SDGs) is especially relevant for South Asia 9- Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive countries which, despite their economic dynamism sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, and remarkable Millennium Development Goal 14- Conserve and sustainable use the oceans, Goal (MDG) achievements, account for 37% seas and marine resources, Goal17- Revitalize the of the world’s poor, nearly half of the world’s global partnership for sustainable development). malnourished children, and suffer from a number In 2019, approach of India for SDGs development, of development and infrastructure gaps. With one was based on the vision of ‘Wada Na Todo’ and fifth of the world’s population, South Asia has a ‘Leaving No One Behind’. The platform of ‘Wada critical role in the global achievement of the SDGs. Na Todo’ has been created in 2004 particularly For addressing the key development challenges looking at the issues on social exclusion and faced by South Asian countries as highlighted by poverty elimination. Indian government’s primary the leaders, the unfinished agenda needs synergies aim is to fulfill global commitment of MDGs between 17 SDGs and 169 targets. and SDGs. In 2019 National Conclave the major India has played an important role in shaping concern was on the real time data tracking and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). to partner with this movement. India is fully Therefore, it is not surprising that the country’s committed to the 2030 agenda for SGDs, with the national development goals are mirrored in the agenda of ‘Sabka Sath,Sabka Vikas’ or ‘Collective SDG’s. For implementing the SDG agenda, Efforts, Inclusive Growth’ and looking forward the Government of India has launched several towards National Developments Goals. ambitious programmes. State governments are also engaged in developing roadmaps for achieving the SDGs with several of them having already published their plans. The main messages for India’s Voluntary National Review of SDG implementation encapsulates the progress made with respect to Goals 1,2,3,5,14 and 17 ( Goal 1-End poverty in all forms everywhere, Goal-2 End hunger, achieved food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, Goal-3 Ensure healthy lives and promote well 4 Roshni October - December 2019 Goals to be achieved and way ahead violence also remain a global challenge. South Asia is affected with mass displacement such as the The way ahead : South Asia region has been in Rohingya crisis( Myanmar), political disturbances the forefront of progress to ensure that WASH in Jakarta (Indonesia), Taliban in Afghanistan services including those in schools, pay attention etc. Recently aroused terror violence in India, Sri to the needs of menstruating girls and women. Lanka and Bangladesh, create intolerance in the
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