WOMEN'S STUDIES CENTRE

The UGC-sponsored multidisciplinary Women’s Studies Centre aims to play a pivotal role in driving social change by actively engaging in the assimilation and dissemination of knowledge. It organizes seminars and workshops, undertakes research projects, publishes books and journals, and conducts various awareness and outreach programmes to foster a deeper understanding of gender issues and promote equality in society.

In collaboration with the Kolkata Police the college has organized programmes for training students in the art of self-defence by women trainers from Kolkata Police which is a part of their community policing initiative named ‘Sukanya’. The first training module of this on-going project was offered in March 2019 and shall continue in subsequent years. The training enables girl students in six forms of self-defence: Taekwondo, Judo, Kick-boxing, Karate, Wushu and Aikido. The girls get to learn techniques like jabbing, kicking, choking to ward off stalkers and harassers. They are trained to tackle any molestation attempt in public spaces.