HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, May 9: A seminar on ‘Sports as a Profession for Women: Impetus and Impediments’ sponsored by National Commission for Women was organised by Gauhati University NSS Cell at Gauhati University Campus on Tuesday.
Dr Ranjan Kr Kakati, director, Students’ Welfare & Programme Coordinator, NSS Cell, GU delivered the welcome address and welcomed all the guests and participants to the programme. Dr Kakati said that sports as a profession for women has a great importance especially at a time when a lot of job opportunities are available in both the government sector and private sector. He also stressed on promotion of sports as a career and removing obstacles on achieving excellence in sports.
Participating as the chief guest, Dr Sharmistha Banerjee, professor, department of Business Management, Calcutta University said that sports as a profession for women has a lot of importance and discussed its impetus and impediments with the participants. Dr Polly Vauquline, professor, department of Women’s Studies, GU also spoke to the participants in the programme and laid importance on participation of women in sports and taking it as a profession. About 100 female participants and many state level, national level sports women participated in the programme.
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