Day 10 -- Gender violence awareness training for nursing students
Earlier today, we were given a warm welcome at a nursing college inChennai where we conducted a gender violence awareness training for nursing students. The first session was attended by 130 students...
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Prajnya, in association with the Chennai chapter of International Krav Maga Federation (India), will be conducting a personal safety workshop for women on December 9. The workshop will be conducted by...
View ArticleProf. M.S. Swaminathan says NO to Violence against Women
Professor M.S. Swaminathan, in this video for Prajnya's 16 Days Campaign against Gender Violence, speaks about the violence he has witnessed in India's rural areas. In particular, he addresses the...
View ArticleDay 11 -- One Sutra, many stories
Over 60 people crowded into Amethyst at Royapettah to watch Anita Ratnam and Anil Srinivasan perform "One sutra, many stories". The performance, which included percussionist Krishna Kishore, was an...
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Nityanand Jayaraman Says NO to Violence against Women
Prajnya's 'Men Say NO to Violence' series continues with Nityanand Jayaraman, who raises the issue of 'structural violence', or violence that is embedded in the framework of our society, including on...
View ArticleDay 12 -- Be Street smart
Earlier this evening, Prajnya in partnership with Chennai Volunteers (www.chennaivolunteers.org), held a discussion, "Be Street smart", centred on street sexual harassment. Participants ranged from...
View ArticleVenky Rajgopal says NO to Violence against Women
Prajnya's 'Men Say NO to Violence' series continues with Venky Rajgopal, who discusses the importance of talking about the issue of violence against women, so that the extent of the problem can be...
View ArticleDay 13 -- Can good girls have fun?
In partnership with Transparent Chennai (www.transparentchennai.com) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (www.fes-india.org), Prajnya held a book reading and discussion with Sameera Khan and Shilpa...
View ArticleDay 14 -- Law, gender-based violence and Indian society
Prajnya held a roundtable discussion on "Law, gender-based violence and Indian society" and the speaker was Ms. Sheila Jayaprakash, a senior advocate in the Madras High Court. Ms. Jayaprakash started...
View ArticleJournalist Peer Mohamed says NO to Violence against Women
Peer Mohamed joins the Prajnya 'Men Say NO to Violence' series, and makes an impassioned appeal to men to never resort to violence against women. He implores men who have abused or harassed women in...
View ArticleRJ Dheena says NO to Violence against Women
In 2008, Natarajan Dheenadayalan, or RJ Dheena, as all of Chennai knows him, made headlines when he entered the Guinness Book of World Records for 168 continuous hours of radio broadcasting! Prajnya is...
View ArticleDay 14 -- Public Forum, "Breaking Free"
Earlier this evening, a public forum was held in partnership with Puthiya Thalamurai. The speakers for the evening included Arul Mozhi (Advocate, Madras High Court), Prasanna Poornachandra(Founder,...
View ArticleP.W.C.Davidar I.A.S. says NO to Violence against Women
P.W.C.Davidar, I.A.S joins the 'Chennai men say NO to violence against women' series! In this personal statement, Mr Davidar suggests that men who habitually abuse women or subject them to violence...
View ArticleE. Sarathbabu says NO to Violence against Women
Entrepreneur, Youth Icon, Young Indian Leader. E. Sarathbabu, a man who wears many hats, now joins the 'Chennai Men say NO to violence against women' series. Mr. Sarathbabu draws our attention to the...
View ArticleSanjay Pinto says NO to Violence against Women
Prajnya's 'Chennai Men say NO' series continues with Sanjay Pinto, currently Advocate at the Madras High Court. Mr Pinto calls out to all those men who have either been perpetrators themselves or...
View ArticleReport: 16 Days Campaign and Women's History Roundtable featuring Sheila...
Law, Gender based violence and Indian SocietyThis month’s Round Table seminar was a special one. In keeping with the theme of Prajnya’s 16-Day campaign against gender violence, Madras High Court lawyer...
View ArticleDr. Vijay Nagaswami says NO to Violence against Women
Dr Vijay Nagaswami, acclaimed Author, Psychiatrist and Relationship Consultant joins the 'Chennai Men say No to Violence against Women' series in this, the last of 16 videos. Dr Nagaswami stoutly...
View ArticleWhat laws govern domestic violence in India?
For the last day, Prajnya organized a symposium, Outlawing Gender Violence, for legal professionals and students. Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault and Violence and Domestic Violence were some of the...
View ArticleMajor Indian judiciary rulings related to rights of women
For the last day, Prajnya organized a symposium, Outlawing Gender Violence, for legal professionals and students. Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault and Violence and Domestic Violence were some of the...
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