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ENGLISH ASSOCIATION 2019 -2021 AVEGA

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  ENGLISH ASSOCIATION 2019 -2021 AVEGA TEACHER IN CHARGE: Dr.Laji Varghese   We AVEGA made our first step into college on July 1 st 2019.   ·       ASSEMBLY We AVEGA conducted our first assembly on 17 th July 2019. Everyone among us participated actively and made it an entertainer. Our young elegant dancer Sreelekshmi rendered a wonderful performance and made our assembly a grant one. ·       TALENT HUNT On 23 July 2019 we had our Talent Hunt Programs. It was one of the most exciting program the we had and also it was an ice breaking session for us.   ·       INDEPENDENCE DAY We celebrated Independence Day on 13 th August 2019 and we were part of Gandhi cap making. ·       Threshold of our new 11 gems   We warmly welcomed our new 11 friends on 2nd September 2019. ·       Teacher’s day Celebration On September 5 th 2019 teacher’s day was celebrated     ·       Second Assembly We conducted our 2 nd assembly on 11 th September   2019 and we re

SARI SISTERS: FINDING FEMINISM IN SOUTH INDIA

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From the very first day, her eyes glimmered like those of a mother who couldn’t wait for her child to open a carefully-chosen present. Debika Sen, president of   A Classic Tours Collection , had designed a female-only trip to blend cultural education and luxury travel, highlighting inspirational Indian women along the way. It was to be a trip of self-discovery and female empowerment.  At first, I was puzzled; my only points of reference for India were movies like  Slumdog Millionaire  and  The Hundred-Foot Journey.  I had also heard rumors of arranged marriages and honor killings, practices that painted the women of India in a bleak light. So where was the female empowerment? In the details, I would soon find out.  My first glimpse of female empowerment was in Debika herself. In the early hours of the morning, you could find her leaning over an extra-hot cup of Indian filter coffee, caught up in the retelling of one of her travel tales. If you wandered by