"Women Sexual Harassment: A Case Study of Plight of Indian Women Deserted by NRI husbands"

Philosophical society, (A Students Discussion Forum) of Dev Samaj College for women, Ferozepur organized a students seminar on the topic "Women Sexual Harassment: A Case Study of Plight of Indian Women Deserted by NRI husbands". Amandeep, Navjeet, Impinder, Manpreet, Kiran and Prabhdeep of the college Presented their views on the sexual Harassment, Domestic violence act and other issues concerning the miserable condition of the women living in India. Amandeep and Navjeet Questioned the patriarchical structure of the indian society which is operating and governing the autonomy of the women. They said that women still in the countryare not allowed to excercise their choice to education and even marriage which is one of the most important right. Parents generally get their daughters married to rich NRI which sometimes result in fraud marriages where the NRI husbands abandon their wives in the very country leaving them in mental torture and depression. Impinder, Manpreet and Prabhdeep cautioned the girls to register protest if they are married against their choices. They welcomed the Domestic Violence Act, which can strenghten the female voice against the dowary torture and other physical and mental violence. the session was also addressed by the college principal Dr Madhu Prashar who supported the view of the students but also cautioned that the Act may also be misused in certain cases. Dr Prashar inspired the students to be pursue their studies seriously and attain higher positions in order to uplift women empowerment. The presentations were followed by a discussion, where students actively engaged with their questions to the speakers as well as to the principal. among others who attended the seminar were Mrs Harmeet Kaur, Mrs Rajinder Kaur, Mrs Iqbal Kaur, Mr C. L. Arora, Ms Saminder and Mr Ambuj sharma.