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The Women’s Wing of the Sabha was started in 1999, with the idea of preserving, nurturing and promoting the rich traditions of our culture, besides rendering support to the main activities of the Sabha. In the last eleven years, the Women’s Wing has been very active in achieving its goal, by involving itself in various activities of interest.

Annual programmes are conducted, like Pongal, Tamil New Year, Drawing and Painting Competitions for Mumbai’s school children, Poster Competition for college students, Navaratri and Rangoli Competition.

Other events include:
• Cookery Contests
• Flower Arrangement Demonstrations
• Lectures on Mudra Therapy
• Ashtanga Yoga
• Awareness Programs on buying and maintaining silk
• Information on RTI
• A talk on how to face a bereavement in the family
• A panel discussion on whether the activities of a housewife
   is considered an economic activity
• Workshop on Skin Care
• Basics of Computers - classes for senior citizens (Sabha
   members)

The Women's Wing is headed by Shanmukha Ratna Smt. Santosh Rajan who is a member of the Managing Committee of the Sabha. She heads the Shanmukha Theatre Group and is credited with having directed a number of popular Tamil plays.

ACTIVITIES OF WOMENS’ WING

During the year 2022-2023 the Women’s Wing of the Sabha had a variety of programmes and events for its members. The kolam competition held on 9th April 2022 and the cookery contest which was held on 8th January 2023 had women participating with great enthusiasm. Kolu was kept on all the nine days of Navarathri. The health talk on 24.11.2022 by Dr. Nityatara Raina was well appreciated. At the request of several female members ofthe Sabha, on 28.11.2022 a new chat session “Womann ki baatein” was initiated as a forum for women to get together and exchange and share their life experiences with other women. On 11th March 2023 International Women’s Day was celebrated by honoring the enterprising Smt. Urmilaben Asher of ‘Gujju Ben Na Nashta’ fame and tabla virtuoso Smt. Anuradha Pal followed by a rhythm ensemble Stree Shakti.

PROGRAMS FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY (IWD)

A dance program by the famous dancer Shobana.
A Harikatha by Ms. Vishaka Hari and a dance by Smt. Urmila Satyanarayanan A dance programme ‘ SHAKTI – The Primodial energy’ by the Mumbai shaka of The All India Bharathanatyam artistes ‘Velu Nachiar’ a woman freedom fighter’s life in drama form was presented by a group from Chennai ‘Manini’ a dance program describing the different aspects of womanhood through Bharatha Natyam, Odissi, Mohiniattam and Kathak was presented.
Tala vadhya kutcheri by women playing different musical instruments under Mrs. Sukanya Ramgopal A woman Ghatam player was held.
An all women band from Lucknow voicing the rights of women was held.
Light classical music by Chandana Bala and her group was part of the IWD

The Women's Wing is headed by Shanmukha Ratna Smt. Santosh Rajan who is a member of the Managing Committee of the Sabha. She heads the Shanmukha Theatre Group and is credited with having directed a number of popular Tamil plays.

The most active wing of the Sabha, it engages in significant social work and addresses issues concerning Womens’ empowerment, cookery, mehendi, kolu contests, drawing and painting competition and through them, draw women members to mainstream activity. The International Women’s Day is celebrated on or around 8th March each year showcasing on stage the best of women. The Women’s Wing, on the occasion, honours women with extraordinary accomplishments. The honours list include

5.3.2005 Padma Vibhusham Dr. (Smt.) Teejanbai Folk Art
5.3.2006 Mrs. Sushma Deshpande Mono Acting
10.3.2007 Justice Ruma Pal, Judge (Retd.) Supreme Court Legal Rights Awareness
8.3.2008 Eight Women Achievers*  
8.3.2009 Six Women Achievers*  
6.3.2010 Smt. Sujata Manohar, Judge (Retd.) Supreme Court Justice
16.2.2014 Mrs. Geeta Muralidharan, CMD, Exim Bank Corporate Leadership
10.3.2018 Ms. Roxanne Davur, Probable Paradigm Shelter Animal Care
9.3.2019 Matunga (CR) Railway Station (All Women Employees Railway Station Public Service
7.3.2020 All women Byculla Fire Brigade Public Service

8.3.2008*

 

8.3.2009*

1.

Ms. Meenakshi

Rural Development

 

1.

Aarti Patil, Pune

Astronaut

2.

Ms. Shoba Murthy

Arambh – Education

 

2.

Ms. Catherine Arul Fernando

Education and Healthcare

3.

Ms. Bhuvaneshwari

Devaloga – Education

 

3.

Ms. Jayalakshmi Krishnan

Cancer Treatment

4.

Dr. Shobina Ahmed

Autism

 

4.

Ms. Kate Currawala

Dyslexia Support

5.

Ms. Shanti Raghavan

EnAbb India

 

5.

Ms. Malathi Holla

Physically Challenged

6.

Dr. Maua Tulpade

Shweta Association – Village support

 

6.

Ms. CC. Vijayalakshmi

Mentally Challenged

7.

Sister Tissh

Domestic Workers Movement

 

 

 

 

8.

Ms. Soma Ghosh

Omkar Seva Sansthan

 

 

 

 

 
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