The new normal has redefined the working space for men and women. As a woman who has been working for the past 3 decades, I too have faced several challenges that I have overcome to sustain a healthy work life balance for myself and my family. However, the pandemic brought in a few realizations and observations …
During my days in school and thereafter, I still remember that the only two prestigious career options were either medicine or engineering. Intelligence was defined by taking Science in standards 11/12th and join medicine or engineering. However, nowadays you see many students with more than 90% in Board exams choose Arts or even Commerce stream. For …
Women who are Olympians, and are scientists too! This was perhaps unfathomable a few years back but it is a reality now. These women athletes have proven their mettle on the track and off the track and tread on some untrodden paths. I was so inspired to learn about Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria who won the …
An early morning drive through Mulshi near Pune, this weekend, allowed me to see the lush green paddy fields, once again. The sheer greenery around was mesmerizing, and soothing at the same time. Though we have driven through this area many times in the past, it never loses its charm on me or my family. Perhaps …
My childhood friend Raj and I have been very close friends since the age of 4 ! She and I studied in the same school and later had to depart because of our careers. Though our careers were demanding, our friendship remained strong and we would always find time to meet each other. Raj was a …
Dear Students, Greetings from Symbiosis International (Deemed University). Let me first congratulate you for making it through a tough examination like NEET and getting admission to SMCW. You have joined a prestigious University which is ranked amongst the top 50 Universities in India as ranked by the Govt. of India. SMCW has been established as a …
The first day in the month of May holds special significance for the state of Maharashtra as the existing state was formed on this day about 60 years ago when it was divided from Bombay in 1960. To commemorate this day, the people of Maharashtra celebrate 1 May as the Maharashtra Day or Maharashtra Diwas, which …
The past year that is 2020, is a year that we will remember for all our life. Women played an important role not just as mothers who supported their children who were confined to their homes or those that supported their old parents and in-laws who needed extra care, or even wives who supported their husbands …
Hon’ble Minister for Education Shri. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Ji, Dr. Mashelkar Sir, Mr. Uday Shankar, Secretary-General FICCI Mr. Dilip Chenoy, my Co-chairs Dr. Rupamanjari Ghosh and Dr. Sekar Vishwanathan, Dr. Ranjan Saxena, ladies, and Gentleman. More than 3000 academia and Industry and Civil Society. On behalf of FICCI, Higher Education Committee, I welcome you to the …
It was indeed a different day for our medico students. Tapsee Pannu was shooting for her new film at Symbiosis University Hospital and I requested her to address our students at the Symbiosis Medical College for Women. Apart from the usual interaction about her films, the Question & Answer session was fantastic. As she answered her …