"When you come across news that school managements have installed condom vending machines in the school and advice parents of girl students that there was nothing wrong in their daughters having sex with their friends, it is time for us to intervene. Otherwise this country will end up in ruins,"
"For them modernity and individualism mean total individual freedom without any concern for family or human values. In the United States, this has led to braking down of more than 60 per cent of the marriages. More than 50 per cent of the second marriages break down. This is as per the data of the US Government itself and is described as the major reason for the economic ruin of that country," (Dr Padma Subrahmanyam)
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http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/chennai-declaration-at-january-23-convention.html
'Chennai Declaration' at January 23 convention
Wednesday, 01 January 2014 | PNS | CHENNAI
Traumatised and shocked by the action of certain schools in Chennai installing condom vending machines on the school premises and the authorities counselling parents that "there was nothing wrong in their daughters having sex with friends," a group of eminent women have come together to fight for women's respect.
The New Year resolution for women would be in the form of Chennai Declaration which is expected to bury the failed and outdated women's liberation movement. The new demand is respect for womanhood.
"The women's liberation movement of the late 60s has been found to be a total failure and the reason behind the ever growing attacks on women. Concept of feminism itself has changed drastically from what it was in the early 1970s. What the women need today is respect. If women are respected there will be no rape, harassment and molestation," said Dr Padma Subrahmanyam, the legendary danseuse and scholar.
To give a new thrust and direction to the fights against injustice meted out to women all over the world, Dr Subrahmanyam and a group of renowned women who have excelled in their fields of work launched a collective on Monday. Named Swami Vivekananda 150 Women's Initiative (SV150 WI), the movement will create awareness and sustain the spirit of Indian womanhood.
The SV 150 WI has convened a massive convention at Chennai on January 23, 2014 where the participants will bury the women's lib movement once and for ever and launch a new initiative with the objective of making the world respect women.
"When you come across news that school managements have installed condom vending machines in the school and advice parents of girl students that there was nothing wrong in their daughters having sex with their friends, it is time for us to intervene. Otherwise this country will end up in ruins," said the eminent danseuse. She declined to reveal the names of the schools.
She said Swami Vivekananda had great confidence and trust in Indian women. "The 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is being observed all over the world. We feel this is the right occasion to launch such an initiative. The kind of feminism being practiced all over the world right now is the root cause of all our problems," said the eminent danseuse.
She pointed out that some women in India aped the western concept of individualism and modernity. "For them modernity and individualism mean total individual freedom without any concern for family or human values. In the United States, this has led to braking down of more than 60 per cent of the marriages. More than 50 per cent of the second marriages break down. This is as per the data of the US Government itself and is described as the major reason for the economic ruin of that country," said Dr Subrahmanyam.
She said modernity and individualism has been defined by the United Nations Charter. "But what we see today in the name of modernity and individualism has no resemblance to what is mentioned in the UN charter," she said.
More than 1,000 women are taking part in the January 23 convention and is expected to come out with the Chennai Declaration, which DR Subrahmanian and women like her feel would set the agenda for women for the next century. Instead of burning brassieres, the Indian women would set fire to the western concept of feminism and ideology of women lib and ask the world to respect womanhood.
Akhila Srinivasan, corporate honcho, who represents an equal mix of modernity and tradition and one of the moving spirits of the WI said women alone could mould the destiny of the nation, people and families. Well, it is time for Simone de Beauvoir, icon of the western world, who declared that traditional family represses women sexuality, to move over and usher in the Indian woman!
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Vivekananda initiative launched for women
DC | 02nd Jan 2014
Students of Valliammal College in Anna Nagar take a pledge in front of Swami Vivekananda's Ratha Yatra as part of his 150th birth anniversary celebrations. — DC
Chennai: An ambitious project to propel the Indian woman power to provide global leadership in tackling critical socio-economic problems has been launched here in celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, who is hailed as the foremost campaigner for empowerment of women.
The Swami Vivekananda 150 Women's Initiative (SV150WI) will hold its first convention at Chennai on January 23 when the blueprint for the project would be unveiled.
Over 1000 women participants, including top professionals as well as educated housewives are expected to attend the meet, where experts in various fields will enumerate on various dimensions of Indian womanhood—economic, social and cultural.
The logo and website (http://www.sv150wi.org/ ) were launched here on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, renowned dancer Padma Subrahmanyam, who is the organising chairperson for the Jan 23 convention, said the Indian woman has the potential to provide solutions to various socio-economic problems facing the world.
'Indian woman as the guide for the World at Crossroads' will be the convention theme. Speakers would highlight the need for "an alternate Indian thought driven by Indian womanhood that has the propensity to address global issues", she said.
Also present on the occasion were Akhila Srinivasan, managing director, Shriram Life Insurance and Hema Gopal, vice-president, Tata Consultancy Service.
Several experts, including cancer specialist Dr V Shanta, Dr Preetha Reddy of Apollo Hospitals, Vanitha Mohan of Siruthuli (Coimbatore) and Dr Kamala Selvaraj will address the convention.
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Seeing Issues Through a Woman's Eyes
By Express News Service - CHENNAI
Published: 02nd January 2014 07:37 AM
Women want respect, not just rights. This is a feeling that resonates among all women. And if this is taken care, half the problems we face today will be solved, said dancer Padma Subrahmanyam, at the website launch of the Swami Vivekananda 150 Womens Initiative (SV150WI).
The website, as part of Swami Vivekanandas 150th Birth Anniversery was launched with the aim to carry forward and make Indian women aware of their capabilities and duties towards the country.
Speaking at the event, Padma Subrahmanyam, who is also the head organising committee of the website highlighted the changing Indian family values and the concept of modernity as it is today. "Modernity in Indian life involves taking concepts that are discarded by the west, which are focussed on Individualism. Individualism is a loan which can help in economic progress but goes against Asian Values of Family," she said.
"Countries like Japan and China do not accept modernity in its whole We need to get back certain values to the family setup and the world which will be the focus of the upcoming women's convention on January 23 at Narada Gana Sabha where 1,000 women from various fields of expertise will be coming together to discuss a solution for many socio-economic problems from the perspective of the Indian women," she added. The website has quotes of Vivekananda which look towards inspiring women as well as links and events, workshops, conventions and case studies which will help women in understanding their national and global responsibilities.
The website includes participants from the fields of art, literature, academic, media as part of the mega collective to help revitalise the Indian women's perspective to some of the issues that plague society.
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