Unique Women’s Day Celebrations at Technopark, by UST Global

In an attempt to recognize the contributions of women to the society, UST Global celebrated International Women’s day with great pomp and show, today at Bhavani atrium. This ‘open for all’, daylong event at Technopark started at 10:30 in the morning today. The celebrations started with an Expo at Bhavani Atrium in Technopark, where the USsociates showcased their creative talent. This was followed by a key note address by Shobha Koshy, Post Master General of Kerala. A panel discussion, specific to the occasion was the next event as a part of celebrations. The topic of discussion was ‘Women and Media’ where the panelist included known names from media fraternity namely, Sangeetha Padmanabhan, IFFI, Film Maker/Editor, T K Rajeev Kumar, Renowned Film Director, Saraswathy Nagarajan, eminent journalist and Shobha Koshy.

Adding to this the panelists expressed their opinion on portrayal of women in media and Ms. Saraswathy Nagaraj spoke about the use of kind of language used to report issues related to women. A great point raised by the panelists was lack of participation from women readers / viewers. Sangeetha Padmanabhan mentioned that there she made films that were close to her heart and they turned out to be women-centric and she appealed women to come out and take action on issues than only talk about it. Mr. T K Rajeev Kumar said that women themselves have responsibility for their improper portrayal in media and they must come up and raise their voice against any injustice in the society.

The celebration was an initiative of UST Global and the activities are planned by NowU (Network of Women Ussociates). Expressing his excitement on the overwhelming participation, Mr. Alexander Varghese, Country Head, UST Global said, “International Women’s Day is celebrated every year at UST Global with a lot of zeal and every year it’s our effort to acknowledge the contributions of women and bring out the best in them. Like every year this year too, the event saw huge participation from women and men alike and this is proud moment for us to be able to reach out to lives of many. And, in the process we hope to transform lives for better”.

The event was concluded with an Inter-Company Quiz Competition where Technopark Companies participated.