Coimbatore: TNAU Agricultural College attempts a World Record Webinarathon on National Women Farmers’ day and World Students’ day
Coimbatore: Agricultural College and Research Institute, Eachangkottai, Thanjavur organised a National level webinarathon for continuous 20 hours on the eve of National Women Farmers’ Day (Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas) and World Students' Day on
October 15, 2020.
The event was organised by the NSS Volunteers of Agricultural College and Research Institute, Eachangkottai as a part of TNAU golden Jubilee celebrations. The event featured speakers from various parts of state orienting towards women empowerment in Indian Agriculture and Students empowerment in Indian society. It was a nationwide webinarathon with participants from different parts of our nation. Student skill building programmes were also organised.
The webinar started by 9.00 am on October 15, inaugurated by the Vice-chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Dr.N. Kumar. He emphasized that rural women and girls are leaders in agriculture, food security and nutrition, land, natural resource management and unpaid domestic care work. They are at the frontline when natural resources and agriculture are threatened. In fact, globally, one in three employed women works in agriculture.
The webinar session was felicitated by Dr. M. Kalyanasundaram, Dean (Agriculture), and Dr. T. Raguchander, Dean (Centre for Students Welfare) TNAU, Coimbatore. Earlier, the dignitaries were welcomed by Dr.A.Velayutham, Dean, AC&RI, Eachangkottai. He also spoke on the background of celebrating the National Women Farmers’ day and World Students’ day.
Various competitions like online quiz, essay writing, poem writing, slogan writing, poster making, photography, meme creation, cartooning, rangoli and drawing on the backdrop of women empowerment and student role in contemporary Indian society were conducted online. Being National level competition, participants from various universities from different terrains of the nation took part and winners of the event were announced during the webinar sessions.
Various eminent personalities from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, NSS Regional Director and State NSS officer instigated the young blossoming minds to shape their future. Topics such as scope for agricultural graduates, perspectives of UG and PG programmes, student skill development, better nutrition for youngsters and impact of yoga in gaining physical and mental abilities grabbed the minds of the students. Topics such as success stories of farm women, integrated farming system, soil health management by women and promotion of land races by women proved to be impelling on grounds of women Agri-preneurship.
The event was held through ZOOM and YouTube live streaming. The YouTube live stream was watched by more than 2,000 participants and the event came to end by 6.30 AM on 16.10.2020. Finally, Dr. S. Mathiyazhagan, NSS Programme Officer, AC&RI, Eachangkottai proposed vote of thanks.
October 15, 2020.
The event was organised by the NSS Volunteers of Agricultural College and Research Institute, Eachangkottai as a part of TNAU golden Jubilee celebrations. The event featured speakers from various parts of state orienting towards women empowerment in Indian Agriculture and Students empowerment in Indian society. It was a nationwide webinarathon with participants from different parts of our nation. Student skill building programmes were also organised.
The webinar started by 9.00 am on October 15, inaugurated by the Vice-chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Dr.N. Kumar. He emphasized that rural women and girls are leaders in agriculture, food security and nutrition, land, natural resource management and unpaid domestic care work. They are at the frontline when natural resources and agriculture are threatened. In fact, globally, one in three employed women works in agriculture.
The webinar session was felicitated by Dr. M. Kalyanasundaram, Dean (Agriculture), and Dr. T. Raguchander, Dean (Centre for Students Welfare) TNAU, Coimbatore. Earlier, the dignitaries were welcomed by Dr.A.Velayutham, Dean, AC&RI, Eachangkottai. He also spoke on the background of celebrating the National Women Farmers’ day and World Students’ day.
Various competitions like online quiz, essay writing, poem writing, slogan writing, poster making, photography, meme creation, cartooning, rangoli and drawing on the backdrop of women empowerment and student role in contemporary Indian society were conducted online. Being National level competition, participants from various universities from different terrains of the nation took part and winners of the event were announced during the webinar sessions.
Various eminent personalities from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, NSS Regional Director and State NSS officer instigated the young blossoming minds to shape their future. Topics such as scope for agricultural graduates, perspectives of UG and PG programmes, student skill development, better nutrition for youngsters and impact of yoga in gaining physical and mental abilities grabbed the minds of the students. Topics such as success stories of farm women, integrated farming system, soil health management by women and promotion of land races by women proved to be impelling on grounds of women Agri-preneurship.
The event was held through ZOOM and YouTube live streaming. The YouTube live stream was watched by more than 2,000 participants and the event came to end by 6.30 AM on 16.10.2020. Finally, Dr. S. Mathiyazhagan, NSS Programme Officer, AC&RI, Eachangkottai proposed vote of thanks.