Golden Jubilee Celebrations,
Jesus and Mary College,
1st - 5th October 2018
“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women are merely players.”
~William Shakespeare
Jesus and Mary College invited all students to the culmination of the Golden Jubilee Celebration of its journey - 1968 to 2018. The college celebrated 50 years of Empowering Woman through Transformative Education.
A week-long celebration was held from 1st to 5 October 2018. All students of JMC volunteered for different departments, doing their bit to the best of their abilities, to make this celebration a very grand success.
On 1st October, a Dance Recital by Padma Shree Geeta Chandran was held in the Multi Purpose Hall. While an International Conference on the theme of ‘Empowering Women through Transformative Education’ was held on 3rd and 4th of October.
In the International Conference, delegates, speakers as well as distinguish leaders from all over the world took an active part and spoke about the topic. They gave an insight into what transformative education really is. They also talked about how JMC being a women’s college has transformed over the years. We truly believe that we are empowering the woman in the country today.
To celebrate, Food Stalls were set up by different restaurants on 3rd and 4th October for the students to enjoy the festive atmosphere. Also, Stalls were set up by students who wanted to try their hands at business and explore this opportunity to sell different products. There was food arranged for the teachers, as well, in the hall.
On the 3rd of October, a Poster Making Competition was held on the topic of empowering women and students from different colleges participated.
On the 4th of October, in the Amphitheatre at JMC, an On-The-Spot Acting Competition was held by the Commerce Association of Jesus and Mary College. The 5-8 minutes acting skits were done as a mono-act or in teams of 3 or so. The topics of enactment were given on the spot, keeping in mind the theme of the celebration. The first winner received a cash prize of ₹2000 and the second winner received a cash prize of ₹1500.
On the 5th of October, a Thanksgiving Mass was held. A choir was performed by the Christian students for the Golden Jubilee Eucharistic Service.
The Mass was followed by a Play, “How Good God Is!” directed by Dr Sanjeev Johri. The play followed the theme of Golden Jubilee. The play was performed for entertainment and to create awareness about what education really is.
A Medley of Cultural Programmes, ‘Utsav’ was also held. Dances as well as skits performed by different societies, were a part of the Cultural Programme.
The college had a vibrant atmosphere throughout the whole week, keeping up the enthusiastic spirit of the students.
All the students and members of faculty were proud to belong to such a prestigious institution. They were also very glad to be able to be a part of this milestone.
All participants and conference members who had participated and helped make this event such a grand success, were very proud to be a part of something which is so important and so relevant not just in our country, but in the whole world today.
It is very important to realise and keep in mind that the status of women matters in the world. Women have been subject to many great challenges over the past few millennia, including a hit to equality, dignity and freedom from discrimination, but have risen to the challenge and come out on top.
“There is no force equal to a woman determined to rise.”
~ W.E.B. Dubois
Jesus and Mary is proud to have completed 50 years, working towards a very important cause and hopes to continue empowering woman in the ever changing world, for many more years to come....
By: Rhea Sachdev
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