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Membership Day @SISK

Membership Day @SISK

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Soroptimist International of South Kolkata celebrated Membership Day on 18th May with a lot of cheer and goodwill, ably organised by Membership & OD Officer, Punam Agarwal. First off, President Shukla spoke about some projects that were on the anvil, among others, IPER Swadhina, for which member Anita has donated a sewing machine. She gifted a memento to the “mother” of SISK, Laxmi Parasuram and requested her to say a few words. Laxmi regaled us with stories of how she began by “catching” prospective members when she began the club. Her new book is about to be launched and she keeps us in admiration for her zest for life. New member Sunita Bose was inducted by President Shukla and pinned by Charter President Bijli Mallik. This was followed by a game, wherein members chose a paper slip with a random year on it and they

SISK INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2024: INSPIRE INCLUSION PROGRAMME

SISK INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2024: INSPIRE INCLUSION PROGRAMME

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Soroptimist International South Kolkata International Women’s Day 2024 Inspire Inclusion Programme at The Calcutta Emmanuel School was an inspiring event with two speakers talking about Inclusion in extreme sports like mountaineering and the study of STEM subjects. Our speakers were 1) Mrs Deepali Sinha, Senior Advocate at Calcutta High Court and the first woman mountaineer of India and 2) Dr. Suman Khowala, SISK member n Retired Scientist. SISK members  Laxmi Parasuram, Jyoti, Ruma, Bhaswati, Reshma, Suman, Rinku, Anita and Shukla attended the dynamic event. The students were simply thrilled with the Quiz that our President Jyoti conducted