INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2023

Date: April 3, 2023

Venue: Netaji Auditorium
Time Event
10–10.40 am Opening Ceremony
Lighting of the lamp
Welcome song by the students
Welcome address
Speech by the Director, IIT Kharagpur

10.40-11 am Tea break

11 am – 1 pm Panel discussion 1: Breaking the glass ceiling: Women as leaders

Guest lectures:
(1). Hon. Justice Samapti Chatterjee
Former Judge, High Court at Calcutta, Kolkata
(2). Dr. Sushmita Roychowdhury
Director of Pulmonology, Fortis Hospital, Kolkata
(3). Prof. Paula Banerjee
Former Vice Chancellor, Sanskrit College and University, Kolkata
Interactive session with the panelists
Moderator: Prof. Dipa Dube

1-2.30 pm Lunch break

2.30-3.30 pm Quiz and extempore on women’s health related issues

Moderator: Prof. Archana Patnaik

3.30-5.30 pm Panel discussion II: Navigating women’s health issues: challenges

and solutions
Guest lectures:
(1). Dr. Parwati Patnaik
B. C. R. T. Hospital, Gynae & Obstetrics
(2). Ms. Juliet Karmakar Mondal
Counselor, IIT Kharagpur
(3). Dr. Debabrata Majumdar
Consultant Psychiatrist, IIT Kharagpur
Interactive session with the panelists
Moderator: Prof. Gayatri Mukherjee

5.30-5.45 pm Tea break

5.45-6.45 pm Cultural program
6.45-6.55 pm Vote of thanks