Women's Studies Centre

BRIEF PROFILE OF THE CENTRE

The Women’s Studies Centre of Tripura University was recognized by the UGC in 2011 and even before that, since its inception in 2006, as a cell, it is engaged in generating awareness about women’s issues, in conducting research on these issues, in organizing extension activities, seminars and workshops. From 2011, under the UGC scheme of Development of Women’s Studies in Indian Universities and Colleges the Women’s Studies Centre, Tripura University started working on independent Research, Legal Advocacy, Documentation, Teaching, Training and Extension programmes. Throughout its activities, the Centre has been trying to generate awareness about the role of women in society, by conducting various Seminars, Workshops and Interaction Programmes, Webinars on Women and Gender issues. Over time the Centre has completed several research studies and started one PG Diploma Course from 2016-17. The first ever Gender Audit Report (2015-2020) was prepared by the Centre. The Centre contributes to the visibility of women’s issues and opens the avenues for a dialogue in multi-disciplinary collaboration in research and teaching in the field of Women’s Studies in this region.

Objectives :

• To generate awareness about the role of Women in the institution and society as a whole.
• To find out Women's own perception of their lives, their struggles and contribution to the Social Processes.
• To facilitate research in areas relating to Women and Gender Studies with special emphasis on issues related to Women of Tripura.

Functions :

• Research
• Training
• Teaching
• Awareness Generation