The The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) on February 4, 2020 announced the launch of Shakti, an initiative envisaged to empower women by implementing multiple initiatives in areas of training & development, financial aid through scholarships. Launched with the theme ‘Accelerating the gender equality journey: Empowering women from classroom to boardroom’, the event bought together changemakers from the government, industry and academia to further the agenda of women empowerment by institutions of higher learning.
The event that was inaugurated by Meenakshi Lekhi, Member of Parliament, leading actor Tisca Chopra, Sharad Mehra, Chairman — Hydrocarbons Education and Research Society and Dr SJ Chopra, Chancellor, UPES witnessed an engaging discussion on women empowerment. Moderated by Dipti Nair, Editor, YourStory the discussion had Dr Renu Batra, Additional Secretary, UGC, Talish Ray, Founding Partner, TRS Law Offices, Rajashree Rao, Head of Partnerships & Ecosystem (APAC), R² Data Labs, Rolls Royce, Ms. Vidhu Goyal, Founder; Partner, WONK App, Meenakshi Gupta, Co-Founder, Goonj and Dr Vijay Kumar Singh, Dean, School of Law, UPES as panelists.
The discussion focused upon the narrative of women empowerment and how the change needs to be initiated at the grassroots levels.
