Deepanjan
Charitable Trust and Lions Group Veg got together to host an online webinar
after a day of activity of distributing free 500 packets of sanitary pads on
28 May 2020.
Dr Deepali Bhardwaj is a leading Dermatologist and a trusted
name in the field of Skin care she is a trustee of the Deepanjan
Charitable Trust started by her mother Dr Anjan Prakash (Retired Add MS RML
Hospital). This trust manufactures Oxo biodegradable sanitary pads called Laddlee
which are also available at KVIC stores and were launched by Minister Nitin Gadkari last year. Gaurav Gupta from Lions Group is a famous
name in social philanthropy and is always at the helm of doing social work and
activities.
Gaurav Gupta being a man was called Laadla as this webinar on
Facebook and zoom and YouTube had an audience of 1000 people and went for more
than 2 hours as people didn’t leave.
Few celebrity guests and thinkers who shared fantastic ideas in
the panel discussion to name were Member of Parliament Verma ji from
Rajya Sabha Badarpur. KL Ganjoo the Counsellor General of Comros who
said the trust must push for subsidy on pads even more so that every women can
afford pads and menstrual hygiene products also. Ambassador of Gabon
Josephine Pactrica cheered the session. Her viewpoint was to use cotton pads
and as less as possible gel in the pads and the plastic synthetic ones. Sandeep Marwah a famous name in media and social entrepreneurship as he is
known for his philanthropic works cheered all the women with light anecdotes
and shared the news that he will be extending his work to help more women. Also
Delhi University Assoc Professor Dr Amna Mirza spoke passionately on the topic
and others like Social Umberella NGO founder Advocate Ms Bhawna Bajaj who has
been distributing laadlee and other pads during lockdown.
All women together echoed that it’s time for no taboos. Ladies
like Neha Kambhoj, Rachna Kalra, Reema Garg, Kavya Khurana , Aradhna Nayaar ,
Gunjan Gaur, Sanjana Jon spoke there hearts out. Oscar winner for film Period
- Suman and Deepali Sinha wished the work by the organisers all the best. Shweta from My log PR communications emphasised on importance of women
spirit specially in those 5 days. Ladies from all walks of life joined captain
Priti Singh, publisher and journalist Neetu Singhal who spoke from her
heart about how taboos have to leave the Indian system for a successful growth, Aruna Purohit did the same and all women discussed on how to dispose the pads
specially in the Covid era.
Pienal Wankhade from Maharashtra, Gayatri Tewari from Pune And Kakoli from North East and Anurag Garg
from Bharatpur also graced the panel and cheered few parts.
Ladies from Nagpur , Surat , Assam
and Africa had joined this interactive
panel discussion with main take home message cheerfully resonating from
organisers Dr Bhardwaj and Gupta to all being to 'Celebrate Womanhood' and
realise that to bleed is to breathe and this must happen freely at home and in
the society.
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