Educational visit to Nandigram

12/07/2024 | 1 month ago

Department of English and Gujarati


Name of the Activity: Educational Visit to Nandigram
 
Date: 12th July, 2024

Time: 8:00 am to 12:00 noon

Venue:  Nandigram Ashram, Dharampur, Valsad.

Objective:
  To acquaint students with the life and times of the Indian novelist Kundanika Kapadia with a focus on the feminist novel " Seven Steps in the Sky".
 
Details of the Event:  The students were  enlightened about the culture, life and the spiritual journey of the writer Kundanika Kapadia. They learnt about how she and her husband, the renowned poet and visionary Shree Makarandbhai Dave, left their city life of Mumbai and dedicated their lives to social service and spirituality.
 

Number of Participants: 115

Outcome: The students gained insight into the writing of the novel, " Seven Steps in the Sky" and also learnt about the importance of spirituality and social obligations