Women’s Symposium Held in Mumbai

On July 23, Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) held its fifth Women’s Symposium at the Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir Auditorium in Mumbai, India, with the theme “Women Who Believe Are the Women Who Build.” The event brought together some 650 BSG members and featured a panel discussion. Panelists were Nandita Das, an actor, filmmaker and social advocate, Chetna Gala Sinha, founder of the Mann Deshi Bank and the Mann Deshi Foundation, Minakshi Achan, a marketing communications expert, and Anjana Sharma, professor and head of the Department of English at the University of Delhi. The panelists discussed what belief has meant in their lives, covering topics such as authenticity, the power of women’s solidarity, the courage to use your voice and the power of education to develop self-worth.