Highlights

A full house of enthusiastic minds, gathered to witness a meaningful beginning.

Celebrating unity and purpose — the team behind the vision of gender empowerment.

A powerful voice by Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar echoing the vision of inclusive progress.

Insights by Prof. Sheli Sinha Chaudhuri inspiring minds toward a better tomorrow.

Bridging knowledge and action through Prof. Moumita Mukherjee’s thoughtful words.

Address by Prof. Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti highlighting unity and purpose.

Our Vision

To emerge as a leading interdisciplinary centre of excellence dedicated to advancing gender equality, empowerment, and social justice through research, education, capacity building , and community engagement, contributing to an inclusive and equitable society at a local, national, and global levels.

Our Mission

To promote gender empowerment through skill development, education, and capacity-building initiatives, with a special focus on underprivileged women and marginalized communities.

To foster rigorous academic research and interdisciplinary scholarship in gender studies, generating evidence-based insights to inform policy and practice.
To support, evaluate, and strengthen government initiatives and development programs related to gender equity, aligned with national priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 5.
To serve as a collaborative platform connecting academia, government, civil society, and industry for dialogue, innovation, and action on gender-related challenges.
To create awareness, encourage critical discourse, and build gender-sensitive leadership that drives sustainable and inclusive development.

Advisory Board

Prof. (Dr.) Snehamanju Basu

Chairperson, CGESR and Director-IQAC

Prof. (Dr) Moumita Mukherjee

Dean, Research & Development

Dr. Saptarshi Chatterjee

Associate Professor, SoLB

Dr. Nandita Banerjee Dhawan

Associate Prof, School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University

Dr. Aishika Chakraborty

SoWS, Jadavpur University

Dr. Siuli Sarkar

PoPS and Principal, Lady Brabourne

Prof. (Dr.) Sumita Saha

Professor, Department of Sociology, Presidency University

Dr. Kaushayee Banerjee

Associate Dean- Students’Affairs

Dr. Sneha Singh

Associate Professor (Law), SoLJ

Dr. Kasturi Mukherjee

HoD and Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography, SoBAS

Prof. (Dr.) Souvik Roy

Dean, School of Law & Justice (SoLJ)

Dr. Anu Rai

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, SoBAS

Dr. Supratim Karmakar

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, SoBAS

NAAC GRADE A

Voices of Empowerment

Inaugural Reflections from the Centre for Gender Empowerment Studies and Research

Published by: Adamas University, Kolkata (2025) | Proceedings of the Inaugural Programme: April 8, 2025

Editors: Ms. Kajari Dutta & Dr. Kasturi Mukherjee (Dept. of Geography) | Prof. Snehamanju Basu (Director, CGESR)

Institutional Leadership Reflections

Prof. (Dr.) Samit Ray

Chancellor

"Universities are platforms where social consciousness is shaped. Through CGESR, the University has taken a thoughtful step toward encouraging dialogue, research, and engagement on everyday issues."

Prof. Suranjan Das

Vice-Chancellor

"Meaningful gender empowerment requires the dismantling of structural barriers produced by patriarchy and sustained through intersecting axes of inequality such as caste, class, race, and disability."

Dr. Radha Tamal Goswami

Pro-Vice Chancellor

"The Centre was founded with the vision of challenging entrenched social structures and creating transformative spaces for dialogue, scholarship, and action."

Full Proceedings Document

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Key themes of Activity

Six-month skill enhancement course for underprivileged women and girls (digital literacy, GIS, communication skills, financial literacy, entrepreneurship).