LSR Flat 14-ELSA EC office
We are working on the lawn and green cover; hope to share more pics as we get the grass going #DownMemoryLane #workinprogress

#SheDecidesDay
March 2, 2018- first ever #SheDecidesDay instituted by UN Women- She Decides about her own body!
We agree.. without Question.

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"Muzaffar Ali In Conversation with Nelofar Currimbhoy"


A splendid evening with the film-maker, painter and poet, well-known for his sensitive portrayal of women in his classic movies- Umrao Jaan, Gaman, among others. The evening saw a prolific interaction with Muzaffar Ali as our ELSA Nelofar brought out valuable insights from him: on how he derives inspiration from the culture of different periods and places, what inspires him, his muses and how he views the changing world of cinema and women's characterization.

Will there be another Umrao Jann- who knows? But Muzaffar Ali is a revivalist for sure! Meera Ali, the accomplished architect also joined the Talk and inspired us with her journey and influence on Muzaffar's works.

Such a humbling experience as Muzaffar and Meera interacted with the audience on their other creative ventures such as the House of Kotwara. An emotional audience added to the evening as ELSA Meeta Pandit sang an impromptu beautiful piece.

Do check the LSR Alumna Facebook page for pics and videos of the event!

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We, in Bangalore, were enthused by the success of ELSA Talks in Delhi. This prompted us to start a similar series here in Bangalore. ELSA Talks is a forum to encourage discussions amongst influencers and decision makers on social and cultural issues.The topic for the inaugural talk was “Changing Behaviour”. The eminent panel featured Mr Bhaskar Bhat, Managing Director, Titan Company Ltd. and Chairman of Vistara, Ms Manju Subramanyam, Principal of Delhi Public School, Bangalore North and Dr Radha Murthy, Co-Founder and Managing Trustee of the Nightingales Medical Trust. The event was moderated by our very own ELSA, Vinita Bali.

We had a very appreciative audience engaged in a meaningful dialogue with the panelists at the end of the discussion. There were many takeaways and many unanswered questions and as usual, we ran out of time.

Some feedback comments

• “Had wonderful, thought provoking and enlightening evening. Meeting my college mates was special. Thank you.”
• “Was a wonderful evening. Some very interesting insights.”
• “My thoughts...Each of the topics were mega topics independently and could be stand alone sessions. I too connected with Radha's concerns. This is a reality which the sandwich generation has to deal with, and in that context I found her overall pessimism understandable. Manju's optimism was wonderful as well but it felt like two different zones and hence challenges. I thoroughly enjoyed the talk. And again, a big thank you to all the organizers.”
• “Wanted to drop a big thank you for Sunday. It’s a great initiative and an awesome kick off. Kudos to you & the team who pulled it off. So nice to see the alumnae actively engage in a broader, meaningful way.”
• “It was an excellent panel discussion, much better than I had expected. Vinita Bali was an outstanding moderator — I can see her talent clearly now. I am so glad that I went. It will be fantastic if ELSA can maintain this quality of events every month. They said that they are planning such events every month.“

Our panelists also say:
- “Thank you for having me over. Enjoyed every moment”-Manju Balasubramanyam
- “It was very value adding for me as well” -Bhaskar Bhat .

We are happy to announce our second edition of Elsa Talks being held on April 15, 2018 at The Oberoi Bengaluru. The next topic is “Pursuing Excellence”. We look forward to more ELSAs and friends join us.

The third and final edition of The Leadership Talk Series – an online webinar series brought to you by ELSA and Talentedge - showcased a young ELSA - Ishita Anand – and her startup journey in setting up Bitgiving.com. Bringing a fresh perspective to the leadership discussion, Ishita shared her experiences and challenges in becoming a young entrepreneur and leader.

Named in the Forbes Under 30 List for Asia in 2017, Ishita is a young and dynamic leader with infectious energy, perseverance and foresightedness that helped BitGiving grow from a two member company to a leader in the crowdfunding niche. YouTube links for the sessions are available below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk9dmiGFnVs&t=7s

Members of ELSA Mumbai working on the collaborative project The Blue Sky on gender sensitisation met on February 7th at LPQ in Bandra.

It was an extremely fruitful session where the road map of the task was worked out. More of this in the coming months!

The next step in this process is a workshop on the same by Priyanka Awasthi in mid March.

This will be followed by a writing workshop by Urmila.

The product will be a book with stories written on gender issues in real world situations like experiences at a restaurant, park, market place etc.

The deadline is Dec 2018 for the book to be printed and published! Ambitious, yes!

Gurgaon
Invigorating conversations, networking and posing are ingredients of the super successful Gurgaon ELSAs meetup on 10th Feb. This is a glimpse from the ritual of meeting every second Saturday of the month.

London
19 February: Richa Grover organised a coffee chat session with ace entrepreneur Lord Karan Bilimoria, Chairman-Founder of Cobra Beer with Elsa UK. This pearls-of-wisdom filled talk took almost a year to host with him...was every bit worth the wait! "Luck is when determination meets opportunity," Lord Bilimoria shared.



22 February: On the risk-taking immigrant spirit and about putting India on the UK map, mega influential and iconic Meera Syal, CBE, met Elsa UK in a candid coffee chat session. One can only feel grateful for such mindblowing masterclasses and elsa friendships formed along the way.

"LSR helped me develop a lot as a person. Empowering women to be future leaders is a deep-set agenda of the college - Not a lot of colleges did that back in those days. I’m glad that I was part of an institution which thinks forward and prepares its women to create their own path to success – my LSR experience has stayed with me over the years, even today as a professional!"

Rekha is responsible for building Accenture's business, strengthening Accenture’s position in our communities, and enhancing the profile of Accenture in India. She oversees the integration of Accenture’s overall growth strategy with our long-term vision for the country. A thought leader, an active voice for social causes and an industry influencer, Rekha is responsible for forging and maintaining Accenture’s relationships with key external stakeholders. Some of her external positions include – Nasscom’s National Executive Council, American Chamber of Commerce in India’s (Amcham) National Executive Board, USIBC’s India Advisory Council. She is also on the Board of Governors at XLRI School of Business. Rekha joined Accenture in 2004, and since then held several strategic and leadership roles- her last two roles were - as the lead for Geographic Operations for India, ASEAN and APAC Delivery centres, and Human Resources lead for Accenture’s Growth Markets. A gold medalist from the XLRI School of Business, she has more than 25 years of experience - as an entrepreneur at Talisma Corporation and Aditi Services; and on assignments with and on executive management teams of Levis, Cargill and Akzo Nobel. Rekha is actively engaged in Accenture's Inclusion and Diversity and Corporate Citizenship initiatives - an active advocate of giving back to society and improving the way the world lives, she champions her support for society through her association with not-for-profit organizations—Pratham Books and Akshara Foundation. Widely acclaimed and recognized across industries for her work, Rekha features in LinkedIn’s Power Profiles in India for 2016, Fortune India’s list of Top 20 Women in Business in India in 2017. Additionally, she was also named among India's Most Powerful Women of 2017 by Business Today. Rekha is also an ambassador for NITI Aayog's Mentor of Change program. An active hiking and cycling enthusiast, Rekha is also a voracious reader.

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Professor Vinita Dhondiyal Bhatnagar is professor of Humanities, UIT, RGPV. She has many academic books, monographs and journal articles to her credit. She studied English Literature at LSR from 1985-88 and remembers Amitav Ghosh visiting the college to talk about his Circle of Reason when he was just setting out as an author.

Vinita is currently engaged in story telling and holds workshops on Life Stories and story telling sessions. You can catch a glimpse of her work at https://www.facebook.com/bangulab/

She would love to do the Life Stories sessions for Elsas in different cities.

On behalf of the ELSA family we warmly welcome our new members

Shruti Tulsyan 2001 B.Com. (Hons.)
Ragini Ahuja 2009 B.A.(Programme)
Rita Chakravorty 1985 B.A.(Hons.) English
Meenakshi Mishra 1977 B.A.(Hons.) Psychology
Poonam Relan 1977 B.A.(Hons.) Psychology
Ishita Verma 2008 B.A.(Hons.) Economics
Richa Nandwani 2003 B.Com. (Hons.)
Nidhi Maurya 2005 B.Com. (Hons.)
Bastavee Barooah 2001 B.A.(Hons.) Economics
Malini Dhir 1985 B.A.(Hons.) Economics
Shalini Modi 1984 B.A.(Hons.) History

Rs. 36,200/- Per Person on Twin Share **.

Sri Lanka is an island nation south of India in the Indian Ocean. Its diverse landscapes range from rainforest and arid plains to highlands and sandy beaches.

Sri Lanka is a treasure island for all tourists. You can discover a variety of natural, cultural and historical heritages within a few hours. Do go through the Itinerary, Cost and Inclusions, Booking and Payment Process and the Terms and Conditions. Email us at travelsa@lsralumna.org or call +919810078033 for any clarifications.

For ELSAS by an ELSA. This trip has been put together by ELSA Poonam Relan (Psychology Hons batch of 1977) who runs the travel agency, Marwell Tours. She has created this itinerary at a special discount for all ELSAs and friends.

For Itinerary & Payment Terms please visit
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For the second year in a row, ELSA brings you the Global Mentoring Walk in partnership with Vital Voices, FICCI FLO, and the Arch Academy of Design to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 10, 2018, Delhi.

The Global Mentoring Walk is an opportunity to highlight the importance of women’s leadership, and to accelerate the impact of women leaders through mentoring. It convenes established women leaders and emerging women leaders to walk together in their community. As they walk, they discuss their professional challenges and successes to establish a mentoring relationship.

A historic 145 Global Mentoring Walks will take place in over 60 countries around the world on the 10th of March this year.The concept for this initiative derived from American media icon, founder and former CEO of Oxygen Media, Geraldine Laybourne. Her busy schedule did not allow for her to meet with the dozens of young women who were eager to learn from her and she launched the Mentoring Walks across the US. Since 2008, the annual Global Mentoring Walk has reached thousands of women in over a dozen countries across the globe.

Smita Mankad, an ELSA (1992 Eco Hons) and on our Executive Committee, and Archana Surana are both Vital Voices alumni, and the Flag Bearers for the New Delhi walk.

Join us on Saturday, March 10th, 2018 for the New Delhi Global Mentoring Walk at Lodhi Gardens fro 7:45 – 10am. Visit our website www.lsralumna.org to register as a mentee.

#MentoringWalk @GlobalMentoringWalk #VitalVoices #LSRELSA #IWD2018

Yoga demo for LSR alumna by ELSA – Yoga Teacher Seema Sondhi

Saturday, 11.30 am-12.45 pm at The Yoga Studio, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-16.

Register with your name and contact number (email and mobile) and mail to admin@lsralumna.org latest by March 15, 2018

First 20 registrations will receive confirmation on email for the free demo class from Seema.

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