Reunion with P.G.D of Psychology of the University of Jammu

Dr. Arti welcomed me to her department. I felt very happy to meet Sarita as Dr. Sarita Sood, Vritti, Dr. Chandrasekhar and others in the department. I promised to address the pre- PhD scholars and take few sessions on group dynamics as an effective learning technique for the students of psychology.

I needed rest from the intense journey I started on  first, September. I met Manisha  Kohli in the after noon. I promised her to offer my expertise to work with her thesis.

I comfortably ate and slept in mam's house, getting energy for the next lap of productive work.
I again met Prof. Vijayalakshmi from Rajasthan. I attended her session on research methodology. It was a very good session.

I took a book that interested me a lot. It wrote about certain famous women in Jammu & Kashmir. Two of them were Ms. Santha Bharti & Dr. Ved Kumari Ghai

Shanta Bharti:

River Ravi, slowly and lovingly soothed Jammu’s unforgettable veteran, humanist daughter, Shanta Bharti, born in December 1925 who is remembered vividly and proudly as the bright, bold, righteous, patriotic Mandhera village girl.  Later she became very familiar to Jammu and the rest of IndiatoHer fame flowed all over Jammu through river Tawi. She led a very simple and dignified life. She worked hard to impart changes in positive direction to eradicate evil practices of her society. Her messages to women made ripples of hope.

Shantaji’s call to women was to overcome difficulties in life to realize the full potential for personal growth.

She emphasized accomplishment of value of work. She reminded of the need for rebirth in optimism to attain social justice. I saluted her during my extension lecture at Gandhi Nagar Women’s college in Jammu organise by Manisha after 2 weeks of my arrival to Jammu.  

Dr. Ved  Kumari Ghai, the daughter of the land of Dogras, born in November 1932, had an illustrious career. She was the embodiment of Sanskrit Shakti. An illustrious scholar, women social activist, and holder of doctor of Philosophy, Professor in Sanskrit at the University of Jammu until retiring from service excelled in professional and literary career. She projected the need for education of the disadvantaged and economically backward communities.  She was groomed in Gandhian philosophy. Her contributions to art and literature were appreciated all over India. She worked as a teacher with great zeal, enthusiasm & dedication. She served as a teacher in the University for 29 years. I saluted her when I delivered the extension lecture in the psychology department of the University Of Jammu.