Being Women: The Third Umran International Symposium 2026

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Meeting ID: 822 9412 7054

Passcode: 965698

Time: 2:00 PM IST ( 4:30 PM Istanbul Time )

Date: 8 March, 2026

Program Details

Saalima Khan, Director of Umran Mahila Manch, India

Prof. Arzuman Ara, English and Foreign Languages University, Shillong, India

Threads of Becoming: A Woman’s Journey Through Patriarchy, Marriage, and Pandemic in Urban India
- Dr. Latha S, Associate Professor, Mount Carmel College (Autonomous), Bengaluru
Bhikhari Thakur and the Performance of Womanhood in Bhojpuri Folk Theatre
- Rajeev Kumar, PhD Candidate, Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, Turkey
The Nine Forms of Strength: Nav Durga as a Framework for Understanding Women’s Evolving Agency
- Ms. Sanjna, Research Scholar, Delhi Technological University (corresponding author)
- Dr. Saroj Bala, HOD, Humanities Department, Delhi Technological University (co-author)
- Prof. Neenu Kumar, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi (co-author)

Break: 30 Min

Light amongst Darkness: Cultural Resilience of Irula Women through the Lens of Cultural Ecofeminism
- Nivedha Sivakumar, M.A. English Literature, Jyoti Nivas Autonomous College, Bangalore
From Silence to Selfhood: The Changing Meaning of Womanhood
- Janani C, B.A. English Literature, SDNB Vaishnav College For Women, Chennai
Digital Reconfigurations of Indian Womanhood After the Pandemic
- Saumoshri Pal, M.A. Gurugram University, Haryana
The Second Wing: Navigating the Transition of the Empowered Woman
- Zehra Gouhar, B.A. English Literature, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal
Not Just Surviving, But Becoming: Deconstructing the Everyday Woman
- Amna Aslam, B.A. Liberal Studies, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal

Dr. Insha Qayoom Shah, Co-Director of Umran Academic Research Association, India