Mysuru: The Government First Grade College for Women, Vijayanagar (GFGCWV), Mysuru, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and Karnataka State Archives, Divisional Archives Office, Mysuru, have jointly organised a 2-day Multi-Disciplinary National Conference on ‘Empowering Women in Princely Mysore: Historical Insights, Social Change and Future Prospects’ at the College Auditorium on Mar.  20 and 21.

MLA G.T. Devegowda, President of College Development Council (CDC), will inaugurate on Mar. 20 at 10.30 am.

Prof. Jamuna, retd. Professor of History, Bangalore University, will deliver the keynote address.

Dr. Gavisiddaiah, Director, Karnataka State Archives, Bengaluru, Dr. B. Chandrashekara, Joint Director, RJDCE, Mysuru, Prof. Hirisawe Srinivas Rao Prabhakar, retd. Professor of History, JNU, New Delhi and Prof. N.V. Ushadevi, Senior Professor of History, Bangalore University, will be the chief guests.

G.R. Nataraja, Principal, GFGCWV, Mysuru, will preside. K.C. Bhadragiriyaiah, IQAC Coordinator, GFGCWV, Mysuru, will be present.

Prof. M.S. Anitha, Professor of History, GFGCWV, Mysuru, is the Conference Convenor; S. Ananda Kumar, Assistant Professor of Commerce, GFGCWV, Mysuru, is the Organising Secretary and Meera Omkar Shetty, Associate Professor of Commerce, GFGCWV, Mysuru, is the Co-Organising Secretary.

Valedictory will be held on Mar. 21 at 3.45 pm. Prof. Hirisawe Srinivas Rao Prabhakar, retd. Professor of History, JNU, New Delhi and Dr. H.L. Manjunath, Senior Assistant Director, Divisional Archives Office, Mysuru, will be the chief guests.