First Anniversary of Urja
Exactly a year ago, when the pandemic had just started and was yet to take its aggressive nature, we had launched Urja. What is Urja? It is a word in the Marathi and Hindi language, which means energy. It's a platform that we have established together to celebrate women, celebrate womanhood, learn together, walk together, and be there for each other when the need arises. Sarwari and I took significantly less time to think and decide that we would start Urja, bring forth different experts from different fields, and have exciting and educational sessions for all the people interested in learning and having some time off for themselves. After the pandemic set in, we had no choice but to hold sessions online on Zoom. The summer session was especially exciting, with a variety of speakers ranging from meditation to storytelling. Gynaecology, positive psychology, health and wellness, postpartum depression, Kathak dance, Hindustani classical music were some of the other fields offered as ...