The Centre for Women's Studies in Kumaun University in Nainital is located in a beautiful building called the Hermitage. Had a lovely meeting with the Director of the Centre Prof. Divya Upadhyay Joshi. Thanks a lot Prof. Nirmal Bora from the Department of Economics, Kumaun University for taking me and introducing me to her. Prof. Bora kept telling me, I must meet Divya and we had a wonderful meeting that continued till lunch time at Boat house Club in Nainital. Though a new Centre Prof. Divya has brought in a lot of activities and has even remodeled the Centre and made a seminar hall. The hermitage building is a summer retreat house of the Nawab of Sadabad an estate near Agra, Mathura and Hathras and gifted to the University. It has an amazing structure with beautiful wall papers and lovely wooden panels. Located amidst the lush green jungles if Nainital and in the close vicinity to the lake this looks an amazing place to just be away from the maddening crowd and do some creative writing. Met some students too pursuing their Ph. D. Amazing ambience and a lovely visit.
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