Paromita Vohra

Mulla, the former head of department and professor of film appreciation and photography has been a part of the course for 40 years. She never really thought about how it changed her as a teacher, but ponders over it when asked, "I didn't identify as a feminist before. I was shocked when so many students shared stories of sexual abuse and domestic violence with me and became more conscious of feminist ideals in the process... Now I'm in a state of great happiness looking at the work the students are doing."

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Writer and mid-day columnist Vohra decided to pursue the diploma at SCMSophia in 1989. Tomorrow, she will speak about how change can be achieved by questioning our perspective and having a constant curiosity and her multi-media project, Agents of Ishq. ­­­Recalling the days of sitting in the canteen, sleep-deprived and working seriously on the final term project with her group mates, she says, "But there was this passion, sincerity and innocence. It instilled a work ethic, which isn't something that you can easily find today. Hard work was an adventure. It prepared you to think that, at 20 or 21, you could do something and approach life with a sense of wonder. It was also an all-girls institution. Women don't get asked to excel that much and very few people then expected you to do so. But here you learned to believe that you are someone who can be awesome at your work."

Jeroo Mulla

 

An alum remembers...

 

My year in SCM was probably one of the most useful and influential years in my life. I am still in awe of the faculty members like Jeroo Mullah and P. Sainath and thank the universe for making me encounter them and widen my mind and horizon. - Reema Kagti, filmmaker

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