Asian Confluence

Book Launch: Loya Agarwal, A School Counsellor’s Diary

Date: Fri Dec 12, 2014 - Fri Dec 12, 2014
Location: Asian Confluence Centre, Shillong , Hosts: Asian Confluence & Westland Ltd.

Asian Confluence and Westland Ltd. hosted the release of the book entitled ‘A School Counsellor’s Diary’ by Loya Agarwala which was followed by an interactive discussion.

The event was moderated by Advocate and Child Rights expert Mr. Khalid Khan, and Mr. Frederick Roy Kharkongor IAS, Secretary, Education and Sports, Meghalaya was invited as the guest of honour. The book release attracted the presence of a cross section of people from Shillong including Social Welfare Departments, NGO’s such as North East Network, teachers from colleges such as St Edmunds, St Anthony’s college, NEHU, Shillong College and Martin Luther Christian University. While highlighting the contemporary relevance of the book released, Mr. Kharkongor in his address pointed out that the book could be an important attempt to bridge the gap between parents and adolescents. That set the ball rolling for the intervention of the author who shared the inspiration and content behind her book.

The event concluded with an intense engagement between the author and the audience. The programme also brought out some of the contemporary parental conflict situations in Shillong and attempted to highlight some of the innovative methods in which these issues could be resolved.