Mrs.Saeeda Diep, Peace Activist, Chairperson, Institute for Peace and Secular Studies, Pakistan and Mr.Pramod Sharma of Yuvsatta from Chandigarh has visited SRS Sarvodaya Girls Hostel on the request of Association of Peoples of Asia and interacted with students and others present on the occasion.
When she asked students, what they thought of Pakistan Woman, they said they are Muslims and with Burkha.
She said that 10% of the Total women only wear Burkha. She said like her there are many women in Pakistan without Burkha. She said that Former Prime Minister Mrs. Benazir Bhutto was a woman and do not wear Burkha. She added the speaker is a woman. 30% of parliamentarians are woman.
There are Doctors, Engineers, Pilots and occupy positions in all fields. She added that just because they wear Burkha, they are not bad. It is their way of life and tradition. Therefore, we should not hate them. In India and Pakistan there is a poverty, Illiteracy, Corruption, these issues are to be addressed by the politicians and others concerned. She has invited students to visit and know the reality.
She said, in Pakistan they are collecting one lakh Signatures petitioning the Prime Minister of Pakistan to relax Pakistan - India Policy. She stated that in a world where co-existence, cooperation and mutual dialogue between neighboring nations are the norm, the pangs of mutual distrust and conflict can be minimized, we believe, through greater confidence building measures which can play a positive role in resolving our long outstanding issues as well as addressing the upcoming future issues cordially as well.
Therefore, through this petition, we advocate easing of restrictions in Pakistan-India visa policy and desire to see concrete steps taken in this regard that can pave the way for continued peace and harmony in the region through greater trade, tourism, collaboration in education and healthcare sectors and renewed people to people contact. She said they are putting all efforts to handover it to the Prime Minister of Pakistan by 14th August by the children of India and Pakistan. She has appealed Indians also to do the same thing here.
She said didi Nirmala Deshpande has given us strength and whenever they face any difficulty, she used to take it up with concerned Authorities not only in India but also Pakistan. The students, who were interacting said they will sign and collect signatures from their parents and the villagers from where they are coming, after explaining the content and only after convincing them.
Those who are in agreement with visa relaxation between India and Pakistan can extend their support through their signatures or on line. Pramod Sharma, who used to conduct International Students
Youth Festival ,every year in the memory of Didi Nirmala Deshpande invited the students to take part in the forth coming youth Festival in the last week of September and first week of October,2012.
He advised to dream big, have confidence and work hard to achieve it.Mr.P.Maruthi, Convenor of the event proposed vote of thanks.
The inauguration function was attended by Mr.Baskara Bharathi, Income Tax Officer, Writer and Orator, Mr.KB.Arun, Director, Krishnaswamy Education Trust and by Mr.DV.Venkatagiri, Secretary of Puthiya Thalaimurai Foundation. 
