thiruvananthapuram drishya bhoomika an exhibition that offers a window to the past and present of womens struggles and their role in modern world history is currently underway at ayyankali hall palayam the event is being held on the sidelines of the 13th national conference of all india democratic womens association by attempting to educate the masses about the contribution of women in significant social reforms the fair reveals details of unsung women heroes which the historians left out said exhibition curator dr t k anandhimost women in the olden days did not participate in struggles like how we do now the struggle itself was their life that is how they made changes in society and politics at a time when people are not even willing to make the slightest of changes in families i think it is crucial to let them know of the accomplishments of women leaders who came before us she said the exhibition also houses rare photographsand profiles of prominent women personalities across the globe as many as 34 paintings representing women empowerment by 25 artists who participated in the workshop held recently at vellarada crafts village are also exhibited most fields professional or otherwise are dominated by men the objective of the conference is to promote equality in our society in its truest sense said kallara madhu one of the organizersthe expo will conclude on january 9