The Department of English, BU organized a seminar on "Maternity and Women's Writing: Cross-Cultural Perspectives" at the University auditorium on July 18, 2002 . A talk was given at the seminar by Dr. Radha Chakravarti, Reader in the Department of English, Gargi College, Delhi University, India. The Seminar was held as part of an effort to introduce feminist and post-colonial readings of literary texts and it was hoped that many such seminars would follow.