SILCHAR, June 22: It was an interesting and enlightening talk by Banda Purkayastha, Prof. of Sociology and Asian / Asian American Studies, University of Connecticut at Hartford, USA, before a select audience in the conference hall of Sundari Mohan Seva Bhawan, Sriko, 6 km from here, on Tuesday. Prof. Purkayastha in her own inimitable manner touched upon the topic “The Indian Diaspora in US: Women’s Journeys”. It was a lively talk and some relevant questions were thrown at her to which she replied with equal ease.