Republic of India, (wikipedia) in 2023, the seventh-largest country by area, the most populous country in the world, and the most populous democracy (to a certain extent!)
Women’s Associations in India
- Women in Shipping and Trade Ass (WISTA India chapter) with 7 indian women on the board (pictures and mails) An international network in 45 countries
- Indian Women Network Group Blog = http://www.indianwomenng.com/
- WILPF India (no specific blog) HQ and main blog
- University Women (in 14 branches) BLOG to be announced shortly HQ main blog please download a PDF (149 pages) about the history. And details here IFUWA
Many women activists … among them:
- Harbeen ARORA, President and founder of WEF (women economic forum),
- Laxmi AGARWAL Activist “Acid victims” , attacked when she was a teenager
- Rana AYYUB, journalist and writer, investigation
- Dechu BANERJEE, activist with GWI, active in Bangalore
- Rita BANERJI, feminist founder of 50 Million Missing Campaign to stop female genocide.
- Anita BENJAMIN, wants to make the Christian community strong and be a part of untied India standing tall as equals on one platform.
- Yesoda BHARGAVA, author, works at Samsung Research Institute. Prospective Public Health Student, roams and wanders around India discovering realities that books never purveyed.
- Shoma CHAUDURY, founder of Algebra, Arts & Ideas Club brings together a fellowship of people
- Esther DUFLO, professor (MIT Boston), born in 1972, social economics, living partly in New Delhi with her Indian husband and colleague.
- Maneka GANDHI, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India
- Priyanka GANDHI (Congress Party) born in 1972, Buddist
- Rema KURIAN, Harvest Fresh Farms India, in Kerala
- Maria MANGTE, President and co-founder of Tribal Welfare Society, local exchange trade services
- Mamta MANSINGKA, founder of KILOL company.
- Umita MELWANI, founder of IFLAC, language and culture (english, spanish)
- Shailaja RANGARAJAN, founder of company Imagined, to promote conscious consumption through creation and promotion of upcycled products across India
- Sister REGINA, Manager of a catholic school with 1000 students in Tumkur, Karnakata
- Aruna ROY co founder of MKSS (Rajastan) born in 1946
- Miho SAKATA MALHAN, co-founder of Muse, social service from Japan
- Jagmati SANGWAN, vice-president ’All India Democratic Women’s Association and former sportswoman
- Prajval SHASTRI, astrophysicist
- Trisha SHETTY, co-founder of SheSays, lawyer and activits, from Mumbai
- Sherry WALTER, from USA, President of OWC with 1000 members, supporting 20 charities
Special mention for
The so called Nirbhaya = “Fearless” physiotherapy intern who died after beeing raped and tortured by several men ….
Created and websites checked June 2019, Updated June 2023
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