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person_profile-Vandana Shiva

Vandana Shiva Age: 72

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Vandana Shiva

Date of Birth:

Nov 05, 1952

Country of birth:

India

Biography of

Vandana Shiva

    Vandana Shiva (born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and anti-globalisation author. Based in Delhi, Shiva has written more than 20 books. She is often referred to as "Gandhi of grain" for her activism associated with the anti-GMO movement.

    Shiva is one of the leaders and board members of the International Forum on Globalization (with Jerry Mander, Ralph Nader, and Helena Norberg-Hodge), and a figure of the anti-globalisation movement. She has argued in favour of many traditional practices, as in her interview in the book Vedic Ecology (by Ranchor Prime). She is a member of the scientific committee of the Fundacion IDEAS, Spain's Socialist Party's think tank. She is also a member of the International Organization for a Participatory Society.

    Vandana Shiva was born in Dehradun. Her father was a conservator of forests, and her mother was a farmer with a love for nature. She was educated at St. Mary's Convent High School in Nainital, and at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Dehradun.

    Shiva studied physics at Punjab University in Chandigarh, graduating as a Bachelor of Science in 1972. After a brief stint at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, she moved to Canada to pursue a master's degree in the philosophy of science at the University of Guelph in 1977 where she wrote a thesis entitled "Changes in the concept of periodicity of light". In 1978, she completed and received her PhD in philosophy at the University of Western Ontario, focusing on philosophy of physics. Her dissertation was titled "Hidden variables and locality in quantum theory" in which she discussed the mathematical and philosophical implications of hidden variable theories that fall outside of the purview of Bell's theorem. She later went on to pursue interdisciplinary research in science, technology, and environmental policy at the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore.

    Vandana Shiva has written and spoken extensively about advances in the fields of agriculture and food. Intellectual property rights, biodiversity, biotechnology, bioethics, and genetic engineering are among the fields where Shiva has fought through activist campaigns. She has assisted grassroots organisations of the Green movement in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Ireland, Switzerland, and Austria with opposition to advances in agricultural development via genetic engineering.

    In 1982, she founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology. This led to the creation of Navdanya in 1991, a national movement to protect the diversity and integrity of living resources, especially native seed, the promotion of organic farming and fair trade. Navdanya, which translates to "Nine Seeds" or "New Gift", is an initiative of the RFSTE to educate farmers of the benefits of maintaining diverse and individualised crops rather than accepting offers from monoculture food producers. The initiative established over 40 seed banks across India to provide regional opportunity for diverse agriculture. In 2004 Shiva started Bija Vidyapeeth, an international college for sustainable living in Doon Valley, Uttarakhand, in collaboration with Schumacher College, UK. ...

    Source: Article "Vandana Shiva" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography of

Vandana Shiva

Found 23 Movies in total

In Symbiosis

Self ( Actor )

... 2025

... 2021

Hacking for the Commons

Herself ( Actor )

... 2019

Food Evolution

Herself ( Actor )

... 2017

... 2017

... 2017

... 2016

What's With Wheat?

Self ( Actor )

... 2016

Tomorrow

Self ( Actor )

... 2015

Revolution Food

Self ( Actor )

... 2015

The True Cost

Herself ( Actor )

... 2015

... 2015

... 2013

A Thirsty World

Herself ( Actor )

... 2012

Think Global, Act Rural

Vandana Shiva ( Actor )

... 2010

Queen of the Sun

Self ( Actor )

... 2010

Dirt! The Movie

Self ( Actor )

... 2009

Mother Earth

Self ( Actor )

... 2009

... 2006

... 2005

... 2002

... 2000

A Cow at My Table

Herself ( Actor )

... 1998