*Ø* Blogmanac November 5, 1952 | Happy birthday, Vandana Shiva!
Physicist, philosopher, ecofeminist, environmental activist, writer
Vandana Shiva was born in the northern Indian city of Dehra Dun, nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas. Her grandfather went on hunger strike to get a girls' college built in the countryside, and her mother made it to inspector of schools. Her love of nature has its roots in her childhood. She often rode through the forests of the Himalayas with her father, a forest official.
In 1978 she completed her Ph.D. in the philosophy of science. After that she did research at the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore until 1982. In that year, she created the Research Foundation For Science, Technology and Ecology, which works on biodiversity conservation and protecting people's rights from threats to their livelihoods and environment by centralised systems of monoculture in forestry, agriculture and fisheries.
More recently, she has initiated an international movement of women working of food, agriculture, patents and biotechnology called, Diverse Women for Diversity.
At Cafe Diem! Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature & Knowledge by Vandana Shiva
Physicist, philosopher, ecofeminist, environmental activist, writer
Vandana Shiva was born in the northern Indian city of Dehra Dun, nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas. Her grandfather went on hunger strike to get a girls' college built in the countryside, and her mother made it to inspector of schools. Her love of nature has its roots in her childhood. She often rode through the forests of the Himalayas with her father, a forest official.
In 1978 she completed her Ph.D. in the philosophy of science. After that she did research at the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore until 1982. In that year, she created the Research Foundation For Science, Technology and Ecology, which works on biodiversity conservation and protecting people's rights from threats to their livelihoods and environment by centralised systems of monoculture in forestry, agriculture and fisheries.
More recently, she has initiated an international movement of women working of food, agriculture, patents and biotechnology called, Diverse Women for Diversity.
At Cafe Diem! Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature & Knowledge by Vandana Shiva
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