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Vandana Shiva
ActorBorn November 5, 1952 (72 years)
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. ...
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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.
Filmography
| 2021 | The Seeds of Vandana Shiva · as Self |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | The Need to Grow · as Self |
| 2019 | Planet of the Humans · as Self - Physicist, Alternative Nobel Laureate |
| 2019 | Permaculture, la voie de l'autonomie · as Self |
| 2018 | Vegan 2018 · as Self - Physicist, Alternative Nobel Laureate |
| 2018 | Roshni · as Self - Vedic Ecologist |
| 2018 | From Seed to Seed · as Self |
| 2017 | Incertezas Críticas (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Food ReLOVution · as Self |
| 2016 | Food Evolution · as Self |
| 2016 | Seed: The Untold Story · as Self |
| 2016 | What's with Wheat? · as Self |
| 2016 | Hope for All: Unsere Nahrung - unsere Hoffnung · as Herself |
| 2015 | Tomorrow · as Self |
| 2015 | Circle of Poison · as Self |
| 2015 | Revolution Food · as Self |
| 2015 | The True Cost · as Herself |
| 2014 | Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds · as Self |
| 2014 | Poverty Inc · as Self |
| 2013 | The Farmer and His Prince · as Self |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | United Natures · as Self |
| 2013 | Money & Life · as Self |
| 2013 | The Ghosts in Our Machine · as Self - Philosopher, Environmental Activist, Author, Eco Feminist |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Voices of Transition · as Self |
| 2012 | Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives · as Self - Physicist, Author And Founder Of Navdanya |
| 2012 | Symphony of the Soil · as Self - Physicist And Environmental Activist |
| 2012 | A Thirsty World · as Self |
| 2012 | Moyers & Company (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Thrive: What on Earth Will It Take? · as Self |
| 2011 | Bitter Seeds · as Self |
| 2011 | LoveMEATender · as Self |
| 2011 | The Economics of Happiness · as Self |
| 2011 | Anima Mundi · as Self (philosopher) |
| 2010 | Schooling the World · as Self - Navdanya |
| 2010 | Solutions locales pour un désordre global · as Vandana Shiva |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Dirt! The Movie · as Self |
| 2009 | Terra madre · as Self |
| 2009 | The World in Front (TV Series) · as Self - Scientifique Et Militante Pour La Liberté Des Graines |
| 2008 | Blue Gold: World Water Wars · as Self - Author |
| 2008 | Flow: For Love of Water · as Self - Physicist & Environmental Activist |
| 2008 | The World According to Monsanto · as Self - President Of The Navdanya Foundation |
| 2006 | Bad Seed: The Truth About Our Food · as Self |
| 2006 | Infrarouge (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Le Grand Journal (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Thirsty Planet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Life Running Out of Control · as Self - Physicist & Ecologist |
| 2003 | The Corporation · as Self - Physicist & Ecologist |
| 2002 | Fed Up! · as Self - Research Center For Science, Technology, And Ecologyy |
| 2001 | Democracy Now! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | This Is What Democracy Looks Like · as Herself |
| 2000 | Trade Off · as Self |
| 1997 | HARDtalk (TV Series) · as Self |