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Vandana Shiva is an Indian philosopher and environmental activist known for her work on issues like biodiversity, food sovereignty, and the impact of globalization on farming and ecosystems. Her ideas matter because she has shaped global conversations about sustainable agriculture and indigenous knowledge, particularly in how developing countries approach environmental protection and agricultural policy.
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- Born
- 1952
- Works
- 166
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- Public awareness, science and the environment
- Le cercle vertueux
- Ecofeminism
- Biopolitics
- Ecologie en résistance
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Acting · Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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…
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- Nature : pour une réconciliation — Self2025
- In Symbiosis — Self2025
- Muco: Contradição na Tradição — Vandana Shiva2022
- The Seeds of Vandana Shiva — Self2021
- Le Courage au Service du Vivant — Self2020
- Hacking for the Commons — Herself2019
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1952 births20th-century Indian non-fiction writers20th-century Indian philosophers20th-century Indian women writers21st-century Indian non-fiction writers21st-century Indian philosophers21st-century Indian women writersAcademic staff of the Indian Institute of ScienceActivists from UttarakhandAnti-globalization writersAnti-GMO activistsBiopiracy