Vandana Shiva

Summary

Vandana Shiva is a human^[1]. She was born in Dehradun^[2]. She was born on November 5, 1952^[3]. She worked as a philosopher^[4], writer^[5], university teacher^[6], politician^[7], and environmentalist^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,349 views/month, #6,725 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Dehradun^[2], Vandana Shiva…
• Vandana Shiva was born on November 5, 1952^[3].
• Vandana Shiva held citizenship in India^[10].
• Vandana Shiva worked as a philosopher^[4].
• Vandana Shiva worked as a writer^[5].
• Vandana Shiva worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Vandana Shiva worked as a politician^[7].
• Vandana Shiva's professions included environmentalist^[8].
• Vandana Shiva worked as an ecofeminist^[11].
• Vandana Shiva was employed by Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru^[12].
• Among Vandana Shiva's employers was Indian Institute of Management Amritsar^[13].
• Vandana Shiva was educated at Western University^[14].
• Vandana Shiva's education included a stint at Panjab University^[15].
• Vandana Shiva's education included a stint at University of Guelph^[16].
• Vandana Shiva's education included a stint at St. Mary's Convent High School^[17].
• Vandana Shiva's doctoral advisor was Jeffrey Bub^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Vandana Shiva is Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Vandana Shiva is The Violence of the Green Revolution: Third World Agriculture, Ecology, and Politics^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Vandana Shiva is Earth Democracy^[21].
• Vandana Shiva received the Right Livelihood Award^[22].
• Vandana Shiva received the Sydney Peace Prize^[23].
• Vandana Shiva received the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize^[24].
• Vandana Shiva received the Thomas Merton Award^[25].
• Vandana Shiva received the LennonOno Grant for Peace^[26].
• Vandana Shiva received the Blue Planet Award^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IN^[29]

• Began / founded: 1952-11-04^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2f5c6fcd-2d7a-49ae-b51b-bc088dc91f7e^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Vandana Shiva was born in Dehradun^[2]. She was born on November 5, 1952^[3].

Education

Educated at Western University^[14], a public research university^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1878^[34], headquartered in London^[35]; Panjab University^[15], a state public university^[36], in India^[37], founded in 1882^[38], headquartered in Chandigarh^[39]; University of Guelph^[16], a university in Ontario^[40], in Canada^[41], founded in 1964^[42], headquartered in Guelph^[43]; and St. Mary's Convent High School^[17], a secondary school^[44], in India^[45], founded in 1878^[46]. Vandana Shiva's doctoral advisor was Jeffrey Bub^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[4], writer^[5], university teacher^[6], politician^[7], environmentalist^[8], and ecofeminist^[11]. Employers include Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru^[12], a research institute^[47], in India^[48], founded in 1909^[49], headquartered in Bengaluru^[50] and Indian Institute of Management Amritsar^[13], a university^[51], in India^[52], founded in 2015^[53].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development^[19], The Violence of the Green Revolution: Third World Agriculture, Ecology, and Politics^[20], and Earth Democracy^[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Right Livelihood Award^[22], a politics award^[54], in Sweden^[55], founded in 1980^[56]; Sydney Peace Prize^[23], a peace award^[57], in Australia^[58]; Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize^[24], a cultural prize^[59], in Japan^[60], founded in 1989^[61]; Thomas Merton Award^[25], an award^[62], in United States^[63], founded in 1972^[64]; LennonOno Grant for Peace^[26], an award^[65], founded in 2002^[66]; and Blue Planet Award^[27], an award^[67], in Germany^[68].

Personal Life

Vandana Shiva's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[69].

Why It Matters

Vandana Shiva ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,349 views/month, #6,725 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

FAQs

Where was Vandana Shiva born?

Vandana Shiva's place of birth was Dehradun^[2].

What did Vandana Shiva do for work?

Vandana Shiva worked as philosopher^[4], writer^[5], university teacher^[6], politician^[7], and environmentalist^[8].

Where did Vandana Shiva go to school?

Vandana Shiva was educated at Western University^[14], Panjab University^[15], University of Guelph^[16], and St. Mary's Convent High School^[17].

What awards did Vandana Shiva receive?

Honors received include Right Livelihood Award^[22], Sydney Peace Prize^[23], Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize^[24], and Thomas Merton Award^[25].