Jasmeen Patheja

Jasmeen Patheja
Born (1979-11-11) 11 November 1979 (age 45)
Kolkata, West Bengal
Alma materSrishti Institute of Art Design and Technology
Known forHuman Rights Activism
Pink Chaddi Campaign
Blank Noise

Jasmeen Patheja is a human rights activist in India and was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. She graduated from Srishti School of Art Design and Technology in fine arts. She is a former Ashoka Fellow and works towards gender sensitization.[1] She has been bringing attention to sexism and harassment in forms such as eve teasing, a form of sexual harassment which is very common in India.[2] She established Blank Noise for the same purpose.[3]

  1. ^ "Asian Underground guru to marry Calcutta girl - Wedding after hush-hush affair". www.telegraphindia.com.
  2. ^ "Jasmeen Patheja | Ashoka - India". india.ashoka.org. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ^ Garia, Nikita (22 June 2011). "Indian Women Divided Over 'Slut Walk'". Wall Street Journal.

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