Nidhi Goyal

Nidhi Goyal (born 21 September 1985) is an Indian disability and gender rights activist who has been appointed to the UN Women Executive Director's advisory group.[1][2] Goyal is the founder and executive director of Mumbai-based NGO Rising Flame[3][4] and works in the areas of sexuality, gender, health and rights for women and girls with disabilities.[5] She is also a stand-up comedian.[6][7][5]

  1. ^ "UN Women Executive Director establishes her new Civil Society Advisory Group". UN Women. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. ^ "Author Page". openDemocracy. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
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  4. ^ "Nidhi Goyal: Changing Norms One Joke At A Time". Women's Web: For Women Who Do. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  5. ^ a b "Meet Nidhi Goyal, India's first blind stand up comedienne". Hindustan Times. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  6. ^ Aranha, Jovita (25 September 2017). "Change Through Humour! Meet Nidhi Goyal, India's First-Ever Disabled Woman Comedian". The Better India. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. ^ Sengupta, Saurya (21 July 2018). "India's stand-up comics are pulling no punches". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

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