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Dr. Vandana Shiva
Born  5  November  1952  is  an  Indian  scholar,  environmental  activist,  food  sovereignty  advocate,  ecofeminist,  and  anti-globalization  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-globalization  movement.
She  has  argued  in  favor  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.