Nidhi Goyal
Indian comedian
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][5][6][7]
Awards change
Goyal was given the Neelam Kanga Award by National Association for the Blind, India, in January 2016[8] and the Superwoman of the Year award by ABP News in March 2018.[9]
Books change
- "Dear non-disabled people, we are human beings and citizens too", Telegraph (December 2018)
- "Invisible Victims of Sexual Violence: Access to Justice for Women and Girls with Disabilities in India", Human Rights Watch (April 2018)
- "Denial of sexual rights: insights from the lives of women with visual impairment in India", in Reproductive Health Matters (2017)
- "Sexual rights: off-limits for Indian women with disabilities?", OpenDemocracy (June 2017)
- "The love that never was: Why I rejected the affections of a non-disabled person", Scroll (February 2017)
- "Why does the women's rights movement marginalize women with disabilities", The Guardian (September 2016)
References change
- ↑ "UN Women Executive Director establishes her new Civil Society Advisory Group". UN Women. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ "Author Page". openDemocracy. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ "Blind comedian Nidhi Goyal talks about her journey". femina.in. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ "Nidhi Goyal: Changing Norms One Joke At A Time". Women's Web: For Women Who Do. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Meet Nidhi Goyal, India's first blind stand up comedienne". Hindustan Times. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Sengupta, Saurya (21 July 2018). "India's stand-up comics are pulling no punches". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2015 – 2016" (PDF). National Association for the Blind, India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ↑ "These 3 Amazing Ladies Have Won Our Superwomen Contest! Read Their Inspiring Stories". www.abplive.in. 2018-03-08. Archived from the original on 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2019-07-05.