Enakshi Ganguly

Enakshi Ganguly
Born	Shillong, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	University of Delhi
Occupation	children's rights activist
Notable work	co-founder, HAQ: Centre for Child Rights
Awards	Ashoka Fellowship, Karmaveer Chakra Award

Enakshi Ganguly is an Indian children's rights activist. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Ganguly was born in Shillong in the northeastern region of India. Her parents were refugees from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Her father's job involved frequent moves and Ganguly grew up in many towns and cities. She attended school in New Delhi and studied English literature at the University of Delhi. ^[1]

Her first position after graduating was at the Indian Social Institute, where she worked with community development initiatives. In the early 1980s she became part of a group campaigning against the new Child Labor Bill that aimed to regulate work for children rather than abolish it. ^[1] Also in the 1980s she received a Ford Foundation Advocacy Fellowship and spent six weeks at the Children's Defense Fund in the United States. ^[1]

In 1999, Ganguly co-founded HAQ: Centre for Child Rights, a child rights advocacy based organisation. ^[3]  Through HAQ, she has supported child victims of violence and worked with children who come into conflict with the law. ^{[4] [5]}

Recognition

Ganguly received the Ashoka Fellowship in 2003. ^[6] In 2019 she was awarded the REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship and the Karmaveer Chakra Award. ^[3]

Publications

• Thukral, E. G. (2016). Every right for every child: Governance and accountability. ^[7]
• Thukral, E. G., Ali, B., Chitra, G., HAQ: Centre for Child Rights., Campaign Against Child Trafficking (New Delhi, India), & iPartner (India). (2016). Child trafficking in India. ^[8]
• Thukral, E. G., Thukral, P., & HAQ: Centre for Child Rights. (2011). India child rights index. ^[9]
• Thukral, E. G., Ali, B., & HAQ: Centre for Child Rights. (2005). Status of children in India Inc. New Delhi: HAQ. ^[10]
• Thukral, E. G. (1992). Big dams, displaced people: Rivers of sorrow, rivers of change. New Delhi: Sage Publications. ^[11]

References

1. "Enakshi Ganguly | Ashoka | Everyone a Changemaker". www.ashoka.org. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
2. "Child Detention in Kashmir: Rights' Activist Enakshi Ganguly questions JJ Committee's report". SabrangIndia. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
3. "Enakshi Ganguly | Difficult Dialogues|Enakshi Ganguly" . Retrieved 26 July 2020.
4. Legal, India (29 December 2015). "Bill of Contention". India Legal. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
5. "Minister is repealing her own law". Deccan Herald. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
6. "Enakshi Ganguly | Ashoka | Everyone a Changemaker". www.ashoka.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
7. Thukral, Enakshi Ganguly (2016). Every right for every child: governance and accountability. ISBN   978-1-138-66000-7. OCLC   936411274.
8. Thukral, Enakshi Ganguly; Ali, Bharti; Chitra Gopalakrishnan; HAQ: Centre for Child Rights; Campaign Against Child Trafficking (New Delhi, India); iPartner (India) (2016). Child trafficking in India. ISBN   978-93-83807-07-9. OCLC   957340003.
9. Thukral, Enakshi Ganguly; Thukral, Parul; HAQ: Centre for Child Rights (2011). India child rights index. ISBN   978-81-906548-6-9. OCLC   824132339.
10. Thukral, Enakshi Ganguly; Ali, Bharti; HAQ: Centre for Child Rights (2005). Status of children in India Inc. New Delhi: HAQ : Centre for Child Rights. ISBN   978-81-901638-3-5. OCLC   70631568.
11. Thukral, Enakshi Ganguly (1992). Big dams, displaced people: rivers of sorrow, rivers of change. New Delhi: Sage Publications. ISBN   978-81-7036-291-3. OCLC   805693055.