Nishtha Desai

Nishtha Desai
Education	Goa University (PhD)
Occupation	Scholar
Awards	Yashadamini Puraskar (2006) Real Heroes Award (2008)

Nishtha Desaiis an Indian scholar who has worked towards improving conditions for children in Goa, India.

Education and career

Desai has a Ph.D from Goa University where she researched Tristão de Bragança Cunha, a Goan nationalist and anti-colonial activist. ^{[1] [2]}

Desai worked with a children's organization in Goa which aims to improve their condition, ^{[3] [4]} and in 2012, she was the director. ^{[5] [6]} Desai raised awareness of tourism-related paedophilia, ^[7] and the issues that arise because of limited punishment. ^{[8] [9]} She asked for tighter security in regards to this matter, ^{[10] [11]} and discussed gaps in the law. ^{[12] [13]}

Selected publications

• Desai, Nishtha (2011). Liberation vs armed aggression : the media response to Goa's liberation. Panaji, Goa: Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa. ISBN   9788192027111. OCLC   904796797.
• Desai, Nishtha (2004). See the evil : tourism related paedophilia in Goa (2nd ed.). Mumbai: Vikas Adhyayan Kendra. OCLC   56600473.
• Desai, Nishtha (2006). Child sexual abuse in Goa : a case analysis. OCLC   177083167.
• Desai, Nishtha (2015). The Life and Times of T. B. Cunha. Illustrations by Ved Prabhudesai. Directorate of Art and Culture, Panaji, Goa. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

Honors and awards

Desai was awarded the Yashadamini Puraskar award by the Government of Goa in 2006 for her work. ^{[17] [18]} She received the Real Heroes Award from CNN-IBN and Reliance Industries in 2008. ^[4] Desai was honoured by the Moneylife Foundation in 2012. ^[5]

References

1. "Release of the book, Life and Times of T B Cunha". oHeraldo. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
2. Desai, Nishtha (2000). "The Denationalisation of Goans. An Insight into the Construction of Cultural Identity". Lusotopie. 7 (1): 469–476.
3. Raghavan, R.K. (2008-06-19). "Saving children". Frontline. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
4. Sardesai, Rajdeep; Ambani, Nita (2011). Real Heroes: Ordinary People Extraordinary Service. Roli Books Private Limited. ISBN   978-93-5194-057-9.
5. Angre, Alekh (20 March 2012). "Combating tourism-related paedophilia in Goa". Moneylife News & Views. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
6. Kamat, Prakash (18 October 2016). "Move to transfer trafficking victims to Apna Ghar opposed". The Hindu; Chennai.
7. "Goa - new paedophile's paradise?". BBC. 8 January 2007.
8. Virani, Pinki (2000). Bitter chocolate : child sexual abuse in India. New Delhi ; New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books. pp. 89–91. ISBN   978-0-14-029897-0.
9. Communication within/across organizations. Washington, DC: National Communication Association. 2007. p. 296. ISBN   978-0-944811-44-3.
10. Virani, Pinki (2000). Bitter Chocolate: Child Sexual Abuse in India. Penguin UK. ISBN   978-93-5118-425-6.
11. Shetye, Murari (2013-01-17). "Child rights' NGO wants tighter security in school". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-09-17.
12. Gentleman, Amelia (13 February 2006). "Goa tries to repair its reputation". International Herald Tribune; Paris. p. 1.
13. "April to Sept: The world changed for this 15-year-old, but her 'protectors' didn't get a single call from the police". oHeraldo. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
14. Review of The Life and Times of T. B. Cunha
    • Menezes, Dale Luis (6 January 2016). "T. B. Cunha and Goan history". oHeraldo. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
15. de Souza, Eunice. "Two books for children". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
16. Times, Navhind (2015-06-14). "T B Cunha: Life in picture – The Navhind Times" . Retrieved 2024-05-10.
17. "Independence Day parade held amid heavy downpour in Goa". One India. August 15, 2006. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
18. "Milestones and Awards – Children's Rights in Goa". Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.