Anjali Gopalan
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Anjali Gopalan ⓘ is an Indian human rights and animal rights activist, founder and executive director of The Naz Foundation (India) Trust, an NGO dedicated to the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic in India mainly focused on women and children. Anjali began working on issues related to HIV/AIDS and marginalized communities in the United States. In 2012, Time magazine placed Gopalan on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[5]
Early life
Anjali Gopalan was born on September 1, 1957, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her father,
She studied in both India and the US and received her degree in political science from
Social work
"It is a reflection of what we are doing with our minorities. Be it in Kashmir, be it in the North East, be it rights for the sexual minority, animal rights, it is the same attitude. We are becoming more and more intolerant of the other". All individuals, if you give them the space, will prove to be productive citizens. "But if you impose your sets of right and wrong and therefore they have no right to live, then what can you expect from people?"[8]
— Anjali Gopalan on re-criminalisation of homosexuality in India
Early work
Anjali worked for nearly a decade with community-based organizations in
1990s
When Anjali returned to India, she established Delhi's first HIV clinic[10] in 1994 and the Naz Foundation (India) Trust, an HIV/AIDS service organization that concentrates on prevention and care.[1] The foundation currently works on issues of sexuality rights.
2000s
In 2000, she opened the country's first holistic home for orphaned, vulnerable HIV+ children and women. She trains health professionals and caregivers to treat HIV+ children. She has designed a system that provides multi-faceted care to infected children, both in the home and in foster care.
Her main concern remains providing quality care to those living with the HIV infection, which she has done through founding and managing a care home for HIV-positive children and women. As an advocate for the sexual health and rights of the LGBT community, she headed the eight-year legal battle against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). In 2001, her organization filed a
When I started working in the 1990s on addressing rights of gay men, I never thought that I would be sitting in a place like Madurai and discussing about LGBT issues, I feel very ecstatic.[14]
— Anjali Gopalan, on the Alan Turing Rainbow Festival Organized by Srishti Madurai
In 2001, she was awarded the Commonwealth Award[11] for her work with marginalized communities. The Chennai-based Manava Seva Dharma Samvardhani presented her with the Sadguru Gnanananda Award in 2003, for her work in supporting those living with HIV/AIDS.
In March 2007, Gopalan was honored as a Woman Achiever
In 2012, Gopalan established an animal sanctuary called "All Creatures Great and Small" at Silakhari, Harayana.[17]
On October 25, 2013, Gopalan was awarded the
In 2014, the Limca Book of Records placed Anjali Gopalan in "People of the Year".[20]
Actor Nutan Surya played the role of Anjali in Aligarh released in 2016.
Awards and recognition
- Received the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (2013)
- Ms Gopalan was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World (2012)
- Received the Woman Achiever Award from the Government of India (2007)[21]
- Received the Commonwealth Award (2001)[21]
Anjali Gopalan Srishti Awards for Social Justice Journalism
The academic committee of
References
- ^ a b c "'Badhaai Do Was A Huge Step': Activist Anjali Gopalan On Queer Representation In Indian Cinema". IndiaTimes. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ a b "World People's Blog". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Activists welcome India gay ruling BBC 3 July 2009 06:55 UK
- ^ About Naz India Archived 29 June 2012 at archive.today Naz Foundation (India) Trust retrieved 14 May 2012
- ^ "The 100 Most Influential People in the World: Anjali Gopalan". Time. (18 April 2012). Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ Lady Shri Ram College website, List of Alumni
- ^ India Times, Alumni article dated March 5, 2016
- ^ Pisharoty, Sangeeta Barooah (20 December 2013). "Popular and personal". The Hindu.
- ^ "Anjali Gopalan - Ashoka - Innovators for the Public". Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ India Times, ‘Badhaai Do Was A Huge Step’: Activist Anjali Gopalan On Queer Representation In Indian Cinema, article by Aditya Sagar dated Oct 21, 2023
- ^ a b c Health Issues India website, Profile: Anjali Gopalan, Founder of the Naz Foundation Trust and human rights advocate by Ajoy Bose, retrieved 2023-11-07
- ^ a b "One Who Fights For an Other". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Worldwide gay rights as a social movement picks up". www.merinews.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "National Tamil Nadu: Madurai comes out of the closet". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Weekend Xpress :: Trendsetter". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "Shri. Chevalier, Anjali Gopalan". Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "All Creatures Great and Small, Animal Sanctuary, Haryana, India". Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Clipping of The New Indian Express-Madurai". Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Press Trust of India (25 October 2013). "French award for Anjali Gopalan". Business Standard India. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "Empowering Women". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Naz Foundation – Accepting alternative sexualities | satyamevjayate.in". www.satyamevjayate.in. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Gopi Shankar. "Srishti Madurai". Retrieved 20 March 2015.