Bishakha Datta

Bishakha Datta
Bishakha Datta at AWID 2016
Occupation(s)Journalist, Filmmaker

Bishakha Datta is a film maker, activist and a former journalist.[1] She is the co-founder and executive director of Point of View, based in Mumbai, a non-profit working in the area of gender, sexuality and women's rights.[2] She also serves on the board of nonprofit organizations including Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action and the Wikimedia Foundation (2010–2014),[3] where she was the first Indian to serve on the board of trustees.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b Kurup, Deepa (14 April 2010). "And now, Wikipedia India's new face". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Board". Point of View. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Press releases: Bishakha Datta to join Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees". Wikimedia Foundation. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Q&A with Bishakha Datta: First Indian on Wikimedia board of trustees". Mint. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.