Kavita Krishnan | |
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Secretary of the All India Progressive Women's Association | |
In office 2017–2022 | |
Politburo Member of CPIML Liberation | |
In office 2016–2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kavita Krishnan 1973 (age 50–51)[1] Coonoor, Tamil Nadu[1] |
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation |
Education | University of Mumbai Jawaharlal Nehru University |
Occupation | Politician Human Rights Activist |
Kavita Krishnan is a women's rights activist who has publicised the problem of violence against women following the 2012 Delhi gang rape of Nirbhaya.[2]
Krishnan was also a politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation and had been a member of its Central Committee for over two decades. She was also the editor of CPI (M-L) Liberation's monthly publication, Liberation [3] and the Secretary of the AIPWA.[4]