Martha Farrell

Martha Farrell
Born5 June 1959
New Delhi
Died13 May 2015 (aged 55)
Kabul, Afghanistan
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
EducationB.A., Master of Social Work, Ph.D
Alma mater
OccupationDirector of PRIA
SpouseRajesh Tandon
Children
  • Suheil Farrell Tandon
  • Tariqa Farrell Tandon

Martha Farrell was a passionate civil society leader, renowned and respected in India and around the world for her work on women’s rights, gender equality and adult education. She was among 14 people killed in a terrorist attack on a guest house in Kabul, Afghanistan on 13 May 2015. She had been leading a gender training workshop with the Aga Khan Foundation in Kabul at the time of the attack.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Kabul Park Palace Hotel attack kills 14". BBC News Asia. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Martha Farrell Memorial Fellowship". ACU. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Kabul terror victim went where others feared to go". Times of India. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Martha's Life". MFF. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2016.