Internationally renowned politician and environmentalist

POLITICAL CARREER:
• Member of Indian Parliament continuously since 1989
• Served four times as minister in the Indian government, as environmental minister in 1989, as Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, and Minister for Culture. She successfully lead a new Indian pension reforms effort.
• Chairwoman of the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) 1995
• Founded the organisation People for Animals in 1992, the largest organisation for animal rights/welfare in India

PUBLICATIONS & OTHER MEDIA:
• Publisher/author of Etymological Directories
• Author of Animal Laws of India
• Creator and presenter of weekly TV shows on animals and environment in English and Hindi

AWARDS RECEIVED:
• Lord Erskine Award from the RSPCA, 1992;
• Environmentalist and Vegetarian of the year 1994;
• Maharana Mewar Foundation Award, 1996 for Environmental work;
• Bhagwan Mahaveer Award for Excellence in sphere of Truth, Non-violence & Vegetarianism, 1999
• Ahimsa and Sadbhawna Award, 1999
• International Women's Association Woman of the Year Award, Chennai, 2001
• A.S.G. Jayakar Award for creating awareness about animal rights, deforestation, climate change and river pollution