Anuja Trehan Kapur

Anuja Trehan Kapur (born 24 October 1975) is an Indian criminal psychologist who is also known as a counselor, social activist and advocate.^[1][2][3][4] Editor- Atul Tiwari

Anuja Trehan Kapur
Born	(1975-10-24) 24 October 1975 (age 47) Delhi, India
Education	Bachelor's in psychology Master's in criminology LLB in forensic science Diploma in victimology
Alma mater	Queen Mary School, Tis Hazari, Delhi University , CCS University
Occupation(s)	Criminal psychologist, socialist, advocate
Spouse	Amit Kapur
Children	2
Website	www.anujakapur.com

Early life and education

Born in Delhi India, in a Punjabi family. She went to Queen Mary School in Tis Hazari, Delhi and later earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and master's degree in criminology from Delhi University.

Kapur later completed another course in forensic science from Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi. She holds an International diploma in victimology from The Tokiawa International Victimology Institute, Japan. She also completed her LLB from CCS University.^[5]

Professional career

After graduating from Delhi University, Kapur joined Delhi Public School as a student counselor. Later, she joined CURES NGO as executive director.^[6]

Kapur started sharing theories on various high-profile criminal cases such as Indrani Mukerjea case, the Somnath Bharti case, the Asaram Bapu case, the Sunanda Pushkar, the 2008 Noida double murder case (known as the "Aarushi murder" case), the 2012 Delhi gang rape (known as the "Nirbhaya rape case", and the 2014 Badaun gang rape allegations.^[7]

As a psychologist she shares input on various psychological and mental issues related to abnormal behavior, suicide,^[8] child psychology,^[9] divorce, bullying, remarriage and its effects on children, social media and networking, and relationship issues.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]}

Kapur founded a non-governmental organization named Nirbhiya Ek Shakti, which is the Center for Victim Assistance.^[20][21] She spent one day in Sheroes Cafe for the purpose of giving counseling to the victims in Agra.^[21][22] Under the Operation Nirbheek she did counseling for various government students in municipal and private schools on.^[23][24] She also raises her voice for acid attack victims.^[25]

Kapur attended the 15th International Symposium, which was organized by WSV, Victim Support Australia, Angelhands and the Australian Institute of Criminology.^[26]

In March 2017, Kapur defended the case of a 24-year-old Delhi based model girl and a 16-year-old Nepalese girl who were allegedly raped and then forced into prostitution.^[27][28][29]

In April 2017, Kapur spoke with India Today Education on different levels of depression and how to tackle them.^[30]

Awards and recognition

• Indian Icon Awards by Time India News, 2015^[2]
• India Excellence Awards by Time India News, 2016^[31]
• 2016 - KAF Business and Entertainment Global Award in the Best Criminal Psychologist category^[32]
• 2016 - Best Criminal Psychologist Award at the Women Excellence Achiever's Award (WEAA) held in Jaipur by Harish Soni^[33][34]
• Appointed as the Special Police Officer for Delhi Police, North West Delhi, 2016^[35]

Personal life

Kapur resides in Delhi and she is married to Amit Kapur, a businessman from Delhi. They have two sons.^[6]

References

1. . India News Calling. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
2. "Famous Indian Psychologist Anuja Kapur honoured with Indian Icon Awards". The Nation Leader. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
3. Swapnil, Soni (8 March 2016). "The Women who chose to be Different!". costartup.in. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
4. "What actions have been taken against Hauz Khas Village eateries working without NOCs? Delhi HC to AAP". financialexpress.com. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
5. NEEL, ACHARY (12 March 2015). "Anuja Kapur a Splendid & Multi-Talented Lady Inspiration For Young Generations". Business News This Week. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
6. "Profile Mrs. Anuja Kapur - Famous Psychologist and Socialist". himsatta.com. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
7. "Criminal psychologist Anuja Kapur condemns Badaun case". India Blooms News Service. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
8. "ONE OF US", dailypioneer.com, March 28, 2017.
9. Rebecca Bundhun, "Attempted suicide no longer a crime as India changes attitude to mental health problems", thenational.ae, April 1, 2017.
10. "Light Therapy To Treat Depression". India Times. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
11. Kalpana, Sharma (9 April 2016). "Can you handle a failing relationship?". Times of India. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
12. "Anuja Kapur speaks on girls' safety". indiablooms.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
13. Chawm, Ganguly (19 January 2015). "Criminal Psychologist Anuja Kapur writes an open letter to PM Modi". corecommunique.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
14. . Sify. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
15. "Anuja Kapur speaks to woo back foreign tourists in Indiae". thecitynews.in. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
16. Jigyasu Joshi, "PARENTING, NOT A CHILD'S PLAY". dailypioneer.com. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
17. "How students can respond to stress & overcome it". deccanherald.com. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
18. "Delhi High Court asks AAP, police about action taken on bar without licence". indianexpress.com. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
19. "HC asks AAP, Police about action taken on pubs without licence". indiatoday.intoday.in. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
20. CP, Singh (4 June 2016). . m.deccanherald.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
21. CP, Singh (16 September 2015). "Anuja Kapur founder of NIRBHIYA EK SHAKTI spent an emotional day". newznew.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
22. "Anuja Kapur founder of NIRBHIYA EK SHAKTI spent an emotional day with acid attack survivors". internationalnewsandviews.com. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
23. "Criminal Psychologist Anuja Kapur gives Counselling to School Students". businessnewsthisweek.com. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
24. "Criminal Psychologist Anuja Kapur gave Counselling to School Students". cityairnews.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
25. "Anuja Kapur Raises Her Voice against Acid Attack Victims". firstreport.in. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
26. "Mrs. Anuja Kapur Attended The 15th International Symposium". Punjab Outlook. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
27. "Bombay High Court orders Maharashtra Police to trace two missing sex trade victims", indiatoday.intoday.in, March 15, 2017.
28. Ruhi Bhasin, "Bombay HC orders police: ‘Trace missing trafficking victims immediately’", indianexpress.com, March 16, 2017.
29. "Find Delhi model and teen who claims rape by more than 100 people, orders Bombay High Court", newsx.com, March 16, 2017.
30. Jigyasu Joshi,"Talking about depression this World Health Day: Celebs who fought it bravely", indiatoday.intoday.in/, April 6, 2017.
31. "Anuja Kapur scores a hat-trick at the Business and Entertainment Global Award". indiablooms.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
32. "Anuja Kapur scores a hat-trick at the Business and Entertainment Global Award". newkerala.com. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
33. "Anuja Kapur honoured with the fourth award in a row at Women Excellence Achiever's Award". internationalnewsandviews.com. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
34. "Anuja Kapur honoured with the fourth award in a row at Women Excellence Achiever's Award". cityairnews.com. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
35. "The Woman who is providing assistance to women victims of violence". mastylecare.org. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

External links

• Anuja Trehan Kapoor's interview on QNA India