Krishna Ahooja-Patel was born in 1929 as the eldest of five siblings, in the North Indian Amritsar. The family believed in Sikhism and Hinduism. Her mother stayed home and her father was a progressive businessman. In 1942, the family moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) where, as a 13-year-old student, Krishna heard a speech by Mahatma Gandhi whose ideas deeply impressed her. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Aligarh (U.P.), India, and a PhD from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.[3]
From 1947 to 1962, Ahooja-Patel lived in the UK, where she studied law and worked for the BBC. She married an Indian journalist who also worked for the BBC and later divorced her. From 1962 to 1987, she worked for the International Labor Organization (ILO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, for which she initially worked as a legal adviser in Ethiopia and later moved to Geneva. In 1974, she represented the ILO at a conference on women and education in Cambridge and was then responsible for the interests of female workers at the ILO. From 1977 to 1987 she published the magazine Women's Network.[4]
Starting in 2000, Ahooja-Patel and the WILPF worked to translate UN Security Council Resolution 1325 into as many languages as possible to spread it around the world, thereby increasing the pressure on the UN to actually implement the resolution. The resolution emphasizes the important role of women in preventing and resolving conflicts and peace processes. Other central topics of the WILPF are peace education, women's rights, disarmament, and the strengthening of the UN. In 2001, Ahooja-Patel became the first non-white president of WILPF. She devoted herself to this task until 2004.[2][5]
In 2002, she witnessed the riots between Hindus and Muslims in Gujarat state, where more than 1,000 people were killed. In 2003, she organized a seminar for peace and reconciliation between Hindus and Muslims. Together with her second husband, she headed the Institute for Economic Justice and Development at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad, India. In December 2004 she was elected President of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women in Geneva, an umbrella organization belonging to the more than 35 international NGOs.[5][6] IN 2005, Ahooja-Patel was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the Nobel Peace Prize in the framework of the project 1000 Women.[5]
On December 27, 2018, Krishna Ahooja-Patel died after a brief illness in a retirement home near Ottawa, Canada, where she had spent the last few years of her life.[2]
Quoteedit
Krishna Ahooja-Patel is considered the author of the quote:
"Women are half of the world's population, do two-thirds of the work, get one-tenth of the income, and are the owners of one per cent of the property."[2][4]
Literatureedit
1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe, Contrast Publishing, 2005.
External linksedit
Short biography on World People's Blog
Interview
Referencesedit
^"Krishna Ahooja-Patel". Women in Peace. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
^Ahooja-Patel, Krishna, ed. (1974). The Greco-Bulgarian dispute before the League of Nations 1925-1927: an experiment in peaceful settlement. Genève: s.n.
^ abc"Krishna Ahooja-Patel". Economic and Political Weekly. June 5, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
^"Krishna Ahoojapatel – Fernwood Publishing". fernwoodpublishing.ca. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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krishna, ahooja, patel, march, 1929, amritsar, india, december, 2018, near, ottawa, canada, indian, trade, unionist, women, rights, activist, journalist, pacifist, worked, various, organizations, such, united, nations, born, 1929, march, 1929amritsar, british,. Krishna Ahooja Patel March 15 1929 in Amritsar India December 27 2018 near Ottawa Canada was an Indian trade unionist women s rights activist journalist and pacifist who worked in various organizations such as the United Nations UN 1 2 Krishna Ahooja PatelBorn 1929 03 15 March 15 1929Amritsar British RajDiedDecember 27 2018 2018 12 27 aged 89 near Ottawa CanadaCitizenshipIndiaOccupation s Trade unionist women s rights activist journalist Contents 1 Life 2 Quote 3 Literature 4 External links 5 ReferencesLife editKrishna Ahooja Patel was born in 1929 as the eldest of five siblings in the North Indian Amritsar The family believed in Sikhism and Hinduism Her mother stayed home and her father was a progressive businessman In 1942 the family moved to Bombay now Mumbai where as a 13 year old student Krishna heard a speech by Mahatma Gandhi whose ideas deeply impressed her She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Aligarh U P India and a PhD from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva 3 From 1947 to 1962 Ahooja Patel lived in the UK where she studied law and worked for the BBC She married an Indian journalist who also worked for the BBC and later divorced her From 1962 to 1987 she worked for the International Labor Organization ILO a specialized agency of the United Nations for which she initially worked as a legal adviser in Ethiopia and later moved to Geneva In 1974 she represented the ILO at a conference on women and education in Cambridge and was then responsible for the interests of female workers at the ILO From 1977 to 1987 she published the magazine Women s Network 4 In the 1990s Ahooja Patel was Deputy Director of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women INSTRAW in the Dominican Republic and President of the Women s World Summit In 1995 she traveled to Beijing with a Peace Movement organized by the Women s International League for Peace and Freedom WILPF for the Fourth UN World Conference on Women and joined WILPF Starting in 2000 Ahooja Patel and the WILPF worked to translate UN Security Council Resolution 1325 into as many languages as possible to spread it around the world thereby increasing the pressure on the UN to actually implement the resolution The resolution emphasizes the important role of women in preventing and resolving conflicts and peace processes Other central topics of the WILPF are peace education women s rights disarmament and the strengthening of the UN In 2001 Ahooja Patel became the first non white president of WILPF She devoted herself to this task until 2004 2 5 In 2002 she witnessed the riots between Hindus and Muslims in Gujarat state where more than 1 000 people were killed In 2003 she organized a seminar for peace and reconciliation between Hindus and Muslims Together with her second husband she headed the Institute for Economic Justice and Development at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad India In December 2004 she was elected President of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women in Geneva an umbrella organization belonging to the more than 35 international NGOs 5 6 IN 2005 Ahooja Patel was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the Nobel Peace Prize in the framework of the project 1000 Women 5 On December 27 2018 Krishna Ahooja Patel died after a brief illness in a retirement home near Ottawa Canada where she had spent the last few years of her life 2 Quote editKrishna Ahooja Patel is considered the author of the quote Women are half of the world s population do two thirds of the work get one tenth of the income and are the owners of one per cent of the property 2 4 Literature edit1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe Contrast Publishing 2005 External links editShort biography on World People s Blog InterviewReferences edit Krishna Ahooja Patel Women in Peace Retrieved November 27 2019 a b c d Hooij Charlotte Remembering Krishna Ahooja Patel WILPF Retrieved November 27 2019 Ahooja Patel Krishna ed 1974 The Greco Bulgarian dispute before the League of Nations 1925 1927 an experiment in peaceful settlement Geneve s n a b Krishna Ahooja Patel India WikiPeaceWomen English wikipeacewomen org Retrieved November 27 2019 a b c Krishna Ahooja Patel Economic and Political Weekly June 5 2015 Retrieved November 27 2019 Krishna Ahoojapatel Fernwood Publishing fernwoodpublishing ca Retrieved November 27 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Krishna Ahooja Patel amp oldid 1159841577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
