Shruti Nagvanshi

Shruti is a social activist and co-founder of People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Right (PVCHR), India. A strong activist in favour of justice for the downtrodden, aptly describes Shruti's persona. She has won many national and international awards for her work in promoting social justice and defending rights of the marginalised, vulnerable Dalit women and children, mainly in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, India.

December 24, 2016
Shruti Nagvanshi
Advocacy, Subaltern & Dalits

Speech of Lenin at the Recent Rev. M.A. Thomas National Human Rights Award-2016

Lenin Raghuvanshi’s passionate acceptance speech at the recent Rev. M.A. Thomas National Human Rights Award-2016 ceremony, once again shows the deep commitment and dedication of his life’s avowed mission. A firebrand...

August 20, 2016
Shruti Nagvanshi
Advocacy, Gender

Bicycle for Freedom: Empowering Financially Weak and Sexually Abuse Prone Girls

In the pursuit for gender freedom and girl’s empowerment through education, PVCHR in collaboration with Kamalika Foundation, on August 16, 2016, had organised, ‘Bicycle for Freedom’ program. Five bicycles were distributed...

June 11, 2016
Shruti Nagvanshi
Cover Story, Human Rights

Over 55 Million Children in India Labour but Sleep Hungry

Despite legislations and protests by Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailsh Satyarthi, activists like Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi and NGOs like PVCHR, over 55 million children in India are doomed. They are made...

April 26, 2016
Shruti Nagvanshi
Dissent, Human Rights

Against all Odds: Amnesty International Human Rights 2016 Award to Henri Tiphagne

Indian activist and lawyer, Henri Tiphagne, was awarded the prestigious Amnesty International Germany’s human rights award in Berlin on Monday (April 25). Shruti profiles him for Different Truths. After receiving the...

April 14, 2016
Shruti Nagvanshi
Dissent, Human Rights

Over 10 Mn Bonded Labourers in India Trapped in the Dark Dungeons of Inhumanity

It is inhuman that over 10 million bonded labourers have little or no hope. Trapped in the dark dungeons of debts, they are being ruthlessly exploited. The perpetrators of the...

February 15, 2016
Shruti Nagvanshi
International Relations

The Ladder to Heaven: Bridging BHU and Bonn

The Chairperson, Helma Ritscher, of Indo-German Society Affiliate Remschied, presented Prof. Priyankar Upadhayay, the chair holder of the UNESCO Chair for Peace and Intercultural Understanding, BHU, a picture by the artist...

January 4, 2016
Shruti Nagvanshi
Health, Human Rights, People

Amit: Global Connect through Human Rights and Yoga

An active Human Rights activist and Yoga master, Amit’s areas of interest are religious conflict, multiculturalism, refugees, extremism, freedom of expression, and international human rights law. Shruti profiles the Varanasi-born youth,...

December 29, 2015
Shruti Nagvanshi
Human Rights, People

Impacting Lives in a Subtle way

Shruti profiles a youth, Aniket Singh, who gave up a job in an American MNC to work among the poor and downtrodden. It was the fire in his belly...

November 29, 2015
Shruti Nagvanshi
Dissent, Human Rights

Dalits Walk Tall

A decade long movement leads to Dalit empowerment in Varanasi. Two authors, Dr. Archana Kaushik, a social work educator, teaching Social Work at the University of Delhi and Shruti Nagvanshi, a...

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