About Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva (born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and anti-globalization author. Based in Delhi, Shiva has written more than 20 books. She is often referred to as "Gandhi of grain" for her activism associated with the anti-GMO movement. Shiva is one of the leaders and board members of the International Forum on Globalization (with Jerry Mander, Ralph Nader, and Helena Norberg-Hodge), and a figure of the anti-globalisation movement. She has argued in favour of many traditional practices, as in her interview in the book Vedic Ecology (by Ranchor Prime). She is a member of the scientific committee of the Fundacion IDEAS, Spain's Socialist Party's think tank. She is also a member of the International Organization for a Participatory Society. Her book, along with Shreya Jani, called "Slow Living" was published in March 2026. It invites readers to ask themselves what they can do about climate change. It asks readers to be aware and to take small steps to restore the Earth. A review from "Outlook India," cites this passage: "Even if you keep telling/calling us uncivilized, primitive, backward or whatever for humiliating us, we’re not going to hand over our remaining natural resources to fulfill your greed…. We’re neither backward nor uncivilized. Our knowledge is the best for the Planet's sustainable future… We’re not selfish. We’re not just fighting to protect our land, territory and resources. But we’re also fighting to protect your future….. The future of the planet depends on the fight of the Indigenous Peoples. If we give up, the greedy corporate in nexus with the States, will swallow the remaining natural resources." In 2005, Shiva's was one of the three organisations that won a 10-year battle in the European Patent Office against the biopiracy of Neem by the US Department of Agriculture and the corporation WR Grace. In 1982, she founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology.
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