Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar
1872–1947Writer Novelist, historian, philosophical and political person
social and women’s rights activist
Syeda Hameed
b. 1943, born Srinagar, writer, biographer
Syeda Saiyidain Hameed is an Indian social and women’s rights activist, educationist, writer and a former member of the Planning Commission of India. She is the president of the National Federation of Indian Women and the founder trustee of the Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia (WIPSA) and the Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation. She was a member of the National Commission for Women (1997–2000). Hameed received Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in 2007, for her contributions to Indian society.
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