Medha Patkar is an environmental and human rights activist who has led the struggle against the controversial Sardar Sarovar Project on the Narmada River in Gujarat, India. She founded the Narmada Bachoao Andolan (NBA, Save the Narmada) and the National Alliance of People's Movements dedicated to alternative development paradigms. She has worked in Bombay slums and tribal areas, and served on the World Commission on Dams, and on water and energy issues across the world. For further information on Medha Patkar and the Save the Narmada organization, see: http://www.narmada.org/medha.html Sponsored by: The Sheth Lecture in Indian Studies � The South Asian Studies Program � The Hightower Family Fund The Sheth Lecture in Indian Studies is made possible by the generous support of the Sheth Family Foundation, which is dedicated to raise awareness of the culture and history of India and South Asia and to serving the Indian community, especially in Atlanta and the Southeast. |