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Age: 55 Years. Husband: Stephen Shaw. Bio/Wiki. Other name. Sunita B. Mehta (name after marriage with Suketu Mehta) [1] Women In Media & News. Profession. Activist. Known for. Her anti-Hindu approach and her alleged connection with George Soros.
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Sunita Viswanath was born in 1968 (age 55 years; as of 2023) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. A few years after her birth, her family relocated to London, UK, and in her early years, she frequently moved back and forth between Chennai and London. At the age of 19, Sunita moved to the United States, where she attended Douglass College, Rutgers Univers...
Sunita Vishwanath follows Hinduism. The Siasat DailyIn an interview, Sunita shared that growing up she was immersed in Hindu traditional rituals and went to the temple regularly. She said, Despite being a Hindu, Sunita has made anti-Hindu statements on several occasions. In an interview, she expressed her worries about what is happening in India ag...
Although Sunita Vishwanath was born into an upper-caste Hindu family in South India, she considers herself as an anti-caste Hindu. Indo-US Democracy Foundation
Sister Fund
Sunita started working at the Sister Fund, a private family foundation in the United States while she was in her mid-20s. There, her work enabled her to connect her two passions: faith and feminism. She worked in the organisation for a few years and later resigned from her job to co-found the Women for Afghan Women (WAW) organisation.
Women for Afghan Women
In 2001, Sunita became a co-founder of Women for Afghan Women (WAW), a grassroots civil society organization dedicated to promoting the human rights of women globally. A year later, Sunita served as the editor for the book “Women for Afghan Women: Shattering Myths and Claiming the Future,” which consisted of a collection of essays. The organization was initially established to provide support to the Afghan community in Queens and later expanded its efforts in 2005 to advocate for the rights a...
Sadhana
In 2011, Sunita played a key role in establishing Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus, an organization aimed at mobilizing Hindu Americans to integrate their faith with social justice and human rights principles such as anti-casteism and anti-racism. The motto of the organisation is living out faith by doing seva (service) in the world. Project Prithvi is a significant undertaking within Sadhana, dedicated to environmental preservation (Prithvi signifies Mother Earth in Hinduism). Throug...
Columbia University Controversy
In 2020, Sunita attracted controversy after she was appointed as the Religious Life Advisor of Columbia University. A petition was filed by Hindu Students Organization at Columbia to remove Sunita from the position, citing Viswanath’s long history of divisive activism, endorsement, and open support of anti-Hindu bigotry and individuals. The American Hindu
Defamation Case by Hindu American Foundation
In May 2021, The Hindu American Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against representatives from Hindu, Muslim, and Christian organizations in the U.S., including Sunita Viswanath, alleging libel and defamation. However, the case was ultimately dismissed in 2022. American Kahani
Sunita Viswanath was awarded the Feminist Majority Foundation’s Global Women’s Rights Award for her work with WAW in 2011.
In 2020, Sunita Vishwanath faced restrictions and was prevented from entering Ayodhya, leading her to return from Patranga, located at the border of Barabanki and Faizabad.Sunita Viswanath stopped...
Sunita Viswanath is an Indian-American activist who has worked in women's and human rights organizations. She co-founded the human rights organizations Women for Afghan Women , [ 1 ] Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus, and Hindus for Human Rights .
Viswadarshanam is an official biopic of K Viswanath, written and directed by Janardhana Maharshi, which tells the story of a 90-year-old acclaimed director. [40] The film was telecast on ETV (Telugu) on 19 February 2023, his 93rd birthday.
Feb 26, 2023 · Kalatapasvi K Viswanath's wife K Jaya Lakshmi passes away at her Hyderabad home just 24 days after the legendary filmmaker's natural death. Jaya Lakshmi, who was mourning the death of her life ...
Feb 3, 2023 · He is survived by his wife Jaya Lakshmi, three sons Ravindranath Viswanath, and Nagendranath Viswanath and a daughter, Padmavathi Viswanath. Viswanath was admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad a few ...
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Feb 27, 2023 · The family of Kalatapasvi and the director K Viswanath has suffered another tragedy, as his wife Jayalakshmi passed away yesterday. This comes just a few days after the passing of K Viswanath on ...
