Vandana Shiva
Indian philosopher
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| 2021 | Advised the government of Sri Lanka to ban inorganic fertilizers and pesticides, a policy that was later overturned after causing significant agricultural disruption. |
| 2019 | Recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of the year. |
| March 8 2017 | Shiva delivered a speech to the European Parliament criticizing masculinist science and its historical approaches to knowledge. |
| October 23 2014 | Journalist Keith Kloor published an article revealing that Shiva charges $40,000 per lecture, challenging her portrayal as a champion of the poor. |
| August 25 2014 | Investigative journalist Michael Specter published a critical article titled 'Seeds of Doubt' in The New Yorker, challenging Shiva's claims about GMOs and her campaigning methods. |
| June 2014 | Navdanya and Vandana Shiva were named in a leaked, classified Intelligence Bureau report that claimed their campaigning activities were hampering India's growth and development. |
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