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'''Nishtha Desai''' <!-- (also spelled Nishtya) -->is an Indian scholar who has worked towards improving conditions for children in [[Goa, India|Goa]], India.
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== Education and career ==
'''Nishtha Desai''' is an Indian researcher.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-06-19 |title=Saving children |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/article30196508.ece |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Sudeshna |date=2014-02-06 |title=Dylan Farrow & Child Sex Abuse |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2014/02/06/dylan-farrow-child-sex-abuse |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Newslaundry}}</ref>
Desai has a Ph.D. from [[Goa University]] where she researched [[Tristão de Bragança Cunha]], a Goan nationalist and anti-colonial activist.<ref name="oheraldo">{{Cite web |date=19 June 2015 |title=Release of the book, Life and Times of T B Cunha |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/Release-of-the-book-Life-and-Times-of-T-B-Cunha/89918 |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Desai |first=Nishtha |author-link=Nishtha Desai |date=2000 |title=The Denationalisation of Goans. An Insight into the Construction of Cultural Identity |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/luso_1257-0273_2000_num_7_1_1390 |journal=Lusotopie |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=469–476}}</ref>
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Desai has raised awareness of tourism-related paedophilia.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mqiHD3NlsBAC |title=A Situational Analysis of Child Sex Tourism in India |publisher=EQUATIONS |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Child, interrupted |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/child-interrupted/cid/411927 |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=8 January 2007 |title=Goa - new paedophile's paradise? |website=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6230957.stm}}</ref> She has asked for tighter security in regards to this matter.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Virani |first=Pinki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EYteAQAAQBAJ |title=Bitter Chocolate: Child Sexual Abuse in India |date=2000-10-14 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=978-93-5118-425-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-01-17 |title=Child rights' NGO wants tighter security in school |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/child-rights-ngo-wants-tighter-security-in-school/articleshow/18060259.cms |access-date=2023-09-17 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
Desai worked with a children's organization in Goa which aims to improve their condition,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raghavan |first=R.K. |date=2008-06-19 |title=Saving children |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/article30196508.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903155421/https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/article30196508.ece |archive-date=September 3, 2023 |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref><ref name="sardesai">{{Cite book |last1=Sardesai |first1=Rajdeep |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m4fGBgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Nishtha+Desai%22&pg=PT53 |title=Real Heroes: Ordinary People Extraordinary Service |last2=Ambani |first2=Nita |last3=Network 18 |date=2011-08-01 |publisher=Roli Books Private Limited |isbn=978-93-5194-057-9 |language=en}}</ref> and in 2012, she was the director.<ref name="angre" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kamat |first=Prakash |date=18 October 2016 |title=Move to transfer trafficking victims to Apna Ghar opposed |work=The Hindu; Chennai |via=[[Proquest]]}}</ref> Desai raised awareness of tourism-related paedophilia,<ref name="bbc2007">{{Cite news |date=8 January 2007 |title=Goa - new paedophile's paradise? |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6230957.stm |website=BBC}}</ref> and the issues that arise because of limited punishment.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Virani |first=Pinki |url=http://archive.org/details/bitterchocolatec0000vira |title=Bitter chocolate : child sexual abuse in India |date=2000 |location=New Delhi ; New York, N.Y. |publisher= Penguin Books |isbn=978-0-14-029897-0 |pages=89–91}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/communicationwit0000unse_z0q6 |title=Communication within/across organizations |date=2007 |location=Washington, DC |publisher= National Communication Association |isbn=978-0-944811-44-3 |pages=296}}</ref> She asked for tighter security in regards to this matter,<ref name="virani">{{Cite book |last=Virani |first=Pinki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EYteAQAAQBAJ |title=Bitter Chocolate: Child Sexual Abuse in India |date=2000-10-14 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=978-93-5118-425-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shetye |first=Murari |date=2013-01-17 |title=Child rights' NGO wants tighter security in school |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/child-rights-ngo-wants-tighter-security-in-school/articleshow/18060259.cms |access-date=2023-09-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and discussed gaps in the law.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gentleman |first=Amelia |date=13 February 2006 |title=Goa tries to repair its reputation |work=International Herald Tribune; Paris |pages=1 |via=[[Proquest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2014 |title=April to Sept: The world changed for this 15-year-old, but her 'protectors' didn't get a single call from the police |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Perspective/April-to-Sept-The-world-changed-for-this-15yearold-but-her-%E2%80%98protectors%E2%80%99-didnt-get-a-single-call-from-the-police/78117 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>


== Selected publications ==
Desai has a Ph.D. from [[Goa University]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Release of the book, Life and Times of T B Cunha |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/Release-of-the-book-Life-and-Times-of-T-B-Cunha/89918 |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref> She has published books including ''See the Evil: Tourism Related Paedophilia in Goa'' and ''Child Sexual Abuse in Goa: A Case Analysis''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Asia |first=UNICEF/South |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o-USAQAAMAAJ |title=Mapping of Advocacy and Capacity Building Materials, Addressing Issues of Violence, Abuse, and Exploitation of Children in South Asia |date=2004 |publisher=United Nations Children's Fund, Regional Office for South Asia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ovAhY4whr9sC |title=Unholy Nexus - Male Child Sexual Exploitation in Pilgrim Tourism Sites in India |publisher=EQUATIONS |language=en}}</ref> Her other books include ''Liberation Vs Armed Aggression: The Media Response to Goa's Liberation'' and ''Life and Times of T B Cunha''.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Fletcher |first1=Robert S. G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oJ9jEAAAQBAJ |title=Connected Empires, Connected Worlds: Essays in Honour of John Darwin |last2=Mountford |first2=Benjamin |last3=Potter |first3=Simon J. |date=2022-06-01 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-000-59659-5 |language=en}}</ref>
* {{Cite book |last=Desai |first=Nishtha |date=2011 |title=Liberation vs armed aggression : the media response to Goa's liberation |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/904796797 |publisher=Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa |isbn=9788192027111 |location=Panaji, Goa |language=en}}
*{{Cite book |last=Desai |first=Nishtha |date=2004 |title=See the evil : tourism related paedophilia in Goa |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/56600473 |oclc=56600473 |publisher=Vikas Adhyayan Kendra |edition=2nd |location=Mumbai |language=en}}
*{{Cite book |last=Desai |first=Nishtha |date=2006 |title=Child sexual abuse in Goa : a case analysis |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/177083167 |oclc=177083167|language=en}}
*{{cite book |title=The Life and Times of T. B. Cunha |date=2015 |first=Nishtha |last=Desai |publisher=Directorate of Art and Culture, Panaji, Goa |others=Illustrations by Ved Prabhudesai}} <ref>Review of ''The Life and Times of T. B. Cunha''
* {{Cite news |last=Menezes |first=Dale Luis |date=6 January 2016 |title=T. B. Cunha and Goan history |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Edit/Opinions/T-B-Cunha-and-Goan-history/97537 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=de Souza |first=Eunice |title=Two books for children |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/eunice-de-souza/two-books-for-children/articleshow/48094624.cms |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Mumbai Mirror |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Navhind |date=2015-06-14 |title=T B Cunha: Life in picture – The Navhind Times |url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/2015/06/14/magazines/buzz/t-b-cunha-life-in-picture/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Honors and awards ==
Desai was awarded [[Yashadamini Puraskar]] by the [[Government of Goa]] in 2006 for her work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Independence Day parade held amid heavy downpour in Goa |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/08/15/independence-day-parade-held-amid-heavy-downpour-in-goa-1155643444.html |website=One India}}</ref> She received [[Real Heroes Award]] from [[CNN- IBN|CNN-IBN]] and [[Reliance Industries]] in 2008.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Sardesai |first1=Rajdeep |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m4fGBgAAQBAJ |title=Real Heroes: Ordinary People Extraordinary Service |last2=Ambani |first2=Nita |last3=Network 18 |date=2011-08-01 |publisher=Roli Books Private Limited |isbn=978-93-5194-057-9 |language=en}}</ref> Desai was honoured by [[Moneylife]] Foundation in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Combating tourism-related paedophilia in Goa |url=https://www.moneylife.in/article/combating-tourism-related-paedophilia-in-goa/24385.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS |language=en}}</ref>
Desai was awarded the [[Yashadamini Puraskar]] award by the [[Government of Goa]] in 2006 for her work.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2006 |title=Independence Day parade held amid heavy downpour in Goa |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/08/15/independence-day-parade-held-amid-heavy-downpour-in-goa-1155643444.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235336/https://www.oneindia.com/2006/08/15/independence-day-parade-held-amid-heavy-downpour-in-goa-1155643444.html |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |website=One India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Milestones and Awards – Children's Rights in Goa |url=http://www.childrightsgoa.org/index.php/about-crg/milestones-and-awards/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224015318/http://www.childrightsgoa.org/index.php/about-crg/milestones-and-awards/ |archive-date=24 February 2018 |access-date=23 February 2018}}</ref> She received the [[Real Heroes Award]] from [[CNN- IBN|CNN-IBN]] and [[Reliance Industries]] in 2008.<ref name="sardesai" /> Desai was honoured by the [[Moneylife]] Foundation in 2012.<ref name="angre">{{Cite web |last=Angre |first=Alekh |date=20 March 2012 |title=Combating tourism-related paedophilia in Goa |url=https://www.moneylife.in/article/combating-tourism-related-paedophilia-in-goa/24385.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS |language=en}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 04:13, 28 May 2024

Nishtha Desai
EducationGoa University (PhD)
OccupationScholar
Awards

Nishtha Desai is an Indian scholar who has worked towards improving conditions for children in Goa, India.

Education and career[edit]

Desai has a Ph.D. from Goa University where she researched Tristão de Bragança Cunha, a Goan nationalist and anti-colonial activist.[1][2]

Desai worked with a children's organization in Goa which aims to improve their condition,[3][4] and in 2012, she was the director.[5][6] Desai raised awareness of tourism-related paedophilia,[7] and the issues that arise because of limited punishment.[8][9] She asked for tighter security in regards to this matter,[10][11] and discussed gaps in the law.[12][13]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Desai, Nishtha (2011). Liberation vs armed aggression : the media response to Goa's liberation. Panaji, Goa: Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa. ISBN 9788192027111.
  • Desai, Nishtha (2004). See the evil : tourism related paedophilia in Goa (2nd ed.). Mumbai: Vikas Adhyayan Kendra. OCLC 56600473.
  • Desai, Nishtha (2006). Child sexual abuse in Goa : a case analysis. OCLC 177083167.
  • Desai, Nishtha (2015). The Life and Times of T. B. Cunha. Illustrations by Ved Prabhudesai. Directorate of Art and Culture, Panaji, Goa. [14][15][16]

Honors and awards[edit]

Desai was awarded the Yashadamini Puraskar award by the Government of Goa in 2006 for her work.[17][18] She received the Real Heroes Award from CNN-IBN and Reliance Industries in 2008.[4] Desai was honoured by the Moneylife Foundation in 2012.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Release of the book, Life and Times of T B Cunha". oHeraldo. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. ^ Desai, Nishtha (2000). "The Denationalisation of Goans. An Insight into the Construction of Cultural Identity". Lusotopie. 7 (1): 469–476.
  3. ^ Raghavan, R.K. (2008-06-19). "Saving children". Frontline. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  4. ^ a b Sardesai, Rajdeep; Ambani, Nita; Network 18 (2011-08-01). Real Heroes: Ordinary People Extraordinary Service. Roli Books Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5194-057-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b Angre, Alekh (20 March 2012). "Combating tourism-related paedophilia in Goa". Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  6. ^ Kamat, Prakash (18 October 2016). "Move to transfer trafficking victims to Apna Ghar opposed". The Hindu; Chennai – via Proquest.
  7. ^ "Goa - new paedophile's paradise?". BBC. 8 January 2007.
  8. ^ Virani, Pinki (2000). Bitter chocolate : child sexual abuse in India. New Delhi ; New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books. pp. 89–91. ISBN 978-0-14-029897-0.
  9. ^ Communication within/across organizations. Washington, DC: National Communication Association. 2007. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-944811-44-3.
  10. ^ Virani, Pinki (2000-10-14). Bitter Chocolate: Child Sexual Abuse in India. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-93-5118-425-6.
  11. ^ Shetye, Murari (2013-01-17). "Child rights' NGO wants tighter security in school". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  12. ^ Gentleman, Amelia (13 February 2006). "Goa tries to repair its reputation". International Herald Tribune; Paris. p. 1 – via Proquest.
  13. ^ "April to Sept: The world changed for this 15-year-old, but her 'protectors' didn't get a single call from the police". oHeraldo. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  14. ^ Review of The Life and Times of T. B. Cunha
  15. ^ de Souza, Eunice. "Two books for children". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  16. ^ Times, Navhind (2015-06-14). "T B Cunha: Life in picture – The Navhind Times". Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  17. ^ "Independence Day parade held amid heavy downpour in Goa". One India. August 15, 2006. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  18. ^ "Milestones and Awards – Children's Rights in Goa". Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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