Jagmati Sangwan

Jagmati Sangwan (born 2 January 1960) is an Indian activist against honour killing and khap panchayats in Haryana. She was the General Secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association[1][2][3][4] and was a central committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) but was later expelled after she opposed the alliance with the Indian National Congress in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. She was a volleyball player who was in the part of the Indian team that won bronze at the Asian Volleyball Championships.[5][6][7][8]

Jagmati Sangwan
Born2 January 1960
OccupationHuman rights activist

Life and work

Sangwan was born on 2 January 1960, in Sonipat. Her parents were farmers. She was educated at the Sports College for Women, set up by Devi Lal Government in 1978. She played volleyball at a national level.

She married former SFI leader, Inderjit Singh. She has campaigned against honour killing and started a campaign against female foeticide.[9]

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References
  1. Singh, Sat (18 January 2018). "Brutality against women outcome of men's bid to suppress them". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. "To connect with masses, khap supports 'Beti Bachao...' programme". The Times of India. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. "Amnesty's 'edit-a-thon' to profile women activists on Wikipedia". Deccan Herald. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. K, Sarumathi (19 May 2018). "Putting women human rights activists on the world map". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. C G, Manoj (21 June 2016). "Jagmati Sangwan: The CPM comrade from Haryana who stood up to party and walked out". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. Jacob, K.J. (8 March 2018). "Jagmati the fighter takes on khap panchayats in their lair". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. "About the Nominee: Jagmati Sangwan". NDTV. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. "CPI(M) leader quits party Central Committee, expelled". The Hindu. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. "Jagmati Sangwan — A Committed Social Reformer - Mainstream Weekly". www.mainstreamweekly.net. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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