Abhinandita D Mathur
Abhinandita D Mathur | |
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 Abhinandita Dayal Mathur | |
| Member of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) | |
| Assumed office December, 2020 | |
| Advisor in Delhi government on Culture, Languages, Art and Tourism | |
| In office February, 2017 – October 5, 2021 | |
| Lecturer at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi | |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1981 Old Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Education | Graduate |
| Alma mater |
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| Occupation | |
Abhinandita D Mathur (born on 14 May, 1981) is a member of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights.[1] Before this she has served as the Delhi government's culture and tourism advisor.[2]
Early life and career
Mathur was drawn to music and arts from childhood, and her mother persuaded her to study classical music.[3] She calls herself "purani dilli" girl as for ten generations her family have been in Delhi.[4] Mathur completed her graduation from St. Stephens College, Delhi University.[3] Following graduation in 2002, she relocated to Bombay and worked as a researcher and visual artist for six years. She was involved in many endeavors, such as an incredible India photography campaign.[3] She worked as an artist, photographer, and researcher before to entering the AAP government.[5] In a touring performance for a project named "Gender and Place" by the nonprofit organisation PUKAR (Partners for Urban Knowledge Action and Research), Abhinandita Mathur showed the shifting daily routines of a young girl who went from a village to Bombay.[6] She along with other members including Qawals found the first Sufi Qawwali Society of Delhi in 2010.[4] She inaugurated the Art for Change exhibition held from February 5, 2020 to February 11, 2020, at the India Habitat Center in New Delhi.[7] She conceptualized and shot the Incredible India campaign for the Ministry of Tourism. Mathur has also taught community and public art at Delhi's Ambedkar University.[5] A.D. Mathur organised a rap battle in Delhi’s Connaught Place to promote art and the artists. She have taken steps to promote local and folk arts.[4]
Political career
She has pioneered various measures to diversify Delhi's cultural scene as the cultural advisor.[3] A.D. Mathur has spearheaded a fellowship for 1,000 Delhi street artists, the first of its kind in India.[5] Her personal goal is to encourage and include young women in political activities so that they can express their worries and problems.[3] She has been a speaker of She Represents in the year 2021 at Indian School of Democracy[8] and spoke on the topic "Women, Social Media and Governance" at a hybrid programme with title "She isn’t online… yet: Women and Social Media" organised by India International Centre.[9] Before entering into politics once she persuaded the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to construct a drain that presently transports household trash from flats adjacent to Hauz-e-Shamsi, away from the Hauz.[10]
Awards and Recognition
She underwent a month-long residency at HKAiR in Hong Kong. SARAI (CSDS) granted her an Independent Research Scholarship in 2006 to embark on a photography and research project titled My Building and the Sheher.[11]
References
- ↑ "DCPCR Members". Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ "Come November, CP's Central Park to turn venue for Delhi govt's language festivals". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Inclusion Of Women Means Putting Them In Positions Of Power: Abhinandita Dayal Mathur, AAP Leader". She the People. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "The Succumbing Heritage Of Old Delhi, And A Leader Who Fights To Protect It". Mojo. New Delhi. 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Abhinandita Dayal Mathur". Citizens for Public Leadership. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ "NINA MÖNTMANN on Mumbai". Art Forum. December 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ "2019: 'I ♥ Delhi' Mini-Residency Series". Art for Change. New Delhi. 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ "Speakers of She Represents". Indian School of Democracy. 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ "HYBRID PROGRAMME (She isn't online… yet: Women and Social Media)". India International Centre. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ "Reviving nature steeped in history (Green activists in Delhi mobilize support to breathe fresh life into Hauz-e-Shamsi that has been part of Mehrauli's heritage)". The Hindu. Delhi. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ "Abhinandita Mathur". Khoj Studios. 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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