Vandana Shiva
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Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, and ecofeminist known for her advocacy of biodiversity, small-scale agriculture, and social justice in the global food system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vandana Shiva canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T153439 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vandana Shiva Context triple: [Right Livelihood Award, hasLaureate, Vandana Shiva]
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A.
M. S. Swaminathan
M. S. Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist and agricultural scientist widely regarded as the chief architect of India’s Green Revolution, which transformed the country from food scarcity to self-sufficiency.
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B.
Gretchen C. Daily
Gretchen C. Daily is an American ecologist and conservation biologist renowned for pioneering the concept of ecosystem services and integrating biodiversity conservation with economic and policy decision-making.
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C.
Lalitha Chandrasekhar
Lalitha Chandrasekhar was an Indian physicist and mathematician who collaborated closely with her husband, Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, and contributed to research and education in astrophysics.
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D.
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and activist best known for her Booker Prize–winning novel "The God of Small Things" and her outspoken political commentary on social and environmental justice.
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E.
Linda Salzman Sagan
Linda Salzman Sagan is an American artist and writer best known for co-designing the Pioneer plaque and contributing to other interstellar message projects alongside Carl Sagan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vandana Shiva Target entity description: Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, and ecofeminist known for her advocacy of biodiversity, small-scale agriculture, and social justice in the global food system.
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A.
M. S. Swaminathan
M. S. Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist and agricultural scientist widely regarded as the chief architect of India’s Green Revolution, which transformed the country from food scarcity to self-sufficiency.
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B.
Gretchen C. Daily
Gretchen C. Daily is an American ecologist and conservation biologist renowned for pioneering the concept of ecosystem services and integrating biodiversity conservation with economic and policy decision-making.
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C.
Lalitha Chandrasekhar
Lalitha Chandrasekhar was an Indian physicist and mathematician who collaborated closely with her husband, Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, and contributed to research and education in astrophysics.
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D.
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and activist best known for her Booker Prize–winning novel "The God of Small Things" and her outspoken political commentary on social and environmental justice.
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E.
Linda Salzman Sagan
Linda Salzman Sagan is an American artist and writer best known for co-designing the Pioneer plaque and contributing to other interstellar message projects alongside Carl Sagan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
activist
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author ⓘ eco-feminist ⓘ environmentalist ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ public intellectual ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in philosophy of science ⓘ |
| advocates |
biodiversity conservation
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food democracy ⓘ indigenous knowledge systems ⓘ organic farming ⓘ seed sovereignty ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Earth Day International Award
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Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize ⓘ Right Livelihood Award ⓘ Sydney Peace Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | India ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-11-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Guelph
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Western University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Western Ontario
|
| familyName | Shiva ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biodiversity
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eco-feminism ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ food sovereignty ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ social justice ⓘ sustainable agriculture ⓘ |
| founded |
Navdanya
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Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology ⓘ |
| givenName | Vandana ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
environmental activist
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philosopher ⓘ public speaker ⓘ scholar ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of biodiversity
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critique of industrial agriculture ⓘ defense of small-scale farming ⓘ eco-feminist theory ⓘ environmental activism ⓘ opposition to genetically modified crops ⓘ promotion of seed sovereignty ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| movement |
eco-feminism
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environmental justice movement ⓘ food sovereignty movement ⓘ |
| name | Vandana Shiva self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge
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Earth Democracy ⓘ Monocultures of the Mind ⓘ Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development ⓘ The Violence of the Green Revolution ⓘ |
| opposes |
genetically modified organisms in agriculture
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industrial agriculture ⓘ patenting of seeds ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dehradun ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology
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leader of Navdanya ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence | Dehradun ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| website | https://www.navdanya.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vandana Shiva Description of subject: Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, and ecofeminist known for her advocacy of biodiversity, small-scale agriculture, and social justice in the global food system.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.