Nina P. Nayak (born 24 November 1953) is a social worker and child rights activist from Dakshina Kannada. Her career has been dedicated to the promotion and protection of child rights.
She gave a presentation on the role of children in governance in a TEDx event in Bangalore on 6 April 2012. She has also authored several articles and books. Nayak was a former chairperson for Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. Previously, she was also the vice-president of the Indian Council for Child Welfare and member of the sub-committee on children in the National Planning Commission of India.
Education and personal life Nina Nayak has a Master's degree in social work with specialization in family and child welfare, and a Bachelor's degree in home science from University of Madras, with core subjects child development, food and nutrition. She has a certificate in human rights from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Nayak has two adopted children.
Career As a child rights activist for the last 30 years she has held several positions of responsibility
Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Bangalore Chairperson, Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights for three terms. Vice-president of the Indian Council for Child Welfare. Member of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (equivalent to Secretary to Government of India) Member of the Sub-Committee on children for the 11th five-year Plan, National Planning Commission of India. Successfully defended Mohammad Afroz- One of the perpetrators of the Nirbhaya Rape and Murder Case on the grounds that he is a minor.
Politics On 10 March 2014 she was Aam Aadmi Party candidate for Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency and received 21,403 votes (1.9% of the total votes polled) and lost to Ananth Kumar of BJP
External links Nina Nayak at TEDx
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