1. Anjali Gopalan is an Indian human rights and animal rights activist.
15 Facts About Anjali Gopalan
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Anjali Gopalan is the founder and executive director of The Naz Foundation Trust.
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Anjali Gopalan was born on September 1,1957, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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Anjali Gopalan's father, Group Captain Dr KR Gopalan, was an officer in the Indian Air Force; her Punjabi mother was a homemaker.
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Anjali Gopalan studied in both India and the United States and received her Bachelors degree in political science from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, as well as a postgraduate diploma in journalism and a Masters in International Development from the School of International studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
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Anjali Gopalan collaborated with community-based organizations in New York City, assisting migrants from Southeast Asia without valid documentation.
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In 1994, upon returning to India, Anjali Gopalan established Delhi's first HIV clinic.
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In 2000, Anjali Gopalan opened India's first care home for orphaned and vulnerable HIV-positive children and women.
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Anjali Gopalan provided training for healthcare professionals and caregivers on how to care for HIV-positive children in both residential and foster care settings.
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In 2001, Anjali Gopalan was awarded the Commonwealth Award for her work with marginalized communities.
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In March 2007, Anjali Gopalan was honored as a Woman Achiever by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, along with nine other awardees.
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On July 29,2012, Anjali Gopalan inaugurated the Alan Turing Rainbow festival and flag of Asia's first genderqueer pride parade as a part of the Turing festival organized by Gopi Shankar Madurai of Srishti Madurai.
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In 2012, Anjali Gopalan established an animal sanctuary called "All Creatures Great and Small" at Silakhari, Harayana.
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On October 25,2013, Anjali Gopalan was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur in the order of the legions of honor, the highest award from France; the award was presented to her by Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Minister of Women's Rights for France.
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Anjali Gopalan is the first Indian Tamil woman awarded the "Legion of Honour".