Mathai biography
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Reminiscences of the Nehru Age
For a long time I searched for a hard copy of this book. I learnt in the process that it had been banned by the Govt. of India. Naturally, I was curious. My perseverance paid off and for a modest price I was able to download an electronic version of the book.
It is extremely informative and at the same time EXPLOSIVE to say the least. The author, Mr. M. O. Mathai, as Nehru's Special Assistant, was in an exceptional position to first hand see the goings on in the national and international arena. He also admits to a 12 year-long affairs with Nehru's daughter, Indira Gandhi, and the fact that Mr. Nehru was aware of that liaison. Although a kiss-and-tell chapter titled "She" in the book was dropped from publication at the last minute, there is an unverified text floating on the Internet, with
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Wangarĩ Maathai
Kenyan environmental and political activist (–)
"Maathai" redirects here. For the Kenyan supermarket chain, see Maathai Supermarkets.
Wangarĩ Maathai (; 1 April &#;– 25 September ) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement,[2][3] an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.[4]
As a beneficiary of the Kennedy Airlift, she studied in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree from Mount St. Scholastica and a master's grad from the University of Pittsburgh. She went on to become the first woman in East and Central Africa to become a Doctor of Philosophy, receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Nairobi in Kenya.[5] In , she got the Right Livelihood Award for "converting the Kenyan ecological debate into mass actio
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Wanjira Mathai
Wanjira Mathai is a formidable force in environmental advocacy. She spearheads transformative initiatives to encourage sustainable and equitable development. With over two decades of strategic leadership, she has catalysed critical environmental and social change across Africa. As a Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships at the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Chief Africa adviser to the Bezos Earth Fund (BEF), she is shaping NGO and philanthropic work on the continent, directing attention, research, and funding to helping the most climate-vulnerable places and communities. She has led the iconic Green Belt Movement (GBM) in Kenya as the former Chair- the organization her mother, Wangari Maathai ( Nobel Peace Prize Laureate) founded in , pioneered investment in women entrepreneurs in renewable energy, and is driving a movement to restore million hectares of African land. She has raised the prominence and visibility of global issues such as climate ch