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Vandana Shiva

The Path of Interconnectedness · Seed sovereignty · living systems

Indian physicist, ecologist and food-sovereignty activist, founder of Navdanya, who argues for the living whole of an ecosystem against extractive agriculture.

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Vandana Shiva

Indian physicist, ecologist and food-sovereignty activist, founder of Navdanya, who argues for the living whole of an ecosystem against extractive agriculture.

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15 min
Interview

Dr. Vandana Shiva, Founder and Director of Navdanya

A short filmed conversation with Shiva recorded by C40 Cities about food systems and the work of Navdanya.

85 min
Talk

Dr Vandana Shiva: Beyond Dead Democracy and Killing Economies

A public lecture at Pitzer College on democracy, economics and the ecological costs of industrial agriculture.

58 min
Talk

Dr. Vandana Shiva's Keynote Talk at the 2022 People's Food Summit

Shiva's keynote for the People's Food Summit, in conversation with Andre Leu on biodiversity, regeneration, food sovereignty and seed freedom.

90 min
Talk

International Womxn's Day Lecture: Dr. Vandana Shiva

The full International Womxn's Day lecture delivered at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, followed by audience questions.

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Path

The wider context.

Nothing exists apart

The Path of Interconnectedness

The recognition that no self, body or living thing exists in isolation, and that healing, for a person or a planet, begins by remembering our belonging to the whole.

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