# Shabnam Hashmi

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Indian social activist and human rights campaigner

Shabnam Hashmi Occupations Indian social activist and human rights campaigner Known for Draft Committee member of the "Communal Violence Bill" Relatives Safdar Hashmi (brother) Sohail Hashmi (brother) Saba Azad (niece)

**Shabnam Hashmi** (born 1957[1]) is an Indian social activist and [human rights](/source/Human_rights) campaigner. She is the sister of [Safdar Hashmi](/source/Safdar_Hashmi) and [Sohail Hashmi](/source/Sohail_Hashmi). Safdar Hashmi was a [communist](/source/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union) playwright and director, best known for his work with [street theatre](/source/Street_theatre) in India.

## Early life

She started her social activism campaigning about [adult literacy](/source/Adult_literacy) in 1981. Since 1989 she has spent most of her time in combating communal and fundamentalist forces in India. After the [Gujarat riots of 2002](/source/2002_Gujarat_riots), Hashmi changed her focus to grass roots work and has spent a considerable amount of time in [Gujarat](/source/Gujarat). In 2003 she was one of the founders of [ANHAD](/source/ANHAD) (Act Now for Harmony and Democracy),[2] which she administers.[3] Their FCRA license was cancelled based on for working against right-wing violence.[4] She also works in [Kashmir](/source/Kashmir), [Bihar](/source/Bihar) and [Mewat](/source/Mewat) area of [Haryana](/source/Haryana).

Hashmi has focused on issues of women's political participation, adoption,[5] gender justice, democracy and secularism.

She was awarded the Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA) Star Award for Communal Harmony in 2005, Aamil Smriti Samman in 2005 and the National Minority Rights Award 2008 by the National Minority Commission.[6]

## See also

- [Peace and Conflict](/source/Peace_and_conflict_studies)

- [Social Activist](/source/Social_Activist)

- [Minority Rights](/source/Minority_rights)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikipeace_1-0)** ["Shabnam Hashmi (India)"](http://wikipeacewomen.org/wpworg/en/?page_id=2416).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Ahuja, Rajesh (December 16, 2016). ["MHA clips wings of NGO run by Shabnam Hashmi"](http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mha-clips-wings-of-ngo-run-by-shabnam-hashmi/story-VOxCFhMIzBud9OMGbx78CJ.html). *Hindustan Times*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Shabnam Hashmi challenges Gujarat's claim of being a model State"](http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/shabnam-hashmi-challenges-gujarats-claim-of-being-a-model-state/article4986206.ece), *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*, 4 August 2013, retrieved 8 December 2016

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Now, Shabnam Hashmi's ANHAD, 3 other NGOs lose FCRA licence"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180923125715/https://www.theweek.in/content/archival/news/india/mha-cancels-fcra-licence-of-shabnam-hashmi-anhad-3-other-ngos.html). *theweek.in*. Archived from [the original](https://www.theweek.in/content/archival/news/india/mha-cancels-fcra-licence-of-shabnam-hashmi-anhad-3-other-ngos.html) on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Sidharth Pandey (21 February 2014), [*When it comes to adoption, religion no bar: Supreme Court*](http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/when-it-comes-to-adoption-religion-no-bar-supreme-court-551405), [NDTV](/source/NDTV), retrieved 8 December 2016

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["A CONVERSATION OF PEACE AND HARMONY"](https://thedailyeye.info/thought-box/a-conversation-of-peace-and-harmony/f445e1f46f90956d). *thedailyeye.info*. Retrieved 2024-07-08.

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