Poornima Advani
Advani addressing the media in 2005.
Chairperson of National Commission for Women
In office
25 January 2002 – 24 January 2005
Succeeded byGirija Vyas
Personal details
NationalityIndian
ProfessionLawyer, Author, Professor, Social worker

Poornima Advani was an Indian lawyer, author and social worker.[1] She has served as the chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW), from January 2002 to January 2005.[2][3]

Biography

Her mother, Meera Govind Advani is an author.[4]

Advani holds a doctorate in law from the University of Bombay and a post-graduate diploma in physiotherapy.

She was a member of the NCW and has written legal and medical publications.[5] She was also a lecturer in the department of law, University of Bombay and also in many global universities, including University of Queensland (Australia), School of Oriental and South African Studies, London; University of East London; and London School of Economics.[6][7] She is currently a Partner at The Law Point, a national law firm, which she co-founded in the year 2005, along with Mr. B.N. Makhija, Former Principal Advisor, Planning Commission of India.[7]

Publications

She has authored a book titled Indian Judiciary: A Tribute (1997).[8]

Awards

Advani was honoured with the Acharya Tulsi Kartitva Puraskar in 2003.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Poornima Advani lambasts UP police". The Times of India. 5 August 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Poornima bows out as NCW chief". The Tribune. 24 January 2005. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Poornima Advani". Mata Amritanandamayi Math. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Burying blog bitterness, BJP chief calls Advani tallest leader". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Poornima Advani". Speaker's Research Initiative. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Dr. Poornima Advani". The Law Point (TLP). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Poornima Advani to be new chairperson of NCW". Zee News. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  8. ↑ Advani, Poornima (1997). Indian Judiciary: A Tribute. ISBN 8172232497.
  9. ↑ "Awards presented by ABTMM". ABTMM. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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