Shivananda Khan

Shivananda Khan

Country

India

Birth - Death

1948 - 2013

Occupation

Activist

Notable Achievements

OBE

Description

Founded an organization for South Asian gay men and lesbians in the UK called Shakti, and the NAZ Foundation which successfully challenged India's Section 377 (the law that criminalized gay sex) in the high court in 2009. Recipient of an OBE in 2005.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/south-asia-gay-community-mourns-death-shivananda-khan220513
• http://www.projectbolo.com/shiv.htm
• http://www.apcom.org/honouring-shivananda-duncan-george-khan-obe

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