   thumb|video-statement (2014) vandana shiva (: born 5 november 1952) is an indian environmental activist and anti-globalization author.who's who of women and the environment â vandana shiva united nations environment programme (unep) shiva, currently based in delhi, has authored more than 20 books. she received her phd from the university of western ontario faculty of arts and humanities, in canada, in 1978 with the doctoral dissertation "hidden variables and locality in quantum theory."  she is one of the leaders and board members of the international forum on globalization, (along with jerry mander, edward goldsmith, ralph nader, jeremy rifkin, et al.), and a figure of the global solidarity movement known as the alter-globalization movement.{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/?id=2swug4zktgsc&pg=pa999&lpg=pa999&dq=vandana+shiva+leader+of+the+international+forum+on+globalization|author=chattergee, d.k.| titl
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