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Priyanka Chaturvedi

Priyanka Chaturvedi is the National Spokesperson of the Indian National Congress. She is a regular on television channels on various issues on Indian politics, women  empowerment, child rights, education and health. She was a part of ISB’s 10000 Women programme, a scholarship programme by Goldman Sachs for women entrepreneurs. She was selected to be a part of a delegation of young political leaders chosen by the UK High Commission and CPA UK to visit London to understand their democracy better. Recently, a website named her amongst the top 10 upcoming Indian women politicians.

Priyanka is a trustee of two NGOs that are closely working in the space of children’s education and women empowerment. Priyanka contributes her opinion columns in various newspapers and online sites. Priyanka’s book review blog is also amongst the top ten blogs on books in India. In 2015, she was nominated for and participated in the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and Zeit Stiftung’s programme Asian Forum on Global Governance.