Nandini Sahai is the founder Director of MICCI (Media Information and Communication Centre of India), which is mainly devoted to organising seminars, conferences, workshops and bringing out publications and research materials for the media practitioners and civil society with a view to ensuring social development.

Nandini Sahai is a distinguished development journalist with more than 30 years of experience. For her, journalism is not a profession, it’s a passion. She has always used journalism as a powerful tool for social development.

She is one of the leading Right to Information (RTI) advocates. She organized a number of public hearings, seminars and workshops for the RTI movement in India. She was also the member of the select committee representing the media in formulating the RTI Act for the Delhi Government. She has been closely associated with Aruna Roy, a Magsaysay Award winner in creating awareness among people about their rights.

She has also worked with International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) on issues of Torture and Human Rights. The task included sensitizing the media on torture (war/terrorism issues). She has been committed to strengthening democracy, upliftment of marginalized people, rehabilitation and resettlement of Tsunami victims, women empowerment, protection of human rights, liberty and equality by using the power of media.

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