Who is Teesta Setalvad ? An activist, journalist and Padma Shri recipient, Setalvad is a founding trustee and secretary of the NGO Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP). Teesta Setalvad is a rights activist and journalist based in Mumbai who is popularly known for taking up the cause of the 2002 Gujrat riots victims. She serves as the secretary of Citizens for Justice and Peace, an NGO formed in the aftermath of the 2002 riots to provide support to the victims. She was awarded Padma Shri in 2007. Teesta Satalvad is an activist and a journalist. She hails from a Gujarati family. Her grandfather MC Setalvad was independent India’s first Attorney General. Setalvad’s career as a mainstream journalist started in 1983. She has worked with Mumbai editions of The Daily (India) and The Indian Express newspapers, and Business India magazine. A writer and activist, Teesta Setalvad remained on trial at the end of the year while remaining subject to onerous bail conditions impacting her freedom…
