Nishtha Desai

Nishtha Desai is an Indian scholar who has worked towards improving conditions for children in Goa, India.

Nishtha Desai
Education	Goa University (PhD)
Occupation	Scholar
Awards	Yashadamini Puraskar (2006) Real Heroes Award (2008)

Education and career

Desai has a Ph.D from Goa University where she researched Tristão de Bragança Cunha, a Goan nationalist and anti-colonial activist.^[1][2]

Desai worked with a children's organization in Goa which aims to improve their condition,^[3][4] and in 2012, she was the director.^[5][6] Desai raised awareness of tourism-related paedophilia,^[7] and the issues that arise because of limited punishment.^[8][9] She asked for tighter security in regards to this matter,^[10][11] and discussed gaps in the law.^[12][13]

Selected publications

• Desai, Nishtha (2011). Liberation vs armed aggression : the media response to Goa's liberation. Panaji, Goa: Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa. ISBN 9788192027111. OCLC 904796797.
• Desai, Nishtha (2004). See the evil : tourism related paedophilia in Goa (2nd ed.). Mumbai: Vikas Adhyayan Kendra. OCLC 56600473.
• Desai, Nishtha (2006). Child sexual abuse in Goa : a case analysis. OCLC 177083167.
• Desai, Nishtha (2015). The Life and Times of T. B. Cunha. Illustrations by Ved Prabhudesai. Directorate of Art and Culture, Panaji, Goa. ^[14][15][16]

Honors and awards

Desai was awarded the Yashadamini Puraskar award by the Government of Goa in 2006 for her work.^[17][18] She received the Real Heroes Award from CNN-IBN and Reliance Industries in 2008.^[4] Desai was honoured by the Moneylife Foundation in 2012.^[5]