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	'''Mallika Dutt''' leads Inter-Connected, a new initiative that uplifts the independent nature of self, community and planet to advance collective wellbeing. She brings together the power of ancient wisdom and spiritual practices with contemporary technologies and storytelling. Dutt is the founder of [[Breakthrough (human rights)\|Breakthrough]], a human rights organization dedicated to making violence against women unacceptable.		'''Mallika Dutt''' leads Inter-Connected, a new initiative that uplifts the independent nature of self, community and planet to advance collective wellbeing. She brings together the power of ancient wisdom and spiritual practices with contemporary technologies and storytelling. Dutt is the founder of [[Breakthrough (human rights)\|Breakthrough]], a human rights organization dedicated to making violence against women unacceptable.

	Dutt served as Founder, President and CEO of Breakthrough until March 2017. Dutt has twice been named one of [[Verve (Indian magazine)\|''Verve's'']] Top 50 most influential women<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://verveonline.com/74/people/powerlist05.shtml\|title=Verve's 50 Power Women 2009\|last=\|first=\|date=June 2009\|website=verveonline.com\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref> and has received multiple awards in recognition of her human rights activism, including the 2016 [[Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://skoll.org/2016/04/11/skoll-foundation-announces-skoll-awards-for-social-entrepreneurship/\|title=Skoll {{!}} Announcing the 2016 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship\|last=\|first=\|date=11 April 2016\|website=skoll.org\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2018-03-14}}</ref> Dutt is co-founder of [[Sakhi for South Asian Women]], a women's rights organization.		Dutt served as Founder, President and CEO of Breakthrough until March 2017. Dutt has twice been named one of [[Verve (Indian magazine)\|''Verve's'']] Top 50 most influential women<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://verveonline.com/74/people/powerlist05.shtml\|title=Verve's 50 Power Women 2009\|last=\|first=\|date=June 2009\|website=verveonline.com\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref> and has received multiple awards in recognition of her human rights activism, including the 2016 [[Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://skoll.org/2016/04/11/skoll-foundation-announces-skoll-awards-for-social-entrepreneurship/\|title=Skoll {{!}} Announcing the 2016 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship\|last=\|first=\|date=11 April 2016\|website=skoll.org\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2018-03-14}}</ref> Dutt is co-founder of [[Sakhi for South Asian Women]], a women's rights organization.

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
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	Dutt was born in [[Kolkata]], India in 1962, and grew up in Kolkata and Mirzapur. She received a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs at [[Mount Holyoke College]]. Dutt also received a Masters in International Affairs and South Asian Studies from [[Columbia University]] in 1986, and graduated with a Juris Doctor from [[New York University Law School]] in 1989. In May 2012, Dutt received an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Mount Holyoke College.		Dutt was born in [[Kolkata]], India in 1962, and grew up in Kolkata and Mirzapur. She received a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs at [[Mount Holyoke College]]. Dutt also received a Masters in International Affairs and South Asian Studies from [[Columbia University]] in 1986, and graduated with a Juris Doctor from [[New York University Law School]] in 1989. In May 2012, Dutt received an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Mount Holyoke College.

	== Career ==		== Career ==
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	*[http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/comm/csj/041902/dutt.shtml Breaking through Barriers to Equality] – Mount Holyoke College		*[http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/comm/csj/041902/dutt.shtml Breaking through Barriers to Equality] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630094557/https://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/comm/csj/041902/dutt.shtml \|date=30 June 2016 }} – Mount Holyoke College
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070426154448/http://www.law.nyu.edu/alumni/almo/2003_2004/dutt.html Alumna of the month] – [[New York University]]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070426154448/http://www.law.nyu.edu/alumni/almo/2003_2004/dutt.html Alumna of the month] – [[New York University]]
	*[http://www.sajaforum.org/2007/07/immigration-ice.html SAJAforum on Dutt's ICED project]		*[http://www.sajaforum.org/2007/07/immigration-ice.html SAJAforum on Dutt's ICED project]
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{{Short description|Indian activist}}
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{{BLP sources|date=March 2018}}[[File:Mallika Dutt at the World Economic Forum on India 2012.jpg|thumbnail|Mallika Dutt at the World Economic Forum on India 2012]]
'''Mallika Dutt''' leads Inter-Connected, a new initiative that uplifts the independent nature of self, community and planet to advance collective wellbeing. She brings together the power of ancient wisdom and spiritual practices with contemporary technologies and storytelling. Dutt is the founder of [[Breakthrough (human rights)|Breakthrough]], a human rights organization dedicated to making violence against women unacceptable.

Dutt served as Founder, President and CEO of Breakthrough until March 2017. Dutt has twice been named one of [[Verve (Indian magazine)|''Verve's'']] Top 50 most influential women<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://verveonline.com/74/people/powerlist05.shtml|title=Verve's 50 Power Women 2009|last=|first=|date=June 2009|website=verveonline.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref> and has received multiple awards in recognition of her human rights activism, including the 2016 [[Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://skoll.org/2016/04/11/skoll-foundation-announces-skoll-awards-for-social-entrepreneurship/|title=Skoll {{!}} Announcing the 2016 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship|last=|first=|date=11 April 2016|website=skoll.org|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-03-14}}</ref> Dutt is co-founder of [[Sakhi for South Asian Women]], a women's rights organization.

==Early life and education==
Dutt was born in [[Kolkata]], India in 1962, and grew up in Kolkata and Mirzapur. She received a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs at [[Mount Holyoke College]]. Dutt also received a Masters in International Affairs and South Asian Studies from [[Columbia University]] in 1986, and graduated with a Juris Doctor from [[New York University Law School]] in 1989. In May 2012, Dutt received an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Mount Holyoke College.

== Career ==

=== Breakthrough ===
In 2000, Dutt founded Breakthrough with [[Mann ke Manjeeré]], an album and music video on women's rights. Launched as an experiment in using pop culture and media for social justice, Mann ke Manjeeré remained on the Indian pop charts for six weeks, going on to win the 2001 [[Screen Award|National Screen Award]] in India for Best Music Video. Breakthrough produced various multimedia campaigns including social change video games, ICED and America 2049, that addressed immigrant rights in the United States. Breakthrough's highly successful Bell Bajao (Ring the Bell) campaign, calling on men and boys to get engaged in the movement for women's equality, won the 2010: Silver Lion at Cannes International Advertising Film Festival. Working from centers in India and the United States, Breakthrough's mission is to build a world in which violence against women is unacceptable and all beings can thrive.

===Early career and activism===

==== Sakhi for South Asian Women ====
In 1989, Dutt co-founded SAKHI for South Asian Women, an organization providing community support to end violence against women of South Asian origin. SAKHI creates a safe space for education and other support services, while also engaging a broader South Asian community against domestic violence.

==== Norman Foundation and Hunter College ====
From 1992-1994, Dutt worked as a director at the Norman Foundation, a New York-based organization supporting efforts of communities to determine their own economic, environmental and social well-being.

==== Rutgers University Center for Women's Global Leadership ====
In 1994 -1996, Dutt served as the Associate Director of Rutgers University, [[Center for Women's Global Leadership]]. In this role, Dutt directed the Center's contributions to UN World Conferences including Hearings and Tribunals at World Summit on Social Development, [[International Conference on Population and Development]], and
[[World Conference on Women, 1995|World Conference on Women]].

==== Ford Foundation ====
From 1996 to 2000, Dutt served as Program Officer for Human Rights at the [[Ford Foundation]] in New Delhi. Dutt initiated the Foundation's work in police reform and forged partnerships among police, NGOs, and civil society groups.

==Boards and committees==
Dutt has served on several boards and committees, including:

*Global Agenda Council on Social Media, [[World Economic Forum]] 2014
*Board of Directors, Peace is Loud 2014
*Board of Advocates, [[Planned Parenthood Federation of America]] 2014
*Global Agenda Council on India, World Economic Forum 2014
*Board of Directors, NEO Philanthropy 2014
*Advisory Board, Unitarian Universalist Holdeen India Fund 2013
* Board of Directors, Public Interest Projects 2012
* U.S. Programs Board, [[Open Society Foundations]] 2011
* Global Agenda Council on Human Rights, World Economic Forum 2011
* Regional Agenda Council on India, World Economic Forum; current focus on governance and transparency 2010 – 2011
* Advisory Board, [[Games for Change]] 2011
* Board of Directors, WITNESS: video and technology for human rights 2001 – 2011
* Member, [[Council on Foreign Relations]] 2011
* Advisory Committee, [[Human Rights Watch]] Asia 2011
* Visiting Social Activist, Twink Frey, Center for the Education of Women, [[University of Michigan]] Spring 2009
* Scholar in Residence, Human Rights Program, [[College of New Rochelle]], School of Arts and Sciences Spring 2002
* International Advisory Committee, [[Association for Women's Rights in Development]] Conference, Reinventing Globalization, Mexico 2002
* Social Action Committee, MediaRights.org 2002
* Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Human Rights, [[Columbia University]] 2001
* Member, New Delhi Lt. Governor Committee on Public Police Relations 2000

==Awards and honors==
*Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, The Skoll Foundation, 2016
*21 Leaders for the 21st Century, [[Women's eNews]] 2016
*[[India Abroad]] Gopal Raju Award for Service to the Community, India Abroad 2014
*Lipman Family Prize, [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania|Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania]] 2014
*50 Fearless Minds Changing the World, [[The Daily Muse|Daily Muse]], 2013
*International Humanitarian Award, Yo Dona (Spain), 2013
* Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters, Mount Holyoke College, 2012
* Distinguished Service, Diversity & Progress Award, South Asian Law Students Association of New York Law School, 2010
* Karmaveer Puraskar: National Award for Social Justice & Citizen Action, Indian Confederation of NGOs, 2009
* American Courage Award, Asian American Justice Center, 2009
* Trailblazer Award, South Asians in Media Marketing Association (SAMMA), 2008
* The Woman of Color, Woman of Courage Award, IUP Women's Studies Program, 2008
* Award for Distinguished Service, New York University School of Law BLAPA Alumni Association, 2006

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.mallikadutt.com Official website]
*[http://www.mallikadutt.com/bio/ Official biography]
*[http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/comm/csj/041902/dutt.shtml Breaking through Barriers to Equality] – Mount Holyoke College
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070426154448/http://www.law.nyu.edu/alumni/almo/2003_2004/dutt.html Alumna of the month] – [[New York University]]
*[http://www.sajaforum.org/2007/07/immigration-ice.html SAJAforum on Dutt's ICED project]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091017211045/http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=1124 U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs]

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