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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nina Nayak
| image = Nina_Nayak.jpg
| caption = Nina Nayak (March 2014)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|11|24}}
| birth_place =
| residence = [[Bangalore]]
| office =
| term_start =
| term_end =
| alma_mater = [[University of Madras]] <br> ([[Master of Arts]]
| children = 2 adopted
|party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| office1 = Chairperson of [[Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights]]
| term_start1 = 2009
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| office2 = Chairperson Child Welfare Committee Bangalore
| term_start2 = 2003
| term_end2 = 2007
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| office3 = Vice-President of the Indian Council for Child Welfare
| term_start3 = 2006
| term_end3 = 2009
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| office4 = President Karnataka State Council for Child Welfare
| term_start4 = 1999
| term_end4 = 2008
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 =
| office5 = Consultant to Community Health and Education Society
| term_start5 = 2004
| term_end5 = 2006
| office6 = National Consultant to [[Child Rights and You]]
| term_start6 = 2002
| term_end6 = 2005
| religion =
| spouse =
| website =
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{{external media
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| width = 240px
| video1=Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuGI-80v2wA A Mantra For Change: Nina Nayak at TEDx Domlur Change]
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'''Nina P. Nayak''' (born 24 November 1953) is a social worker and child rights activist from [[Dakshina Kannada]]. She has dedicated her life to the promotion and protection of child rights.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nina Nayak: Child rights activist|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/03/stories/2009070354210400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707052040/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/03/stories/2009070354210400.htm|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2009-07-03|archive-date=2009-07-07}}</ref> She has more than 30 years of experience in the field of child development, child rights protection and as an administrator, practitioner and trainer.<ref name=Times_Nina>{{cite news|title=AAP fields child rights activist against Nandan|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AAP-fields-child-rights-activist-against-Nandan/articleshow/31807954.cms|accessdate=13 April 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 Mar 2014}}</ref> Her works have significantly contributed for the recognition of child rights, policy formulation for these rights and their implementation by the Government of India.<ref name=AAP_Koramangla/> She has been a driving force in the implementation of ‘[[Juvenile Justice Act]]’ and the ‘Protection of Children Against Sexual Offenses Act’.<ref name=AAP_Koramangla/>

She gave a presentation on the role of children in governance in a [[TEDx]] event in Bangalore on 6 April 2012.<ref name=TEDx_Nina>{{cite web|title=Theme: The Big Picture|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/5310|work=Domlur Change|publisher=TEDx|accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=TEDxDomlur>{{cite web|title=A Mantra For Change: Nina Nayak|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuGI-80v2wA|work=TEDxDomlurChange|publisher=TEDx|accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref> She has authored several articles and books. Nayak was a former Chairperson for [[Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nina Nayak : KSCPCR|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=62069}}</ref> Previously, she was also the vice-president of the Indian Council for Child Welfare and member of the sub-committee on children in the [[Planning Commission (India)|National Planning Commission of India]].<ref name="Ex-Infosys CFO, Delhi scribe on AAP fourth list">{{cite news|title=Ex-Infosys CFO, Delhi scribe on AAP fourth list|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/aap-releases-4th-list-of-lok-sabha-candidates/article1-1193241.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311021551/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/aap-releases-4th-list-of-lok-sabha-candidates/article1-1193241.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 March 2014|accessdate=11 March 2014|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=11 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=NCPCR_nic>{{cite web|title=Selection of Members in the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)|url=http://wcd.nic.in/ncpcrdtd15062012.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Women & Child Development Government of India|accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref> As head of the Karnataka State Council for Child Welfare has facilitated several adoptions in the state.<ref name="Outlook _India">{{cite web|title=Guardians Of Foster Love|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?215351|work=Parenting|publisher=Outlook|accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref>

==Education==
Nina Nayak has a [[Master's degree]] in [[Social work]] with specialization in family and child welfare, and a [[Bachelor's degree]] in [[Home Science]] from [[University of Madras]], with core subjects Child development, Food and Nutrition.<ref name=NCPCR_nic/> She has a certificate in [[Human Rights]] from [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] (IGNOU).<ref name=NCPCR_nic/>

==Career==
As a child rights activist for the last 30 years she has held several positions of responsibility<ref name=AAP_Koramangla>{{cite web|title=Nina Nayak is our candidate|url=http://www.aap-koramangala.in/content/nina-nayak-our-candidate|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="Ex-Infosys CFO, Delhi scribe on AAP fourth list"/>

* Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Bangalore
* Chairperson, [[Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights]] for three terms.<ref name=TEDx_Nina/>
* Vice-President of the Indian Council for Child Welfare.<ref name=TEDx_Nina/>
* Member of the [[National Commission for Protection of Child Rights]] (equivalent to Secretary to [[Government of India]])
* Member of the Sub-Committee on children for the 11th five-year Plan, [[Planning Commission of India|National Planning Commission of India]].

==Politics==
On 10 March 2014 she was [[Aam Aadmi Party]] candidate for [[Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency]] and received 21403 votes (1.9% of the total votes polled) and lost to Ananth Kumar of [[BJP]]<ref name="AAP fields child rights activist against Nandan">{{cite news|title=AAP fields child rights activist against Nandan|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AAP-fields-child-rights-activist-against-Nandan/articleshow/31807954.cms|accessdate=11 March 2014|newspaper=Times of India}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Nina Nayak has brought up 2 adopted children.<ref name="Outlook _India"/>

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuGI-80v2wA Nina Nayak] at [[TEDx]]

==References==
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