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	Dr. '''V. Mohini Giri''' (born 1938) is an Indian Community service worker and activist, who has been Chairperson of the Guild of Service, a New Delhi-based social service organization. Established in 1979, it provides advocacy for women's and children rights for education, employment, and financial security.<ref>{{~~Cite newspaper~~ \| title = Silver years defined \|journal=The Hindu		Dr. '''V. Mohini Giri''' (born 1938) is an Indian Community service worker and activist, who has been Chairperson of the Guild of Service, a New Delhi-based social service organization. Established in 1979, it provides advocacy for women's and children's rights for education, employment, and financial security.<ref>{{cite news \| title = Silver years defined \|journal=The Hindu
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	==Early life and background==		==Early life and background==
	Born in Lucknow to scholar Dr. V. S Ram, she graduated from [[Lucknow University]],<ref name=toi/> followed by post graduation in Ancient Indian history from [[University of Delhi]], and a doctorate from [[G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology\|G.B. Pant University]].<ref name=hunger>{{cite web \| title = Dr. V. Mohini Giri profile\|publisher= The Hunger Project \| url = http://www.thp.org/who_we_are/board_of_directors/v_mohini_giri \| access-date = 2014-02-11 }}</ref>		Born in Lucknow to scholar Dr. V. S. Ram, she graduated from [[Lucknow University]],<ref name=toi/> followed by post graduation in Ancient Indian history from [[University of Delhi]], and a doctorate from [[G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology\|G.B. Pant University]].<ref name=hunger>{{cite web \| title = Dr. V. Mohini Giri profile\|publisher= The Hunger Project \| url = http://www.thp.org/who_we_are/board_of_directors/v_mohini_giri \| access-date = 2014-02-11 }}</ref>

	Giri is the daughter-in-law of [[V. V. Giri]], former President of India.<ref name=guild>{{cite web \| title =V. Mohini Giri Profile\|publisher= Guild for Service \| url = http://guildforservice.org/biodata.php \| access-date = 2014-02-11 }}		Giri is the daughter-in-law of [[V. V. Giri]], former President of India.<ref name=guild>{{cite web \| title =V. Mohini Giri Profile\|publisher= Guild for Service \| url = http://guildforservice.org/biodata.php \| access-date = 2014-02-11 }}
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	Dr. '''V. Mohini Giri''' (born 1938) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ Community service worker and activist, who has been Chairperson of the Guild of Service, a New Delhi-based social service organization. Established in 1979, it provides advocacy for women's and children rights for education, employment, and financial security.<ref>{{Cite newspaper \| title = Silver years defined \|journal=The Hindu		Dr. '''V. Mohini Giri''' (born 1938) is an Indian Community service worker and activist, who has been Chairperson of the Guild of Service, a New Delhi-based social service organization. Established in 1979, it provides advocacy for women's and children rights for education, employment, and financial security.<ref>{{Cite newspaper \| title = Silver years defined \|journal=The Hindu
	\| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/silver-years-defined/article5061727.ece \|date=27 August 2013\|access-date = 2014-02-11 \|last1=Pisharoty		\| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/silver-years-defined/article5061727.ece \|date=27 August 2013\|access-date = 2014-02-11 \|last1=Pisharoty
	\|first1=Sangeeta Barooah		\|first1=Sangeeta Barooah

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{{Infobox person
| name = V. Mohini Giri
| image=File:The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Bhushan to Dr. (Smt.) V. Mohini Giri (Social Activist), at an Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on March 23, 2007.jpg
|caption= Dr.V.Mohini Giri receiving Padma Bhushan from President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 2007
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1938}} <ref name=guild/>
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Social worker, activist<br />founder Guild of Service (1979)
}}

Dr. '''V. Mohini Giri''' (born 1938) is an [[India]]n Community service worker and activist, who has been Chairperson of the Guild of Service, a New Delhi-based social service organization. Established in 1979, it provides advocacy for women's and children rights for education, employment, and financial security.<ref>{{Cite newspaper | title = Silver years defined |journal=The Hindu
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/silver-years-defined/article5061727.ece |date=27 August 2013|access-date = 2014-02-11 |last1=Pisharoty
|first1=Sangeeta Barooah
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Interview with Dr. Mohini Giri | publisher=aarpinternational.org
| url = http://www.aarpinternational.org/resource-library/resources/interview-with-dr--mohini-giri |date=1 September 2010| access-date = 2014-02-12 }}</ref> She founded War Widows Association, New Delhi in 1972. She has also remained Chairperson of the [[National Commission for Women]] (1995-1998).<ref>{{cite web | title = Chairpersons of the Commission |publisher=NCW Official website| url =http://ncw.nic.in/frmListChairpersons.aspx | access-date = 2014-02-11 }}</ref>

In 2007, she was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]], India's third highest civilian honour, given by [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2009)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf|access-date=23 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Early life and background==
Born in Lucknow to scholar Dr. V. S Ram, she graduated from [[Lucknow University]],<ref name=toi/> followed by post graduation in Ancient Indian history from [[University of Delhi]], and a doctorate from [[G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology|G.B. Pant University]].<ref name=hunger>{{cite web | title = Dr. V. Mohini Giri profile|publisher= The Hunger Project | url = http://www.thp.org/who_we_are/board_of_directors/v_mohini_giri | access-date = 2014-02-11 }}</ref>

Giri is the daughter-in-law of [[V. V. Giri]], former President of India.<ref name=guild>{{cite web | title =V. Mohini Giri Profile|publisher= Guild for Service | url = http://guildforservice.org/biodata.php | access-date = 2014-02-11 }}
</ref>

==Career==
Giri started her career as an academic and established the [[women's studies]] department at Lucknow University.<ref name=toi>{{cite web | title = Illustrious alumni recall glorious days at Lucknow University | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-26/lucknow/44485747_1_library-cards-khuda-alumni | archive-url = https://archive.today/20140212173552/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-26/lucknow/44485747_1_library-cards-khuda-alumni | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 February 2014 |date=26 November 2013| work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 2014-02-12 }}</ref> Giri has been the Founder President of the [[War Widows Association, New Delhi|War Widows Association]] which was formed in 1972 after the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
<ref>{{cite web | title =History|publisher= War Widows Association, New Delhi, India | url = http://www.warwidowsindia.org/history.html | access-date = 2014-02-11 }}</ref> and in 2000 became the Founder Trustee of the Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia.<ref name=hunger/>

She is also a board member of [[The Hunger Project]], a New York-based international charity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thp.org/who_we_are/board_of_directors |title=Global Board of Directors and Officers |publisher=The Hunger Project |access-date=11 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222174712/http://www.thp.org/who_we_are/board_of_directors |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|author1=V. Mohini Giri|author2=Srinivasan Gokilvani|title=Reaching the Unreachable Women's Participation in Panchayat Raj Administration: A Feministic Study on the Role Performance and Experiences of Elected Women in Sivaganga District|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yE4FPwAACAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Department of Women's Studies, Alagappa University}}

==References==
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