Biography

Devangana Kalita is an MPhil student from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi. Devangana came to the centre of public attention in 2020 after she took part in various anti-CAA & NRC protests in Delhi and NCR following which she was arrested in May 2020 in four different FIRs, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) was also slapped against her.Devangana spent most of her childhood and adulthood studying in Delhi.She became inclined towards student politics during her days at Miranda House, University of Delhi. She contested the student council elections as an independent candidate and got elected as the student council vice president of the university.She regularly took part in various protests related to safety and social issues both inside and outside the university campus.Following her graduation from Miranda House, University of Delhi in 2010, Devangana interned at the Seva Mandir, an NGO based in Udaipur.Thereafter, she moved to the UK to pursue a masters course in Gender and Development from the University of Sussex.During her stint in the UK, Devangana got married to her boyfriend whom she had first met while interning at the Seva Mandir NGO.She returned to India immediately after accomplishing her masters degree.In 2015, she enrolled at JNU to pursue a second masters degree in History.Right after entering JNU, she started taking part in various events which resonated with her notion. She also indulged in a campaign in Delhis Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University to create awareness about menstrual hygiene.