Martha Farrell

Martha Farrell was a civil society leader, renowned and respected in India and around the world for her work on women’s rights, gender equality and adult education. She was among 14 people killed in a terrorist attack on a guest house in Kabul, Afghanistan on 13 May 2015. She had been leading a gender training workshop with the Aga Khan Foundation in Kabul at the time of the attack.

Early life and education Martha was born on 5 June 1959 to Iona and Noel Farrell in Delhi. She studied English literature at Delhi University, and did a Master of Social Work at the Delhi School of Social Work. She wrote several other books on issues such as Adult Education, Environment, Occupational Health and Safety, Gender mainstreaming, and Women's empowerment.