Radhika Chandiramani

Radhika Chandiramani is the founder of TARSHI, a New Delhi–based NGO that works on issues of sexual and reproductive health and rights. She is a clinical psychologist, writer and editor. Her published works on sexuality and human rights have been covered in media and scholarly reviews. Chandiramani received the MacArthur Fellowship in the year 1995 for leadership development. She is also the recipient of the 2003 Soros Reproductive Health and Rights Fellowship from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Education Chandiramani trained in clinical psychology at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).

Founding of TARSHI Chandiramani founded TARSHI in 1996, after receiving a fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation to start a helpline on sexual and reproductive health.

Writing and publications She has contributed to various anthologies on sexuality and human rights, which have been covered in media and scholarly reviews. The Tribune'''s review of the book notes: "As she explores taboos, we note that the author’s credentials are formidable... The book has responses to a wide variety of questions for inter-caste marriages, teenage sex, HIV, safer sex and speaks clearly on issues of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality and the entire range that also exists." Dr. Sawmya Ray of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati writes in the scholastic review of the book: "This volume is rich in data drawn from personal narratives and case studies. All the articles are well integrated into its overarching theme". The Tribune notes in its review: "The human rights of women have been a topic of debate the world over. The right to make choices about sexuality, control over such rights and related issues are voiced regularly at international forums. The book throws light on some attempts made to recognise these rights and ensure their acceptance in society." She is a regular contributor to TARSHI's digital magazine In Plainspeak, and she has written for Outlook India and India Today''.