Amita Dhanda is an Indian academician, activist, and Professor Emerita (formerly professor of law) at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. She was appointed one of the fourteen members of the National Advisory Council for the implementation of the RTE act in 2010. She is on the [http://tnnls.in/academic_council.php Academic Council] of Tamil Nadu National Law School. She started her career as a researcher at the Indian Law Institute, Delhi, and became a full-time Professor at NALSAR. She has contributed to the research of Mental Health and disability studies in India and is the head of the Centre for Disability Studies in NALSAR. Amita Dhanda identifies as a feminist and has written several papers based in gender. She has written three books, and is a guest writer for [https://kafila.online/ ''Kafila''] and a few other online news magazines and national daily newspapers. She carries out Interpretation Of Statutes.
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