Vinita Kinra

Vinita Kinra
Born 2 June 1975
Milton (Ontario), Canada
Occupation Author, Public Speaker and Activist
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' Public School
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Bhavan's Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication and Management, Mumbai
Genre Fiction
Notable works Pavitra in Paris[1]
Spouse Pankaj Kumar
Children Veda Kumar (daughter)
Website
www.vinitakinra.com

Vinita Kinra (born June 2, 1975) is an Indo-Canadian author, activist and public speaker,[2] best known for her collection of short stories, Pavitra in Paris, published by Greengardens Media in 2013.[3][4] An avid champion of social, political and environmental causes, Kinra’s writings focus primarily on inequities in class, gender, race, domestic violence, religious chasms, abusive relationships, and global warming, to name a few. Her writings and speeches have kept her in the public eye. Her next book, Imagine: Selected Quotations, is slated to launch in 2015.[5][6]


Biography

Kinra was born in Milton (Ontario), Canada, and raised in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. She attended Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls’ Public School (MGD), where she excelled, and went on to earn her Bachelor’s degree from University of Rajasthan in 1996. Upon completion of her Master’s degree in French translation and interpretation from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, in 2001, Kinra was awarded a scholarship by the French Government to teach English at Lycée Internationale Stendhal, Grenoble, France (2001-2002).[7] She went on to become an English lecturer at Université Stendhal, Grenoble, France (2002-2003), and at University of Orléans, France (2003-2004). She has numerous academic accomplishments, including Post-Graduate diploma in Human Resources Management from University of Rajasthan (1996-1997); Post-Graduate diploma in Public Relations from Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication and Management, Mumbai (1998-1999); and Diploma in Business French from Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris (2003). Kinra moved back to Vancouver (British Columbia) Canada, in 2004, and relocated to Toronto (Ontario) Canada, in 2012, where she lives with her husband, Pankaj Kumar, and daughter, Veda Kumar.[8][9][10]

Activism

Vinita Kinra is an official speaker with Passages Canada, a project of Historica Canada[11] since 2013. She delivers speeches in English and French in the Greater Toronto Area on a wide range of issues including, but not limited to, Black History, Asian Heritage, Racism and Discrimination, Social Justice, Youth Education, Women’s Empowerment, Environmental Protection, Human Rights, Adjusting to Life in Canada, Citizenship and Immigration.[6][12][13]


Works

Vinita Kinra debuted her literary career with Pavitra in Paris, a collection of eleven short stories published by Greengardens Media in 2013. The stories focus on South Asian experiences, mainly East Indian, and cover broad universal themes of love and marriage, fading passions and compromise, lusting after the forbidden, bridging the generation gap, desperation of poverty, and uprooted families during political upheavals, among others.[14][15][16]

Kinra’s next book, Imagine: Selected Quotations, is a collection of her original quotes, many of which have been used by international organizations.[17]

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External links

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