Nina Nayak

Nina P. Nayak (born 24 November 1953) is a social worker and child rights activist from Dakshina Kannada. Her career has been dedicated to the promotion and protection of child rights.

She gave a presentation on the role of children in governance in a TEDx event in Bangalore on 6 April 2012. She has authored several articles and books. Nayak was a former chairperson for Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. Previously, she was also the vice-president of the Indian Council for Child Welfare and member of the sub-committee on children in the National Planning Commission of India.

Education
Nina Nayak has a Master's degree in social work with specialization in family and child welfare, and a Bachelor's degree in home science from University of Madras, with core subjects child development, food and nutrition. She has a certificate in human rights from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

Career
As a child rights activist for the last 30 years she has held several positions of responsibility


 * Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Bangalore
 * Chairperson, Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights for three terms.
 * Vice-president of the Indian Council for Child Welfare.
 * Member of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (equivalent to Secretary to Government of India)
 * Member of the Sub-Committee on children for the 11th five-year Plan, National Planning Commission of India.
 * Successfully defended Mohammad Afroz- One of the accused in Nirbhaya Rape and Murder Case on the grounds that he is a Minor.

Politics
On 10 March 2014 she was Aam Aadmi Party candidate for Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency and received 21403 votes (1.9% of the total votes polled) and lost to Ananth Kumar of BJP

Personal life
Nina Nayak has brought up 2 adopted children.