supported Amnesty international in the controversy against ABVP. Awards and recognitions Anweshi, the NGO founded by Ajitha, has received many awards for its contribution to the social cause. Jana Samskruti Award, Abu Dhabi, 1997 Lakshmi Award by Sahrudaya Vedi, Trichur, 1997 Yugadeepam Sam Award-Trivandrum, 1998 Kamala Bhaskar Award, by Bhaskar Foundation, 2003 Sadguru Jnanananda Award by Manava Seva Dharma Samvardhini Trust, Chennai, 2004 V.K. Rajan Puraskaram, Bhoomika Trust, Kodungalloor, 2004 Award by B.P. Moideen Seva Mandir, Mukkam, Kozhikode, 2004. Award by K.Balakrishnan Smaraka Samithi for human rights activist, 2007 R. Shankaranarayanan Thampi Smaraka Award on 2 November 2009 References External links K. Ajitha: Asian speaks Naxalism enriched my life and provided the ammunition to fight for women’s rights, Deccan Herald, April 2, 2006 Article on her, 2004 Rediff interview, Jan 12, 1999 Further reading 1950 births Living people Indian feminists Indian prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of India Politicians from Kozhikode Indian human rights activists Women in Kerala politics Indian women activists Social workers from Kerala 20th-century Indian women politicians Indian atheists 20th-century Indian politicians Women educators from Kerala Educators from Kerala