Shailja Patel
Shailja Patel is an Indian-Kenyan
poet,
playwright, theatre artist, and political activist. She is most known for her book ''Migritude'', based on her one-woman show of the same name, which was funded by the Ford Foundation. CNN characterizes Patel as an artist "who exemplifies globalization as a people-centered phenomenon of migration and exchange." She divides her time between
Nairobi, Kenya, and
Johannesburg,
South Africa. She is a founding member of Kenyans For Peace, Truth and Justice, a civil society coalition that works for an equitable democracy in Kenya. Her book, ''Migritude'', was published by
Kaya Press in 2010.
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