4 Notable alumni of Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Tata Institute of Social Sciences is ranked #2,482 in the world and #69 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 4 notable alumni from Tata Institute of Social Sciences sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Tata Institute of Social Sciences won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sheela Patel
1952-. (aged 74)
human rights defender
urban theorist
architect
Sheela Patel is an activist and academic involved with people living in slums and shanty towns.
2. Srilatha Batliwala
1952-. (aged 74)
academic
activist
Srilatha Batliwala, a social activist, advocate of women's rights, scholar, and author of many books on empowerment of women is from Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. From the later part of the 1970s she has been engaged in linking "grassroots activism, advocacy, teaching, research, training," obtaining grants, and works of scholarly nature.
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3. Medha Patkar
1954-. (aged 72)
environmentalist
social worker
politician
Medha Patkar is an Indian Social activist working on social issues for tribals, dalits, farmers, labourers and women facing injustice in India. She is an alumna of TISS, a premier institute of social science research in India.
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4. Fahad Ahmad
1992-. (aged 34)
social activist
Fahad Ahmad is an Indian student activist and politician who is member of the NCP. He was previously a Member of Samajwadi Party and had served as President of Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha in Maharashtra.
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