Jagmati Sangwan


Jagmati Sangwan is an Indian activist against honour killing and khap panchayats in Haryana. She was the General Secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association and was a central committee member of the Communist Party of India but was later expelled after she opposed the alliance with the Indian National Congress in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. She was a volleyball player who was in the part of the Indian team that won bronze at the Asian Volleyball Championships.

Life and work

Sangwan was born on 2 January 1960, in Sonipat. Her parents were farmers. She was educated at the Sports College for Women, set up by Devi Lal Government in 1978. She played volleyball at a national level.
She married former SFI leader, Inderjit Singh. She has campaigned against honour killing and started a campaign against female foeticide.