Nishtha Desai is an Indian scholar who has worked towards improving conditions for children in Goa, India.
Desai has a Ph.D. from Goa University where she researched Tristão de Bragança Cunha, a Goan nationalist and anti-colonial activist.
[1][2] Desai worked with a children's organization in Goa which aims to improve their condition,[3][4] and in 2012, she was the director.
[5][6] Desai raised awareness of tourism-related paedophilia,[7] and the issues that arise because of limited punishment.
[17][18] She received the Real Heroes Award from CNN-IBN and Reliance Industries in 2008.