Prem Chowdhry

Prem Chowdhry is an Indian social scientist, historian, and Senior Academic Fellow at the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. She is a feminist and critic of violence against couples refusing arranged marriages.
She is a scholar of gender studies and the social history of Haryana in India and daughter of Hardwari Lal, an educationist and Indian National Congress member of Parliament.
Professional achievements.
Chowdhry is a Life Member of the Center for Women Studies. She has worked at the Indian Council of Social Science Research-supported Centre for Contemporary Studies, New Delhi. She is an alumna of Jawaharlal Nehru University and professorial fellow of the University Grants Commission.
Art career.
Chowdhry is a self-taught artist whose painting are held by the National Gallery, India and Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Fine Arts.