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Ela Bhatt Biography: Early Life, SEWA, Women’s Cooperative Movement, Awards and Legacy
Ela Bhatt biography: born 7 September 1933 in Ahmedabad, the Gandhian lawyer founded SEWA, a union of more than two million self-employed…
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The Emergency 1975-77: Why Indira Gandhi Imposed It and What Happened in Those 21 Months
From 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977 India was under a state of Emergency, with civil liberties suspended, the press censored…
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Licypriya Kangujam Biography: Age, Early Life, Climate Activism, COP Protests and Campaigns
Licypriya Kangujam biography: born 2 October 2011 in Manipur, she began campaigning on climate change at seven and is one of the…
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Swami Agnivesh Biography: Early Life, Arya Samaj, Bonded Labour Liberation Front and Activism
Swami Agnivesh biography: born 21 September 1939, the saffron-robed Arya Samaj monk founded the Bandhua Mukti Morcha and campaigned against bonded labour…
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Pandita Ramabai Biography: Early Life, Sharada Sadan, Mukti Mission, Writings and Legacy
Pandita Ramabai biography: born 23 April 1858, the Sanskrit scholar and reformer founded homes and schools for child widows and wrote The…
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Kamla Bhasin Biography: Early Life, Feminism, Jagori, Sangat, Books and Songs
Kamla Bhasin biography: born 24 April 1946, the feminist writer, trainer and poet built women's networks across South Asia and popularised the…
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Mother Teresa Biography: Early Life, Missionaries of Charity, Nobel Prize, Sainthood and Legacy
Mother Teresa biography: born 26 August 1910 in Skopje, the nun became an Indian citizen, founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata…
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Stan Swamy Biography: Early Life, Jesuit Priest, Adivasi Rights in Jharkhand, Arrest and Death
Stan Swamy biography: born 26 April 1937 in Tamil Nadu, the Jesuit priest worked for Adivasi rights in Jharkhand and died in…
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Prashant Bhushan Biography: Age, Early Life, Public Interest Litigation, Activism and Family
Prashant Bhushan biography: born 15 October 1956 in Delhi, the Supreme Court lawyer is India's best-known public interest litigator and an anti-corruption…
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Dayamani Barla Biography: Early Life, Journalism, Jharkhand Land Movements and Awards
Dayamani Barla biography: the tribal journalist from Jharkhand led the movement that stopped a steel plant from displacing dozens of villages and…
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Lakshmi Sahgal Biography: Early Life, Rani of Jhansi Regiment, Medical Career, Politics and Family
Lakshmi Sahgal biography: born 24 October 1914 in Madras, "Captain Lakshmi" commanded the women's regiment of the Indian National Army and served…
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Shabnam Hashmi Biography: Early Life, SAHMAT, ANHAD, Activism and Family
Shabnam Hashmi biography: born in 1957, the sister of Safdar Hashmi founded ANHAD and has campaigned for communal harmony and women's rights…