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Kailash Satyarthi

Kailash Satyarthi

कैलाश सत्यार्थी

Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian social reformer who campaigned against child labor in India and advocated for the universal right to education and right to life for children.

BORN

11 January 1954

HONOUR

Nobel Peace Prize, 2014

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Key facts

Born
11 January 1954, Vidisha
State of birth
Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh
Sector
Social work & NGOs
Profession
Indian Social Worker
Gender
Male

Biography

Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian social reformer who campaigned against child labor in India and advocated for the universal right to education and right to life for children.

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed by the RochakDuniya editorial team.

Timeline

  1. 1954Born in Vidisha
  2. 1996Awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
  3. 2002Awarded the Wallenberg Medal
  4. 2014Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
  5. 2015Awarded the Humanitarian of the Year
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