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Aruna Roy (née Jayaram, born 6 June 1946) is an Indian social activist, professor, union organiser and former civil servant. She is the president of the National Federation of Indian Women and founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan .
May 22, 2024 · Aruna Roy (born May 26, 1946, Madras [now Chennai], India) is an Indian social activist known for her efforts to fight corruption and promote government transparency.
Jan 26, 2022 · Aruna Roy is a social activist and founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS). Her work and leadership led to the enactment of the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005—a landmark act that empowers citizens to demand transparency and accountability from government institutions.
Aruna Roy is one of India’s most prominent activists. She was a civil servant from 1968 to 1975. In 1975 she resigned from the Indian Administrative Service to work with the rural poor in Rajasthan.
Jun 14, 2024 · Infirmity and old age have been addressed in political battles for old-age pensions and benefits for the ill, widows and orphaned children. However, the middle-class activist is often left without...
In her memoir, 'The Personal is Political', Aruna Roy supports the argument that leaders can be identified in rural areas and empowered with skills.
Aruna Roy is an Indian social activist who co-founded the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathana (MKSS), a social and grassroots organization for the empowerment of workers and peasants. It is a major civil rights movement in India and played a crucial role in the establishment of the Right to Information Act (RTI).
Hindustan Times | By Aruna Roy and the MKSS Collective. Apr 13, 2018 08:20 PM IST. This important book is an account of the stages of the MKSS campaign for the ordinary citizen’s right to basic...
Nov 24, 2023 · Noted social activist Aruna Roy has been a driving force behind the movement that led to the enactment of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. A former civil servant and a co-founder of...
Apr 23, 2018 · Aruna Roy has led from the front a two-decade-long struggle that has legitimised your right to know. In simple words, the Right to Information Act – passed in October 2005 – assured...
