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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.
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.
Aug 31, 2024 · The title of Aruna Roy’s memoir, The Personal is Political, reflects the feminist slogan popularised during the second wave of the movement in the 1960s. The phrase encapsulates the central...
Aruna Roy, a name synonymous with social activism, grassroots empowerment, and unwavering commitment to justice, was born in year 1946, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Aug 13, 2024 · In the realm of Indian activism, Aruna Roy stands as a towering figure. After a career in India’s civil service, which began in 1968, failed to ignite her passion for change, she moved to social...
Magsaysay Award-winning social activist Aruna Roy's remarkably forthright memoir is the story of two parallel journeys---a fifty-year-long engagement with public action in India, and a personal narrative that traces how the author has striven to convert her ideological convictions into practice.
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