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Know Kailash Satyarthi- First India-born person to win Nobel Peace prize

New Delhi: Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi belongs to Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh. He was an electrical engineer who turned into an activist for children's rights at the age of 26.He gave up his

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: December 10, 2014 12:28 IST
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know kailash satyarthi first india born person to win nobel peace prize

New Delhi: Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi belongs to Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh. He was an electrical engineer who turned into an activist for children's rights at the age of 26.

He gave up his job as an electrical engineer to dedicate himself to protecting and advancing child rights for over three decades now, freeing 80,000 child labourers and giving them new hope in life.

Also Read: At a Glance: Indians who won Nobel Prize before Kailash Satyarthi

In 1983, he founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement) to fight child labour. His efforts have helped rescue thousands of children from bondage, trafficking and exploitative labour.

 
It is largely due to his doggedness and zeal that NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan has emerged as by far the most prominent child rights group in the country even as 60-year-old Satyarthi rose to become a global voice for the children's cause.

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