When was Kailash Satyarthi born?

Kailash Satyarthi was born on 11 January 1954 in Vidisha.

Where did Kailash Satyarthi study?

Kailash Satyarthi was educated at Samrat Ashok Technological Institute, Barkatullah University, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

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Kailash Satyarthi

कैलाश सत्यार्थी

Indian Social Worker

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Kailash Satyarthi (born 11 January 1954) 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.

Quick facts

Born: 11 January 1954 wd
Place of birth: Vidisha wd
Citizenship: India wd
Occupation: children's rights activist, engineer, academic, electrical engineer wd
Education: Samrat Ashok Technological Institute, Barkatullah University, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham wd
Official website: kailashsatyarthi.net wd
Social media: X (Twitter) · Instagram wd

Awards wd

Nobel Peace Prize (2014)
Wallenberg Medal (2002)
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (1996)
Humanitarian of the Year (2015)

About

In 2014, he was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Malala Yousafzai, "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education." He is the founder of multiple social activist organizations, including Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Global March Against Child Labour, Global Campaign for Education, Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation, and Bal Ashram Trust and Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion.

Kailash Satyarthi and his team at Bachpan Bachao Andolan have liberated more than 138,000 children in India from child labour, slavery and trafficking. In 1998, Satyarthi conceived and led the Global March against Child Labour, an 80,000 km (c. 49,710 mi)-long march across 103 countries to put forth a global demand against worst forms of child labour. This became one of the largest social movements ever on behalf of exploited children. The demands of the marchers, which included children and youth (particularly the survivors of trafficking for forced labor, exploitation, sexual abuse, illegal organ transplants, armed conflict, etc.) were reflected in the draft of the ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour. The following year, the convention was unanimously adopted at the ILO Conference in Geneva.

He has served on the board and committee of several international organizations including the Center for Victims of Torture (USA), the International Labour Rights Fund (USA), and the Cocoa Initiative. Satyarthi was among Fortune magazine's "World's Greatest Leaders" in 2015 and featured in LinkedIn's Power Profiles List in 2017 and 2018. Satyarthi led a nationwide march, Bharat Yatra, in India…

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When was Kailash Satyarthi born?: Kailash Satyarthi was born on 11 January 1954 in Vidisha.
Where did Kailash Satyarthi study?: Kailash Satyarthi was educated at Samrat Ashok Technological Institute, Barkatullah University, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

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