# Sangita Magar

_Nepalese activist_

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Last updated: 2026-10-13

> Sangita Magar is a Nepalese woman who became an activist for victims' rights after surviving an acid attack. She and a friend were attacked when she was 16, but managed to take her SLC exam 25 days later. She subsequently fought to change laws pertaining to victims of such attacks and to the unregulated sale of acid.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63384810#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63384810#P27))
- **Occupation:** human rights defender ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63384810#P106))

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sangita Magar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangita_Magar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q63384810](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63384810) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Sangita Magar". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/sangita-magar. Retrieved 4 November 2026.