| Aruna Roy |
Roy at the RTI Activist's National Convention in May of 2007 |
| Born |
(1946-06-26) June 26, 1946 (age 66)
Chennai |
| Nationality |
Indian |
| Occupation |
Activist |
Aruna Roy (born 26 June 1946) is an Indian political and social activist who founded and heads the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathana ("Workers and Peasants Strength Union"). She is best known as a prominent leader of the Right to Information movement through National Campaign for People’s Right to Information, which led to the enactment of the Right to Information Act in 2005.[1] She has also remained a member of the National Advisory Council.[2]
Aruna served as a civil servant in the Indian Administrative Service between 1968 and 1974. She resigned the job to devote her time to social and political campaigns. She joined the Social Work and Research Center (SWRC) in Tilonia, Rajasthan.[3][4][5]
Awards and recognitions[edit]
In 2000, she received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership.[6] In 2010 she received the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academia and Management.[7]
National Advisory Council[edit]
In 2004, under the leadership of Manmohan Singh, the Congress party won the national elections and formed the central government. Roy was inducted into the National Advisory Committee (NAC), an extra-constitutional quasi-governmental body chaired by Sonia Gandhi[8] which was passed by the Indian parliament in 2005. She served as a member of the National Advisory Council of India until 2006 and is part of NAC II.
References[edit]
- ^ Blacked out: government secrecy in the information age, by Alasdair Scott Roberts. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- ^ "NAC reconstituted". The Hindu. Jun 04, 2005.
- ^ Women who dared, by Ritu Menon. Published by National Book Trust, India, 2002. ISBN 81-237-3856-0. Page 169-170.
- ^ Aruna Roy BusinessWeek, July 8, 2002.
- ^ Aruna Roy National Resource Center for Women, Govt. of India.
- ^ Ramon Magsaysay Award Citation
- ^ Thehindu.com
- ^ Visionaries: The 20th Century's 100 Most Important Inspirational Leaders, by Satish Kumar, Freddie Whitefield. Published by Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007. ISBN 1-933392-53-3. Page 139.
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Community Leadership (1958-2008)
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Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts (1958-2008)
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Emergent Leadership (2001- )
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Roy, Aruna |
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| Short description |
Indian activist |
| Date of birth |
1946-05-26 |
| Place of birth |
Madras |
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