Rangu Souriya

Rangu Souriya
Born Panighatta Tea Estate, Mirik (community development block), Darjeeling District, India
Nationality Indian
Education Darjeeling Government College
Occupation Social activist
Parent(s) Late Mrs. Aity and Late Mr. B R Souriya
Awards Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards

Rangu Souriya is an Indian Gorkha social activist and the founder of Kanchanjunga Uddhar Kendra – a non-profit organization based out of Siliguri, dedicated to helping victims of sex trafficking. She is the recipient of Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards, 2011.[1]

Currently, Rangu works with Kanchanjunga Uddhar Kendra, a Siliguri based NGO and helps rescue girls from Darjeeling, North East India and Nepal, who have been trafficked to various cities across India and abroad.[2]

In 2004, she went to Kathmandu to learn from Anuradha Koirala and team Maiti Nepal. After interacting and learning from them, she came back to Darjeeling and started Kanchanjunga Uddhar Kendra.[3] Ever since, she along with others at the NGO have rescued more than 500 minor girls from cities like Patna, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and other regions.[4]

Awards & Recognition

Her bravery and good work has earned her the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards in 2011 and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Women Achievers’ Award – 2009. She has also been honored by more than 20 regional organisations for her services.[5]

In January 2016, as part of the 100 Women Initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), that aims to recognize and acknowledge 100 women who are making a difference in their communities across the country,[6] she received the 100 Women Achievers of India award from the President of India.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rescuing poor girls from traffickers’ traps". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rescuing poor girls from traffickers’ traps". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "An interview with founder member of ‘Kanchanjunga Uddhar Kendra’ – Ms. Rangu Souria". DarjeelingTimes.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rangu Souriya - Saviour for Trafficked Girls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rangu Souriya – Saviour for trafficked girls". The Freepress Journal. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "‘#100Women Initiative’ launched by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with Facebook to recognize 100 women achievers across India". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "National Honour for GORKHA ICON – Rangu Souriya". DarjeelingTimes.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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