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Prafulla Samantara
Indian environmental activist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prafulla Samantara (born 1952) is an Indian environmental activist from Odisha.[1]
Biography
Samantara has been a spokesperson for the Dangaria Kandha indigenous people, in their protest against plans for bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hill range.[2] A 2013 Supreme Court ruling stopped the mining plans.[1] Samantara was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2017.[3]
Bibliography
- Prafulla Samantara (1 January 2005), Bajarikarana Jalaru Jalamukti Abhijan (in Odia), Lok Shakti Abhiyan, Wikidata Q107562430
References
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