Nationality Indian | Occupation Social activist | |
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Parent(s) Late Mrs. Aity and Late Mr. B R Souriya Education Darjeeling Government College Award Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards | ||
Rangu souriya kanchanjungha uddhar kendra fighting against human trafficking
Rangu Souriya is a Women and Child Activist and the founder of Kanchanjunga Uddhar Kendra, a non-profit organization based in Siliguri, dedicated to helping victims of sex trafficking. She is the recipient of Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards, 2011.
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- Rangu souriya kanchanjungha uddhar kendra fighting against human trafficking
- Rangu souriya the fighter
- Awards Recognition
- References
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.
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. Since then she and others at the NGO have rescued more than 500 girls from cities like Patna, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and other regions.
Rangu souriya the fighter
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 in 2009. She has also been honored by more than 20 regional organisations for her services.
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, she received the 100 Women Achievers of India award from the President of India.