Ramesh Agrawal
Agrawal in 2016
NationalityIndia
Occupations
AwardsGoldman Environmental Prize (2014)

Ramesh Agrawal is an Indian social worker, internet café owner and grassroots environmentalist from Chhattisgarh, who is a founder of group Jan Chetana(जन चेतना, meaning people's consciousness). He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize[1] in 2014 for his efforts in organizing protests against certain industrialization plans in the region, and in particular informing citizens about environmental and social consequences of projected large-scale coal mining.[2]

References

  1. "Prize Recipient: Ramesh Agrawal, 2014 Asia". Goldman Environmental Prize. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. "Who tried to kill Ramesh Agrawal, the activist and winner of the prestigious Goldman Environment Prize?". dna. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2018.


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