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Licypriya Kangujam

2011 - Today

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Licypriya Kangujam (Meitei pronunciation: [lisipɾija kaŋŋud͡ʒɐm]; born 2 October 2011) is a child environmental activist from Manipur, India. One of the youngest climate activists globally, she addressed world leaders at the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain, asking them to take immediate climate action. Licypriya has been campaigning for climate action in India since 2018, to pass new laws to curb India's high pollution levels, and to make climate-change literacy mandatory in schools. She has been regarded as India's Greta Thunberg, though she does not like the usage of this term. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Licypriya Kangujam is the 944th most popular social activist (down from 856th in 2024), the 2,056th most popular biography from India (down from 1,852nd in 2019) and the 65th most popular Indian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Licypriya Kangujam ranks 944 out of 840Before her are Ben Fletcher, Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay, Leelah Alcorn, Jestina Mukoko, Mama Cax, and Archana Soreng. After her are Kehkashan Basu, Androula Henriques, Sandya Eknelygoda, Autumn Peltier, Nadeen Ashraf, and Gulalai Ismail.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2011, Licypriya Kangujam ranks 3Before her are Princess Josephine of Denmark, and Prince Vincent of Denmark.

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In India

Among people born in India, Licypriya Kangujam ranks 2,056 out of 1,861Before her are Shweta Tripathi (1985), Shriya Pilgaonkar (1989), Archana Soreng (1996), Urfi Javed (1997), Mannara Chopra (1995), and Parupalli Kashyap (1986). After her are Varun Tej (1990), Dipannita Sharma (1976), Vedhika (1988), Monica (1985), Nivin Pauly (1984), and Swapna Barman (1996).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, Licypriya Kangujam ranks 65Before her are Gauri Lankesh (1962), Rahibai Soma Popere (1964), Sunitha Krishnan (1972), Teesta Setalvad (1962), Bhakti Sharma (1989), and Archana Soreng (1996). After her are Kirthi Jayakumar (1987).