SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Sampat Pal Devi

1961 - Today

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Sampat Pal Devi is an Indian social activist from the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, North India. She is founder of the Gulabi Gang, an Uttar Pradesh-based social organisation, works for women welfare and empowerment. She was participant of Colors TV's reality show Bigg Boss 6. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sampat Pal Devi is the 824th most popular social activist, the 1,420th most popular biography from India and the 62nd most popular Indian Social Activist.

Sampat Pal Devi is most famous for founding the Gulabi Gang, a group of women in India that fights against gender violence and social injustice, particularly in rural areas. The group is known for its distinctive pink saris and their activism against domestic abuse and corruption.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Sampat Pal Devi ranks 824 out of 840Before her are Cindy Sheehan, Gigi Ibrahim, Virisila Buadromo, Elena Gorolová, Ridhima Pandey, and Salil Shetty. After her are Amanda Knox, Sonita Alizadeh, Sophia Kianni, Rusudan Gotsiridze, Claire Nouvian, and Anjem Choudary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Sampat Pal Devi ranks 1,009Before her are Kip Winger, Reggie White, Saba Mahmood, Salil Shetty, William Ragsdale, and Tom Emmer. After her are Boris Koretsky, Tamilisai Soundararajan, Martha Hackett, Will Self, Elizabeth Kolbert, and Blair Horn.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sampat Pal Devi ranks 1,420 out of 1,861Before her are Arundhati Bhattacharya (1956), Jyotindra Nath Dixit (1936), Salil Shetty (1961), Deepa Malik (1970), Bhumika Chawla (1978), and Sangeeta Bijlani (1960). After her are Parag Agrawal (1984), Dipika Kakar (1986), Ashwini Vaishnaw (1970), Yukta Mookhey (1977), Shweta Basu Prasad (1991), and Dolly Guleria (1949).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, Sampat Pal Devi ranks 62Before her are Rajmohan Gandhi (1935), Manasi Pradhan (1962), Laxmi Agarwal (1990), Gauri Lankesh (1962), Rahibai Soma Popere (1964), and Salil Shetty (1961). After her are Sunitha Krishnan (1972), Teesta Setalvad (1962), Bhakti Sharma (1989), Archana Soreng (1996), Licypriya Kangujam (2011), and Kirthi Jayakumar (1987).