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Sunitha Krishnan

1972 - Today

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Sunitha Krishnan (born 1972) is an Indian social activist and chief functionary and co-founder of Prajwala, a non-governmental organization that rescues, rehabilitates and reintegrates sex-trafficked victims into society. She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Sunitha Krishnan is the 864th most popular social activist (down from 824th in 2024), the 1,569th most popular biography from India (up from 1,601st in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Indian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Sunitha Krishnan ranks 865 out of 840. Before her are Jalila Haider, Majd Izzat al-Chourbaji, Emna Mizouni, Parveena Ahanger, Sylvia Tamale, Pepe Julian Onziema, and Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim. After her are Sayaka Osakabe, María Fernanda Castro Maya, Nick Fuentes, Amina Tyler, and Elizabeth Smart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Sunitha Krishnan ranks 1,333. Before her are Denis Žvegelj, Alexei Popogrebski, Ugo Ehiogu, Janice Rankin, Laurent Lamothe, and Balls Mahoney. After her are Dan Payne, Gary Weeks, Laurence Leboucher, Willem Jackson, Ibrahim Al-Helwah, and David Lascher.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sunitha Krishnan ranks 1,569 out of 1,861. Before her are Konkona Sen Sharma (1979), Floyd Cardoz (1960), Aditi Rao Hydari (1986), Santosh Yadav (1967), Indraneil Sengupta (1974), and Shweta Tiwari (1980). After her are Dayanita Singh (1961), Krushna Abhishek (1983), Shiny Abraham (1965), Sukhwinder Singh (1971), Nina Wadia (1968), and Kavita Kaushik (1981).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, Sunitha Krishnan ranks 63. Before her are Manasi Pradhan (1962), Laxmi Agarwal (1990), Gauri Lankesh (1962), Rahibai Soma Popere (1964), Salil Shetty (1961), and Sampat Pal Devi (1961). After her are Teesta Setalvad (1962), Bhakti Sharma (1989), Archana Soreng (1996), Licypriya Kangujam (2011), and Kirthi Jayakumar (1987).

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