bunker roy-personality review
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N.ARUN GURU SAYI THATH
PERSONALITY REVIEW
BUNKER ROY
EARLY BIOGRAPHY
Born On August 2, 1945Burnpur-BengalSanjit Bunker RoyHis Father Was a Mechanical EngineerHis Mother was an India’s Trade
Commissioner To RussiaWife Aruna Roy-IAS
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Schooling at Doon School in Deridun(1956 to 1962)College at Stephen’s College in Delhi(1962 to 1967)Master degree in English
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Become an Indian Social Activist and Educator
Bihar Famine in mids 1960 made this choiceSuffering at the Bihar Hited him DeeplyDevote himself to Social ServiceShocked by his Parents
Bunker Roy Greatest Hero’s
Mahatama GandhiFavourite Saying of him from Gandhi“First they ignore you, then they laugh at
you, then they fight you, then you win.”Other is his wife Aruna
Barefoot College
Established in 1972, Tilonia, Rajasthan.Non-Government OrganizationProviding Basic Services and Solutions to
problems in rural communitiesObjective is to make rural people self-
sufficient and sustainable. Solar energy, water, education, health care,
rural handicrafts, people’s action, communication, women’s empowerment and wasteland development.
How College Works?
The College takes men, women and children who are illiterate and semi-literate
From low casteFrom remote and inaccessible villages in
IndiaTrainingLive Less Dependently
Making Milestone
“Just because someone cannot read or write does not mean he or she is uneducated” by Bunker Roy
Achievement of Barefoot
Provided Solar Power Lighting to over 136 virtually inaccessible village in Himalyas
Over 15,000 Children Educated13 village and 15,000 people are benefit from
Community Piped System20 colleges in 13 States in IndiaNow involved in other Countries alsoLike Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Bhutan
Awards by Bunker Roy
The Arab Gulf Fund for the United Nations (AGFUND) Award for promoting Volunteerism
The World Technology Award for Social Entrepreneurship
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
The Stockholm Challenge Award for Information Technology
The NASDAQ Stock Market Education AwardThe Tyler PrizeThe St Andrews Prize for the Environment- 2003