Birubala Rabha
Birubala Rabha
Birubala Rabha is an Indian activist who campaigns against witchcraft and witch hunting in Goalpara, Assam which is in India.[1][2][3] She runs an organisation called Mission Birubala which spreads awareness against witch hunting.[4][5][6] She was instrumental in the Assam Government passing the Prevention of and Protection from Witch Hunting Act, 2015.[7][8] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2021, for her contributions to social work.[9]
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- ^ "The Indian woman who hunts the witch hunters". Soutik Biswas. BBC News. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Anti-witch hunt crusader UN-bound". The Times of India. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Tribal woman gets award for crusade against witch-hunting in Assam". Indian Express. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "A witch-hunting survivor crusades to save Assamese women". Hindustan Times. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Woman honoured with doctorate for fighting witch-hunting in Assam". Samudra Gupta Kashyap. Indian Express. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "The voice of the so-called witches". Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Crusader against witch hunting to be felicitated". Daily News and Analysis. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Putting women human rights activists on the world map". Sarumathi K. The Hindu. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Padma Awards: 2021" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 25 January 2021. pp. 2–5. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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