Agnivesh
Facts
28 properties- Instance of
- human
- Sex or gender
- male
- Date of birth
- September 21, 1939
- Date of death
- September 11, 2020
- Place of birth
- Sakti
- Place of death
- New Delhi
- Country of citizenship
- India, British Raj, Dominion of India[10][11][12]
- Occupation
- writer, social worker, politician, lawyer, university teacher, human rights defender, television presenter[5][6][7][8][9][13]
- Field of work
- human rights, women's rights, interfaith dialogue, law[14][15][16][17]
- Position held
- Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly[18]
- Educated at
- University of Calcutta[21]
- Religion or worldview
- Hinduism
- Member of political party
- Janata Dal
- Official website
- www.swamiagnivesh.com
- Work location
- Kolkata
- Affiliation
- Elijah Interfaith Institute
- Affiliation string
- World Council of Arya Samaj
- Birth name
- Vepa Shyam Rao
- Described by source
- Swami Agnivesh, Crusader Against Labor Abuses in India, Dies at 80
- Honorific prefix
- Swami
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- P14750
- 2240-D47C-0EA4-0EE8-705E
- Participant in
- World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017
- ISNI
- 0000000114049321
- VIAF cluster ID
- 166820949
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n79141179
- GND ID
- 1033481432
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Swami Agnivesh (2019).jpg ↗
- Dodis ID
- P65662
- Freebase ID
- /m/02r58nq
- IMDb ID
- nm3699886
- IdRef ID
- 073382477
- IxTheo authority ID
- 741302942
- NUKAT ID
- n2005037258
- Pad.ma person ID
- Swami_Agnivesh
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- Prabook ID
- 725556
- SBN author ID
- LIGV043789
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJmpdvP9hhrPvgR7yBxMT3
Country of citizenship 3
Occupation 2
Award received 1
Educated at 1
Employer 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Member of political party 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
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Summary
Born in Sakti[1], he… he was born on September 21, 1939[2]. He died in New Delhi[3]. He died on September 11, 2020[4]. He worked as a writer[5], social worker[6], politician[7], lawyer[8], and university teacher[9].
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Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include human rights[14], a convention[26]; women's rights[15], a concept[27]; interfaith dialogue[16]; and law[17], a field of work[28]. Employers include University of Calcutta[19], a state public university[29], in India[30], founded in 1857[31], headquartered in Kolkata[32] and St. Xavier's College, Kolkata[20], a college[33], in India[34], founded in 1860[35].
Recognition
Awards received include Right Livelihood Award[22], a politics award[36], in Sweden[37], founded in 1980[38] and Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award[23], an award[39], in India[40], founded in 1992[41].
Personal Life
Agnivesh's religion is recorded as Hinduism[42]. He was affiliated with the Janata Dal[43].
FAQs
Where was Agnivesh born?
Agnivesh's place of birth was Sakti[1].
Where did Agnivesh die?
Agnivesh passed away in New Delhi[3].
What did Agnivesh do for work?
Agnivesh worked as writer[5], social worker[6], politician[7], lawyer[8], and university teacher[9].
Where did Agnivesh go to school?
Agnivesh was educated at University of Calcutta[21].
What awards did Agnivesh receive?
Honors received include Right Livelihood Award[22] and Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award[23].