Kailash Satyarthi Height, Weight, Religion, Net Worth, Age, Biography

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Kailash Satyarthi (Kailash Sharma)

Last Updated: 05 Jan, 2024 | Views: 860

Age: 71

Profession: Social Worker

Other Profession(s): Activist, Electrical Engineer

Famous For: Activism For Children's Rights And Children's Education.

Higher Education: Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering, Ph.D

Kailash Satyarthi Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

11 Jan, 1954 (71 Years 7 Days)

Birth Country

India

Birth State/Province

Madhya Pradesh

Birth District

Vidisha

Birth Sign

Capricorn

Religion

Hinduism

Nationalities

Indian

Kailash Satyarthi Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (profile/biography)

Kailash Satyarthi is a human rights campaigner from India who has been at the vanguard of the global manoeuvre to end child subjugation and enslavement. When he gave up a remunerative career as an electrical engineer to start a campaign opposite to child serfdom, he was the founder of numerous organizations, such as Bachpan Bachao Andolan (English: Save child Movement) and many more. Kailash Satyarthi commenced his career as a professor. Recently, he wrote the book Covid19: a crisis of civilization or solution.

Career

In 1999: Satyarthi founded the Global Crusade for Education and became the president of this organization.
In 1999: Kailash Satyarthi collaborated with different NGOs as a fellowship that was individually working in different areas, such as Action Aid, Education International, etc.
In 2004: Kailash entrenched a corporation, The Kailash Satyarthi children’s Foundation (KSCF).
In 2017: Satyarthi launched a movement Bharat Yatra to spread consciousness about child trafficking and sexually abusing.
In 2018: Kailash Satyarthi wrote the book published by Prabhat Publication.

Awards and Achievement

In 1995: Kailash Satyarthi received Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.
In 2014: He got the honour of receiving the Nobel peace prize with Malala Yusufzai.

Unknown Facts

In 1998, Satyarthi devised and led the Global March opposite Child Labour, wandering 103 countries capping 80,000 km to demand an International Law on Worst Forms of Child Labour.
Satyarthi is the first Indian who glorify at the Nobel Peace Prize.