Sunita Narain was born on 1961 and is an Indian environmentalist and political activist as well as a major proponent of the Green concept of sustainable development.
23 Facts About Sunita Narain
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In 2016 Sunita Narain was named on Time Magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People.
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Sunita Narain appeared alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the documentary Before The Flood, discussing the impact of climate change on the Monsoon in India and how it affects farmers.
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Sunita Narain was born in 1961 in New Delhi, and was the oldest of four sisters.
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In 1979, Sunita Narain joined the student anti-logging activist group Kalpavriksh.
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Sunita Narain completed her graduation by correspondence from University of Delhi.
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Sunita Narain began working with the Centre for Science and Environment, one of India's first environmental Non-governmental organizations whilst still a student at the University of Delhi, working with the founder Anil Agarwal.
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Sunita Narain became the Deputy Director of the CSE in 1993, and was appointed as the Director in 2000.
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Sunita Narain, following the scientific consensus on climate change, attributes blame for the climate crisis to the fossil-fuel based economies of Western countries, and advocates that India should seek an alternative route to economic growth.
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In 2016 Sunita Narain was named on Time Magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People.
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Sunita Narain has consistently opposed the kind of elite conservationism that blames environmental problems on the poor.
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Sunita Narain appeared alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the documentary Before The Flood and talked about the impact of climate change on the Monsoon in India and how it affects farmers.
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In 2008 Sunita Narain delivered the K R Narayanan Oration on "Why Environmentalism Needs Equity: Learning from the environmentalism of the poor to build our common future".
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Sunita Narain expressed concern about the lack of priority for measures such as protecting ecosystems and modifying food habits.
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Sunita Narain cites environmental issues such as factory farming, air pollution, lack of access to proper sanitation and clean water as potential triggers for an increased spread of infectious diseases.
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Sunita Narain was injured in a traffic collision while cycling near the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on the morning of 20 October 2013.
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Sunita Narain's bicycle was hit by a car while she was cycling to Lodhi Gardens from her home in Green Park.
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The car driver did not stop and Sunita Narain was taken to AIIMS by a passerby.
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Sunita Narain was discharged 11 days later, after having reconstructive surgery on her nose, and two metal rods implanted to support her broken wrists.
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In 2004, Sunita Narain received the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson, for "bringing environmental issues to the mainstream".
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Sunita Narain was granted an honorary Doctor of Science by the University of Calcutta in 2009.
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In 2016, Sunita Narain was named on Time Magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People, and received the International Association for Media and Communication Research Climate Change Communication Research in Action Award She was an Edinburgh Medal recipient in 2020.
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Sunita Narain has been awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Lausanne, and the University of Alberta.