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