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* 28 Feb 2026
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Kailash Satyarthi - Nobel Peace Prize 2014
In 2014, he was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize along with Malala Yousafzai
Children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
for "focusing attention on the grave exploitation of children for
financial gain". Another important reason was that he followed the
non-violent tradition of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. The
Peace Prize laureate was born to a high-caste family. He completed a
degree in electrical engineering, but soon gave up his career and his
high-caste name, Sharma. Instead he called himself Satyarthi, which
means "seeker of truth".
Satyarthi founded the Save the Childhood Movement (BBA) and the
GoodWeave organisation, which certifies carpet manufacturers who do not
use child labour in their production. As of 2014, Satyarthi and his
colleagues had freed 83 000 children from slavery. In 1998, Satyarthi
led a global march against child labour. This protest helped spur the
United Nations’ International Labour Organisation (ILO) to adopt a
convention protecting children against exploitation and hazardous work.
Source: nobelprize.org
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