19. Kailash Satyarthi
A devout campaigner against child labour, Kailash Sharma or Satyarthi (bearer of truth) is the second Indian winner of the Nobel Peace Prize after Mother Teresa. The founder of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement), Satyarthi begun working as a child rights activist when the country did not have many. He has directly contributed towards protecting the rights of more than 83,000 children from 144 countries. Satyarthi has been the subject of many documentaries, talk shows, and awareness films. Meanwhile, he also initiated the Global March Against Child Labour, Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, Global Campaign for Education and Rugmark, which is also known as GoodWeave International.
