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Sanjit Bunker Roy | |
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 Roy at the Time 100 event in 2010 | |
| Born | Sanjit Roy 30 June 1945 Burnpur, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College, Delhi |
| Occupation | Social activist & founder of Barefoot College |
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Sanjit "Bunker" Roy (born 30 June 1945) is an Indian social activist and educator who founded the Barefoot College. He was selected as one of Time 100's 100 most influential personalities in 2010 for his work in educating illiterate and semi-literate rural Indians.[1] Roy was awarded the Padma Shri by Giani Zail Singh in 1986.
- ^ Mortenson, Greg. (29 April 2010) Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy The 2010 TIME 100. TIME. Retrieved on 2 June 2012.