Jockin Arputham

Padma Shri
Jockin Arputham
Born(1947-08-15)15 August 1947
Kolar Gold Fields,
Mysore State,
Dominion of India
(now Karnataka, India)
Died13 October 2018(2018-10-13) (aged 71)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Community leader, housing activist
OrganizationSlum Dwellers International
AwardsRamon Magsaysay Award
Padma Shri

Jockin Arputham (15 August 1947 – 13 October 2018) was an Indian community leader and activist, known for his campaigning work of more than 40 years on issues related to slums and shanty towns. He was born in Karnataka, India and moved to Mumbai, where he quickly became politicized and established himself as a community leader. In 2014, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, alongside the organisation he helped to found, Slum Dwellers International.[1] In 2011, he received the Padma Shri in New Delhi for his contributions to social work, presented by the President of India.[2]

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