Europe and the United States campaigning against the U.S. based corporations responsible for the Bhopal disaster at public gatherings in Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and a dozen U.S. cities. She has been a keen and effective RTI activist for the last 8 years. Rachna was awarded the women of the year in the category of public service by the India Today magazine in 2010. Political career Rachna is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and contested the Lok Sabha election in 2014 from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. She was one of the 28 candidates of the party who contested from Madhya Pradesh. Awards On 14 January 2011, Rachna Dhingra received the India Today woman of the year award in Public Service category from Mariane Pearl and India Today Group chairman and editor-in-chief Aroon Purie for giving up a promising career and moving to Bhopal to campaign for justice for the victims of the gas tragedy and the affected families. She also received the international ethecon Blue Planet Award 2019 on 23 November 2019 in Berlin, germany, honoring her courage in confronting corporate crime. References External links http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060506/saturday/main1.htm http://www.oneforindia.org/2011/files/people/js.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20140315093523/http://aidindia.org/main/content/view/810/399 https://web.archive.org/web/20140315073026/http://indiatoday.in/womansummit/2009/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&issueid=35&id=2733&Itemid=1&sectionid=1 Living people 1977 births Ross School of Business alumni Aam Aadmi Party politicians Social workers Women in Madhya Pradesh politics Politicians from Bhopal 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Social workers from Madhya Pradesh