USA as a Hubert Humphrey Fellow.1988–89 Founder Secretary and Trustee, Urmul Rural Health Research & Development Trust, Rajasthan1986 Founder general secretary, Charkha, the Development Communications Network, New Delhi1994 Winner of the 1993 Sanskriti Award general secretary, Association of Voluntary Agencies in Rural Development (AVARD), New Delhi Team leader, AVARD North East His mission in his own words "To change the world and make a difference in the lives of ordinary people". Awards Awarded All India Human Rights Association Manav Shri Puraskar award in the field of Journalism & Social Welfare, 1997–98. Awarded Karmaveer Puraskaar posthumously for Lifelong Fight For Social Justice Through Citizen Action. 2011 References External links Official website of Charka Official website of Urmul Activists from Maharashtra 1959 births 1997 deaths Elphinstone College alumni Alumni of St Anne's College, Oxford Bengali activists People in public health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health alumni Cathedral and John Connon School alumni Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health