<P> Irom Chanu Sharmila ( born 14 March 1972 ) , also known as the `` Iron Lady '' or `` Mengoubi '' ( `` the fair one '' ) is a civil rights activist , political activist , and poet from the Indian state of Manipur . On 5 November 2000 , she began a hunger strike which she ended on 9 August 2016 , after 16 years of fasting . Having refused food and water for more than 500 weeks , she has been called `` the world 's longest hunger striker '' . On International Women 's Day , 2014 she was voted the top woman icon of India by MSN Poll . </P>
<P> Irom Chanu Sharmila ( born 14 March 1972 ) , also known as the `` Iron Lady '' or `` Mengoubi '' ( `` the fair one '' ) is a civil rights activist , political activist , and poet from the Indian state of Manipur . On 5 November 2000 , she began a hunger strike which she ended on 9 August 2016 , after 16 years of fasting . Having refused food and water for more than 500 weeks , she has been called `` the world 's longest hunger striker '' . On International Women 's Day , 2014 she was voted the top woman icon of India by MSN Poll . </P>
who is known as iron lady of india
who is known as iron lady of india
Irom Chanu Sharmila
Irom Chanu Sharmila