Rangu Souriya
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Born
Panighatta Tea Estate, Mirik (community development block), Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India[citation needed]
EducationDarjeeling Government College[citation needed]
OccupationSocial activist
Parent(s)Aity and B. R. Souriya[citation needed]
Rangu Souriya | |
|---|---|
| Born | Panighatta Tea Estate, Mirik (community development block), Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India[citation needed] |
| Education | Darjeeling Government College[citation needed] |
| Occupation | Social activist |
| Parent(s) | Aity and B. R. Souriya[citation needed] |
| Awards | Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards |
Rangu Souriya is an Indian activist and social worker for women and children. She is the founder of Kanchanjunga Uddhar Kendra, a non-profit organization based in Siliguri, dedicated to helping victims of sex trafficking in Darjeeling, North East India and Nepal. She was awarded the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards in 2011.
In 2004, Souriya went to Kathmandu to seek guidance from Anuradha Koirala and team Maiti Nepal. After interacting and learning from them, she came back to Darjeeling and started Kanchanjunga Uddhar Kendra.[1] Since then she and others at the NGO have rescued more than 1100 girls from cities like Patna, Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata.[2][3]