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Dayamani Barla
Indian politician
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Organization | Adivasi-Moolvasi Astitva Raksha Manch |
| Awards | Counter Media Award for Rural Journalism (2000) National Foundation for India Fellowship (2004) |
Dayamani Barla is an Indian tribal journalist and activist from the Indian state of Jharkhand.
She became notable for her activism in opposing Arcelor Mittal's steel plant in Eastern Jharkhand that tribal activists say would displace forty villages.
Dayamani Barla | Peace & Conflict Studies Institute (PACSI ...
Barla has won a number of prestigious awards for journalism.[1] She unsuccessfully ran from the Khunti Lok Sabha Constituency, Jharkhand in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections as an Aam Aadmi Party candidate.[2][3]
Early life
Dayamani was born in a tribal family (also known as Adivasi in India) in the Jharkhand state of eastern India.
Her family belonged to the Munda tribe. Dayamani's fathe BBC NEWS | South Asia | Indian woman with a steely resolve TONET