Aruna Roy

Aruna Roy is a sociopolitical activist and the founder member of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sanghathan (MKSS), National Campaign to People’s Right to Information, and the School for Democracy (SFD). She was with the IAS from 1968-75. She was a member of the National Advisory Council from 2004-06 and 2010-13. She is president of the National Federation of Indian Women. Her list of honours include the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Nani Palkiwala Award and the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award. She was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine for 2011.