Binalakshmi Nepram
Binalakshmi Nepram is an Indian humanitarian, author, and female activist for the advocacy of gender rights and women-led disarmament movements with the objective of arresting gun culture and bringing about peace for her home state of Manipur in particular and northeast India in general. For her contributions in this field to Manipur and northeast India she is known by the epithet "The Face & Voice of North East".
Binalakshmi Nepram | |
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in November 2023 | |
| Born | Imphal, Manipur, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Humanitarian, author and civil rights activist of a disarmament movement |
| Years active | From 2004 |
| Known for | Founder of Control Arms Foundation of India (CAFI), 2004, and Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network (MWGSN) |
Nepram has established many institutions such as the Control Arms Foundation of India (CAFI) in 2004, and Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network (MWGSN).
On the disarmament issue she opines, "You cannot shoot an unarmed person. This goes for both the State and non State actors... nonviolence will win at the end."
Forbes named Nepram as one of its "24 Young Minds to Watch out for in 2015", and the Action on Armed Violence of London listed her among the top 100 influential people in the world actively pursuing a reduction in armed violence.