Bezwada Wilson
Background
Bezwada Wilson (born 1966) is an Indian human rights activist and co-founder and National Convenor of Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA). Born in a Dalit family in Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, his work focuses on the total eradication of manual scavenging, dry latrines, and the rehabilitation of manual scavengers across India. In 2016, he was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for "asserting the inalienable right to human dignity of India’s lowest castes." Additionally, he was awarded the Ashoka Fellowship for
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New Delhi / Kolar, Karnataka, India
Occupation:
• Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA; National Convenor)
• Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
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Bezwada Wilson (born 1966) is an Indian human rights activist and co-founder and National Convenor of Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA). Born in a Dalit family in Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, his work focuses on the total eradication of manual scavenging, dry latrines, and the rehabilitation of manual scavengers across India. In 2016, he was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for "asserting the inalienable right to human dignity of India’s lowest castes." Additionally, he was awarded the Ashoka Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurship in 2002. Through legal advocacy, public awareness campaigns, and direct action, his work has led to legislative reforms and judicial interventions enforcing the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act.