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health, labor and local self-government in collaboration with NGOs. However, she resigned from this advisory position on 4 August 2014, expressing anguish and frustration at the lack of political will to implement the
Nirbhaya policy. In March 2015, in a "move of repentance" the government re-inducted Sunitha Krishnan back to its Nirbhaya scheme by giving her more decision-making power through the role of Honorary Director.
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in front of its school. The media picked up the story, presenting one-sided information, insinuating that
Prajwala had been defaming Muslim women in order to access foreign funds. Hundreds of Muslims came to attack the centre with swords, chains and stones. Their leader declared loudly that he would
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Early in her career, Krishnan forayed into film making as a tool for advocacy. She conceptualized and scripted 14 documentary films on socially relevant issues such as youth and HIV/AIDS, Sheikh marriages, incest, prostitution, sex trafficking, communal riots, among others. Some of the films she has
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Krishnan has also conducted sensitization workshops for thousands of senior police officers, judges, prosecutors and Child
Welfare Committee members to equip them with the requisite understanding and skills to effectively handle cases of human trafficking and advocate for child-friendly courts. As a
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The organization's "second-generation" prevention program operates in 17 transition centers and has helped prevent thousands of children of prostituted mothers from entering the flesh trade. Prajwala also operates a shelter home for rescued children and adult victims of sex trafficking, many of whom
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Pradesh to other states, revealing the reality and magnitude of the crime along with a demographic profile of vulnerable communities. Upon submitting this report to the government, a state-level consultation on the need for a multi-sectoral approach to address
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Today, Prajwala stands upon five pillars: prevention, rescue, rehabilitation, reintegration and advocacy. The organization extends moral, financial, legal and social support to victims and ensures that perpetrators are brought to justice. To date, Prajwala has rescued, rehabilitated, or served over
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With personal experience in many raids, Krishnan has realized that without a meaningful state policy, no amount of social work or activism at the micro-level is enough to be helpful. She therefore goes about her task forging partnerships with various police departments, especially Women
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has won 5 international awards in 2013, including Best
Feature Film Award at Trinity International Film Festival, USA and Award of Excellence from IFFCRM, Indonesia. It then won 3 awards at the 61st National Film awards in New Delhi and was screened at the 4th Beijing International Film Festival,
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In 2015, after the #ShameTheRapist campaign, the landlord gave an ultimatum to shift her
Falaknuma, Hyderabad-based Economic Rehabilitation Unit. With limited time and resources available, Krishnan chose to crowdfund the funding gap required to relocate to her new facility. She crowdfunded over $
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The warehouse of energy and optimism that she is, Ms. Krishnan's enthusiasm easily rubs off on those around her as well. As a former co-worker, says, "Working with
Sunitha is like a constant learning experience, with her constantly throwing challenges, urging staff to tap their potential. She not
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Ms. Krishnan was appointed as advisor for the
Government of Kerala's Nirbhaya policy for Women and Children to fight sexual violence and trafficking in 2011. The scheme, which was originally drafted by Krishnan, is coordinated by various government departments like social welfare, SC/ST, police,
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In 1996, sex workers living in
Mehboob ki Mehandi, a red light area in Hyderabad, were evacuated. As a result, thousands of women, who were caught in the clutches of prostitution, were left homeless. Having found a like-minded person in Brother Jose Vetticatil, a missionary, Krishnan started a
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In the United States, Ms. Krishnan has met auditoriums full of students in order to raise awareness, warn them against getting involved in the industry and inspire new activism. Not only did she spearhead the first ever Statewide Campaign against Sex Trafficking targeting adolescent girls in
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Prajwala has over 200 employees, but Krishnan runs the organization as a full-time volunteer—a decision she took very early in her life. She supports herself, with help from her husband, by writing books and giving speeches and seminars on trafficking worldwide. She is married to
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In 2003, Krishnan drafted recommendations for rehabilitation of victims of sex trafficking in Andhra Pradesh, which were passed by the State Government as a Policy for Rescue & Rehabilitation of Victims of Trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation vide GO MS 1.
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became manifested when, at the age of eight years, she started teaching dance to mentally challenged children. By the age of twelve, she was running schools in slums for underprivileged children. At the age of fifteen, while working on a neo-literacy campaign for the
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only monitors but also mentors her staff in all spheres of work and life. Her undying hope, passion, relentless struggle to reach goals set for herself and for Prajwala (actually synonymous) inspires the team to stay focused on the cause too."
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She was also appointed as a member of the Andhra Pradesh State Women's Commission and contributed to India's new Bill on Rape, which was passed in Parliament in 2013 to increase punitive measures for sexual violence and assault.
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collaboration with the State government and various international funding agencies, but she also launched the Men Against Demand campaign with the slogan "Real Men Don’t Buy Sex" which has reached 1.8 billion people worldwide.
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by eight men. They did not like that a woman was interfering with what they claimed as “man’s society.” They beat her so badly that she is partially deaf in one ear. This incident served as the impetus for what she does today.
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was once flung at her. Good fortune saved her a third time when she was the target of a poisoning attempt. Krishnan says that these assaults have only steeled her resolve to carry on her crusade against human trafficking.
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Cell, the Anti Human Trafficking Unit. Krishnan started the first ever Crises Counseling Centre in Afzalgunj Police Station–a pilot project for Police-NGO collaboration to intercept sex trafficking. She has persuaded the
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transition school at the vacated brothel to prevent the second generation from being trafficked. In its early years, Krishnan had to sell her jewelry and even most of her household utensils to make ends meet at Prajwala.
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parents Raju Krishnan and Nalini Krishnan. She saw most of the country early on while traveling from one place to another with her father, who worked with the Department of Survey which makes maps for the entire country.
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are HIV positive. Krishnan not only leads these interventions, but has also spearheaded an economic rehabilitation program which trains survivors in carpentry, welding, printing, masonry and housekeeping.
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was instrumental in not only garnering huge funds but also networking with business owners willing to provide job placements for survivors. She also appeared on
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government to work with her in cracking down on this organized crime and helped secure the conviction of more than 150 traffickers.
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Handbook for Anti-Trafficking Partners of Andhra Pradesh: A State Resource Directory of Service Providers
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Caregiver's Manual on Sex Trafficking: A guide to creating a healing space to restore dignity for victims
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939:"Minor girls rescue effort begins in Kerala with launch of Nirbhaya"
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1093:"Innovative Activists Save Trafficking Victims in Jordan and India"
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1656:"Prajwala Founder Sunitha Krishnan Open Heart With RK Part 1"
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Outstanding Woman Award, National Commission for Women, 2013.
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2541:"NRIs in Kuwait receive prestigious award - Times of India"
2485:"Sunitha Krishnan Receives Vital Voices Human Rights Award"
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Inaugural Sri Sathya Sai Award for Human Excellence, 2016.
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2463:"Sunitha Krishnan Declared Indiavision Person of the Year"
914:"Hyderabad activist enables sex workers start life afresh"
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Outstanding Social Work Award, Government of Kerala, 2012.
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1306:"Defunct Andhra Pradesh Women's Commission Reconstituted"
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1061:"A Home Away From Home - Prajwala Therapeutic Community"
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Akrithi Woman of the Year, Rotary Club Coimbatore, 2012.
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From Despair to Hope: A Handbook for HIV/AIDS Counselors
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conferences, which made a deep impact on the attendees.
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Person of the Year Award, Indiavision TV Channel, 2011.
2227:"2014 Nelson Mandela - Graça Machel Innovation Awards"
1898:"Anamika Wins Best Film Award in Non-Fiction Category"
1464:"Delhi Police organized workshop on human trafficking"
1196:"Sunitha Krishnan: Advisor for Kerala women's Project"
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Franco-German Award For Human Rights & Rule of law
1487:"Workshop to discuss how to combat human trafficking"
1860:"A New Home for Victims of Sex Trafficking in India"
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1670:"Sunitha Krishnan: A year after TEDIndia #INKtalks"
1512:"Workshop on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings"
1258:"Indian Activist Warns Teens About Sex Trafficking"
1222:"Nirbhaya project adviser Sunitha Krishnan resigns"
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CNN-IBN Real Hero Award, Reliance Foundation, 2008.
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Woman of Substance Award, Rotary Club Mumbai, 2014.
270:In 2009, Krishnan gave a speech during an official
2207:. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. 11 November 2014
2183:"Sunitha Krishnan to get Yudhvir Foundation Award"
1978:"The story of Naa Bangaru Talli is quite shocking"
569:Mahila Thilakam Award, Government of Kerala, 2013.
2393:. Human Symphony Foundation. 2013. Archived from
1900:. One India News. 10 January 2008. Archived from
1602:"Sunitha Krishnan: The Fight Against Sex Slavery"
673:Stree Shakti Puraskar, Government of India, 2003.
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1386:"State CID rescues 10 women from Mumbai brothel"
657:Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Heroes from
594:Women in Excellence Award, SHE Foundation, 2012.
591:IRDS Safdar Hashmi award for Human Rights, 2012.
2359:"Sunitha Krishnan: National Bravery Award 2013"
1956:"I mortgaged my apartment to produce this film"
707:"An Indian Activist Faces Down Sex Traffickers"
603:International Leadership Award, New York, 2011.
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563:Godfrey Phillips National Amodini Award, 2013.
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2559:"Vanitha Woman of the Year award for Sunitha"
2332:. Rotary Club of Mumbai. 2013. Archived from
2303:. Rotary Club of Mumbai. 2013. Archived from
2277:. LIMCA Book of Records. 2014. Archived from
533:24th Yudhvir Foundation Memorial Award, 2015.
1354:"Prajwala: December 2013 Monthly Newsletter"
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4190:Vadivel Gopal and Masi Sadaiyan (2023)
2497:from the original on 20 December 2021.
2426:"John Jay College Justice Awards 2011"
2118:. Reader’s Digest Asia. Archived from
2104:. The Deccan Herald. 18 February 2011.
2044:. Socio Legal Information Cent. 2011.
1924:"Documentary on incest shocks viewers"
1414:. Reader’s Digest Asia. Archived from
1328:"Why Even Rapists Deserve Due Process"
912:Kanth, K. Rajani (24 September 2007).
889:. Reader’s Digest Asia. Archived from
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1811:"Speaking Up Against the Unspeakable"
1143:. The Deccan Chronicle. 17 April 2014
1095:. United States Embassy – IIP Digital
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3049:Zainulabedin Gulamhusain Rangoonwala
2142:"Sunitha Krishnan Forced To Retreat"
1616:"The Spark of Unbearable Compassion"
1485:Staff Reporter (25 September 2011).
1282:. Vital Voices. 2013. Archived from
1015:. Vital Voices. 2013. Archived from
843:"The Ugly Truth: Has A Disha (Hope)"
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794:"Laxma Goud gets long-overdue Padma"
601:John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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4281:21st-century Indian women educators
2162:Anjali Bisaria (7 September 2017).
1114:Goldberg, Michelle (3 March 2010).
1039:"Sunitha Krishnan, episode no 1019"
739:"Keeping hope alive Real-life hero"
398:. Prajwala's shockingly vivid film
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4296:Indian children's rights activists
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2409:"Prajwala Annual Report 2012-2013"
2000:"It's A Hat Trick for Touch River"
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4205:Karma Wangchu (Posthumous) (2023)
2823:Gordhandas Bhagwandas Narottamdas
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2028:. All Lights Film Magazine. 2014.
1809:Basheer, K. p m. (22 July 2011).
1672:. INK Talks. 2011. Archived from
1437:Staff Reporter (8 October 2012).
1141:"Naa Bangaru Talli Bags 3 Awards"
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612:G8 Woman Award, Colors TV, 2011.
520:Tallberg Global Leadership Prize
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59:St. Joseph's College, Bangalore
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2527:"Garshom International Awards"
1958:. India Today. 25 October 2013
1836:"A shot at the bigger picture"
1439:"Child-Friendly Courts Needed"
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4351:Social workers from Karnataka
4286:21st-century Indian educators
4271:People from Palakkad district
4202:Palam Kalyana Sundaram (2023)
4178:Gajanan Jagannath Mane (2023)
1604:. TED India. 7 December 2009.
1240:"Sunitha Krishnan Reinducted"
705:Schultz, Kai (7 March 2018).
692:
641:Tejaswini Award, FICCI, 2010.
629:Garshom Pravasi Vanitha Award
298:The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)
122:
113:non-governmental organization
4331:Women writers from Karnataka
816:Jain, Sonam (30 July 2011).
635:
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282:Her July 2012 appearance on
175:Krishnan decided to move to
7:
4113:Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai
3682:Niranjan Pranshankar Pandya
3652:Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor
3377:Verna Elizabeth Watre Ingty
1698:. INK Talks. Archived from
650:Vanitha Women of the Year,
182:
43:1972 (age 51–52)
10:
4372:
4311:Indian medical researchers
4194:Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar
3988:Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli
3234:Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti
2509:"Garshom awards announced"
2391:"Living Legend Award 2013"
1167:. Orient Blackswan. 2005.
818:"She sets the bonded free"
339:(30 mins, Telugu, English)
4306:Scientists from Bangalore
4181:Uma Shankar Pandey (2023)
3997:
3838:Arunachalam Muruganantham
3820:Damal Kandalai Srinivasan
3586:Kurian John Melamparambil
3548:
3297:
3252:Leonarda Angela Casiraghi
3172:
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2948:Iyyanki Venkata Ramanayya
2918:Pandurang Dharmaji Jadhav
2874:
2737:
2702:
2275:"People of the Year 2014"
1514:. Police Wala News. 2012.
1330:. Tehelka. Archived from
539:for Social Justice, 2014.
428:Research and publications
170:
103:(born 1972) is an Indian
88:
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4341:Educators from Karnataka
4266:Activists from Karnataka
4157:Bhiku Ramji Idate (2023)
4059:Sayed Mehboob Shah Qadri
3952:Friederike Irina Bruning
3802:Madeleine Herman de Blic
3539:Mitraniketan Viswanathan
2882:Indumati Chimanlal Sheth
2728:Lakshman Singh Jangpangi
2612:"Yes ,Thira is inspired"
2585:"Real Heroes Award 2008"
1644:. Satyamev Jayate. 2013.
368:(28 mins, Telugu, Hindi)
151:community, Krishnan was
4185:V. P. Appukutta Poduval
4167:Ramkuiwangbe Jeme Newme
3862:Appasaheb Dharmadhikari
3216:Jagdish Kashibhai Patel
3151:Krishnammal Jagannathan
2799:Leela Sumant Moolgaokar
2793:Leela Sumant Moolgaokar
2787:Brij Krishna Chandiwala
2644:Sunitha Krishnan's blog
2443:Staff Reporter (2011).
2041:Trafficking and the Law
1526:"Prajwala - Milestones"
1116:"The Sex-Slave Rescuer"
918:Business Standard India
545:Innovation Award, 2014.
434:The Shattered Innocence
314:Mein Aur Meri Sanchaien
142:Krishnan's passion for
4336:Writers from Bangalore
4316:Indian medical writers
4261:Indian women activists
4175:Moolchand Lodha (2023)
4161:Bikram Bahadur Jamatia
3898:Balbir Singh Seechewal
3886:Suhas Vitthal Mapuskar
3778:Janak Palta McGilligan
3718:S. K. M. Maeilanandhan
3712:Jharna Dhara Chowdhury
3503:Vikramjit Singh Sahney
3335:Rabindra Nath Upadhyay
3103:Narayan Singh Manaklao
2954:Chandraprabha Saikiani
2906:Lila Ramkumar Bhargava
2811:Mona Chandravati Gupta
2259:. 2014. Archived from
1882:. 2005. Archived from
1874:"A Touching Depiction"
1844:. 2005. Archived from
1794:. 2004. Archived from
1770:. 2009. Archived from
872:. The Herald of India.
659:US Department of State
625:, Washington DC, 2011.
354:Astha – An Ode to Life
280:
199:
16:Indian social activist
4011:Popatrao Baguji Pawar
3976:Saalumarada Thimmakka
3748:Mukul Chandra Goswami
3497:Madan Mohan Sabharwal
3491:Kutikuppala Surya Rao
3228:Sundaram Ramakrishnan
2984:Ismail Ahmed Cachalia
2978:Bishambhar Nath Pande
2966:Queenie H. C. Captain
1762:"For A Better Future"
1530:www.prajwalaindia.com
390:The 2005 documentary
276:
208:Mr. Rajesh Touchriver
194:
127:Krishnan was born in
4107:Savaji Bhai Dholakia
4029:Sangkhumi Bualchhuak
3904:Damodar Ganesh Bapat
3700:Phoolbasan Bai Yadav
3580:Ayekpam Tomba Meetei
3515:Keepu Tsering Lepcha
3473:Karuna Mary Braganza
3365:Prema Narendra Purao
3323:Janaky Athi Nahappan
3139:Vedaratnam Appakutti
2942:Kanta Saroop Krishen
2936:Badri Prasad Bajoria
2930:Avabai Bomanji Wadia
2710:Mary Clubwala Jadhav
2465:. The Economic Times
2432:on 25 November 2011.
2301:"Rotary News Update"
2181:Reddy, Ravi (2015).
1980:. Rediff Online News
1848:on 18 February 2006.
1798:on 26 November 2004.
1260:. New American Media
1246:on 28 November 2015.
971:on 25 September 2013
621:Human Rights Award,
537:Mother Teresa Awards
392:Anamika—The Nameless
366:Anamika–The Nameless
325:The Man, His Mission
4199:Laxman Singh (2023)
4172:Hirabai Lobi (2023)
4140:Baba Iqbal Singh Ji
3928:Abdullah Bin Othman
3922:Sulagitti Narasamma
3790:Veerendra Raj Mehta
3329:Hanumappa Sudarshan
3240:Shanthi Ranganathan
3127:Darshan Singh Vohra
3073:Chandi Prasad Bhatt
3031:Shiv Dutt Upadhyaya
2960:Sarojini Varadappan
2610:Pillai, Radhika C.
2591:on 13 February 2017
1622:on 17 November 2009
991:"She's Every Woman"
654:Publications, 2009.
458:Threats and attacks
437:the issue emerged.
386:(4 National awards)
337:On Freedom and Fear
286:’s television show
4077:Agus Indra Udayana
3844:P. Gopinathan Nair
3742:Narendra Dabholkar
3479:V. R. Gowrishankar
3425:Anil Prakash Joshi
3013:Bhagat Puran Singh
2859:Kalyan Singh Gupta
2775:N. Ramaswami Ayyar
2716:R. S. Subbalakshmi
2639:Prajwala home page
2545:The Times of India
2281:on 19 January 2015
1722:"Prajwala's Films"
1702:on 26 October 2012
1466:. News Track India
1226:The Times of India
943:The Times of India
800:. 26 January 2016.
776:"Sunitha Krishnan"
711:The New York Times
416:Naa Bangaaru Talli
383:Naa Bangaaru Talli
362:(25 mins, English)
356:(25 mins, English)
350:(23 mins, English)
217:Naa Bangaaru Talli
4218:
4217:
4136:Prem Singh (2022)
4131:Srimad Baba Balia
4119:Om Prakash Gandhi
4005:Jagdish Lal Ahuja
3970:Jyoti Kumar Sinha
3940:Draupadi Ghimiray
3892:Daripalli Ramaiah
3808:Madhu Pandit Dasa
3562:J. R. Gangaramani
3527:Joseph H. Pereira
3371:Sivananda Rajaram
3276:Acharya Ramamurti
3085:Krishan Dev Dewan
3043:Omem Moyong Deori
3007:Kunwar Singh Negi
2865:Mangru Ganu Uikey
2414:. Prajwala. 2013.
2397:on 16 March 2014.
2122:on 22 August 2016
1886:on 16 March 2014.
1774:on 16 March 2014.
1418:on 22 August 2016
1202:on 3 October 2019
1069:. 5 August 2011.
965:"Nerves of Steel"
945:. 19 October 2011
893:on 22 August 2016
677:Ashoka Fellowship
491:Awards and honors
421:Naa Bangaru Talli
413:in Malayalam and
98:
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93:Rajesh Touchriver
4363:
4356:Garshom Awardees
4089:Sindhutai Sapkal
4041:Harekala Hajabba
3916:Subhasini Mistry
3880:Anuradha Koirala
3856:Girish Bharadwaj
3826:Sunitha Krishnan
3814:Ajoy Kumar Dutta
3784:Meetha Lal Mehta
3736:Manju Bharat Ram
3592:Sudhir M. Parikh
3467:Sheela Borthakur
3461:M. A. Yusuff Ali
3121:Jaya Arunachalam
3115:Begum Zaffar Ali
3061:Ratnappa Kumbhar
3037:M. P. Nachimuthu
2972:L. Kijungluba Ao
2817:Lakshmi Mazumdar
2763:Kamalabai Hospet
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510:in the field of
372:Building Bridges
360:A Chance to Live
333:(10 mins, Hindi)
327:(20 mins, Hindi)
101:Sunitha Krishnan
61:, Roshini Nilaya
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3604:Baba Sewa Singh
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3407:Theilin Phanbuh
3317:Patricia Mukhim
3311:Jagan Nath Kaul
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