S.R. Sankaran (1934–2010) was an Indian civil servant, social worker and the Chief Secretary
of the State of Tripura, known for his contributions for the
enforcement of Abolition of Bonded Labor Act of 1976 which abolished bonded labor in India. One among the seven civil servants held hostage by the People's War Group in 1987, he was the chief negotiator of the state government in the negotiations of 2004 to end Naxalite violence in Andhra Pradesh. He was a mentor to the Safai Karamchari Andolan, a social initiative propagated by Bezwada Wilson to eradicate manual scavenging in India. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan, in 2005, for his contributions to the society, but he declined the honor. His social welfare activities earned him the moniker, People's IAS officer.
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of the State of Tripura, known for his contributions for the
enforcement of Abolition of Bonded Labor Act of 1976 which abolished bonded labor in India. One among the seven civil servants held hostage by the People's War Group in 1987, he was the chief negotiator of the state government in the negotiations of 2004 to end Naxalite violence in Andhra Pradesh. He was a mentor to the Safai Karamchari Andolan, a social initiative propagated by Bezwada Wilson to eradicate manual scavenging in India. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan, in 2005, for his contributions to the society, but he declined the honor. His social welfare activities earned him the moniker, People's IAS officer.
#justice
#Ethics