Champa Devi Shukla

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Champa Devi Shukla
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Champa Devi Shukla is an Indian activist from Bhopal. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2004, together with Rashida Bee. Shukla and Bee have struggled for justice for those who survived the 1984 Bhopal disaster, when 20,000 people were killed, and organized campaigns and trials against the responsible company and its owners.[1]

History

Champa Devi Shukla was born in 1952 in Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh at the age of 13 she got married in Jhansi and was living her family life quite well. Since her husband was in service and was posted in 1972 to Bhopal in agriculture department. On 3rd of December when the atmosphere of Bhopal was filled with toxic gas she also had become a victim with the rest of the family members.

  1. ^ "Rashida Bee & Champa Devi Shukla". Goldman Environmental Foundation. Retrieved 10 April 2017.


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