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Here are top 10 points to know about Sharmila and her fast unto death:

 

A Profile of Irom Chanu Sharmila

Name: Irom Chanu Sharmila (“Iron Lady Of Manipur”)
DOB: March 14, 1972
Birthplace: Kongpal, Imphal, Manipur, India
Designation: Civil rights activist
Agitation style: Non-violent
Inception: Nov. 2, 2000
Cause: The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (1958)
Demand: Repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (1958)
Acclamation and recognitions:

• Nominated to Nobel Peace Prize by the North East Network in 2005
• Recipient of “Gwangju Prize for Human Rights” in 2007
• “Rabindranath Tagore Peace Prize” in 2010
• “Sarva Gunah Sampannah Award for Peace and Harmony” in 2010
• “Adivasi Ratna Award” in 2011

Interest: Poetry.
Suggested Material:

• “Burning Bright: Irom Sharmila and the Struggle for Peace in Manipur” by Deepti Priya Mehrotra and published by Penguin Books India.
• A short documentary, “My Body My Weapon”, by Kavita Joshi, released in 2007.
• A mono-play titled “Le Mashale” (“Take the torch”) by Pune-based theatre artiste Ojas S.

Campaign:

• Save Sharmila Campaign, jointly launched by network of various civil societies in India.
• Just Peace Foundation, formed to promote the cause of Irom Chanu Sharmila.