Kanupriya
| Kanupriya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1996 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🏫 Education | M.Sc. in Zoology Panjab University[1] |
| 💼 Occupation | Student Activist |
| 🏢 Organization | Students For Society, Panjab University Campus Students Council |
Kanupriya is a student leader and former President of Panjab University Campus Students Council.In 2018, She bacame the first woman president of Punjab University.[2][3] She is also a member of Students For Society, a left wing students organisation.[4]
Early life and education[edit]
Kanupriya was born in Patti, Punjab[5] to Pawan Kumar and Chandar Sudha Rani. Her mother is a nurse.
Political life[edit]
Students politics[edit]
Kanupriya started her student activism and organisational activities with Students For Society, a independent left wing students organisation, which she joined in 2015 after joining the Punjab University in 2014.
In 2018, she contested Panjab University Campus Students Council election representing SFS and went on to become first female president of it.
Soon afterwards being elected as President she demanded freedom for girls keeping girls' hostels open for 24 hours[6][7][8]. She has also received death threats from the members of the ABVP.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Panjab University Students Elect First Woman President, Left-Leaning SFS Defeats ABVP, NSUI". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ "Panjab University's first woman president Kanupriya changes political discourse". Hindustan Times. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ "Panjab University elections: 22-year-old Kanupriya creates history, becomes first woman president". The Indian Express. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ "Punjab University: Students for Society journeys from margins to centre stage in four years". The Indian Express. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ "SFS names Kanupriya for president's post". The Tribune. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ "Kanupriya warns VC, says don't interfere". The Tribune. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ "Panjab University's first woman president Kanupriya changes political discourse". Hindustan Times. 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ "PU girls livid over dress brief at hostel". The Tribune. 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ {cite web | title=Kanupriya receiving death threats from ABVP: Students for Society website=Times of India | date=2019-09-19 | url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/chandigarh/kanupriya-receiving-death-threats-from-abvp-sfs/amp_articleshow/70729623.cms%7C access-date=2021-04-07}}
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