Meet the Awardees

Meet the 2016 & 2018
Darnal Awardees

Saraswati Nepali

Saraswati Nepali

2018 DASJ Awardee

Born in a Dalit family in the Far-Western Nepal, Saraswati has been making important contributions in the field of social justice and human rights for Dalits and other marginalized communities

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Raksha Ram Harijan (Chamar)

Raksha Ram Harijan (Chamar)

2016 DASJ Awardee

Raksha Ram Harijan (Chamar) is the first recipient of the inaugural Darnal Award for Social Justice. Only 28 years old at the time of the award, he had already made remarkable achievements in education, journalism and the law.

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Meet the most recent
Darnal honorees

Dr. Rupchandra Bishwakarma
2018 DASJ Honoree
Kalawati Bhand
2018 DASJ Honoree
Dilip Gandharva
2018 DASJ Honoree
Parbati Bishunkhe
2018 DASJ Honoree
Arun Sada
2018 DASJ Honoree

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