P V Rajagopal

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Rajagopal in camera screen during "then you win" project shooting.
Rajagopal in camera screen during "then you win" project shooting.

P V Rajagopal, a Gandhian activist, is Vice Chairman of the Gandhi Peace Foundation (GPF)[1] and the founding member of Ekta Parishad[2], a grassroots right-based organization which organized the massive non-violent landless march Janadesh 2007[3].

P.V. Rajagopal grew up in Kerala, a state in southwestern India and then pursued agricultural studies at Seva Gram. In the early 70s he worked in the violence-ridden area of Chambal in Madhya Pradesh to help rehabilitate dacoits.[4]

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  1. ^ Gandhi Peace Foundation. Gandhi Peace Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
  2. ^ Bablu, J. S.. "Waging a battle for the landless", The Hindu, 2007-11-20. Retrieved on 2008-01-18. 
  3. ^ Rajender Singh Negi (2007-10-18). Bring land reforms back on agenda. OneWorld South Asia. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
  4. ^ Subramaniam Vincent (December 2001). Interview. India Together. Civil Society Information Exchange Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.