Sanjay Ghose

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Sanjay Ghose (Hindi/Marathi: संजय घोष), born in 1959 at Nagpur, spent his childhood in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (His name is sometimes spelled Sanjay Ghosh.)

On July 4, 1997, Sanjoy was abducted from the riverine island of Majuli, by ULFA militants. He was never to be found again.

A sensitive child, he was disturbed by the inequities of Indian Society at a very young age and this motivated him towards becoming a catalyst for social change. His father recalls, " As a school going boy he spent two nights in a Bombay (presently Mumbai) slum in torrential rain just to get a feel of the real problems that plague slums." Adds " When we were dissuading Sanjoy from going to the terrorism-ridden Assam, he replied, "then whose son will you send ?"

[edit] Background

Awarded All India Human Rights Association's Manav Shri Puraskar award in the field of Journalism & Social Welfare, 1997-98.

His mission in his own words- “To change the world and make a difference in the lives of the ordinary people”

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IRMA Alumni Association