Martin Macwan is a evangelist active in Gujurat, India. From the Dalit community, he nearly escaped death in 1986 when colleagues were murdered during a land rights campaign.[1] He founded the Navsarjan Trust in 1989 to promote the rights of Dalits, addressing issues of land rights, minimum wages, and women’s rights. He served as the organisation's director until 2004, and he has also served as a convener of the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights.
His work has been recognised internationally, with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in 2000.[2]