Daughter of peace

The Forgotten Satyagrahi

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  • Early days

    Early days
    Irom Sharmila Chanu (born 14 March 1972), also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" is a civil rights activist, political activist, and poet from the Indian state of Manipur

  • Decision to fast

    Decision to fast
    In the wake of Malom Massacre(2000), which claimed the lives of 10 civilians, she launched her fast unto death demanding to revoke AFSPA-1958 from the Manipur soil.

  • Demands

    Demands
    Her primary demand to the Indian government was the repeal of the AFSPA, which has been blamed by opposition and human rights groups for permitting torture, forced disappearances, and extrajudicial executions.

  • Arrest

    Arrest
    She was arrested by the police and charged with an "attempt to commit suicide" and was later transferred to judicial custody. The police forcibly used nasogastric intubation in order to keep her alive while under arrest.

  • Imphal Free From AFSPA

    Imphal Free From AFSPA
    Chief Minister, O Ibobi Singh announced to lift AFSPA-1958 from seven assembly constituencies in greater Imphal area on 11 August, 2004. Minutes after the announcement, Special Secretary (Home) Government of Manipur, S Dinokumar Singh issued a notification lifting the act from the areas.

  • Protest in Delhi

    Protest in Delhi
    Following her procedural release on 2 October 2006, Irom Sharmila Chanu went to Raj Ghat, New Delhi, She started a protest demonstration where she was joined by students, human rights activists and other concerned citizens.

  • Second arrest

    Second arrest
    On 6 October, she was re-arrested by the Delhi police for attempting suicide and was taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where she wrote letters to the Prime Minister, President, and Home Minister

  • A decade of fasting

    A decade of fasting
    On November 4, 2010, Sharmila’s agitation entered a decade, however, her demands are still to be heard by the lawmakers.

  • Recognition

    Recognition
    She won the Rabindranath Tagore Peace Prize of the Indian Institute of Planning and Management, which came with a cash award of 5,100,000 rupees and the Sarva Gunah Sampannah "Award for Peace and Harmony" from the Signature Training Centre.

  • Scholarship

    Scholarship
    In December 2011, Pune University announced a scholarship program for 39 female Manipuri students to take degree courses in honour of Irom Sharmila Chanu's 39 years of age.