Angellica Aribam | |
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![]() Angellica Aribam | |
National General Secretary, NSUI | |
In office 2016–2017 July | |
National Secretary, NSUI | |
In office 2012- 2016 | |
Delhi University Students' Union Executive Committee | |
In office 2012–2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Imphal, Manipur, India | 22 January 1992
Education | Peking University (MPP) University of Delhi (B.Sc Biochemistry Honors) |
Occupation | Political activist, intersectional feminist |
Website | angellicaaribam |
Angellica Aribam (born 22 January 1992) is an Indian political activist working on issues of gender, race, and the democratization of politics.[1] She is the founder of Femme First Foundation, a non-govt organization working to promote women's political leadership in India .[2][3] Aribam was also a National General Secretary of the National Students' Union of India, the students' wing of the Indian National Congress.[4]
Aribam is an inaugural VVEngage Fellow for women political leaders at Vital Voices, an American NGO founded by Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright.[1] In 2017, Aribam was named as one of Forbes India's 30 Under 30 for her work on policy and politics. She was the first student from the North-eastern region of India to be elected in the Delhi University Students' Union Executive Committee.[5]