Burning Brain Society Citizens' Voice Tobacco Free World Foundation Resurgence India Servants of the People Society
Movement
Child Rights Right to Information Public Health & Tobacco Control Civil Rights Right to Education Environment Agriculture Reforms Judicial Reforms
Awards
Global Smoke-Free Partnership Award Young Leadership Award WHO Award for Public Health and Tobacco Control Youth Health Champion Award
Hemant Goswami (born 1981) is an Indian social activist working on social issues like public health, environmental activism, child rights, child labour and many other civil right issues. He is also well known as a voice against tobacco.[1][2][3][4] He is credited with creating the first smoke-free city[5] in any Third World country[6] with the effective use of the Right to Information Act. He was awarded the "Global Smoke-Free Partnership Award" in 2008[7][8] and also THE "Extraordinary Activist Award"[9][10] for the innovative use of legal action and activism resulting in the smoke-free Chandigarh initiative.[11][12] Hemant Goswami is the great-grandson of Swami Rama Tirtha the 19th-century spiritual leader and social reformer.[13] Hemant is the founder of many NGO's including Burning Brain Society,[13] Tobacco Free India Coalition and Citizens' Voice which were till recently managed by him from Chandigarh.[14] Hemant has also been closely associated with Servants of the People Society too and till 2013 also worked as the Chief Executive officer (CEO) of The Samaja, one of the largest-selling Oriya daily newspaper founded by Gopabandhu Das in 1919.[15]
^Express news service (25 December 2007). "They made a difference, really – The Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^"Indian Activist Stage Sit-In at White House, Protests U.S. Failure to Ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control". Commondreams.org. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^"Outlook India – The noose around tobacco companies is tightening, but they won't walk away without raising a stink". Stopcorporateabuse.org. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^RTI query on Dutt smoking in prison – Nadeem Inamdar, The Indian Express[dead link]
^"Smoke Free Chandigarh Website". Chandigarh.tobaccofreeindia.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^"Chandigarh to be a puff-free city". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
^"GSP Monthly E-Newsletter – 2008-09-18". Globalsmokefreepartnership.org. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^"Award for Hemant Goswami – The Tribune". The Tribune. India. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^"Global award for city activist (Pradeep Sharma – Tribune News Service)". The Tribune. India. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^"Hemant Goswami Presented Activist Award". Tambakookills.blogspot.com. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^"Award for fighting tobacco menace". The Hindu. India. 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^"International tobacco-control award for Indian social activist and Thailand's health minister". Americanchronicle.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^ ab"Rama Tirtha kin sets up NGO, A. S. Prashar – Tribune News Service". The Tribune. India. 30 June 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^"Website of Citizens Voice". Citizenrights.info. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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