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	'''Keepu Tsering Lepcha''' is an Indian social worker, educationist, former civil servant and the founder of the ''Human Development Foundation of Sikkim'' (HDFS), a [[non governmental organization]] serving the socio-economically challenged people of [[Sikkim]].<ref name="On 1000 PeaceWomen">{{cite web \| url=http://www.1000peacewomen.org/en/network/1000-peacewomen/search/keepu-tsering-lepcha-1287-27.html \| title=On 1000 PeaceWomen \| publisher=1000 PeaceWomen.org \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> A former secretary of the [[Government of Sikkim]], she has served as the project director in the Rural Development Agency of the government.<ref name="Wiki Peace Women profile">{{cite web \| url=~~http~~://wikipeacewomen.org/wpworg/en/?page_id=2371 \| title=Wiki Peace Women profile \| publisher=Wiki Peace Women \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> She is a member of the [[PeaceWomen Across the Globe]] organization which was shortlisted for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] of 2005,<ref name="Our History">{{cite web \| url=~~http~~://www.1000peacewomen.org/en/who-we-are/history-30.html \| title=Our History \| publisher=1000 Peace Women.org \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> and a recipient of the 2012 [[Real Heroes Award]] of the [[Reliance Foundation]]<ref name="2012 Heroes">{{cite web \| url=http://www.realheroes.com/2012-heroes.php \| title=2012 Heroes \| publisher=Reliance Foundation \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331051827/http://www.realheroes.com/2012-heroes.php \| archive-date=31 March 2016 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> and the 2013 ''Senior Citizen Award'' of the [[CNN-IBN]].<ref name="Senior Citizen Award">{{cite web \| url=http://www.60plus.co.in/sc_awards.html \| title=Senior Citizen Award \| publisher=CNN-IBN \| date=2013 \| access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2009, for her contributions to society.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web\|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|date=2016 \|access-date=3 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~6U68ulwpb?url=~~http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=15 ~~November 2014~~ }}</ref>		'''Keepu Tsering Lepcha''' is an Indian social worker, educationist, former civil servant and the founder of the ''Human Development Foundation of Sikkim'' (HDFS), a [[non governmental organization]] serving the socio-economically challenged people of [[Sikkim]].<ref name="On 1000 PeaceWomen">{{cite web \| url=http://www.1000peacewomen.org/en/network/1000-peacewomen/search/keepu-tsering-lepcha-1287-27.html \| title=On 1000 PeaceWomen \| publisher=1000 PeaceWomen.org \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016 \| archive-date=15 March 2022 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315053648/http://www.1000peacewomen.org/en/network/1000-peacewomen/search/keepu-tsering-lepcha-1287-27.html \| url-status=dead }}</ref> A former secretary of the [[Government of Sikkim]], she has served as the project director in the Rural Development Agency of the government.<ref name="Wiki Peace Women profile">{{cite web \| url=https://wikipeacewomen.org/wpworg/en/?page_id=2371 \| title=Wiki Peace Women profile \| publisher=Wiki Peace Women \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> She is a member of the [[PeaceWomen Across the Globe]] organization which was shortlisted for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] of 2005,<ref name="Our History">{{cite web \| url=https://www.1000peacewomen.org/en/who-we-are/history-30.html \| title=Our History \| publisher=1000 Peace Women.org \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> and a recipient of the 2012 [[Real Heroes Award]] of the [[Reliance Foundation]]<ref name="2012 Heroes">{{cite web \| url=http://www.realheroes.com/2012-heroes.php \| title=2012 Heroes \| publisher=Reliance Foundation \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331051827/http://www.realheroes.com/2012-heroes.php \| archive-date=31 March 2016 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> and the 2013 ''Senior Citizen Award'' of the [[CNN-IBN]].<ref name="Senior Citizen Award">{{cite web \| url=http://www.60plus.co.in/sc_awards.html \| title=Senior Citizen Award \| publisher=CNN-IBN \| date=2013 \| access-date=29 February 2016 \| archive-date=24 July 2017 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724155703/http://www.60plus.co.in/sc_awards.html \| url-status=dead }}</ref> The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2009, for her contributions to society.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web\|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|title=Padma Awards \|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \|date=2016 \|access-date=3 January 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \|archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Keepu Tsering was born in 1942 in a [[Lepcha people\|Lepcha family]] to a government official in a rural area of the Northeast Indian state of [[Sikkim]] and did her primary and secondary education in [[Gangtok]] before completing her college studies at [[Kolkata]] from where she secured a master's degree.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org">{{cite web \| url=http://word.world-citizenship.org/wp-archive/1895 \| title=Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org \| publisher=World Citizenship.org \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> She started her career in 1967 as the principal of the Enchey Senior Secondary School, Gangtok but stayed there only for a short period to move to the Government High School, Gangtok where the majority of students were the children of Tibetan refugees.<ref name="Wiki Peace Women profile" /> Moving later to government service, she became the assistant director of education with additional responsibility of managing the primary teachers' training institute, a post she held till 1994, during which time, she is reported to have contributed in bringing out text books for primary classes and training of teachers in the local languages by organizing short term training programmes.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org" />		Keepu Tsering was born in 1942 in a [[Lepcha people\|Lepcha family]] to a government official in a rural area of the Northeast Indian state of [[Sikkim]] and did her primary and secondary education in [[Gangtok]] before completing her college studies at [[Kolkata]] from where she secured a master's degree.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org">{{cite web \| url=http://word.world-citizenship.org/wp-archive/1895 \| title=Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org \| publisher=World Citizenship.org \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016 \| archive-date=20 November 2020 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120105420/http://word.world-citizenship.org/wp-archive/1895 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> She started her career in 1967 as the principal of the Enchey Senior Secondary School, Gangtok but stayed there only for a short period to move to the Government High School, Gangtok where the majority of students were the children of Tibetan refugees.<ref name="Wiki Peace Women profile" /> Moving later to government service, she became the assistant director of education with additional responsibility of managing the primary teachers' training institute, a post she held till 1994, during which time, she is reported to have contributed in bringing out text books for primary classes and training of teachers in the local languages by organizing short term training programmes.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org" />

	Tsering joined Sikkim Civil Service in 1994 and rose in ranks to the position of a joint secretary.<ref name="Wiki Peace Women profile" /> She was in charge of the ''Rural Development Agency'', as a project director, and was involved with the development activities in the rural areas for 28 years.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org" /> She was the secretary of the ''Department of Sports and Youth Affairs'', at the time of her superannuation in 2000. During her years at the civil service, she also continued her social activities for which she founded the ''Human Development Foundation of Sikkim'' (HDFS) in 1997 and was involved in the activities to revive the [[Lepcha people\|Lepcha]] culture and [[Lepcha language]].<ref name="Wiki Peace Women profile" /> She also hosted a few Lepcha children in her house, ''The Lepcha Cottage'', and has been taking care of them since 1989.<ref name="Lady who is living her dream">{{cite web \| url=https://missunderstoodgenius.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/lady-who-is-living-her-dream-keepu-lepcha/ \| title=Lady who is living her dream \| publisher=Misunderstood Genius \| date=5 March 2012 \| access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> She has been holding the chair of the organization since its inception and the organization which won the National Award for ~~Children’s~~ Welfare in 2003, runs a school for the under-privileged children, numbering 400.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org" />		Tsering joined Sikkim Civil Service in 1994 and rose in ranks to the position of a joint secretary.<ref name="Wiki Peace Women profile" /> She was in charge of the ''Rural Development Agency'', as a project director, and was involved with the development activities in the rural areas for 28 years.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org" /> She was the secretary of the ''Department of Sports and Youth Affairs'', at the time of her superannuation in 2000. During her years at the civil service, she also continued her social activities for which she founded the ''Human Development Foundation of Sikkim'' (HDFS) in 1997 and was involved in the activities to revive the [[Lepcha people\|Lepcha]] culture and [[Lepcha language]].<ref name="Wiki Peace Women profile" /> She also hosted a few Lepcha children in her house, ''The Lepcha Cottage'', and has been taking care of them since 1989.<ref name="Lady who is living her dream">{{cite web \| url=https://missunderstoodgenius.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/lady-who-is-living-her-dream-keepu-lepcha/ \| title=Lady who is living her dream \| publisher=Misunderstood Genius \| date=5 March 2012 \| access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> She has been holding the chair of the organization since its inception and the organization which won the National Award for Children's Welfare in 2003, runs a school for the under-privileged children, numbering 400.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org" />

	Keepu Tsering, who speaks six languages, English, Hindi, [[Nepali language\|Nepali]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Lepcha language\|Lepcha]] and [[Bhutia language\|Bhutia]] and is a spinster by choice, was one among the [[1000 PeaceWomen]], the global organization which was nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2005, which eventually went to [[Mohamed ElBaradei]].<ref name="On 1000 PeaceWomen" /> The same year, ''Sikkim Intellectuals Conference on Humanism, Nationalism and Peace'' awarded her the title, ''Jewel of Sikkim''.<ref name="Ms Keepu Lepcha A lady with a golden heart">{{cite web \| url=~~http~~://www.easternpanorama.in/index.php/component/content/article/38-2008/august-42/437-ms-keepu-lepcha-a-lady-with-a-golden-heart \| title=Ms Keepu Lepcha A lady with a golden heart \| publisher=Eastern Panorama \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> Two years later, she received the ''Best Social Service Award'' of the [[Government of Sikkim]], the investiture ceremony taking place on 16 May 2007.<ref name="Ms Keepu Lepcha A lady with a golden heart" /> The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]] in 2009 and she received the [[Real Heroes Award]] of the [[Reliance Foundation]] in 2012.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha on Real Heroes">{{cite web \| url=http://www.realheroes.com/keepu-tsering-lepcha.php \| title=Keepu Tsering Lepcha on Real Heroes \| publisher=Real Heroes \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401031203/http://www.realheroes.com/keepu-tsering-lepcha.php \| archive-date=1 April 2016 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2013, [[CNN-IBN]] awarded her the ''Senior Citizen Award'' for her services to the Lepcha community.<ref name="Senior Citizen Award" />		Keepu Tsering, who speaks six languages, English, Hindi, [[Nepali language\|Nepali]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Lepcha language\|Lepcha]] and [[Bhutia language\|Bhutia]] and is a spinster by choice, was one among the [[1000 PeaceWomen]], the global organization which was nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2005, which eventually went to [[Mohamed ElBaradei]].<ref name="On 1000 PeaceWomen" /> The same year, ''Sikkim Intellectuals Conference on Humanism, Nationalism and Peace'' awarded her the title, ''Jewel of Sikkim''.<ref name="Ms Keepu Lepcha A lady with a golden heart">{{cite web \| url=https://www.easternpanorama.in/index.php/component/content/article/38-2008/august-42/437-ms-keepu-lepcha-a-lady-with-a-golden-heart \| title=Ms Keepu Lepcha A lady with a golden heart \| publisher=Eastern Panorama \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> Two years later, she received the ''Best Social Service Award'' of the [[Government of Sikkim]], the investiture ceremony taking place on 16 May 2007.<ref name="Ms Keepu Lepcha A lady with a golden heart" /> The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]] in 2009 and she received the [[Real Heroes Award]] of the [[Reliance Foundation]] in 2012.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha on Real Heroes">{{cite web \| url=http://www.realheroes.com/keepu-tsering-lepcha.php \| title=Keepu Tsering Lepcha on Real Heroes \| publisher=Real Heroes \| date=2016 \| access-date=29 February 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401031203/http://www.realheroes.com/keepu-tsering-lepcha.php \| archive-date=1 April 2016 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2013, [[CNN-IBN]] awarded her the ''Senior Citizen Award'' for her services to the Lepcha community.<ref name="Senior Citizen Award" />

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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'''Keepu Tsering Lepcha''' is an Indian social worker, educationist, former civil servant and the founder of the ''Human Development Foundation of Sikkim'' (HDFS), a [[non governmental organization]] serving the socio-economically challenged people of [[Sikkim]].<ref name="On 1000 PeaceWomen">{{cite web | url=http://www.1000peacewomen.org/en/network/1000-peacewomen/search/keepu-tsering-lepcha-1287-27.html | title=On 1000 PeaceWomen | publisher=1000 PeaceWomen.org | date=2016 | access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> A former secretary of the [[Government of Sikkim]], she has served as the project director in the Rural Development Agency of the government.<ref name="Wiki Peace Women profile">{{cite web | url=http://wikipeacewomen.org/wpworg/en/?page_id=2371 | title=Wiki Peace Women profile | publisher=Wiki Peace Women | date=2016 | access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> She is a member of the [[PeaceWomen Across the Globe]] organization which was shortlisted for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] of 2005,<ref name="Our History">{{cite web | url=http://www.1000peacewomen.org/en/who-we-are/history-30.html | title=Our History | publisher=1000 Peace Women.org | date=2016 | access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> and a recipient of the 2012 [[Real Heroes Award]] of the [[Reliance Foundation]]<ref name="2012 Heroes">{{cite web | url=http://www.realheroes.com/2012-heroes.php | title=2012 Heroes | publisher=Reliance Foundation | date=2016 | access-date=29 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331051827/http://www.realheroes.com/2012-heroes.php | archive-date=31 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and the 2013 ''Senior Citizen Award'' of the [[CNN-IBN]].<ref name="Senior Citizen Award">{{cite web | url=http://www.60plus.co.in/sc_awards.html | title=Senior Citizen Award | publisher=CNN-IBN | date=2013 | access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2009, for her contributions to society.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2016 |access-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref>

== Biography ==
Keepu Tsering was born in 1942 in a [[Lepcha people|Lepcha family]] to a government official in a rural area of the Northeast Indian state of [[Sikkim]] and did her primary and secondary education in [[Gangtok]] before completing her college studies at [[Kolkata]] from where she secured a master's degree.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org">{{cite web | url=http://word.world-citizenship.org/wp-archive/1895 | title=Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org | publisher=World Citizenship.org | date=2016 | access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> She started her career in 1967 as the principal of the Enchey Senior Secondary School, Gangtok but stayed there only for a short period to move to the Government High School, Gangtok where the majority of students were the children of Tibetan refugees.<ref name="Wiki Peace Women profile" /> Moving later to government service, she became the assistant director of education with additional responsibility of managing the primary teachers' training institute, a post she held till 1994, during which time, she is reported to have contributed in bringing out text books for primary classes and training of teachers in the local languages by organizing short term training programmes.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org" />

Tsering joined Sikkim Civil Service in 1994 and rose in ranks to the position of a joint secretary.<ref name="Wiki Peace Women profile" /> She was in charge of the ''Rural Development Agency'', as a project director, and was involved with the development activities in the rural areas for 28 years.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org" /> She was the secretary of the ''Department of Sports and Youth Affairs'', at the time of her superannuation in 2000. During her years at the civil service, she also continued her social activities for which she founded the ''Human Development Foundation of Sikkim'' (HDFS) in 1997 and was involved in the activities to revive the [[Lepcha people|Lepcha]] culture and [[Lepcha language]].<ref name="Wiki Peace Women profile" /> She also hosted a few Lepcha children in her house, ''The Lepcha Cottage'', and has been taking care of them since 1989.<ref name="Lady who is living her dream">{{cite web | url=https://missunderstoodgenius.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/lady-who-is-living-her-dream-keepu-lepcha/ | title=Lady who is living her dream | publisher=Misunderstood Genius | date=5 March 2012 | access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> She has been holding the chair of the organization since its inception and the organization which won the National Award for Children’s Welfare in 2003, runs a school for the under-privileged children, numbering 400.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha -India WC.org" />

Keepu Tsering, who speaks six languages, English, Hindi, [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Lepcha language|Lepcha]] and [[Bhutia language|Bhutia]] and is a spinster by choice, was one among the [[1000 PeaceWomen]], the global organization which was nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2005, which eventually went to [[Mohamed ElBaradei]].<ref name="On 1000 PeaceWomen" /> The same year, ''Sikkim Intellectuals Conference on Humanism, Nationalism and Peace'' awarded her the title, ''Jewel of Sikkim''.<ref name="Ms Keepu Lepcha A lady with a golden heart">{{cite web | url=http://www.easternpanorama.in/index.php/component/content/article/38-2008/august-42/437-ms-keepu-lepcha-a-lady-with-a-golden-heart | title=Ms Keepu Lepcha A lady with a golden heart | publisher=Eastern Panorama | date=2016 | access-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> Two years later, she received the ''Best Social Service Award'' of the [[Government of Sikkim]], the investiture ceremony taking place on 16 May 2007.<ref name="Ms Keepu Lepcha A lady with a golden heart" /> The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]] in 2009 and she received the [[Real Heroes Award]] of the [[Reliance Foundation]] in 2012.<ref name="Keepu Tsering Lepcha on Real Heroes">{{cite web | url=http://www.realheroes.com/keepu-tsering-lepcha.php | title=Keepu Tsering Lepcha on Real Heroes | publisher=Real Heroes | date=2016 | access-date=29 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401031203/http://www.realheroes.com/keepu-tsering-lepcha.php | archive-date=1 April 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2013, [[CNN-IBN]] awarded her the ''Senior Citizen Award'' for her services to the Lepcha community.<ref name="Senior Citizen Award" />

== See also ==
* [[PeaceWomen Across the Globe]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/india/rh-lepcha-451116.html | title=Real Hero Keepu educates Lepcha community | publisher=IBN Live | work=Web video | date=29 February 2012 | access-date=29 February 2016}}
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