Norma Alvares - Revision history

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	'''Norma Alvares''' is an Indian social worker, environmental activist~~, lawyer~~<ref name="Livemint">{{cite web \| url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/1P5V4SptPe1ZwGUQEi1zYL/Norma-Alvares--Claude-Alvares--The-power-of-two.html \| title=Livemint \| publisher=Livemint \| date=9 August 2014 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="India Inspires">{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiainspires.org/speakers/7 \| title=India Inspires \| publisher=India Inspires \| date=2015 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> and a founding member of the famous breaths of ''Goa Foundation'', an environmental action group.<ref name="Goa Foundation">{{cite web \| url=http://goafoundation.org/ \| title=Goa Foundation \| publisher=Goa Foundation \| date=2015 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref>		'''Norma Alvares''' is an Indian lawyer, social worker and environmental activist.<ref name="Livemint">{{cite web \| url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/1P5V4SptPe1ZwGUQEi1zYL/Norma-Alvares--Claude-Alvares--The-power-of-two.html \| title=Livemint \| publisher=Livemint \| date=9 August 2014 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="India Inspires">{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiainspires.org/speakers/7 \| title=India Inspires \| publisher=India Inspires \| date=2015 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref>

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

	~~An alumnus of~~ [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]~~, she graduated in law~~ and entered environmental activism.<ref name="Livemint" /> Under the aegis of Goa Foundation, she initiated a [[public interest litigation]] (PIL), in 1987, to save the sand dunes of Goa, the first ever PIL filed in the state.<ref name="Livemint" /> She has been involved in over 100 PILs<ref name="Goa Foundation" /><ref name="Down to Earth">{{cite web \| url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/dabolim-project-forest-area \| title=Down to Earth \| publisher=Down to Earth \| date=11 April 2012 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> and has served as an [[amicus curiae]].<ref name="Amicus Curiae">{{cite web \| url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/are-goas-village-panchayats-following-high-court-orders-garbage-disposal-state-pollution-boa \| title=Amicus Curiae \| publisher=Down to Earth \| date=20 April 2012 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> Her efforts are reported in winning a favourable court order for blocking a [[DuPont]] factory and in another one which restricted the mining activities in Goa.<ref name="Livemint" /> She is the president of ''People for Animals~~'', an animal support group~~<ref name="PFA Goa">{{cite web \| url=http://pfagoa.org/ \| title=PFA Goa \| publisher=PFA Goa \| date=2015 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> and is the founder of ''Other India Book Store''<ref name="Other India Book Store">{{cite web \| url=http://www.otherindiabookstore.com/index.jsp \| title=Other India Book Store \| publisher=Other India Book Store \| date=2015 \| access-date=1 February 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121051948/http://otherindiabookstore.com/index.jsp \| archive-date=21 January 2015 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Other India Press]]~~, environmental initiatives~~.<ref name="About Us">{{cite web \| url=http://www.otherindiabookstore.com/about.jsp \| title=About Us \| publisher=Other India Book Store \| date=2015 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref~~> Alvares is married to [[Claude Alvares]], a known environmental activist and the couple lives in [[Parra, Goa]] with their three children, Rahul, Samir and Milind.<ref name="India Inspires" /~~> She was honored by the [[Government of India]], in 2002, with the fourth highest [[Indian honours system\|Indian civilian award]] of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Padma Awards \| date=2015 \| access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref> The [[Government of Goa]] honoured Alvares with the [[Yashadamini Puraskar]] in 2001.<ref>http://www.awbi.org/awbi-pdf/ac_jan_14_june_16.pdf</ref>		Born in a [[Mangalorean Catholic]] family, she graduated in law from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]] and entered environmental activism.<ref name="Livemint" /> Norma Alvares is married to [[Claude Alvares]], another [[Mangalorean Catholic]] activist and the couple currently lives in [[Parra, Goa]] with their three children, Rahul, Samir and Milind.<ref name="India Inspires" />

			Under the aegis of the [[Goa Foundation]] that was started by her husband, she initiated a [[public interest litigation]] (PIL) in 1987 to save the sand dunes of Goa, the first ever PIL filed in the state.<ref name="Livemint" /> She has been involved in over 100 PILs<ref name="Goa Foundation">{{cite web \| url=http://goafoundation.org/ \| title=Goa Foundation \| publisher=Goa Foundation \| date=2015 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Down to Earth">{{cite web \| url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/dabolim-project-forest-area \| title=Down to Earth \| publisher=Down to Earth \| date=11 April 2012 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> and has served as an [[amicus curiae]].<ref name="Amicus Curiae">{{cite web \| url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/are-goas-village-panchayats-following-high-court-orders-garbage-disposal-state-pollution-boa \| title=Amicus Curiae \| publisher=Down to Earth \| date=20 April 2012 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> Her efforts are reported in winning a favourable court order for blocking a [[DuPont]] factory and in another one which restricted the mining activities in Goa.<ref name="Livemint" /> She is the president of the Goa branch of [[People for Animals]]<ref name="PFA Goa">{{cite web \| url=http://pfagoa.org/ \| title=PFA Goa \| publisher=PFA Goa \| date=2015 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> and is the founder of [[Other India Book Store]]<ref name="Other India Book Store">{{cite web \| url=http://www.otherindiabookstore.com/index.jsp \| title=Other India Book Store \| publisher=Other India Book Store \| date=2015 \| access-date=1 February 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121051948/http://otherindiabookstore.com/index.jsp \| archive-date=21 January 2015 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Other India Press]].<ref name="About Us">{{cite web \| url=http://www.otherindiabookstore.com/about.jsp \| title=About Us \| publisher=Other India Book Store \| date=2015 \| access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> She was honored by the [[Government of India]], in 2002, with the fourth highest [[Indian honours system\|Indian civilian award]] of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Padma Awards \| date=2015 \| access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref> The [[Government of Goa]] honoured Alvares with the [[Yashadamini Puraskar]] in 2001.<ref>http://www.awbi.org/awbi-pdf/ac_jan_14_june_16.pdf</ref>

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'''Norma Alvares''' is an Indian social worker, environmental activist, lawyer<ref name="Livemint">{{cite web | url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/1P5V4SptPe1ZwGUQEi1zYL/Norma-Alvares--Claude-Alvares--The-power-of-two.html | title=Livemint | publisher=Livemint | date=9 August 2014 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="India Inspires">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiainspires.org/speakers/7 | title=India Inspires | publisher=India Inspires | date=2015 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> and a founding member of the famous breaths of ''Goa Foundation'', an environmental action group.<ref name="Goa Foundation">{{cite web | url=http://goafoundation.org/ | title=Goa Foundation | publisher=Goa Foundation | date=2015 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref>

== Biography ==

An alumnus of [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]], she graduated in law and entered environmental activism.<ref name="Livemint" /> Under the aegis of Goa Foundation, she initiated a [[public interest litigation]] (PIL), in 1987, to save the sand dunes of Goa, the first ever PIL filed in the state.<ref name="Livemint" /> She has been involved in over 100 PILs<ref name="Goa Foundation" /><ref name="Down to Earth">{{cite web | url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/dabolim-project-forest-area | title=Down to Earth | publisher=Down to Earth | date=11 April 2012 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> and has served as an [[amicus curiae]].<ref name="Amicus Curiae">{{cite web | url=http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/are-goas-village-panchayats-following-high-court-orders-garbage-disposal-state-pollution-boa | title=Amicus Curiae | publisher=Down to Earth | date=20 April 2012 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> Her efforts are reported in winning a favourable court order for blocking a [[DuPont]] factory and in another one which restricted the mining activities in Goa.<ref name="Livemint" /> She is the president of ''People for Animals'', an animal support group<ref name="PFA Goa">{{cite web | url=http://pfagoa.org/ | title=PFA Goa | publisher=PFA Goa | date=2015 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> and is the founder of ''Other India Book Store''<ref name="Other India Book Store">{{cite web | url=http://www.otherindiabookstore.com/index.jsp | title=Other India Book Store | publisher=Other India Book Store | date=2015 | access-date=1 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121051948/http://otherindiabookstore.com/index.jsp | archive-date=21 January 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Other India Press]], environmental initiatives.<ref name="About Us">{{cite web | url=http://www.otherindiabookstore.com/about.jsp | title=About Us | publisher=Other India Book Store | date=2015 | access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> Alvares is married to [[Claude Alvares]], a known environmental activist and the couple lives in [[Parra, Goa]] with their three children, Rahul, Samir and Milind.<ref name="India Inspires" /> She was honored by the [[Government of India]], in 2002, with the fourth highest [[Indian honours system|Indian civilian award]] of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Padma Awards | date=2015 | access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref> The [[Government of Goa]] honoured Alvares with the [[Yashadamini Puraskar]] in 2001.<ref>http://www.awbi.org/awbi-pdf/ac_jan_14_june_16.pdf</ref>

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==External links==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.otherindiabookstore.com/index.jsp | title=Other India Book Store | publisher=Other India Book Store | date=2015 | access-date=1 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121051948/http://otherindiabookstore.com/index.jsp | archive-date=21 January 2015 | url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pe2gR8fE2c | title=Spring of Wisdom - Claude and Norma Alvares (Part 1 of 2) | publisher=TV Multiversity | work=[[YouTube]] video | date=26 July 2013 | access-date=1 February 2015}}
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