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[[File:Birobala Rabha.jpg|thumb|Birubala Rabha|alt=Awards : Padma shri , Upendra Nath Brahma Award]]
[[File:Birobala Rabha.jpg|thumb|Birubala Rabha|alt=Awards : Padma shri, Upendra Nath Brahma Award]]
'''Birubala Rabha''' is an Indian activist who campaigns against witchcraft and witch hunting in [[Assam]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35975360 | title=The Indian woman who hunts the witch hunters | publisher=[[BBC News]]| work=Soutik Biswas | date=10 April 2016 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/anti-witch-hunt-crusader-un-bound/articleshow/58293393.cms | title=Anti-witch hunt crusader UN-bound | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=21 April 2017 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/tribal-woman-gets-award-for-crusade-against-witch-hunting-in-assam/ | title=Tribal woman gets award for crusade against witch-hunting in Assam | publisher=Indian Express | date=5 July 2015 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref> She runs an organisation called Mission Birubala which spreads awareness against witch hunting.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/a-witch-hunting-survivor-crusades-to-save-assamese-women/story-IjRG4KvjMiT289X9kMaxuN.html | title=A witch-hunting survivor crusades to save Assamese women | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=14 June 2016 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/witch-hunting-survivor-who-turned-activist-gets-honorary-doctorate/ | title=Woman honoured with doctorate for fighting witch-hunting in Assam | publisher=Indian Express | work=Samudra Gupta Kashyap | date=31 March 2015 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/meet/the-voice-of-the-socalled-witches/article7685652.ece | title=The voice of the so-called witches | publisher=Hindu Business Line | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref> She was instrumental in the Assam Government passing the Prevention of and Protection from Witch Hunting Act, 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-crusader-against-witch-hunting-to-be-felicitated-2276064 | title=Crusader against witch hunting to be felicitated | work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=23 November 2016 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/putting-women-human-rights-activists-on-the-world-map/article23931227.ece | title=Putting women human rights activists on the world map | publisher=The Hindu | work=Sarumathi K | date=19 May 2018 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2021, for her contributions to social work.<ref name="aw2021">{{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2021|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2021AwardeesList_25012021_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2021|accessdate=26 January 2021|format=PDF|pp=2–5}}</ref>
'''Birubala Rabha''' is an Indian activist who campaigns against witchcraft and witch hunting in [[Goalpara]], [[Assam]] which is in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35975360 | title=The Indian woman who hunts the witch hunters | publisher=[[BBC News]]| work=Soutik Biswas | date=10 April 2016 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/anti-witch-hunt-crusader-un-bound/articleshow/58293393.cms | title=Anti-witch hunt crusader UN-bound | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=21 April 2017 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/tribal-woman-gets-award-for-crusade-against-witch-hunting-in-assam/ | title=Tribal woman gets award for crusade against witch-hunting in Assam | publisher=Indian Express | date=5 July 2015 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref> She runs an organisation called Mission Birubala which spreads awareness against witch hunting.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/a-witch-hunting-survivor-crusades-to-save-assamese-women/story-IjRG4KvjMiT289X9kMaxuN.html | title=A witch-hunting survivor crusades to save Assamese women | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=14 June 2016 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/witch-hunting-survivor-who-turned-activist-gets-honorary-doctorate/ | title=Woman honoured with doctorate for fighting witch-hunting in Assam | publisher=Indian Express | work=Samudra Gupta Kashyap | date=31 March 2015 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/meet/the-voice-of-the-socalled-witches/article7685652.ece | title=The voice of the so-called witches | publisher=Hindu Business Line | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref> She was instrumental in the Assam Government passing the Prevention of and Protection from Witch Hunting Act, 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-crusader-against-witch-hunting-to-be-felicitated-2276064 | title=Crusader against witch hunting to be felicitated | work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=23 November 2016 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/putting-women-human-rights-activists-on-the-world-map/article23931227.ece | title=Putting women human rights activists on the world map | publisher=The Hindu | work=Sarumathi K | date=19 May 2018 | accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2021, for her contributions to social work.<ref name="aw2021">{{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2021|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2021AwardeesList_25012021_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2021|accessdate=26 January 2021|format=PDF|pp=2–5}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Awards : Padma shri, Upendra Nath Brahma Award
Birubala Rabha

Birubala Rabha is an Indian activist who campaigns against witchcraft and witch hunting in Goalpara, Assam which is in India.[1][2][3] She runs an organisation called Mission Birubala which spreads awareness against witch hunting.[4][5][6] She was instrumental in the Assam Government passing the Prevention of and Protection from Witch Hunting Act, 2015.[7][8] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2021, for her contributions to social work.[9]

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  1. ↑ "The Indian woman who hunts the witch hunters". Soutik Biswas. BBC News. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Anti-witch hunt crusader UN-bound". The Times of India. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tribal woman gets award for crusade against witch-hunting in Assam". Indian Express. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "A witch-hunting survivor crusades to save Assamese women". Hindustan Times. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Woman honoured with doctorate for fighting witch-hunting in Assam". Samudra Gupta Kashyap. Indian Express. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "The voice of the so-called witches". Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Crusader against witch hunting to be felicitated". Daily News and Analysis. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Putting women human rights activists on the world map". Sarumathi K. The Hindu. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Padma Awards: 2021" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 25 January 2021. pp. 2–5. Retrieved 26 January 2021.