Norma Alvares

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Norma Alvares
Norma Alvares.jpg
Born
Mumbai, India
OccupationSocial worker, environmental activist, Lawyer
Known forSocial service
Spouse(s)Claude Alvares
Children3 children
AwardsPadma Shri
Yashadamini Puraskar
WebsiteProfile

Norma Alvares is an Indian lawyer, social worker and environmental activist.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

Born in a Mangalorean Catholic family, she graduated in law from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and entered environmental activism.[1] 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.[2]

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.[1] She has been involved in over 100 PILs[3][4] and has served as an amicus curiae.[5] 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.[1] She is the president of the Goa branch of People for Animals[6] and is the founder of Other India Book Store[7] and Other India Press.[8] She was honored by the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[9] The Government of Goa honoured Alvares with the Yashadamini Puraskar in 2001.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Livemint". Livemint. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "India Inspires". India Inspires. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Goa Foundation". Goa Foundation. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Down to Earth". Down to Earth. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Amicus Curiae". Down to Earth. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "PFA Goa". PFA Goa. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Other India Book Store". Other India Book Store. 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "About Us". Other India Book Store. 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  10. ↑ http://www.awbi.org/awbi-pdf/ac_jan_14_june_16.pdf

External links[edit]

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