Congratulations pour in for Indian Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi

60-year-old Satyarthi has been at the forefront against child labour since the 1990s

Update: 2014-10-10 15:50 GMT
India's child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi. (Photo: Twitter)

Mumbai: India's child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai on Friday shared the Nobel Peace Prize honours for 2014 for their work on promoting child rights in the troubled sub-continent.

60-year-old Satyarthi, who runs an NGO in India has been at the forefront against child labour since the 1990s. His organisation ‘Bachpan Bachao Andolan’ has rescued 0ver 80,000 children from trafficking and slavery. He has also been involved with the ‘Global March Against Child Labour’ and has been credited for enactment of national, international legislations on child labour and education.

Satyarthi, who runs NGO Bachpan Bachao Aandolan (Save Childhood Movement), has maintained the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi and headed various forms of peaceful protests, "focusing on the grave exploitation of children for financial gain," the Nobel committee said.

With the help of NGOs and activists, Satyarthi has organised several raids on factories where children were being made to work by force. Before turning into an activist at the age of 26, Satyarthi was an electrical engineer.

“Extremely delighted. This is recognition of our fight for child rights,” he said after winning the top honour.

Here is how Twitter reacted to Satyarthi receiving the top honour:

 

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