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Runa Banerjee, the Glossary

Runa Banerjee is an Indian social worker and the co-founder of the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), Lucknow, a non governmental organization promoting the interests of the poor working women of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where she serves as the General Secretary and the Chief executive officer.^[1]

Chikan (embroidery)

Chikankari (चिकन की कढ़ाई, चिकनकारी) is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India.

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Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division.

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Ministry of Textiles

The Ministry of Textiles is an Indian government national agency responsible for the formulation of policy, planning, development, export promotion and regulation of the textile industry in India.

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Mohamed ElBaradei

Mohamed Mostafa ElBaradei (Muḥammad Muṣṭafá al-Barādaʿī,; born 17 June 1942) is an Egyptian law scholar and diplomat who served as the vice president of Egypt on an interim basis from 14 July 2013 until his resignation on 14 August 2013.

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Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Nobels fredspris) is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature.

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Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization (NGO) (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government.

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Padma Shri

The Padma Shri (IAST: padma śrī), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan.

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PeaceWomen Across the Globe

PeaceWomen Across the Globe (PWAG), previously known as 1000 PeaceWomen, is an organization based in Bern, Switzerland that aims to increase the visibility of women promoting peace all over the world.

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Sehba Hussain

Sehba Hussain is an Indian social activist. Runa Banerjee and Sehba Hussain are Educators from Uttar Pradesh, Indian women activists, scholars from Lucknow and social workers from Uttar Pradesh.

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Self Employed Women's Association

Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), meaning "service" in several Indian languages, is a trade union based in Ahmedabad, India, that promotes the rights of low-income, independently employed female workers.

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UNICEF

UNICEF, originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.

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Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh ('North Province') is a state in northern India.

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2002 Gujarat riots

The 2002 Gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 Gujarat violence or the Gujarat pogrom, was a three-day period of inter-communal violence in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runa_Banerjee

Runa Banerjee, the Glossary

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