Ruchira Gupta

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ruchira Gupta
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Jan 7, 1964(1964-01-07)
Age	60
Birthplace	Kolkata
Country	India
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ruchira Gupta Biography

Ruchira Gupta is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on January 7, 1964 in Kolkata, India. Gupta testified before the United States Senate to support the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000. He also lobbied together with activists at the United Nations for a U.N. Protocol to Prevent Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons. This led to the first U.N. initiative to combat trafficking.

Gupta received the Abolitionist award from the House of Lords in 2007. This is the upper house of Parliament of the United Kingdom. In 1996, Gupta’s documentary The Selling of Innocents on sex-trafficking between India and Nepal won a News & Documentary Emmy Award.

She also contributed to the scripted film Meena: Based On A True Story, Lucy Liu, Colin K. Gray, and Megan Raney, 2011.

In 2011 Lucy Liu released her 20-minute directorial debut on human trafficking, Meena, which tells the story of a rescue mission to help a young woman save her daughter from the cycle of the sex trade. Meena Haseena was sold to the sex trade by her uncle at the age of 8 years old, and this film portrays her alliance with Ruchira Gupta and their effort to rescue her daughter from the brothel she only recently escaped herself. Her fight to save her daughter Naina, who had been taken from her at birth, and forced into prostitution is the heart of this film and is based on the first chapter of the book Half the Sky, written by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

Ruchira Gupta is an Indian journalist, activist, and abolitionist of sex trafficking. Over 30 years, she has worked to eradicate sex trafficking. She has been recognized by governments, leaders and other organizations around the world for her efforts. Apne Aap Women Worldwide was established in 2002 by her. This nongovernmental organization, also known as Apne Aap Women Worldwide focuses on women’s rights, and the elimination of human sex slavery. Apne Aap has helped more than 15,000 girls and women in India who are at risk or trapped by prostitution. She continues to be the organization’s president as of 2013.

Ruchira Gupta Net Worth

Ruchira Gupta is one of the richest Journalist from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ruchira Gupta 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After leaving the United Nations, she worked with governments in Iran, Nepal, Thailand and Cambodia. Some of these countries were supported by her to create National Action Plans and laws against humantrafficking. UNODC and UNIFEM supported her in writing two manuals about combating trafficking for law enforcement officers and prosecutors. Gupta was also a UNICEF contact for the October 2000 gathering of Messengers of Peace, Goodwill Ambassadors.

Ruchira, who had just completed her documentary, The Sell of Innocents was elected president of Apne Aap Women Worldwide. Gupta’s work at Apne Aap has allowed victims and survivors of denotified tribes, which are known as criminal tribes to the British, to be organized into Self-empowerment organizations. These groups allow women and girls to access education, livelihood training and safe housing. They also advocate for changes in Indian Law. Gupta’s leadership was instrumental in organizing women to fight for legal change. The Criminal Law Amendment Act made trafficking a criminal offense for the first-time in Indian history.

In 2009, Gupta was the recipient of the Clinton Global Citizen Award for Commitment to Leadership in Civil Society by the Clinton Foundation, established by Bill Clinton, former President of the United States. In 2010, she was chosen to serve as a member of the organization’s leadership program, known as CGI Lead. President Clinton created the program to recognize and educate the next generation of global leaders and prepare them to effectively address and take action on the world’s most pressing issues. Young leaders chosen from throughout the world include corporate executives, public servants, social entrepreneurs, and NGO managers from among the public, private, and civil sectors.

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On 8 March 2015, Gupta gave the keynote speech at the NGO Committee on the Status of Women New York (NGOCSW/NY) Forum at the Apollo, to commence the start of the UN CSW 59 Consultation Day. On the following day, she was awarded the 2015 NGOCSW/NY Woman of Distinction Award for her tireless efforts to end sex trafficking by emphasizing the link between trafficking and prostitution laws and lobbying policy makers to shift blame from victims to perpetrators.

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Ruchira Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Ruchira Gupta celebrates birthday on January 7 of every year.