Satyarthi launched a 64-page bi-monthly magazine titled Sangharsh Jaari Rahega (The Fight Must Go On) in January 1981 to highlight pressing issues faced by vulnerable children and marginalised communities. It was for the first time that a magazine was drawing...

After freeing Sabo, Satyarthi started gathering more information about bonded labour as he was deeply saddened by the fact that even in independent India, human slavery still exists. He filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court, leading...

During the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Satyarthi gave shelter to his Sikh neighbours despite being fully aware that he and his family’s lives would be in danger.

The 400-year-old Shrinathji Temple in Nathdwara, Rajasthan, barred Dalits from entry, a violation of the Right to Equality. On October 2, 1988, Satyarthi, accompanied by Dalit companions, entered the temple in defiance. Enraged, the priests brutally attacked him and attempted...

Mukti Ashram, India’s first short-term rehabilitation centre for children rescued from bonded and child labour, was established in New Delhi. Since then, the Ashram continues to provide informal education to children up to the age of 14, preparing them to...

Satyarthi undertook a 2000 km-long march against child labour in India from Nagar Utari (now Jharkhand) to Delhi. Thousands of villagers, activists, and children freed from bondage took part in the march, which lasted 15 days.

Satyarthi organised and led Bharat Yatra, a 5000 km-long march to raise awareness about child labour. The march began from the southern tip of India, Kanyakumari and concluded in Delhi.

Rugmark is a one-of-a-kind certification and voluntary social labelling mechanism to certify that a particular brand or organisation did not employ child labour in their supply chain. It is one of the first examples of ethical consumerism that reinforced the...

The Mukti Caravan was a mobile grassroots campaign against trafficking and abuse of children, launched at Delhi’s Rajghat. The campaign also demanded an international law against child labour. Led by youngsters who had been freed from child labour, the Mukti...

Satyarthi conceptualised one of the biggest mass movement drives in history, mobilising 7.2 million people, covering 80,000 kms across 103 countries. Beginning on January 17, 1998, the movement, which unfolded in three phases- from Manila, Philippines; São Paulo, Brazil; and...

Located in Viratnagar, Rajasthan, Bal Ashram was established as a long-term rehabilitation center for children rescued from the worst forms of child labour, slavery, and trafficking. It serves as a secure and empowering home for child labourers who have lost...

Satyarthi is the founding president of the Global Campaign for Education, an exemplary civil society movement working to end the global education crisis. The Global Campaign for advocates and campaigns at international and national levels to urge governments and the...

Twelve-year-old Kalu Kumar, who was rescued from a carpet-weaving industry and who stayed at Bal Ashram, was invited to meet then US President Bill Clinton at the launch of the book ‘Speak Truth to Power,’ written by Robert Kennedy’s daughter...

Satyarthi embarked on the nationwide ‘Shiksha Yatra’ (Education March) spanning a total distance of 15,000 km across 20 states, demanding free and compulsory education for all. The march, which started from the southern tip of India in Kanyakumari, took 6...

After receiving reports of young Nepali girls being held hostage and abused in a circus in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda, Satyarthi and his team undertook the rescue operation, despite facing intense opposition. The highly influential circus owner hired goons who brutally...

Satyarthi's relentless advocacy led to the landmark amendment of the Child Labour Act, banning domestic child labour on October 10, 2006. The fight began in 1996, when a young boy, who bore severe burn injuries was rescued from a government...

Supreme Court formed the All India Legal Aid cell on Child Rights under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority in India (NALSA) to be led by Satyarthi. The purpose of the Legal Aid Cell was to become a...

On May 10th, 2013, the Supreme Court passed a judgment on missing children based on a PIL filed by Bachpan Bachao Andolan. The Court directed that in case of every missing child reported there will be an initial presumption of...

Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, on 10th December 2014 “for his struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” Satyarthi dedicated his Nobel prize to...

In 2015, the United Nations adopted new development goals, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and included the elimination of child labour, slavery, trafficking and forced labour under SDG 8.7. Satyarthi continues to play a pivotal role in encouraging countries to...

Satyarthi launched ‘Laureates and Leaders’, a first-of-its-kind platform that brings together Nobel Laureates and global leaders from across the world to foster a sense of urgency and raise their voices for the cause of children. The first L&L conference was...

The 2017 Bharat Yatra, launched by Satyarthi to combat child sexual exploitation and trafficking across India began at Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari and culminated in New Delhi. The aim of the march was to raise awareness and demand a...

The Price of Free is a documentary about Kailash Satyarthi. It depicts how Satyarthi left his comfortable career as an electrical engineer and decided to dedicate his life to freeing children from slavery and abuse. The documentary, which is available...

Satyarthi launched a nationwide drive ‘Child Marriage Free India’ against the appalling practice of child marriage and sexual abuse in India. The campaign, which involved the participation of 76,000 women across the country, endorsed the Government's proposal to extend the...

Satyarthi in collaboration with the Zayed Awards for Human Fraternity brought together over 800 changemakers from more than 15 Indian states in Bal Ashram, Rajasthan for the Youth Summit. The event involved insightful discussions among youth leaders and the global...

Satyarthi had long championed the call of globalising compassion, a message emphasised in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic amplified the urgency of this vision, underscoring the need to address the growing disconnectedness and apathy...