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Social Activist Sanjit Bunker Roy Dies

The activist founded Barefoot College in 1972 and helped train more than 3 million people for rural jobs, Time magazine said.

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Renowned social activist Sanjit Bunker Roy, founder of Barefoot College, dies; lifelong rural empowerment programs and women-led solar projects highlighted.

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Social activist Sanjit Bunker Roy dies

Renowned social activist Sanjit Bunker Roy, founder of Barefoot College, dies; lifelong rural empowerment programs and women-led solar projects highlighted.

·Chennai, India
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Renowned Social Activist Sanjit "Bunker" Roy Dies At 81

Sanjit "Bunker" Roy founded the Social Work and Research Centre, popularly known as Barefoot College

·New Delhi, India
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Social activist Bunker Roy, who founded Barefoot College, dies at 81

Bunker Roy's funeral will take place at 4 pm Tuesday in Tilonia.

·Noida, India
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Activist, educator Bunker Roy dies at 81

Roy founded The Barefoot College, a rural development organisation that advances drinking water and solar electrification initiatives, and women’s empowerment.

·Mumbai, India
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Padma Shri Bunker Roy Passes Away: Breathed His Last in Tilonia at the Age of 81; Funeral to Be Held This Evening

Renowned social activist and founder of the Barefoot College, Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy, died on Tuesday morning in Tilonia, Ajmer district, Rajasthan. He was 81. He breathed his last at his residence at 6:15 am.

·India
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Remembering Sanjit "Bunker" Roy: The Barefoot Revolutionary - ArchiSHOTS

%POSTEXCERPT% Remembering Sanjit “Bunker” Roy: The Barefoot Revolutionary Sanjit "Bunker" Roy, who passed away this morning in Tilonia, Rajasthan, spent a lifetime proving a radical premise: that the world's most enduring wisdom and resilience belong to those with the least formal education. Remembering Sanjit “Bunker” Roy: The Barefoot Revolutionary

·New Delhi, India
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Mathrubhumi broke the news in Kozhikode, India on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
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