Rajagopal P. V.

Rajagopal P.V. is an Indian Gandhian activist as well as the founder president of Ekta Parishad, a movement to fight for the rights of the oppressed within Gandhi's non-violence approach. He was also vice chairman of the Gandhi Peace Foundation. An example of his activism was the ambitious mobilization by Ekta Parishad of over 75’000 marginalized people in 2012, willing to walk 350 km to Delhi to press the government for the implementation of land rights and various other livelihood supporting measures. In 2023 he won the Niwano Peace Prize for his lifelong dedication to help the poor. Rajagopal studied Indian classical dance and music before completing his education at Sevagram, Gandhi's ashram in Maharashtra, with a degree in agricultural engineering.