Kush Kalra enlightening Lives with Human Rights Activism
papers in more than 20 conferences and his research papers have been published in many journals. His paper titled “Child Soldiers: An Innocent Victim of War Crimes and Armed Conflicts” was published in the Journal of National Law University, SCHOLASTICUS (Vol. 7 No.1 Issue February 2010, ISSN 0975-1157). For the last two years, Kush has been organizing a letter-writing marathon for Amnesty International for people whose rights are at risk. The aim of this marathon is to pressurize the governments to release illegally detained people. At this young age, Kush has shown extraordinary commitment to bring about an affirmative change in society. He has been involved in Vastrasamman—an event of NGO Goonj— where he collects clothes from his colleagues for the poor people. He has also volunteered to create awareness on the harmful impact of poly bags. His conclusion about the project on poly bags ended with the observation that “poly bags below 30 microns should be put in construction of roads and roofs of buildings as they are nonbiodegradable.”
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His volunteering has brought him a lot of recognition and awards at a young age, which include Gold Standard of International Award for Young people, 2011; finalist of Apeejay India Volunteer Awards, 2011; Kamla Chowdhary Fellowship from Centre for Science and Environment, 2011; Karamaveer Purushkaar, 2010; and Green Apple Award, 2010 etc. He has also interned with many organizations and eminent lawyers including Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Supreme Court Advocate and member Drafting Committee for Janlokpal Bill.