Archana Borthakur (Assamese: অৰ্চনা বৰঠাকুৰ) is an Indian social activist from Assam. Borthakur founded social welfare society Priyobondhu in pursuit of community development and social change. She is known for her social works like donation of unused clothes, foods, books and household tools to the underprivileged.[1][2]
Archana Borthakur | |
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| অৰ্চনা বৰঠাকুৰ | |
 Borthakur distributing sanitary pads in Chirang district of Assam | |
| Born | 23 October 1983 |
| Other names | Archie |
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Early life and education
editBorthakur was born at Dergaon in Golaghat district of Assam. She did her matriculation from Dergaon Girls Higher Secondary School in 2000 and higher secondary from Kamal Deorah College in 2002. Borthakur completed her BA & MA in Assamese literature from Cotton College.[3]
Social work
editBorthakur launched a programme titled 'Positive Lights' in 2016 to provide right treatment and care to HIV+ orphaned children. She has also arranged to decorate the care home of such children with lights and Rangoli and distributed food packets and educational materials along with other essential commodities collected from people.[4]
In 2018, Borthakur initiated a programme for children under the name and style of ‘Breakfast for a child’.[5][6]
Borthakur distributed school bags, pencil boxes, fluxes, tiffin boxes, erasers, wood pencils, colour pencils, picture books, exercise copies to below poverty level children in 2018. Khetri area on the outskirts of Guwahati was covered during this mission.[7]
Borthakur is educating girls in rural Assam about menstruation and making menstrual hygiene accessible to the underprivileged girls.[8]
Borthakur launched a survey project on child labour in 2020 with the help of Guwahati district administration. A survey was conducted on children from the age group of 9 to 14 years.[9]
Literary works
editBorthakur is the author of three novels Poridhi, Aparajita and Cottonian ekhon rodor khiriki.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Applications for Miscellaneous Registration of Societies under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 (2017-2018)- (Priyobondhu is in SL. No. 342)" (PDF). Registrar of firms & societies, Government of Assam. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "NGO launches website – Donate generously : Priyobondhu". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "About Archana Borthakur". Priyobondhu. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "HIV+ orphaned children all set to celebrate Diwali". Janambhumi –An Assamese daily. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Priyobondhu NGO's Breakfast Programme for Children Extended". The Sentinel. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "NGO in Assam provides breakfast to students". Rotary News. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Priyobondhu befriends kids by giving School Kit for a Child". The Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Menstrual Hygiene: A Cause of Concern". The Story Mug. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Survey project on 'child labour' inaugurated in Guwahati". The Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Foundation of Cotton alumni body's building". The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.