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Birendra Kumar
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Mr. Kumar is the founder of Naya Sawera Vikas Kendra and has played a pivotal role in expansion of the organization in the State and also made its presence felt outside India. He is a post graduate in social work and has more than 15 years of experience working on the issues of land, forest, water and livelihood. He was instrumental in implementation of The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 in Jharkhand. He has been a crusader for the rights of the tribal including primitive tribes. He also takes keen interest in working to uplift the situation of children of Birhor tribe, a primitive tribal group. He has been working relentlessly on the concepts of non-violent economy, natural agriculture and women empowerment. He is state convener of Jharkhand Van Adhikaar Manch (JVAM) and a trainer for training government administrative officers on implementation of FRA and PESA.