Shashidhar Mishra
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Shashidhar Mishra was an India
n RTI
activist, who was shot dead by unknown assailants by bullets near his house in Phulwaria Village, located near Begusarai
town of Bihar
. The incident took place on night on February 14, 2010.
By profession, he was street vendor, who used to sale pens, sweets and snacks in market of Barauni
. He used to stay in a mud house in his village and used bicycle for transport. He is survived by a wife and four children.
He had earned the nickname of "Khabri Lal" ( the news man ) and worked tirelessly to expose corruption at the panchayat and block levels. He filed his first RTI application in 2008 and by the time he died he had filed more than 1000 RTI applications, mostly concerning issues troubling his village.
National RTI Forum
has honored his martyrdom by naming an award after him as Shashidhar Mishra RTI Gallantry award
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n RTI
RTI
- Broadcasters :* Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne - The state broadcaster of Ivory Coast* Radio Taiwan International* Reti Televisive Italiane, Mediaset group * RTI Colombia, a TV production company- Other companies :...
activist, who was shot dead by unknown assailants by bullets near his house in Phulwaria Village, located near Begusarai
Begusarai
Begusarai is a city and a municipal council in Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India. Begusarai had traditionally been a communist stronghold and it was earlier also referred to as the Leningrad of Bihar.- Recent history :...
town of Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
. The incident took place on night on February 14, 2010.
By profession, he was street vendor, who used to sale pens, sweets and snacks in market of Barauni
Barauni
Barauni is a town in the state of Bihar, India.Barauni was once an Industrial town in Begusarai district, Bihar. After the partition of the Jharkhand from Bihar, it had and still has the potential to become the industrial capital of Bihar....
. He used to stay in a mud house in his village and used bicycle for transport. He is survived by a wife and four children.
He had earned the nickname of "Khabri Lal" ( the news man ) and worked tirelessly to expose corruption at the panchayat and block levels. He filed his first RTI application in 2008 and by the time he died he had filed more than 1000 RTI applications, mostly concerning issues troubling his village.
National RTI Forum
National RTI Forum
National RTI Forum is an organization based in Lucknow.The group gives “RTI Gallantry Award”s named after murdered RTI activists Satish Shetty, Shashidhar Mishra and Lalit Mehta. In 2010 the awards were given for the first time to a slain RTI activist Amit Jethwa, a forest officer Sanjiv...
has honored his martyrdom by naming an award after him as Shashidhar Mishra RTI Gallantry award