Prafulla Samantara
Prafulla Samantara (born 1952) is an Indian environmental activist from Odisha.

Biography
Samantara has been a spokesperson for the Dangaria Kandha indigenous people, in their protest against plans for bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hill range. A 2013 Supreme Court ruling stopped the mining plans. Samantara was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2017.

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1952 births
Living people
People from Odisha
Indian environmentalists
Goldman Environmental Prize awardees