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Sunil Jaglan
Sunil Jaglan (born 19 June 1982) is an Indian academic and social activist working for rural development, women's rights, and the welfare and education of the girl child in India. He is the founder of the Selfie With Daughter, a social media campaign that aims to promote gender equality and raise awareness about the importance of daughters in society to improve the sex ratio in India. Jaglan serves as an advisor for the ''Sarpanch Samvaad'' initiative of the Quality Council of India, Gurugram University, and UNICEF. He is the founder and CEO of the non-profit organisation, Selfie With Daughter (SWD) Foundation and author of the book ''Lado Rights: Mahila Adhikaron Ka Sankalan''. Early life Sunil Jaglan was born on 19 June 1982 in Bibipur, Jind district, Haryana. He obtained his Bachelor of Computer Science degree from Kurukshetra University. Career Sarpanch, Bibipur Panchayat (2010-2015) Jaglan began his career as a mathematics teacher before resigning from his position ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jind District
Jind district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Jind town is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of Hisar Division and was created in 1966. Etymology The district derives its name from its headquarters town Jind that is said to be derived from ''Jaintapuri''. It is also said that this town had been founded at the time of the Mahabharata. According to a legend, the Pandavas built a temple in honour of ''Jainti Devi'' (the goddess of victory), offered prayers for success, and then launched the battle with the Kauravas. The town grew up around the temple and was named Jaintapuri (Abode of Jainti Devi) which later on came to be known as Jind. History Jind Fort Raja Gajpat Singh, a great-grandson of Chaudhary Phul Singh Sidhu Jat, the founder of the Phulkian Misl, established a kingdom by seizing a large tract of the country, which included the territory occupied by the present district of Jind, from the Afghan governor Zain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
