Tarang Chawla

Tarang Chawla (born 5 February 1987) is an Indian-born Australian writer and activist who advocates against men's violence.

Following the murder of his sister, Nikita Chawla, in 2015,[1] Chawla began advocating against men's violence. In November 2016, Chawla was named as the 2017 Young Australian of the Year Finalist in his home state of Victoria.[2][3] In May 2017, Chawla was the recipient of the University of Melbourne Rising Star Award for Young Alumni.[4] In July 2017, Chawla was awarded the AFL Community Champion Award by the Carlton Football Club's Blues Foundation.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Russell, Mark (13 November 2015). "Wife killer asked police to pick up dead body". The Age. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/honour-roll/?view=fullView&recipientID=1847. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Neale Daniher tapped as a true hero". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  4. ↑ "Congratulations to the 2017 Arts Alumni Award recipients". Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  5. ↑ Carlton Football Club (2017-09-05), Round 17 - Community Champion, retrieved 2018-10-01
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