Irom Sharmila Chanu

In this Meitei name, the family name is Irom and the given name is Sharmila. "Chanu" is a name suffix.

Irom Sharmila Chanu
Irom Sharmila at a reception given by Solidarity Youth Movement to her in Kozhikode
Born (1972-03-14) 14 March 1972
Kongpal, Imphal, Manipur, India
OccupationsCivil rights activist, political activist, poet
Known forHunger strike against Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act
Spouse
Desmond Anthony Bellarnine Coutinho
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(m. 2017)​
ChildrenNix Shakhi and Autumn Tara
Parent(s)Irom c Nanda (father)
Irom Ongbi Sakhi (mother)
AwardsGwangju Prize for Human Rights

Irom Sharmila Chanu (born 14 March 1972), also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi" ("the fair one") is an Indian civil rights activist and poet from the state of Manipur. In 2000, she began a hunger strike to abolish the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958. She ended her intermittent fast in 2016, after being force-fed for over 500 weeks in custody. Amnesty International has declared her a prisoner of conscience.

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