Satish Kumar

Activist

Birthday August 9, 1936

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace India

Age 88 years old

#222,763 Most Popular

Numerology: 9

About

Famous for his environmental and peace activism, Kumar edited Resurgence & Ecologist magazine; founded the Schumacher College International Center for Ecological Studies; and organized pacifist, anti-nuclear weapons marches in the United States, England, France, and Russia.

Before Fame

When he was just nine years old, he left home and pursued the life of a Jain monk. After leaving the monastery in his teens, he studied with Gandhi follower and fellow pacifist Vinoba Bhave.

Trivia

He contributed to a 2009 publication titled We Are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples. His other books include The Buddha and the Terrorist: The Story of Angulimala and You Are, Therefore I Am: A Declaration of Dependence.

Family Life

He was born in Sri Dungargarh, Rajastan, India. He later settled in Hartland, Devon, England, where he and June Mitchell raised a daughter named Maya and a son named Mukti.

Associated With

His peace walk efforts followed from the earlier pacifist activism of philosopher Bertrand Russell.

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