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Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy is an Indian social activist and educator. He was selected as one of Time 100's 100 most influential personalities in 2010.^[1]

Early life

He attended The Doon School from 1956 to 1962 and St. Stephen's College, Delhi from 1962 to 1967.

Barefoot College

Bunker is a founder of the Barefoot College whose programs have trained more than 3 million ^{[dubious – discuss]}^{[attribution needed]} people in skills including solar engineers, teachers, midwives, weavers, architects and doctors.^[1] The buildings used for the school have dirt floors and no chairs so that "poor students feel comfortable".^[1]

Awards

Roy has received:

The Tyler Prize
The St Andrews Prize for the Environment – 2003

Articles

Bunker Roy speaking at TED (video)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Mortenson, Greg. (2010-04-29) Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy The 2010 TIME 100. TIME. Retrieved on 2012-06-02.

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[TIME-1] Mortenson, Greg. (2010-04-29) Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy The 2010 TIME 100. TIME. Retrieved on 2012-06-02.

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 ==Barefoot College==
 [[File:Bunker Roy shot by Kris Krug.jpg|right|thumb|Roy speaking at Poptech 2008]]
-Bunker is a founder of the [[Barefoot College]] whose programs have trained more than 3 million {{attribution needed|date=November 2012}} {{dubious|date=November 2012}}{{attribution needed|date=November 2012}} people in skills including solar engineers, teachers, midwives, weavers, architects and doctors.<ref name=TIME/> The buildings used for the school have dirt floors and no chairs so that "poor students feel comfortable".<ref name=TIME/>
+Bunker is a founder of the [[Barefoot College]] whose programs have trained more than 3 million {{dubious|date=November 2012}}{{attribution needed|date=November 2012}} people in skills including solar engineers, teachers, midwives, weavers, architects and doctors.<ref name=TIME/> The buildings used for the school have dirt floors and no chairs so that "poor students feel comfortable".<ref name=TIME/>
 ==Awards==