GREAT TAMANG PERSONALITY OF DOOARS-WEST BENGAL

Name                                    :     Ramkumar Lama

Father’s name                      :     Sri Kanchha Lama

Mother’s name                     :     Smt. Manmaya Lama

Address                                :     Gangutia Forest Village, PO. Kalchini, 
                                                     Dist- Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, 
                                                     INDIA

Educational qualification     :    Graduate

Work Experience:   

Having experience of working among the different communities of the Dooars for more than 20 years. Field of expertise are as follows:

Ø   Have been associated with The Art of Living since 12 years

Ø  Have been associated with Yugantar Pariwar since 13 years.

Ø  Community Development

Ø  SHG formation & Capacity Building

Ø   Home Tourism & Community Tourism   

Ø   Child Rights & Child Protection

Ø  Human Rights

Ø  Capacity Building of Community Leaders   

Ø  Youth Leadership

Ø   Right to Education

Ø   Right to Information Act

Ø  Forest Dwellers Act

During 3^rd WORLD WATER FORUM with Anna Hazzare in Kyoto, Japan in 2003

Award & Achievements :

Ø    SEJA AWARD (South Asian Environment Journalist Association) in 2004 for Environment & Social Service.

Ø  Participated in 3^rd WORLD WATER FORUM in Kyoto, Japan in 2003 as one of the Team Member from India.

Ø  Participated in study for Kerala Decentralized planning of PRI system as a West Bengal State representative in 2002.

Ø  Participated in 30^th Sodhyatra in Manipur in 2013.

Ø  Participate in Asian Rural Tourism Festival in 2012 & 2013 in Nepal.

Ø  Participated at IIM’s (Indian Institute of Mountain) 2nd Conference in Gantok, Sikkim in 2012.

Ø  Participated in 9^th Boudha Mahotsav in Sikkim organized by Nava Nalanda Mahavira (University), Bihar in 2013 and a paper presented.

Meeting with Important Personalities:  

Ø  Prof. Amarta Sen

Ø  Anna Hajare

Ø  HH  Dalai Lama

Ø  HH  Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Membership to the Professional /Governing Body:

Ø   Ex. Member , Jalpaiguri Zilla Parishad,

Ø  President , Yugantar Pariwar,

Ø  Faculty, The Art of Living,

Ø Senior Fellow, Tiljala Shed Kolkata, Capacity Building of Community Building supported by Action Aid of India

Ø  President, Action for Conservation & Tourism ( ACT ), Central Dooars Committee,

Ø  Life Member , Indian Red Cross Society,

Ø Life Member, FOSET Forum of Scientist Engineers & Technologist),

Ø  Member , West Bengal Education Network,

Ø  Advisor,  Kalchini Block Harijan Kalyan Samity, 

Ø  Ex. Member , Distrct Level Trainer Team (DLTT) for PRI

                                                Ex. Member , District Level Trainer Team (DLTT ) for SHG   

With the foreign guest at Buxa Tiger Reserve area