Irina Chakraborty
Russian-Finnish-Indian environmental engineer
Irina Chakraborty | |
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Irina Chakraborty in December 2017 | |
Born | 1980 or 1981 (age 43–44) Leningrad, Soviet Union |
Citizenship | Finnish |
Irina Chakraborty (Russian: Ирина Чакраборти, Bengali: ইরিনা চক্রবর্তী, born 1980 or 1981)[1] is a Russian-Finnish-Indian scientist, an environmental engineer and a university instructor.[2] She has lived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia since 2011.[3][4][5] She was selected as one of BBC'S 100 Women in 2013 for her work with sanitation for floating villages.[6][7]
Early life
Chakraborty was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia), to Finnish-Indian parents.[8] She is a Finnish citizen.[1] She studied microbiology in Finland.[9]
References
- ^ a b Sochieata, Roth (26 July 2022). "Trash or treasure, this group helps you find it free". Asia News Network. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Why are scientists off the radar?". Times Higher Education (THE). 7 November 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Interview: Wetlands Work!". Geeks in Cambodia. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "About WW!". Wetlands Work!. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ Chen, Dene-Hern (11 October 2016). "A booming city with a brutal history". BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Outlook: My Family Freed Me From Somali Pirates". BBC World Service. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Who are the 100 Women?". BBC News. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Bong Bonlai". The Ladies' Penh. 29 September 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, to Indian-Finish parents
- ^ "Participants". Our City Festival. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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100 Women by BBC in 2013
- Salwa Abu Libdeh
- Madawi al-Rasheed
- Nadia Al-Sakkaf
- Sreymom Ang
- Anna Arrowsmith
- Joyce Aoko Aruga
- Moe Thuzar Aung
- Rehana Azib
- Firuza Aliyeva
- Zainab Hawa Bangura
- Michaela Bergman
- Claire Bertschinger
- Ingrid Betancourt
- Cherie Blair
- Emma Bonino
- Yvonne Brewster
- Gurinder Chadha
- Nervana Mahmoud
- Irina Chakraborty
- Shadi Sadr
- Chipo Chung
- Helen Clark
- Diane Coyle
- Caroline Criado Perez
- Jody Day
- Es Devlin
- Klára Dobrev
- Efua Dorkenoo
- Sigridur Maria Egilsdottir
- Marwa El-Daly
- Bushra El-Turk
- Obiageli Ezekwesili
- Caroline Farrow
- Anne Stella Fomumbod
- Teresa Forcades
- Razan Ghazzawi
- Gemma Godfrey
- Rebecca Gomperts
- Tanni Grey-Thompson
- Parveen Hassan
- Barbara Hewson
- Anis Hidayah
- Deborah Hopkins
- Rose Hudson-Wilkin
- Bettany Hughes
- Rubana Huq
- Leyla Hussein
- Heather Jackson
- Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
- Laura Janner-Klausner
- Aowen Jin
- Andy Kawa
- Tehmina Kazi
- Jude Kelly
- Fereshteh Khosroujerdy
- Azadeh Kian
- Kanya King
- Fawzia Koofi
- Dina Korzun
- Martha Lane-Fox
- Paris Lees
- Ann Leslie
- Sian Lindley
- Pontso Mafethe
- Brooke Magnanti
- Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba
- Shirley Meredeen
- Samar Samir Mezghanni
- Shazia Mirza
- Aditi Mittal
- Rosmery Mollo
- Martina Navratilova
- Orzala Ashraf Nemat
- Pauline Neville-Jones
- Susie Orbach
- Mirina Paananen
- Claudia Paz y Paz
- Mariane Pearl
- Laura Perrins
- Charlotte Raven
- Gail Rebuck
- Justine Roberts
- Sarah Rogers
- Fatima Said
- Balvinder Saund
- Kamila Shamsie
- Divya Sharma
- Bahia Shehab
- Joanna Shields
- Stephanie Shirley
- Clare Short
- Jacqui Smith
- Kate Smurthwaite
- Rainatou Sow
- Louise Stephenson
- May Tha Hla
- Natasha Walter
- Judith Webb
- Saadia Zahidi
- Dinara Zhorobekova
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