Disha Ravi is a graduate in Bachelor of Business Administration from a private college in Bengaluru and is an alumni of Mount Carmel School. The 21-year-old climate activist was instrumental in setting up the Indian chapter of Fridays for Future - the global movement for climate justice founded by Greta Thunberg, an 18-year old climate activist from Sweden. She is actively involved in environmental issues across India. She has appeared in media reports across the world, including ‘The Guardian’ and ‘Vogue’, for her campaigns. Her motivation to become a climate activist came from watching her grandparents, who are farmers and struggle with the effects of climate change, she told Auto Report Africa last year.
Disha Ravi
New Delhi– Disha Ravi has been featured in publications across the world as a young activist voicing her strong opinions about the environmental crisis in India. However, the 21-year-old climate activist from Soladevanahalli area of Bengaluru was arrested by Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Saturday for her alleged role in the infamous “toolkit” which, according to police, was behind the January 26 violence in the capital.
Graduating from Mount Carmel College in Bengaluru, she has been regularly writing columns and articles in leading news portals on climate action and is a familiar name in important climate forums frequented by youth activists across the globe.
Activist Disha Ravi was picked up from her house for questioning and later arrested, on Sunday (February 14, 2021). A senior police officer said that this was the first arrest in connection with ‘toolkit case’. 'toolkit' is a term activists use for a campaign information document.
Disha Ravi, a 21-year-old climate activist shot to fame on Sunday after she was arrested on charges of sharing a toolkit on the social media related to the farmers protest.