A talk unveiling the reality of tobacco and nicotine. How common sense fails in our day to day life. He speaks about how use of RTI in tobacco control helped in enforcing tobacco control law and how the scenario across the country changed as a result of Smoke-Free Chandigarh.
He is a social activist working on child rights, child labour, public health and civil right issues. Besides being known as one of the most vociferous voices against tobacco, Hemant is also credited with creating the first smoke-free city in India and also in any third world country with the effective use of right to information Act. He was awarded the "Global Smoke-Free Partnership Award" in 2008 and also the "Extraordinary Activist Award" for the innovative use of legal action and activism resulting in the smoke-free Chandigarh initiative. He was also awarded WHO Appreciation Award for Tobacco Control in 2013.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
