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{{Short description|Indian social activist}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Alana Golmei
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| caption = Alana Golmei at India-Myanmar Media Dialogue in Shillong. 2016
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| birth_place = [[Tamenglong]], India
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| occupation = social activist
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| known_for = North East Support Center & Helpline <br/> Burma Center Delhi <br/> Pann Nu Foundation
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Dr. '''Alana Golmei''' is an Indian humanitarian, activist, lawyer. She is the founder of Pann Nu Foundation and founding member of Burma Center Delhi.<ref>{{cite web |title='He Spat and Called Me Corona': Racism Against North East Indians Feeds Off Coronavirus Panic |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/he-spat-and-called-me-corona-racism-against-north-east-indians-feeds-off-coronavirus-panic-2549223.html |website=news 18 |date=25 March 2020 |accessdate=17 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Beaten, abused, spat on': People from Northeast endure racist slurs amid coronavirus panic |url=https://theprint.in/india/beaten-abused-spat-on-people-from-northeast-endure-racist-slurs-amid-coronavirus-panic/387716/ |website=The Print |date=25 March 2020 |accessdate=17 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Coronavirus' Is Now A Racial Slur In India: What Can Govt Do To Prevent Attacks? |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/coronavirus-racism-northeast_in_5e844d9cc5b6a1bb76502923 |website=Huffington post |date=2 April 2020 |accessdate=17 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="dcw">{{cite web | url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.Top_Stories.Top_Stories_2016.Dr_Alana_Golmei_awarded_DCW_Achievement_Award_2016_20160309|title= Dr. Alana Golmei awarded 'DCW Achievement Award' 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/29951|title= TEDxIITGuwahati speakers }}</ref>

Golmei was awarded the [[Delhi Commission for Women]]'s Achievement Award in 2016.<ref name="dcw"/>

==Early life==
She was born in Tamenglong and is of [[Naga people|Naga]] ethnicity from [[Manipur]].

==North East Support Center & Helpline==
She started the North East Support Centre & Helpline in 2007 to assist and prevent harassment and abuses meted out to women, the [[Northeast India|North East]] people and tribal communities in [[Delhi]] and [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] in India.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/yourstory-epaper-yourstory/hello+who+s+this+alana+golmei+and+her+helpline+to+fight+discrimination+against+people+from+the+northeast-newsid-83596346|title= Alana Golmei and her helpline to fight discrimination against people from the Northeast }}</ref> She is also a member [[Bezbaruah Committee]] formed in 2014 to suggest measures to deal with racial discrimination targeted at Northeastern Indians.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/let-s-talk-about-racism-don-t-call-us-chinki-momo-chowmien-asks-a-northeastern-woman/story-SJckp4InptNV6Te29dlItJ.html Let’s talk about racism | Don’t call us ‘chinky, momo, chowmein,’ says a Northeastern woman] in ''Hindustan Times,'' 2017
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTGzG8X2A3Y.html Interaction with Dr. Alana Golmei, General Secy of NE Support Centre & Helpline], in Tejasvini, DD News.
*[https://grin.news/helpline-north-east-e3f9b5f76223 Northeast Helpline numbers], by grin news

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[[Category:Activists from Nagaland]]

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Natasha6581 at 03:37, 3 May 2026