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{{short description|Indian banker (born 1967)}}
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| name = Latika Thukral
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| caption = Thukral in 2015
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1967}}
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| known_for = a [[Nari Shakti Puraskar|Nari Shakti Award]] for founding #IamGurgaon
| education = University of Delhi
| employer = [[Citibank]]
| occupation = Banker, activist
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'''Latika Thukral''' (born {{circa|1967}}) is an Indian banker who is known for transforming her city, in particular [[Aravali Biodiversity Park, Gurgaon|Aravali Biodiversity Park]] in [[Gurgaon]]. Million native trees were planted by the group #IAmGurgaon. She was awarded the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar|Nari Shakti Award]] in 2015 by the President of India on [[International Women's Day]] from the Indian President [[Pranab Mukherjee]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=9 March 2017 |title=Nari Shakti Puraskar awardees full list |url=https://www.bestcurrentaffairs.com/nari-shakti-puruskar-awardees-full-list |accessdate=2020-04-18 |website=Best Current Affairs}}</ref>

==Early life & education==
Thukral was born in about 1967<ref name=dates>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20130318-shes-every-woman...-762673-2013-03-07|title=She's every woman...|date=7 March 2013|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> and she graduated in marketing from the [[University of Delhi]].

== Work ==
She worked for two years with ITC Hotels before beginning an 18-year career at [[Citibank]] where she rose to be a senior vice president.
[[file:Smt. Latika Thukral (Haryana) receives Nari Shakti Award from Presiden.jpg|thumb|left|Latika Thukral receives the Nari Shakti Award from the President]]
She came to notice when she became concerned at the city of [[Gurgaon]]. She had moved there in 1996 and the small town had grown, but it had grown without design or planning.<ref name=beyond>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beyondiversity.com/project/latika-thukral/|title=Latika Thukral|website=BD Foundation {{!}} Beyond Diversity|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-18|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028084202/https://www.beyondiversity.com/project/latika-thukral/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She lived in a middle class area but one park in continue caught her notice. She founded the campaign #IamGurgaon in 1999<ref name=dates/> and she attracted other volunteers. They decided to plant a million native trees in their city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/turning-the-city-green-a-million-trees-at-a-time/story-ODUJpCxR3WdvlAVsL2sfhL.html|title=Turning the city green, a million trees at a time|date=2019-03-09|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>

During the [[coronavirus]] outbreak in 2020, #IamGurgaon was highly involved with the task of supplying cooked food to the impoverished families of the city. Some areas were being helped by nearby condominiums. Thukra estimated in April that they would need to supply food for at least two months. It was estimated that it was going to cost 3,250 rupees per family, per month, and there were estimated to be fifteen to twenty thousands of families.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurugram/gurugram-civic-body-identifies-250-slums-for-supply-of-essentials-number-six-times-initially-estimated/story-KoAa1vFORUQJxGfYfpHMAN.html |title=Gurugram civic body identifies 250 clusters for supply of essentials |date=2020-04-05 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>

== Awards ==
The [[Haryana Government]], on Republic Day in 2010 gave her an appreciation award. 'IamGurgaon' has been working with the local government and their projects had attracted support from corporate companies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Latika Thukral |url=https://www.adventurenation.com/guru/Latika-Thukral-61 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717204614/https://www.adventurenation.com/guru/Latika-Thukral-61 |archive-date=17 July 2019 |access-date=2020-04-18 |website=Adventure Nation |language=en}}</ref>

She was awarded one of the first eight [[Nari Shakti Puraskar|Nari Shakti Award]]s for her leadership and achievement in 2015.<ref name="delhi">{{Cite web |date=9 March 2015 |title=Stree Shakti Puraskar and Nari Shakti Puraskar presented to 6 and 8 Indian women respectively |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/stree-shakti-puraskar-and-nari-shakti-puraskar-presented-to-6-and-8-indian-women-respectively-243468-2015-03-09 |access-date=2020-04-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> The award was given on International Women's Day from the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Businesswomen from Haryana]]
[[Category:Delhi University alumni]]
[[Category:Indian women environmentalists]]
[[Category:Indian women bankers]]
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[[Category:People from Gurgaon]]

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ScarlettFlannaga at 13:26, 1 January 2026