Tanuj Samaddar is an Indian artist, researcher & youth activist. He has been awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, Karmaveer Chakra Award, Kentucky Colonel, U.S. President’s Education Award among other prestigious awards. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. An International Children’s Peace Prize Nominee, Tanuj has used art as a potent medium of activism, leading through change. He is a Commission Member of IUCN, member of the working group of ACE, YOUNGO (UNFCCC) and Commonwealth Youth Climate Network (CYCN)