Kiran Bali Explained

Kiran Bali, MBE, JP (born 1978) is a British magistrate, climate change activist, interfaith leader and the Global Chair of the United Religions Initiative.[1] [2] [3] She was born in Fartown, Huddersfield, in Yorkshire, England.[4]

Bali has served as the general secretary of the Hindu Society of Kirklees and Calderdale,[5] [6] [7] and was director of the Yorkshire and the Humber Faiths forum.[8] She also served as president of the Huddersfield Interfaith Council. Bali was recognized by Queen Elizabeth II for her interfaith work when she was named a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2008.[9] [10] [11] She is an advocate of interfaith cooperation on climate change, and she helped to launch the Hindu declaration on Climate Change in India in November 2015.[12]

Bali was the youngest magistrate to sit at the Kirklees Magistrate Court.[13] [14] She also served as an independent member of the West Yorkshire Police Authority.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kiran Bali parliamentofreligions.org. 2020-08-21. parliamentofreligions.org.
  2. Web site: URI Global Chair Kiran Bali elected president of interfaith body in Huddersfield, UK URI. 2020-08-21. uri.org.
  3. Web site: YorkshireLive. 2012-07-05. Faiths leader Kiran Bali to lead global interfaith organisation. 2020-08-21. YorkshireLive.
  4. Web site: Douglas. Joanne. 2009-06-09. Kiran Bali to receive the Examiner’s Achievement Award. 2020-08-21. YorkshireLive.
  5. Web site: Glover. Chloe. 2016-04-19. Kiran Bali urges Government to sign up to Paris Agreement. 2020-08-21. YorkshireLive.
  6. Web site: Atkinson. Neil. 2013-10-03. Huddersfield woman Kiran Bali heads up UNICEF water project. 2020-08-21. YorkshireLive.
  7. Web site: Muslim, Sikh and Hindu leaders gather together to condemn Manchester Arena atrocity SNE. 2020-08-21. en-US.
  8. Web site: Leading a Change in Interfaith Cooperation. 2020-08-21. Common Threads.
  9. News: 2007-12-29. Deputy chief constable honoured. en-GB. 2020-08-21.
  10. Web site: Kiran Bali - Women Economic Forum (WEF). 2020-08-21. WEF. en-US.
  11. Web site: 2007-12-29. Honours: Order of the British Empire - MBE Abbs to Davies. 2020-08-21. The Independent. en.
  12. Web site: Kiran Bali, MBE JP URI. 2020-08-21. uri.org.
  13. Web site: Cooper. Louise. 2014-04-15. Kiran Bali visits interfaith communities in India and Malaysia. 2020-08-21. YorkshireLive.
  14. Web site: Himelfield. Dave. 2015-03-13. Huddersfield community leader Kiran Bali gives women's equality talk at United Nations in New York. 2020-08-21. YorkshireLive.
  15. Web site: Haythorne. Helen. CCG Appoints new non-executive member NHS North Kirklees CCG. 2020-08-21. en-US.

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