HYDERABAD: An eight-year-old climate change activist with family roots in Hyderabad was part of the global celeb gathering at 10 Downing Street to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III.
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Aneeshwar Kunchala, who was invited by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the ‘Coronation Big Lunch’, urged world leaders to involve children in policy making for safeguarding environment and preserving nature.
“They responded positively,” Aneeshwar told TOI on Monday from his Manchester home. He also told Prime minister Rishi Sunak that he would like to attend the 2023 Conference of Parties (COP-28) in Dubai and also called the United National Climate Change Conference between November 30 and December 12.
“It’s important to involve children in policy making and implementation,” he said. Aneeshwar also met Jill Biden, wife of US President, and expressed his desire to visit the White House and discuss climate change and wildlife protection. “She confirmed she would like to take the idea forward,” Aneeshwar told TOI.
Since the age of four, Aneeshwar displayed interest in wildlife preservation and has even addressed Senators in Capitol Hill. Aneeshwar’s father, Anil Kunchala, a programme manager with a company, hails from Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh. His mother, Sneha Valmeti, a principal automation engineer from Nellore grew up and studied in Hyderabad, before moving to the UK.
Aneeshwar’s father migrated to the UK 16 years ago and has backed his son’s interest in nature. “Aneesh can identify 500 species of animals, birds and plants. That is his level of interest,” Anil Kunchala said.
Aneeshwar’s voice is heard across the world for his message on saving the planet. Last year, he made a presentation before 10,000 world business leaders at Nordic, Helsinki. He presents his ideas through poems, works of art and documentaries. He also reached the finals of Britain’s Got Talent show and was invited to be part of America's Got Talent show.
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Read MoreSushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.
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