Irina Chakraborty

Irina Chakraborty is a Russian-Finnish-Indian scientist, an environmental engineer and a university instructor. She has lived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia since 2011. She was selected as one of BBC'S 100 Women in 2013 for her work with sanitation for floating villages.

Early life

Chakraborty was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union, to Finnish-Indian parents. She is a Finnish citizen. She studied microbiology in Finland.