Question: Facts: - residence: samta bhavan , bargarh - employer: the human society - alt: photo of lingaraj -lrb- social activist -rrb- - years active: 30 - known for: fight , kalahandi , kashipur , gandhamardan in orissa for the environment and tribals of niyamgiri mountains - notable works: farmers movement , occupy hirakud movement ' movement of western odisha , save gandhamardan - party: aam bhawan aadmi party , samajwadi jan parishad , samta - spouse: archana patra - education: m. -rrb- a. in sociology , -lrb- jnu , delhi - birth date: 31 dec 1961 - name: lingaraj - movement: save anti-mining movement , '' save niyamgiri '' anti-mining movement gandhamardan movement , farmers rights movement , kashipur - organization: aam jan parishad odisha rajya krushak sangathan aadmi party , niyamgiri surakhya samiti , samajwadi - birth place: kandadhuda , sundargarh - occupation: social service , environmental activist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lingaraj -lrb- social activist -rrb- .
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lingaraj -lrb- lingaraj pradhan -rrb- is a social activist , politician , socialist thinker and politically affiliated to aam aadmi party working from bargarh district in western odisha , involved in various social , environmental and farmers ' issues .prior to joining aap , he was long time associated with samajwadi jan parishad , a political party founded by kishen pattanayak lingaraj does not use his surname '' pradhan '' as he opposes caste based identity and decided to do away with honorary titles .