Archana Soreng (born 1996) is an environmental activist belonging to the indigenous Kharia Tribe from Bihabandh Village of Rajgangpur in Sundergarh, Odisha, India.
[1] She has been working for awareness about climate change and documentation, preservation, and promotion of the traditional knowledge and practices of indigenous communities.
[10] Soreng graduated from Patna Women's College[1] and later went on to earn her master's degree from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in regulatory governance, where she was also the president of the students' union.
[11] Soreng is the former National Convener of Tribal Commission also known as Adivasi Yuva Chetna Manch one of the thrust areas of All India Catholic University Federation (AICUF).
[12] Currently, she is working as a research officer at Vasundhara Odisha, a policy advocacy organisation in Bhubaneswar.