Elsie Gabriel

{{Short description|Indian environmentalist and underwater diver}}

Elsie Gabriel is an Indian environmentalist and underwater diver.{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Vijay |title=Mumbai woman inducted in Women Divers Hall of Fame in USA |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-woman-inducted-in-women-divers-hall-of-fame-in-usa/articleshow/101258035.cms?from=mdr |access-date=30 June 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=25 June 2023}}{{cite web |title=Elsie Gabriel, founder of the Ocean Literacy project |url=https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/portraits-women-drivers-change |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=30 June 2023 |date=27 March 2023}}

Gabriel's parents were West Bengal professors.{{cite news |title=Grow a beautiful garden |url=https://www.orissapost.com/grow-a-beautiful-garden/ |access-date=30 June 2023 |work=Orissa Post |date=1 July 2018}} She is the founder of the Young Environmentalists Programme Trust, national coordinator of the Oceans Climate Reality Project, and the co chairperson of the Oceans School in Lakshadweep Islands.{{cite web |title=Elsie Gabriel-North East Mumbai Zone UNDP -Citizen's Waste Management Ambassador. |url=https://www.startupindiamagazine.com/elsie-gabriel/ |website=Startup India Magazine |access-date=30 June 2023 |date=25 December 2020}}

in 2021, she was named the Ocean Quest Global Ambassador for India,{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Vijay |title=Mumbai environmentalist wins Ocean Quest Global honour |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-environmentalist-wins-ocean-quest-global-honour/articleshow/80436614.cms |access-date=30 June 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=24 January 2021}} and in 2023 she was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame.

Her book, Get Out Get Going Outdoors, was published in 2014.{{cite news |title=Mumbai Diary page: Saturday Scene |url=https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-diary-page--saturday-scene-15409175 |access-date=30 June 2023 |work=Mid-day |date=28 June 2014 |language=en}} As of 2023, she is based in Mumbai.{{cite news |title=Mumbai Diary: Sunday Dossier |url=https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-diary-sunday-dossier-23291642 |access-date=30 June 2023 |work=Mid-day |date=11 June 2023 |language=en}}