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161. Write a biographical sketch using the following information.
Name
Medha Patkar
Profession
Social activist
Date of Birth
1st December 1954
Place of Birth
Mumbai, Maharastra
Parents
Indu, Vasant Kanolkar
Qualification
M.A.
Known for
Narmada Bachao Andolan
Awards
Great Livelihood Award
Human Rights Defender Award
Mahatma Phule Award
Green Ribbon Award
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Answers
Answer:
Medha Patkar is a well known social activist of India. She was born on 1st December, 1954, in Maharashtra in a freedom fighter’s family to Indu and Vasant Khanolkar. Her father actively fought in the Indian Independence Movement. Her mother was a member of Swadar, an organization set up to help and assist women suffering difficult circumstances arising out of financial, educational and health related problems.
She completed her M.A. in Social Work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) before she became active as a social worker. She left her Ph. D. in the midst and got actively involved in the agitations conducted by tribals and peasants of Maharashtra, M.P. and Gujarat. Later on she formed an organization named Narmada Bachao Andolan. She got married to Mr. Patkar but the marriage didn’t survived and they divorced.