Nutan Thakur

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Nutan Thakur
Born (1973-07-11) 11 July 1973 (age 50)
Hajipur, Bihar, India
NationalityIndian
EducationDoctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Literature
Alma materMahant Darshan Das Mahila College Muzaffarpur, Bihar University
Occupation(s)Social activist, journalist and writer
OrganizationNational RTI Forum
Known forPublic Interest Litigation
Political partyAzad Adhikar Sena (2022)
Spouse
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(m. 1993)​
Children
  • Tanaya Thakur
  • Aditya Thakur
Parents
  • Kameshwar Prasad Singh (father)
  • Bibha Devi (mother)
RelativesAvinash Kumar- Brother in law- IAS Officer, Jharkhand Cadre [1] [2]

Nutan Thakur, a former journalist, is a social and political activist from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, associated with a registered political party Azad Adhikar Sena, being led by her husband ex IPS officer Amitabh Thakur. She is also an advocate primary working in Lucknow bench of Allahabad High court.[3]

Career[edit]

Originally from Bihar, Nutan begin her social career as Secretary of Institute for Research and Documentation in social sciences, IRDS, a post she held from 1996 to early 2010. IRDS was a society registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860, primarily working in research and documentation in various fields of social sciences including human rights, legal rights, political rights, education, women rights, health rights and so on. She, along with her husband Amitabh Thakur also initiated National RTI Forum, which was involved with various facets related with Right to information act (RTI), including protests, judicial interventions, advocacy etc.

Nutan entered the field of public interest litigation around 2011 and filed around a hundred briefs on different topics, particularly in Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court, many of which resulted in important interventions being taken by the High court for the betterment of society and for checking the Mal administration and improperties of the government. She entered political arena by joining as a member of Aam Aadmi party, (AAP) and was among one of her earliest members, but she resigned after serious allegations being labelled against the party. She joined AAP again in 2017 but resigned in 2022, citing her displeasure on the functioning of Uttar Pradesh unit of AAP. Later she joined Adhikar Sena and is presently General Secretary of this party. [4][5][6][7] [8] [9] [10][11] [12][13] [14] She also pursued the cause of awarding Padma awards to Manjunath Shanmugam and Satyendra Dubey, two bright, young and dedicated young persons who had fought against corruption and were murdered in the way.[15][16] [17][18]

Personal life[edit]

Nutan Thakur is married to Amitabh Thakur, an ex IPS officer and President, Azad Adhikar Sena. Her brother in law is Avinash Kumar, an IAS officer in Jharkhand. Nutan has two children - a daughter named Tanaya and a son named Aditya, both law graduates. While Tanaya graduated from National Law University Patna, Aditya graduated from National Law University Lucknow. Tanaya is married to Vineet Kumar, an Indian Foreign Service officer. [19] [20]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "समय से पहले रिटायर किए गए IPS अमिताभ ठाकुर के लिए भाई IAS अविनाश कुमार ने शेयर की कविता" [Brother IAS Avinash Kumar shared a poem for prematurely retired IPS Amitabh Thakur.]. Aaj Tak. 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Jharkhand News: जबरन रिटायर किए गए IPS अमिताभ ठाकुर के भाई IAS अविनाश कुमार ने लिखी मार्मिक कविता-'मां अगले जन्म में फिर...'" [IAS Avinash Kumar, brother of forcibly retired IPS Amitabh Thakur, wrote a touching poem - 'Mother will come again in the next life...']. Rediff.
  3. ^ "Nutan Thakur". Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Why I am fasting for Dr Binayak Sen". Rediff.com. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Petition Seeks CWG Inauguration by President". news.outlookindia.com. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  6. ^ "PoliceWala.in". PoliceWala.in. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  7. ^ "बिजनेस वर्ल्‍ड पत्रिका पर मुकदमा". Bhadas4media.com. 29 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  8. ^ "Roles and Functions of General Secretary of National RTI Forum". Roguepolice.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  9. ^ "सीबीआई और आरटीआई | Dialogue India Magazine". Dialogueindia.in. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  10. ^ TNN (16 November 2010). "RTI forum demands state probe into complaint against CIC". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  11. ^ "Petition in HC against UP govt notification regarding RTI". News.webindia123.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  12. ^ Last Updated: 20 Nov 01:40 AM IST. "RTI power takes a lethal turn". Thestatesman.net. Retrieved 20 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Villagers use RTI to take on candidates". Indianexpress. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  14. ^ "Lucknow couple plans book on 'RTI martyrs'". Indianexpress. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  15. ^ "On 5th death anniversary, IIM-L forum to press for Padma award for Manjunath". Indianexpress. 19 November 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  16. ^ "Padma awards to Sri Manjunath and Sri Satyendra". Irdsindia.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  17. ^ AAP sting operation: Nutan Thakur quits, Sisodia says concerned about active volunteers. Zee News
  18. ^ Sting effect: Nutan Thakur resigns. The Hindu
  19. ^ "Ms. Tanaya Thakur". Shiv Nadar University.
  20. ^ "First year law student Tanaya Thakur and her brother Aditya". Times of India. 6 December 2012.

External links[edit]

  • adhikarsena.in
  • adhikarpatrika.in
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