Medha Patkar is one of the most
celebrated civil rights activists of India. She is widely respected for the
lone battle that she has fought to stop the construction of the Narmada Dam,
and for the rehabilitation of people because of this dam. She also fought the
Lok Sabha election from North East, Mumbai on AAP ticket, and unfortunately
lost badly (lost even deposit).
Realizing the true nature of Arvind Kerjiwal, Medha has soon dissociated
herself from AAP.
Profile and Family of Medha Patkar
Medha Patkar was born in Mumbai in
1954. Both of her parents were well-known social activists. Her father Vasant
Khandolka was a freedom fighter, who later turned into a trade union
leader after Indian’s independence. She has done M.A. in social work from TISS – Tata
Institute of Social Sciences. After completing her education, she started to
work in Mumbai slums and fought for the cause of slum dwellers.
Husband of Medha Patkar
There is quite a little information
available on the Internet regarding the personal life of Medha Patkar. Who is
her husband? Is she still single?
Well, Medha Patkar didn't enjoy a
good personal life. After coming out of the TISS, she got married with Mr. Patkar (his
first name is not known, surprisingly). Mr. Patkar is a Marathi Brahmin, and
unfortunately was quite orthodox. She was not the wife Mr. Patkar or his family
were expecting. They didn't like her going to the slums every day and fighting
for small issues like drains. Moreover, Medha’s mother had taught her the
importance of rejecting any jewelry. She loathed ornaments, which for the case
of social status, was against the philosophy of her in-laws. Mr. Patkar parents
compelled him to talk with Medha regarding all these issues. In an interview
with Tehelka, Medha said that the main problem between them was lack of
constructive dialogues. Neither of them was ready to take a back foot. They
have quite a different understanding about sexuality and how a woman should
behave. Unfortunately, they couldn't resolve the dialogue and decided to get
separated. The divorce happened quite amicably.
Both Medha and her husband didn't
marry after divorce. They are also not having any offspring. Mr. Patkar tried
to convince Medha, but she refused and told that now she is planning to give
her entire life to poor. He name was also never linked up with any man.
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