Gauri Maulekhi Explained

Gauri Maulekhi
Known For:Animal rights activist
Nationality:Indian

Gauri Maulekhi is an animal welfare activist in India.[1] [2] She is the Trustee of People for Animals, India's largest animal welfare organization founded by Smt. Maneka Gandhi, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha. A protege of Ms. Gandhi, she has led successful campaigns for animal rights, including campaign against the practice of sacrificial slaughtering of cattle.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Background

Gauri Maulekhi started working for People For Animals in Lucknow in 1995 as a volunteer, where she played a vital role in setting up the first animal shelter in the city. She also helped raise funds for the shelter, conducted adoption programmes for rehabilitating abandoned dogs and facilitated the coordination of animal ambulance service for animals in distress. From 2004 to 2008, she worked closely with the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Noida contributing to the organization's sheltering efforts. In 2008, she volunteered with Raahat, an animal welfare NGO in Dehradun. During this period, she actively engaged in fundraising efforts for the NGO. In 2012, she set up the Uttarakhand Chapter of People For Animals - People For Animals Uttarakhand.[12] [13]

Maulekhi is active internationally. She lobbied in Nepal to end the huge mass religious animal slaughter at Gadhimai festival. Back in India in 2013 there was a climate disaster when the North India floods were created by unusual torrential rain. Maulekhi helped evacuate more than 6,000 animals from the flooded Kedarnath region. Saving these animals influenced future national policy for dealing with disasters. The plans now incorporate a consideration of animal welfare. Maulekhi also helped the campaign to end the (illegal) wildlife trade at the Sonepur Animal Fair. These acts earned Maulekhi the Nari Shakti Puraskar (National Award).[14]

In 2019 Maulekhi began a campaign to get the government to realise its past commitments to improve animal welfare. She wrote to each of India's states regarding a ten year old directive to form State Animal Welfare Boards. These boards were requested by the Supreme Court and although some were created, others were not. Those that were formed were there in name only as they lacked staff or a budget. In 2020 Maulekhi asked India's Supreme Court to issue a writ to require states to create State Animal Welfare Boards.[15]

Awards and honours

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: A voice for the voiceless. V.N.. Aswin. 2015-10-09. The Hindu. 2018-03-11. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  2. News: Gauri Maulekhi, the woman behind new cattle sale law. theweek.in. 2018-03-11. 2018-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312084808/https://www.theweek.in/content/archival/news/india/gauri-maulekhi-the-woman-behind-the-new-cattle-sale-law.html. dead.
  3. News: You can buy cattle for slaughter from farms: Meet Gauri Maulekhi, the woman behind the new Cattle sale law. 2017-05-31. The Financial Express. 2018-03-11. en-US.
  4. News: HC seeks govt response on murga mandi plea. 2018-02-10. The Hindu. 2018-03-11. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  5. News: Gauri Maulekhi, the force behind the cattle legislation. Kapur. Manavi. 2017-07-21. Business Standard India. 2018-03-11.
  6. Web site: Gauri Maulekhi, Author at Firstpost. www.firstpost.com. 2018-03-11.
  7. News: Gauri Maulekhi. Down To Earth. 2018-03-11. en. 2018-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312083247/http://www.downtoearth.org.in/author/gauri-maulekhi-89134. dead.
  8. Web site: Animal Law Training Program . hsi.org.
  9. News: Watch: Gauri Maulekhi on the Controversial Cattle Trade Ban. The Quint. 2018-03-11. en.
  10. Web site: June 23, 2022 . Sonali . Mishra . Uttarakhand HC asks state to list measures to protect equines on pilgrimage routes . 2022-07-10 . The Times of India . en.
  11. Web site: February 10, 2022 . Rights activist sends legal notice to Hansraj College over cow centre . 2022-07-10 . The Times of India . en.
  12. Web site: Welfare of animals her priority. www.tribuneindia.com. 2018-04-28.
  13. News: People for Animals unit to move court over threat. 2018-02-16. Deccan Chronicle. 2018-03-11. en.
  14. Web site: Ministry of Women and Child Development Nari Shakti Awardees 2017. 8 March 2017. Ministry of Women and Child Development. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312205201/http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/Nari%20Shakti%20Awardees%202017-Profiles.pdf. 12 March 2018. 6 May 2020.
  15. Web site: Who's looking after the animals of India?. 2020-03-09. Mongabay-India. en-US. 2020-05-06.
  16. Web site: Infographic: Nari Shakti Puraskar - Times of India. The Times of India. 2018-03-11.

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