Priti Patkar Explained

Caption:Priti Patkar
Priti Patkar
Other Names:Priti tai, Preeti Patkar
Birth Place:Mumbai
Alma Mater:Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work
Known For:her work with women and children in red light districts of Mumbai. She conceptualised and founded world's first night care center for children of women working in red light districts.

Priti Patkar is an esteemed social worker and human rights activist from India. She holds the position of co-founder and director at Prerana, an organization that has been a trailblazer in addressing issues within the red-light districts of Mumbai, India. Priti Patkar's efforts primarily focus on safeguarding children who are at risk of falling victim to commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Personal life

Priti Patkar was born in Mumbai. Her father was a government servant and her mother ran a daycare program.[1] She is a Gold Medalist from The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai where she completed a Masters in Social Work.[2] She is married to social activist Pravin Patkar.[3]

Activism

Priti Patkar has been working for the protection and rescue of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation for over 30 years.[4] She founded Prerana in 1986, after a research visit for her Masters in Social Work to the Kamathipura Red Light Area – where she witnessed three generations of women soliciting customers on the same street.[5]

She is accredited with several path-breaking social interventions for the protection and dignity of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.[6]

Patkar has to her credit the largest number of legal interventions and writ petitions in India to protect the rights and dignity of child and female victims of child sexual exploitation and trafficking.[7]

Selected awards

Research

Patkar has 7 books and several research reports to her name – published or released by The National Commission for Women, UNICEF, UNDP, USAID/FHI. Others have been sponsored by Groupe Development (France), Concern India Foundation, USAID, and more.[13] Through Prerana, she has also been systematically mapping the decline of the Kamathipura Red Light Area since 2010.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Priti Patkar Profile. 9 May 2014. 12 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220203/http://philanthropyforum.org/members/priti-patkar/. live.
  2. Web site: Unsung heroes. 9 May 2014. 13 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513060515/http://www.infolona.com/news/unsung_heroes/find. live.
  3. Web site: Priti & Pravin Patkar. 9 May 2014. 12 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140512221747/http://www.gitamritam.com/2012/patkar/. live.
  4. Web site: Saving children. www.theweekendleader.com. en. 2018-02-19. 15 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180215204016/http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2058/saving-children.html. live.
  5. Web site: How Prerana's Priti Patkar has changed the lives of sex workers' children. Mumbai. Arunima Rajan in. 2014-11-26. the Guardian. en. 2018-02-19. 20 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033107/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers. live.
  6. Web site: Woman of substance. 9 May 2014. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215347/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Women-of-substance/articleshow/16109415.cms. live.
  7. Web site: Woman of Might. 9 May 2014. 3 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140503153855/http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/. live.
  8. Web site: Grace Pinto, MD of Ryan Group conferred Sunsilk Doordarshan – Sahyadri Hirkani Award. 2018-02-19. 14 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210114042134/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=166435. live.
  9. Web site: Priti Patkar Awards. 9 May 2014. 3 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140503153855/http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/. live.
  10. Web site: Vital Voices Honored at Kennedy Center The Georgetown Dish. www.thegeorgetowndish.com. en. 2018-02-19. 19 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180219151102/http://www.thegeorgetowndish.com/thedish/vital-voices-honored-kennedy-center. live.
  11. News: President Pranab Mukherjee presented 2015 Nari Shakti awards. 2016-03-09. Jagranjosh.com. 2018-02-19. 19 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180219152551/https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/president-pranab-mukherjee-presented-2015-nari-shakti-awards-1457494302-1. live.
  12. News: Zee honours achievers with Sofy Indian Women Awards Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis. 2016-01-19. dna. 2018-02-19. en-US. 19 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180219213644/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-zee-honours-achievers-with-sofy-indian-women-awards-2167441. live.
  13. Web site: Priti Patkar Books. 9 May 2014. 3 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140503153855/http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/. live.
  14. Web site: Kamathipura: bought and sold – Livemint. www.livemint.com. 2018-02-19. 19 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180219152014/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/FL9qoQjrzIdtsYshID8McP/Kamathipura-bought-and-sold.html. live.

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