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Patkar is the founder member of the movement called Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) in three states: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Feb 9, 2008 · Medha Patkar is an Indian activist and one of the initiators of The Save the Narmada Movement, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA). The movement has mobilised people against huge dam projects since the late 1980s.
1 day ago · Medha Patkar had been locked in a legal battle with VK Saxena, who is now the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, since 2000 after she filed a suit against him for publishing advertisements against her and the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA). Listen to Story Delhi court sentences Medha Patkar to 5 months ...
Medha Patkar. Medha Patkar has been at the forefront of the movement. She has organised several fasts and satyagrahas, and been to jail several times for the cause. Another popular figure was Baba Amte, known for his work against leprosy. He published a booklet called Cry O Beloved Narmada in 1989 to protest against the construction of the dam.
Jun 18, 2024 · Narmada Bachao Andolan, with its leading spokespersons Medha Patkar and Baba Amte, received the Right Livelihood Award in 1991. After 1947, investigations were carried out to evaluate mechanisms for using water from the Narmada River, which flows into the Arabian Sea after passing through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat.
1 day ago · NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday sentenced Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar to five months of simple imprisonment in a defamation case.The case was filed by then Khadi and Village ...
1 day ago · Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar was sentenced to 5 months of simple imprisonment by Delhi’s Saket court in connection with a defamation case filed by then KVIC Chairman VK Saxena ...
1 day ago · A Delhi court on July 1 sentenced social activist and Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar to five months of imprisonment in a more than two-decade-old criminal defamation case lodged ...
Medha Patkar has been a central organizer and strategist for Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), a people’s movement organized to stop the construction of a series of dams planned for India’s largest westward flowing river, the Narmada.
May 29, 2012 · Medha Patkar, Indian social activist known chiefly for her work with people displaced by the Narmada Valley Development Project (NVDP), a large-scale plan to dam the Narmada River and its tributaries in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.
