Prakash Javadekar
Politician

Indian Pune, Maharashtra

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	30/01/1951
Age	75 years
Birthplace	Pune, Maharashtra
Hometown	Pune, Maharashtra

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Prakash Keshav Javadekar
Nickname	Prakash Javadekar
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Political Journey	1990 to 2002: A member of Maharashtra Legislative Council 1995: Executive Chairman of the State Planning Board of Maharashtra 1997 to 1999: Chairman of the Task Force on IT Government of Maharashtra 2008: Elected to the Rajya Sabha 2014: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting, Environment, Forest and Climate Change 2016: Took oath as Human Resource Development Minister 2021: Resigned from Narendra Modi's Council of Ministers ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle on 7 July 2022: Appointed as the head of Rajya Sabha's ethic committee 1984 to 1990: National Secretary and then General Secretary in the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha 1989: State Secretary and Campaign Chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra till 1995 2014: Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh; Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting, Environment, Forest and Climate Change 2019 to 2021: Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 1980: Joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on its formation 1981: Resigned from Bank of Maharashtra to become a full-time BJP worker 1990 to 2002: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune Region Graduate Constituency 1995: Executive President of the State Planning Board of Maharashtra 2014: Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh; appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change 2014: Also appointed Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs 2015: Led Indian delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2022: Appointed as Chairperson of the Committee on Ethics in Rajya Sabha
Religion	Hinduism
Address	24, Mahadev Road, New Delhi
Hobbies	Reading and Writing Books
Controversies	On 11 December 1975, when 11 Indian college's students protested against the emergency, implemented by the congress government, he also joined them, and was sentenced to 3 months under the preventive detention act, and subsequently kept in jail for nearly 13 months under the MISA (Internal Security Maintenance Act) On 11 December 1975, when 11 Indian college students protested against the emergency implemented by the Congress government, he also joined them and was sentenced to 3 months under the preventive detention act, subsequently kept in jail for nearly 13 months under the MISA (Internal Security Maintenance Act)
Debut	1981: Became a full-time member and worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party

Physical Stats & More

Height	170 cm (5' 7")
Weight	65 kg (143 lbs)
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	District Council School, Mahad, Maharashtra
College/University	Garware College of Commerce of Maharashtra Education Society, Pune; University of Pune
Educational Qualification	B.Com (Hons) in Commerce

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	18/12/1977

Family

Father	Keshav Krishna Javadekar (journalist with Kesari newspaper)
Mother	Rajni Javadekar (teacher)
Siblings	1
Spouse	Dr. Prachi Prakash Javadekar (former Director of Indira Institute of Management, Pune)
Children	Dr. Ashutosh Javadekar (Dentist), Apoorva Javadekar (Chartered Accountant)

Favourites

Politicians	Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Leaders	Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekanand
Writers	Premchand, Gurcharan Das, Ramgansh Gadkari, Khandekar

Social Media

Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/prakash.javadekarofficial/
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-javadekar-5a078277

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Prakash Javadekar drinks alcohol.
2. His father, Keshav Krishna Javadekar, was a journalist at the Marathi Newspaper ‘Kesari’ founded by Lokmanya Tilak.
3. He has been associated with the ‘National Self Service Association’ since his school days.
4. In 1969, while graduating from Pune’s MES college of Commerce, he joined the ‘All India Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).’
5. Before entering politics, he worked at the ‘Bank of Maharashtra.’
6. In 1980, he worked with former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
7. In 1981, he resigned from the Bank of Maharashtra after ten years and became a full-time worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
8. On 10 March 1989, he united thousands of youth in Mumbai for a BJP-led movement.
9. Prakash Javadekar’s wife, Prachi Javadekar, was the Director of the ‘Indira Institute of Management’ in Pune.
10. He has authored booklets on various political topics, including unemployment, infiltration, IMF loans, and inflation.
11. In 1981, he resigned from the Bank of Maharashtra and became a full-time worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
12. He has authored multiple books in Marathi on political topics including unemployment, IMF loans, farm loan waivers, and inflation.
13. For 12 years he was a senate member of Pune University.
14. As National Spokesperson of BJP, he exposed major scams including the NSEL scam, 2G Scam, Coal Scam, and Maharashtra Government's irrigation scam, which contributed to the downfall of the UPA government.

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