Tara Patkar (social activist)
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Tara Patkar (born 7 June 1970) was born in Mahoba district, India. Previously a journalist, he is a social activist and social reformer.[1] With the aim to tackle hunger within Mahoba, Patkar founded the Bundeli Samaj and the country's first Roti Bank.[2][3] His team feeds around 1000 people daily.[4][5][6]
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Early life and education
Patkar was born into an ordinary family. Tara completed his early education in D.A.V. Inter College Mahoba and obtained a Master of Journalism from Lucknow University. After that he gave 22 years to journalism. Following this, he returned to his native land Mahoba. He observed poverty—specifically hunger—and growing disease. He also laid the foundations of the Roti Bank and with this he demanded AIIMS in Mahoba.[7][8]
Works
Founding of Roti Bank
Roti Bank was established on 15 April 2015. Tara Patkar and his team do not want anyone to sleep on an empty stomach,[9] so Bundeli Samaj founded a Roti Bank in Mahoba. This Roti Bank provides around 1000 needy people with food daily.[10][11][12] After Mahoba, Roti Banks were formed in all the districts of Bundelkhand; they were operational in all the major cities of the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the roti bank in Mann ki Baat.[13][14]
Demanding separate Bundelkhand state
In 2018, Patkar fasted in protest to make Bundelkhand a separate state.[15] Bundelkhand a low quality or education and healthcare compared to other states, and experiences little development through the government. This is why he and his supporters went on hunger strike. So far,Template:As of? he has sent more than two lakh letters to the Prime Minister.[16][17][18][19]
Other campaigns
References
- ↑ "Ex-Journalist, Osho-Lookalike Tara Patkar Is Mahoba's Roti Bank Outlook India Magazine". https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/india-news-nutrition-warriors-ex-journalist-osho-lookalike-tara-patkar-is-mahobas-roti-bank/302576.
- ↑ "PM Modi को 10वीं बार खून से लिखा खत, जनिए- क्यों बुंदेले कर रहे हैं ऐसा" (in hi). https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-city-pm-modi-letter-tara-patkar-of-bundeli-samaj-sent-letter-to-pm-modi-written-by-blood-20999672.html.
- ↑ Leader, The Weekend. "Bundeli Samaj founder does not want anyone to sleep in an empty stomach" (in English). https://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2335/people%27s-monk.html.
- ↑ "A Small Town in Uttar Pradesh Is Teaching the World How Hunger Can Be Beaten with One Small Step" (in en-US). 2016-12-02. https://www.thebetterindia.com/75987/roti-bank-hunger-mahoba-bundelkhand-tara-patkar/.
- ↑ "Meet 'Roti Bank' Mahoba Founding member : Tara Patkar Bundelkhand Research Portal". https://bundelkhand.in/news/meet-roti-bank-mahoba-founding-member-tara-patkar.
- ↑ "Tara-patkar News, Tara-patkar की ताज़ा ख़बर, Tara-patkar हिंदी न्यूज़" (in hi). https://www.livehindustan.com/tags/tara-patkar/1.
- ↑ "AIIMS Demand: Uttar Pradesh Residents to Send 'Selfie With Patients' to PM Modi". https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aiims-demand-uttar-pradesh-residents-to-send-selfie-with-patients-to-pm-modi-1206132.
- ↑ "Muslims write in Sanskrit to PM for AIIMS in Bundelkhand" (in en). Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 11 May 2015. https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/muslims-write-in-sanskrit-to-pm-for-aiims-in-bundelkhand-115051100328_1.html.
- ↑ Leader, The Weekend. "Bundeli Samaj founder does not want anyone to sleep in an empty stomach" (in English). https://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2335/people%27s-monk.html.
- ↑ Shailvee Sharda (16 Jun 2015). "Bundelkhand's 'Roti Bank' guarantees right to food | India News - Times of India" (in en). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bundelkhands-roti-bank-guarantees-right-to-food/articleshow/47684366.cms.
- ↑ "Bundeli Samaj's Roti Bank adopts first family in Kabrai town of Bundelkhand". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.
- ↑ "India's Unsung heroes: Tara Patkar's Roti Bank feeds over 1,000 needy people every day - Oneindia News". 14 August 2017. https://www.oneindia.com/feature/indias-unsung-heroes-tara-patkars-roti-bank-feeds-over-1000-needy-people-every-day-2520431.html.
- ↑ "Tara Patkar | ROTARY NEWS" (in en-US). 12 September 2017. https://rotarynewsonline.org/tag/tara-patkar/.
- ↑ "महोबा में खुला रोटी बैंक, ताकि कोई भूखा न सोये" (in hi). https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-roti-bank-in-mahoba-12480191.html.
- ↑ "250 people get tonsured to demand separate Bundelkhand state - The Week". https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2018/08/13/des12-up-bundelkhand-tonsure.amp.html.
- ↑ "250 people get tonsured to demand separate Bundelkhand state". https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/250-people-get-tonsured-to-demand-separate-bundelkhand-state/1365889.
- ↑ "बुंदेलखंड राज्य के लिए आज पीएम मोदी को खून से खत लिखेंगे बुंदेले" (in hindi). https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/mohoba/story-bundel-will-write-a-letter-to-pm-modi-with-blood-for-the-state-of-bundelkhand-today-3852373.html.
- ↑ "250 people get tonsured to demand separate Bundelkhand state". The Economic Times. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/250-people-get-tonsured-to-demand-separate-bundelkhand-state/articleshow/65386647.cms?from=mdr.
- ↑ "Buzzing in the Hinterland: The Demand for Separate Statehood for Bundelkhand". 31 July 2018. https://www.firstpost.com/india/buzzing-in-the-hinterland-the-demand-for-separate-statehood-for-bundelkhand-4857741.html.
- ↑ "ZEE5". https://comingsoon.zee5.com/comingsoon/index.php.
- ↑ "पीएम मोदी को खून से खत लिख आधा दर्जन बुंदेलियों ने मांगी इच्छा मृत्यु" (in hindi). 10 December 2019. https://www.patrika.com/mahoba-news/mahoba-pm-narendra-modi-blood-letter-bundeli-samaj-tara-patkar-5485936/.
- ↑ "Children greet PM on birthday, seek AIIMS as 'return gift'" (in en-IN). The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/children-greet-pm-on-birthday-seek-aiims-as-return-gift/article7663209.ece.
- ↑ Shailvee Sharda (23 Aug 2015). "Rakhis to Modi, RaGa, Prez for AIIMS in Mahoba | Lucknow News - Times of India" (in en). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/rakhis-to-modi-raga-prez-for-aiims-in-mahoba/articleshow/48631971.cms.
- ↑ "Mahoba girls posting Rakhies to President, Pm, Cm for AIIMS like institution". United News of India. 23 August 2015. http://www.uniindia.com/now-mahoba-girls-posting-rakhis-to-president-pm-cm-for-aiims-like-institution/other/news/174333.html.
- ↑ "AIIMS Demand: Uttar Pradesh Residents to Send 'Selfie With Patients' to PM Modi". https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aiims-demand-uttar-pradesh-residents-to-send-selfie-with-patients-to-pm-modi-1206132.
- ↑ "Muslims write in Sanskrit to PM for AIIMS in Bundelkhand" (in en). Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 11 May 2015. https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/muslims-write-in-sanskrit-to-pm-for-aiims-in-bundelkhand-115051100328_1.html.
- "tara patkar: Latest News & Videos, Photos about tara patkar | The Economic Times". https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/tara-patkar.
- Writer, Oneindia Staff (2017-08-14). "India's Unsung heroes: Tara Patkar's Roti Bank feeds over 1,000 needy people every day" (in en). https://www.oneindia.com/feature/indias-unsung-heroes-tara-patkars-roti-bank-feeds-over-1000-needy-people-every-day-2520431.html.
- Oneindia.com (2017-09-12). "Roti Bank in UP feeds over 1,000 hungry people daily" (in en-US). https://rotarynewsonline.org/roti-bank-in-up-feeds-over-1000-people-daily/.
- PB7, Team. "Roti Bank : A lifeline for the poor in Bundelkhand" (in en). https://www.pointblank7.in/?p=6722.
- "'Roti Bank' a lifeline in drought-stricken Indian region". Bangkok Post. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/822548/roti-bank-a-lifeline-in-drought-stricken-indian-region.
- Kaushik, Arushi (2016-12-27). "Roti Bank : A novel idea to feed the hungry by Ex-journo" (in en-US). http://thepositiveindia.com/roti-bank-tara-patkar/.
