Nutan Thakur

Dr Nutan Thakur, (b July 11, 1973 ) is a social activist, journalist and writer from Lucknow Uttar Pradesh.^[1][2]

She has been active as a journalist for more than a decade now, initially being the editor of a Hindi daily Nutan Satta Pravah and presently editing “People’s Forum”, a bilingual magazine published from Lucknow.^[3] She is the Secretary of Institute for Research and Documentation in Social Sciences (IRDS). IRDS as a Civil society has been working relentlessly in different fields including Human Rights, Judicial Reforms etc.^[4] She is also the Convener of National RTI Forum.^[5][6]

IRDS has been raising many issues related with Human Rights violations which includes that of Dr Binayak Sen, Seema Azad etc.^{[7][8][9][10]} Similarly, National RTI Forum, with its associates and volunteers working in different states of India,^[11] is regularly involved in many activities related with RTI including protests,^[12] judicial interventions,^[13][14] advocacy,^[15][16] writing books ^[17] etc. It is also pursuing the cause of awarding Padma awards to Manjunath Shanmugam and Satyendra Dubey, two bright, young and dedicated young persons who had fought against corruption and were murdered in the way.^[18][19][20]

She has also written a book “Maun se Mukhar tak” which is an anthology of gender related articles in Hindi literary magazines. Only recently she completed a book titled “Amitabh Thakur Study Leave case” which is about her husband Amitabh Thakur’s matter related with study leave which he has been illegally and deliberately refused despite a clear-cut Court order.^[21][22][23] Now, she has started her new project of writing a book each on Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav, the two political stalwarts of Uttar Pradesh, where her aim in to study them in a holistic manner, taking all the related aspects into consideration. .^[24][25]

References

1. ^ "Nutan Writings". Nspindia.com. http://nspindia.com/nutan.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
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3. ^ "Article: Arbitrary and illegal arrest of 'Nishan' Editor Lenin Roy". OpEdNews. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Arbitrary-and-illegal-arre-by-Dr-Nutan-Thakur-081214-608.html. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
4. ^ "IRDS". Irdsindia.com. http://irdsindia.com/. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
5. ^ "National RTI forum". National RTI forum. http://nationalrtiforum.org/. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
6. ^ "नेशनल आरटीआई फोरम के साथ चलें, साथ दें". Bhadas4media.com. 2010-09-14. http://bhadas4media.com/vividh/6549-national-rti-forum.html. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
7. ^ "Why I am fasting for Dr Binayak Sen". Rediff.com. 2004-12-31. http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jun/19guest1.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
8. ^ "Petition Seeks CWG Inauguration by President". news.outlookindia.com. 2010-10-01. http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?695558. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
9. ^ "PoliceWala.in". PoliceWala.in. 2010-10-28. http://policewala.in/article-detail.php?ArticleID=199&CategoryID=21. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
10. ^ "बिजनेस वर्ल्‍ड पत्रिका पर मुकदमा". Bhadas4media.com. 2010-10-29. http://bhadas4media.com/print/7128-2010-10-29-12-37-40.html. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
11. ^ "Roles and Functions of General Secretary of National RTI Forum". Roguepolice.com. http://roguepolice.com/rolesand.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
12. ^ "सीबीआई और आरटीआई | Dialogue India Magazine". Dialogueindia.in. http://dialogueindia.in/magazine/article/cbi-aur-rti. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
13. ^ TNN, Nov 16, 2010, 04.36am IST (2010-11-16). "RTI forum demands state probe into complaint against CIC - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/RTI-forum-demands-state-probe-into-complaint-against-CIC/articleshow/6932526.cms. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
14. ^ "Petition in HC against UP govt notification regarding RTI". News.webindia123.com. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20101012/1607577.html. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
15. ^ Last Updated: 20 Nov 01:40 AM IST. "RTI power takes a lethal turn". Thestatesman.net. http://thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=337085&catid=39. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
16. ^ "Villagers use RTI to take on candidates". Indianexpress.com. 2010-10-22. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/villagers-use-rti-to-take-on-candidates/701024/0. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
17. ^ "Lucknow couple plans book on ‘RTI martyrs’". Indianexpress.com. 2010-04-06. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lucknow-couple-plans-book-on-rti-martyrs/600588/. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
18. ^ "On 5th death anniversary, IIM-L forum to press for Padma award for Manjunath". Indianexpress.com. 2005-11-19. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/on-5th-death-anniversary-iiml-forum-to-press-for-padma-award-for-manjunath/713300/. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
19. ^ "Padma awards to Sri Manjunath and Sri Satyendra". Irdsindia.com. http://irdsindia.com/Padma%20Awards.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
20. ^ "National RTI forum". National RTI forum. http://nationalrtiforum.org/. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
21. ^ MyNews.in (2010-10-20). "Book on UP IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur's Study Leave case". MyNews.in. http://www.mynews.in/News/Book_on_UP_IPS_Officer__Amitabh_Thakur%27s_Study_Leave_case_N101853.html. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
22. ^ "एक आईपीएस भी है अन्याय का शिकार". Bhadas4media.com. 2010-10-20. http://bhadas4media.com/dukh-dard/7030-2010-10-20-11-19-49.html. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
23. ^ by admin (2010-10-20). "आईपीएस अमिताभ ठाकुर भी अन्याय का शिकार". Thebureaucratnews.com. http://www.thebureaucratnews.com/?p=1159. Retrieved 2010-11-20. 
24. ^ Mayawati and Mulayam Singh: Socio-political relevance
25. ^ म से मुलायम, म से मायावती, क से किताब

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