Who Is Gautam Navlakha, His Age, Biography, Wife, Family, Education, Books List

Who Is Gautam Navlakha, His Age, Biography, Wife, Family, Education, Books List

Gautam Navlakha is a journalist and human rights activist from India, know his age, wife and family

He is trending on the internet for his alleged connection with Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case.

On Thursday, a bench led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud listened to senior lawyer Nitya Ramakrishnan’s arguments on behalf of Navlakha. The bench also took note of the fact that the apex court’s November 10 order to move him from Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai to house arrest because of his failing health has not yet been carried out.

Who Is Gautam Navlakha, His Age, Biography, Wife, Family, Education, Books List, News

Indian journalist and human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, 70-year-old was the secretary of the People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) as well as the leader of the International People’s Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Kashmir. Navlakha is a Gwalior-born civil rights activist and an active member of the People’s Union of Democratic Rights (PUDR).

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Gautam Navlakha’s partner is Sahba Husain with both in a live in relationship. She’s aged 70 as well and both have children from their first marriage. Trained in economics and political science in Mumbai, Navlakha worked with the digital newsportal Newsclick before his arrest.

Recently, he has focused on working in the parts of Chhattisgarh that are controlled by the Maoists. He has also done work there. In a statement, he said, “A referendum is a peaceful and democratic way to deal with problems that are hard to solve,” and he agreed with Prashant Bhushan’s idea that a vote should be held on the issue of demilitarising Kashmir.

Gautam Navlakha’s writings have also been posted on Sanhati.com and in the Economic and Political Weekly. He said that the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act is too vague and broad, which gives the government a chance to go after activists and dissidents “Such Acts flip the rules of law on their heads.

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His Relation With The Bhima Koregaon Riots Of 2018

Navalakha is a person of interest in the Bhima Koregaon riots of 2018. On April 8, 2020, the Supreme Court turned down Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde’s request for anticipatory release in a case involving alleged Maoist ties to Elgar Parishad under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

They were told to go to the National Investigation Agency on April 14. The National Investigation Agency said in the chargesheet that Navlakha met with Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai more than once to “unite the intellectuals against government forces to beat them physically and in other ways.”

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