Prakash Javadekar in Modi Ministry again
5 years, 7 months ago

Prakash Javadekar in Modi Ministry again

India TV News  

Born in a Brahmin family on January 30, 1951, Prakash K. Javadekar hails from Maharashtra's cultural, academic and IT capital - Pune. After playing different roles in the party's youth wing - Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, he later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, serving in various positions including state party Secretary, was elected twice to the Maharashtra Legislative Council, and later to the Rajya Sabha. During the first term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Javadekar served first as a junior minister handling several portfolios - Parliamentary Affairs, and later Information and Broadcasting, and also Environment, Forest and Climate Change. In the 2016 cabinet reshuffle, he earned the trust of Modi and was allotted the critical Human Resource and Development Ministry and has contributed hugely to the development, improvement and streamlining of various educational systems in the country.

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Kulkarni replaces Javadekar whose long RS stint to end in April
11 months ago

Kulkarni replaces Javadekar whose long RS stint to end in April

Hindustan Times  

By nominating Medha Kulkarni for Rajya Sabha, the Bharatiya Janata Party, among other things, retained a representation of Pune in the Upper House. Among the six leaders to retire on April 2 from Rajya Sabha include Prakash Javadekar, a Pune-based leader politician who as a BJP member served in various capacities at the Centre. Javadekar, 73, is currently the party’s …

‘Reminds us of emergency days’: Prakash Javadekar after Arnab Goswami’s arrest
4 years, 2 months ago

‘Reminds us of emergency days’: Prakash Javadekar after Arnab Goswami’s arrest

Hindustan Times  

After Republic Television editor Arnab Goswami’s arrest, Union minister of information and broadcasting Prakash Javadekar slammed Maharashtra Police’s attack on press freedom and compared it to those of “Emergency days”. Union minister Prakash Javadekar slammed Maharashtra Police’s attack on press freedom. In 2018, a 53-year-old interior designer Anvay Naik and his mother Kumud Naik died by suicide blaming Arnab Goswami …

Prakash Javadekar, BJP loyalist who played many roles for party | What you need to know
5 years, 7 months ago

Prakash Javadekar, BJP loyalist who played many roles for party | What you need to know

India Today  

Owing to his roots as Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker in Pune, the cultural capital of Maharashtra, Prakash Keshav Javadekar put his foot firmly into politics after spending 18 months in jail during the Emergency years. His first stint in Delhi was as national secretary and then general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from 1984 to 1990 gave him the …

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