Nutan Thakur, a former journalist, is a social and political activist from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, associated with a registered political party Azad Adhikar Sena, being led by her husband ex IPS officer Amitabh Thakur.
10 Facts About Nutan Thakur
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Nutan Thakur is an advocate primary working in Lucknow bench of Allahabad High court.
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Originally from Bihar, Nutan begin her social career as Secretary of Institute for Research and Documentation in social sciences, IRDS, a post she held from 1996 to early 2010.
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She, along with her husband Amitabh Nutan Thakur initiated National RTI Forum, which was involved with various facets related with Right to information act, including protests, judicial interventions, advocacy etc.
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Nutan Thakur entered the field of public interest litigation around 2011 and filed around a hundred briefs on different topics, particularly in Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court, many of which resulted in important interventions being taken by the High court for the betterment of society and for checking the Mal administration and improperties of the government.
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Nutan Thakur entered political arena by joining as a member of Aam Aadmi Party, and was among one of her earliest members, but she resigned after serious allegations being labelled against the party.
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Nutan Thakur joined AAP again in 2017 but resigned in 2022, citing her displeasure on the functioning of Uttar Pradesh unit of AAP.
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Nutan Thakur pursued 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.
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Nutan Thakur is married to Amitabh Thakur, an ex IPS officer and President, Azad Adhikar Sena.
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Nutan Thakur has two children - a daughter named Tanaya and a son named Aditya, both law graduates.