Prakash Javadekar Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	30/01/1951
Age	73 years
Birthplace	Pune, Maharashtra
Hometown	Pune, Maharashtra

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Javadekar Prakash Keshav
Nickname	Prakash Javadekar
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Political Journey	1990 to 2002: A member of Maharashtra Legislative Council 1995: Executive Chairman of the State Planning Board of Maharashtra 1997 to 1999: Chairman of the Task Force on IT Government of Maharashtra 2008: Elected to the Rajya Sabha 2014: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting, Environment, Forest and Climate Change 2016: Took oath as Human Resource Development Minister 2021: Resigned from Narendra Modi's Council of Ministers ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle on 7 July 2022: Appointed as the head of Rajya Sabha's ethic committee
Religion	Hinduism
Address	24, Mahadev Road, New Delhi
Hobbies	Reading and Writing Books
Controversies	On 11 December 1975, when 11 Indian college's students protested against the emergency, implemented by the congress government, he also joined them, and was sentenced to 3 months under the preventive detention act, and subsequently kept in jail for nearly 13 months under the MISA (Internal Security Maintenance Act)
Debut	1981: Became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party

Physical Stats & More

Height	170 cm (5’ 7”)
Weight	65 kg (143 lbs)
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	District Council School, Mahad, Maharashtra
College/University	Garware College of Commerce of Maharashtra Education Society, Pune
Educational Qualification	Graduation (commerce)

Personal Life

Date of Birth	30/01/1951
Birthplace	Pune, Maharashtra
Zodiac sign	Aquarius

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	18 December 1977

Family

Father

Keshav Krishna Javadekar (journalist)

Mother

Rajni Javadekar (teacher)

Siblings

Brother	None
Sister	1

Spouse

Dr. Prachi Prakash Javadekar

Children

Sons	Dr. Ashutosh Javadekar (Dentist), Apoorva Javadekar (CA)
Daughter	None

Favourites

Politicians	Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Leaders	Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekanand
Writers	Premchand, Gurcharan Das, Ramgansh Gadkari, Khandekar

Some Lesser Known Facts

Prakash Javadekar drinks alcohol.
His father, Keshav Krishna Javadekar, was a journalist at the Marathi Newspaper ‘Kesari’ founded by Lokmanya Tilak.
He has been associated with the ‘National Self Service Association’ since his school days.
In 1969, while graduating from Pune’s MES college of Commerce, he joined the ‘All India Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).’
Before entering politics, he worked at the ‘Bank of Maharashtra.’
In 1980, he worked with former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
In 1981, he resigned from the Bank of Maharashtra after ten years and became a full-time worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
On 10 March 1989, he united thousands of youth in Mumbai for a BJP-led movement.
Prakash Javadekar’s wife, Prachi Javadekar, was the Director of the ‘Indira Institute of Management’ in Pune.
He has authored booklets on various political topics, including unemployment, infiltration, IMF loans, and inflation.