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	'''Priti Patkar''' is an Indian social worker and human rights activist. She is the co-founder and director of the organisation [[Prerana]] ~~that has done pioneering work~~ in the red-light districts of Mumbai, India to protect children vulnerable to [[commercial sexual exploitation]] and [[Human trafficking\|trafficking]].		'''Priti Patkar''' is an Indian social worker and human rights activist. She is the co-founder and director of the organisation [[Prerana]], which works in the red-light districts of Mumbai, India to protect children vulnerable to [[commercial sexual exploitation]] and [[Human trafficking\|trafficking]].

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	==Activism==		==Activism==

	Priti Patkar has been working for the protection and rescue of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation for over 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2058/saving-children.html\|title=Saving children\|website=www.theweekendleader.com\|language=en\|access-date=2018-02-19\|archive-date=15 February 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215204016/http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2058/saving-children.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> She founded [[Prerana]] in 1986, after a research visit for her Masters in Social Work to the Kamathipura Red Light Area – where she witnessed three generations of women soliciting customers on the same street.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers\|title=How Prerana's Priti Patkar has changed the lives of sex workers' children\|last=Mumbai\|first=Arunima Rajan in\|date=2014-11-26\|website=the Guardian\|language=en\|access-date=2018-02-19\|archive-date=20 February 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033107/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Priti Patkar has been working for the protection and rescue of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation for over 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2058/saving-children.html\|title=Saving children\|website=www.theweekendleader.com\|language=en\|access-date=2018-02-19\|archive-date=15 February 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215204016/http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2058/saving-children.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> She founded Prerana in 1986, after a research visit for her Masters in Social Work to the Kamathipura Red Light Area – where she witnessed three generations of women soliciting customers on the same street.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers\|title=How Prerana's Priti Patkar has changed the lives of sex workers' children\|last=Mumbai\|first=Arunima Rajan in\|date=2014-11-26\|website=the Guardian\|language=en\|access-date=2018-02-19\|archive-date=20 February 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033107/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	She is accredited with several path-breaking social interventions for the protection and dignity of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Women-of-substance/articleshow/16109415.cms\|title=Woman of substance\|access-date=9 May 2014\|archive-date=3 March 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215347/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Women-of-substance/articleshow/16109415.cms\|url-status=live}}</ref>		She is accredited with several path-breaking social interventions for the protection and dignity of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Women-of-substance/articleshow/16109415.cms\|title=Woman of substance\|access-date=9 May 2014\|archive-date=3 March 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215347/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Women-of-substance/articleshow/16109415.cms\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	Patkar has to her credit the largest number of legal interventions and writ petitions in India to protect the rights and dignity of child and female victims of child sexual exploitation and trafficking.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/\|title=Woman of Might\|access-date=9 May 2014\|archive-date=3 May 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503153855/http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/\|url-status=~~live}}</ref>~~		Patkar has to her credit the largest number of legal interventions and writ petitions in India to protect the rights and dignity of child and female victims of child sexual exploitation and trafficking.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/\|title=Woman of Might\|access-date=9 May 2014\|archive-date=3 May 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503153855/http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/\|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

	~~==Selected awards==~~

	* Hirakani Puraskar, 2013 (Doordarshan – Sahyadri)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=166435\|title=Grace Pinto, MD of Ryan Group conferred Sunsilk Doordarshan – Sahyadri Hirkani Award\|access-date=2018-02-19\|archive-date=14 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114042134/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=166435\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	* An award from the Government of Maharashtra where she was felicitated by the Chief Minister – Shri Prithviraj Chawan in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/\|title=Priti Patkar Awards\|access-date=9 May 2014\|archive-date=3 May 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503153855/http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	*Human Rights Award at the 2014 Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards <ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.thegeorgetowndish.com/thedish/vital-voices-honored-kennedy-center\|title=Vital Voices Honored at Kennedy Center {{!}} The Georgetown Dish\|website=www.thegeorgetowndish.com\|language=en\|access-date=2018-02-19\|archive-date=19 February 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219151102/http://www.thegeorgetowndish.com/thedish/vital-voices-honored-kennedy-center\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	*[[Nari Shakti Puraskar]], 2015. This award is given by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development to institutions and individuals who have made exceptional contributions towards the empowerment of women specifically belonging to vulnerable and marginalized sectors of society.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/president-pranab-mukherjee-presented-2015-nari-shakti-awards-1457494302-1\|title=President Pranab Mukherjee presented 2015 Nari Shakti awards\|date=2016-03-09\|work=Jagranjosh.com\|access-date=2018-02-19\|archive-date=19 February 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219152551/https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/president-pranab-mukherjee-presented-2015-nari-shakti-awards-1457494302-1\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	*Sofy India Women Award 2016 <ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-zee-honours-achievers-with-sofy-indian-women-awards-2167441\|title=Zee honours achievers with Sofy Indian Women Awards {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis\|date=2016-01-19\|work=dna\|access-date=2018-02-19\|language=en-US\|archive-date=19 February 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219213644/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-zee-honours-achievers-with-sofy-indian-women-awards-2167441\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	~~==Research==~~

	Patkar has 7 books and several research reports to her name – published or released by The National Commission for Women, UNICEF, UNDP, USAID/FHI. Others have been sponsored by Groupe Development (France), Concern India Foundation, USAID, and more.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/\|title=Priti Patkar Books\|access-date=9 May 2014\|archive-date=3 May 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503153855/http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Through Prerana, she has also been systematically mapping the decline of the Kamathipura Red Light Area since 2010.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/FL9qoQjrzIdtsYshID8McP/Kamathipura-bought-and-sold.html\|title=Kamathipura: bought and sold – Livemint\|website=www.livemint.com\|access-date=2018-02-19\|archive-date=19 February 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219152014/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/FL9qoQjrzIdtsYshID8McP/Kamathipura-bought-and-sold.html\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers		*[http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers How Prerana’s Priti Patkar has changed the lives of sex workers' children] – 2014 Guardian newspaper article
	* http://www.preranaantitrafficking.org/		* [http://www.preranaantitrafficking.org/ Prerana Anti-Trafficking, Mumbai] – official website
	* http://www.thebetterindia.com/6473/prerana-lighting-the-lamp-of-self-esteem-for-the-children-of-sex-workers/		* [http://www.thebetterindia.com/6473/prerana-lighting-the-lamp-of-self-esteem-for-the-children-of-sex-workers/ Prerana - Lighting the Lamp of Self Esteem for the Children of Sex Workers] – article at The Better India website
	* http://india.ashoka.org/fellow/priti-patkar		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140104141714/http://india.ashoka.org/fellow/priti-patkar Priti Patkar] – archived profile from the Ashoka website
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130905065027/http://ibnlive.in.com/shows/Real-Heroes/379944.html ]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130905065027/http://ibnlive.in.com/shows/Real-Heroes/379944.html Priti Patkar runs night shelters for children of sex workers] – archived from IBN Live

	{{Nari Shakti Puraskar}}		{{Nari Shakti Puraskar}}

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{{Infobox person
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| name = Priti Patkar
| other_names = Priti tai, Preeti Patkar
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]]
| alma_mater = [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]], Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work
| known_for = her work with women and children in [[red light districts]] of Mumbai. She conceptualised and founded world's first night care center for children of women working in red light districts.
| website =
}}
'''Priti Patkar''' is an Indian social worker and human rights activist. She is the co-founder and director of the organisation [[Prerana]] that has done pioneering work in the red-light districts of Mumbai, India to protect children vulnerable to [[commercial sexual exploitation]] and [[Human trafficking|trafficking]].

==Personal life==

Priti Patkar was born in [[Mumbai]]. Her father was a government servant and her mother ran a daycare program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://philanthropyforum.org/members/priti-patkar/|title=Priti Patkar Profile|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=12 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220203/http://philanthropyforum.org/members/priti-patkar/|url-status=live}}</ref> She is a Gold Medalist from The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai where she completed a Masters in Social Work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infolona.com/news/unsung_heroes/find/|title=Unsung heroes|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=13 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513060515/http://www.infolona.com/news/unsung_heroes/find|url-status=live}}</ref> She is married to social activist [[Pravin Patkar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gitamritam.com/2012/patkar/|title=Priti & Pravin Patkar|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=12 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512221747/http://www.gitamritam.com/2012/patkar/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Activism==

Priti Patkar has been working for the protection and rescue of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation for over 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2058/saving-children.html|title=Saving children|website=www.theweekendleader.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=15 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215204016/http://www.theweekendleader.com/Heroism/2058/saving-children.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She founded [[Prerana]] in 1986, after a research visit for her Masters in Social Work to the Kamathipura Red Light Area – where she witnessed three generations of women soliciting customers on the same street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers|title=How Prerana's Priti Patkar has changed the lives of sex workers' children|last=Mumbai|first=Arunima Rajan in|date=2014-11-26|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033107/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers|url-status=live}}</ref>

She is accredited with several path-breaking social interventions for the protection and dignity of children and women victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Women-of-substance/articleshow/16109415.cms|title=Woman of substance|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215347/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Women-of-substance/articleshow/16109415.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

Patkar has to her credit the largest number of legal interventions and writ petitions in India to protect the rights and dignity of child and female victims of child sexual exploitation and trafficking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/|title=Woman of Might|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=3 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503153855/http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Selected awards==

* Hirakani Puraskar, 2013 (Doordarshan – Sahyadri)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=166435|title=Grace Pinto, MD of Ryan Group conferred Sunsilk Doordarshan – Sahyadri Hirkani Award|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=14 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114042134/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=166435|url-status=live}}</ref>
* An award from the Government of Maharashtra where she was felicitated by the Chief Minister – Shri Prithviraj Chawan in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/|title=Priti Patkar Awards|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=3 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503153855/http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Human Rights Award at the 2014 Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegeorgetowndish.com/thedish/vital-voices-honored-kennedy-center|title=Vital Voices Honored at Kennedy Center {{!}} The Georgetown Dish|website=www.thegeorgetowndish.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=19 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219151102/http://www.thegeorgetowndish.com/thedish/vital-voices-honored-kennedy-center|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Nari Shakti Puraskar]], 2015. This award is given by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development to institutions and individuals who have made exceptional contributions towards the empowerment of women specifically belonging to vulnerable and marginalized sectors of society.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/president-pranab-mukherjee-presented-2015-nari-shakti-awards-1457494302-1|title=President Pranab Mukherjee presented 2015 Nari Shakti awards|date=2016-03-09|work=Jagranjosh.com|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=19 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219152551/https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/president-pranab-mukherjee-presented-2015-nari-shakti-awards-1457494302-1|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Sofy India Women Award 2016 <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-zee-honours-achievers-with-sofy-indian-women-awards-2167441|title=Zee honours achievers with Sofy Indian Women Awards {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2016-01-19|work=dna|access-date=2018-02-19|language=en-US|archive-date=19 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219213644/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-zee-honours-achievers-with-sofy-indian-women-awards-2167441|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Research==

Patkar has 7 books and several research reports to her name – published or released by The National Commission for Women, UNICEF, UNDP, USAID/FHI. Others have been sponsored by Groupe Development (France), Concern India Foundation, USAID, and more.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/|title=Priti Patkar Books|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=3 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503153855/http://powai.info/2011/03/22/priti-patkar-of-powai-chief-of-ngo-prerana-is-a-woman-of-might/|url-status=live}}</ref> Through Prerana, she has also been systematically mapping the decline of the Kamathipura Red Light Area since 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/FL9qoQjrzIdtsYshID8McP/Kamathipura-bought-and-sold.html|title=Kamathipura: bought and sold – Livemint|website=www.livemint.com|access-date=2018-02-19|archive-date=19 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219152014/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/FL9qoQjrzIdtsYshID8McP/Kamathipura-bought-and-sold.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/nov/26/how-priti-patkar-and-prerana-changed-the-lives-of-children-of-sex-workers
* http://www.preranaantitrafficking.org/
* http://www.thebetterindia.com/6473/prerana-lighting-the-lamp-of-self-esteem-for-the-children-of-sex-workers/
* http://india.ashoka.org/fellow/priti-patkar
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130905065027/http://ibnlive.in.com/shows/Real-Heroes/379944.html ]

{{Nari Shakti Puraskar}}

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