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Anil Trivedi
File:Anil Trivedi 3.jpg Anil Trivedi
Born	(1951-05-06) 6 May 1951 (age 73) Indore
Education	M.A. in Psychology
Alma mater	Government Arts and Commerce College, Indore
Organization	People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)
Political party	Aam Aadmi Party
Movement	Total Revolution, Narmada Bachao Andolan, India Against Corruption, Kudarat Kam andolan
Spouse	Meena Trivedi
Children	2

Anil Trivedi (born 6 May 1951) is a prominent social activist and Gandhian from Indore, Madhya Pradesh in India; who is best known for his public interest litigations (PIL) challenging Government’s anti-people policies. For last 35 years, he has forced the reversal of anti-people policies of the state administration in numerous cases, through writ petitions and has helped restore the rights of the people: the tribals, farmers and poor villagers; the dignity of the poor and the helpless, and in protecting the environment, and ensuring free open spaces for children and the public.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced him as party's candidate from Indore Lok Sabha constituency in the 2014 parliament elections.

Early life

Anil Trivedi was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, to Kalawati and Kashinath Trivedi on 6 May 1951. His parents took active part in the freedom struggle of India. Anil's family background played a major role in shaping his views and life's work.

Father: Kashinath Trivedi

Kashinath Trivedi joined Sabarmati Ashram of Gandhiji in 1927 as editor of Hindi Navjivan, and was responsible for translating most of Gandhiji’s original Gujarati writings in Hindi, including his autobiography – My Experiments with Truth. Kashinath Trivedi was imprisoned for 25 months in the Nagpur central jail during the Quit India movement. Following India’s independence, he became the first education minister of Madhya Bharat and the president of congress committee of Madhya Bharat. He quit active politics in 1952 to involve himself in the Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Sarvodaya and Bhoodan movements. He set up Gram Bharati Ashram in Tavlai in 1952 – to work to bring about Gram Swaraj and to run a school for children from tribal areas. Known as the Gandhi of Nimar, he was the first to oppose the Narmada Dam project, which subsequently developed in the Narmada Bachao Andolan. A prolific writer, editor and translator, he translated 125 books from Gujarati to Hindi including the collected works of Gijubhai Badheka, and edited the homage volume to Jaiprakash Narayan and Vinoba Bhave.

Mother: Kalawati Trivedi

Kalawati Trivedi joined the Sabarmati Ashram with her husband in 1927, and took part in the protest following the Dandi Salt Satyagrha March 1930. She was beaten by Police in Borsad. Gandhiji appreciated her courage in his letter dated 2 Feb 1931. She was arrested in 1933 while protesting in Ajmer and was sent to jail for three months.

Education

In 1969, Anil Trivedi became a part of Tarun Shanti Sena. He earned his M.A. in Psychology with gold medal from Government Arts and Commerce College, Indore in 1974.

Public Life and Social Activism

Sampoorna Kranti (Total Revolution)

In 1974, Anil became actively involved in the Sampoorna Kranti (Total Revolution) movement launched by Jayaprakash Narayan. He was appointed coordinator of the local body of the movement in 1974 and co-coordinator in 1975. Anil wrote many articles against the emergency imposed on 26 June 1975. As a result, he was detained under MISA (Maintenance of Internal Security Act) and sent to Indore Jail. Anil utilized this time to earn his LLB Honors by securing first place in the University. He was released on 22 January 1977 after spending 19 months in Jail.

Politics

Anil Trivedi’s political life began when he was nominated the joint candidate of Janata Party in the elections after the Emergency in June 1977, for the Legislative Assembly election from Indore-5 constituency. He lost the elections by only 1000 votes, due to fielding of an unofficial candidate by erstwhile Bharatiya Jan Sangh, violating the consensus reached by the opposition on Anil Trivedi as the common candidate. Since then he has been fighting for the poor and the downtrodden as a social activist and an advocate. In August 1989, he became the President of Janata Dal in district Indore, and in 1997 became a member of its national council.

Social Reforms through the Legal System

Anil Trivedi has been working as High Court advocate in Indore and fighting incessantly to secure justice for the tribals, farmers and poor villagers for last 35 years. He has filed several PIL (Public-Interest Litigation) and won cases in favor of common man. Some significant victories are: Cancellation of notification to bring 29 villages in Indore to ensure continuance of local self-government; Rectifying the process of illegal appointment of political people in twenty-point program committees, Reservation for deaf, dumb and blind people in jobs; Securing Pension for widows of the employees of old regiments; Villagers and Tribal people’s right to collect cow-dung from jungles; Cancellation of additional service charges imposed by MP State Road Transport Corporation; Stopping the practice of hand-cuffing of Juvenile offenders; Stopping illegal encroachment of land by Indore Development Association (IDA) etc. He has also been fighting for protection of human rights with organization like People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and Narmada Bachao Andolan.

Narmada Bachao Andolan

Anil Trivedi actively participated in Narmada Bachao Andolan right from the beginning. He led a rally of 10,000 displaced villagers on 22 February 1989. He was arrested at the same time. He led another rally of 25,000 Narmada Dam affected in September 1989 in Harsud to protest against destructive development policies of the state.

People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)

PUCL works for the protection of human rights. Anil is associated with PUCL since early 1980s. He was also a member of the national council of PUCL. He has represented India in the World Conference on Human Rights, and is a founder member of the co-ordination committee of ‘SAARC Forum for Human Rights’. He was awarded Kirloskar Vasundhara Mitra award in the year 2012 for his significant contribution in the fields of environment, human rights, agriculture and education.

India Against Corruption (IAC)

He was active in the Jan Lokpal movement right from the beginning. He invited several organizations to speak on the issue and wrote several articles in major newspapers of Indore city.

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