Amitabh Thakur is an officer of the Indian Police Service

Indian Police Service

The Indian Police Service , simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India...

 who is a Superintendent of Police in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

. He is presently doing a fellowship at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow following a controversy in which his request for a leave was denied by the government in Uttar Pradesh.. Recently even the Allahabad High Court ordered in his favour but the matter is still being kept pending.

Thakur is the founder of the National RTI Forum

National RTI Forum

National RTI Forum is an organization based in Lucknow.The group gives “RTI Gallantry Award”s named after murdered RTI activists Satish Shetty, Shashidhar Mishra and Lalit Mehta. In 2010 the awards were given for the first time to a slain RTI activist Amit Jethwa, a forest officer Sanjiv...

, a grassroots

Grassroots

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 anti-corruption

Political corruption

Political corruption is the use of legislated powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by...

 organization in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 that advocates for government openness under the terms of the 2005 Right to Information Act

Right to Information Act

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. The organization is based in Lucknow

Lucknow

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His filing of First Information Report against Facebook

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 Inc. and others for use of abusive language against Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...

has been widely appreciated in India, following which the Facebook group was banned. .

Recently his book "Fresh Brew- Chronicles of Business and Freedom" along with IIM Lucknow graduate Amit Haralalka about 25 IIM Lucknow entrepreneurs has been well-received.