Prakash Javadekar (born January 30, 1951) is a Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha

The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...

 and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

. He was Elected to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 in 2008. He is the official spokesperson of the BJP Party.

Present Positions:
- Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Parliament of India
- National Spokesperson, Bharatiya Janata Party
- President, GLOBE India (Global Legislators Oraganisation for Balanced Environment
- In-Charge, BJP Economic Forum & Cells related to Economy
- President, NOINO (National Organisation of Insurance Officers)
- President, KCKU (Khadi Commission Karmachari Union)

Committees
- Member, Press Council of India
- Member, Public Accounts Committee
- Member, Standing Committee on Human Resources & Development
- Member, Consultative Committee for Ministry of Power
- Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
- Member, Committee on WAKF

Post Held (Previous)
- Executive President, State Planning Board, Maharashtra (1995-1999)
- Member of Legislative Council - Maharashtra from Pune Division Graduate Constituency for 12 yrs (1990-2002)
- Chairman, Task Force on IT, Govt. of Maharashtra (1977-1999)
- Chairman, Working Group on "IT for Masses" Govt. of India (2000)

Early life

Prakash Javadekar was born in Pune in the family of Shri Keshav Krishna Javadekar and Ranjani Javadekar, a school teacher. He studied B.Com. from Pune

Pune

Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

. He was associated with ABVP

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad , is an all India student organization working in the field of education. ABVP was founded in 1948 and formally registered on 9 July 1949.-History:...

from student days. His father Keshav Krishna Javadekar was a senior leader of Hindu Maha Sabha and even lead its Pune unit as its President. His father was friend and follower of Veer Savarkar. He worked as joint editor of Marathi Daily started by Lokmanya Tilak - Kesari before having stints with some other newspapers like Tarun Bharat, Kaal as journalist. He still occasionally writes his thoughts in some newspapers. His mother is from Konkan region and was one of the first educated women from her area. Nowadays she conducts free classes of Vedic education for women. Prakash has a sister who is MA BEd and is working as a school teacher, one brother who is BCom working in central bank.

Political Work

- Led Student Movement - Under ABVP in various capacities (1969-1977)
- Organised Satyagraha against Emergency Rule & imprisoned (1975-1977)
- Elected Senate Member of the Pune University for 12 years (1975-1987)
- National Secretary & General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (1984-1990)
- Full-time worker of BJP since 1981
- State Secretary & Campaign Chief of Baratiya Janata Party, Maharashtra (1989-1995)
- Produced 6 video & 10 audio Films/Music Cassettes for BJP Propaganda
- Spokesman of BJP Maharashtra (1994-1996 & 2002-2003)

Emergency days

Prakash Javadekar was a student activist and worked for ABVP during days of emergency. He was arrested during emergency for leading a Satyagraha in Pune. While in jail he was diagnosed with major problem in heart but government was not willing to give permission for operation. All the political activists arrested in jail went on fast and finally government budged in. He was operated upon and came out from jaws of death as during those days survival rate of heart surgeries was abysmally low.

Other Facts
- Worked with Bank of Maharashtra for 10 years (1971-1981)
- Worked in Rural Development Dept. Sick Unit Cell, Employment Promotion Pragramme of the Bank

Achievements
- "Sir Purshottam Das Thakur Memorial" National Award, for research Papers on "Rural Development & Banks role
in Co-ordinated approach".
- Led delegation to Boston to Negotiate Media Lab Asia Project (2000)

Personal life

- Wife - Dr. Prachee Javadekar
Former Director of Indira Institute of Management, Pune
Leading Education Consultant

- Son - Dr. Ashutosh Javadekar
Dentist & Artist (Poet, Singer, Music Composer)

- Son - Apoorva Javadekar
B.Com., CA, FCA & MA in Econmics, DSE
MSC Financial Engineering, London
Pursuing PhD in Economics from Boston University