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Sudha Patel was born in Changa village of Petlad Taluka in Gujarat’s Anand District, about 120 km from Ahmedabad. Sudha was [[Visually impaired|visually imapired]] since birth. Sudha was the eldest daughter of parents who were farmers. Her father was a sarpanch for 10 years, and her mother is a homemaker. Her younger sister is also visually-impaired since birth. She reveals that she is alive today only because a good harvest the year she was born that prevented her parents from infanticide as some villagers thought her to be lucky as ‘Lakshmi’ - the goddess of wealth. Sudha turned heads when she expressed her desire to become the sarpanch, due to her gender and her disability, but with her knowledge and her zeal to develop Changa as one of the most infrastructurally-developed villages, made her loved by all. She became the first woman sarpanch of Chenga village in Gujarat. |
Sudha Patel was born in Changa village of Petlad Taluka in Gujarat’s Anand District, about 120 km from [[Ahmedabad]]. Sudha was [[Visually impaired|visually imapired]] since birth. Sudha was the eldest daughter of parents who were farmers. Her father was a sarpanch for 10 years, and her mother is a homemaker. Her younger sister is also visually-impaired since birth. She reveals that she is alive today only because a good harvest the year she was born that prevented her parents from infanticide as some villagers thought her to be lucky as ‘Lakshmi’ - the goddess of wealth. Sudha turned heads when she expressed her desire to become the sarpanch, due to her gender and her disability, but with her knowledge and her zeal to develop Changa as one of the most infrastructurally-developed villages, made her loved by all. She became the first woman sarpanch of Chenga village in Gujarat. |
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Sudha was the first blind post-graduate in law from the Sardar Patel University in Anand, Gujarat, India. Sudha met Ramesh and Usha Patel, whom she calls uncle and aunty, while pursuing her MA in Hindi. She approached their institute 'Purvaee' to learn English. |
Sudha was the first blind post-graduate in law from the Sardar Patel University in Anand, Gujarat, India. Sudha met Ramesh and Usha Patel, whom she calls uncle and aunty, while pursuing her MA in Hindi. She approached their institute 'Purvaee' to learn English. |
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Sudha Patel (born in 1976) is India’s youngest elected blind female Sarpanch.[1] She was elected in June 1995[2] as the Sarpanch of Changa village in Anand district, Gujarat.[3] She is the recipient of the prestigious Ten Outstanding Young Persons of World (1997) award, Outstanding Woman Panchayat Leader of India award[4], and was awarded the Jagdish K Patel Award by the President of India[5].
Early life
Sudha Patel was born in Changa village of Petlad Taluka in Gujarat’s Anand District, about 120 km from Ahmedabad. Sudha was visually imapired since birth. Sudha was the eldest daughter of parents who were farmers. Her father was a sarpanch for 10 years, and her mother is a homemaker. Her younger sister is also visually-impaired since birth. She reveals that she is alive today only because a good harvest the year she was born that prevented her parents from infanticide as some villagers thought her to be lucky as ‘Lakshmi’ - the goddess of wealth. Sudha turned heads when she expressed her desire to become the sarpanch, due to her gender and her disability, but with her knowledge and her zeal to develop Changa as one of the most infrastructurally-developed villages, made her loved by all. She became the first woman sarpanch of Chenga village in Gujarat.
Sudha was the first blind post-graduate in law from the Sardar Patel University in Anand, Gujarat, India. Sudha met Ramesh and Usha Patel, whom she calls uncle and aunty, while pursuing her MA in Hindi. She approached their institute 'Purvaee' to learn English.
Career
Personal life
Sudha Patel's father was a Sarpanch as well. His term lasted 10 years. Her mother is a home-maker.[6] Sudha married Sandip, a chef from Hyderabad, in 2008.[4] Sudha and her younger sister are visually impaired since birth. She has made it as her mission to keep the people of her panchayat fit. Hence, she teaches yoga to the people of her panchayat.[4]
References
- ^ "Read how this blind woman sarpanch from Gujarat is challenging notions about disability & gender". Newz Hook - Changing Attitudes towards Disability. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Hamaara Bharat Mahaan". mahaanbharat.tripod.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ Bandyopadhyay, Debabrata; Mukherjee, Amitava (2006). Empowering Women Panchayat Members: Handbook for Master Trainers Using Participatory Approach. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-303-8.
- ^ a b c Soni, Nikunj (2010-03-09). "Blind, but with the vision of a yogi". DNA India. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "The Times of India".
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