Teesta Setalvad

January 5, 2024
Civil Rights Leader

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Teesta Setalvad
Full Name Teesta Setalvad
Occupation Civil Rights Leader
Date Of Birth Feb 9, 1962(1962-02-09)
Age 62
Country India
Horoscope Aquarius

Teesta Setalvad Biography

Name Teesta Setalvad
Birthday Feb 9
Birth Year 1962
Birth Country India
Birth Sign Aquarius
Parents Atul Setalvad, Sita Setalvad
Siblings Amili Setalvad
Children(s) Tamara Setalvad

Teesta Setalvad is one of the most popular and richest Civil Rights Leader who was born on February 9, 1962 in India. Indian journalists and civil rights activists who served as the General Secretary of the People’s Union for Human Rights.

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Teesta Setalvad (born 9 February 1962) is an Indian civil rights activist and journalist. She is the secretary of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), an organisation formed to fight for justice for the victims of communal violence in the state of Gujarat in 2002. CJP is a co-petitioner seeking a criminal trial of Narendra Modi, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat and the current Prime minister of India and sixty-two other politicians and government officials for alleged complicity in the Gujarat riots of 2002 and whose names did not figure in any of the FIRs /charge sheets that formed the subject matter of the various Session Trials regarding the riots at that point of time. Four of the accused since then were charge-sheeted, of whom Maya Kodnani and Babu Bajrangi have already been convicted. Maya Kodnani was acquitted by the Gujarat High Court in April 2018.

The case against Teesta smacks of a plan to deter her from assisting victims of the Gujarat 2002 riots. The financial dealings of Teesta and CJP can be probed, but the disproportionality of the legal process, the timing, and the insistence of the prosecution on custodial interrogation, smack of vendetta.

The daughter is Atul as well as Sita Setalvad and she has two children, Tamara and Jibran, along with Javed Anand.

Teesta Setalvad Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Civil Rights Leader
House Living in own house.

Teesta Setalvad is one of the richest Civil Rights Leader from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Teesta Setalvad 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She holds a degree in philosophy and began her career as journalist.

Her accusation was that she instructing five witnesses in their testimony during Supreme Court cases involving the Godhra violence, which was the time of violent intercommunal conflict within India’s Indian State of Gujarat in 2002.

Born in 1962 into a Gujarati Hindu family, Setalvad is the daughter of Atul Setalvad, a Mumbai-based lawyer, and his wife Sita Setalvad. Her paternal grandfather was M. C. Setalvad, India’s first Attorney General. Setalvad is married to Javed Anand, a journalist turned minority rights activist. They have two children, a daughter and a son.

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Who is Teesta Setalvad Dating?

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In response to the petition, the Supreme Court on 27 April 2009 ordered the Special Investigation Team (SIT) they appointed to undertake the investigation. The SIT under the Chairmanship of R. K. Raghavan was originally formed to investigate nine major cases of riots in Gujarat in 2002.

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Teesta Ranked on the list of most popular Civil Rights Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Teesta Setalvad celebrates birthday on February 9 of every year.

The SIT submitted a preliminary report in May 2010. Chairman R. K. Raghavan submitted his comments to the report for perusal of the Supreme Court on 14 May 2010 Further investigation report was filed in November 2010. The Supreme Court in November 2010 appointed Raju Ramachandran as amicus curiae to assist the court in this case. The amicus curiae submitted a note dated 20 January 2011 to the Supreme Court.

Top Facts about Teesta Setalvad

  1. Teesta Setalvad is an Indian activist and journalist born in 1962.
  2. She co-founded Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) in 2002.
  3. CJP has provided legal aid to victims of communal violence.
  4. Setalvad has been awarded the Padma Shri award in 2014.
  5. She has faced multiple legal battles against her activism.
  6. Her work focuses on human rights, justice, and secularism.
  7. Setalvad was a key figure in seeking justice for the Gujarat riots of 2002.
  8. She has authored several books on communalism and human rights issues.
  9. Setalvad’s work has been recognized internationally by Amnesty International and others.
  10. She continues to be a vocal advocate for marginalized communities in India.

What happened Teesta Setalvad?

On 12 February 2015, Gujarat High Court rejected Setalvad’s anticipatory bail plea regarding the case. However she was given an interim protection by the Supreme Court of India and on 19 March 2015, a two-judge bench of the Court referred the issue involved in her case to a large three-judge bench.

Who is setalvad?

Motilal Chimanlal Setalvad (c. 1884 – 1974) was an eminent Indian jurist, who became the first and longest serving Attorney General for India (1950–1963). He also remained the Chairman of the first Law Commission of India (1955–1958), which has mandated for legal reform in the country by Government of India.

Who is tista?

Tista Das
Other names| Tista Mitra
Parent(s)| Kailas Das (Father) Shbhra Das (Mother)

Where is Teesta river situated?

The Teesta River originates from the Pahunri (or Teesta Kangse) glacier above 7,068 m, and flows southward through gorges and rapids in the Sikkim Himalaya. The river then flows past the town of Rangpo where the Rangpo River joins, and where it forms the border between Sikkim and West Bengal up to Teesta Bazaar.

Who is the highest law officer in India?

Attorney General is the highest law officer in India. Article 76 of the Indian Constitution under its Part-V deals with the position of Attorney General of India. He is the chief legal advisor to the government of India and advises the union government on all legal matters.

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