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Patel practiced at [[International Court of Justice]], then upon return to India served as principal of Maneklal Nanavati Law College in [[Ahmedabad]], as a member of [[Gujarat University]] Senate, and as a member of the Gujarat Law Commission. He founded Lok Adhikar Sangh in 1977, under its banner fought cases on behalf of the poor and marginalized. He practiced at [[Gujarat High Court]] from 1975 onward for over 40 years. <ref name=":0" /> <ref name=":1" /> <ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-07 |title=Human rights lawyer, Girish Patel, dies at 85 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-dies-5390078/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
Patel practiced at [[International Court of Justice]], then upon return to India served as principal of Maneklal Nanavati Law College in [[Ahmedabad]], as a member of [[Gujarat University]] Senate, and as a member of the Gujarat Law Commission. He founded Lok Adhikar Sangh in 1977, under its banner fought cases on behalf of the poor and marginalized. He practiced at [[Gujarat High Court]] from 1975 onward for over 40 years. <ref name=":0" /> <ref name=":1" /> <ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-07 |title=Human rights lawyer, Girish Patel, dies at 85 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-dies-5390078/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>


Patel provided legal assistance to [[Narmada Bachao Andolan]] and worked closely with [[Medha Patkar]]. <ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=2018-10-06 |title=Gujarat human rights lawyer Girish Patel passes away |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/gujarat-human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-passes-away-118100600811_1.html |access-date=2023-03-03}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Kothari |first=Urvish |date=2022-09-16 |title=Gujarat CM labeled Medha Patkar urban Naxal but Narmada Andolan never saw this cancel culture |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/gujarat-cm-labeled-medha-patkar-urban-naxal-but-narmada-andolan-never-saw-this-cancel-culture/1129717/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=news |date=2018-10-07 |title=Gujarat human rights lawyer Girish Patel passes away |url=https://newskarnataka.com/india/gujarat-human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-passes-away/07102018 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=News Karnataka |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Assault case accused let off: Medha Patkar |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-assault-case-accused-let-off-medha-patkar-1703986 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Was India forced to reject World Bank aid? |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/was-india-forced-to-reject-world-bank-aid-30890 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=www.downtoearth.org.in |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Jagadeesan |first=S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=exlBDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=The Sardar Sarovar Project: Assessing Economic and Social Impacts |last2=Kumar |first2=M. Dinesh |date=2015-04-30 |publisher=SAGE Publishing India |isbn=978-93-5150-480-1 |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Khagram |first=Sanjeev |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2JRlDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Dams and Development: Transnational Struggles for Water and Power |date=2018-08-06 |publisher=Cornell University Press |isbn=978-1-5017-2739-9 |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Dwivedi |first=Ranjit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f0MHEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Conflict and Collective Action: The Sardar Sarovar Project in India |date=2020-11-29 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-000-08419-1 |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Baxi |first=Upendra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3k5uAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Crisis and Change in Contemporary India |last2=Parekh |first2=Bhikhu |date=1995-02-24 |publisher=SAGE Publications |isbn=978-0-8039-9182-8 |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Environment |first=United States Congress House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SBErAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Sardar Sarovar Dam Project: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, October 24, 1989 |date=1990 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Wood |first=John R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PYuHAwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=The Politics of Water Resource Development in India: The Case of Narmada |date=2007-04-04 |publisher=SAGE Publications India |isbn=978-81-321-0132-1 |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4eCwAAAAIAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Economic and Political Weekly |date=1995 |publisher=Sameeksha Trust |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Fisher |first=Ronald C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n-iwqh2hS9kC&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Toward Sustainable Development?: Struggling Over India's Narmada River |date=1995 |publisher=M.E. Sharpe |isbn=978-1-56324-525-1 |language=en}}</ref>
Patel provided legal assistance to [[Narmada Bachao Andolan]] and worked closely with [[Medha Patkar]]. <ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=2018-10-06 |title=Gujarat human rights lawyer Girish Patel passes away |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/gujarat-human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-passes-away-118100600811_1.html |access-date=2023-03-03}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Kothari |first=Urvish |date=2022-09-16 |title=Gujarat CM labeled Medha Patkar urban Naxal but Narmada Andolan never saw this cancel culture |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/gujarat-cm-labeled-medha-patkar-urban-naxal-but-narmada-andolan-never-saw-this-cancel-culture/1129717/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Assault case accused let off: Medha Patkar |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-assault-case-accused-let-off-medha-patkar-1703986 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Was India forced to reject World Bank aid? |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/was-india-forced-to-reject-world-bank-aid-30890 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=www.downtoearth.org.in |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Jagadeesan |first=S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=exlBDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=The Sardar Sarovar Project: Assessing Economic and Social Impacts |last2=Kumar |first2=M. Dinesh |date=2015-04-30 |publisher=SAGE Publishing India |isbn=978-93-5150-480-1 |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Khagram |first=Sanjeev |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2JRlDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Dams and Development: Transnational Struggles for Water and Power |date=2018-08-06 |publisher=Cornell University Press |isbn=978-1-5017-2739-9 |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Dwivedi |first=Ranjit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f0MHEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Conflict and Collective Action: The Sardar Sarovar Project in India |date=2020-11-29 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-000-08419-1 |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Baxi |first=Upendra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3k5uAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Crisis and Change in Contemporary India |last2=Parekh |first2=Bhikhu |date=1995-02-24 |publisher=SAGE Publications |isbn=978-0-8039-9182-8 |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Environment |first=United States Congress House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SBErAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Sardar Sarovar Dam Project: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, October 24, 1989 |date=1990 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Wood |first=John R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PYuHAwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=The Politics of Water Resource Development in India: The Case of Narmada |date=2007-04-04 |publisher=SAGE Publications India |isbn=978-81-321-0132-1 |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4eCwAAAAIAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Economic and Political Weekly |date=1995 |publisher=Sameeksha Trust |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Fisher |first=Ronald C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n-iwqh2hS9kC&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Toward Sustainable Development?: Struggling Over India's Narmada River |date=1995 |publisher=M.E. Sharpe |isbn=978-1-56324-525-1 |language=en}}</ref>


==Death and legacy==
==Death and legacy==
Patel died at his home In Ahmedabad due to age-related illness and his body was donated. <ref name=":0" /> <ref name=":2" /> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Leader |first=The Weekend |title=Gujarat human rights lawyer Girish Patel passes away |url=https://www.theweekendleader.com/Headlines/16471/gujarat-human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-passes-away.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=www.theweekendleader.com |language=English}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Human rights lawyer Girish Patel passes away at 86 |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-passes-away-at-86/1339867/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Noted human rights lawyer Girish Patel dies |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-noted-human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-dies-2672495 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gujarat human rights lawyer Girish Patel passes away |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/oct/07/gujarat-human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-passes-away-1882057.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Human rights champion Girish Patel passes away |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.com/human-rights-champion-girish-patel-passes-away/66102706.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Ahmedabad Mirror |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gujarat: Prominent human rights lawyer Girish Patel dies {{!}} India.com |url=https://www.india.com/news/agencies/gujarat-prominent-human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-dies-3366902/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tribute to GIRISH PATEL, doyen of human rights movement in Gujarat |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/Human-Rights/16434-tribute-to-girish-patel-doyen-of-human-rights-movement-in-gujarat/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tribute to GIRISH PATEL, doyen of human rights movement in Gujarat |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/Human-Rights/16434-tribute-to-girish-patel-doyen-of-human-rights-movement-in-gujarat/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jignesh Mevani's Tribute to Girish Patel, Custodian of Human Rights and Dignity |url=https://thewire.in/society/a-tribute-to-girish-patel-custodian-of-human-rights-and-dignity |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The Wire}}</ref>
Patel died at his home In Ahmedabad due to age-related illness and his body was donated. His death was received by sadness by the civil society. <ref name=":0" /> <ref name=":2" /> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Leader |first=The Weekend |title=Gujarat human rights lawyer Girish Patel passes away |url=https://www.theweekendleader.com/Headlines/16471/gujarat-human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-passes-away.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=www.theweekendleader.com |language=English}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Human rights lawyer Girish Patel passes away at 86 |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-passes-away-at-86/1339867/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Noted human rights lawyer Girish Patel dies |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-noted-human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-dies-2672495 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gujarat human rights lawyer Girish Patel passes away |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/oct/07/gujarat-human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-passes-away-1882057.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Human rights champion Girish Patel passes away |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.com/human-rights-champion-girish-patel-passes-away/66102706.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Ahmedabad Mirror |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gujarat: Prominent human rights lawyer Girish Patel dies {{!}} India.com |url=https://www.india.com/news/agencies/gujarat-prominent-human-rights-lawyer-girish-patel-dies-3366902/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tribute to GIRISH PATEL, doyen of human rights movement in Gujarat |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/Human-Rights/16434-tribute-to-girish-patel-doyen-of-human-rights-movement-in-gujarat/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tribute to GIRISH PATEL, doyen of human rights movement in Gujarat |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/Human-Rights/16434-tribute-to-girish-patel-doyen-of-human-rights-movement-in-gujarat/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jignesh Mevani's Tribute to Girish Patel, Custodian of Human Rights and Dignity |url=https://thewire.in/society/a-tribute-to-girish-patel-custodian-of-human-rights-and-dignity |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The Wire}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite journal |date=2018-10-19 |title=Social Activist and Catalyst for Justice |url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2018/42/commentary/social-activist-and-catalyst-justice.html |language=en |volume=53 |issue=42}}</ref> Girish Patel Smarnanjali Lecture series to honor his memory. <ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2022-10-03 |title=India rarely saw accountability of State in targeted violence: Teesta Setalvad |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/india-rarely-saw-accountability-of-state-in-targeted-violence-teesta-setalvad/article65965534.ece |access-date=2023-03-03 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Scroll |title=India rarely sees any accountability from state during targeted violence, says Teesta Setalvad |url=https://scroll.in/latest/1034219/india-rarely-sees-any-accountablity-from-state-during-targeted-violence-says-teesta-setalvad |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=VoI |first=Team |date=2022-10-03 |title=No State Accountability in India: Setalvad |url=https://www.vibesofindia.com/no-state-accountability-in-india-setalvad/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Vibes Of India |language=en-AU}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=PM Modi not willing to understand others' point of view: Kapil Sibal |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/pm-modi-not-willing-to-understand-others-point-of-view-kapil-sibal-7536781.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:08, 3 March 2023

Girish Patel
Born
Girish Chhotalal Patel

1932 (1932)
Gujarat, India
DiedOctober 6, 2018(2018-10-06) (aged 85–86)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
NationalityIndian
EducationL.L.M.
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationAdvocate
OrganizationLok Adhikar Sangh
SpouseKusum Patel
AwardsBhagirath Human Rights Award

Girish Patel (1932–2018) was an Indian human rights lawyer, academic and constitutional expert. [1]

Early life and education

Patel studied at municipality school, then completed L.L.B. in 1956 before earning L.L.M. at Harvard Law School. [2]

Career

Patel practiced at International Court of Justice, then upon return to India served as principal of Maneklal Nanavati Law College in Ahmedabad, as a member of Gujarat University Senate, and as a member of the Gujarat Law Commission. He founded Lok Adhikar Sangh in 1977, under its banner fought cases on behalf of the poor and marginalized. He practiced at Gujarat High Court from 1975 onward for over 40 years. [1] [2] [3]

Patel provided legal assistance to Narmada Bachao Andolan and worked closely with Medha Patkar. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Death and legacy

Patel died at his home In Ahmedabad due to age-related illness and his body was donated. His death was received by sadness by the civil society. [1] [4] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] Girish Patel Smarnanjali Lecture series to honor his memory. [26] [27] [28] [29]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Girish Patel, prominent human rights lawyer from Gujarat, dies at 85". The Indian Express. 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  2. ^ a b "Tribute to Girish Patel, a Lawyer-Activist Who Helped Keep Society Humane". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  3. ^ "Human rights lawyer, Girish Patel, dies at 85". The Indian Express. 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  4. ^ a b IANS (2018-10-06). "Gujarat human rights lawyer Girish Patel passes away". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  5. ^ Kothari, Urvish (2022-09-16). "Gujarat CM labeled Medha Patkar urban Naxal but Narmada Andolan never saw this cancel culture". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  6. ^ "Assault case accused let off: Medha Patkar". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  7. ^ "Was India forced to reject World Bank aid?". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  8. ^ Jagadeesan, S.; Kumar, M. Dinesh (2015-04-30). The Sardar Sarovar Project: Assessing Economic and Social Impacts. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 978-93-5150-480-1.
  9. ^ Khagram, Sanjeev (2018-08-06). Dams and Development: Transnational Struggles for Water and Power. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-2739-9.
  10. ^ Dwivedi, Ranjit (2020-11-29). Conflict and Collective Action: The Sardar Sarovar Project in India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-08419-1.
  11. ^ Baxi, Upendra; Parekh, Bhikhu (1995-02-24). Crisis and Change in Contemporary India. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-0-8039-9182-8.
  12. ^ Environment, United States Congress House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and (1990). Sardar Sarovar Dam Project: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, October 24, 1989. U.S. Government Printing Office.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Wood, John R. (2007-04-04). The Politics of Water Resource Development in India: The Case of Narmada. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-81-321-0132-1.
  14. ^ Economic and Political Weekly. Sameeksha Trust. 1995.
  15. ^ Fisher, Ronald C. (1995). Toward Sustainable Development?: Struggling Over India's Narmada River. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-1-56324-525-1.
  16. ^ Leader, The Weekend. "Gujarat human rights lawyer Girish Patel passes away". www.theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  17. ^ "Human rights lawyer Girish Patel passes away at 86". Financialexpress. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  18. ^ "Noted human rights lawyer Girish Patel dies". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  19. ^ "Gujarat human rights lawyer Girish Patel passes away". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  20. ^ "Human rights champion Girish Patel passes away". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  21. ^ "Gujarat: Prominent human rights lawyer Girish Patel dies | India.com". www.india.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  22. ^ "Tribute to GIRISH PATEL, doyen of human rights movement in Gujarat". The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  23. ^ "Tribute to GIRISH PATEL, doyen of human rights movement in Gujarat". The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  24. ^ "Jignesh Mevani's Tribute to Girish Patel, Custodian of Human Rights and Dignity". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  25. ^ "Social Activist and Catalyst for Justice". 53 (42). 2018-10-19. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  26. ^ PTI (2022-10-03). "India rarely saw accountability of State in targeted violence: Teesta Setalvad". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  27. ^ Staff, Scroll. "India rarely sees any accountability from state during targeted violence, says Teesta Setalvad". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  28. ^ VoI, Team (2022-10-03). "No State Accountability in India: Setalvad". Vibes Of India. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  29. ^ "PM Modi not willing to understand others' point of view: Kapil Sibal". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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