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Jockin Arputham was born on 15 August, 1947 in India, is an activist. Discover Jockin Arputham's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
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Community leader, housing activist |
| Age |
71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
15 August, 1947 |
| Birthday |
15 August |
| Birthplace |
Kolar Gold Fields, Mysore State, Dominion of India (now Karnataka, India) |
| Date of death |
(2018-10-13) |
| Died Place |
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality |
India |
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Jockin Arputham Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Jockin Arputham Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jockin Arputham worth at the age of 71 years old? Jockin Arputham’s income source is mostly from being a successful activist. He is from India. We have estimated
Jockin Arputham's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
When India declared a state of emergency, Arputham was forced to flee the country in 1977 to avoid imprisonment. With the help of the World Council of Churches he went to the Philippines visiting local slumdwellers groups. Every three months he had to leave the country to renew his visa so he went to Japan, Malaysia and South Korea.
Between 1971 and 1972, Arputham went to Kolkata to work with refugees escaping war in Bangladesh.
Back in Mumbai, when Janata colony was threatened with eviction in the 1970s, he helped organize protests and court cases. He was arrested over 40 times. He also sat outside the Parliament in Delhi for 18 days until the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi would see him. She promised they would not be evicted, but in 1976, 12,000 police stormed the slum and evicted all 70,000 people in one night. Everyone was forcibly transferred to the still extant Cheetah Camp slum.
Arputham was the president of the National Slum Dwellers Federation (NSDF) which he founded in the late 1970s. He was also co-founder of Slum Dwellers International (SDI) which networks slum and shack dweller organizations and federations from over thirty countries across the world. The National Slum Dwellers Federation works closely with Mahila Milan, a collective of savings groups formed by homeless women and women living in slums across India, and with SPARC, a Mumbai-based NGO. This alliance has supported thousands of the urban poor access better housing and sanitation.
Jockin Arputham (15 August 1947 – 13 October 2018) was an Indian community leader and activist, known for his campaigning work of more than 40 years on issues related to slums and shanty towns. He was born in Karnataka, India and moved to Mumbai, where he quickly became politicized and established himself as a community leader. In 2014, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, alongside the organisation he helped to found, Slum Dwellers International.
Arputham was born to Tamilian parents in Kolar Gold Fields, Kolar district of Karnataka, in 1947. When he was 16, he moved to Bangalore looking for work.
