Chhavi Rajawat: The woman sarpanch who transformed her village
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Woman who transformed her village
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Rajawat spent her family holidays in Soda
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Roots are your foundation
After doing an MBA from Pune, Chhavi Rajawat worked for companies such as Times of India, Carlson Group of Hotels, and Airtel, before she realised the need to bring about a change in the grass-root level if she wants to bring about a real difference. She went back to her village, Soda, in Rajasthan&#;s Tonk district to become India’s first woman Sarpanch with an MBA degree. Since then, she has been working to bring better water, solar power, paved roads, toilets and a bank to her village.
Despite being an elected representative, Chhavi is not affiliated to any political party. She has provided a regular supply of drinking water to her village and facilitated the construction of more than 40 roads. “If India continues to make progress at the same pace as it has for the past 65 years since independence, it just won’t be good enough. We’ll be failing people who dream about having water, electricity, toilets, schools and jobs. I am convinced we can do it differently and do it faster,” Chhavi said in an interview with NDTV
Even before the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan started in its current form, Chhavi had worked with the residents of her village to build toilets through community partici
Chhavi Rajawat &#; WOMAN of ACTION™
is elated to Celebrate the Life of this young woman, one that was willing to Take Action and dive into the world of politics, so to better the lives of her family, friends and neighbors inside her hometown &#; and with her courage and vision, a town that is only now &#;on the map&#;. This is a true grassroots celebration, of one woman creating positive change in our world, as the youngest woman in history to act as a sarpanch in India.
Chhavi Rajawat, an MBA graduate, is India&#;s youngest sarpanch
Chavvi Rajawat was working as a senior management executive in Bharti-Tele Ventures before she decided to contest for the post of Sarpanch in the village where she was born. She is an alumnus of Rishi Valley School (Andhra Pradesh), Mayo College Girls School (Ajmer). Lady Shri Ram College (University of Delhi).
Rajawat was honoured by former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam at the Technology Day function at New Delhi.
United Nations: There was a sense of disbelief among ministers and ambassadors from diverse nations when the chairperson of th
Chhavi Rajawat Wiki, Age, Husband, Family, Biography &#; More
Chhavi Rajawat is an Indian social activist and motivational speaker, who was the former Sarpanch of the village Soda, Rajasthan. She is considered one of the youngest sarpanchs in India.
Wiki/Biography
Chhavi Rajawat was born on Tuesday, 4 January (age 46 years; as of ) in village Soda, Tehsil Malpura, District Tonk, Rajasthan, India. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Chhavi Rajawat&#;s childhood picture with her grandfather
From to , she did her schooling at Rishi Valley School, Jaipur. She attended Mayo College Girls&#; School, Ajmer, Rajasthan, from to She pursued a BA (honours) in English Literature at Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi, from to She did PGDM at International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM), from to She did a few courses including Aspen Fellowship Program, Harvard Kennedy School: Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century, and ISB: Innovations and Lessons from Emerging Markets: A South Asia Perspective. Later, she did an MBA at Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Pune.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5&#; 8&#;
Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Eye Colour: Da
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