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Prakash Javadekar Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 13, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth30 January 1951

Age74 Years

BirthplacePune, Maharashtra

ProfessionIndian Politician

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseDr. Prachi Prakash Javadekar

FamilySons - Dr. Ashutosh Javadekar (Dentist), Apoorva Javadekar (CA); Parents - Keshav Krishna Javadekar, Rajni Javadekar

Prakash Javadekar Biography

Prakash Javadekar is an Indian politician from Pune, Maharashtra, associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has served in state and national legislati

Early life and background
Prakash Keshav Javadekar was born on 30 January 1951 in Pune, Maharashtra. He completed his schooling at District Council School in Mahad and graduated in commerce from Garware College of Commerce, Maharashtra Education Society, Pune. His father, Keshav Krishna Javadekar, worked as a journalist and his mother is Rajni Javadekar. Javadekar developed an early interest in public service and student politics; while studying in college he joined the student organisation All India Vidyarthi Parishad.

Career
Javadekar began his professional life with the Bank of Maharashtra, where he worked for about a decade before leaving in 1981 to become a full-time worker for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He formally joined the BJP in 1981 and went on to build a long political career at both the state and national levels.

At the state level, he served as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1990 to 2002. During the mid-1990s he held leadership roles in state planning and technology initiatives, including a term as Executive Chairman of the State Planning Board of Maharashtra in 1995 and as Chairman of the Task Force on IT for the Maharashtra government from 1997 to 1999.

His national parliamentary career includes election to the Rajya Sabha in 2008. In the central government he held ministerial responsibilities spanning communications, education and environment portfolios. In 2014 he was appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting and for Environment, Forest and Climate Change. In 2016 he took the oath as Minister of Human Resource Development. Ahead of a cabinet reshuffle in July 2021 he resigned from Narendra Modi’s Council of Ministers. In 2022 he was appointed to head the Rajya Sabha ethics committee.

Writing and public engagement
Alongside his political work, Javadekar has authored several short works addressing economic and social issues. His booklets include discussions on unemployment, international financial matters and agricultural indebtedness, reflecting longstanding interests in economic policy and social concerns. He has also expressed admiration for political and spiritual leaders such as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda, and counts writers such as Premchand and Gurcharan Das among his favourites.

Personal life and interests
Javadekar is married to Dr. Prachi Prakash Javadekar; the couple married on 18 December 1977. They have two sons: Dr. Ashutosh Javadekar, a dentist, and Apoorva Javadekar, a chartered accountant. He is identified with Hinduism and lists reading and writing books among his hobbies. Physical details recorded include a height of approximately 170 cm and a weight around 65 kg. He is reported to have been detained during the Emergency period in India and spent time in custody under preventive detention laws.

Public profile
A long-time BJP leader, Javadekar has been closely involved with party activities since the early 1980s and earlier in student politics. He worked with Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1980 and later served in roles that connected state planning and technology policy to national legislative responsibilities. His wife has held an academic leadership role as Director of the Indira Institute of Management in Pune.

Latest updates
In 2021 Javadekar stepped down from the Council of Ministers prior to a cabinet reshuffle. The following year he was named head of the Rajya Sabha’s ethics committee, a position reflecting his continued involvement in parliamentary affairs.
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Recent Work

Head of Rajya Sabha Ethics Committee

Appointed as the head of the Rajya Sabha ethics committee.

2022
Resigned from Council of Ministers

Resigned from Narendra Modi's Council of Ministers ahead of a cabinet reshuffle.

2021
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Career Highlights

  1. Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council (1990–2002)
  2. Executive Chairman, State Planning Board of Maharashtra (1995)
  3. Chairman, Task Force on IT Government of Maharashtra (1997–1999)
  4. Elected to Rajya Sabha (2008)
  5. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting, Environment, Forest and Climate Change (2014)
  6. Minister of Human Resource Development (2016)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Prakash Javadekar born?

30 January 1951

What is Prakash Javadekar known for?

Indian Politician

What is Prakash Javadekar’s marital status?

Married

Who is Prakash Javadekar married to?

Dr. Prachi Prakash Javadekar