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mumbai indian prerana dr. _ pravin_patkar . jpg pravin patkar
 dr. pravin patkar bombay university , tata institute of social sciences
pravin patkar

dr. pravin patkar is an indian academician , social scientist , writer and human rights activist .
he co-founded prerana , an ngo globally recognized for its initiatives in child protection & anti-human trafficking .
in 1999 , he founded asia 's 1st anti-human trafficking resource centre supported by the us government .
he has served as an expert on several national and international agencies working in the anti-human trafficking sector .
he has been in the teaching profession for over 40 years in both formal and non-formal education sectors.he has written books , published articles and created psas against organized violence against women & children .
