Basant Rath
| Basant Rath | |
|---|---|
| Born | Basant Kumar Rath 1972[1] Uttarsahi, Pipli, Puri district Odisha, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality |  India |
| Other names | Book Baba |
| 🏫 Education | M.A, Sociology[2] |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Office | Inspector General of Police |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Hrushikesh (father)[3] |
| 🌐 Website | basantrath |
Basant Rath (born in 1972) is an Inspector General of Police in Jammu and Kashmir Police. He is 2000-cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
Voluntary work[edit]
Since 2002, when Rath was newly appointed IPS officer in Mandi, Poonch district, he started giving out books to students during his probation period. His initiative had grown larger and more organised in the ending of 2002.[4]
Book Baba[edit]
Rath is also known as Book Baba.[5] It is actually an initiative started by Rath. He uses social media to reach out to the aspirants of NEET and JEE exam. Rath has so far distributed several thousand books.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Rath was born in Uttarsahi village in Pipli, Puri district, Odisha. His father Hrushikesh was a village priest and farmer.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Ganai, Naseer (9 July 2020). "Basant Rath: The Suspended J-K Cop on Whom Mahesh Bhatt Wishes To Make A Movie". Outlook (Indian magazine). Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ↑ Dash, Chinmayee (20 February 2018). "Meet Odisha-Born Cop Basant Rath, Who Is Youth Icon In J&K For His Flamboyant Style". Sambad English. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Khajuria, Ravi Krishnan (15 December 2009). "A journey from farmer's house to SSP office". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ↑ Naik, Majid (21 January 2020). "Strangers helped him study so J&K cop pays back by giving free books to students". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ↑ Sharma, Rahul (17 July 2019). "किताबों से युवाओं की तकदीर बदल रहे बुक बाबा, आइपीएस अधिकारी बसंत रथ कश्मीर में आतंक प्रभावित क्षेत्रों के युवाओं को बांट रहे मुफ्त किताबें Kashmir News". Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ↑ "This senior IPS officer from J&K is distributing free books to competitive examinations aspirants". India Today. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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