Meet Dr. Jahnvi Das — Prashant Kishor’s Wife Who Left Her Career For Jan Suraaj - video Dailymotion

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Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj movement has made headlines across Bihar, but behind his political mission stands Dr. Jahnvi Das — a medical professional who gave up her practice to take care of their family while Kishor toured the state.

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00:00Baljan Suraj Party founder Prashant Kishore is credited with trying to build an alternative

00:12political front. He credits his wife for enabling him to undertake this endeavor.

00:18According to reports, Kishore met Janavidas originally from Guwahati in the African country

00:22of Chair during United Nations-backed health program. Kishore worked in administration,

00:27while Janvi worked as a doctor. Their acquaintance began as colleagues and eventually led to marriage.

00:33In 2011, when a report on malnutrition authored by Prashant Kishore caught the attention of

00:38then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, he was offered a role in Modi's team. Kishore soon moved to

00:42Gujarat and began living at the Chief Minister's residence. As Prashant Kishore went on to make

00:46election strategies for multiple political parties, the constant travel demands of his work

00:50left him spending less time at home. But when he launched Jan Suraj and began his year-long

00:55Padhyatra across Bihar, his wife Janvi chose to quit her job to take care of their son. During the

00:59Padhyatra, Janvi made several trips to Bihar to ensure their son could spend time with his father.

01:04At a press conference, Prashant cited his wife as an example of the many women

01:07who sacrificed their careers to support their husband's dreams.

Meet Dr. Jahnvi Das — Prashant Kishor’s Wife Who Left Her Career For Jan Suraaj

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