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Nikhil Datar
Nikhil Datar
Born	1 March 1970 (age 54); Mumbai
Alma mater	Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals (MBBS)
Occupation(s)	Practicing gynaecologist, medico-legal expert & noted health rights activist
Known for	Medical Director & Senior Gynaecologist at Cloudnine Hospital, Mumbai
Spouse	Smita Datar
Awards	Commonwealth Professional Fellowship- Patient Safety from UK & WHO 2009; Dr. Purandhare Gold Medal 1990; Dr. Dastur Gold Medal 1989; Founder President- Patient Safety Alliance 2014; American Austrian Foundation Fellowship for Health rights; Goregaon Bhushan 2011; Mehman-E-Watan" award by the Sindh Government, Pakistan

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Instructions · What links here · Nikhil D. Datar (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 6 days ago by Skabh2001 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 6 days ago by Skabh2001

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Declined by Sohom Datta 2 months ago. Last edited by Skabh2001 6 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: I'm not seeing enough here to allay any concerns of WP:BLP1E I might have. Sohom (talk) 02:42, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Comment: As well as not shown to meet notability guidelines:
MOS:PUFFERY - wording like "noted" in the lead section are not neutral and should not be included in the article.
WP:EL - the external links section in this page is excessive. LR.127 (talk) 01:29, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Comment: Sourced by a lot of user generated content and primary sources. microbiologyMarcus ^{[petri dish·growths]} 14:24, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Comment: Mostly unreferenced. DoubleGrazing (talk) 12:05, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Nikhil D Datar is a senior consultant, obstetrician, and gynecologist based in Mumbai, India. He is also a medico-legal expert and a health rights activist in India.^[1]

Education and career

Dr. Nikhil Datar is popularly known as a health rights activist who was instrumental in amending the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (1971).^[2]

Biography

His father Pandit D. K. Datar was an Indian Violinist and Padma Shri awardee and his mother Sudha Datar is a senior practicing gynecologist based in Goregaon Mumbai. His case, Dr. Nikhil Datar vs Union of India has paved the way for an amendment to the MTP Act. He, along with his patient Niketa Mehta, challenged the MTP Act in 2008^[3]. He has helped over 300 women to seek the court's permission for termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks. This work is done pro bono by him.^[4] He was appointed to a high-level committee by WHO and the Government of India on the national think-tank. ^[5]

Honors

He was selected as “Unique Maharashtrian” by Lokmat group and “Mumbai Hero” by Mumbai Mirror^[6]and Hindustan Times in 2018 and 2019.

References

^ "Gynaec 1st in Mumbai to give living will to custodian". The Times of India. 16 March 2024.
^ Gupta, Shivani (1 April 2024). "Meet the Doctor Who Fought An Archaic Law for 14 Long Years to Raise The Abortion Limit". The Better India.
^ Shelar, Jyoti (9 June 2019). "Abortion debate: 70 petitioners moved to court in last three years". The Hindu.
^ Porecha, Maitri (8 January 2023). "Despite Supreme Court judgment, abortion for unmarried women after 20 weeks a catch-22". The Hindu.
^ "Activists say 1971 MTP Act is outdated". The Asian Age. 2 August 2018.
^ "Dr Nikhil Datar: Mumbai Heroes". mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com.

External links

[1] "Gynaec 1st in Mumbai to give living will to custodian". The Times of India. 16 March 2024.

[2] Gupta, Shivani (1 April 2024). "Meet the Doctor Who Fought An Archaic Law for 14 Long Years to Raise The Abortion Limit". The Better India.

[3] Shelar, Jyoti (9 June 2019). "Abortion debate: 70 petitioners moved to court in last three years". The Hindu.

[4] Porecha, Maitri (8 January 2023). "Despite Supreme Court judgment, abortion for unmarried women after 20 weeks a catch-22". The Hindu.

[5] "Activists say 1971 MTP Act is outdated". The Asian Age. 2 August 2018.

[6] "Dr Nikhil Datar: Mumbai Heroes". mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com.

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