Chhavi Rajawat Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Social Activist, Motivational Speaker
Famous For	Being the former sarpanch of the village Soda, Rajasthan
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet inches- 5’ 8”
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 January 1977 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2023)	46 Years
Birthplace	Jaipur, Rajasthan
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Soda, Malpura, Tonk, Rajasthan
School(s)	• Rishi Valley School, Jaipur (1986-1992) • Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer, Rajasthan (1992-1994)
College/University	• Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi • International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM) • Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Pune
Educational Qualification(s)	• BA (honours) in English Literature at Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi (1994-1997) • PGDM at International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM) (2001-2003) • MBA at Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Pune [1]LinkedIn – Chhavi Rajawat [2]The Times of India
Religion	Hinduism [3]Telegraph India
Caste	Rajput [4]Telegraph India
Awards	• 2018: First Ladies National Award • 2019: WOW Achievers Award • 2022: Rajasthan Ratna Shiromani Award Some of her other awards include: • Member of the South Asia Advisory Council • Reebok’s Fit To Fight Award • Young Indian Leader Award by CNN/IBN • Grassroots Women of the Decade Achievers Award • Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Shakti National Award • All India Woman Achiever’s Award • Yuva Award • Changing Face of Indian Politics Award • Felicitated by Former President Late Shri Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried [5]Elle
Family
Husband/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Narendra Singh Rajwat Mother- Harsh Chauhan
Other Relative(s)	Grandfather- Brigadier Raghubir Singh

Some Lesser Known Facts About Chhavi Rajawat

• Chhavi Rajawat is an Indian social activist and motivational speaker. She is known for being the former Sarpanch of Soda village in Rajasthan. She is considered one of the youngest sarpanchs in India. ^[6]NDTV

• She grew up in Rajasthan, India.
  

  Chhavi Rajawat’s childhood picture with her grandfather

• She has pursued various educational programs like the Aspen Fellowship Program, the Harvard Kennedy School’s Global Leadership & Public Policy for the 21st Century, and a course at the Indian School of Business (ISB). After completing MBA, she worked with various companies like Times of India, Carlson Group of Hotels, and Airtel.

• She has attended a few educational programs at places like ISB in Hyderabad and Harvard Kennedy School in the USA.

• She was once in charge of a meeting at the World Economic Forum in India. Later, she was invited to a special event with Barack Obama in Chicago.

• In February 2010, Chhavi Rajawat won the sarpanch elections for the Soda Village, Tonk District, Rajasthan. At first, she faced many problems like lack of clean water, poor healthcare services, and lack of educational facilities.
  

  Chhavi Rajawat with villagers

• Her first goal was to avail proper water facilities. To solve this issue, she set up rain harvesting systems in the village. After that, she worked on providing better educational facilities. She built new school buildings, hired good teachers, and made sure there were basic things like books and desks.
  

  Chhavi Rajawat with school kids

• Another significant problem in the village was the lack of healthcare facilities. Chhavi then organised various medical camps in the village to promote hygiene and sanitation practices.

• Furthermore, Chhavi helped in starting the first branch of the State Bank of India in the village.

• On 25 March 2011, she received an invitation to attend a conference at the 11th Infopoverty World Conference. At this event, she delivered a speech which was dedicated to the late President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam.

• She has also attended various national and international programs such as The Australia-India Youth Dialogue, the International Visitors Leadership Programme, and the Asian Forum on Global Governance.

• In 2014, a group of people with sticks, iron rods, and stones attacked Chhavi, her father, and Panchayat’s secretary. Chhavi got some small injuries, but her father had to go to the hospital. The police arrested seven people including five women, for being involved in the attack in Soda village. Chhavi then talked to the media and said that she and her father had asked the police for help many times in the two weeks before the attack. There had been other times when people tried to attack them, but the police did not help them. She said that the police only came after her father was in the hospital. Later, it was found that the argument was about a piece of land where the government wanted to build an IT centre. A man called Roop Narain and his family said they owned the land and they had a stay order from a court. However, later, the court lifted the stay. ^[7]The Times of India While addressing the media, Chhavi said,
  

  This was a government project intended for the village’s development. Roop Narain and his family have been constantly threatening us. They made several attempts to attack us since construction began.”

• In 2015, her tenure as a village sarpanch came to an end, but Chhavi continued to work for the welfare of the Soda village. Her work was supported by the State Government of Rajasthan and various other companies like The Himalaya Drug Company, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Nerolac Paints India, Rotary International, and the Hindustan Coca-Cola Foundation.

• In October 2017, she started working as an Independent Director on the Board of EIH Limited, a luxury hotel.

• In 2019, as an honour, Google Pay released a video on Chhavi.

• In March 2020, she started working as a mentor at non-profit college Eminent Girls College in Tonk, Rajasthan.

•  In 2021, she was appointed as a Member of the South Asia Advisory Council at the pharmaceutical company Bayer. She also serves as a board member for an NGO named the Miracle Foundation, which is working for the welfare of vulnerable children.

• During her leisure time, Chhavi enjoys travelling and reading books.
  

  Chhavi Rajawat during her vacation

• She is an animal lover. She has two pet dogs named Potli and Butterball.
  

  Chhavi Rajawat with her pet dogs

• She also conducts yoga classes to promote healthy life.

• She is inspired by her Spiritual Guru Sadhguru, whom she considers to be her guiding force.

• Chhavi also runs a hotel and a horse riding academy in Jaipur.
  

  Chhavi Rajawat with a horse

• In 2023, she was invited as one of the guests on a special episode of the Sony TV serial ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati.’
  

  Chhavi Rajawat in Kaun Banega Crorepati