J.S. Bandukwala

J.S. Bandukwala (27 March 1945 – 29 January 2022) was an Indian human rights activist.

Early life and education Juzar Saleh (J.S.) Bandukwala was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) on 27 March 1945. He obtained a degree in physics from Bombay University before completing his doctoral studies in nuclear physics from the University of Oklahoma in the United States.

Career Bandukwala taught physics at the M S University of Baroda and was elected president of its teachers' union in 1981.

He was vocal about the rights of marginalized groups. He worked tirelessly against the ghettoization of Muslims which included fighting against the displacement of Kalyannagar slum communities. He had led a struggle for their rehabilitation since 2015.

His house was burnt down during the 2002 communal violence in Gujarat. Through this trust he raised money to fund the education of 400 underprivileged children every year.

He was an active member of the People’s Union of Civil Liberties.

Death Bandukwala died on 29 January 2022, aged 77, in Vadodara. He was survived by a son and daughter, who are both settled in the United States.