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Smita Gate Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Smita Gate Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Husband: Nitish Bharadwaj

Hometown: Pune

Age: 54 Years

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Other Name Smita Bharadwaj check sources
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Profession IAS Officer
Famous For Being the wife of Nitish Bharadwaj
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 168 cm**
in meters**- 1.68 m**
in feet & inches**- 5’ 6”**
Eye Colour Brown
Hair Colour Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth 16 March 1966 (Wednesday)
Age (as in 2020) 54 Years
Birthplace Pune
Zodiac sign Pisces
Nationality Indian
Hometown Pune
School • Central School Lohegaon, Pune (1978-1982)
• 12th standard from Symbiosis College of Arts & Commerce, Pune
College/University • Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune (1981)
• Garware College of Science and Arts, Pune (1987)
Educational Qualification(s) • B.Sc. in Microbiology
• M. A. in Sociology check sources
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Controversy Complaint Filed for Harassment: In 2024, Nitish accused her of harassment and unruly behaviour and alleged she prevented him from seeing his children. He filed a written complaint against her with Harinarayanachari Mishra, Bhopal's Police Commissioner, on 14 February. check sources
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Relationships & More
Marital Status Divorced
Marriage Date Second Marriage: 14 March 2009 (Saturday)
Family
Husband/Spouse First Husband: Name Not Known check sources
Khabar Din Bhar Ki

Second Husband: Nitish Bharadwaj
(actor) (m. 2009; div. 2022)

Note: In January 2022, Nitish announced divorce from his second wife, Smita Gate, after 12 years of marriage. check sources
The Times of India
Children Daughter(s)- Devyani (name of a queen in Mahabharata) and Shivranjani (a raag) (They both are twins.)
Siblings Brother- Sunil Gate (Worked as Manager at The Times of India)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Smita Gate 

  • Smita Gate is an IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre of 1992 batch.

  • While talking to a reporter, Nitish shared how he met Smita, he said,

    Initially, we knew each other as friends. We have a common family friend who asked to consider marrying each other. We thought about it and met a couple of times after that. We found that we were very compatible and hence we are going ahead with the marriage.”

  • Smita was posted as the executive director of Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) in February 2009. She asked for an inquiry commission as she found that there were some irregularities in the functioning of the department. Instead of taking any action, she was ordered back to her cadre in May 2010. In an interview, her husband, Nitish said,

This order came when she was in Brazil and Argentina for an official visit. The SRTEPC governing council sent a letter to Ministry of Textile (MoT) and Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) saying it did not need Smita’s services. Without asking any questions, the Ministry repatriated her to Madhya Pradesh. We were really surprised to hear this. Smita had been sent to SRTEPC on deputation. There is no provision in the rules provision in the rules for her to join a private company on her own.

  • Later, she filed an RTI application to get the information of her transfer. Her case was presented to CAT, later, judges involved in the case; Jog Singh and Sudhakar Mishra, found that she was on deputation, and she did not join SRTEPC on her own will. Smita’s lawyer said,

The kind of arguments and false representation that DoPT gave in the case were shocking. Nowhere can IAS officers of their discretion join a private company merely on an NoC.” check sources Mumbai Mirror

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