| 词条 | Varun Shrivastava |
| 释义 |
| office = UPAY NGO & NTPC LTD | image = varunk.jpg | nationality = Indian | residence = Delhi | alma_mater = IIT Kharagpur | profession = Social Activist, Engineer | website = {{URL|http://www.upay.org.in}} | awards = Jiyo dil se awards Young Alumni Achiever's Award Maitry Gaurav award | Born = 05 November 1986 (Age:32) Jhansi,U.P. | Known for = Founder of UPAY NGO | Education = B.tech(Hons), IIT Kharagpur }}Varun Shrivastava is a social activist from Nagpur, who is working for the upliftment of Under Privileged street children. He is an IIT Kharagpur Alumni,[1] working as a manager at a power sector company, NTPC Ltd. He is well known for his notable work of bringing street children into the mainstream.[2] He is the Founder of UPAY (Under Privileged Advancement by Youth),[3] Which is Providing free of cost education to 1700 Under Privileged Children at 26 different centers across the country. He is also the founder of Apnasaamaan.com, an E-Commerce non-profit portal which provides an online market to poor artisans. He is popularly known as a Man, turning Footpaths into School,[4] who has started a famous street to school campaign in many cities. Times of India referred him as a Big Brother to street kids. He has been considered among top 10 ordinary Indians[5] doing extraordinary things by Lokmat samachar and many other social media groups.[6] He has inspired hundreds of youth from different backgrounds like doctors, engineers, college students and teachers to take up the street children cause and given them a motto of Reach & Teach underprivileged children.[7] He is trying to replace begging bowls in the hands of street children by books.[8] Early lifeHe belongs to a small village of Jhansi District. He has completed his graduation in 2009 from IIT Kharagpur. He was Research trainee for 3 months of internship in Madrid, Spain on a telecommunication Project at a Telecommunication company Telefónica (R&D). He joined NTPC Mouda as a Power Engineer. Though he started his social work journey during his IIT Kharagpur days but it was year 2010 when he formally started a group called UPAY with the help of two socially motivated friends in a small village Kumbhari, Near Nagpur Maharshtra. UPAY got registered in 2011 as a non-governmental organization. The purpose of UPAY was to help underprivileged children in education so that no child is left behind because of lack of guidance.[9] Spreading educationIncluding Shrivastava, All the volunteers are working professionals who contribute after their office commitments. He got deeply hurt by the condition of poor street children by seeing them every day begging at traffic signals. He decided to bring these left-behind children into the mainstream with the powerful tool of education.[10] He started one of the unique initiative called [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/16-yr-old-girl-blackmailed-and-molested-another-minor-groped/articleshow/67355284.cms Footpathshala] for the street children in October 2015. It's an open school which runs at footpaths and provides basic education to street children.[11] Shrivastava and his team is working for achieving the dream that "one day will come when not a single child will sleep hungry at footpaths, when every child will get ready in the morning to go to school not to some dhaba or restaurant for cleaning the utensils, not to some traffic signals for begging and not to some street for picking up the rags".[12] He has started to get recognition for his work and many volunteers got inspired by him and they joined his movement. Now Footpathshaala is running in Nagpur, Pune, Gurugram, Delhi, Noida, Bangalore and Mouda. Hundreds of poor children are getting basic education and then 30% of them got enrolled in schools.[13] Relief work during Nepal earthquakeWhen a tragic earthquake struck in Nepal. He led the team of 16 members for carrying out the relief work in mountains. college students and working professionals came forward to join him in this mission. they have set up a relief camp for 1 week at Nepal.[14] Awards and Recognition1. Jiyo dil Se award season IV by 94.3 my FM.[15] 2.Quest For excellence 2013[16] by Power HR forum.[17] 3. Maitri Gaurav Award[18] 2016.[19] 4.Samaj Bhusan Award by bahuuddesiye Saskratik Mandal Nagpur . 5.Central India Achiever Award by GPS Global PAORAMA Showcase.[20] 6. Young Achiever Award by Sangani Foundation. 7. Manviyata Puruskar by NTPC Mouda 8. LOKMATA SAMAJIK SANSTHA PURASKAR by LOKMATA SUMATITAI SMRUTI PRATISHTHAN.[21] 9. Samaj Sevi Award by Vidarbha Jyeshth Nagrik Mahamandal. 10. NGO Excellence Award by World CSR Day. 11. Young Alumni Achiever's Award by IIT Kharagpur (A ugust' 2018) 12. [https://reacho.in/nagpur/local/global-nagpur-awards Global Nagpur Award 2018 in the field of Social venture by Nagpur First.] References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://post.jagran.com/meet-iitian-varun-shrivastava-who-teaches-slum-children-1449478753|title=Meet IITian Varun Shrivastava who teaches slum children|access-date=2016-08-21}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shrivastava, Varun}}2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/achievers/story-of-varun-shrivastava-from-iit-to-teaching-slum-children/|title=The Story Of Varun Shrivastava, From IIT To Teaching Slum Children|date=2016-01-13|access-date=2016-08-21}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/success-story-of-upay-educare-of-underpriviledged/10141533|title=Success-Story of UPAY: Educare of Underpriviledged|website=nagpurtoday.in|access-date=2016-08-21}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://freshtale.in/uncategorized/the-story-of-varun-shrivastava-from-iit-to-teaching-slum-children/|title=The Story Of Varun Shrivastava, From IIT To Teaching Slum Children|work=Fresh Tale|date=2016-01-14|access-date=2016-08-21}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.trending-news.in/2016/08/10-Inspiring-Ordinary-Indians-Who-Are-Doing-Something-Extraordinary.html|title=10 Inspiring Ordinary Indians Who Are Doing Something Extraordinary|access-date=2016-08-21}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://top10wala.in/10-inspiring-ordinary-indians-from-india-who-will-make-you-feel-proud-as-an-indian/|title=10 Inspiring Ordinary Indians Who Did Extraordinary Things|last=Mishra|first=Shekhar|date=2016-01-18|access-date=2016-08-21}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/chasing-nirvana/ek-upay-a-solution/|title=Ek UPAY, a solution|date=2013-07-21|access-date=2016-08-21}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/UPAY-aiming-to-replace-begging-bowls-with-books-through-footpath-shala/articleshow/52526898.cms|title=UPAY aiming to replace begging bowls with books through footpath shala|work=Times of India|access-date=2016-08-21}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://motivateme.in/varun-shrivastava-an-iitian-is-teaching-slum-kids/|title=Varun Shrivastava – An IITian is Teaching Slum Kids -|date=2016-01-27|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-21}} 10. ^{{Citation|last=Parul Khare|title=News Nations TV 's "Khabar Achhi hai program" about Footpath shala, An UPAY Initiative.|date=2015-03-29|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrtPHlWYbds|accessdate=2016-08-21}} 11. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/inspiringyoungindian/photos/pb.118965891615795.-2207520000.1470102538./609832619195784/?type=3&theater|title=Inspiring Young India|via=Facebook|access-date=2016-08-21}} 12. ^{{Citation|last=Varun Shrivastava|title=UDAAN Shiksha Ki....A story of UPAY|date=2016-02-13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4aT9Tjxm04|accessdate=2016-08-21}} 13. ^{{Citation|last=Parul Khare|title=UPAY's Footpathshala at Sahara Samay National TV....|date=2015-05-03|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbnDt8C0L2Q|accessdate=2016-08-21}} 14. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.quora.com/profile/Varun-Shrivastava-9|title=Varun Shrivastava|website=Quora|access-date=2016-08-21}} 15. ^{{Citation|last=Parul Khare|title=jiyo dil se awards 2016 by 94.3 My FM|date=2016-06-02|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGVHBtxEVA0|accessdate=2016-08-21}} 16. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.4-traders.com/SJVN-LTD-8435226/news/SJVN-Ltd-SJVN-Hosted-Power-HR-Forum-Competition-Quest-for-Excellence-17500177/|title=SJVN Ltd : SJVN Hosted Power HR Forum Competition Quest for Excellence|publisher=4-Tradersaccess-date=2016-08-21}} 17. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.powerhrforum.org/pdfs/Winner_of_inter_Organization_Q4E_Quest_for_Excellence2013.pdf|title=Quest FOr excellence Award 2013|last=shrivastava|first=varun|date=|website=Power Hr forum|publisher=|access-date=}} 18. ^{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Maitree-Gaurav-Puraskar-for-Dr-Dangre/articleshow/56092409.cms|title=Maitree Gaurav Puraskar for Dr Dangre - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2016-12-28}} 19. ^{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Keep-tradition-of-serving-society-alive-Bhagwat/articleshow/56209034.cms|title=Keep tradition of serving society alive: Bhagwat - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2016-12-28}} 20. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/Spotlight/global-panorama-showcase-breaking-records--crossing-boundaries-29554|title=Travel News - Global Panorama Showcase: Breaking Records & Crossing Boundaries {{!}} TravelBiz Monitor|website=www.travelbizmonitor.com|access-date=2017-12-18}} 21. ^{{Cite web|url=http://thehitavada.com/Encyc/2017/12/25/Each-person-should-work-as-a-%E2%80%98trustee--in-life--Purohit.aspx|title=Each person should work as a ‘trustee’ in life: Purohit|website=thehitavada.com|access-date=2017-12-27}} 4 : Living people|People from Uttar Pradesh|Street children|1986 births |
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