Padmanaban Gopalan Explained

Padmanaban Gopalan
Birth Date:13 April 1993
Birth Place:Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma Mater:Government College of Technology, Coimbatore (GCT)
Occupation:Social entrepreneur
Known For:Waste Management, Social Entrepreneurship
Awards:Commonwealth Youth Award (2019), National Youth Award (2019), Chief Minister's State Youth Award (2017)

Padmanaban Gopalan (born 13 April 1993) is an Indian social entrepreneur who works in the area of waste management, hunger, urban sanitation and development. He hails from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,[1] and is an ambassador of the Swaccha Bharat Abhiyaan.[2]

Early life and education

Born in Salem, Tamil Nadu, Padmanaban completed his high school from St. John's matriculation in Salem itself and passed his intermediate from Sri Vidhya Mandir Uthangari. He further did his graduation in Bachelor of Production Engineering, Government College of Technology, Coimbatore. During his college days, Padmanaban started a Green Club and worked with other engineers to develop various products like alternative wood using sugarcane molasses and coconut shells; and mobile chargers using renewable sources of energy like solar and wind.[3]

Key initiatives

Awards and recognition

Notes and References

  1. News: Being the change: Stop that dumping. Jeshi. K.. 2016-08-13. The Hindu. 2019-06-05. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  2. News: Civil engineering students to help construct toilets in households. 18 February 2016. The Times of India. en. 2019-06-05.
  3. R.. Geetha. Feeding The Needy A Case Study On 'No Food Waste Campaign. International Journal of Management, Technology and Engineering. 2249-7455.
  4. Web site: Meet a Visionary: Padmanaban Gopalan, the Robin Hood of Excess Food. 2015-07-28. HuffPost India. en. 2019-06-05.
  5. News: This young Entrepreneur makes city proud. The Times of India . 16 August 2017 .
  6. Web site: Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. www.sdat.tn.gov.in. 2019-09-28.
  7. Web site: TEDxCoimbatore . TED . 2019-06-05.
  8. Web site: Winners of Commonwealth Youth Awards 2019 announced . The Commonwealth . 2019-06-05.
  9. News: Indian social entrepreneur wins Commonwealth award. Press Trust of India. 2019-03-13. Business Standard India. 2019-09-28.
  10. News: 'Feed people, not landfills'. 15 March 2019. P.. Sangeetha. The Times of India. en. 2019-09-28.
  11. News: No Food Waste founder bags Commonwealth award. Staff Reporter. 2019-03-15. The Hindu. 2019-09-28. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  12. Web site: Nigeria's Osowobi Wins Commonwealth Youth Person of the Year 2019. 2019-03-14. allAfrica.com. en. 2019-09-28.
  13. Web site: Indian youth wins award for feeding the hungry . YourCommonwealth . 2019-09-28.
  14. Web site: Young social entrepreneur in India turns wedding waste into meals for the needy. 2019-05-17. UN News. en. 2019-06-05.
  15. Web site: Shri Kiren Rijiju confers the National Youth Awards for excellent work and contribution in different fields of development and social service. pib.gov.in. 2019-09-28.
  16. News: Honour for 'No Food Waste' founder. Staff Reporter. 2019-08-13. The Hindu. 2019-09-28. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  17. Web site: Winning without waste. The New Indian Express. 15 August 2019 . 2019-09-28.
  18. Web site: 'No Food Waste' Founder wins the National Youth Award. CovaiMail. 2019-08-14. The Covai Mail. en-US. 2019-09-28.
  19. Web site: Citys Padmanaban Gopalan conferred with Govt. of Indias prestigious National Youth Award for 2016-17 at New Delhi. simplicity.in. 12 August 2019 . en. 2019-09-28.
  20. Just I read-The spring of big change Mr.Padmanaban Gopalan TEDxSRMKattankulathur . TEDx Talks . 4 October 2019 . en. 2019-12-16 . YouTube.

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