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Piyush Tewari

Piyush Tewari (born 19 May 1980) is an Indian social entrepreneur, focused on improving road safety, access to emergency medical care and urban governance[5] across India. He is the Founder and CEO of SaveLIFE Foundation,[6] and best known for his work to pass a Good Samaritan Law in India.[7] In 2016, GQ Magazine named him as one of the most influential young Indians.[8] In 2014, Tewari was featured as an expert on Satyamev Jayate,[9] a popular TV show on social issues, hosted by actor Aamir Khan. The episode Tewari was featured in was focused on the epidemic of road accidents in India.[10]

Piyush Tewari
Born (1980-05-19) 19 May 1980 (age 44)
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Alma materDelhi University
Harvard University
Known forPassing Legislation for a Good Samaritan Law in India
TitleFounder and CEO of the SaveLIFE Foundation
SpouseAditi Chaturvedi
Parent(s)Vinay Tewari
Reena Tewari
RelativesAnshul Tewari (Brother), Neha Tewari (Sister)
AwardsAshoka Fellowship[1]
Echoing Green Fellowship,[2]
AIESEC India Alumni Entrepreneurship & Leadership Award[3]
Rolex Laureate[4]
Websitehttps://savelifefoundation.org

He is also an empaneled speaker with The Outstanding Speakers Bureau,[11] and is the subject of "The Golden Hour",[12] a feature documentary produced by Roma Sur and Jessica McGough of the Film School at University of Colorado, Denver, USA. He is a commentator on Road Safety in Indian media[13] and has been covered by the New York Times,[14] TIME Magazine,[15] and National Geographic,[16] among other media outlets.

Early life and career

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Tewari was born in Kanpur, India to Reena and Vinay Tewari on 19 May 1980. Tewari finished high school from Naval Public School in New Delhi. He holds a Bachelor of Information Technology degree from Delhi University, and a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard University.[17]

During his time in college, Tewari was actively involved with AIESEC,[3] a global student-led non-profit. Immediately after college, he joined the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF), an initiative of the Government of India. Following his stint at IBEF, in 2006 he joined the Calibrated Group[18] — a US-based private-equity firm. In 2008, he became the Managing Director of the company’s operations in India.[19]

SaveLIFE Foundation

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Tewari founded the SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF) on 29 February 2008, following the death of a young cousin in a road crash. In response to the tragedy, he studied the issue of road safety and discovered that over 1 million people had been killed in road crashes in India in the previous decade.[20] He also discovered that 50% of these deaths were due to lack of timely care, as confirmed by the Law Commission of India in its 201st report.[21]

SLF started by training police and Indian citizens to become better responders to the injured.[22] Over time, the organization started advocating for systemic changes to save lives.[23] In 2015, Tewari and SLF got a ban imposed on trucks from carrying protruding rods.[24] In 2016, SLF, through a writ petition to the Supreme Court of India, successfully advocated for a Good Samaritan Law in India as a provision protecting personal well-being.[25] In 2017, a bill recommended by SLF to improve road safety in the country[26] was passed by the Lok Sabha.[27]

SLF is now focusing on implementation of road safety best-practices.[28] As part of that focus, it has adopted the Mumbai-Pune Expressway to make it fatality-free by 2020.[29]

Personal life

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Tewari has two siblings: a sister, Neha and a brother, Anshul. Anshul is the founder of Youth Ki Awaaz, the largest youth-based media platform in India.[30]

Honours and awards

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  • 2010: Rolex Laureate, Rolex Awards for Enterprise[4]
  • 2011: AIESEC India Alumni Entrepreneurship & Leadership Award[31]
  • 2012: Echoing Green Fellowship[2]
  • 2013: Ashoka Fellowship[1]
  • 2014: Profiled by Satyamev Jayate TV show hosted by actor Aamir Khan[9]
  • 2015: GQ India Man of the Year[32]
  • 2015: TIME Magazine Next Gen Leader[15]
  • 2016: GQ India Most Influential Young Indians[33]
  • 2016: Profiled by New York Times[14]
  • 2016: Profiled by National Geographic Magazine[16]
  • 2017: Draper Richard Kaplan Foundation Fellowship[34]
  • 2017: IRF Road Safety Award 2017[35]
  • 2018: Mulago Foundation's Rainer Arnhold Fellowship[36]
  • 2019: World Economic Forum Young Global Leader[37]
  • 2020: GQ Heroes 2020[38]
  • 2023: The Elevate Prize 2023[39]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Piyush Tewari | Ashoka - India". india.ashoka.org. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Piyush Tewari | Echoing Green". echoinggreen.org. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "ISSUU - 40under40 Publication by AIESEC International". issuu.com. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Rolex Awards - Saving lives on India's roadways". rolexawards.com. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  5. ^ Tewari, Piyush (3 February 2017). "India in 10 years: Who is in charge of our cities?". livemint.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Piyush Tewari, Save Life Foundation, India". makingmorehealth.org. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Help at last for India's Good Samaritans | Rolex Awards Blog". blog.rolexawards.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  8. ^ "50 Most Influential Young Indians 2016: Innovators". GQ India. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  9. ^ a b Satyamev Jayate Season 3 | Episode 2 | Road Accidents or Murders? | Don't watch. Help (Subtitled), retrieved 23 January 2018
  10. ^ "satyamevjayate.in | Road Accidents Or Murders? – Guest Profiles". www.satyamevjayate.in. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Piyush TewariThe Outstanding Speakers Bureau". The Outstanding Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  12. ^ The Golden Hour, retrieved 23 January 2018
  13. ^ "Deaths in India due to road accidents highest in the world - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  14. ^ a b Bornstein, David (21 June 2016). "Opinion | Campaigning to Make India's Roads Safer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  15. ^ a b Delhi, Nikhil Kumar / New (25 September 2015). "Meet The Man on a Mission to Make India's Notorious Streets Safer". Time. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Putting the Brakes on India's Huge Traffic Fatalities". 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Building a safer road | Harvard Kennedy School". www.hks.harvard.edu. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Piyush Tewari | Echoing Green". www.echoinggreen.org. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Piyush Tewari". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  20. ^ admin (5 November 2013). "A Million Road Deaths In A Decade & Climbing | IndiaSpend-Journalism India |Data Journalism India|Investigative Journalism-IndiaSpend". www.indiaspend.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Law Commission Report".
  22. ^ "SaveLife Wants Citizens to Help Accident Victims | Forbes India". Forbes India. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  23. ^ "SaveLIFE Foundation – Road Accidents or Murders | satyamevjayate.in". Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  24. ^ "Activist's five-year battle got risky trucks off the road - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  25. ^ Bhatnagar, Gaurav Vivek. "SC Guidelines Now Protect Good Samaritans Who Help Road Accident Victims - The Wire". thewire.in. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  26. ^ IANS (3 July 2014). "Think-tank recommends road safety law". Business Standard India. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  27. ^ "Lok Sabha Passes The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill With Tougher Penalties And E-Licencing | News". NDTV-Diageo Road To Safety. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  28. ^ "Road Accidents: How SaveLIFE Foundation is addressing India's largest killer". The Economic Times. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  29. ^ "Reducing Road Deaths: How The Mumbai-Pune Expressway Got A Lot Safer | Features". NDTV-Diageo Road To Safety. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  30. ^ "Anshul Tewari created India's largest youth media platform at age 17 – Peer to Peer Allies". Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  31. ^ "40under40 Publication". Issuu. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  32. ^ "2015 GQ Men Of The Year Awards: Winners". GQ India. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  33. ^ "50 Most Influential Young Indians 2016: Innovators". GQ India. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  34. ^ "SaveLIFE Foundation | DRK Foundation | Supporting passionate, high impact social enterprises". www.drkfoundation.org. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  35. ^ Foundation, SaveLIFE (14 November 2017). ".@piyushtewarii , founder & CEO @savelifeindia was just awarded #RoadSafetyAward by Shri @nitin_gadkari at #WRM2017 for his pioneering work to ensure India has a #GoodSamaritanLaw #RoadSafetypic.twitter.com/eEUlWxKQgy". @savelifeindia. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  36. ^ "Piyush Tewari". Mulago Foundation. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  37. ^ "Piyush Tewari". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  38. ^ "GQ Heroes: Piyush Tewari". GQ India. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  39. ^ "Winners - 2023". Elevate. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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