Ripu Daman Bevli (born 15 November 1987) is an environmentalist, and social activist.[1] He has been referred as the Plogman of India for his contributions to the littering crisis in India and for introducing the concept of plogging to India.[2] He is one of the ambassadors of FIT India Movement.[3][4]
Ripu Daman Bevli | |
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| Born | 15 November 1987 New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Plogman of India |
| Occupation(s) | Social activist and environmentalist |
| Title | FIT India Ambassador |
| Movement | Litter Free India |
| Awards | Social Media Activist of the Year 2020 Earth Day Network Star (2021) |
Early life
editHe started his career with information technology companies including HCL Infosystems and Akamai Technologies before moving into a sales role for the startup PacketZoom.[5]
Activism
editIn 2017, he started the Ploggers of India movement and quit his job in 2018.[2] The initiative was named initially as My city, My responsibility but later was changed to Ploggers of India.[6] His initial activities involved raising awareness about littering within the runners community and later he started to spread awareness about cleanliness, plogging and its requirements at schools and other institutions in collaboration with NGOs, under the Litter Free India movement, which combines the FIT India movement & Swachh Bharat missions.[7][8] In September 2019, he was invited to 57th episode of "Mann Ki Baat", the radio program of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[9][10][11] In the latter half of 2019, he started a campaign ‘Run to Make India Litter Free’ in collaboration with R|Elan where he executed clean up operations while running 1000 km across 50 cities of India, in September and October, 2019.[12][13] The campaign's grand finale was attended by Kiren Rijiju at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on 5 December 2019.[14]
In September 2020, Bevli was selected as one of the first 100 Global Impact Citizens by Global Impact Network, USA.[6] In March 2021, he has been awarded the Social Media Activist of The Year 2020 by Cosmopolitan.[15][16] In the same month, Bevli was declared as the Earth Day Network Star by Earthday.org.[17] Bevli has been mentioned for his works in ‘25 Best Never Rest Stories’ by Mercedes Benz India[18] and ‘5 Eco-Warriors Conquering Climate Change in India' by the Oxygen project.[19] During the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, Bevli initiated the "Plastic Upvaas" campaign to spread awareness about requirement of usage of reusable fabric masks instead of surgical masks to finally minimize the plastic usage.[2][20]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Meet Ripu Daman Bevli Who Made Plogging Popular In India". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Cleaning up is not enough, we have to stop littering: Ripu Daman Bevli". The Indian Express. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Shri Kiren Rijiju announces Ripu Daman Bevli as Plogging Ambassador of India on 50th Fit India Plogging Run". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Country's First Plogger Ripu Daman Bevli Felicitated By Central Government As Fit India Ambassador For Plogging | News". NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ admin. "Ripu Daman Bevli Aka Plogman of India Wins The Social Media Activist of the Year Award | Passionate In Marketing". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b IANS (21 September 2020). "Plogging: A step into a cleaner, healthier future". National Herald. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Mathew, Sunalini (29 July 2019). "This 31-year-old will 'plog' across 50 cities". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Leave your footprints, but not carbon: Ripu Daman Bevli on visualising 'littre free India'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Modi congratulates India's first plogger Ripudaman for initiative to make country litter-free". ANI News. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Mann ki Baat: PM appreciates 'plogging'; 'run to make India litter-free', says plogger Ripu Daman". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ ANI (29 September 2019). "Modi congratulates India's first plogger Ripudaman for initiative to make country litter-free". Business Standard India. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "WB: Plogger Ripu Daman Bevli comes to Kolkata under 'Run to Make India Litter Free' mission". ANI News. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Kutubuddin, Tasneem Akbari (11 September 2019). "Meet the plogman of India". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Delhi: Kiren Rijiju participates in grand finale of R|Elan run at JLN stadium". ANI News. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Batra, Muskaan. "Deepika Padukone and Aayushmann Khuranna Influencer Of The Year: Cosmo India Blogger Awards 2020 Complete list of winners in all categories, check it out! - The Silly TV". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Cosmo India Blogger Awards 2020: Complete list of winners in all categories, check here". Newsd.in. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Desk, The News (9 March 2021). "Earth Day Org honors Ripu Daman Bevli with 'Earth Day Network Star' award". MediaBrief. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Best Never Rest". Mercedes Benz. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "TOP's 5 Eco-Warriors Conquering Climate Change in India". The Oxygen Project. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "World Environment Day 2020: COVID-19 Pandemic Has Thwarted The Fight Against Single-Use Plastic, Say Experts | News". NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.