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- Varun Shrivastava (born 5 November 1986) is an Indian social reformer focused on education. He is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur. Shrivastava has received several awards including the "Young Alumni Achiever Award" conferred upon him by his alma mater. Varun Shrivastava is working with NTPC Limited, a Maharatna PSU in India as a Senior Manager. He is the founder of UPAY(Under Privileged Advancement by Youth), a non-profit working for underprivileged children. He pioneered the concept of footpathshala through this organization. It aims to replace begging bowls with books and bring schools to those who cannot reach school. UPAY has reached 5 states, operating 40 education centers. It has impacted the lives of more than 10,000 children till now, helping them move beyond begging. Alongside he came up with an idea to make their families self-sustaining and hence, came up with an online e-commerce platform for them to sell handmade goods. (en)
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- Young Alumni Achiever's Award
Maitry Gaurav award (en)
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- Social Activist, Engineer (en)
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- Varun Shrivastava (born 5 November 1986) is an Indian social reformer focused on education. He is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur. Shrivastava has received several awards including the "Young Alumni Achiever Award" conferred upon him by his alma mater. Alongside he came up with an idea to make their families self-sustaining and hence, came up with an online e-commerce platform for them to sell handmade goods. (en)
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