Kiran Verma

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Kiran Verma
Kiran Verma holding banner in hand on road
Born (1984-12-27) December 27, 1984 (age 39)
Maujpur, Delhi, India
Occupation(s)Social Worker and Social Activist
Years active2016-till date
Known forSimply Blood and Walk for Blood Movement
SpouseJayati (m. 2015)[1]
Parents
  • Inderjeet Verma (father)
  • Champa Verma (mother)

Kiran Verma (born December 27, 1984) is an Indian social activist and social worker. He is the founder of Simply Blood.[2][3] Currently, he is on his way for 21000KM Walk for Blood Donation Awareness.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

Kiran Verma was born in Maujpur, Delhi, India on December 27, 1984. He is born to Inderjeet Verma and Champa Verma.[7]

He is a dropout of Senior Secondary School.[8]

Personal life

Kiran Verma is married to Jayati in year 2015.[9]

Awards, honours and accolades

In May 2023, Verma was invited as a Jury in the Beautiful Indians 2023 organised by Femina and Mamaearth.[10][11]

On the World Blood Donor Day 2023, He was accolade by Indian Media for his efforts.[12][13] He has completed 13400 Kilometres walking.[14][15][16]

On April 9, 2023, he was invited in The Kapil Sharma Show with Suresh Raina, Deepak Chahar, Aakash Chopra, Priyanka Choudhary, Aakashi Mathur, Jaya Bharadwaj.[17]

Kiran Verma won 'LinkedIn Power Profile 2018' and was one of the most viewed influencer on LinkedIn in as per list released by LinkedIn in 2018 with Narendra Modi, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw etc.[18][19][20][21]

He was invited on

Tedx talk at IIT Jodhpur[22]

He has been accoladed by Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.[23]

The Indian Red Cross Society had joined them in Vijayawada.[24]

Activism

Change With One Meal

Verma started a restaurant at the Maujpur, Delhi in October 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic where the food is being provided for Rupees 10 only to every needy.[25][23]

Walk for Blood

Kiran Verma had founded, Simply Blood for Blood Donation in 2016. He started a walk of 21,000 KM on December 28, 2021, with an aim of making people aware of blood donations.[26] He started from the city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[27][28][29]

Nagaland

He reached Nagaland on November 23, 2023, after visiting Bangladesh and Nepal. He met Temjen Imna Along, the State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Nagaland, who supported Verma in his path to the Blood Donation awareness.[30][31]

2018 Walk

He had walked from

Trivandrum for Blood Donation awareness in 2018.[32][33][34][35][36]

References

  1. ^ Devalla, Rani (January 6, 2023). "Walking along 21,000 km to spread blood donation culture". www.thehansindia.com.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus: Delhi family adopts a 70-year-old woman after her son threw her out amid India's COVID-19 lockdown". Gulf News. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  3. ^ "Kiran loopt 21.000 km door India om bloeddonors te werven". www.sanquin.nl/ (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  4. ^ Avadhani, R. (October 8, 2022). "He walks the talk: youth on mission to promote blood donation" – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "Man on 21,000-km walk for blood donation awareness reaches Pune". September 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kiran Verma - social worker donating blood to champion a cause". The New Indian Express.
  7. ^ "Meet the man on a 21,000km blood donation awareness walk". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  8. ^ "Meet Kiran Verma, A Delhi Man Who Is Walking 21,000 Kms Across India To Encourage Blood Donation". Indiatimes. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  9. ^ "रक्तदान के प्रति जागरूकता फैलाने के लिए ये शख़्स कश्मीर से कन्याकुमारी तक कर रहा है पैदल यात्रा". ScoopWhoop Hindi (in Hindi). 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  10. ^ "Femina And Mamaearth Present Beautiful Indians 2023: Here Are All The Deets". iDiva. 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  11. ^ "A Round-Up Of The Femina Mamaearth Beautiful Indians 2023 Awards". femina.in. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  12. ^ "World Blood Donor Day: Meet Kiran Verma, man on 21,000 km walk to promote blood donation". Hindustan Times. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  13. ^ Mangalorean, Alfie Dsouza, Team (2023-06-14). "On 'WBDD' We Salute Kiran Verma on His Mission Walking 21K Kms for Blood Awareness in India". Mangalorean.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  15. ^ "World Blood Donor Day: This Delhi man walked 13,400 km across India in 17 months urging people to donate blood". The Indian Express. 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  16. ^ "World Blood Donor Day: ब्लड डोनेशन क्यों है जरूरी इस लड़के की कहानी से जानिए....जिन्होंने इसके प्रति जागरुकता फैलाने के लिए तय की 21,000 किमी की पैदल यात्रा". Good News Today (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  17. ^ "A cause worth fighting for". The Daily Star. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  18. ^ "LinkedIn's list of most-viewed profiles includes 'influencers' Narendra Modi, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Vijay Shekhar Sharma". Firstpost. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  19. ^ Nair-Ghaswalla, Amrita (2018-08-23). "Profiles of Narendra Modi, Priyanka Chopra among LinkedIn's most-viewed". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  20. ^ "Linkedin: Ruling the roost: Narendra Modi, Vijay Shekhar Sharma feature on LinkedIn 'Power Profiles' list for India". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  21. ^ Livemint (2018-08-23). "PM Modi, Priyanka Chopra, Binny Bansal in LinkedIn most viewed profiles list". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  22. ^ "TEDx IIT Jodhpur". tedx.iitj.ac.in.
  23. ^ a b Mahotsav, Amrit. "Stories of Change | Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Government of India". Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  24. ^ "Red Cross Society joins Kiran Verma's walk for a noble cause". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  25. ^ "'Change With One Meal' initiative in Delhi serving up dignity with a smile - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  26. ^ "21,000 किमी पदयात्रा, कॉरपोरेट नौकरी छोड़ खून के दलालों से जंग... उम्मीद की 'किरन' बने शख्स की दास्तां दिल छू लेगी". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  27. ISSN 0971-8257
    . Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  28. ^ "Behind The Journey Kiran Verma | HDFC Life". www.hdfclife.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  29. ^ Nazir, Tashafi (2022-02-18). "Delhi Man Quits Lucrative Job, Walks 21,000 Kms To Create Awareness On Voluntary Blood Donation". The Logical Indian. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  30. ^ PTI (2023-11-27). "Kiran Verma: Indian social activist walking 21,000kms for blood awareness reaches Kohima". Nagaland Tribune. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  31. ^ PTI (2023-11-28). "Social worker walks over 17,000 km to spread awareness on blood donation". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  32. ^ "Delhi-man walks from Kashmir to Trivandrum to promote blood donation". Edex Live. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  33. ^ "This man in Kerala walks 6,000 km for a cause". ANI News. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  34. ^ "Kerala Man's Spectacular 6,000 km Journey To Save Thousands Of Lives". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  35. ^ "Man On Mission : रक्तदान की अलख जगाने भारत भ्रमण पर न‍िकला है ये शख्‍स, आप भी करेंगे इस पहल की सराहना | Kiran Verma On India Tour To Inspire People For blood Donation". Patrika News (in Hindi). 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  36. ^ "Meet the man who has travelled over 6,000 km on foot to promote blood donation". The News Minute. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
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