Kiran Verma

Kiran Verma
Kiran Verma holding banner in hand on road
Born (1984-12-27) 27 December 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 27 December 1984) is an Indian social activist and social worker. He is the founder of Simply Blood.[2][3] Currently, he is on a 21,000 kilometres (13,000 mi) walk for Blood Donation Awareness.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

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

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

Personal life

Kiran Verma married his wife 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 accoladed by Indian media for his efforts.[12][13] He has completed 13,400 kilometres of walking.[14][15][16]

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

Kiran Verma won 'LinkedIn Power Profile 2018' and was one of the most viewed influencers on LinkedIn in as per a 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][vague]

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

Verma founded Simply Blood for Blood Donation in 2016. He started a walk of 21,000 kilometres on 28 December 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 23 November 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 walked from Kashmir to Thiruvananthapuram for Blood Donation awareness in 2018.[32][33][34][35][36]

References

  1. ^ Devalla, Rani (6 January 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. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Kiran loopt 21.000 km door India om bloeddonors te werven". www.sanquin.nl/ (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  4. ^ Avadhani, R. (8 October 2022). "He walks the talk: youth on mission to promote blood donation". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "Man on 21,000-km walk for blood donation awareness reaches Pune". 1 September 2022.
  6. ^ Ranjani, Lalitha (22 February 2022). "Kiran Verma - social worker donating blood to champion a cause". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Meet the man on a 21,000km blood donation awareness walk". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Meet Kiran Verma, A Delhi Man Who Is Walking 21,000 Kms Across India To Encourage Blood Donation". Indiatimes. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  9. ^ "रक्तदान के प्रति जागरूकता फैलाने के लिए ये शख़्स कश्मीर से कन्याकुमारी तक कर रहा है पैदल यात्रा". ScoopWhoop Hindi (in Hindi). 12 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Femina And Mamaearth Present Beautiful Indians 2023: Here Are All The Deets". iDiva. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  11. ^ "A Round-Up Of The Femina Mamaearth Beautiful Indians 2023 Awards". femina.in. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  12. ^ "World Blood Donor Day: Meet Kiran Verma, man on 21,000 km walk to promote blood donation". Hindustan Times. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  13. ^ Mangalorean, Alfie Dsouza, Team (14 June 2023). "On 'WBDD' We Salute Kiran Verma on His Mission Walking 21K Kms for Blood Awareness in India". Mangalorean.com. Retrieved 15 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "World Blood Donor Day | Delhi man Kiran Verma on mission to cover 21,000 km across India to create awareness of blood donation". The Hindu. 14 June 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  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. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  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 15 June 2023.
  17. ^ "A cause worth fighting for". The Daily Star. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  18. ^ "LinkedIn's list of most-viewed profiles includes 'influencers' Narendra Modi, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Vijay Shekhar Sharma". Firstpost. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  19. ^ Nair-Ghaswalla, Amrita (23 August 2018). "Profiles of Narendra Modi, Priyanka Chopra among LinkedIn's most-viewed". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  20. ^ Chaturvedi, Anumeha (23 August 2018). "Linkedin: Ruling the roost: Narendra Modi, Vijay Shekhar Sharma feature on LinkedIn 'Power Profiles' list for India". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  21. ^ Livemint (23 August 2018). "PM Modi, Priyanka Chopra, Binny Bansal in LinkedIn most viewed profiles list". www.livemint.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  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 20 April 2023.
  24. ^ "Red Cross Society joins Kiran Verma's walk for a noble cause". The Pioneer. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  25. ^ "'Change With One Meal' initiative in Delhi serving up dignity with a smile - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  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 20 April 2023.
  27. ^ "Man quits job, walks across India for awareness on blood donation". The Times of India. 27 September 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  28. ^ "Behind The Journey Kiran Verma | HDFC Life". www.hdfclife.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  29. ^ Nazir, Tashafi (18 February 2022). "Delhi Man Quits Lucrative Job, Walks 21,000 Kms To Create Awareness On Voluntary Blood Donation". The Logical Indian. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  30. ^ PTI (27 November 2023). "Kiran Verma: Indian social activist walking 21,000kms for blood awareness reaches Kohima". Nagaland Tribune. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  31. ^ PTI (28 November 2023). "Social worker walks over 17,000 km to spread awareness on blood donation". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  32. ^ "Delhi-man walks from Kashmir to Trivandrum to promote blood donation". Edex Live. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  33. ^ "This man in Kerala walks 6,000 km for a cause". ANI News. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  34. ^ "Kerala Man's Spectacular 6,000 km Journey To Save Thousands Of Lives". NDTV.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  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). 27 February 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  36. ^ "Meet the man who has travelled over 6,000 km on foot to promote blood donation". The News Minute. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2023.