Indian Social Activist
Kiran Verma
Kiran Verma holding banner in hand on road
Born (1984-12-27 ) December 27, 1984 (age 39) Occupation(s) Social Worker and Social Activist Years active 2016-till date Known for Simply Blood and Walk for Blood MovementSpouse Jayati (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 [ edit ] 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]
Kiran Verma is married to Jayati in year 2015.[ 9]
Awards, honours and accolades[ edit ] 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]
Change With One Meal [ edit ] 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]
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]
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]
He had walked from Kashmir to Trivandrum for Blood Donation awareness in 2018.[ 32] [ 33] [ 34] [ 35] [ 36]
^ Devalla, Rani (January 6, 2023). "Walking along 21,000 km to spread blood donation culture" . www.thehansindia.com .
^ "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 .
^ "Kiran loopt 21.000 km door India om bloeddonors te werven" . www.sanquin.nl/ (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ Avadhani, R. (October 8, 2022). "He walks the talk: youth on mission to promote blood donation" – via www.thehindu.com.
^ "Man on 21,000-km walk for blood donation awareness reaches Pune" . September 1, 2022.
^ "Kiran Verma - social worker donating blood to champion a cause" . The New Indian Express .
^ "Meet the man on a 21,000km blood donation awareness walk" . www.telegraphindia.com . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Femina And Mamaearth Present Beautiful Indians 2023: Here Are All The Deets" . iDiva . 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-12-05 .
^ "A Round-Up Of The Femina Mamaearth Beautiful Indians 2023 Awards" . femina.in . Retrieved 2023-12-05 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 ))
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^ "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 . 2023-06-14. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-06-15 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "A cause worth fighting for" . The Daily Star . 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ "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 .
^ Nair-Ghaswalla, Amrita (2018-08-23). "Profiles of Narendra Modi, Priyanka Chopra among LinkedIn's most-viewed" . www.thehindubusinessline.com . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ "Linkedin: Ruling the roost: Narendra Modi, Vijay Shekhar Sharma feature on LinkedIn 'Power Profiles' list for India" . The Economic Times . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ Livemint (2018-08-23). "PM Modi, Priyanka Chopra, Binny Bansal in LinkedIn most viewed profiles list" . www.livemint.com . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ "TEDx IIT Jodhpur" . tedx.iitj.ac.in .
^ 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 .
^ "Red Cross Society joins Kiran Verma's walk for a noble cause" . The Pioneer . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ " 'Change With One Meal' initiative in Delhi serving up dignity with a smile - The New Indian Express" . www.newindianexpress.com . Retrieved 2023-12-05 .
^ "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 .
^ "Man quits job, walks across India for awareness on blood donation" . The Times of India . 2022-09-27. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ "Behind The Journey Kiran Verma | HDFC Life" . www.hdfclife.com . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ 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 .
^ PTI (2023-11-27). "Kiran Verma: Indian social activist walking 21,000kms for blood awareness reaches Kohima" . Nagaland Tribune . Retrieved 2023-12-05 .
^ PTI (2023-11-28). "Social worker walks over 17,000 km to spread awareness on blood donation" . Deccan Herald . Retrieved 2023-12-05 .
^ "Delhi-man walks from Kashmir to Trivandrum to promote blood donation" . Edex Live . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ "This man in Kerala walks 6,000 km for a cause" . ANI News . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ "Kerala Man's Spectacular 6,000 km Journey To Save Thousands Of Lives" . NDTV.com . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .