Srijan Pal Singh
Srijan Pal Singh | |
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 Singh speaking at TEDx Jaipur | |
| Born | 18th January Lucknow |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Institute of Engineering and Technology, Uttar Pradesh Technical University |
| Notable works | Advantage India: From Challenge to Opportunity Reignited: Scientific Pathways to a Brighter Future What Can I Give?: Life lessons from My Teacher - Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
Srijan Pal Singh is an Indian author, public speaker and social entrepreneur. He was born and raised in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Srijan Pal Singh is an Electrical engineer from the Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow and a Management graduate from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA).
At IIMA, he engaged in a variety of social and developmental activities and was elected as the President of the Students' Union in 2008-09.
Career
Srijan is one of the leading young activists in India. Between 2009 and 2015, Srijan worked with Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (11th President of India), as his Officer-on-Special-Duty and Advisor for Science, Technology and Policy. He was engaged in promoting various assignments such as "What Can I Give Movement", Energy Independence for the nation, nuclear and space missions, and Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas.[1]
He has co-authored a bestseller book with Dr. Kalam titled, Target 3 Billion[2] which recommends innovative solutions towards sustainable development of the rural areas of the world. The idea of PURA evolved from the book was taken up as a major national program by Government of India in association with many Indian corporates in a Private-Public-Partnership Model. He has co-Authored two more books with Dr. Kalam titled "Reignited: Scientific Pathways to a Brighter Future" and "Advantage India: From Challenge to Opportunity".
In 2012, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh founded the Kalam Foundation where Srijan was appointed as the Managing Director. After the demise of Dr. Kalam, Srijan continued the visions of the 11th President by running the Kalam Centre, where he is now the CEO. For his commitment to the missions of Dr. Kalam, he is often regarded as the intellectual successor of Dr. Kalam. He is also a member on the Research Board of the Deendayal Research Institution founded by Nanaji Deshmukh.
Srijan has also co-authored Delhi Metro : Excellence in Management, published by UNDP,[3] which is a study of best practices in management of Public Sector Organizations in developing world, specifically the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. He also takes lectures on community action, leadership and development in Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and Indian Institute of Management Indore. He is a public speaker and have spoken at various events including various TEDx Events,[4] Australia India Youth Dialogue[5] and has contributed to leading national newspapers like Rajasthan Patrika and The Hindu.[6] In 2014, he was appointed as the Member of the Expert team of Shyama Prasad Mukherji RURBAN Mission by Government of India.
In 2014, he co-founded the initiative, Barefoot IT. Barefoot IT was envisaged with the key goal to empower people at the bottom of the pyramid by creating a platform that brings together technology, policy makers and other key stakeholders through active problem identification and analysis so as to come up with innovative solutions. e-Spandana[7] which was launched under Barefoot IT for connecting rural masses with its elected representatives (GP, ZP Members, MLA, MP) to identify and overcome problems and issues faced collectively. It is an initiative to take Government to the doorstep of rural masses.
Srijan launched a book on smart cities named as "Smart and Human: Building Cities of Wisdom" on 16 March 2015 which was India's first book on building smart cities in Indian way.
Srijan was appointed a Mentor to the Uttar Pradesh State Startup Policy in 2016, a fund of Rs. 10 billion dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship in India's largest state.[8]
Further details
From Nov 2011 to Nov 2012, Srijan was instrumental in starting a youth movement with Dr Kalam, called What Can I Give Mission, which reached a network of over 500,000 volunteers from across India, both rural and urban who are working towards a clean, green and corruption free India.
He has worked in the corporate world as a Management Consultant with the Boston Consulting Group[9] - a global management consulting firm and the world's leading advisor on business strategy. There he worked with the World Food Program on improving governance and transparency in Public Distribution System in Naxal affected areas of Orissa[10].
Books And publications
- Target 3 Billion by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh | Publisher Penguin Books
- Khushhal Va Samridh Vishwa by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh | Publisher Prabhat Prakashan
- Delhi Metro : Excellence in Management by Samar K. Datta; Biju Varkkey; Srijan Pal Singh; and Suyog Nankar | Publisher UNDP
- Smart and Human Building Cities of Wisdom by G.R.K. Reddy and Srijan Pal Singh | Publisher Harper Collins India[11]
- A Perspective on Fisheries Sector Interventions for Livelihood Promotion[12]]
- Education in the Australia-India Relationship[13]
- Assessing Impacts of Bandhan’s Micro-credit and Related Development Interventions[14]
- Reignited: Scientific Pathways to a Brighter Future[15]
- Advantage India: From Challenge to Opportunity[16]
- What Can I Give? Life Lessons from my Teacher[17]
- Black Tiger: Defeating India's Corrupted[18]
References
- ^ Ganguly, Dibeyendu. "Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Target 3 Billion
- ^ Samar K, Datta. Delhi Metro: Excellence in Management. http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/faculty-and-research/research-and-publication/publications.html&cat_id=48&page=2: UNDP.
{{cite book}}: External link in|location= - ^ Pal Singh, Srijan. "TEDxJaipur". TEDx. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ S B, Adarsh. "Australia India Youth Dialogue". AIYD.
- ^ "Nuclear power is our gateway to a prosperous future". THE HINDU. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Hitech "e-Spandana" launched in Bagalkot district".
- ^ "Mentors for Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ S B, Adarsh. "BCG Website". Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "IIM-A student, BCG to improve PDS". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ G.R.K. Reddy; Srijan Pal Singh (6 May 2015). Smart and Human Building Cities of Wisdom. 6 May 2015. p. 296. ISBN 9351773809.
- ^ "A Perspective on Fisheries Sector Interventions for Livelihood Promotion" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Education in the Australia-India Relationship" (PDF).
- ^ "Assessing Impacts of Bandhan's Micro-credit and Related Development Interventions" (PDF).
- ^ Reignited: Scientific Pathways to a Brighter Future. Penguin India. 27 May 2015. p. 280. ISBN 0143333542.
- ^ Advantage India: From Challenge to Opportunity. Harper Collins India. 28 October 2015. p. 240. ISBN 978-9351776451.
- ^ "What Can I Give? - Penguin India". Penguin India. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ Singh, Srijan Pal (2017). The Black Tiger: Defeating India's Corrupted and Realising Kalam's Dream of a Corruption-free India. Fingerprint. ISBN 9788175994744.