Nationality Indian Children Arjunuday and Lavanya Residence New Delhi | Spouse(s) Tulika Verma Name Rahul Verma | |
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Born 26 April 1975 (age 49) ( 1975-04-26 ) Delhi Occupation Social activist & Founder of Uday Foundation Alma mater Delhi College of Arts and Commerce | ||
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Rahul Verma (born 26 April 1975) is a social activist and founder of the nonprofit, Uday Foundation. He also writes about social and health related causes. His columns have appeared in The Times of India, NDTV and other publications. His work includes campaigning for ethical concerns in clinical trials, banning of junk food in schools and a campaign against heavy school bags.
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- Early life
- Career
- Health advocacy
- Uday Foundation
- References
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Early life
Verma was born in Delhi. His family originally hails from Sikandrabad, Uttar Pradesh. He did his schooling from South Delhi Public School and later completed graduation from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, where he met his wife, Tulika. Both of them lost their parents at very early age and their common grief brought them closer.
Career
It started in 2007 as a fight to save his son, who was born with multiple congenital defects, lead Verma to leave his corporate career to start a nonprofit – Uday Foundation. He made a small beginning by raising help for children with medical needs in various government hospitals. The foundation created volunteering opportunities for anyone and everyone including storytelling program for children in hospitals, story on wheels for children in hospitals and relief work during natural disasters.
Verma leads a strong volunteering team including people who closely encountered critical illness, out of which a majority are cancer cases.
Health advocacy
Verma filed various applications under the Right to Information Act related to healthcare and condition of hospitals in India. In 2010, he filed public interest litigation in the Delhi High Court through his foundation to ban the sale of junk food and carbonated drinks in schools, as on the one hand schools teach children about good nutrition and values of a healthy lifestyle, and on the other hand they make junk food available in the schools. In its final judgement, the Delhi High Court ordered to restrict availability of junk food in and around school campus. He extensively campaigned to reduce weight of school bags.
Uday Foundation
Verma founded Uday Foundation, non profit organization named after his son, Arjunuday, who was born with multiple congenital defects. Arjunuday underwent 9 major operations and 11 hospital admission immediately after his birth. He still goes to AIIMS OPD for regular follow-ups and he cannot have voluntary bowel movements and require an artificial mechanism to empty his colon with the help of daily enema. Today Uday Foundation runs a dedicated free health clinic for underprivileged, along special projects for the welfare of children with medical needs, support and dignity to homeless and emergency response for disasters and other natural calamity.