Nationality Indian Spouse Maninder Pal Kaur Role Activist | Alma mater SMU Name Vikramjit Rooprai Education Sikkim Manipal University | |
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Born 10 February 1983 (age 41)
Manama, Bahrain ( 1983-02-10 ) Occupation Founder, Youth for Heritage Foundation Children Sartaj Kaur, Virpratap Singh | ||
Beyond the meaning of your name | Vikramjit Singh Rooprai | TEDxTheNorthCapUniversity
Vikramjit Singh Rooprai (born 10 February 1983) is a Heritage Activist. He is better known as the founder of India's largest Heritage-Hobby club, the Delhi Heritage Photography Club and Youth for Heritage Foundation. Vikramjit is a Digital Marketing Consultant in his professional life.
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Early life and Background
Vikramjit was born in Manama, Bahrain and has done most of his schooling from Delhi. He attended Green Fields Public School, Guru Harkrishan Public School and Shaheed Bishan Singh Memorial Sr. Sec. School before joining DOEACC 'O' & 'A' Level. He dropped out of DOEACC 'B' Level from JIMS. Vikramjit won 20+ awards in IT competitions organized by colleges and computer society of India. Vikramjit married Maninder Pal Kaur in 2008. They have a daughter Sartaj Kaur (b. 2010) and son Virpratap Singh (b. 2014).
Vikramjit is highly influenced by the dedication and love for heritage of KK Muhammed, retired Regional Director of Archaeological Survey of India, who spent significant time in conservation of Heritage at Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Delhi.
Software and Digital Marketing
Vikramjit started developing professional software while in school. After dropping out of DOEACC 'B' Level, he started working with Sirez Infosystems of Delhi as a Research Analyst. In 2006, he joined Digitas and was soon promoted to Associate Director (Research and Innovation). During his tenure in Digitas, Vikramjit applied for Bachelor of Science (IT) through distance education from Sikkim Manipal University. He later applied for and cleared Masters of Computer Applications from same university. Vikramjit started his own company in 2011 under the name Techno:Cats. He and his team was taken over by arvato services arm of Bertelsmann AG. He is currently heading Digital Marketing for arvato India.
Heritage Activism
In 2009, Vikramjit started his heritage exploration and named the project Didar-i-Dilli. He started http://www.monumentsofdelhi.com, which later became the most accurate and reliable source of information on the Monuments and Rulers of Delhi. In 2010, Vikramjit established Delhi Heritage Photography Club. In 2013, he started Heritage Talks at various monuments, which were later moved to India Habitat Centre. In 2014, he registered his Trust, Youth for Heritage Foundation and started large scale heritage promotion campaigns.
Vikramjit started promoting heritage through Photography. He now conducts regular Heritage Walks and Talks across the country including lectures in Schools, Colleges and Universities. He has been on several panel discussions and debates on Sensitive Heritage Issues. Vikramjit is also on the advisory panel of several organizations, including the NHP Centre working to protect heritage in Uttarakhand. His Twitter Handle (@DelhiHeritage) has been listed as a specialized handle for Historic Trivia about Delhi.