Draft:Puran Dawar

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{{Short description|Indian billionaire industrialist (born 1953)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Puran Dawar
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Puran Dawar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|09|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = Agra University, Agra
| occupation = Social Worker and Entrepreneur
| spouse =
|url= https://purandawar.com/
| children =
| parents =Satvanti Devi (Mother)
| relations =
}}
'''Puran Dawar''' is an [[Indian Entrepreneur|Indian entrepreneur]] and [[Social work|social worker]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-25|title=Person Of The Week पूरन डावर ने घरेलू जूता उद्योग को बुलंदी पर ले जाने के लिए Meet at Agra को हथियार बनाया {{!}} Person of the Week Inspirational story of Puran dawar Agra|url=https://www.patrika.com/agra-news/person-of-the-week-inspirational-story-of-puran-dawar-agra-5416256/|access-date=2023-08-16|website=Patrika News|language=hi-IN}}</ref> He is also the Chairman of the Dawar Group<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dawar Group|url=https://www.dawargroup.com/|access-date=2023-08-16|language=en-US}}</ref> and a member of the National Board Committee on Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (MSME).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-05|title=Puran Dawar|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/msme-summit/speaker/puran-dawar|access-date=2023-08-16|website=Zee Business|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=SteelThemes|date=2018-07-30|title=Interview with Shri. Puran Dawar, Regional Chairman, North - CLE and Chairman - Dawar Group|url=https://leatherssc.org/2018/07/30/interview-with-shri-puran-dawar-regional-chairman-north-cle-and-chairman-dawar-group/|access-date=2023-08-16|website=LSSC|language=en}}</ref> Dawar has been socially active in the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) since 1965,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dawar |first=Puran |title=पूरन डावर समिट इंडिया उत्तर प्रदेश चैप्टर के अध्यक्ष निर्वाचित |work=Business World Hindi |url=https://www.bwhindi.com/appointment-news/puran-dawar-elected-summit-india-up-chapter-president-53722.html |url-status=live}}</ref> has held various positions in the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) besides actively participating in various activities, state and national conferences.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri Puran Dawar {{!}} Agra Development Foundation|url=https://www.adfagra.org/members/shri-puran-dawar/|access-date=2023-08-16|language=en-US}}</ref> As a social worker, he formed the Saksham Memorial Foundation in the memory of his late son.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-25|title=Person Of The Week पूरन डावर ने घरेलू जूता उद्योग को बुलंदी पर ले जाने के लिए Meet at Agra को हथियार बनाया {{!}} Person of the Week Inspirational story of Puran dawar Agra|url=https://www.patrika.com/agra-news/person-of-the-week-inspirational-story-of-puran-dawar-agra-5416256/|access-date=2023-08-16|website=Patrika News|language=hi-IN}}</ref> This organisation works to provide employment to children and unemployed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Food @ Rs 10 in Agra by Saksham Dawar memorial trust – Agraleaks|url=https://agraleaks.com/food-rs-10-in-agra-by-saksham-dawar-memorial-trust/|access-date=2023-08-16|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
Puran Dawar was born on 26 September 1953 in [[Agra]] district of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Family Background |url=https://purandawar.com/services/family-background/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Puran Dawar |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Puran Dawar: Agra's Visionary Business Leader, Philanthropist, and Catalyst for Change|url=https://firstindia.co.in/news/press-releases/puran-dawar-agras-visionary-business-leader-philanthropist-and-catalyst-for-change|access-date=2023-08-16|website=firstindia.co.in|language=en}}</ref> Dawar's family moved from Pakistan to India in 1947 and lived as refugees in the Malpura refugee camp in [[Agra]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Puran Dawar: Agra's Visionary Business Leader, Philanthropist, and Catalyst for Change|url=https://firstindia.co.in/news/press-releases/puran-dawar-agras-visionary-business-leader-philanthropist-and-catalyst-for-change|access-date=2023-08-16|website=firstindia.co.in|language=en}}</ref> Puran Dawar completed his graduation in science from Agra College in 1971, post graduation in economics in 1973 and law in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri Puran Dawar {{!}} Agra Development Foundation|url=https://www.adfagra.org/members/shri-puran-dawar/|access-date=2023-08-16|language=en-US}}</ref> He was associated with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] from the beginning and held various positions in the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] many times during his college days.<ref>{{Citation|last=Moinzadeh|first=Mehdi|title=YOUTOPIA/ABOUT:BLANK|date=2018-12-31|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783839439555-025|work=In Zukunft!|pages=287–302|publisher=transcript Verlag|access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref> He came forward openly during the Corona period and provided food to the needy people through his organisation for just Rs.10.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Food @ Rs 10 in Agra by Saksham Dawar memorial trust – Agraleaks|url=https://agraleaks.com/food-rs-10-in-agra-by-saksham-dawar-memorial-trust/|access-date=2023-08-16|language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==

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== Other Websites ==
[https://purandawar.com/ Official Website]

[https://twitter.com/PuranDawar3 Puran Dawar] on [[Twitter]]
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[[Category:Thiel fellows]]

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