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{{Infobox person
| name = Ripu Daman Bevli
| image = MAPS7160 02 01.jpg
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = [[Social Activist]], [[Environmentalist]]
| title = Plogging Ambassador of India <br> FIT India Ambassador <br> India’s First Plogger <ref>{{Cite web|title=India ‘plogger’|url=https://www.pri.org/file/2019-05-09/india-plogger|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The World from PRX|language=en}}</ref>
| movement = Litter Free India
| other_names = Plogman of India
| awards = Social Media Activist of the Year 2020 <br> Earth Day Network Star (2021) <br> Merecedez Benz India's 25 Best Never Rest (2019)
| birth_date = 15 November 1987
| birth_place = New Delhi
}}

'''Ripu Daman Bevli''' (born 15 November 1987) is an [[environmentalist]], [[marathon|marathon runner]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Upreti|first=Payel Majumdar|title=‘People look at trash ... and think it is someone else’s problem’|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/know/make-environment-trash-free-says-plogman-of-india-ripu-daman-bevli/article33913123.ece|access-date=2021-06-01|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref> and [[social activist]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Ripu Daman Bevli Who Made Plogging Popular In India|url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/news/meet-ripu-daman-bevli-who-made-plogging-popular-in-india-98724|access-date=2021-06-01|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> He has been referred as ''the Plogman of India'' for his contributions to the littering crisis in India and for introducing the concept of [[plogging]] to India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-13|title=Cleaning up is not enough, we have to stop littering: Ripu Daman Bevli|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/ripu-daman-bevli-plogging-7219792/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He is the ambassador of [[Fit India Movement|FIT India Movement]].<ref name=":82">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Shri Kiren Rijiju announces Ripu Daman Bevli as Plogging Ambassador of India on 50th Fit India Plogging Run|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1595058|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-06-01|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-09|title=Country’s First Plogger Ripu Daman Bevli Felicitated By Central Government As Fit India Ambassador For Plogging {{!}} News|url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/swachh-india-ripu-daman-bevli-felicitated-by-central-government-as-fit-india-ambassador-for-plogging-40289/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He started his career with information technology companies including [[HCL Technologies|HCL Infosystems]] and [[Akamai Technologies]] before moving into a sales role for the startup PacketZoom.<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|title=Ripu Daman Bevli Aka Plogman of India Wins The Social Media Activist of the Year Award {{!}} Passionate In Marketing|url=https://www.passionateinmarketing.com/ripu-daman-bevli-aka-plogman-of-india-wins-the-social-media-activist-of-the-year-award/|access-date=2021-06-01|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Activism ==
In 2017, he started the Ploggers of India movement and quit his job in 2018.<ref name=":0" /> The initiative was named initially as ''My city, My responsibility'' but later was changed to ''Ploggers of India.''<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|last=IANS|date=2020-09-21|title=Plogging: A step into a cleaner, healthier future|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/health/plogging-a-step-into-a-cleaner-healthier-future|access-date=2021-06-01|website=National Herald|language=en}}</ref> His initial activities involved raising awareness about littering within the runners community and later he started to spread awareness about cleanliness, [[plogging]] and its requirements at Schools and other institutions in collaboration with NGOs, under the Litter Free India movement, which combines the [[Fit India Movement|FIT India movement]] & [[Swachh Bharat Mission|Swachh Bharat missions]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mathew|first=Sunalini|date=2019-07-29|title=This 31-year-old will ‘plog’ across 50 cities|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fitness/ripu-daman-bevli-will-plog-across-the-country-in-a-bid-to-make-widespread-behaviour-change/article28749177.ece|access-date=2021-06-01|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Leave your footprints, but not carbon: Ripu Daman Bevli on visualising 'littre free India'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/sep/03/leave-your-footprints-but-not-carbon-ripu-daman-bevli-on-visualising-littre-free-india-2191725.html|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
In September 2019, he was invited to 57th episode of "[[Mann Ki Baat]]", the radio program of [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Modi congratulates India's first plogger Ripudaman for initiative to make country litter-free|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/modi-congratulates-indias-first-plogger-ripudaman-for-initiative-to-make-country-litter-free20190929140921/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mann ki Baat: PM appreciates 'plogging'; 'run to make India litter-free', says plogger Ripu Daman|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/article/mann-ki-baat-pm-appreciates-plogging-run-to-make-india-litter-free-says-plogger-ripu-daman/497061|access-date=2021-06-01|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=ANI|date=2019-09-29|title=Modi congratulates India's first plogger Ripudaman for initiative to make country litter-free|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/modi-congratulates-india-s-first-plogger-ripudaman-for-initiative-to-make-country-litter-free-119092900318_1.html|access-date=2021-06-01}}</ref> In the latter half of 2019, he started a campaign ‘''Run to Make India Litter Free’'' in collaboration with ''R|Elan'' where he executed clean up operations while running 1000 Km across 50 cities of India, in September and October, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WB: Plogger Ripu Daman Bevli comes to Kolkata under 'Run to Make India Litter Free' mission|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/environment/wb-plogger-ripu-daman-bevli-comes-to-kolkata-under-run-to-make-india-litter-free-mission20191008115332/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kutubuddin|first=Tasneem Akbari|date=2019-09-11|title=Meet the plogman of India|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/environment/110919/meet-the-plogman-of-india.html|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> The campaign's grand finale was attended by [[Kiren Rijiju]] at [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[New Delhi]] on December 5, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi: Kiren Rijiju participates in grand finale of R{{!}}Elan run at JLN stadium|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/environment/delhi-kiren-rijiju-participates-in-grand-finale-of-run-to-make-india-litter-free-at-jln-stadium20191205101917/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref>

In September 2020, Bevli was selected as one of the first ''100 Global Impact Citizens'' by Global Impact Network, USA.<ref name=":22" /> In March 2021, he has been awarded the ''Social Media Activist of The Year'' ''2020'' by [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Batra|first=Muskaan|title=Deepika Padukone and Aayushmann Khuranna Influencer Of The Year: Cosmo India Blogger Awards 2020 Complete list of winners in all categories, check it out! - The Silly TV|url=https://thesillytv.com/deepika-padukone-and-ayushmann-khuranna-influencer-of-the-year-cosmo-india-blogger-awards-2020-complete-list-of-winners-in-all-categories-check-it-out/|access-date=2021-06-01|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cosmo India Blogger Awards 2020: Complete list of winners in all categories, check here|url=https://newsd.in/cosmo-india-blogger-awards-2020-complete-list-of-winners-in-all-categories-check-here/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Newsd.in|language=en}}</ref> In the same month, Bevli was declared as the ''Earth Day Network Star'' by Earthday.org.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=The News|date=2021-03-09|title=Earth Day Org honors Ripu Daman Bevli with 'Earth Day Network Star' award|url=https://mediabrief.com/earth-day-org-honors-ripu-daman-bevli/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=MediaBrief|language=en-US}}</ref> Bevli has been mentioned for his works in ‘25 Best Never Rest Stories’ by [[Mercedes-Benz India|Mercedes Benz India]]<ref name=":92">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Best Never Rest|url=https://www.mercedes-benz.co.in/passengercars/the-brand/best-never-rest/Passion.module.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Mercedes Benz}}</ref> and ‘5 Eco-Warriors Conquering Climate Change in India' by the Oxygen project.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-10|title=TOP's 5 Eco-Warriors Conquering Climate Change in India|url=https://www.theoxygenproject.com/post/top-5-eco-influencers-of-india/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The Oxygen Project|language=en}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid-19 Pandemic]] in 2020, Bevli initiated the "Plastic Upvaas" campaign to spread awareness about requirement of usage of [[Mask|reusable fabric masks]] instead of [[Surgical mask|surgical masks]] to finally minimize the plastic usage. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-13|title=Cleaning up is not enough, we have to stop littering: Ripu Daman Bevli|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/ripu-daman-bevli-plogging-7219792/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-05|title=World Environment Day 2020: COVID-19 Pandemic Has Thwarted The Fight Against Single-Use Plastic, Say Experts {{!}} News|url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/world-environment-day-2020-covid-19-pandemic-has-thwarted-the-fight-against-single-use-plastic-say-experts-45615/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India|language=en-US}}</ref>

== See Also ==
* [[Plogging]]

== References ==
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