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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
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'''Shriyans Bhandari''' is an Indian social entrepreneur, author and co-founder of Greensole.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reincarnating the weary sole |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2017/jan/07/reincarnating-the-weary-sole-1556502.html |website=The New Indian Express |date=7 January 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Chhabra |first1=Esha |title=Two Indian Athletes Turn Their Worn Out Sneakers Into A Profitable and Eco-Friendly Startup |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/eshachhabra/2016/09/30/two-indian-athletes-turn-their-worn-out-sneakers-into-a-profitable-and-eco-friendly-startup/#232f16abd27a |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

== Education and career ==
Shriyans completed his schooling from St. Paul's Senior Secondary School, [[Udaipur]], and high school from [[Mayo College]] [[Ajmer]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shriyans Bhandari |url=https://mayocollege.com/GreenSole.html |website=Mayocollege.com}}</ref> He has done Bachelor of Management studies in finance from [[Jai Hind College]] Mumbai and MSM Entrepreneurial Leadership from [[Babson College|Babson College Franklin W Olin]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=College |first1=Babson |title=Profiles |url=https://www.babson.edu/about/entrepreneurs-of-all-kinds/profiles/shriyans-bhandari.php |website=www.babson.edu |language=en}}</ref>

Shriyans is an ardent marathon runner who ran in 85 long-distance races. He started as athletes from Mumbai and run hundreds of kilometers each year and in the process, he went through several pairs of sports shoes. He noticed wasted sneakers that had no future life, just increasing the pollution. This passion gave him a unique business idea of recycling the used shoes. In 2015 Shriyans and his friend Ramesh Dhami decided to recycle old footwear and founded Greensole.<ref>{{cite web |title=These budding athletes are doing something incredible with worn, used pairs of shoes |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/these-budding-athletes-are-doing-something-incredible-with-worn-used-pairs-of-shoes |website=Vogue India |date=16 March 2016 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=An A-Z guide to living your best sustainable life |url=https://elle.in/article/a-z-guide-to-sustainable-living/ |website=Elle India |date=12 June 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Social Entrepreneurs: Shriyans Bhandari, 23 and Ramesh Dhami, 22 |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/5aaf5461a7ea434a0c2924ac/social-entrepreneurs-shri/#346bfec03535 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

He is the director and board member of Heritage Girls School.<ref>{{cite web |title=Heritage Girls School |url=https://www.heritagegirlsschool.com/web/board_member |website=Heritage Girls School}}</ref>

Bhandari is also a [[TED (conference)|TedX]] speaker. He spoke in TEDxYouth@WASO which was an independently organized [[TEDx]] event held in Wellington Academy, [[Dubai Silicon Oasis]] in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=TEDxYouth@WASO {{!}} TED |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/18087 |website=www.ted.com}}</ref>

== Philanthropy ==
Shriyans started his journey as a philanthropist in 2015. He has donated lacs of pairs of slippers to poor children. His start-up Greensole, recycles the used shoes and mold them in to new slippers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Your discarded shoes can save lives; two athletes are refurbishing shoes for the poor |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/your-discarded-shoes-can-save-lives-two-athletes-are-refurbishing-shoes-for-the-poor/story-aAODp0W4TPqbu0QHTMjUMK.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=26 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=पुराने जूते-चप्पल को नया लुक देकर गरीबों की मदद कर रहे हैं ये युवा |url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/education/story/two-young-men-are-helping-the-poor-giving-a-new-look-to-old-shoes-greensole-tedu-1-950087.html |website=aajtak.intoday.in |date=2 September 2017 |language=hi}}</ref>

He has also set up a skill center in Jharkhand with [[Tata Steel]], to train tribal women in recycling old footwear.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sunder |first1=Kalpana |title=Real sole: recycling project providing shoes for India's children |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jul/05/real-sole-recycling-project-providing-shoes-for-indias-children |website=The Guardian |date=5 July 2019}}</ref>

==Books==

*"Birds of Aravallis" in association with Rajasthan Tourism and [[Bombay Natural History Society]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bhandari |first1=Shriyans |title=A Photographic Guide to Some Common Birds of Aravallis |date=2013 |publisher=Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation Limited |isbn=978-93-5126-637-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1G77nQEACAAJ |language=en}}</ref>
*"Lessons of a Curious Sole" with Ms Somma Banerjjee and Vital20 Communications. {{ISBN|978-93-5416-795-9}}, p;100

== Awards and honors ==
*Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia<ref>{{cite web |title=30 Under 30 Asia 2018: Social Entrepreneurs |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-asia/2018/social-entrepreneurs/#59c71fd75fd0 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
*IAN Global Startup Finalists 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the IAN Global Startup Competition Finalists: Shriyans Bhandari & Greensole |url=https://blogs.babson.edu/entrepreneurship/2018/12/11/meet-the-ian-global-startup-competition-finalists-shriyans-bhandari-greensole/ |website=Babson.edu|date=11 December 2018 }}</ref>
*Inspirational Young Entrepreneur of India<ref>{{cite web |author1=Inspiria-Author |title=Shriyans Bhandari-Inspirational Young Entrepreneur of India |url=https://inspiria.edu.in/shriyans-bhandari-at-inspiria/ |website=Inspiria Knowledge Campus |date=9 June 2015}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{YouTube|8TlIMhz5DE8|Bhandari speaking at TEDx event Dubai}}
*{{YouTube|q0YQM6W4HGM|Shriyans Bhandari Interviewed by Forbes India}}
*{{YouTube|YFpH0Qv_dz4|Shriyans Bhandari Flop to Top}}

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