Piyush Tewari

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Piyush Tewari
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Born (1980-05-19) 19 May 1980 (age 41)
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Alma materDelhi University
Harvard University
Known forPassing Legislation for a Good Samaritan Law in India
TitleFounder, CEO of the SaveLIFE Foundation
Parent(s)Vinay Tewari
Reena Tewari
RelativesAnshul Tewari (brother)
AwardsAshoka Fellowship[1]
Echoing Green Fellowship,[2]
AIESEC India Alumni Entrepreneurship & Leadership Award[3]
Rolex Laureate[4]
Websitehttps://savelifefoundation.org

Piyush Tewari is an Indian social entrepreneur, focused on improving road safety, access to emergency medical care and urban governance[5] across India. He is the Founder and CEO of SaveLIFE Foundation,[6] and best known for his work to pass a Good Samaritan Law in India.[7] In 2016, GQ Magazine named him as one of the most influential young Indians.[8] In 2014, Tewari was featured as an expert on Satyamev Jayate,[9] a popular TV show on social issues, hosted by actor Aamir Khan. The episode Tewari was featured in was focused on the epidemic of road accidents in India.[10]

He is also an empaneled speaker with The Outstanding Speakers Bureau,[11] and is the subject of "The Golden Hour",[12] a feature documentary produced by Roma Sur and Jessica McGough of the Film School at University of Colorado, Denver, USA. He is a commentator on Road Safety in Indian media[13] and has been covered by the New York Times,[14] TIME Magazine,[15] and National Geographic,[16] among other media outlets.

Early life and career[]

Tewari was born in Kanpur, India to Reena and Vinay Tewari on May 19, 1980. Tewari finished high school from Naval Public School in New Delhi. He holds a Bachelor of Information Technology degree from Delhi University, and a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard University.[17]

During his time in college, Tewari was actively involved with AIESEC,[3] a global student-led non-profit. Immediately after college, he joined the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF), an initiative of the Government of India. Following his stint at IBEF, in 2006 he joined the Calibrated Group[18] — a US-based private-equity firm. In 2008, he became the Managing Director of the company’s operations in India.

SaveLIFE Foundation[]

Tewari founded the SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF) on February 29, 2008, following the death of a young cousin in a road crash. In response to the tragedy, he studied the issue of road safety and discovered that over 1 million people had been killed in road crashes in India in the previous decade.[19] He also discovered that 50% of these deaths were due to lack of timely care, as confirmed by the Law Commission of India in its 201st report.[20]

SLF started by training police and Indian citizens to become better responders to the injured.[21] Over time, the organization started advocating for systemic changes to save lives.[22] In 2015, Tewari and SLF got a ban imposed on trucks from carrying protruding rods.[23] In 2016, SLF, through a written petition to the Supreme Court of India, successfully lobbied for a Good Samaritan Law in India as a provision protecting personal well-being.[24] In 2017, a bill recommended by SLF to improve road safety in the country[25] was passed by the Lok Sabha.[26]

SLF is now focusing on implementation of road safety best-practices.[27] As part of that focus, it has adopted the Mumbai-Pune Expressway to make it fatality-free by 2020.[28]

Personal life[]

Tewari has two siblings: a sister, Neha and a brother, Anshul. Anshul is the founder of Youth Ki Awaaz, the largest youth-based media platform in India.[29]

Honors and awards[]

  • 2010: Rolex Laureate, Rolex Awards for Enterprise[4]
  • 2011: AIESEC India Alumni Entrepreneurship & Leadership Award[30]
  • 2012: Fellowship[2]
  • 2013: Ashoka Fellowship[1]
  • 2014: Profiled by Satyamev Jayate TV show hosted by actor Aamir Khan[9]
  • 2015: GQ India Man of the Year[31]
  • 2015: TIME Magazine Next Gen Leader[15]
  • 2016: GQ India Most Influential Young Indians[32]
  • 2016: Profiled by New York Times[14]
  • 2016: Profiled by National Geographic Magazine[16]
  • 2017: Draper Richard Kaplan Foundation Fellowship[33]
  • 2017: IRF Road Safety Award 2017[34]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Piyush Tewari | Ashoka - India". india.ashoka.org. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  2. ^ a b "Piyush Tewari | Echoing Green". echoinggreen.org. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  3. ^ a b "ISSUU - 40under40 Publication by AIESEC International". issuu.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  4. ^ a b "Rolex Awards for Enterprise : Piyush Tewari : Overview". rolexawards.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  5. ^ Tewari, Piyush (2017-02-03). "India in 10 years: Who is in charge of our cities?". livemint.com/. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  6. ^ "Piyush Tewari, Save Life Foundation, India". makingmorehealth.org. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  7. ^ "Help at last for India's Good Samaritans | Rolex Awards Blog". blog.rolexawards.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  8. ^ "50 Most Influential Young Indians 2016: Innovators". GQ India. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  9. ^ a b Satyamev Jayate Season 3 | Episode 2 | Road Accidents or Murders? | Don't watch. Help (Subtitled), retrieved 2018-01-23
  10. ^ "satyamevjayate.in | Road Accidents Or Murders? – Guest Profiles". www.satyamevjayate.in. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  11. ^ "Piyush TewariThe Outstanding Speakers Bureau". The Outstanding Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  12. ^ The Golden Hour, retrieved 2018-01-23
  13. ^ "Deaths in India due to road accidents highest in the world - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  14. ^ a b Bornstein, David (2016-06-21). "Opinion | Campaigning to Make India's Roads Safer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  15. ^ a b Delhi, Nikhil Kumar / New. "Meet The Man on a Mission to Make India's Notorious Streets Safer". TIME.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  16. ^ a b "Putting the Brakes on India's Huge Traffic Fatalities". 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  17. ^ "Building a safer road | Harvard Kennedy School". www.hks.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  18. ^ "Piyush Tewari | Echoing Green". www.echoinggreen.org. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  19. ^ admin (2013-11-05). "A Million Road Deaths In A Decade & Climbing | IndiaSpend-Journalism India |Data Journalism India|Investigative Journalism-IndiaSpend". www.indiaspend.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  20. ^ (PDF) http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/reports/rep201.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ^ "SaveLife Wants Citizens to Help Accident Victims | Forbes India". Forbes India. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  22. ^ "SaveLIFE Foundation – Road Accidents or Murders | satyamevjayate.in". Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  23. ^ "Activist's five-year battle got risky trucks off the road - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  24. ^ Bhatnagar, Gaurav Vivek. "SC Guidelines Now Protect Good Samaritans Who Help Road Accident Victims - The Wire". thewire.in. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  25. ^ IANS (2014-07-03). "Think-tank recommends road safety law". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  26. ^ "Lok Sabha Passes The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill With Tougher Penalties And E-Licencing | News". NDTV-Diageo Road To Safety. 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  27. ^ "Road Accidents: How SaveLIFE Foundation is addressing India's largest killer". The Economic Times. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  28. ^ "Reducing Road Deaths: How The Mumbai-Pune Expressway Got A Lot Safer | Features". NDTV-Diageo Road To Safety. 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  29. ^ "Anshul Tewari created India's largest youth media platform at age 17 – Peer to Peer Allies". Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  30. ^ "40under40 Publication". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  31. ^ "2015 GQ Men Of The Year Awards: Winners". GQ India. 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  32. ^ "50 Most Influential Young Indians 2016: Innovators". GQ India. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  33. ^ "SaveLIFE Foundation | DRK Foundation | Supporting passionate, high impact social enterprises". www.drkfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  34. ^ Foundation, SaveLIFE (14 November 2017). ".@piyushtewarii , founder & CEO @savelifeindia was just awarded #RoadSafetyAward by Shri @nitin_gadkari at #WRM2017 for his pioneering work to ensure India has a #GoodSamaritanLaw #RoadSafetypic.twitter.com/eEUlWxKQgy". @savelifeindia. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
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