Malhar Kalambe

Malhar Kalambe
Born	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater	K. P. B. Hinduja College of Commerce (CA) [1]
Occupations	Environmentalist social media influencer
Years active	2017–present
Organization	Beach Please
Awards	National Creators Award (2024)

Malhar Kalambe is an Indian environmentalist, social media influencer from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is the founder of the non-profit organization Beach Please India, which has cleaned and disposed of over 8.3 million kilograms of garbage since 2017. ^[2]

Career

Kalambe's activism was sparked in 2017 during a trip to Bali, Indonesia, where he contrasted the pristine beaches abroad with Mumbai's polluted shores upon his return. Frustrated by post-festival litter, particularly single-use plastics, he launched "Beach Please" on 10 September 2017 as a weekly clean-up initiative starting at Dadar Beach. ^[3]

Beach Please has removed over 8.5 million kilograms of waste from Mumbai’s beaches over 371 weeks. ^[4] Events like school reunions have drawn 4.5 lakh participants, fostering a network of young activists. ^[5]

Recognition and awards

• 2019: United Nations Volunteers India V-Award for "Volunteer for Change." ^{[6] [7]}
• 2022: Ranked 28th in Forbes India's Top 100 Digital Stars for leveraging social media in conservation. ^{[8] [9]}
• 2024: National Creators Award from the Government of India for "Sustainable Creator of the Year," presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ^[10]
• 2024: Featured in Forbes India's Digital Stars list (Rank 92) as a changemaker, with a Goat Score of 6.69 for engagement. ^{[11] [12] [13]}
• 2025: Ambassador for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan; speaker at Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue on sustainability. ^[14]

References

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3. "Beach Please! This Mumbai Youth Has Cleaned Dadar Beach With His Friends & Got UN Award". Indiatimes. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
4. "Mumbai's Malhar Kalambe, 27, Leads 371-Week 'Beach' Cleanup, Removes 8.5 Million Kgs of Waste". The Logical Indian. 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
5. "TOI Ecopreneur Honours 2025: Youth-led movements and digital platforms drive environmental action". The Times of India. 2025-08-04. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-10-25.
6. "City's youngster gets UN accolades for making Dadar beach waste-free". Mid-day. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
7. "Meet Malhar Kalambe, founder of Beach please, behind the Dadar Beach Clean Up Initiative for cleaning Mumbai beaches". GQ India. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
8. "Malhar Kalambe: Beach Please, make way for the clean up guy | India's Top 100 Digital Stars Rank 28". Forbes India. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
9. "National Creators Award a great initiative to make the Bharatiya youth agents of Bharat's civilizational resurgence". Hindupost. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
10. "Photos: National Creators Awards 2024". The Siasat Daily. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
11. "Top 100 Digital Influencers Of India In 2024 Who Outshine This Year: Forbes". www.thedailyjagran.com. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
12. "India's Top Digital Stars: The making of the list". Forbes India. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
13. "Forbes India's Top 100 Digital Stars Of 2024-2025: A New Era Of Content Creation | Corporate Connect Global". 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
14. "Environmentalist Malhar Kalambe bags National Creators Award 2024". Passionate In Marketing. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2025-10-19.