Padmanaban Gopalan

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Padmanaban Gopalan
Born (1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 (age 31)
Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater Government College of Technology, Coimbatore (GCT)
OccupationSocial entrepreneur
Known forWaste Management, Social Entrepreneurship
AwardsCommonwealth Youth Award (2019), National Youth Award (2019), Chief Minister's State Youth Award (2017)
Website padmanaban.in

Padmanaban Gopalan (born 13 April 1993) is an Indian social entrepreneur who works in the area of waste management, hunger, urban sanitation and development. He hails from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, [1] and is an ambassador of the Swaccha Bharat Abhiyaan. [2]

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Early life and education

Born in Salem, Tamil Nadu, Padmanaban completed his high school from St. John's matriculation in Salem itself and passed his intermediate from Sri Vidhya Mandir Uthangari. He further did his graduation in Bachelor of Production Engineering, Government College of Technology, Coimbatore. During his college days, Padmanaban started a Green Club and worked with other engineers to develop various products like alternative wood using sugarcane molasses and coconut shells; and mobile chargers using renewable sources of energy like solar and wind. [3] [1]

Key initiatives

Awards and recognition

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