Nupur Agarwal is an Indian social entrepreneur and was the Youth Ambassador of Dehradun in 2016. Agarwal is the founder of organisations like Evolve Foundation and KiWi KisanWindow. Early Life & Education Agarwal was born in 1992 and grew up in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. She completed her schooling from Hope Town Girls School in Dehradun. She under graduated from the Lancaster University, England. After returning to India, she started with her few own social enterprises. Organization/Projects Founded In 2015 Agarwal founded her first venture, Dehradun Drum Circle to aware the people about Right to speech and expression. In 2016, She started with Evolve Foundation, an only organisation in Dehradun city that deals with eco-friendly products like plantable stationary. 'Kahaani' is a project under Evolve that encourage rural tourism. Awards & Achievements In 2013, Agarwal received the Lancaster Award from her university for her contribution towards empowering society. In 2017, She received Mentor of Change-Niti Ayog, Atal Innovation Mission by the government of India. Achieved Global Changemaker-Ashoka in the year 2018. In 2019, She was awarded with Youngest Achievers Award FICCI FLO India, also Rex Karmaveer Global Fellowship and Karmaveer Chakra award (bronze) instituted by the ICONGO and the UN.
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