The pandemic will continue to push the world to the limits. However, the crisis will end. We all must be patient, take care of each other, help the less fortunate, do our parts in fighting the virus by staying home and co-operating with the authorities.

Say and do something positive that will help the situation; it doesn’t take any brains to complain.


Srijan Pal Singh is an Indian author, public speaker and social entrepreneur. He was born and raised in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Singh is an electrical engineer from the Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow and a management graduate from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). He worked closely with the Former President of India Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam At IIMA, he engaged in a variety of social and developmental activities and was elected as the President of the Students' Union in 2008–09. Singh is one of the leading young activists in India. Between 2009 and 2015, Singh worked with Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (11th President of India), as his Officer-on-Special-Duty and Advisor for Technology and Policy. He was engaged in promoting various assignments such as "What Can I Give Movement", Energy Independence for the nation, nuclear and space missions, and Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas.

He has co-authored the bestseller book with Dr. Kalam titled, Target 3 Billion which recommends innovative solutions towards sustainable development of the rural areas of the world. The idea of PURA evolved from the book was taken up as a major national program by Government of India in association with many Indian corporate in a Private-Public-Partnership Model. He has co-Authored two more books with Dr. Kalam titled "Reignited: Scientific Pathways to a Brighter Future" and "Advantage India: From Challenge to Opportunity". In 2012, Singh and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and founded the Kalam Foundation where Singh was appointed as the Managing Director with Dr. Kalam as the Chairperson. After the demise of Dr. Kalam, Singh continued the visions of the 11th President by running the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Centre, where he is now the CEO. For his commitment to the missions of Dr. Kalam, he is often regarded as the intellectual successor of Dr. Kalam. He is also a member of the Research Board of the Deendayal Research Institution founded by Nanaji Deshmukh. He is also the co-founder of the Mars Mission India Project to develop an awareness of space technologies in Indian youth and he leads a Mars simulation mission from India. In 2014, he co-founded the initiative, Barefoot IT. Barefoot IT was envisaged with the key goal to empower people at the bottom of the pyramid by creating a platform that brings together technology, policy makers and other key stakeholders through active problem identification and analysis so as to come up with innovative solutions. e-Spandana which was launched under Barefoot IT for connecting rural masses with its elected representatives (GP, ZP Members, MLA, MP) to identify and overcome problems and issues faced collectively. It is an initiative to take Government to the doorstep of rural masses.

Singh launched a book on smart cities named as "Smart and Human: Building Cities of Wisdom" on 16 March 2015 which was India's first book on building smart cities in Indian way.

Singh was appointed a Mentor to the Uttar Pradesh State Startup Policy in 2016, a fund of Rs. 10 billion dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship in India's largest state.

In 2019, he awarded the LMA Leadership Award for Innovations by the Lucknow Management Association.


In this pandemic Srijan Pal Singh has created Team of volunteers online, who are helping with Beds, Oxygen, Food and Medicine. You can find this team using #CoviBuddy on twitter, huge team dedicated to providing #Covid19 relief.

'If you want trained, committed and tech savvy volunteers to help search internet and AI for helping you with ur #CovidResources need - just use #CoviBuddy - anywhere in post, any platform. We will do our best to find you a friend, who will help you in this best You are not alone' - Srijan Pal Singh

Srijan with his team is a tweet away from you, if you are in trouble just Tag him and #CoviBuddy, they will try to help or connect with the right person.

Stay Home! Stay Safe!


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