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Asif Bhamla
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Asif Bhamla is an Indian environmentalist, philanthropist and politician and the spokesperson of the Bhartiya Janata Party.[1][2] He is the founder of the Bhamla Foundation which advocates the effects of environmental pollution on child improvement, women empowerment and global warming.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Political career[edit]
He started off as being nominated as a class representative in the first year junior college in MMK college and later contested in college elections where he looked at the capability and competence to address issues of the students at the age of 19. He was then approached by the congress to join the National students union of India which lead to the nomination for the district president of the north west Mumbai NSUI serving and addressing issues of students.[10]
Ahead of the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[11][12] He had contested 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election in Maharashtra on Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ticket and also served as the general secretary and spokesman of the Mumbai unit at that time.[13]
Honours and awards[edit]
- Bhamla has been awarded the National Green Crusader Award on behalf of the Government of India for his work as an environmentalist.[13]
- Awarded by MCGM for coordinating a campaign against tuberculosis.[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ IANS (2014-10-09). "A philanthropist woos a posh Mumbai suburb". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ↑ "Only activism will not help, a little glamour will add to awareness, says philanthropist Asif Bhamla". The Indian Express. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ↑ "World Environment Day: ZEE, Bhamla Foundation unite for environmental awareness". Zee News. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ↑ Video | 'Congress And NCP Did Match Fixing': Asif Bhamla, Spokesperson, BJP Maharashtra, retrieved 2020-04-28
- ↑ MumbaiJanuary 31, Kamlesh Damodar Sutar; February 1, 2017UPDATED:; Ist, 2017 02:42. "Mumbai: Activist Makarad Narvekar, other prominent faces join BJP ahead of BMC polls". India Today. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Asif Bhamla, Dia Mirza attend an event in Bandra". mid-day. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ↑ "Dia Mirza, Asif Bhamla and Swanand Kirkire at Bhamla Foundation's 'Hawa Aane De' anthem launch". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ↑ "Walk For Mangroves: A Bhamla Foundation Initiative was Graced By Aditya Thackeray, Esha Gupta, Zorawar Kalra and Malhar Kalambe". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ↑ "Bhamla Foundation to release song themed on air pollution on World Environment Day". The Indian Express. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ↑ "A philanthropist woos a posh Mumbai suburb". Business Standard. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ↑ World, Republic. "Asif Bhamla joins the BJP ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections". Republic World. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ↑ Oct 11, TIMESOFINDIA COM /; 2019; Ist, 22:40. "Political parties commit to climate action in Maharashtra | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Have you seen these candid photos of politician Asif Bhamla from his younger days?". mid-day. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ↑ IANS (2014-10-09). "A philanthropist woos a posh Mumbai suburb". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
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