Nipun Malhotra
About
Nipun Malhotra, born with a locomotor disability called Arthrogryposis, is the CEO & Co-founder of Nipman Foundation, a non-profit organisation that works towards the health & advocacy of persons with disabilities.
The foundation has tied up with restaurants on Zomato, NH7 Weekender, & Jaipur Literature Festival to ensure easy accessibility of wheelchairs at the location.
Instituted in 2012, the foundation has been working in the areas of health, dignity, & happiness for persons with disabilities & for the underprivileged sections of the society.
He is also the founder of ‘Wheels for Life’- a crowdsourcing platform connecting those who need wheelchairs to donors who can financially contribute for them.
Awards and Accomplishments
Awards and Accomplishments
Nipun is a member of the Global Shapers Community, is a Research Fellow at World Enabled, a Pineda Foundation initiative, & brand ambassador of Umoja Travels, India’s first accessible travel company. He is on the Board of Directors of Vishwas, a non-profit organisation working on disability & development.
He is also the founder chair of FICCIs sub-committee on Empowering Persons with Disabilities.
Nipun regularly writes on disability issues in blogs & leading publications & has also authored a comic ‘No Red Card For The Disabled’.
The organisation also conducts a flagship event every year called ‘Nipman Foundation – Equal Opportunity Awards’ where they recognize the organisations that make mobility easy for disabled employees & visitors-in case of lifestyle activities.
Why Nipun Malhotra ?
With elevated advice and soul-stirring stories, Nipun has inspired many to spur action and encouraged them to break the mould. He works towards the health and advocacy of people with disabilities. Having been born with a rare congenital disorder, he understands the problems faced by the disabled and actively focuses his efforts towards empowering them. His efforts have enabled wheelchair-access in various festivals, events and other distinct areas in the country.
