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Aroon Purie

Aroon Purie

Founder

Founder of INTACH · Care Today Fund

Photo published by INTACH

Aroon Purie is the founder of INTACH (1984)[1] and Care Today Fund (1999)[2], Indian non-profits working on arts & culture, environment and disaster relief from New Delhi.

INTACH

The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage is India's largest heritage-conservation body, with 200+ chapters documenting, restoring and advocating for monuments, historic precincts, crafts and intangible heritage.

INTACH reports the following, on its own site:

  • India's membership organisation for heritage awareness and conservation — documenting and restoring the country's art and cultural heritage

Care Today Fund

Care Today Fund is a corporate social responsibility initiative of the India Today Group providing disaster relief, rehabilitation and development assistance, including emergency food, water and shelter, reconstruction of homes and public facilities, and support for education and livelihoods after disasters.

Care Today Fund reports the following, on its own site:

  • Organized 140 blood donation camps across 33 cities in 9 States/UTs
  • Mobilized 16,257 young individuals to register for blood donation, facilitating 12,660 units of blood collected
Organisations
2
Based in
New Delhi
Founded
1984, 1999
Press
4

References

  1. [1] “Founder Members” — INTACH. Source
  2. [2] “Care Today Fund is governed by a Board of Trustees and its Founder Mr. Aroon Purie, the Chairman of India Today Group, lends all needed support.” — Care Today Fund. Source

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