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Anshu Gupta

--> | birth_place = Meerut | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Indian | other_names = | occupation = Founder Director, Goonj | education = Indian Institute of Mass Communication | alma_mater = Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi | known_for = Founder and director of Goonj and Gram Swabhimaan | spouse = Meenakshi | children = Urvi | awards = Ramon Magsaysay Award 2015
Ashoka Fellowship 2004
Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2012 }}

Anshu Gupta is an Indian entrepreneur. He founded the non-governmental organization Goonj. Goonj works on bridging urban and rural inequality. It does this by channelizing the urban surplus to initiate rural upliftment, disaster relief, and rehabilitation. Through Goonj, Anshu is building a parallel trash-based economy by creating barter between rural communities and urban surplus material. Anshu has been recognized by the Ramon Magsaysay foundation for his "creative vision in transforming the culture of giving in India". Provided by Wikipedia