Lalit Pande

Lalit Pande
Born
Almora district, Uttarakhand, India
EducationThe Doon School
Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
OccupationEnvironmentalist
Known forEnvironmental education, sustainability in ecologically fragile regions of Uttarakhand
SpouseAnuradha Pande
ParentB. D. Pande
AwardsPadma Shri
IIT Delhi Distinguished Alumni Award

Lalit Pande is an Indian social worker, environmentalist and the founder of Uttarakhand Seva Nidhi Environmental Education Centre, a non governmental organization promoting environmental education in the hilly areas of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.[1] Under the aegis of the organization, Pande is known to have introduced community educational programmes focused on environment and development[2] and supported over 200 community based organizations in the state.[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for his contributions to environmental education.[4]

  1. ^ "Dr. Lalit Pande". AAIP Portal. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Uttarakhand Seva Nidhi Paryavaran Shiksha Sansthan". Aid India Projects. 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  3. ^ Payal Arora (2012). Dot Com Mantra: Social Computing in the Central Himalayas. Ashgate Publishing. p. 206. ISBN 9781409488729.
  4. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.