Mr. Paresh Pandey founder of Weaarambh and a social activist. Aarambh is an organization that creates the most out of flower waste. The innovative idea struck Mr. Paresh when someone gifted him flowers and he kept them in his cupboard. On seeing the flowers die, he pondered over the thought of how many flowers go to waste like this. He then dug up and found research about the waste of flowers in India. What to do with these waste flowers? He again researched and talked about this to his friends. They came up with the idea of creating herbal colors for Holi and pure natural incense sticks. This birthed the Aarambh.
When anyone tries to go against the flow, one faces opposition rather than support. Mr. Paresh was no different than others. He to faced questions such as how would you survive on this? You have zero experience in this industry and many more. Such questions could not bring down the spirits of Mr. Paresh. On the contrary, he used the questions as stepping stones to his success.
Aarambh was not created in a day. Mr. Paresh first approached his friends with his idea and they all appreciated it. They did not hire anyone and worked day and night to create the products. They started with a mere investment of Rs. 75,000 and today they are a team of around 11 people. Mr. Presh dreams of educating and training people about this concept. He urges the government to help him spread this across India, thus generating employment and stopping the wastage of flowers.
Mr. Paresh wandered taking around for various permissions required from the government bodies to start the Aarambh. But he did everything for the good of mother nature. He put his blood and sweat for this project and is still doing that.
In addition to Aarambh, Mr. Paresh also works as an animal rescuer at an NGO. He has saved many lives of animals. He also tries to educate people around him on better caring for street dogs and cats. He firmly believes that animals such as humans have equal rights in their lives.
The Legit Talks asked Mr. Paresh about his lesser-known qualities. He said that he is and will always be a learner. He has a habit of getting knowledge wherever he go, though he may not tell this to everyone.
In the coming five years, Mr. Paresh envisions greater employment for Aarambh. He wishes to wipe out unemployment along with the wastage of flowers. If given a chance to talk with a government, he would first put up the point about wastage not only about flowers but also about other environmental changes required.
Mr. Paresh has always been a fan of The Legit Talks show and appreciates their efforts. He said that people come to know what unique things are happening in people’s lives. We learn from each other, says Mr. Paresh.
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