Madhish Parikh, brought up in Ahmedabad is an active Youth Leader who is associated with many social change making organizations. He is an alumnus of L D College of Engineering holding Bachelors in Computer Engineering. Being a Computer Engineer he is more inclined towards Social Services.

His Social Journey started when he joined National Service Scheme (NSS) as a volunteer. He wants to bring an admirable change in the society and passionately works in that direction. “Arise, awake and Stop not till your goal is reached” has always been a Source Code of motivation for him. He has been working extensively in almost all possible social sectors like health, environment conservation, blood donations, digital literacy, education, youth empowerment, women empowerment, national integration, international integration, awareness programmes and much more.

In recognition to his social works he is honored with many awards by the government as well as National Organizations. He was awarded with "Best NSS Volunteer" Award by Gujarat Technological University in the year 2014. Government of Gujarat awarded him with "Gujarat State NSS Award" on September 23, 2014 at HNGU, Patan. For his outstanding community welfare services he was awarded with "Indira Gandhi NSS Award" by Honorable President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee on November 19, 2014 at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. He received "Volunteer Hero Award" by iVolunteer in Mumbai on September 01, 2015. He was selected by Government of India as an Indian Delegate to Bahrain in December 2015 where he worked upon Indo-Bahraini relations and represented India at an International Level. Recently on January 12, 2015 he was awarded with "National Youth Award" by Government of India at National Youth Festival held at Raipur, Chhatisgarh.
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. He was an Indian Representative to UN Head Quarters in Vienna for Women Higher Education for Peace Conference.

His works have been appreciated by the Government at National Level. His suggestions on “Women Transforming India” are also appreciated by mygov.in, NITI Ayog and United Nations in India. He also holds the portfolios of NSS Advisory Board Member at Gujarat Technological University, Truecaller Brand Ambassador, Microsoft Student Partner, Iconscout Ambassador, Co Founder at Invincible NGO and President at Elixir Foundation

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Be a Global Citizen, Exchange Culture and Values

Interests

• photography
• movies
• painting
• mountaineering
• travelling
• trekking

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My Culture, Food, Memories, Traditional Crafts

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahrain, India, Philippines, Singapore, United Arab Emirates

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Austria, Bahrain, India, Philippines, Singapore, United Arab Emirates