Anoop Khanna

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Anoop Khanna is an Indian social activist and businessman. He is the founder of Dadi ki Rasoi, an initiative that works to provide affordable food for the poor living in Noida city of Uttar Pradesh, India.His father, PN Khanna, contributed to the freedom struggle in India and accompanied the legendary social activists and politicians Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.He completed his schooling from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, where he lived in Dakpathar town. He studied there because of his parents who wanted him to receive a good education. Anoop Khanna as a child.Since his childhood, he was interested in sports especially table tennis. From a very young age, he participated in many table tennis competitions. In his college days, he participated in many table tennis competitions; he participated in Table Tennis Championship in 1975; he won Garhwal Region Championship and Dehradun Table Tennis Championship in 1975. In 1977-78, he was a major member of the Champion Rohelkhand team of his college. Anoop Khanna after winning a table tennis championship.Not only sports, but he also indulged himself in cultural activities while studying. He used to take part in plays in his college days. Anoop Khanna during a play.He was highly interested in pharmacy and after his graduation, he opened pharmacy retail stores in Noida. He operates four chemists shops in Noida and is also the president of Noidas chemists association.During the 2004 heavy floods of Bihar, he helped the people of Bihars Barabanki and Purnia districts with trucks full of relief materials.He gave his full support to Anna Hazare and India Against Corruption movement in 2011. During the protests, he urged people to participate in the movement. In support of Anna, he even carried 12 days fast in Noida.When massive floods hit North India in 2013, he went to Kedarnath and helped the villagers there.In 2012, he contested the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections from Noida on the candidature of Lok Satta Party.