Kiran Martin

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Full Name	Kiran Martin
Occupation	Academic
Date Of Birth	Jun 9, 1959(1959-06-09)
Age	65
Birthplace	Delhi
Country	India
Horoscope	Cancer

Kiran Martin Biography

Kiran Martin is one of the most popular and richest Academic who was born on June 9, 1959 in Delhi, India. Kiran Martin did her graduate studies in Medicine (MBBS) at the Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi and completed her advanced studies in pediatrics from the Lady Hardinge Medical College of the University of Delhi in 1985.

Kiran Martin is an Indian pediatrician, social worker and the founder of Asha, a non governmental organization, working towards the health and community development of around 50 slum colonies in and around Delhi, reaching a reported number of 400,000 to 500,000 slum dwellers. She was honored by the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.

Both state and national slum policies have been influenced by Asha’s work, and Martin’s assistance has recently been sought by Hon Mr Kapil Sibal, India’s Minister for Human Resources and Development. In addition to Asha’s work being awarded Best Practice by UN-Habitat, it has also been praised, studied and replicated by organisations in many countries. The Nossal Institute of Global Health, in 2011, conducted an analysis of Asha’s decision points, ethos, key strategies, lessons learned, and evidence of impact in the context of New Delhi. The results of this were published as Asha: Hope and Transformation in the Slums of Delhi.

Numerous overseas visitors have visited Asha and accompanied Martin on slum visits where they saw firsthand the improvements in the health, empowerment and financial status of people in Asha project areas. These visitors have included the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr John Key, Australia’s Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard in 2012, the Governor General of New Zealand, Mr Anand Satyanand, the Governor of Victoria, Mr Alex Chernov, the First Lady of Canada, Mrs Sharon Johnston, the First Lady of Japan, Mrs Miyuki Hatoyama, as well as Cabinet Ministers from Ireland, the UK, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.

The Government of India, included her in the Republic Day honours list, in 2002, for the civilian award of Padma Shri. Martin has worked with Hon Mr P Chidambaram, India’s Home Minister and earlier the Finance Minister, to increase financial inclusion for slum dwellers, and Mr Chidambaram has also taken a keen interest in the progress of Asha’s higher education initiative. The Chief Minister of Delhi has shown support for Martin’s work on many occasions, as has the Slum Commissioner of Delhi. Veteran Indian statesman Mr L K Advani has been a long-term supporter of Martin’s work. Dr Harsh Vardhan, the Indian Minister for Health, lent support to Asha’s model of healthcare during his time as Delhi Health Minister in the 1990s.

Kiran Martin Net Worth

Kiran Martin is one of the richest Academic from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kiran Martin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kiran Martin’s career took a turn when Dr. Ambedkar Basti, one of the slums in South Delhi, endured a cholera epidemic, in 1988. She volunteered to provide medical assistance to the slum dwellers and the experience is reported to have prompted her into social service. In order to provide an organized service, she secured like-minded helpers and founded Asha Society, (Action for Securing Health for All) literally meaning Hope in Hindi, a non governmental organization, the same year.

In 2001, a book entitled Urban Health & Development was published after being written by Martin in collaboration with Dr Beverly Booth and Dr Ted Lankester. In addition, the work of Asha has been cited in publications, research and case studies by institutions such as the World Bank, Tearfund and others.

Soon after Martin began her health clinics, she began to organise women in the community into advocacy groups to tackle community problems. These women’s associations, known as Mahila Mandals, began to successfully lobby officials to secure infrastructure improvements. Asha identified and trained women to become Community Health Volunteers to provide basic healthcare and advice to families in their communities. Children’s groups, known as Bal Mandals, were formed to empower children and to provide training in leadership skills to influence their own community and to participate in healthcare and improvement initiatives. Asha provides assistance and encouragement to children and their families to attend and complete primary and secondary education. In 2008, Martin’s long-term vision of higher education for Asha slum children was realised. Asha claims that nearly 1200 students are pursuing higher education in the University of Delhi with its assistance. This was followed by the Mentorship and Internship Programmes in 2012 to increase students’ chances of breaking into the competitive job market. Asha assists in getting financial aid from the banks and other financial institutions for the economically compromised people of the slums. Martin is credited with efforts to get the inhabitants of the Delhi slums included in the financial inclusion schemes of the Ministry of Finance.

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Kiran Ranked on the list of most popular Academic. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Kiran Martin celebrates birthday on June 9 of every year.