Utpal K Khot, an Indian Animal activist and Blogger, was awarded the prestigious Maharashtra Ratna Puraskar for 2023. With great pride, he represented the Animal Activists across Maharashtra at the Maharashtra Ratna Puraskar 2023 which were graced by many Cabinet Ministers like Deepakji Kesarkar (Ministry of Education & Ministry of Marathi Language), Mr. Mangal Prabhat Lodha (Minister of Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra), and Film personalities like Isha Koppikar & Aditi Govitrikar. He runs a small NGO “Being the Real Human Foundation” which works towards feeding stray animals. He is often active on social media voicing out his views on Animal care, animal atrocity and pet parenting. He has written over 1000 blog posts mostly on Pet care, food, lifestyle, fitness, health & Fashion. He has a following of over 100k on social media platform with a reach of 450k overall.
