Born and raised in Bangalore, Pavitra Chalam was a national-level roller skater and athlete for more than a decade before she embarked on her journey as a filmmaker. Pavitra represented India as a Peace Ambassador to Pakistan in 2003. As part of the Youth Initiative for Peace in Pakistan, she was chosen by her peers…
After graduating from BITS Pilani, Sudheendra Chilappagari went on to work for companies that gave him tremendous exposure in various parameters that helped him in starting up his company, Belong; the world’s first predictive outbound hiring solution that helps companies discover, engage and hire undiscoverable talent. The entrepreneur says that he watches, nurtures and is…
With the experience he mastered from all the internships in Wall Street in America, and then further sharpening it in Imperial College, London with his MBA, was when Sahil Kakaria found his entrepreneurial idea: GlowVita. GlowVita is a one-stop on-demand beauty, wellness, and fitness app. He also has an experience in banking from London, adding…
The maverick of the Kapoor family, Aditya Raj Kapoor is a businessman and an avid traveler who moved away from the Kapoor family’s traditional Bollywood career path. He has several businesses including an amusement park, a fashion school in UAE. Apart from the philanthropist side of his personality, Aditya is an enthusiastic bike rider, who at…
One day after Kirthi Jayakumar turned 25, on December 16, 2012, is when the infamous Delhi gang-rape happened. Kirthi was receiving an award for her work with a US based NGO called ‘Delta Women’, which worked for the rights of women in the US and Nigeria. Awakened by the lack of security for the women…
For Tejas R, football is not merely a sport, but an art, an art to make children smile, laugh and be a sportsman. Tejas has dedicated himself to football and coaching, but what makes this football freestyler unique? His absolute joy in being a Football Clown. Clowning and making a fool of himself, Tejas visits…
After a sudden urge of wanting to give up music that she’s been enjoying doing for 24 years, Swapna Abraham instead took up a challenge of recording 1000 songs in 1000 days. She says, “I had performed the globe over, published 20 odd albums, impressed upon thousands of people with the ‘gift’ of music; but…
Coming out as a homosexual at only 13, Priyank Asha Sukanand calls himself an ‘early bloomer’. He later walked his first gay pride in 2008 with the help of his dear friend who he met in theatre, Palavi Chander. Priyank later joined a LGBT support group and eventually founded a youth support group in 2011,…
After her son was rejected in 42 special schools due to autism, Saswati Singh took matters into her own hand by founding ‘Inspiration’. Inspiration has a Special School, Vocational Centre, as also a fully equipped Occupational Therapy Centre for the cognitively challenged. They also have free training sessions for parents who are also encouraged to…
Happy minds always know how to multiply and influence others with happiness. Rajvi Sanghvi, the founder of Hobbmob is one such person whose vibrant attitude towards life is infectious. The company’s happy circle has one motto – Learn-Teach-Learn-Repeat. Hobbmob.com connects hobby learners with experts or professionals, therefore cultivating an enormous source of self-growth. Speaking of…
There are not many stories that is as jaw dropping as the story of Monica Singh; an acid attack survivor and the founder of ‘Mahendra Singh Foundation’ (MSF). The foundation is an NGO that is here to help other girls and women survivors to overcome their obstacles and achieve their potential. Being a survivor of…
Harish Iyer is a social activist, and one of the most vocal ones out there, for the LGBT community. He uses social media blogs to campaign for the causes he stands for. He is well recognized social activist that campaigns for rights of the LGBT community, children, women, animals and survivors of Child Sexual Abuse…
It’s not every day you get a perspective of a mother with a child with Autism. Her struggles, her happy moments, and her fight against the stigmas related to mental disorders. Here is Shalu Sharma, mother of twins, one of whom has been diagnosed with Asperger (a type of Autism). Her daughters are two and…
After noticing a niche that hadn’t been explored in the regulatory compliance space in terms of third party support, entrepreneurs, Indranil Choudhury and Siddharth Singh wanted to make the most of this discovery. Therefore, in 2007, they along with two other founders founded ‘Lexplosion Solutions Pvt. Ltd.’; a company that simplifies complex legal issues and…
Khushboo Kumari is not your everyday class ‘8’ student. Referred by some as a child prodigy, Khushboo has performed her poetry at National Youth Poetry Slam. When asked about the poetry competition, she says, “In class 4, Robin Bhaiya had asked us all to write a poem. I got a poem the very next day.…
Having worked in multiple gyms and having friends all over the globe that were fitness enthusiasts, Devrath Vijay realized that India had a lot of catching up to do in terms of fitness. He, therefore, had a deep desire to educate the nation about the facts of fitness and founded ‘The Outfit’ along with the…
Having started programming at an early age, Saurabh Moody has been an expert in writing technology. He says that he started programming after he failed in the 7th standard and had no friends. He subsequently failed again in the 9th and 11th standard before he dreamed of being an entrepreneur and founded two ventures. After…
After an exuberating motorcycle trip that Satyajeet Mohanty took part in, he saw a great market opportunity in Motorcycle Touring. Satyajeet says, “Motorcycle touring is a comprehensive experience and riders who go out on these tours are really passionate about riding. More than riding, touring is an escape into a different world, away from your…
We live in a society where the LGBT community is still not accepted completely and wholeheartedly. The older generation especially, has a hard time wrapping their heads around gays, bisexuals, etc. The mother of Harish Iyer, Padma Vishwanath Iyer is unlike most people from her generation. She has lovingly accepted her son’s sexuality and his…
The story began when a student in IIT-KGP and his mates bought an I-phone for a price that they realised had a much lowered price on another portal just two days later. The student, Gaurav Dahake, shocked and disgruntled that there was no way to get a comparison of prices and other information, took the…