Rewaj Chettri knew all his life that his heart lay in entrepreneurship. From facing initial failures to becoming the first person from the North East to be in the ‘Forbes 30 Under 30’, his efforts have provided livelihood to the youth in the region.
Despite having a fruitful career in motorcar racing, Lee Keshav took the road of entrepreneurship in 2015. The 29-year-old is now excited to make a comeback in the Indian racing world this year.
Nikhil Saroj changed his name from Nikhil Tiwari to fight the age-old patriarchy. A hard worker by nature, he cleared his SSC CGL exams without any coaching to secure a job as the Income Tax Inspector with the Indian government.
As a multi-faceted personality, Krushnaa Patil is a trained and acclaimed mountaineer, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, women’s rights and inclusivity champion, sustainability and green practices advocate and a pet parent.
Devanshi Yadav was just 14-years-old when she survived an acid attack from a stalker. During her college days, she was sexually assaulted by a family friend. However, these harrowing incidents made her step into social service and work for the welfare of vulnerable children, especially girls.
Riya was married to a young army officer soon after she finished college. However, she received the terrible news of his death just a year and a half later. Undeterred, Riya promised herself and her husband, that she would fit in his shoes.
Shivani Agarwalla is an international kettlebell athlete, a practising-chartered accountant, a mother and a wife. Her journey with sports began as a mere way of losing weight but turned into a devoted passion.
Kiran Verma started Simply Blood when he saw that his blood was being sold to a poor woman who was going into prostitution to pay the medical bills of her ailing husband. Since then, Kiran took it upon himself to raise awareness about the cause.
Shrenik Shah’s life came crashing down when he was diagnosed with Stage 4A of Larynx Cancer. It completely transformed the voice that he used to raise awareness about the disease and always encouraged people to be happy.
A young and shy Sagar Verma found respite in expressing himself through music and fashion. After being mocked for being too sensitive, he now speaks about masculinity as not limited to having a beard and being physically tough.
