Kalyani Potekar has ridden on enough rough terrains to make herself the face of India’s motorbiking club. In her childhood, when her friends were learning to ride a bicycle, she was understanding the mechanics of clutch and gear from her father.
Kapil Bajaj is suffering from Arthrogryposis and dwarfism, which led to many complications in his life, including a weight gain of 68 kilos. However, the Indore-based man overcame all odds and shed 29 kgs in a year without any hard workouts.
Anvita Nair lost her best friend to suicide in 2017. From then on, she began to read extensively on mental health and came across the much-ignored topic of maternal mental health.
Major Prajakta Desai became the first woman officer of the Indian Army to become an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Observer in 2020. She was just eight years old when she dreamt of joining the Indian Army, and she made her dreams come true.
Nupur Chaudhuri (35) is a professional pole dancer from Pune, having practised it for the last four years. She got her big break recently after she appeared on reality show India’s Got Talent where judges showered her with praises and gave immense respect to the dance form.
A VCR playing the iconic Michael Jackson tunes got Jay Anand hooked to music. Battling heteronormative constructs, he is living the dream as an independent musician.
Malleshwar Rao took up a part-time job to be able to buy his college books. He would eat the leftover food at night, but could not ignore the amount of food being thrown in the dustbins when hundreds slept hungry on the streets.
Swapnil Gawande was just 10 years old when his visually-impaired friend lost the battle against dengue. The tragedy pushed him to leave the lucrative opportunities that came his way and start eye donation banks across Maharashtra.
Hailing from a Dalit Christian family, Tabitha Percy was constantly told by her mother to walk on the street with her heads down. Now, she proudly holds her head high and embraces her identity with art.
Anmol Rodriguez became an acid attack victim when she was two months old. Growing up in an orphanage, she steered her way through life to become a head-strong individual and a model.
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