Jyothi K Kumar suffers from hearing impairment since her birth. Despite that, she completed her training in fine arts and now works as a freelancer in graphic designing and painting.
A Pune-based family physician, Dr Ganesh Rakh, has been working on eradicating gender bias with his ‘Save Girl Child’ campaign that continues to gain momentum around the world.
Kavya Mukhija, born with a medical condition called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, is a wheelchair user. However, the young woman has braved several physical and psychological challenges to create a happy life for herself where she embraces her disability and has a strong message for the world.
Shakeel, 24, came from a Muslim orthodox family in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district. He was interested in music since childhood and performed in various gatherings and events. Things took a turn when one of his street performances went viral. Celebrities like Hrithik Roshan, Sonu Nigam and Pooja Bhatt shared his video which gained him overnight fame.
Rahul Viswanath, an IT expert, was born with a cleft palate condition. He, like most cleft kids, underwent multiple surgeries and speech therapy sessions. Apart from the physical deformities, he suffered more psychologically, with constant bullying and discrimination in society. Over the years, he learnt the art of public speaking and since then, has been speaking on various public platforms. His target is to talk on larger forums such as TEDx.
Prakhar Kotadia started a plantation drive in 2020 as a way to lift everyone’s spirits during the pandemic. Now, it has evolved into ‘Roopkesarivatika Charitable Foundation’ that ‘turns barren lands into lush green mini forest.’
Suresh Ramdas came out to his parents when he was in his 30s. Despite facing adversities, he has held his head up high and worked towards taking the conversations around LGBTQIA+ forward.
Anuradha Krishnan is a dentistry student in Kerala who came out as transgender when she was 19 years old. Often ridiculed for expressing who she is, she fought through it all bravely to forge her own identity in the world.
Monisha Ajgaonkar had a difficult childhood since she did not share an affable bond with her family members. After, coming out of the closet as a lesbian, she worked her way up to becoming one of the top wedding photographers in the country and an advocate for LGBTQ rights.
Born blind, Vidhya Y was discouraged to take up Maths and Science by telling her to take an ‘easy way out.’ However, her sheer determination and hard work made her graduate at the top of her class at the International Institute of Informational Technology in Bengaluru.
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