Divya Shankar, 16, was diagnosed with Down Syndrome but she did not let the adversities get the best of her and worked hard to live her dream of becoming a classical dancer.
29-year-old Swaroop Janardhanan lost a limb in a tragic incident last year. He, however, decided to turn the tragedy into opportunity and set up his dancing studio where he teaches the art and inspires others.
The 28-year-old Narasimhan Bhargav is a master of several traits. He was the go-to person for snake rescuing during his MBA days, has done a PhD and represents India at World Championships for Speed-Cubing.
After 30-year-old Swati Garg was done questioning fate for choosing her to fight cancer, she embraced the challenge and fought with it, only to emerge victoriously.
Having lost two of her beloved family members to cancer, Anvita Dixit, a Yoga Practitioner chose to let go of her hair, to show solidarity to the cancer patients, and experience detachment on a personal level.
Sangeetha Alwar is a self-taught artist; an illustrator by night and a professor of English by day. She works with diverse materials, both traditional and digital to speak about politics, gender, identity and sexuality.
Ameya Phadnis battled an inferiority complex during his childhood. Being unaware of the types of sexual orientation added to his miseries. However, with time, he learned about his real self, and support from his community members helped him to embrace his real identity of being gay.
Teena Abishek works as a prenatal and lactation consultant. Through her work, she wants to break the taboos associated with childbirth and educate the next generation of mothers with the latest development in this field.
The 30-year-old classical dancer reinforced the notion that dance was art and it doesn’t define a person’s masculinity or feminity. Prem Sahoo was made fun of in his school days for taking part in dancing. Now, he is a professional dancer and a Guru.
Paromita Gupta, 30, was diagnosed with Alopecia Areata when she was 10-years-old. Over the years, she learned to accept the way she was and started celebrating her real self. Today, she owns the disorder like a boss and is educating and motivating others to ‘look beyond looks’.
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