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’.
Vicky Roy ran away from his home at the age of 11, worked as a rag picker and dishwasher at the New Delhi Railway Station. Today, he is an acclaimed photographer with several awards in his kitty.
Subhathra Rajaraman lost her husband in a fatal road accident when her daughter was just one. She fought immense societal pressure to not take up a job and get remarried but she knew where a brighter future awaited her.
Manisha Krishnasamy, a 24-year-old woman, was born to a lower-middle-class family in Erode city of Tamil Nadu. Through her NGO Jeevitham Foundation, she identifies street-dwellers and helps in their rehabilitation.
Safeena (name changed) began suffering from depression after a heartbreak. Things got so dire that even performing basic activities like eating, bathing felt like a task. But thanks to therapy, she is on the road to recovery.
The 62-year old Komala Devi began her venture when most people retire from theirs. She exemplifies the saying that, “Everyday is a new day, and its never too late to begin”.
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