Addala Lajwanti Naidu, a native of Andhra Pradesh, earned her PhD degree at the age of 54, when most people plan for retirement. Besides a PhD degree in Travel and Tourism, she is associated with the aviation and travel industry for more than 20 years.
Damamkar Nishita braced up to face every challenge head-on after her father passed away. She now fulfils the responsibility of being the eldest and caters to the needs of a family of seven.
23-year-old Naman Kadian, after facing several setbacks in her career, decided to choose physical fitness. After hustling for a while, she completed her certification as a personal trainer and says that more women should take up non-traditional roles and actively invest in their fitness.
Afreen Banu is the first doctor from her hometown Belur in Tamil Nadu. Today, she is serving in one of India’s best multinational hospital chain-Apollo Hospitals in Chennai.
Purnima Agarwal lost her son, Mayank, to COVID-19 during the devastating second wave. She visited his favorite hangout spot and noticed an unusual sight —a female bartender effortlessly tending to the customers. Purnima’s curiosity motivated her to approach the bartender, Saraswati, who shared her story of shattering the gender norms and taking up a non-traditional role.
Shobha Katuru became the first woman in her village to bag an IT Job as a Data Engineer. Her determination to decide the course of her life was stronger than all hurdles that came her way.
Emelda Gomez, a graphic designer, faced massive salary cuts after the first wave of COVID struck the world. She started exploring for alternative sources of income when she stumbled upon home-baking. Now, she manages both her job and her home-baking business.
In 2017, Midhun registered as a potential blood stem cell donor. Cut to May 2020 and he received a call about being a match for a blood cancer patient. Just before he was slated to travel to Bengaluru for the procedure, he came down with COVID but refused to be bogged down by it. After making a full recovery, he finally made the journey from Kerala for the procedure.
M Jayant Kandoi, a 23-year-old boy from Ajmer, is the only person in India who has defeated cancer six times. Jayant is pursuing MBA and has written three books, launched two start-ups. He runs his NGO where cancer patients are given all possible help,
Mehreen Noor Rather, a 25-year-old, hailing from the capital city of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, has been doing calligraphy since the last one year. Her childhood passion for calligraphy has translated her passion for art and calligraphy into a commercial venture.
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