64-year-old Anil Bhalotia was a teenager when he lost his father. He had to let go of his dream to be an Air Force Pilot, and as a sole breadwinner in family of five, had to overcome the curve balls life threw at him .
Nikita Raje was sexually abused when she was a child. It made her depressed and she has to seek therapy and medication to recover. After undergoing such traumatic experiences, she now spreads awareness about the prevention of child sexual abuse.
27-year-old Chandan Nayal, from Nai village in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district, decided to quit his job, at a very young age, to follow his passion— to protect the green cover in his state and educate people about conserving nature.
Sirish Govardhan, a resident of Bengaluru and a cycling enthusiast was advised not to take up cycling due to his past injuries. However, he overcame physical challenges to cover 1,800 kilometres in 15 days and raised funds to help underprivileged children and rural women.
Niket Sharma started preparing for civil services exams during his third year in college. However, he was not supported by his parents for his career choice and was soon diagnosed with depression. He was jobless after the pandemic struck which made him feel directionless in life. Then, he decided to purchase a domain and start a digital marketing blog on it. It helped him to establish his freelancing career and now he wants to work passionately in this field.
Hasitha Illa was diagnosed with ‘Friedreich’s Ataxia’, a progressive neurological disease when she was just 10-year-old. However, when she moved to India from the US, she realised that her life is not just limited to her disability. She writes a blog to erase the stigma associated with disabled people and also runs her YouTube channel.
With Project Tulasi, Chandni Patel Ravani aims to move a step backwards and embark on healthcare solutions for pregnant underprivileged women not just to avoid death and morbidity but to improve the overall wellbeing of these women and make period or pregnancy a safe and pleasant experience for the rural women.
Pankaj Kumar wears an oxygen mask and carries a jar with a plant, it’s symbolic, he wants to ask people we inherited clean air from our ancestors, but are we going to pass on the same to the next generation?
Tharun Sai Erukulla met with an accident and underwent severe depression. Seeking inspiration from the difficulties he faced in reaching out for help, Tharun decided to develop a platform, findhope.in, through which the youth could avail mental health services free of cost, without any hesitance.
From struggling to make ends meet to being featured in the country’s top ten tattoo artists, Lokesh Verma has lived his ‘rags to riches’ journey and turned his passion towards the art of tattoo making to a globally recognised profession.
