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.
Ekta Kapoor is an internationally certified personal trainer, boxing coach, kettlebell teacher, national champion in powerlifting and co-founder of Mountstrong Personal fitness studio in Dehradun.
Varnita Paliwal experienced panic attacks during her teenage years. However, her situation got much better after she sought help for anxiety. Having been through anxiety and depression, she blogs about mental Health. She is working towards dismantling any misconceptions associated with this topic and aims to spread valuable information about the same.
Anoushka Tandon was diagnosed with down syndrome at the time of her birth. In a difficult journey for her and her parents, Shruti underwent treatment in India and abroad. She attended a school for children with special needs and learnt a number of important life skills. She aims to operate a café someday and continues to face every challenge that comes in her way.
When Shagun Gupta was diagnosed with depression, she was told by others that she was just overthinking. However, when she consulted a psychiatrist and took medicines, her condition improved. She wants to spread the importance of mental health in society.
Rohit Gupta suffered a brain injury when he was 20-year-old. At that time, he was intoxicated after returning from a party in Goa. He was in a coma for six months and it took him seven years to recover and get back to life. He wrote a book around the same theme and wants to inspire others to get over their personal struggles with courage.
When Palak Khurana got divorced, she faced criticism from her family members and near one’s. However, she strongly feels that one should not be let anyone else’s opinion towards taking the right decision for one’s life. She works as a Radio Jockey in Mumbai and leads her life on her own terms.
Meenakshi Shekharan suffered from epilepsy in her teenage years. It restricted her from doing a lot of things such as attending her college. However, when she consulted a neurosurgeon, her health got in a better state and she started leading a normal life.
Jigna Patel always dreamt of finding a suitable life partner and wanted to live a happily married life. However, when she got divorced, she realized she had to face negative reaction by others. Now, she works hard to grow professionally and firmly believes that staying happy and taking care of one’s mental health is more important than living up to the expectations of society.
Pushpak Sen took to Facebook to narrate the incident that happened with his 54-year-old mother who was slut-shamed and was bombarded with unpleasant name-calling for wearing red lipstick at a family function.
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