Akshay Singh Chauhan was born with a deformed body and the doctors told at the time of his birth that he won’t be able to survive long. Although, he recovered over time and now works as an artist, writer and mental health activist.
Mohit Agarwal and Aditee Zanpure started teaching kids in a government school in Bengaluru. Overcoming initial struggles that they faced, they gradually learnt how to teach kids effectively. Now, they’re gearing up for online classes as the schools are shut due to the pandemic.
Ruthik Thorat is working as a student researcher with Mumbai-based HiMedia Laboratories on a novel drug that gives a pleiotropic effect for sickle cell anaemia.
Tanya Maheshwari suffered from Alopecia since she was 16. She faced social anxiety went into depression, but with time, she learnt to accept herself.
Every 5 minutes someone in India is diagnosed with blood cancer and other blood disorders.
Eighteen-year-old Sadiya Shaikh was born in Deora, a small village of Darbhanga district in Bihar but her family decided to migrate to the city for a better education that would ensure them a better life. During lockdown, she returned to her native state to start a community library.
Samriddha Dutta, while recounting her experience of being online shamed, trolled and objectified, highlights that one is capable of inflicting actual damage through virtual verbal abuse.
Parth Upadhyaya always obsessed climbing the summit Mount Everest in his prime years. After waiting for nine years, he finally went on for expedition along with other climbers. Although his expedition was not an easy one and he was rescued by a Sherpa in a blackout moment.
Shreya Gautam witnessed her grandmother suffering from cancer when she was a child. Back then, she could not do anything for her, but she decided that one day she would shave her hair to spread awareness on cancer survivors. Even though everyone was appalled as she went bald, she felt liberated and now doesn’t want to follow the societal notions of beauty.
Rutuja Jayakar had acne scars since her school days. This topic has the conversation starter for her wherever she went- be it her college or office, As it affected her confidence levels, she decided that she would ignore whatever advice that she received from strangers. She finds ignorance to be the solution to the society’s remarks about her face.
