Shreeya Upadhyay was body shamed in her school days. This made her extremely insecure about her looks and she didn’t feel confident about herself. Finally, she started accepting herself just the way she looks and works on her personal development without noticing what her peers say.
Nidhi S Jankal’s family was always made her feel like an outcast due to her dusky colour. She moved to Australia after her marriage and was tormented by her husband. Once she came back to India, she decided that there is no looking back for her. She built a successful career as a fitness trainer in Bengaluru and is now planning to work on her new venture.
Dhwani Chugh suffered from vitiligo, a skin condition that causes patched complexion. She was always at the receiving end of taunts and comments by her peers. Although, she started to accept herself just the way she is and doesn’t wish to comply with society’s ‘terms and conditions’ of appearances.
Anushka was bullied in her school days. She suffered from mental health issues due to her troubled experiences. But she was determined to fight back. She was awarded the Young Researcher Scholarship and authored two books, one of which got published in nine languages.
Diksha Chhabra, 33, is a fitness entrepreneur, fitness influencer, a model and Mrs.India Earth 2017.
Shiwani Agarwal firstly suffered from sexual abuse when she was 10-year-old. When it happened for the second time, she was completely shattered. She took a pledge to not let any kid suffer the way she did this led her to start ‘Break the Silence’ movement to educate kids on sexual education.
Aqsa Mustaque came across many women who couldn’t afford sanitary pads during the pandemic. With the money collected from fundraising, she distributed 6000 packs of sanitary napkins which reached around 4000 women in 15-20 slums around Kolkata area.
In the slums of Kusumpur Pahadi, South Delhi there lives an 18-year-old girl, Mansi. With sheer determination and support from Asha Community Health and Development Society, Mansi is going to be the first in her family to attend college.
In less than seven minutes of dialing 100, we had two police officers and an ambulance waiting to take us to the hospital.
Avani Prasad was suffereing from acute depression and her dream of becoming an IAS took a backseat. Although, she didn’t want anyone to undergo the same traumatic experience. She started an organization named Spandan to make mental health services more affordable to people.
