I have been through thick and thin and dwelt in the slum locality till 2019, when I completed college. To avoid such circumstances in the lives of the children living in poverty, I took the initiative to create Maqaam Foundation.
Being visually impaired, some challenges come up, for instance having my studio meant learning to work with the software needed to make cover songs and operate a laptop.
My eyesight was affected when I was in class 3. I still remember that day I was scared to even address this problem. And as anticipated, I had to deal with several problems while growing up
Born and brought up in Indore, Shweta Ektare is a qualified CA who decided to become an artist over solving figures and numbers. She chose to become an artist to live a satisfying life as it gives her space to express emotions, feelings, and other instincts.
Shatakshi Dwivedi, who comes from Lucknow, has always seen losses since childhood as her grandfather, grandmother, and father passed away in a very short period. Defeating challenges, she came out stronger and achieved her goals.
Akriti Verma comes from a small town in Bihar where her society expected her to become a doctor without asking her choice. Akriti chose to go on an uncertain path of Entrepreneurship, which was difficult in the male-dominated market.
Shipra Jain, a software engineer in Bangalore made her way up to the STEM field and the multinational company Amazon despite having hailed from a small town in Rajasthan which lacked even a proper English-medium school during her times.
Sindhumathi Ramalingam comes from a small town near Chennai, where she was born and raised. Since childhood, she dreamed of pursuing higher education in a foreign country, but her financial situation made it challenging.
Sameer Khan, from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, had a dream to become a performing artist. He is an auto-driver by profession, but his passion for singing took him miles ahead. Recently, he started his band ‘The New Day.’
Heera Nawaz, a 61-year-old single woman, living in Bengaluru, fought a long battle with health problems. She almost lost her life due to several diseases that dominated her health. She now wishes to inspire many through her journey of survival.
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