
People of Purpose: How Bharathy Tahiliani and Kshamata Help Survivors Move From Rescue to Reintegration
Kshamata founder Bharathy Tahiliani helps survivors of trafficking rebuild dignity, independence, and pathways towards social reintegration.

Kshamata founder Bharathy Tahiliani helps survivors of trafficking rebuild dignity, independence, and pathways towards social reintegration.

After seeing school access fail to translate into opportunity, Prerna Kaushik built an education ecosystem supporting around 500 children.

Shishir Joshi built Project Mumbai into an award-winning non-profit that bridges citizens, corporates, and local governance to transform urban kindness into scalable civic action.

Ramesh Saran and URMUL Trust are helping remote desert communities build livelihoods, return girls to education and create sustainable opportunities.

From Ranchi to Delhi, Raashi Anand founded Lakshyam, creating sustainable pathways for vulnerable communities while impacting over one million lives.

A 2004 rescue of 29 trafficked girls inspired Bhuwan Ribhu’s decades-long fight to change laws, prevent exploitation and end child marriage.

Shweta Chari’s Opentree Foundation is bringing play-based learning into Maharashtra’s schools while advocating for every child’s Right to Play.

Santanu Mishra co-founded Smile Foundation, combining corporate management principles with grassroots leadership to reach over 2.5 million children and families across 27 Indian states.

From mangrove restoration to free education and women’s empowerment, Swapan Suin is building community resilience in the Sundarbans.

Dr Dipti Gandhi’s Muskan Foundation brings education, therapy and parent support under one roof for children with multiple disabilities.