After beginning her career designing restaurants and water parks, National Institute of Design graduate Kiran Bir Sethi transitioned into education reform to build learning environments rooted in curiosity, empathy, and confidence.
By empowering parents and equipping educators, Binayak founded ThinkZone to tackle foundational learning gaps across Odisha’s public school system through community-driven partnerships and accessible technology.
From encouraging school attendance in rural Maharashtra to leading ESG partnerships at Krushi Vikas, Satyam Palaspagar’s journey reflects decades of grassroots leadership, inclusion, and sustainable development.
Megha CSR journey traces her transition from journalism to social impact, including programmes supporting 17,000+ children across 19 states and her current work at Jaguar.
Harpreet Ghai is encouraging to combine research, evidence and impact measurement to create more effective and accountable social change.
After leaving a conventional engineering career, Nishant Lodha has spent 16 years supporting education organisations use evidence, research and data to improve learning outcomes for children across India.
After a two-decade career in aviation, ElsaMarie D’Silva co-founded Safecity to bridge the data gap surrounding sexual harassment and empower communities to reclaim public spaces.
After leaving behind an overseas MBA opportunity, Saketh Kothamasu built Yuvatha Society into a youth-led nonprofit that empowers young people to drive lasting change through leadership, innovation, and community action.
Growing up feeling excluded shaped Padma Kumari’s journey into a social development professional committed to gender equality, workplace safety, and inclusive communities through the Padma Shakti Foundation.
Mainak Roy co-founded the Simple Education Foundation to transform India’s public education system by dismantling systemic barriers and placing the teacher at the absolute center of classroom innovation.
