My Story

My Story

Real-life, first-person accounts that remind us every human has a story to tell, experiences to share, and actions to inspire.

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.
Ashrita was diagnosed with Down Syndrome when she was born. Although she and her family did not loose hope. Her interest in modelling continued despite all challenges and she walked the ramp finally. She joined a café later and now works
Despite suffering from 70% locomotive disability, Ajay Gupta built a chain of educational institutions, a diagnostic centre, and an NGO to create an inclusive space he was denied for most of his life. 
Ananya Paul Dodmani is a Tribal Rights Activist and Educator who is inspired to work for the indigenous community of Northeastern India. She was awarded the Karamveer Chakra in 2019 for her efforts to bring change to the tribal communities.
Prachi Thakur, 25, from the small town of Supaul in Bihar, was ashamed of her father as a kid as he fixed stoves. Over time, she realised how much he defended her from society.
Ujjwal Gupta, 21, from the small town of UP, has always been a topper during his school times. As a topper, he was inclined towards engineering and wanted to make it into IIT. For the same, he moved to Kota and started preparing.
Devji Buchiya, 42, comes from a small village in the Kutch district of Gujarat and studied in a multi-disability organisation of Christian Missionaries. Despite being 80 per cent disabled, he aims to stay independent and fulfil the purpose of his life.
Masidur Rahaman came from a small town in West Bengal and is 22 now. He recalls how difficult it was to survive with his religious identity. He was always asked to prove his love for the country, making him feel like he belonged to an ‘other’ entity.
Rohit Khanna is a resident of Hyderabad, Telangana. At age 11, he fought a fierce battle with Cancer and defeated Osteosarcoma (a type of bone cancer). After which, he pledged to raise awareness and burst the myth around the disease that 'it can't be cured.'
The Kolkata-based 23-year-old podcaster, Jivraj Singh Sachar, started his career in 2020. Throughout his journey, he never missed a Sunday and executed over 100 podcasts under the title of 'Indian Silicon Valley.'
Santosh's mother has always been a guardian angel to her family and has made immense sacrifices since her teenage years. She worked in a biscuit factory for a mere ₹75, left her education and even skipped her meals to give a better life to them.
Neha Agarwal is a project manager. She is visually challenged and has Vitiligo. However, she curved her weaknesses into strengths, and along with her regular job, she is one of the strong supporters of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Sangeetha Param (28) has always dealt with insecurity, low self-esteem, and worthlessness as she never felt good enough. After many psychotropic analyses, she was diagnosed with Bipolar Type 2, making her teenage years the most challenging phase of her life.
Srishti Kucheria is a 17-year-old artist who upcycles regular everyday items like clothes, shoes and stationaries with different art forms and customisations. In 2018, she started 'Caught in Colours' as a platform to share her artwork with the world. She has sold her painted, customised canvas shoes to Singapore and America, besides India.
Dipika Chandra was born and brought up in Delhi to humble parents. Despite financial issues, her parents spent little savings to ensure that she got a good education. Being a single girl child and losing both her parents never deterred her from pursuing her dreams of becoming a scientist.
Founder of a web development company, Aamir Qutub, comes from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he nurtured his dream of studying abroad and owning a business someday. A decade ago, he enrolled himself in an MBA course at Australia’s Deakin University and worked as an airport cleaner side by side.
Sanjyot Keer is a 29-year-old entrepreneur, chef and digital content creator. Six years back, he found YFL and built a state-of-the-art culinary space to produce breath-taking recipe videos. He started to take Indian food to the global gourmet diaspora, while making it simple, exciting and accessible to the foodies.