Ashoka Fellow

At 13, she happened to read the autobiography of Helen Keller and that was when she realised that the power to transform her life was not with anyone else, but rested completely with her.

With his initiative impacting 1,100+ children across 15+ schools in India and Sri Lanka, Rahul Adhikari is the kind of real-life hero India needs today! #Respect #Education

"If women have the power to choose, they can nip unsafe migration in the bud and consequently human trafficking," says Hasina Kharbhih, founder of Impulse NGO Network.

Poor quality of education as well as antiquated methods of teaching drove Lewitt Somarajan to bring about change in education through his venture, LIFE Labs.

The knowledge regarding organ donation is extremely scarce in India. The need for it, conversely, is high. There is one woman who is trying to spread this concern and has built a system of organ donation, which spreads information, conducts counselling sessions, trains coordinators and more.