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Siddharth Singh, CEO and founder of Crosstrain Fight Club, gave up a high paying job in the UK, went bankrupt and came out on the other side to train India's best mixed martial arts fighters.

West Champaran District Magistrate Kundan Kumar, a 2012-batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, launched a unique 'Startup Zone' for returning migrant workers. Mapping their skills, arranging for bank loans and other support systems promoted entrepreneurship and created jobs too.

Jitendra Aatodiya from Madhya Pradesh started making an organic fertiliser which he sells at as low as Rs 6/kg.

Meet Monika, a woman who turned obstacles into opportunities with her indomitable spirit. This is how her experiences motivated her to fight harder and be stronger.

A resident of Thumbur village in Thrissur district of Kerala, Tom Kiron Davis quit his job in Dubai to change the perception towards farming. He now helps several farmers earn in lakhs annually.

A retired eye surgeon in Kolkata, Dr Kali Prasad Saha is nurturing more than 250 plants in his terrace garden. These include grapes, guavas and sweet limes too.

Dr. Indraneel Mittra, a surgeon with the Tata Memorial Hospital, led a groundbreaking 20-year research into the early detection of breast and cervical cancer in the 1990s.

An Engineered Dream, a National Award-winning documentary by Hemant Gaba, describes in detail the loneliness and claustrophobia students face while preparing for JEE in Kota, Rajasthan, the coaching institute capital of India.

These are just a few examples of the kind of impact NASSCOM’s BigTech program has driven in association with several donor companies.

Mumbai-based Rukmini Banerji started The Growing Giraffe in 2018 to make healthy, nutritious snacks for children but adults don't shy away from their cookies and health bars either.