Founded by N S Hema, who lost her legs and one arm to polio, the Association of People with Disability is an NGO that provides horticulture training to people with disabilities to help them become skilled landscapers and gardeners.
As the name suggests, Sai Abhinay Chepuri's venture, Make it Memorable, is doing exactly that. He has helped over 80 photographers and videographers, among others, find employment with salaries extending up to Rs 5.5 lakh per annum.
"In my eyes, the world was functioning fine without me and no one cared about my pedigree or past credentials," says Shrikant Singh, a 2009 IIT-Kharagpur grad, who struggled to get a job because of the global recession despite performing exceptionally well in academics.