Young Achievers

When Sonu Raj met an injured stray puppy on the highway, he didn’t know she would change his life forever. Today, he and Charlie have cycled across 15 states — proving that love, grit, and compassion can take you anywhere.

Rohit Kumar, a 19-year-old from Jamshedpur, transformed his life from selling phone covers on the streets to clearing the NEET UG examination. Despite financial and personal hardships, his dedication has brought him closer to becoming the first doctor in his family and village.

Cycling from sea level in West Bengal to the Everest Base Camp in Nepal, Jyotishko Biswas' journey is a story of grit, endurance, and unbreakable dreams.

Two college students, Snehadeep Kumar and Mohit Kumar Nayak, are building India’s first gamma-ray detecting CubeSat via their space startup Nebula Space Organisation, using affordable local materials and groundbreaking innovation.

What began as a wildlife encounter became a story of courage, queerness, and healing — told through the lens of a 23-year-old filmmaker.

Born with Down Syndrome, 19-year-old Anu once struggled with writing, maths, and confidence. With her mother’s steady support, she slowly built a thriving lip balm business from home. This is her story.

A girl who studied through audiobooks after an acid attack left her blind. A teen who lip-read every class to crack JEE Mains. A boy with quadriparesis who wrote all his Class 10 exams by hand. These five CBSE students cleared not just their board exams, but challenges no classroom prepares you for.

Aayan Chopra, a 17-year-old student from Gurugram, is trying to help rural India move away from diesel. Through his initiative Project Surya Chakra, he’s replacing noisy, polluting chakki motors with clean solar power, saving workers money, reducing emissions, and restoring peace in their homes.

From a plastic-covered tent in Kashmir’s Pulwama, 17-year-old Shabnam Sadiq studied without electricity or coaching and scored 92% in her Class 12 exams — with only her parents' quiet support and her own unshakable will.

When Samaira Hullur’s mother was captivated by the respect of uniformed pilots, she planted a seed of ambition in her daughter. That spark led Samaira to chase the skies, and at just 18, she became India’s youngest pilot to hold a commercial license.