Srikanth Bolla was the first visually challenged student in India permitted to study science beyond grade 10. Since then, he has blazed new trails with Bollant Industries, an organization that employs uneducated and disabled employees to manufacture eco-friendly disposable consumer products and packaging solutions. They also offer adhesives, printing inks, printing products and intermediate products… Continue reading Srikanth Bolla
Anand Varma’s photos tell the story behind the science of everything from primate behavior and hummingbird biomechanics to amphibian disease and forest ecology. He started photographing natural history subjects while studying biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He spent several years assisting other photographers before receiving a National Geographic Young Explorer grant to document… Continue reading Anand Varma
Mainak is the co-founder and Co-CEO of GPS Renewables (Green Power Systems). GPS is one of Asia’s most promising cleantech firms, having received awards from various international and national platforms. He was listed as one of the top Indian innovators under the age of 35 by MIT Technology Review. Fortuna Media recently named him as… Continue reading Mainak Chakraborty
Aparna received her Ph.D in medicine from University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. As a senior research scientist in Molecular Engineering Laboratory in Singapore, she is currently heading a stem cell differentiation project to develop in vitro cellular models for neurological conditions. She is also actively involved in the Stem Cell Society of Singapore and is the… Continue reading Aparna Venkatesh
Named the ‘youngest headmaster in the world’ by BBC in October 2009, at the age of 16. Babar Ali is an Indian student and teacher from Murshidabad, West Bengal. He started a school, Ananada Siksha Niketan – Home of joyful learning, in his backyard when he was just 9-years-old, now with 300 regular students. It… Continue reading Babar Ali
Alarmed by the rising rates of suicides and stress levels in India and the concurrent social stigma attached to seeing a psychologist, Richa Singh co-founded Your D.O.S.T — an emotional support network for people to anonymously discuss their problems with qualified and experienced individuals. Since its launch in December 2014, over 50,000 people have sought… Continue reading Richa Singh
Listed by Forbes as one of Asia’s most influential under 30 year olds, Samyak leads X Billion Labs – an eco system of impact enterprises. Through his unique ability to align different stake holders such as governments, private sector & grassroot organizations – he is building future relevant businesses in areas such as employability, agriculture,… Continue reading Samyak Chakrabarty
Neville Mars is a Dutch architect, urban planner, and researcher renowned for his work in sustainable city design. As the founder of MARS Architects, an award-winning firm with over two decades of expertise, Mars has been at the forefront of integrating data-driven design, green infrastructure, and adaptive architecture into urban planning. His work addresses the… Continue reading Neville Mars
Priyanka Kohli is dedicated to integrating technology, program management, and public health to improve the lives of children experiencing poverty. With over 12 years of experience in building high-performance teams and organizations, Priyanka played a pivotal role in the fast-growing technology company GreyOrange Inc. As a founding team member, she spent over 8 years leading… Continue reading Priyanka Kohli
Stuart is a futurist whose work enables collective foresight and imagination through design. For the past decade he has developed experiential futures (transmedia interactions and immersive situations embodying future scenarios) to support strategy, changemaking, storytelling and education. Stuart is currently the Director of the Situation Lab and Assistant Professor of Strategic Foresight and Innovation in… Continue reading Stuart Candy
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