Sophie Morgan is a British TV host, producer, travel writer, speaker, artist, and disability advocate, known for her bold perspective and commitment to inclusion. A wheelchair user since 18, she has broken barriers in travel, adventure, and media representation, redefining possibilities. Recognized as one of the UK’s most influential disabled people, Sophie’s impact extends beyond… Continue reading Sophie Morgan
Deepti Naval is an artiste in the true sense of the word. Deepti is an acclaimed Indian actress who migrated to the US for university. She debuted in the Hindi movie, ‘Ek Baar Phir’ (1979), and has acted in over 60 films, including ‘Mirch Masala’, ‘Main Zinda Hoon’, and more recently, ‘Leela’. She wrote and… Continue reading Deepti Naval
Gayatri Ganjawalla is a classically trained vocalist both in Carnatic and Hindustani styles and is currently training under the tutelage of Pt. Shri Babanrao Haldankar. She was the first Indian woman to play the leading role in the London West End musical The Far Pavilions where her acting and singing abilities received critical acclaim. Gayatri… Continue reading Gayatri Ganjawalla
Making the adage, ‘necessity is the mother of all inventions’, ring true is C Mallesham, who, moved by his mother’s suffering, innovated an automatic loom, that is also reviving the dying tradition of the Pochampally silk sari weaving. Laxmi Mallesham is now perhaps the happiest mother in Sharjipet, a village of handloom weavers in Andhra… Continue reading C Mallesham
British writer and director Shamim Sarif is an award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and feature film director. She has published three novels and one non-fiction book and has written and directed three feature films and a documentary. Shamim recently completed Despite the Falling Snow, which had its market premiere at Cannes in May 2015. The movie stars… Continue reading Shamim Sarif
Rick Smolan is a former TIME, LIFE and National Geographic photographer best known as the co-creator of the “Day in the Life” book series. He is currently CEO of Against All Odds Productions, a cross-media organization which utilizes the skills of hundreds of the world’s leading photographers, writers, filmmakers, designers and programmers to merge creative… Continue reading Rick Smolan
Alexander is a renowned technologist, artist, journalist and author. As an artist and technologist, he has participated in developing scientific visualization software to enable him to “paint” the anatomy using volume data. Alexander taught himself mathematics and physics and developed his own lenses, including one for a microscope that was used to photograph the first… Continue reading Alexander Tsiaras
Raghu Dixit is a unique and popular composer, song-writer & singer from India. His music is a seamless amalgamation of ethnic music and styles from across the world. His lyrics, though intense, are simple and speak about every common man�s emotions and experiences. Inserting Indian ethnic folk, Sufi and classical music phrases cleverly into his… Continue reading Raghu Dixit
The alarm bells first rang back in 1984 for Marc when he read a newspaper article predicting the spread of HIV through re-using medical syringes. Appalled at the prospect of such an avoidable catastrophe, Marc decided to do something about it. Some 26 years later his solution the K1, an Auto Disable (AD) syringe, not… Continue reading Marc Koska
With a wide range of passions including music, poetry, and art, Adrianna Svitak studies piano and violin as well as singing. Her musical interests range from Michael Jackson to Mozart, Beethoven to Beyonce. Nine years of practice have led to awards from events, including the Seattle Young Artists� Festival, the Performing Arts Festival of the… Continue reading Adrianna Svitak
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