Mission Shakti 5 was more than a bike rally. With 18,000 women police officers riding across Uttar Pradesh, it became a symbol of safety, respect, and empowerment. The event turned streets into stages of change, blending visibility with real action for women’s rights.
Sudha Murty’s journey from a small town in Karnataka to becoming one of India’s most beloved writers and philanthropists is a story of courage and kindness. As an engineer, author, and chairperson of Infosys Foundation, she has touched countless lives through her books and social work.
Archika Dogra who recently won 2024 Spirit of Princeton Award established Innoverge in 2017, a global youth network to merge young minds all over the world with STEMx education. She is an inspiring mind who founded this non-profit organization solely focusing on social good and to address the educational inequity.
Baiju PrafulKumar Bhatt, an Indian-American entrepreneur has become the only Indian-origin founder to feature in the youngest category. He was born to Gujarati immigrant parents and spent his early years in Alabama before moving to Virginia. When they were burdened with financial issues due to his father being diagnosed of kidney failure while pursuing a PhD, he still powered through
From a village kitchen in Rajasthan to establishing a clean-label food brand, Kaushalya Chaudhary’s story with Sidhi Marwadi is one of hope. From a ₹7,500 phone and YouTube videos, it’s now a rapidly scaling startup with 20+ stores and a women-focused franchise model. It is one of food purity, faith in heritage, and empowering rural women.
Afroz Shah, a lawyer from Mumbai, began cleaning Versova beach in 2015. Starting with one neighbor, he built the world’s largest beach cleanup, removing thousands of tons of plastic and inspiring global movements. His work restored wildlife, brought turtles back, and showed how one person can spark change.
CoFounder Circle is an innovative AI-led startup accelerator founded by Darpan Sanghvi, founder of Good Glamm. The startup is leading a 50% equity of its community and will aim to bring the co-founders, mentors, investors and AI-tools together. It is framed as a comeback story, and a way forward, a company that exemplifies how technology and inclusivity will help achieve sustainable startup development.
Jadav Payeng is an environmental hero from Assam. At age 16, he saw snakes die on a bare sandbar and started planting bamboo. Decades later, his efforts created Molai Forest, a 550-hectare forest with tigers, elephants, deer, and many trees—all from one man’s vision and care.
My Tirth India began with the dream of fusing spirituality and technology by providing online puja services, pilgrim bookers, and even spiritual showrooms. With the support of Subrata Roy, it launched rapidly but made enormous losses. With his death in 2023, the startup was hit with a life-threatening funding crisis, and after some time, it had to shut down in August 2024. A dream that dominated the spiritual-tech landscape came to a peaceful end.
Shashvat Nakrani, born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat was an IIT Delhi drop-out who co-founded BharatPe that completely transformed India’s payment systems. The idea helped merchants accept payments from multiple apps with 1 QR code. This idea boosted small businesses and made BharatPe a key player in digital payments. The partnership between Nakrani and Bhavik Koladiya transformed their company into a leading
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