Achiever  

Dr Vatsana Kansana is a resident of Rajasthan. She was the runner-up in Mrs Elite beauty pageant held in Delhi in 2003. In 2005, Dr Vatsana moved to Jaipur to pursue MD. She won the Mrs Rajasthan title in 2018.

Ghazal Alagh, the Co-Founder of Mamaearth, established a company with a desire to make chemical-free products available in the market. She co-founded the company with her husband in the year 2016, with an initial investment of Rs 25 lakh. The company began with just 5 products and has since expanded to over 500 products.

Sonbhadra’s Rambabu has an exceptional tale of victory to share. Despite coming from a humble background, he trained himself as a professional runner and secured the bronze medal alongside Manju Rani in the mixed team event of the 35 km walk at the 2023 Asian Games. Previously, he held the record of completing 35 km walk in just 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 36 seconds.

Anirudh Devgan is a computer scientist and an alumnus of IIT Delhi. He is the CEO of Cadence Design Systems, a software company with a market capitalization exceeding $62.14 billion as of August 2023. According to salary.com, Anirudh Devgan’s annual salary was approximately Rs 2,200 crore in the year 2022.

Savita Pradhan was born in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh. She was the first girl from her village to complete class 10 studies. Savita was married off at the young age of 16. At 21, she moved out of her husband’s house with her sons and started a new life. She cleared the MPPSC exams in her first attempt and became a PCS officer.

Jagdish Chand Chaudhry, the founder of Aakash Institute, climbed up the ladder of success with his belief in numerology. His early years were spent in poverty and today he is considered one of the most powerful ed-tech giants in India.

Karnataka’s Nandini KR studied civil engineering for her higher education and then went on to pursue UPSC exams to become an IAS officer. She faced multiple setbacks in her first few attempts, but she persevered and emerged victorious in her fourth attempt at UPSC 2016 by becoming an All-India topper.

Oshin Sharma hails from Kangra district and was raised in Shimla. She received acting offers in films, but she declined them due to her family’s disapproval. Oshin Sharma is the brand ambassador of Ladli Foundation. Since 2019, she has been serving as a Himachal Administrative Service officer.

NR Narayana Murthy is the co-founder of Infosys. In ‘The Record,’ a podcast by 3one4 Capital, Narayana Murthy shared his insights on various subjects during a conversation with the former CFO of Infosys, Mohandas Pai. As stated by him, India’s work productivity ranks as the poorest globally. He encourages youth to express their willingness to work for 70 hours a week.

Dr Shishir Kumar Pandey completed his education from government schools and local universities, and today he serves as the Vice Chancellor of Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Divyang State University, Chitrakoot. For a brief period, he was also a representative of the Indian embassy in Russia and gave lectures at various Russian universities and inaugurated events related to Indian cultures.

Uttar Pradesh’s Rajkumar Mishra made paddy threshing machines in efforts to make his family’s financial condition better. He was awarded with a sum of Rs 1 lakh for making these machines, by the Grass Root Startup category at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University.

The founder of Zoho Corporation, Sridhar Vembu, had humble beginnings, and yet, with sheer hardwork, he managed to establish a business empire. According to Forbes, Sridhar Vembu’s net worth is around Rs 39,000 crore.

At an age, when Bihar’s Hariom Narayan should be having fun with his friends at college, he prefers to devote his entire time to the rescue of snakes. He is only 19 but has rescued more than 4000 snakes so far. He has been bitten by snakes multiple times, but that does not deter his will to carry out his responsibilities. He is famously called as the Snake Man of Bihar.

Amity University is counted among India’s best educational institutions. In 1986, Dr Ashok Chauhan established the Ritnand Balved Education Foundation in memory of his father. He inaugurated the first Amity School in Delhi in 1990. Amity now has campuses in 12 countries including Britain, UAE, Singapore.

Salvatore Aiello and Monica Powers built an AI company using ChatGPT and sold it for US $150,000 that is equivalent to Rs 1.2 crore. Despite having full-time jobs, the two worked together in their off-hours and built an AI company called ‘DimeADozen.’ This tool can be used to test new business ideas and assess the future performance.