“The best ideas come from people like us, people of our age,” says Garvita, “We have fresh, growing and innovating minds."

Disha’s team equips women of all ages with the mindset and skillset to achieve financial independence, challenging the gendered nature of savings and investing.

Radhika, 19, is using creative interventions to spread awareness about organ donations through her initiative, The Second Chance Project.

Tackling both unemployment and waste, Silaigram transforms upcycled cloth into sustainable products while employing young women throughout rural India.

Chandani challenged the status quo in her community to transform the relationship between people and animals.

Recognizing the opportunity to reuse waste, Akash launched Energinee Innovations to redirect pollution into upcycled products.

Inspired by her sister’s struggle with mental health, Apoorvi is on a mission to normalize student wellbeing in government schools across India.

With his changemaking power, Naisargik is determined to counteract environmental pollution and curb the risk of cancer with agricultural innovation and community outreach.

RutuChakra challenges cultural taboos around women’s menstruation by providing education, resources, and facilities for women to practice safe menstrual hygiene.

By developing assistive technology for differently-abled populations, Anugreh is embarking on a lifelong journey as a changemaker.

Anshul Tewari was dismayed that cultural taboos are producing “a culture of silence that is pushing an entire generation away from changemaking.”

Kaajal is on a mission to rectify gaps in mental health services and battle the stigma against OCD.

A social entrepreneur known for building huge, global coalitions, Jeroo first started in Mumbai, working with street children.

Labib's organisation InclusionX gives disabled and able-bodies people opportunities to meet. Read more about it.

Ajay and his peers harness the power of technology and their own creativity to revolutionize farming in India.

Sudeepto has spent his teenage years creating audio books for blind children. Read more about how Sudeepto is spreading change.

It is not everyday you hear about young children questioning the status quo, revolutionizing the automobile industry, or filing for patents at age 13. But they’re out there, and this is the story of one. Today, Param Jaggi is a 23-year-old entrepreneur and social activist. He is the founder of Hatch...

Azmayeen has been using technology to give people information since the 5th Grade. Read the story of Azmayeen, an Ashoka Youth Venturer.

Sadat is a serial entrepreneur. He uses film, technology and coffee to deliverer social change in his community. Read more.

Mithela's organisation Power to Bloom provides a forum for teenagers to talk about what they are feeling. Read more.

Through starting youth clubs in her community Moni Begum has stopped over 200 child marriages. Read more to find out about Ashoka's Youth Venture program and how to apply.

Ashwini (16) and Priya (17) were passionate about singing and acting, but they, like other young people they knew, had few spaces to perform. Together they founded Jazba, a local, youth-run “India’s Got Talent” to give young people a space to perform where all proceeds go to a hand-picked local...

After Meghla was almost married at the age of 13 she has set out to make sure that no other child has to be married. Read on for the story of Meghla.

Isana Nambiar has always been a great fan of female entrepreneurs, following the stories of many. Her favourite TED talk, “Programming your Mind for Success” by Carrie Green, has been big inspiration for her. With someone as passionate about entrepreneurship as she is, it is no surprise that at age...

Computer programming is a skill that changes our lives everyday. Shawon wants to make sure it is skill accessible to Bangla speakers. Read his story here.