Mekin Maheshwari named Senior Ashoka Fellow for Udhyam Learning Foundation's work towards making India entrepreneurial

Mekin Maheshwari, Founder and CEO of Udhyam Learning Foundation, has been elected as a Senior Ashoka Fellow, joining a global community of leading changemakers recognised for their exceptional contributions to social innovation and systemic transformation.

This recognition by Ashoka, the world’s largest network of social entrepreneurs (founded by Bill Drayton in 1980 and headquartered in Washington, D.C.), affirms Mekin’s visionary leadership and pioneering work through Udhyam Learning Foundation in building entrepreneurial mindsets and 21st-century skills among underserved youth and micro-entrepreneurs across India.

Established in 2017, Udhyam runs two core programs - Shiksha and Vyapaar, partnering with governments, institutions, and ecosystem partners to drive large-scale, replicable, systemic change...