The Problem

There is a high number of students who drop out of school in Shubham’s community. As a result, these dropout children get disrespected by many people and don’t find their talents identified and developed, particularly musical talents.

The Solution

In order to help the school dropouts lead a better life, Shubham built a platform where they can showcase their talents. This initiative helps dropouts stay motivated and imbibes a sense of confidence in them.

The Venture

The project provides these kids and teenagers with a platform to showcase their musical talents, Shubham is changing the way his community views these school dropouts. This also inspires other children to pursue and develop their talents.

The Problem

Most of the students who sit at the back of the classroom do not recognize their talents and they do not have the confidence to move to the front of the class. As a result, they find their talents and abilities to be not recognized and they often develop an inferiority complex

The Venture

Lakshy ek pahal conducts activities in schools like karate, dancing and quizzes where the students from the back of the classroom can showcase their talents. Some students have also gone to the national level with their karate skills. In dance, Preeti has provided the students with a platform to showcase their dance talents. I also organize a lot of activities in balsabha and showcase the many talents to the rest of the community.

The Problem

The problem Simar is trying to solve is the lack of participation in performing arts. He is also trying to give people a medium to express themselves while letting the larger audience know that they aren’t alone. He also tackles different social problems through his performances.

The Solution

Simar and his team organize spoken word events for at various locations in the country. They have a set of performers and they also have options for the crowd to perform as well. Simar also engages high profile celebrities to address various social causes through poetry to spread awareness.

The Venture

Simar runs Unerase poetry. He and his team organize spoken word- Open Mic events across the country. The poet/performer is given the freedom to choose his/her topic and speak on it for a few minutes. Simar’s Youtube Chanel has over half a million subscribers and all his videos also over a million views. His outreach is vast, with most of his content going viral on social media.

The Changemaker

Simar is currently pursuing his Bachelors from Mumbai and wishes to work on Unerase poetry full time upon graduation. 

The Problem

Every city has several roads and parks named after people who have made important contributions to society. But their contributions are mostly forgotten. There is also no platform to celebrate the contributions of such local heroes. The youth don’t have enough local role models and are missing out on inspiring local stories. Remembering the contributions of many such individuals is important to remind youth that they can play a positive role in shaping society. It is important to do more to keep our heritage intact.

The Solution

They have built City Idols as an initiative, working with youth to research and record the contributions of local heroes, and publicise it.
They want to create an environment for citizens, especially youth, to encourage them to think that they too can make our society better in unique ways. Knowing about different ways in which local role models have improved our society will inspire youth to also take up such efforts.
To grow this, they are reaching out to a number of youngsters to do research and publicise it widely through traditional means and social media.

The Venture

Raghav has built City Idols as an initiative working with youth to research and record the contributions of local heroes and publicize it. To grow this, he is reaching out to several youngsters to do research and publicize their findings through traditional means and social media. To begin with, he is focused on street names in Bangalore. He is now connected to the Madras Local History Group and through social media is trying to spread the idea to other cities in India, and to other parts of the world.

Thus, far, he has engaged 26 students from Kumaran. Because of this, The Better India (news source) has carried a story about idols in Kumaran, which has been shared online more than 500 times. Other universities have shown their support and are encouraging their students to get involved in the research and publicity of this history. Raghav plans to continue reaching out to more students, more schools and more colleges, and get more entries. In three years, he hopes to get BBMP to put up plaques at least on some major roads that have a person & name, with descriptions of his/her contributions. In five years, he hopes this idea will spread to every city and town in India and around the world which has streets named after people. By this time, he wants a system to be in place such that even without him, the idea will sustain.

The Problem

An increasing emphasis on scientific skill sets has led to a decline in creative skill enhancement in India. Pursuing a career in performance or fine arts is seen as a risk, cultivating a negative attitude towards creative talent. Creative nurturing requires healthy competition and performance opportunity. In addition, there is no dearth of societal issues to cater to. These issues cannot be looked at as exclusive to one another but as opportunities to make changes in various fields and demographics in society.

The Solution

They conduct competitions centring around art forms in Bangalore, and provide a platform for youth to cultivate their interest in creative fields. The funds raised via audience donations and registration fees are donated to philanthropic organisations in the name of the winner. Each event raises funds for a different organisation, creating a wholesome impact. In this manner, they integrate the competitive and charitable spirit in youth, by encouraging them to participate and creating awareness among them for the causes we donate to. Through collaboration with other charitable initiatives, they use their events as a means to tend to various social issues.

The Venture

Ashwini and Priya believe that by adopting a two-pronged approach, we can create an impact that is holistic and sustainable. They and the rest of the Jazba team conduct competitions centring around art forms in Bangalore, which provide a platform for youth to cultivate their interest in creative fields. The funds raised by audience donations and registration fees are donated to philanthropic organisations in the name of the winner. Each event raises funds for a different organisation, creating a wholesome impact.

In this manner, Jazba integrates the competitive and charitable spirit in youth, by encouraging them to participate and creating awareness among them for the causes they donate to. Through collaboration with other charitable initiatives, the events are a means to tend to various social issues. Jazba has collectively raised around Rs 26,000 for various social welfare organisations in the city. All funds collected were donated to the charities in the name of the winner, in association with Jazba. This form of positive reinforcement fosters a charitable attitude in youth.

Each of these events consisted of a segment where the target charity is introduced, creating awareness for different causes. Jazba has been featured in national newspapers such as The Hindu, Deccan Herald and Deccan Chronicle, and has gathered immense support amongst friends and family. In the future they plan to hand over the organization of Jazba to an organising committee, the members of which will rotate with passing years. In addition, the six founding members of Jazba plan to begin Jazba Chapters’ in their universities, creating a national/global impact. Five years from now, Jazba plans to be the frontrunner in youth organisations, and will have ventured into several other aspects of art promotion.

The Problem

An increasing emphasis on scientific skill sets has led to a decline in creative skill enhancement in India. Pursuing a career in performance or fine arts is seen as a risk, cultivating a negative attitude towards creative talent. Creative nurturing requires healthy competition and performance opportunity. In addition, there is no dearth of societal issues to cater to. These issues cannot be looked at as exclusive to one another but as opportunities to make changes in various fields and demographics in society.

The Solution

They conduct competitions centring around art forms in Bangalore, and provide a platform for youth to cultivate their interest in creative fields. The funds raised via audience donations and registration fees are donated to philanthropic organisations in the name of the winner. Each event raises funds for a different organisation, creating a wholesome impact. In this manner, they integrate the competitive and charitable spirit in youth, by encouraging them to participate and creating awareness among them for the causes we donate to. Through collaboration with other charitable initiatives, they use their events as a means to tend to various social issues.

The Venture

Ashwini and Priya believe that by adopting a two-pronged approach, we can create an impact that is holistic and sustainable. They and the rest of the Jazba team conduct competitions centring around art forms in Bangalore, which provide a platform for youth to cultivate their interest in creative fields. The funds raised by audience donations and registration fees are donated to philanthropic organisations in the name of the winner. Each event raises funds for a different organisation, creating a wholesome impact.

In this manner, Jazba integrates the competitive and charitable spirit in youth, by encouraging them to participate and creating awareness among them for the causes they donate to. Through collaboration with other charitable initiatives, the events are a means to tend to various social issues. Jazba has collectively raised around Rs 26,000 for various social welfare organisations in the city. All funds collected were donated to the charities in the name of the winner, in association with Jazba. This form of positive reinforcement fosters a charitable attitude in youth.

Each of these events consisted of a segment where the target charity is introduced, creating awareness for different causes. Jazba has been featured in national newspapers such as The Hindu, Deccan Herald and Deccan Chronicle, and has gathered immense support amongst friends and family. In the future they plan to hand over the organization of Jazba to an organising committee, the members of which will rotate with passing years. In addition, the six founding members of Jazba plan to begin Jazba Chapters’ in their universities, creating a national/global impact. Five years from now, Jazba plans to be the frontrunner in youth organisations, and will have ventured into several other aspects of art promotion.

The Problem

The youth of today undergoes physical, mental and emotional challenges every day. So much to do, so little time is a statement which every youngster connects to. Breakdowns, depression and stress are omnipresent.

The Solution

Connecting with the self-using 'breath technique' is a way to solve most of these issues because it is a practice to be in the 'now'. This is one of the easiest ways to relax and close the door of thoughts that disturb people. Developing a scientific temperament towards everything and develop a habit of peer-to-peer learning. Exercises and activities like singing, non-judgement, dance are also used to express the unexpressed emotions. Art and expression is a great tool to achieve solutions to many problems as it catalyzes sharing and gushes the emotions out in a tranquil form,

The Venture

SENSEi (Initiative of Seekers and Enablers of Self- Empowerment) is an initiative that involves peer to peer learning.

Members of SENSEi teach others by sharing their experiences - as such, the word teaching is misplaced, as it is more a process of experiential learning. At the heart of this lies meditation, through which people become more calm, aware and productive. Exercises and activities like singing, non-judgement, dance is also used to express their unexpressed emotions. Art and expression is a great tool to achieve solutions to many problems as it catalyzes sharing and provides an outlet for emotions in a tranquil form. Ultimately, this is an initiative for the youth, to the youth, by the youth, which aims to reduce the emotional, mental and physical stress that is faced by many students today. The reluctance that many students feel while doing such activities is put to rest when they see people of their own age engage in such activities. Aaditya being a motivational leader has achieved a framework change by changing the mindsets of students regarding such activities. A relaxed mind is not only more alert but also more productive and helps people achieve their goals. Many students who attended his workshop reported better work efficiency and had a more positive attitude to the environment around them. It is indeed commendable to see someone of this age, help empower youth in such unique ways. So far, SENSEi has conducted interactive sessions in 27 institutions including schools, colleges, coaching centres, NGOs, and had reached out to over 1100 youngsters over a span of 9 months.

Tajwar created www.tajwarah.com in response to a major gap he noticed in the Bangladeshi fashion industry. He realized that there were no prominent fashion bloggers from the country nor anyone representing traditional Bangladeshi styles of clothing. As the largest producer of textiles in the world, Tajwar believes that Bangladesh should play a stronger role in the industry. Tarwarah.com aims to teach people the importance of fashion, lifestyle and corporate grooming, provide individuals with proper and healthy products, create employment opportunities in the fashion industry and develop confidence among individuals in Bangladesh. Ultimately, Tajwar wants people everywhere to understand the importance of Bangladesh in the fashion world and to empower people to explore their own ability to contribute innovative ideas to the sector.

The Problem

The youth in Kashmir lack a space where they can come together to share their ideas and thoughts and thereafter collaborate with each other to find solutions. Because of this, they are never exposed to the various viewpoints regarding an issue or a situation and hence remain bubbled up in their own narrow mindset, which can prove to be disastrous for the youth who shoulder a crucial responsibility of being the nation builders and leaders of tomorrow. This is the problem they aim to provide a solution for.

The Solution

With a team of 11, Kath Baath has managed to bring together students from different schools and colleges of the valley for a healthy exchange of opinions and literary talent, which is path-breaking in itself. The seven sessions they have conducted until now have seen the presence of at least 300 youth. The open-mic event that has been conducted had the presence of more than 150 youngsters from every nook and corner of the state who came to witness the poetry and storytelling talent in the valley. The impact of the sessions was visible when Kath Baath received a huge number of responses for their events and maintained ongoing engagement with youngsters for upcoming sessions.

The Venture

Kath Baath has created an innovative talking space for the youth through which they aim to change the narrative surrounding the ability of the youth to take the lead. Since the problem at hand is the difficulty to converge youth at a common platform, their effort is to bring together students from across the valley at a meeting place and thereafter finding innovative solutions to the problems that they confront in their everyday life by virtue of a healthy exchange of ideas and strengthening of team-building spirit. It is the only platform in Kashmir without any gender segregation where boys and girls come together in the same space to share their opinions.

The Problem

The youth in Kashmir lack a space where they can come together to share their ideas and thoughts and thereafter collaborate with each other to find solutions. Because of this, they are never exposed to the various viewpoints regarding an issue or a situation and hence remain bubbled up in their own narrow mindset, which can prove to be disastrous for the youth who shoulder a crucial responsibility of being the nation builders and leaders of tomorrow. This is the problem they aim to provide a solution for.

The Solution

With a team of 11, Kath Baath has managed to bring together students from different schools and colleges of the valley for a healthy exchange of opinions and literary talent, which is path-breaking in itself. The seven sessions they have conducted until now have seen the presence of at least 300 youth. The open-mic event that has been conducted had the presence of more than 150 youngsters from every nook and corner of the state who came to witness the poetry and storytelling talent in the valley. The impact of the sessions was visible when Kath Baath received a huge number of responses for their events and maintained ongoing engagement with youngsters for upcoming sessions.

The Venture

Kath Baath has created an innovative talking space for the youth through which they aim to change the narrative surrounding the ability of the youth to take the lead. Since the problem at hand is the difficulty to converge youth at a common platform, their effort is to bring together students from across the valley at a meeting place and thereafter finding innovative solutions to the problems that they confront in their everyday life by virtue of a healthy exchange of ideas and strengthening of team-building spirit. It is the only platform in Kashmir without any gender segregation where boys and girls come together in the same space to share their opinions.