Celebrating Youth Leaders Creating Impact Across India

Awarded Changemakers:

• Advik Singh (21), Delhi – Co founder, Chhalaang Foundation: Established vocational centres for marginalised women offering sewing training, daycare services, and income generation programs.
• Ananya Banerjee (19), Haryana – Co founder, Project Sushiksha: Built a mobile school for rural children while running campaigns on education access, menstruation awareness, and environmental action.
• Anuradha Barik (17), Odisha – Child Rights Advocate, Save the Children India: Prevented child marriages, organised plantation drives, and led youth hearings under the Generation Hope campaign.
• Chinnappa Das (23), Karnataka – Founder, Change the Narrative: Created leadership spaces for youth through camps, conferences, community dialogues, and podcast platforms.
• Gnanendra Sai K (19), Andhra Pradesh – NSS Volunteer, GIET School: Led nutrition education, dengue awareness drives, cleanliness campaigns, and student health outreach initiatives.
• K Lakshmi Lalithya (22), Andhra Pradesh – NSS Volunteer, GIET School: Organised health camps, vaccination drives, hygiene awareness programs, and major sanitation campaigns.
• Sohail Bhati (20), Rajasthan – Founder, Vrikshit Foundation Bikaner Chapter: Coordinated city wide waste collection drives, plantation programs, cycling campaigns, and wall art initiatives.
• Upasana Ravikannan (19), Chennai – Founder, GoPaadhai: Promoted inclusive education for underserved schools while advocating accessibility for students with disabilities.
• Vinisha Umashankar (16), Tamil Nadu – Clean Energy Innovator: Developed a solar powered mobile ironing cart eliminating charcoal use and improving livelihoods.
• Zain Samdani (22), Telangana – Founder, ExoHeal: Invented a therapeutic rehabilitation glove enabling faster recovery for paralysis and stroke patients.