Recognising India’s Young Changemakers Driving Grassroots Impact

Awarded Changemakers:

• Aditya Dubey (19), Delhi – Founder, Plant A Million Trees: Led large scale plantation drives and campaigns against single use plastic while mobilising youth for climate action.
• Akarsh Shroff (21), Bengaluru – Founder, SPARK: Built a volunteer network using social media to mentor orphans and support children through education and leadership programs.
• Aripina Jayalakshmi (17), Hyderabad – Child Leader, Children’s Parliament: Advocated for civic services such as roads and water access in slum communities while leading child rights initiatives.
• Deepanjali Sahu (18), Odisha – Volunteer, Save the Children India: Worked on menstrual hygiene awareness, child marriage prevention, and led climate focused plantation drives.
• Kavya Gupta (20), Kanpur – Founder, Bhavishya Foundation: Created experiential environmental education programs engaging over 2,000 children through plantations and community learning.
• Manan Sharma (21), Amritsar – Founder, Girl Up Muskurahat: Championed menstrual equity, domestic violence awareness, and coordinated relief fundraising during the pandemic.
• Naman Sonpar (13), Delhi – Founder, Hari Koshish: Led youth environmental campaigns through volunteering programs and large scale plantation activities.
• Namya Joshi (16), Ludhiana – Educator and Innovator: Used gaming based learning tools to teach history and trained over 1,000 teachers and students nationwide.
• Priyaswara Bharti (22), Patna – Founder, Bihar Youth for Child Rights: Mobilised youth advocates to fight child marriage, domestic violence, and child labour through community outreach.
• Rishabh Singh (21), Jalesar – Founder, Anima Drive: Developed a cattle rehabilitation model converting dung into sustainable products to support farmers and gaushalas.
• Rishikesh Amit Nayak (22), Bhubaneswar – Founder, Kishan Know: Created affordable crop disease detection tools using AI along with assistive technology for the disabled.
• Saleha Khan (18), Mumbai – Youth Leader, Save the Children India: Advanced menstrual hygiene awareness in slum communities and advocated dignity and health for young girls.
• Shailendra Singh (21), Rajasthan – Child Rights Activist: Prevented child marriages and rescued children from labour while supporting enrolment back into schools.
• Sia Godika (15), Bengaluru – Founder, Sole Warriors: Launched footwear donation initiatives collecting 15,000 pairs to support barefoot communities.
• Siya Tayal (20), Haryana – Founder, Bee Nifty: Created livelihoods for rural women through recycling fabric into sustainable bags and body positivity campaigns.