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Madan Gowri discusses social issues through his Youtube channel. Here's the inspiring story of the Youtube star who has over 64 lakh subscribers. Madan Gowri was born into a household that lived by the famous Three Idiots line, "Humara Ladka Engineer Banega." As he grew older, Madan was constantly aware of what he needed to accomplish. However, the journey of his life took an unexpected turn since Madan Gowri is not where his family anticipated him to be. But, given his current status, they wouldn't have expected anything less. Madan is a Youtuber with over 64 lakh subscribers and a focus on social issues. Despite the fact that the bulk of his videos are in Tamil, language was never an issue for him. While watching television, the small boy told his mother this. He was always attracted by the glitter of the television industry. Madan was refused participation in extracurricular activities at school. His inability to articulate himself upset him. To make...

Devireddy Venugopal launched his electric scooter brand in August last year. His startup, Venu Motors, has been able to sell around 1145 vehicles with revenue of Rs 6 crore so far. Devireddy Venugopal persevered in life despite the odds, dropping out of school after Class Six, completing Class Ten through an open school programme, and then completing a diesel mechanic diploma degree. He began his work as a lowly collection executive at a financial firm at the age of 19 for a salary of Rs 5500. He currently runs an electric two-wheeler firm located in his birthplace of Dharmavaram, noted for its silk sarees, in Andhra Pradesh's Satya Sai District, which he founded 11 years ago. His firm, Venu Motors, debuted two models, Thunder and WenU, in August of last year. In less than a year, it has sold around 1145 automobiles and generated a revenue of Rs 6 million. Venugopal said, "Thunder costs Rs 53000, while WenU costs Rs 55000. The cars' Lithium-ion batteries...

Milkuri Gangavva is now a YouTube celebrity with millions of 'My Village Show' admirers. Gangavva is a 60-year-old woman who works as a farm labourer in Lambadipally, Telangana. Milkuri Gangavva is a YouTube sensation, with millions of people viewing her videos on the channel My Village Show (MVS). Gangavva has been captivating the hearts of millions on the internet, including stars Kajal Aggarwal and Vijay Deverakonda, by starring in amusing skits and interviewing celebrities. She dropped out of school to become a daily wager after being born in the tiny town of Lambadipally in Telangana. Only in 2016 that Gangavva's son-in-law's Srikanth Sriram, invite her to perform in his amusing skits for his YouTube channel. With a sense of comedy, the show tackled difficulties confronting the rural people. Gangavva quickly became a YouTube hit because to her comedic timing and natural acting abilities. She went on to appear in more Telugu films, including iSmart S...

Female boxer Nikhat Zareen overcome extraordinary odds to become world champion, ensuring India a gold at the Commonwealth Games 2022. After reaching the women's flyweight boxing semi-finals on Wednesday, world champion Nikhat Zareen ensured the country of another gold at the Commonwealth Games 2022. The 25-year-old is hoping for gold at the upcoming CWG after winning gold at the Women's World Championships in May. She is competing in a new weight class, the 50 kg, when the new divisions for the Paris Olympics were published. Nikhat noticed as a little girl that there were no women in the boxing arena. Her father took her to a stadium to see the Urban Games.  She inquired as to why there were no ladies in the ring and whether it was solely for guys. According to the media, her father told her that women did box but were discouraged due to accidents. She also returned home battered after battling with a boy one day. According to the  media, her mother was...

Famous for playing Anupamaa in the daily soap of the same name, Rupali Ganguly is Indian television’s highest-paid actress today. Here's her inspiring and amazing struggle story. Rupali Ganguly's comeback to television evokes feelings of nostalgia and pride among elder millennials and generation X. It doesn't seem like that long ago that she was winning our hearts as Monisha in Sarabhai vs. Sarabhai, with her "middle-class" antics and amusing banter with mother-in-law Maya. She returned to TV screens in 2020 with Anupamaa, which airs on StarPlus and Disney + Hotstar after a seven-year hiatus. The program has been dominating the TRP ratings, and Rupali is currently riding her well-deserved high. However, a recent interview showed that the actor, who is one of the most well-known personalities in Indian television today, did not always have it easy. Rupali Ganguly is the daughter of National Award-winning filmmaker Anil Ganguly, who directed f...

Using pure guts and perseverance, Pratiksha Tondwalkar, a single mother from a lowly home, climbed the corporate ladder at State Bank of India (SBI). Here's an article on her inspiring journey from a sweeper to assistant general manager at SBI. After her husband passed away, Pratiksha Tondwalkar began working at a State Bank of India (SBI) office in Mumbai doing a small job when she was 20 years old.She had no idea that 37 years later, Tondwalkar she would be in a top role at the organisation. Tondwalkar worked as a sweeper before she had completed her education. She studied hard and put in a lot of effort because she was determined to make life better for herself and her kid. As a result, the largest lender in the nation has now promoted her to the position of assistant general manager. The tale of Tondwalkar is noteworthy in India's heavily male-dominated banking industry. Women, who are frequently socially restrained, have had to go above and beyond to advance...

Former Nike executives founded D2C firm Plaeto, which offers children's shoes. The startup has tied up with over 30 schools in Bangalore and Chennai. Children should be able to stand on their own, yet the black lace-ups that are purchased every summer during back-to-school shopping receive little consideration from parents or instructors. Because kids' feet keep growing, it is typically best to buy a pair a few sizes larger, according to Ravi Kallayi, co-founder and CEO of D2C shoe firm Plaeto . But would they be content to spend six hours a day, every day, in their position? The query launched a search that resulted in Ravi founding Plaeto, a children's shoe company, in 2020 with Sara Kilgore and Pavan Kareti, two of his former coworkers and friends from Portland, Oregon, sports shoe giant Nike. Between 2012 and 2013, Ravi, who has an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania, served as the program director for Nike's African business. Together with hi...

A 94-year-old woman from Najafgarh  has created history at the WMAC – World Masters Athletic Championship in Tampere, Finland. Bhagwani Devi Dagar won gold in a 100-meter sprint at the competition . Age is not a barrier. You have the capacity to uplift and fulfill your aspirations whether you are 16 or 94 years old provided you have the courage and determination. Bhagwani Devi Dagar, 94, is a prime example. She made history by winning gold in the 100-meter sprint at the WMAC - World Masters Athletic Championship in Tampere, Finland. True, age is no barrier, as Bhagwani Devi has demonstrated. She has set a good example for many with her performance. This is the remarkable story of 94-year-old Bhgawani Devi, who won a gold medal and two bronze medals in an international sports tournament. Bhaggwani Devi, an Indian athlete aged 94, won a gold medal and two bronze medals in the World Masters Athletic Championship in Tampere, Finland. She got this award by completin...

Manan Khurma, the founder of Cuemath, has always loved mathematics. Find out how he built the edtech startup due to his love for maths. Edtech startup Cuemath's Founder & CEO, Manan Khurma , became fond of mathematics when he was just a child. But, unlike many others, he did not abandon the topic; instead, he became even more committed as he grew older. Manan attributes this to his solid academic basics. Manan explains, "My mathematical background was quite solid. It was partly in my own self-interest. And partially because my parents were university professors and I had access to fantastic books." Manan began tutoring high school pupils in math while in college, and by 2006, his third year, he was assisting students with IIT entrance exam preparation. He soon realized that their early learning experiences influenced how well they comprehended the material as it progressed. By 2007, Manan and Niraj Singh (now the Founder and CEO of Spinny) had aband...

A Kerala-based startup, NestAbide, plans to engineer amphibious structures so that residents of flood-prone regions can stay a float. The company was launched by Nanma Gireesh and her friend Ben K George. Meet Er. Nanma Gireesh and Er. Ben K George, the co-founders of NestAbide, India's first functional prototype of amphibious construction technology with a concrete floating base. Their Kerala-based business plans to build amphibious shelters to assist those living in flood-prone areas in staying afloat. During Kerala's devastating floods in 2018, around 400 people were murdered and thousands of houses were devastated. The floods spurred a number of heated disputes about developing technology or designs that can withstand floods and other natural calamities. At the same time, Nanma Gireesh from Thiruvananthapuram was working on her Master's thesis on 'amphibious homes.' The flood and the post-flood talks on flood resilience led Nanma and classmat...

Suneeth Tatineni and Chaitanya Ainapudi are using biodegradable cardboard water bottles instead of plastic water bottles. By abandoning their cushy lives, the two ITs developed eco-friendly water bottles with the goal of reducing plastic waste. We are all aware that using plastic is detrimental to our world, yet we are still battling to break the habit since it has become a daily regular action for us. We are needed to utilize it in some other methods, and this can be elevated only when we have another alternative that may satisfy our desires. Because of product leaks during shipping, replacing plastic, which contains liquid forms, is a major problem. Water bottles are one example. During these hot summers, everyone will be carrying water bottles with them, and how to replenish them will be an issue. Suneeth Tatineni and Chaitanya Ainapudi, two young entrepreneurs from Hyderabad, have created a wonderful creative product to replace plastic water bottles that is bio-d...

Suneeth Tatineni and Chaitanya Ainapudi are using biodegradable cardboard water bottles instead of plastic water bottles. By abandoning their cushy lives, the two ITs developed eco-friendly water bottles with the goal of reducing plastic waste. We are all aware that using plastic is detrimental to our world, yet we are still battling to break the habit since it has become a daily regular action for us. We are needed to utilize it in some other methods, and this can be elevated only when we have another alternative that may satisfy our desires. Because of product leaks during shipping, replacing plastic, which contains liquid forms, is a major problem. Water bottles are one example. During these hot summers, everyone will be carrying water bottles with them, and how to replenish them will be an issue. Suneeth Tatineni and Chaitanya Ainapudi, two young entrepreneurs from Hyderabad, have created a wonderful creative product to replace plastic water bottles that is bio-d...

A young entrepreneur from Delhi founded India’s fastest-growing Tea Franchise. Here's the amazing story of Arpit Raj quit his well-paying job to launch the startup, called Chaai Seth. Chaai Seth, India's fastest-growing Tea Franchise, was founded by Arpit Raj, a 24-year-old Delhi entrepreneur. He is from an upper-middle-class family in Bihar. He left his well-paying job to pursue this business. Arpit studied hospitality, travel, and tourism at the bachelor's level. He recently completed his MBA. He resides in Delhi and has various businesses. The other firms include Wynswell Global Services, a commercial, management, and tax advice firm, and 'A2Z Medicals.' He is also the President of the East India Entrepreneurs Associations, a network of over 150 entrepreneurs. Arpit founded Chaai Seth while studying for his bachelor's degree in Shillong, Meghalaya, in 2015. He and his friends pooled their Rs 50,000-60,000 to create a small Tea tapri. There ...

Ritu Saini has been a part of a documentary named Black Rose, Red Dress, and Deepika Padukone's movie called Chhapaak. For those who don't know her, Ritu is an acid attack survivor who is now an inspiration to many. Ritu Saini, an acid attack victim from the state of Haryana, had huge goals like any other girl. But all of her ambitions were dashed in an instant when one of her relatives decided to assault her with acid in retaliation. Ritu Saini felt like giving up on life on multiple occasions, but thankfully, her family was her best support system. Ritu Saini, a 17-year-old girl from Haryana, was interested in volleyball. She was a 10th-grade student who lamented the fact that she couldn't play volleyball as often as she wanted to. Her passion for volleyball began while she was in sixth grade at Saini High School in Rohtak, Haryana. She aspired to be a successful volleyball player in the future and worked hard every day to achieve that goal. But in a matter...

Yatrikart, an Indore-based retail chain, is allowing micro-entrepreneurship by utilizing technology to empower hawkers and shopkeepers at transit stops and roads. Gaurav Rana, who is from a tiny hamlet in Haryana, began working at the age of 17. Gaurav was lured to the beauty and wellness market after closing Vocano Events in 2016, and shortly co-founded Calipso, a website for making appointments for beauty treatments from anywhere, with his brother, Mohit Rana. Within seven months, the firm had profitably grown and offered 3,000 beauty treatments to over 950 consumers, with order values ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 2,000. Gaurav next focused his attention on minor vendors and hawkers, especially those selling food, toys, and periodicals aboard trains. Small hawkers and merchants are frequently evicted or penalized. Many people are unaware of how an age-old vocation like hawking and peddling became prohibited in India. The reason for this is because many hawkers are not aut...

Bhavish Aggarwal co-founded India's ridesharing giant, Ola Cabs, in 2010. Here is Bhavish's inspiring story. Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati established Ola Cabs on December 3, 2010. They attended the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Bombay. Bhavish Aggarwal previously worked for Microsoft Research for two years before launching his own company, Ola Cabs. He aspired to be a business owner. He was convinced that he should take the risk of attempting new things even if he failed. Bhavish Aggarwal left Microsoft to launch his tour and travel company, Ola Trips. He began selling vacation packages and weekend getaways through this tour and travel service. Despite his efforts, Bhavish had little success in the holiday trip offerings. He even conducted the marketing for this firm, but he was unable to sell a single trip package. His family was disappointed that their well-educated son would work as a 'travel agent.' When Bhavish Aggarwal was ...

Ganjam Collector Vijay Kulange, known for his people-centric initiatives, defied the obstacles to crack UPSC, become an IAS officer, and fulfill his passion of serving the common man. Stories about people overcoming misfortune strike a chord deep within us. Parts of us hope that our future is determined by our efforts rather than fate. Vijay Kulange, an IAS officer, has an extraordinary narrative of persistence and inspiration. Vijay was up in the small village of Ralegan in Maharashtra's Ahmadnagar district, the son of a tailor and a farm labourer. His parents were continuously concerned about supplying their children with two square meals a day, although earning just approximately Rs 200 per day. Money was constantly scarce, and even the most basic requirements were unthinkable. The one thing Vijay had ever had in excess as a youngster was a burning desire to alleviate his parents' concerns and make them proud. And he did precisely that his entire life....

Shinod PC and Bindhu have been contributing their salary to a monthly welfare initiative to help poor families for more than 20 years. "We don't require all of the funds we generate. We just need a portion of it to exist, and the rest may be utilized to help those in need," says Shinod PC, who has been on a quest to aid disadvantaged families with his wife Bindhu. This couple from Kodungallur, Kerala, has been contributing a significant percentage of their salary as a 'benefit pension' to numerous underprivileged families in the surrounding villages for the past two decades. The pair also operates a sevana kendram (digital service center) in their house, where they offer free services to the underprivileged, such as assisting them in taking advantage of government-sponsored programmes and services. "People believe that money is the most precious asset in their lives and that it is the only source of happiness. However, time is more precious...

Divam and Aditi Jain launched a women's clothing line after quitting their jobs. The startup, called Fabnest, now clocks a turnover of Rs 5 crore. With Rs 20 lakh in savings, Divam Jain and his wife Aditi resigned their professions in 2017 to launch Fabnest, a women's fashion firm. Though they had both worked in the fashion sector for roughly ten years, it required a lot of trust and bravery for the pair to take on the role of entrepreneurs when their twin daughters Dviti and Srisha were just three years old, foregoing a solid career and predictable income. The most impressive element is that they started with just two tailors in a 300-square-foot business in Okhla, Delhi. They had their items listed on several ecommerce sites and advertised them on social media, in addition to participating in shows as part of their marketing efforts. In 2019, Fabnest's revenue surpassed Rs 1 crore. They had a revenue of Rs 5 crore in the previous fiscal year. Fabnest sells...