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Piya Bose | Girls On The Go Club

Piya Bose started Girls On The Go, a travel club for women after quitting her job as a lawyer in 2008. She started off on a zero cash business model and today sends women on expeditions to Antarctica, Northern Light viewing in Arctic, camping in Mongolia, trekking to volcanoes, meteorite...
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Shabia Walia | Wild Earth

Shabia Walia has been a media professional for the past 24 years. She has performed various roles as a witer, creative director, producer and even as an author of a book called ‘Mamma Mania’. Her venture, ‘Tattva by Shabia Walia’, was founded in 2014, with the sole intention of providing...
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Sumita Bose | Freelance Writer

Sumita Bose has a commendable teaching experience of more than two decades in different schools of Delhi. She has authored many popular science and mathematics books especially aimed towards children. She has done her graduation and B.Ed from India and a child psychology course from Vermont, USA. She has undertaken...
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Prashanthi Reddy | Barclays

I come with a very balanced experience in business functionality, technical, cross functional domain expertise, innovation and working with startup eco-systems. Apart from my corporate experience, I love working with start-ups – there is so much energy, new ideas, and learning. I also enjoy travelling, building networks and engaging with...
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Sushmita Das | Barclays

I am an IT professional working predominantly in the Banking domain from last nine years. I have done my Bachelors in Telecommunication (B.E.) and pursuing a MBA degree in Finance & Marketing. I have been active in citizenship activities and was chosen as one of the Finalists for Mrs India...
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Kavita Bhanwadia | Barclays

I am a strong-willed, technology professional who has always believed and possessed the courage to make things happen; to take things from inception to completion; and to help people have a better life with these technological advancements. I truly believe technology is making the world a better place and not...
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Malini Gowrishankar | F5 Escapes

I have had two career switches and three professions – a techie, a dubbing artist and an entrepreneur. I am currently working on my dream to redefine women’s travel in India through ‘F5 Escapes’. My love for building communities has led me to volunteer with Headstart Network for three years...
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Geet Jain | The Orphanage Project & TheOfficialGeet

At the age of 10, Geet was in a horrible car accident which left her paralysed. Unable to use her legs, she had to re-learn to live life. But, Geet chose to never give up. Just months after the accident, she returned to school, ran for Student Body President and...
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Nandini Ashokumar | P.S.B.B.S.S. School

Nandini Ashokumar has been a primary teacher since 2006 in P.S.B.B.S.S School Chennai, where she completed her schooling. As a teacher, she believes in continually updating and equipping herself to meet the demands and challenges of the modern era. A trainer of process drama workshops, she conducts workshops for teachers...
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Shruti Chaturvedi | Chaaipani

I am 22-year-old, graduate in psychology from St. Xavier’s College, after dropping out of engineering course. I have worked in the media and digital advertising industry during the three years of my college. A year ago I also initiated Chaaipani. [formidable id=93 title=true description=true] Save

Namrata Paralkar | Nomi Films

I was born on October 20th 1963 into an artistic family, living in Mumbai. My parents taught me to be a kind, caring and independent human being. I was always made to explore and recognise my potential. Unlike most Indian families, my parents never forced me into marriage and to...
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Farah Siddiqui Matin

Farah Siddiqui Matin holds a Ph.D from the University of Allahabad and is a poetess of her own choice. She was born and raised in Allahabad and is currently residing in Ireland with her scientist hubby Shafique Matin. She started composing poems in January 2014 and published her first book...
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Harsha Saxena Mukherjee | Harshamukherjee.com

Harsha Mukherjee, an entrepreneur, studied engineering and management in India and the US. After starting her venture “Pearls and Pashminas” in the US and working in the Middle East she started her first Social Venture Ekjaa in India. Harsha was awarded National Social Entrepreneur Fellow (NSEF – 2011) and selected...
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Divyaa Doraiswamy | Gurukulam – The Shloka School

I have a Master’s in Economics and am a Shlokapreneur. I am a theist in every right and am an extremely confident young lady in my 30s, living in one of the most beautiful cities of India – Bangalore. I love the temples I visit and absolutely long for the...
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Alicia Souza | Freelance Illustrator

I was born and raised in Abu Dhabi in a loving family of five. After school, I moved to Melbourne where I completed my graduation in Communication Design and worked in cafes and a bank to pay my rent. I realised then I wanted to be an illustrator. However if...
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Ritika Nevatia | Rakuten

I am 22-year-old with varied experiences. I finished my Computer Engineering degree from Mumbai in 2015. As part of my internships, I worked with Barclays, Pune in 2014 and CERN Switzerland in 2015. Further to this, I came second at CIMA Global Business Challenge 2015 held in Poland. Currently, I...
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Sandhya Rithe | Barclays

I started my career as a developer in various technologies and rose through the ranks to become Vice President. I believe that nothing can replace the hard work, dedication, integrity, passion and humility to make you successful. My ‘never give up’ attitude has always been instrumental in turning any situation...
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Kavita Bhangdia | Barclays

I was born and raised in a small town called Bhilai. My father was a Central Government Employee and mother a Housewife. I completed my Master’s degree with a specialization in Finance from the State University of New York, Binghamton. After staying in the US for several years, I returned...
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Devhuti Minocha | Dhrohar

Devhuti completed her Master’s in Business Management and then went on to work in different capacities with various multinational organizations in India. With an experience ranging beyond 12 years in the Software/IT industry, she made her first entrepreneurial bootstrapped venture, www.Dhrohar.com, a successful e-commerce business. It is only fair to...
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Shweta Chawla | Barclays

Shweta Chawla is an explorer, adventure travel freak, a software developer and ethereum/blockchain enthusiast who loves to connect and coordinate. As a software developer for ten years in IT industry and having lived in multiple cities and countries, I have grown and evolved as a person. However, true satisfaction comes...
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