Captain Yashika Hatwal Tyagi is a Short service commissioned lady Officer from the initial batches of Women entry into Indian Armed Forces. She passed out with a Silver medal from the prestigious (OTA) Officers Training Academy, Chennai in the year 1994. During her Army tenure, she has served in intense counter insurgency / terrorist infested areas of Assam during “Operation Rhino”. She holds the proud distinction of being the first Lady officer from logistics wing to be posted to Extreme cold climate / High altitude areas of Leh /Kargil .She participated actively during “Operation Vijay” and successfully coordinated the logistics, during the war like scenario.

After hanging her boots, she has successfully raised & executed the model of ECHS, a ministry of defense project .Wherein, she worked towards providing effective healthcare delivery to the veterans of Defense services staying in remote corners of counter-insurgency infested areas of Jorhat, Assam and Srinagar, J&K

An MBA turned writer, disability rights activist and stand-up comic, Sweta stumbled upon comedy quite accidentally; just like the other things that she stumbles upon while walking with her crutches. Presently, she's having a gala time as she ‘stands up’ to address the understanding of disability and the disability of understanding - one joke at a time! Sweta is a strong voice who has been advocating for the rights of people with disabilities through blogs and features, documentaries, on-ground awareness campaigns, interactive visual platforms, and stand-up comedy. Her maiden concept show ‘With This Ability’ has won her accolades for consistently addressing and breaking the psychological barriers around disability through comedy and conversation. Her mission is to construct accessibility and initiate inclusion in people's buildings, minds, and lives.

Listen to her story here!

While tattoos might be the mainstay of hipsters and rock stars in today’s world, in India, the tradition extends over hundreds of years. For Mumbai-based tattoo artist Shomil Shah, the affinity for this art form is literally etched in his DNA. His great-grandmother from Kutch, Gujarat, had unique dotted tattoos on her hands and neck known as “trajva”. These markings are commonly found on people belonging to the Mer/Maher or Rabadi tribes of Gujarat or Rajasthan and were used in lieu of jewellery for those who couldn’t afford any. Three generations later, Shah has taken on the onus of creating a “visual archive of the tattoo traditions indigenous to the subcontinent” and celebrating this fading art.

Shah’s journey to reconnect with his culture evolved into a showcase of the history of the country’s ink. He travelled across different states of India like Maharashtra and Gujarat to uncover all the different tattoo traditions prevalent in the region. His first story featured 70-year-old Babli Bai, from Mumbai who got her first tattoo when she was 10 years old. Both her arms are covered with ‘godna’ markings from Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and several other states. These godna markings are applied either as a rite of passage or as symbols of natural and spiritual elements that make up the tribe’s cultural identity. Babli Bai’s left arm had banana plants, a snake and a lotus motif while the fingers were dotted with many markings including a scorpion and a crescent moon. The other arm sported motifs of Lord Krishna’s milkmaids and motifs of her and her husband’s names. Her face sported a few dots as a way to ward off the evil eye. Soon enough stories started to roll in at a steady pace and the page kept growing. Alongside, people’s inclination to study their region or tribe’s tattoos increased and curious about these patterns, they even started replicating these motifs on their bodies.

Listen to his story here!

Mr. Vijay Nirani, an entrepreneur, industrialist, technocrat, investor and philanthropist is a young man who has proved his mettle from a young age and continues to do so. With a strong educational background in business management from world renowned institutes, Vijay Nirani entered the business world at a young age, but with a passionate vision. His laurels at the young age of 28 are a testament to his business prowess.

Mr. Vijay Nirani is currently the Managing Director of the MRN Group, which consists of companies involved in sugar production, ethanol production, CNG/LPG production, education, banking, power generation, cement production, renewable energy, construction and retail products.

With a keen interest and passion of being the driving force of our nation towards a more sustainable future, Mr. Vijay Nirani has been at the forefront of developing cleaner, greener and less harmful energy sources through various innovative and ground breaking techniques. He has led the expansion of the group on various fronts through a series of creative and engaging initiatives.

Mr. Nirani stands tall as an exemplary individual with a brilliant character. His perseverance, vision, diligence and clarity of thought are the driving force to the myriad of his achievements that have catapulted the MRN Group to great heights.

Listen to his story and the story of the MRN Group here!

Imagine as a child never being on a family holiday. Watching your classmates going for one in summer and winter vacations, and your travels limited to just school picnics or grandparents houses. Planet-Abled provides accessible travel solutions and leisure excursions for people with different disabilities. There are over a billion people with different disabilities in the world, but the percentage of them travelling is miniscule, owing to the lack of accessible travel options available. Planet Abled identified this gap and came forward to give them the freedom to travel no matter what their disability is! Whether they want to experience a small facet of the city they are in or they want to travel across multiple cities of their interest, they have something unique, safe and enjoyable for them. Planet Abled is the only organisation in the world, where we mix people of all disabilities together into one group and travel together.

Listen to the Neha Arora's story here of how she put together Planet Abled.

Launched in 2020, That Sassy Thing is an all-natural feminine hygiene and sexual wellness startup, which aims to empower women — not just in the boardroom, but also in the bedroom. The startup aims to fill a gaping hole in the femtech space by focusing on women and their bodies — and having a woman leading the charge helps. Beyond empowering women and vulva owners to take charge of their sexual needs, That Sassy Thing has been making a big play for feminine hygiene products, which Sachee says is an exciting space these days.

Their products are specially designed for people with vulvas. In their research, they couldn't find enough India centric data related to women experiencing pain during sex or related to their pleasure.

“It's 2021 and just like skincare, its high time we stay on top of our sexual health too”, adds on their website.

The startup has, to date, launched four products under this umbrella — a hemp-based menstrual cramp care roller, pubic hair oil, underwear detergent, and an intimate wash that doubles up as a body wash.

One Step Greener started in February 2018 by Vihaan (14 years) and Nav Agarwal (11 years) in New Delhi and works on Waste Management, Recycling and Tree Plantations. It strives towards a zero-waste future and creates employment for Rag Pickers to move to the formal sector ensuring they work safely with dignity and gain financial literacy. Their main goals are; helping change behaviour by educating people on the harm that irresponsible disposal of waste causes, ensuring households/corporates/schools start segregating their waste at source and offering a pickup of their dry waste, recycling different waste streams collected through certified recyclers, motivating children, households and institutions to join the movement and planting mini forests in the city along with the community.

Vihaan and Nav have won the 2021 KidsRights International Children's Peace Prize for tackling pollution from household waste. The brothers also took inspiration from British naturalist David Attenborough and conservationist Jane Goodall, as well as their grandparents. They are also educating people in India about recycling, reaching an estimated 50,000 young people through social media as well as a curriculum in English and Hindi.

Sufiya Khan is a two-time Guinness World Record Holder. In 2017, after 10 years of working gruelling night shifts in the airline industry, she took up running for fitness. After seeing perceptible changes, she ran her way through marathons and ultra-marathons, but soon, more than running was on her mind.

She recently completed the Himalayan Ultra run expedition in 156 hours, becoming the first female runner in the world to have attempted the 480 km run from Manali to Leh. Earlier, she completed the distance from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and traversed the Golden Quadrilateral – a network of highways that connect the four major metros in four directions, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai.

After her Kashmir to Kanyakumari run, Sufiya teamed up with Under Armour, the American sports equipment company that provided apparel and training. They challenged her to push her limits. Her partner, Vikas, her coach, volunteer runners, and others accompanied on her expeditions.

In 2024, Sufiya aims to run around the world to spread the message of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the world is one family).

Jimmy Mistry has always led his incredibly successful business life by ensuring that his projects and deals have a higher purpose: to improve society for all and to make a significant dent in the world at large.

He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Della Group, a forward-thinking Social Entrepreneur, Award Winning Designer, Real Estate Developer, Hotelier and now, Founder of Della Leaders Club (DLC).

DLC is the world’s first business platform for a Global Community of entrepreneurs, professionals and leaders across 15 Chapter Cities.

Had a chat with him and you can listen to it here!

As we get into the hunt for the next International singing sensation, Season 1's winner of International Icon is on the show to catch up and chat up.

The one and only, Joel Jacob! We chat about the music scene, winning this competition and getting mentored by the best in the industry like Shaggy and Kylie Minogue!

Listen to our chat and check out Joel's Youtube Channel here.