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Lt. General Vijay Oberoi
Amidst the tribulation and anarchy of war, the Former Vice – Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army Lt General Vijay Oberoi could always be counted upon to stand his ground and serve as a guiding light, bright and bountiful, in times of anguish. Lt General Oberoi, in his 40 years of distinguished service… Read more »
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Roycin D’souza
20 year old Roycin D’souza is the towering presence near the front of the stage at most rock concerts in and around Mumbai. His passion for shooting people was fueled for over a year by borrowed cameras, till he finally earned enough to buy one of his own. Since then, he has shot over 200… Read more »
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Peter Van Geit
A Belgian who has been stuck in India for the last 10 years. While the aimless burden of sitting at home and accomplishing virtually nothing could drive a whole lot of us to do a lot of other aimless things, this individual takes outdoor activity to a whole new level. A computer science engineer from… Read more »
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Partho Bhowmik
Teaching the blind to see…. Mr. Partho Bhowmik is a person who has tried to approach a sense of impossibility with his Blind With Camera” project. For him, photography has been inherently instinctive, his desire for depicting the obscurities of nature serving as his drive. Mr. Bhowmik has studied business management and information technology, and… Read more »
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Laxman Gole
During the year 1991, even the mere mention of Laxman Gole’s name aroused distress in the minds of people. As part of a 19 member extortionist gang, he was well versed with the motley of ways of getting money from people without killing them, but condemning them to a lifetime of excruciatingly painful memories. However,… Read more »
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Kiran Bedi
Popularly referred to as Crane Bedi for towing the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s car for a parking violation. In times when the nation faces a massive awakening of spirit, names like hers are sure to come to the consciousness of every concerned citizen. The first woman officer in the Indian Police Service, she was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay… Read more »
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Dr. A.R.K.Pillai
Touching lives through simplicity. Empathy was a pivoting factor in inspiring Dr. A.R.K.Pillai to carve his niche in the field of humanitarian services. Dr. Pillai, fondly known as Ram, is the President of the Indian Development Foundation (IDF), a leading National Registered NGO based in Mumbai and gradually and successfully scattering its tentacles all over… Read more »
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Dr. Benny Prasad
Meet the world’s most travelled Christian Musician. 6 years, 6 months and 22 days- that’s how long it took him to traverse the globe, performing in 250 countries along the way. His story is most inspiring- one of overcoming odds and ailments of the highest order and then proving to the world that music knows… Read more »
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Belinda Wright
One-woman Tiger Team. Tiger conservationist and wildlife campaigner, Belinda Wright is the Founder and Executive Director of the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI). Born in Kolkata, she has spent her entire life working with wildlife in India. Before turning to full time conservation work in 1994, Belinda was a wildlife photographer and an… Read more »
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Ashish Shakya
Humor-Columnist, Stand-up Comedian Ashish Shakya is a writer, stand-up comedian and humour columnist, with about six years of work experience. On the TV front, he’s worked with brands that include MTV, Channel V, Bindass and SAB TV, having written stand-up, sketches, magazine-style shows and reality TV. As of now, he has been co-writing the hit… Read more »
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Anirudh Sharma
Walking with the blind In a ground-shattering innovation that revolutionized the way people perceived the blind world, an IT engineer from Rajasthan Technical University, Anirudh Sharma, has designed a shoe for the blind as an attempt to facilitate their transition towards normalcy: Le Chal. The young researcher from Hewlett-Packard labs is certainly redefining the boundaries… Read more »
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Altaf Qadri
War Journalist with a difference. To have spent a majority of one’s childhood amidst tremendous conflict, violence and uprising already makes for a host of incredible stories, not all of them pleasant. To have witnessed the bloodshed, to have been held at gun point and to have been ruthlessly left to die certainly forces one… Read more »
