India's first Paralympics swimmer Sharath Gayakwad

India's first  Paralympics swimmer Sharath Gayakwad  

 Paralympic swimmer Sharath Gayakwad began his campaign at the Paralympic World Swimming Championships in Montreal finishing 10th in the 200m Individual Medley.
A swimmer from Karnataka, Sharath Gayakwad, is the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the Paralympics. Born with a deformed hand, Sharath has managed to swim against all odds to get there. "I want to be an Olympic champion and break a world record," the Paraswimmer said. 20-year-old Sharath Gayakwad was born with a hand deformity. But he has been swimming against all odds to become the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the Paralympics. With the help of his coach John Christopher, the ace swimmer has won 30 international and 40 national medals. Sharath says his strength came from being treated equally. "I have never been treated differently, no one has shown pity on me," he said.

Sachin Dev Duggal becomes CEO at 28

Sachin is currently the CEO & Co-Founder of Nivio; a World Economic Technology Pioneer that has a simple mission to rent software and content to people with and without a Windows PC. 

He is also an Advisor to Queen Rania’s Jordan Education Initiative, on the board of India’s largest Music Retail store (PlanetM) and actively involved in the Associate Chamber of Commerce in India in his capacity as a Youth President for Computing and Electronics Chapter.

The Mechanic who turn Millionaire

                   Hamid Bhat: The Mechanic who turn Millionaire   

Hamid Bhat

A scooter mechanic turned millionaire has also turned an environmentalist in Kashmir. Along with his business, he also runs a successful eco club giving away free saplings to his customers and over 46,000 have already been planted. Abdul Hamid Bhat's journey has been one of struggle, toil and sweat and yet awe-inspiring at the same time. From a scooter mechanic, 14 years ago to becoming a multi-million automobile unit owner now, the 46-year-old school dropout has proved that nothing is impossible. Starting with a few thousand rupees in 1996, Bhat now has a string of various companies dealing in automobiles to electric generators with 250 employees to boast of. Mohammad Amin, Hamid's old colleague, said, "When we started business, we were only two people working, our office was a temporary shed. Today we have a full fledged company and we have grown."

Indian 'Blade Runner' set to make his mark

      Major Devender Pal Singh most certainly has the same courage and determination reflecting in his eyes - the kind of resolve that helps you make it through the biggest problems. The amputee athlete lost his right leg to a Pakistani mortar during the Kargil War 14 years ago at the Akhnoor Sector. But this former 7 Dogra unit leader never lost his strength to fight back. He became the first blade runner in india

Man on wheelchair invents disabled-friendly cars:

            Man on wheelchair invents disabled-friendly cars:

An accident in 1998 altered the course of Biju Verghese's life, confining him to a wheelchair forever. 13 years on, Biju still battles the demons as he recollects that fateful accident. But the 38-year-old electrician from Kerala's Erumeli town didn't let despair defeat him. Instead, he picked up the pieces and toiled away hours in a thatched roof workshop to create a retrofitment kit for his car that would give him that much-needed mobility.

Disabled student all set to graduate from IIT-Madras

Naresh was born in Teeparru a small village in Andhra Pradesh, on the banks of the river Godavari. His father Prasad was a lorry driver and his mother Kumari, a housewife. Both of them are uneducated but wanted their children to climb great heights in life and they knew the importance of education. Naresh had a loving elder sister Sirisha who has played a great role in molding Naresh’s life to what it is today.

Naga Naresh Karuturi