Shivya Nath

I’m Shivya Nath, travel blogger and writer of The Shooting Star, and this is how I Lead from Within In 2011, at age 23, Shivya Nath quit her corporate job to travel the world. She hails from an Indian family in Dehradun, a small town at the base of the Himalayas. Nath went to Singapore to […]

Anu Acharya

I’m Anu Acharya, founder of Map My Genome, and this is how I Lead from Within Anu Acharya  is an Indian entrepreneur. She was the CEO and founder of Ocimum Bio Solutions for 13 years, after which she founded Map My Genome. She is currently the CEO of Map My Genome, a molecular diagnostics company to make […]

Lakshmi Pratury

I’m Lakshmi Pratury, founder of Ink Talks, and this is how I Lead from Within Lakshmi Pratury is the founder of Ink Talks, an annual conference committed to spreading disruptive ideas and inspiring stories — from the most unexpected sources. INK is a movement to change how the young and young at heart view their world, […]

Urvashi Butalia

I’m Urvashi Butalia, Founder of the feminist publishing house Zubaan Books, and this is how I Lead from Within Urvashi Butalia is a publisher and writer. Co-founder of Kali for Women, India’s first feminist publisher, she is now CEO of the feminist publishing house Zubaan. With over 35 years of experience in feminist and independent publishing, she has a formidable […]

Ashwini Ashokan

I’m Ashwini Ashokan, Founder of Mad Street Den, and this is how I Lead from Within Ashwini Ashokan left Silicon Valley after ten years working on how cutting edge technology can be useful to people to come back to India and start an Artificial Intelligence (AI) company with her husband. She is a woman co-founder of […]

Richa Singh

I’m Richa Singh, Founder of YourDost, and this is how I Lead from Within Richa Singh is a Co-founder of the online counseling and emotional support platform, YourDost. YourDost is designed to foster mental wellness. It anonymously connects users with experts across various professions including psychologists, psychotherapists, counselors, life coaches, and career guides. YourDost works through completely confidential […]

Safeena Husain

I’m Safeena Husain, Founder of Educate Girls, and this is how I Lead from Within Safeena Husain, an active social worker, is the Founder and Executive Director of Educate Girls – a non-profit organization. Safeena’s efforts to bridge the gender gap in education in India have been widely recognized. Under her leadership, Educate Girls has received the prestigious 2015 Skoll […]

Jasmeen Patheja

I’m Jasmeen Patheja, founder of Blank Noise, and this is how I Lead from Within Jasmeen Patheja was born in Kolkata West Bengal India. She graduated from the Srishti School of Art Design and Technology in Fine Arts. She started Blank Noise as a student project at Srishti in Bangalore, which has since spread out to other cities in India and globally. She has been […]

Anu Aggarwal

I’m Anu Aggarwal, a Senior Executive at Kotak Mahindra Bank, and this is how I Lead from Within Anu Aggarwal has played an instrumental role in building the Corporate Banking franchise for Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. She is the Co-Head of Conglomerates and Corporate Groups, and a part of the leadership team of the Bank. She has […]

Sucheta Pal

I’m Sucheta Pal, International Zumba® Education Specialist and Master Trainer for India, and this is how I Lead from Within Sucheta Pal, recently awarded for being a “First Lady” by the Government of India, is the woman responsible for pioneering Zumba® in the country –  and for making it a phenomenal success across the nation. This is […]