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UnConventionalBharat Gupta, Fashion Consultant, Commercial Stylist and Grooming Expert.Bharat Gupta is a fashion consultant, commercial stylist and grooming expert.
Advertising and Print: Fashion, commercial and pageant stylist, Bharat styled the Cannes Lions Award nominated Suede Gully campaign for Puma which was released as a music video with Gully Boy famed Divine and over 80 rappers, dancers and street artistes across the country. He has styled multiple digital commercials for Nykaa including the “Break the Hashtag” campaign with Bollywood Actress Taapsee Pannu. Bharat styled the “I Am Khaki” campaign for Blackberrys Menswear, DHL digital ad for Indian Soccer League, Senco Diamond & Gold ad, the Asian Paints Nilaya Wallpape...
2020-05-1728 minUnConventionalAnkur Rathee, Actor & TEDx SpeakerAnkur Rathee is an Indian-American actor and dancer best known for his roles in the Amazon Prime series Four More Shots Please (2019-) , Zoya Akhtar 's Made in Heaven (2019-) , the Hindi films Thappad (2020) and The Tashkent Files (2019) opposite Naseeruddin Shah , and as a finalist on Dance India Dance (2009-) .
He graduated from Princeton University where he trained under artists like Tony Award winner John Rando , Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman , and Academy Award nominee Christina Lazaridi . He also briefly studied filmmaking at USC School of Cinematic Arts.
After moving to New York City, he...
2020-05-1745 minUnConventionalNamrata Iyer, Founder of The Local ThriftNamrata Iyer is a Designer, Illustrator and the Founder of The Local Thrift, an organisation approaching sustainability in an affordable manner through resale.
She consciously tries bringing a multidisciplinary approach to her work and enjoys churning out ideas and solving problems that hopefully help someone or a situation. Above all this, she is an ardent collector of experiences and conversations.
2020-05-0936 minUnConventionalYash Tiwari, TEDx Speaker and AuthorYash Tiwari, a 4 times TEDx Speaker and Josh Talks Speaker at the age of 18, Young Published Novelist from Kanpur, Youth Mentor, with internationally acclaimed and awarded Debut Novel "A Celebration In Tribulation" written at the age of 16.
As a Young Public Speaker and Youth Mentor, Yash Tiwari is frequently invited to deliver talks and sessions in various schools, colleges, Literature Festivals, events and seminars. He recently delivered an International webinar in Africa for the people of Nigeria, Cameron, Ghana, and other regions. He has delivered talks in various states all around the nation like Maharashtra, Jammu, Andhra...
2020-05-0946 minUnConventionalMiss Sara Mora, National Immigrants Rights OrganizerKnown as @MissSaraMora on social media globally, Sara has become a sought-after voice in the work of social change with the angle of the migrant community. A college student who took a leave, an influencer, digital media strategist; Sara has dedicated her youth to being a symbol of hope and courage in the face of adversity. From the very short age of 10, Sara served as a youth voice at her local church and community organization. In highschool, Sara led conversation around the importance of empowering young students who like her were in need of role models. When she graduated...
2020-05-0543 minUnConventionalSanna Legan, Social Justic Artist and Instagram AmbassadorSanna Legan is an activist artist, using social justice and her creative practice to make a difference. Currently, she is a sophomore at Carnegie Mellon University, majoring in Art and Global Systems and Management. In addition to her studies, Sanna is the Creative Director of AmplifyHerNYC, a non profit that works to elect women into office in New York City. Sanna is also a Fellow with NextGen America, registering voters and working towards progressive change.
2020-05-0222 minUnConventionalKesava Kirupa Dinakaran, CEO of Digital Brain and Silk Road BikingKesava Kirupa Dinakaran is the CEO and Co-Founder of Digital Brain, an enterprise SaaS company based out of Palo Alto. He was part of the youngest group to ever cycle from Europe to Asia and ran a social impact organization that reached over 7 million people; he was awarded by Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate for Economics, for revamping an Indian malnutrition policy. He's survived off hackathon prize money in Silicon Valley and also holds two world records solving Rubik's cubes.
While growing up in southern India, Kesava noticed that many of his community members held negative stereotypes about cit...
2020-05-0129 minUnConventionalRoshan Nausad AKA Desi Boy on FireRoshan Nausad is 21-year-old Social Media influencer from Melbourne Australia. He has a background in Beauty, Photography, Styling and creative directing. Roshan is very passionate and enthusiastic about changing the issues the south Asian community faces every day such as; Colourism, Racism, Sexism and bringing more awareness about the LGBTQIA community. Roshan has a made an impact in his own way by just being himself and inspiring and uplifting Women, Boys and most importantly appreciating his culture and respecting his community. He's now working on a fiction teen/young adult novel to further express his creativity.
“Growing up...
2020-04-3030 minUnConventionalLeander Ganzert, Founder of 25onehunderedWhile visiting Bali, Leander was devastated to learn of a man named Pak Gunung, who was living without one of his hands. There was little access to prosthetics and healthcare where Pak Gunung lived, in stark contrast to the community in Switzerland where Leander had been living. Leander recognized that living without a hand or other similar injuries was a greater challenge in communities where many lived without financial security. Along with the risk of poverty, families with members with who have physical disabilities could face social exclusion and other challenging obstacles. Leander created a brain controlled, 3D printed...
2020-04-2923 minUnConventionalHarsh Agrawal, Founder of CANCEReXIn 2017, Harsh participated in a national science fair in India, where he was inspired by young innovators committed to solving global problems. When he returned home, he became passionate about a problem he wanted to solve – pancreatic cancer. The disease takes hundreds of thousands of victims each year worldwide, with a survival rate lower than 7%, mainly due to its difficulty to detect early. After one year of research and consultation with various medical professionals, Harsh, and his partner Anmol, developed CANCEReX. Their innovation is an inexpensive, non-invasive strip that uses saliva to detect pancreatic cancer in early stages. Compared to...
2020-04-2929 minUnConventionalAudrey Pe, Founder and Executive Director of WiTechBecause current Philippine curriculum is lacking in computer science education, Audrey taught herself to program using available online resources. As she pursued her interest in a technology career, she found very little support and no female role models within the industry. While attending tech conferences and hackathons Audrey met other girls with similar interests for the first time. At 15 she assembled a team of students and founded Women in Technology (WiTech). WiTech is a community organization that educates, inspires and empowers youth to break gender barriers and use technology to make positive differences in society. They hosted the Philippines’ first stud...
2020-04-2833 minUnConventional15: Shaan Baig, Founder of SB InnovationsAt age 13, Shaan suffered a concussion while playing hockey. After learning about the growing problem of concussions for athletes worldwide, Shaan designed a helmet, which was more effective than any existing method, to prevent concussions. The positive impact of the helmet motivated him to continue applying science to real world problems. Later that year, Shaan created SB Innovations, a research and development company creating affordable, sustainable solutions to global issues. Under SB Innovations, he has developed an alternative treatment for prostate cancer, as well as a treatment and diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s disease. Shaan knew there were other yo...
2020-03-1522 minUnConventional14: Anh Ngo, Founder of Food Story - Kitchen Incubator ProjectIn 2015, Anh’s family vacationed in Sapa, Vietnam, an area known for its beautiful mountainous scenery. Anh was shocked to discover that beyond its picturesque backdrop, the region’s ethnic tribes were suffering extreme poverty. Most of the children in Sapa were forced to drop out of school to sell crafts, beg for money or even worse, be sold into marriage. When Anh returned to her home in Hanoi she was determined to find an alternative path for Sapa’s children. In September 2019, she founded Food Story – an initiative to provide education, vocational training and sustainable employment to children in the i...
2020-02-2319 minUnConventional13: Reuben Reeves, Founder of Rehab AfricaIn Reuben’s community in Liberia, the majority of youth face poverty and multiple barriers to education – including having to walk miles to attend school. Without an education, young Liberians are often forced to turn to crime, drugs or prostitution. Reuben founded Rehab Africa, a nonprofit organization designed to provide young Liberians an equal opportunity to thrive. Rehab Africa leads events, discussions and workshops to give teens an innovative education and mental health support. The curriculum teaches students skills in technology and entrepreneurship, while encouraging them to improve local issues in their communities. Reuben values a holistic approach, working coll...
2020-02-2317 minUnConventional12: Ishaan Shah, Founder of Stolen DreamsAt the age of fourteen, Ishaan (16 years old currently) saw a documentary which changed his life. He learnt how children around the world were being exploited and forced into slavery. After talking about the programme, the at school, he discovered that none of the people in his year group (156 boys) were aware of this issue. It was from that moment that he was committed to raising awareness of slavery and human trafficking in a way young people could engage with.
In 2017 at the age of fourteen, he founded Stolen Dreams, a website and communications organisation to get...
2020-02-1623 minUnConventional11: Andile Mnguni, Founder of ROAR South AfricaDuring high school in Johannesburg, Andile (Andy) was a passionate coach to younger students on public speaking, speech writing and poetry. After graduation, Andy realized she could use her coaching skills to foster young change-makers on a large scale. In December 2018, Andy founded ROAR South Africa (S.A.) to build a generation of leaders who speak proficiently, inspire change with their words and share their stories with the world. Roar S.A. leads public speaking workshops for students in Johannesburg communities where there are no existing developmental programs. It has also expanded it’s programming into children’s homes and...
2020-02-1617 minUnConventional10: Raphaele Godinho, Founder of Rescuing & Valuing WomenAt 16 years-old, Raphaele studied the French Revolution in history class. She noticed that while there was detailed information about the male figures, there was no mention of the strong females who played a role in history. Raphaele realized her entire educational curriculum shared an unbalanced gender representation, which impacted society’s perspective. Later that year, Raphaele created Rescuing and Valuing Women – a movement to address the lack of appreciation for and recognition of women in Brazilian society. Raphaele believes that since school is where boys and girls develop their personal values, educational content should reflect a value of women and...
2020-02-1622 minUnConventional09: Marla Abao, WiTech (Women in Technology)WiTech is a community organization that educates, inspires and empowers youth to break gender barriers and use technology to make positive differences in society. They hosted the Philippines’ first student-led conference for female students in tech and traveled to Marawi, a neglected area in the Southern Philippines that was bombed in 2017, to teach basic programming skills to teens living in evacuation centers. WiTech also provided them with used laptops and curated tech education modules for their school.
2019-04-2129 minUnConventional08: Archika Dogra, The EduSTEM InitiativeThe moment she walked into her first computer science camp, Archika found herself looking around a room of 30 boys and just one other girl. From that day, almost every STEM-related experience she faced sent the resounding message, “STEM isn’t a place for a girl like you.” Frustrated time and time again, Archika researched the gender disparity in STEM and realized that individuals from a lower socioeconomic status and racial minorities were disproportionately excluded from the STEM narrative too. Determined to change the inequality in STEM, she co-founded The EduSTEM Initiative. EduSTEM aims to utilize STEMX curriculum, such as STEMXP...
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