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Abhishek Vaddadi

Abhishek hails from Visakhapatnam; he is pursuing MSc(tech) Finance at BITS Pilani. He is Project Coordinator of

Rural Employment Incubator at NIRMAAN that works on

developing sustainable Business plans for the rural

masses. He loves reading fiction, playing tennis,

photography, painting and an ardent fan of A.R.Rahman.

He is an exuberant traveller and a perfectionist. He is anaspiring civil servant and aims to be a social entrepreneur.

My Super Power: Patience

One thing I am passionate about: Serving Underserved

Host Organization: Samata, Andhra Pradesh

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Anurag Gumber

Anurag is pursuing engineering from BITS pilani. He hasdiscovered interest in photography, event organization,

working towards social reforms and renewable energy. In

the near future, he hopes to travel to various corners of

India and realize different cultures and interact with those

people and understand their needs. With that knowledge,

he would like to set upon himself the target of bringingabout social reforms for the betterment and development

of the country as a whole.

My Super Power: Photography and Photoshop

One thing I am passionate about: Travelling

Host Organization: Pan Himalayan Grassroots Foundation, Uttarakhand

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Arvind Sastry

Arvind did his Bachelors in Mechanical engineering fromMIT, Manipal. He did his research work in Ulm on

Heliocentris fuel cell science kit and Battery testing. He

loves travelling and he has seen many European countries.

He is very passionate about photography and he loves

reading books. Arvind also likes music and he has been a

DJ at many parties. His goal now is to provide affordableenergy services for the poor from sustainable energy

sources using innovative combinations of technology and

finance.

My Super Power: I can make anyone smile

One thing I am passionate about: India

Host Organization: Samata, Andhra Pradesh

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Gargi Maheshwari

Gargi is pursuing M.Sc.(Hons) Physics at BITS-Pilani. She isa member of the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

(CEL) and the Department of Sponsorship and Marketing.

An ardent lover of physics, photography, travelling and all

sorts of sports, she likes to spend her free time reading

articles and watching documentaries. She tends to

develop completely random interests. She likes to believethat with the right attitude, there is nothing that cannot

be done.

My Super Power: Rational & realistic outlook

One thing I am passionate about: Climate change causes,

sex trafficking, child prostitution

Host Organization: Pan Himalayan Grassroots Foundation, Uttarakhand

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Kriti Malhotra

Kriti is from New Delhi, currently pursuing B.A PoliticalScience Hons from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi

University. She believes in active citizenry, she has worked

with Naz foundation. She has worked for LFT-

Leaders4Tomorrow, to organise weekly events like adopt a

plant campaigns, rallies, panel discussions, documentary

screenings and yearly fest based on UN MDGs. She wouldlike to pursue Development studies in future.

My Super Power: Vision

One thing I am passionate about: Fighting social dogmas

Host Organization: CHIRAG, Uttarakhand

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Manu Badiger

Manu is a BBM graduate(2010), specialized in Finance. Heinitiated SAVE LIVES a pro-active blood donation and

blood grouping program in Hubli and Dharwad with the

support of Dr R B Patil Cancer hospital, Hubli and Red

Cross Dharwad. They were successful in donating 700

units of blood with the help of donors in the year 2009

and 315 units till April/2010. He worked as a core teammember for Deshpande Foundation. Travelling,

Photography and Music are his fields of interest.

My Super Power: My Commitment

One thing I am passionate about: Photography

Host Organization: Pan Himalayan Grassroots Foundation, Uttarakhand

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Mithun Madhusudhan

Mithun completed engineering from the IIT Kharagpur. AtIIT, he was involved in loads of extracurricular activities,

including dramatics, sports and debate. He is also the

Executive Editor of the campus newspaper, The Scholars'

Avenue. He looks forward to the Grassroutes fellowship

as a medium to push him out of his comfort zone, and

help broaden his horizons. He hopes Grassroutes to be aneye opening experience.

My Super Power: I can't make enemies

One thing I am passionate about: Building opinion

through my writing

Host Organization: Vayali, Kerala

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Sri Ranganathan

Sri is a simple person by nature and approaches life withthe same attitude. Social activities have been a part of his

life ever since college. He has been a part of various

Corporate Social Responsibility Projects. He is also an

active public speaker. Currently, he is an entrepreneur

and working with NGOs on off-days. He is really interested

in bringing micro finance to rural entrepreneurs. Also, hehopes to document the change makers & rural innovators

by travelling across India.

My Super Power: Simplicity

One thing I am passionate about: Entrepreneurship

Host Organization: Vayali, Kerala

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Surbhi Bhalla

Surbhi was born & brought up in Delhi. She is anutritionist by education & profession, an Urban desi,

vagabond soul, freedom-seeker, travel enthusiast,

adventure freak, writer, philosopher, dreamer and the list

goes on. She comes to Grassroutes, to find her set of keys

and to meet and interact with people from diverse

background and interests.

My Super Power: My confidence!

One thing I am passionate about: Change the system of

education in the country

Host Organization: Aarohi, Uttarakhand

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Swati Chawla

Swati is a resident of Delhi. She has done her postgraduation in Political Science from Delhi University and is

currently working with IPAC, Delhi as a lobbyist. Her work

involves policy implementation for social change in

tandem with the government. Her family comprises of her

parents and 2 siblings.

My Super Power: My confidence!

One thing I am passionate about: Change the system of

education in the country

Host Organization: Pan Himalayan Grassroots Foundation, Uttarakhand

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Swetha SB

Swetha Stotra Bashyam is doing her Graduation in LifeSciences at St.Francis College, Hyderabad. She is the

captain of the NSS and Prakriti club in her college. She has

won many medals in state and national arenas for

Rhythmic Gymnastics. She is a person who has been

enthusiastic about protecting nature and with the help of

Grassroutes, she hopes that she will be able to see acompletely new side of the cause she cares for. She was

selected as a delegate for COP15.

My Super Power: Enthusiasm

One thing I am passionate about: Environment Protection

Host Organization: Samata, Andhra Pradesh

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Tanvi Rao

Tanvi Rao completed her bachelors in Economics at SRCC,Delhi University. She is extremely interested in

developmental economics and has decided to study the

same in her master's. She worked with The YP Foundation

in designing and implementing a lifeskills model for

educating street children. She loves visiting new places

and imbibing cultures. She is interested in learning how todevelop effective developmental projects and if the

current growth model is having any impact on rural lives

My Super Power: Empathy and Enthusiasm!

One thing I am passionate about: Travel

Host Organization: CHIRAG, Uttarakhand

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Tejaswi Damaraju

Tejaswi is an Architect from Hyderabad. Right now, she isin between jobs, trying to find out where she fits best.

She was born and brought up in Hyderabad but she

travelled quite a bit. She is also an Adventure enthusiast.

Thinking without boundaries, accepting people than

judging them, is how she would define herself.

My Super Power: Writing and graphical illustrations

One thing I am passionate about: Sustainable

Technologies

Host Organization: Grassroutes, Maharashtra

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