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Netaji Subhas University of Technology
Azad Hind Fauj Marg Sector - 3 , Dwarka
New Delhi, Delhi, 110078
India

Hima Das

Professional Athlete

Often Called ‘The Dhing Express’, Hima Das is a 19-year-old Indian sprinter hailing from Assam. Holder of the current Indian National Record in 400 Metres with the timing of 50.79s, she also became the first Indian woman, nay, the first-ever Indian athlete to win a gold medal in any format of a global track event at IAAF World U20 Championships when she clocked a speed of 51.46 s. She is a living testimony of the transformation of austerity to triumph through the means of exhilarating dedication.

Kiran Verma

Founder, Simply Blood

Kiran Verma is the CEO of Simply Blood which is the world’s first Virtual Blood Donation Platform. Kiran has been a regular blood donor and thus knows the poor condition of blood donation in the country and how people lose their lives because of it. His mission is to make sure ‘nobody dies waiting for blood in India after 31st December 2025’. In 2018, he traveled more than 16,000 km covering more than 4500 km on feet to encourage blood donation across India, Nepal, and Bhutan. He named this walk as "Change with One Walk”.

Kyoshi Naval Datta

Martial Arts Expert

An ingenious man with an exemplary set of skills in Martial Arts, Kyoshi Naval Datta has recently earned the mentioned title and is now a “7th Dan” black belt from Japan and “5th Dan” black belt from WKF( World Karate Federation). Kyoshi is a Chief Instructor & Examiner, India at Japan Karate-Do Kuniba-Kai India, Honbu-Executive Member-Kuniba-kai International and has acquired the position only after toiling for almost three decades. He has recently been appointed as Asia president of Kuniba Kai International. Kyoshi is an expert at teaching “Goshindo” (pressure point based MartialArts) and “Iaido” (sword) and has taught these techniques to many of his disciples over the years.

Lakshay Dabas

Organic Farmer, Founder- OrganicAcre

Lakshay Dabas is an organic farmer by profession and the founder of his very own start-up OrganicAcre. Growing up his father's values regarding the environment and agriculture had a huge impact on him which, later on, became his source of inspiration. During his college days, he was also a guitarist and performed at the Hard Rock Cafe on various occasions. It was later after graduating that he picked up Organic Farming as a profession because he always emphasizes on how good health is necessary and how consuming organic vegetables can prevent major health issues.

Lt. Col. Vivek Panwar

Gallantry Awardee, Indian Army

A graduate from NSIT, Lt. Col. Vivek Singh Panwar has been commissioned at numerous remote field locations like Siachen Glacier, Shopia, Kashmir. He was awarded Gallantry Awards for his bravery while combating terrorists in such challenging locations. He is specialized in Radars and Missiles and makes sure that the equipments used by the Indian Army are maintained at high operational readiness. He has been awarded with Army Commander's citation and many commendations from the President for his worthy contribution.

Raghav Pandey

Assistant Professor, NLU Mumbai

A remarkable man who had always been inspired to be a teacher, Raghav Pandey is currently working as an assistant professor of Law at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai and also a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay. He graduated from Dr. RML National Law University, Lucknow. Along with having publications on current affairs, commenting upon politics, history, Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence, and Criminal Law, he is also a contributor at Firstpost, Moneycontrol, ThePrint & The Hindu.

Seedhe Maut

Hip Hop Artists

Encore ABJ and MC Calm, are two Delhiites who came together as "Seedhe Maut" to give the next stage in the revolution of Indian hip hop sound. Inspired by international hip hop collectives like Clipse, Black Hippy, Run and more, they have truly mastered the art of delivering razor-sharp combative and witty rhymes and thus justifying their name. Their works like "Seedhe Maut Anthem" and their collaboration with Prabh Deep shows their mettle, regardless of the language they choose to rap in. This bilingual duo pens down hopes for the young Indian generation and at the same time their work constantly proves them as pioneers in the Indian Hip Hop movement.

Temsutula Imsong

Social Volunteer

Temsutula Imsong is the founder of the NGO project Sakaar Sewa Samiti which has been instrumental in the cleaning of the Varanasi ghats. She has been involved in social volunteer work from a very early age. She completed her master's in human rights soon after which she opened her NGO. Her exemplary work for the society has been acknowledged and applauded by the honorable prime minister of India Shri Narendra Modi. She is truly an inspiration for all of us who wish to bring a change in society.

Vedica Saxena

Social Activist

Vedica Saxena is an IT engineer by qualification, completed her diploma in Training and Development. She has been a soft skills trainer for corporates and colleges, a language & life skills trainer for schools, Miss South Asia India 2007 runner up, a freelance emcee and above all a renowned blogger and an aspiring writer. Presently she is working for LGBTQIA+ rights and awareness by sensitizing schools and colleges, conducting sessions and giving presentations and has also taken up other socials causes on gender equality and acid attacks.