Stories from India

From promoting financial literacy to developing apps for mental health, young people across India are paving the way for a more inclusive, healthier, and happier future.

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#LeadYoung - Hacking the Self, then Hacking the System

It is not everyday you hear about young children questioning the status quo, revolutionizing the automobile industry, or filing for patents at age 13. But they’re out there, and this is the story of one. Today, Param Jaggi is a 23-year-old entrepreneur and social activist. He is the founder of Hatch...

Azmayeen Uses Technology to Overcome Communication Barriers

Azmayeen has been using technology to give people information since the 5th Grade. Read the story of Azmayeen, an Ashoka Youth Venturer.

Sadat's App Helps Small Businesses Keep Track of Credit

Sadat is a serial entrepreneur. He uses film, technology and coffee to deliverer social change in his community. Read more.

Mithela Wants to Give Teenagers a Voice

Mithela's organisation Power to Bloom provides a forum for teenagers to talk about what they are feeling. Read more.

Moni's fight to eliminate child marriage in her village

Through starting youth clubs in her community Moni Begum has stopped over 200 child marriages. Read more to find out about Ashoka's Youth Venture program and how to apply.

Two Bangalore teens link young people’s passion for arts with fundraising for social change.

Ashwini (16) and Priya (17) were passionate about singing and acting, but they, like other young people they knew, had few spaces to perform. Together they founded Jazba, a local, youth-run “India’s Got Talent” to give young people a space to perform where all proceeds go to a hand-picked local...