Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Asma Khan | Chef and Founder, Darjeeling Express
King's College London
Dr. Asma Khan, from legal academia to culinary fame, founded Darjeeling Express, starting as a home supper club. Her success led to roles as UN World Food Programme’s Chef Advocate and on the Mayor of London’s Business Advisory, recognition in "Chef's Table," and topping Business Insider's 2019 coolest food and drink list.
Outstanding Achiever

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Atul Khatri | Comedian
University of Manchester
Atul Khatri, a Mumbai entrepreneur turned comedian, pursued stand-up to fulfill a personal goal. Blending his engineering and management background, he humorously orders soup "one by two" solo. Celebrated among India's top 20 comedians by CNN-IBN and a 'CEOs Got Talent' winner, his Netflix special in 2019 showcased his global appeal.
Outstanding Achiever

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Devanshi Rungta | Co-founder, Art Rickshaw

Royal College of Arts

Nilanjana Bhowmick | Author & Journalist

Birmingham City University

Tanya Paul | Art Director
& Creative Designer

Birmingham City University

Vishal Ramakrishnan |
Music Composer & Producer

London College of Music,
University of West London

Sports

Neeraj Chopra | Reigning Olympic and World Champion
Loughborough University
Neeraj Chopra is the reigning Olympic, world and Asian Games champion in men’s javelin throw. He is also a former Commonwealth Games and Diamond League winner. From the Arjuna Award in 2018 to the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021, and the prestigious Padma Shri in 2022, he has been consistently honoured for his contributions to Indian athletics. He is also recognised as The Times of India TOISA Sportsperson of the Year in 2021.
Outstanding Achiever

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Anuj Kichlu | Director & CEO, Best Of You Sports

Loughborough University

Nasser Aga Hussain | Former Captain, Indian Rugby Team

University of Northumbria

Smit Singh | International Winner, Skeet Shooting

University of Oxford

Government & Politics

Conrad Sangma | Chief Minister of Meghalaya
Imperial College London
Conrad Sangma is the 12th and current Chief Minister of Meghalaya, India, assuming office in 2018. A member of the National People's Party, he comes from a political lineage. Conrad served as a Member of Parliament from Tura (2016–2018). Notably, he received the Best Project Award at the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2022 for Meghalaya Enterprise Architect, showcasing his commitment to technological advancements.
Outstanding Achiever

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Anshul Avijit | National Spokesperson, Indian National Congress

University of Cambridge

Lt Cdr Bidisha Pandey | Military Veteran, Director - Trade, Austrade

University College London

Jaya Bhagat | Principal Accountant General, CAG India

London School of Economics and Political Science

Jayesh Ranjan | Principal Secretary - Industries & Commerce & IT, Government of Telangana

London School of Economics and Political Science

Prachetas Bhatnagar | Head of Strategy & Ops, Policy & Politics, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, London

London School of Economics and Political Science

Siddharth Sinha | Geospatial & Climate Policy Lead, Google

London School of Economics and Political Science

Uma Mahadevan | Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka

University of Oxford

Law

Karuna Nundy | Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
University of Cambridge
Karuna Nundy, an Advocate at the Supreme Court of India and an international legal expert, collaborates with governments on constitutional and legal drafting. Time Magazine recognized her among the 100 most influential people globally in 2022-2023. BBC termed her a ‘leading lawyer’, while the New York Times hailed her as a 'leading civil liberties lawyer' for her work on free expression.
Outstanding Achiever

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Akhil Ennamsetty | Fellow - Clinton Global Initiative, Advocate, High Court for the State of Telangana

University of Edinburgh

Karuna Nundy | Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India

University of Cambridge

Pranay Lekhi | Associate - International Arbitration team, | Allen & Overy LLP

University of Cambridge

Raveena Kumari Sethia | Senior Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

University of Cambridge

Samridhi Arora | Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India; Member, UNESCO-IFAP (WGIA)

University of Oxford

Siddharth Suresh Chandrashekhar | Advocate and LegalCounsel, MHADA

Queen Mary University of London

Policy & Society

Elsa Marie DSilva | President, Red Dot Foundation Global
University of Oxford
Elsa Marie DSilva is the Founder of Red Dot Foundation (India) and President of Red Dot Foundation Global (USA). She pioneered Safecity, a platform that crowdsources experiences of sexual violence worldwide. Safecity, launched in 2012, is the largest crowd map on the issue in India and beyond. ElsaMarie co-founded the Brave Movement to end global childhood sexual abuse and Beyond Black, an art-driven social enterprise.
Outstanding Achiever

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Aashraya Seth | Social Innovator

University of Cambridge

Prof Abhishek Mishra | Former Politician

University of Cambridge

Charan Kanwal Singh Sekhon | Founder, SEVA Trust UK

Cranfield University

Devika Malik | Para - Athlete, Co-Founder - WheelingHappiness Foundation

University of Cambridge

Gaurav Dwivedi | Advisor to the Chhattisgarh Government

Cardiff University

Kushal Kandhar | Global Pride Director, BCGGhosal | Squash Player

University of Reading

Vaibhav Sonone | Development Practitioner

University of Leeds

Media & Journalism

Sonia Singh | Journalist, Senior TV Anchor, Author, Editorial Director, NDTV
Cardiff University
Sonia Singh has been a journalist, senior television anchor, author & Editor of India's most respected news network, NDTV. In the last 3 decades, she has interviewed Prime Ministers, former Presidents, Nobel Laureates, and senior government ministers across political parties. She anchors the marquee interview show, ‘The NDTV Dialogues’, which brings together thought leaders in different fields for a conversation on Indian and global contemporary challenges.
Outstanding Achiever

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Kunal Purohit | Independent Journalist & Filmmaker

School of Oriental and African
Studies

Mehar Kaur Sindhu | Founder & CEO, MSB Vision

Imperial College London

Nisha Narayanan | Veteran Broadcast Media Journalist

Cardiff University

Puja Changoiwala | Journalist and Author

University of Westminster

Saptarshi Basak | Reporter and Editor - Opinions, The Quint

London School of Economics and Political Science

Shrenik N Rao | Editor-in-Chief, Madras Courier

London School of Economics and Political Science

Sonia Singh | Journalist, Senior TV Anchor, Author & Editor

Cardiff University

Business & Entrepreneurship

Harish R. Bhat | Brand Custodian, Tata Sons
University of Leeds
Harish Bhat, with 36 years at the Tata group, has held pivotal roles including as Brand Custodian at Tata Sons, MD of Tata Global Beverages, and COO of Titan's Watches and Jewellery businesses.

Recognised by Forbes as one of the top 10 most influential CMOs in the world in 2022 and 2023, he is a passionate marketer and bestselling author of six books, also known for his columns and poetry.
Outstanding Achiever

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Eshita Kabra | Founder & CEO, By Rotation

Bayes Business School

Harish R. Bhat | Brand Custodian, Tata Sons

University of Leeds

Mirra Sondhi | MD, Deutsche Bank

University of Leeds

Neha Chauhan | Founder, Aviotron Aerospace (AeroBay)

Cranfield University

Shefali Jhalani | Founder, Sharisa

Brunel University

Suchin Bajaj | Founder & Director, Ujala Cygnus Hospitals

King‘s College London

Yash Prakash | Co-founder, AcadAlly

University of Southampton

Education, Science & Innovation

Dr Raghu Rama Pillarisetti | Specialist in Breast Cancer Treatment
Royal College of Surgeons
Dr. Raghu Ram Pillarisetti revolutionised breast cancer care in India, founding South Asia's first comprehensive Breast Health Centre and a charity for national awareness. He led South Asia's largest population-based screening program now expanding nationally across India. He also founded the Association of Breast Surgeons of India and was the driving force behind the formation the Association of Breast Surgeons of India.
Outstanding Achiever

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Parineeti Chopra | Actor and Singer
University of Manchester
Saurav is an Arjuna award winner. A trailblazer, he is the first Indian squash player to break into the top 10 in the world and was also the first Indian to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title in 2004. He won the 2022 Commonwealth Games men's squash singles. The world #15 holds a record 13 Indian national titles, 10 Professional Squash Association tour titles, a gold in the Asian Games and a gold in the World Championships. He took silver in the Commonwealth Games mixed doubles five years ago.

Jeemon Panniyammakal | Public Health Expert

University of Glasgow

Nausheen Basha | Engineer and Research Associate

City, University of London

Raghu Ram Pillarisetti | Specialist in Breast Cancer Treatment

Royal College of Surgeons

Sreenivasa Rao Kondapally Seshasai | Cardiologist

University of Cambridge

Srikanth Ramaswamy | Professor, Newcastle University

University of Strathclyde

Tanaya Narendra | Sexual Health Educator & Embryologist

University of Oxford
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