Photo feature: Power of 10 strong-willed achievers

With a strong belief in their ideals and indefatigable spirit, these achievers from diverse fields overcame personal and societal limitations

Curated By: Madhu Kapparath

Curated By: Anjan Das

Published: May 17, 2019

“At the induction as a fellow of the Royal Society, I’m signing the charter book that ha

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“At the induction as a fellow of the Royal Society, I’m signing the charter book that has signatures of distinguished fellows that goes all the way back to Newton, Darwin…” - Gagandeep Kang, Scientist

"I was told 'you are like a girl, you are like a boy, you dress in girls' clothes',

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"I was told 'you are like a girl, you are like a boy, you dress in girls' clothes', but I held my head high and never, never lost hope of being myself." - Anjali Lama, Transgender model (Represented by Feat.Artists)

“I’m looking back at my life from ten years ago. I had a dream, a silly dream but I am l

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“I’m looking back at my life from ten years ago. I had a dream, a silly dream but I am living it now.” - Gulshan Devaiah, Actor

"I put myself in the same situation as you yo, and the collaboration that happens then is pure

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"I put myself in the same situation as you yo, and the collaboration that happens then is pure and cohesive yo…" - Prabh Deep and Sez on the beat, Hip-hop artistes

“We thought there must be other people like us, so we sourced and roasted the coffee we wanted

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“We thought there must be other people like us, so we sourced and roasted the coffee we wanted to drink.” - Matt Chitharanjan and Namrata Asthana, Brewmasters

“I am a self-taught filmmaker and a one-woman crew. How do I do it? I don’t know. I just

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“I am a self-taught filmmaker and a one-woman crew. How do I do it? I don’t know. I just want to do it, so I do it. I also did not know that I’ll make a feature film alone… I didn’t even imagine. But I made it.” - Rima Das, Filmmaker*

(* - from The Telegraph)

“I have no secrets to tell. I am just a very down-to-earth woman.”- Tessy Thomas, Rocket

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“I have no secrets to tell. I am just a very down-to-earth woman.”- Tessy Thomas, Rocket Scientist*

(* - from The Telegraph)

“I’m asking myself everyday—how do we continue the process of nation building wi

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“I’m asking myself everyday—how do we continue the process of nation building without destroying our planet?” - Nuru Karim, Architect

"Asking 'how' or 'why' is merely exercising your curiosity. It’s often th

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"Asking 'how' or 'why' is merely exercising your curiosity. It’s often the outrageous 'why not' that leads to a breakthrough." - Ramesh Gound, Car designer