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Amola is an undergraduate student at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in the field of exploration geophysics.

She has worked for KCG - a student consulting group at IIT Kharagpur in the areas of human resource development, branding and fund raising exercises. Amola is a voracious reader and loves taking up challenges. She is part of the institute student placement committee for the current academic session, and has also worked in the organizing team for her college's annual cultural fest. Her meritorious academic performance won her a scholarship for higher education from the Government of India.

Joanita, majored in journalism at St. Xavier’s Colllege Mumbai, and graduated with a Bachelors of Mass Media degree in May 2010.

Till date Joanita has actively organised and participated in a plethora of activities ranging from; sports events, international programmes, guiding jamborees and school and college functions. She has been a department representative on the college student council and was awarded St. Xavier’s college student of the year 2010. As a Rashtrapati Guide in school and a member of the Social Service league in college, Joanita has been involved in numerous community service projects. This inculcated her interest in social work and brought her to Samhita.

Oishik is a final year student of law at the Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.

His areas of interest are taxation, corporate law, foreign investment law and alternative dispute resolution. He is committed to the social sector and wants to use his legal acumen to develop the sector. Oishik heads the “GNLU for Poor”, a policy formulating committee under the aegis of the Gujarat National Law University for providing free and effective legal services to the poor. He is the founding member of Legal Services Committee of the University which provides free legal services to the community. Oishik is a foodie and enjoys art and photography.

Preeti is pursuing a bachelors degree in Computer Science at BJB College, Bhubaneswar.

Preeti is an entrepreneur who runs Live More, a startup that delivers experiences and provides alternative life solutions to people. She also runs Mpower, a social wing of Live More to help capacity building of rural entrepreneurs and develop eco tourism in Orissa. Preeti has handled branding exercises in various promotional events, launches and campaigns for several companies. She is also the founder of Bhubaneswar Toastmasters Club and a public speaker.

Swetansu is a senior undergraduate presently pursuing his M.Sc (Hons.) Mathematics & B.E (Hons.) Chemical Engineering in BITS - Pilani, Goa Campus.

He is interested in research in the field of Finance, Economics & Management and has been pursuing studies to develop a Private-Public-People Partnership model for the population at the Bottom of the Pyramid. An advocate of sustainable development, Swetansu is presently involved in leading a team for research and identification of technology oriented solutions affordable by the poor. He is also the curator for the TEDxBITSGoa Conference. He is passionate about entrepreneurship and is working towards having a start-up of his own.

Sumitha is currently pursuing her Masters in Public Health from George Washington University. Her concentrations are in Epidemiology and Global Health.

Sumitha is passionate about improving health outcomes of South Asians around the world. As a volunteer for the community health team of Bangalore Baptist Hospital she initiated the development of a seven module health education program for rural health care workers. In this capacity, she created all program curricula and taught classes on topics such as transmission of tuberculosis, family planning and safe water practices. She is the founder and current president of SAPHINA-South Asian Public Health Initiatives for Networking and Awareness which a student-led organization focused on increasing awareness of South Asian health and creating a network of students interested in improving South Asian health. She contributed to project SAHNA-South Asian Health Needs Assessment which is the largest study on the health status of South Asians in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. She is a regular volunteer for SAALT-South Asian Americans Leading Together and AID-Americans for Informed Democracy.

Varsha is an alumnus of BITS Pilani Goa campus where she completed her Masters in Information Systems.

She is interested in just about anything under the sun and believes in trying everything at least once. At college she is the founder member of Career Development Cell which is a forum for campus-industry interaction. This ardent lover of The Beatles has travelled extensively in rural India capturing stories of change and inspiration as a summer fellow of Grassroutes. Believes in the potential of using social media for change, Varsha is the lead organizer of Twestival Global 2010 Goa edition. Previously, she worked as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon Development Center.