Akshay Nikam is from Pune. He has a B.E. in Electronics, and has written and acted in plays in college. Watching movies, football and writing are some of his passions; he wants to work for women’s causes and education. He aspires to be a social entrepreneur in the future.

S. Anoop is from Thiruvananthapuram and has a B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering. He is extremely tech-savvy and loves computers and Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) and is a part of the Linux Foundation. He also likes football, and despises being idle and getting up early.

Anupama Pain has a B.E.- Computers degree from Mumbai University. She was working with Deloitte as a Consultant for ERP before joining ICICI Fellows. She likes writing and oil painting, and dislikes unpunctuality and double standards. Anupama is very passionate about and has worked in the field of child education. She believes that "hope is a good thing, perhaps the best of things and no good thing ever dies."

Anvesh Thirukovalluru comes from Hyderabad, and is an alumnus of Vasavi College of Engineering. Before joining ICICI Fellows, he was working with Infosys. Anvesh likes reading, movies, biking and spending time with friends. He dislikes people who don’t respect others and “people who make others wait for them”. He is a member of Aashayein Foundation, Sadashaya Foundation and has interest in the education and health sectors.

Dhivya Sivaramakrishnan is from Chennai, has a B.A. in Sociology. Her heart is set on causes like children and education. She has worked with Cancer patients in Chennai through Mahesh Memorial Trust, has volunteered for Child Rights and You, Chennai and the Spastic Society of Tamil Nadu. One of her biggest passions is music; she has sung in two commercial music albums and participated in a television music reality show. Dhivya has made a documentary on Child Labour and Street Children, and has worked on a snapshot project on "Women in Stereotyped Male Dominated Fields".

Dhrimeet Deb is from Chennai and has a B.E. in Computer Science. He has worked with Wipro and would like to work for Rural Development. He likes reading books and magazines, and watching news channels; he dislikes giving interviews and stinginess. He has come up with an original thought:"You can be victims of circumstances but not of destiny."

Gurudutt Shenoy belongs from Thane, Maharashtra and after completing his B.E., worked with Infosys. He likes films, writing, music, food, surfing the net and playing the Tabla. He lives by the maxim, "If you haven’t found it yet, keep searching."

Neeraj Ahuja hails from Indore, has a B.E. in Electronics & Communication, and was working with Infosys before joining the ICICI Fellows programme. He likes reading, sports and playing the violin, and dislikes phonies and sycophants.  His favourite quotation is: "You do what you have to do in order to do what you want to do."

Nikita D'Cruz is from Mumbai and has just completed her B.A in Sociology and Anthropology. She is an aspiring politician and is a part of Loksatta Andolan and the Jaago Re campaign. A few things she likes to do are reading and writing poetry. Her favourite quotation is, "I insist on the freedom to make my own mistakes."

Nitesh Anand is a native of Munger in Bihar and has a B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering from Allahabad. He has worked with Samanantar- the Intimate Theatre, where he directed and acted in several plays. His belief is that "whatever great the value of negatives may be, it will always remain less than the least of the positives."

Pooja Lapasia is from Mumbai and has a B.M.M. from Mumbai University, majoring in Journalism. She is a former Pukar Fellow and has worked as a Correspondent for 1.5 years. She has also worked with several NGOs and would like to start a developmental venture. She loves driving and music, hates Maths, and follows Quentin Tarantino, Twitter and cricket.

Rahul Anand belongs to Delhi and has a B.E. from Delhi University. He has worked for a rural B.P.O. in Rajasthan and wants to work for a social enterprise at the grassroots level. He has set up www.simplypoet.com and www.mart8.com, and is a part of www.thebetterindia.com. He likes playing cricket, reading and writing, and hates red tapism.

Ramkishan Singh is from Agra- the city of the Taj and has a PG Diploma in Management from Meerut. He has worked as an Assistant Manager with Kotak Mahindra Bank. He was a member of a Global Village Development project in Bangladesh. He likes to say that “nobody is perfect and I am nobody.” He likes films and dislikes dishonesty

Rini Nandy comes from Kolkata and has graduated in Accountancy. She is adept at graphology and has been practising for a year now; Rini has worked with Centrex Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and has also volunteered with various NGOs like CRY where she made a documentary on Child Labour. She is interested in writing short stories and poetry. Her favourite thought is: "Every one dies but not everyone lives."

Rupal Kulkarni is from Thane and has an M.Sc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics. She has experience working with Women's Trust in Ghana and has experience researching SHGs in Western Himalayas. She is a co-founder of a Youth Initiative called WHARF Youth, has worked with the Centre for Civil Society and has published a paper on Water Privatisation. She has been part of Environmental Forums in South Africa and Malaysia and was a Student Fellow at a Poverty Conference in Mexico. Rupal likes travelling to remote places and experimenting with food. She has a Silver Medal from Mumbai University and had won an HSBC Scholarship to study at LSE. Her favorite quotation is: "A man of quality is not threatened by a woman of equality."

Saniya Seth comes from Mumbai and has a Bachelor’s in Banking & Insurance. She likes watching movies and travelling. She detests being compelled to do something, and nasty and sarcastic people. Saniya Seth comes from Mumbai and has a Bachelor’s in Banking & Insurance. She likes watching movies and travelling. She detests being compelled to do something, and nasty and sarcastic people.

Saurabh Mehta hails from Delhi and has a B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics.  He is the founder of Centre for Energy, Environment & Education (www.ceeeindia.org), Kyrion Digital Security (www.kyrion.in), and the co-coordinator of National Sustainable Energy Community. He is a foodie who also loves sports, and dislikes wastage of resources.

Shaliendra Mahani a.k.a. Shelly comes from Noida. He has a B.Tech in Electronics & Communication and has worked for two years with Infosys and Adobe. He is a fitness freak and loves cycling. He dislikes show-offs and hypocrites. 

Siri Avalur is from Hyderabad and is an alumna of Loyola College, Hyderabad; she also has a PG Diploma from Centre for Social Initiative and Mgt. Siri has been an Executive Member of Just Change (an NGO), has worked with www.iopportune.com and has worked on children’s causes. She likes meeting like-minded people, reading, music and playing basketball, and would like to be social entrepreneur.  She agrees with Bapu’s saying, “Be the change you want to see in the world."

Vasundhra Joshi comes from Delhi and has done her Bachelor’s in Journalism & Mass Communication. Vasu makes short films and made her first student’s film when she was in her seventh grade; has been a part of INMUN (Indian Model United Nations), and has submitted a paper on Quality Circle and Education at MSQCC, Mauritius. She has worked with Aroh Foundation in Greater Noida. She is trained in Hindustani Classical music and does theatre.