Shilpa Sugunan | Designing Dreams
Art is not just what she does; it is who she is. Meet Shilpa, a designer by profession and an artist at heart, who dreams of making a name for herself one day.
Shilpa Sugunan | Designing Dreams
Art is not just what she does; it is who she is. Meet Shilpa, a designer by profession and an artist at heart, who dreams of making a name for herself one day.
Jasentha Joy | Pickles and Chuckles
Sit down with us for a chat with Jasentha chechi, a combination of unbeatable cooking skills, grit, and experience – and yes, a bundle of laughter.
Kadeeja Fidha | Leading with Curiosity
When the urge to question meets the eagerness to learn and act, exceptional changes are born. Meet Kadeeja, a concoction of empathy, curiosity, and determination.
Anjali Thudippu | Dialoguing with Dance
It takes resilience to push an artform’s boundaries and open it up for aspiring artists. Here, we meet Anjali Thudippu whose work embodies precisely this.
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The Bauls & Millet Songs: Shilanjani Bhattacharyya's Journey
Shilanjani is a Germany and Netherlands-based academic, unfolding myths of indigenous societies and scribbling research notes in Bengali. Her research has involved travelling with Bengal’s Bauls and farming with Odisha’s Bodo Porojas. Here, we talk about folk music, culture, and her academics.
Ramya Sundararajan
Ramya Sundararajan is someone who turned around her entire career to be of service to society. An idealistic teacher with clear perspectives on social structures, Ramya is a pleasure to talk with. Read on to sneak a peek into her early life, work, and vision.
Nasmina Nasir
A resilient and focused woman whose efforts have spurred hundreds of children to dream, Nasmina talks to aikyam about her life, dreams, and iLab.
Jinso Raj
Jinso brings a single-mindedness to his work as a full stack developer as he does for his weekly movie outings. He enjoys both with abandon.
Mehar MP
An app entrepreneur turned nonprofit founder, Mehar is passionate about tech's transformative potential. Leading TinkerHub Foundation in Kerala, he bridges skill gaps, fosters open-source communities, and uplifts local talent
Naji Mahfood
Naji is guiding Indian youth through his social innovation and cultural exchange-led programmes for building leadership
Femina Fathima
Since her childhood, art has been a constant in Femina’s life. Read on to know how the young designer has been crafting a promising career from it
Partnering with ASMITA to amplify the voices of rural women
aikyam worked with ASMITA, a youth-led group in Jharkhand, to create a website showcasing their transformative work with rural women and adolescents
Discoverability
Partnering with ASMITA to amplify the voices of rural women
aikyam worked with ASMITA, a youth-led group in Jharkhand, to create a website showcasing their transformative work with rural women and adolescents
TYCIA's website opening doors to Discoverability
For TYCIA Foundation, discoverability was both a tech challenge as well as a financial one. Here's how TYCIA and aikyam came together and solved it by using Github Pages
Zenith's website makes their access to justice work visible, discoverable
Zenith & aikyam used Free Github Pages to tell the world about the impact of their work in aiding the most underprivileged have access to legal justice systems
Technology
Jinso Raj
Jinso brings a single-mindedness to his work as a full stack developer as he does for his weekly movie outings. He enjoys both with abandon.
Mehar MP
An app entrepreneur turned nonprofit founder, Mehar is passionate about tech's transformative potential. Leading TinkerHub Foundation in Kerala, he bridges skill gaps, fosters open-source communities, and uplifts local talent
Megha Jibhakate
Megha Jibhakate is a trained front-end developer who is most excited about learning new things every day and helping others learn.
Storytelling
Sumi Thomas
A writer and former journalist, Sumi questions everything around her. A pleasure to be around, she has a repertoire of tales and notable advice up her sleeve.
Haneen Naseer
For Haneen Naseer, writing is her life. She loves travelling just as much as being surrounded by books and telling stories about changemakers.