aikyam fellows
18 stories
- Aparna N S
Dancing towards Discovery
The greatest quality as a teacher lies in their readiness to view students as dancers stumbling through the…
- Shilpa Sugunan
Designing Solutions
Design, at its core, is problem-solving. It's not just an aesthetic addition that can be easily overlooked.
- Jasentha Joy
Pickles and Chuckles
No matter what I grab, I can make something with it. A feast can be cooked with close to nothing.
- Kadeeja Fidha
Leading with Curiosity
When the urge to question meets the eagerness to learn and act, exceptional changes are born.
- Anjali Thudippu
Dialoguing with Dance
It takes resilience to push an artform’s boundaries and open it up for aspiring artists.
- Shilanjani Bhattacharyya
Making Bauls Heard
Today traditional folk music is taken away from the original practitioners, for whom the music is a way of…
- Ramya Sundararajan
They Are My Children
Aren't young people who don't have anyone — society's children?
- The Bauls
Songs For Equality
What if I told you that a spiritual society staunchly protests societal inequities through songs?
- Jinso Raj
Making Technology Accessible
Benefits of technology often exclude social impact organisations. Jinso's work makes it more accessible.
- Mehar MP
A Space for Tinkerers
No college student goes to college to waste their time. The system is what does that.
- Naji Mahfood
A Travelling Monk
What if travelling could not only expose you to other cultures but also help you become a social impact…
- Femina Fathima
Designing Accessibility
Creating designs that cater to the needs of people with different needs makes me happy.
- Sumi Thomas
Storytelling for Good
A writer and former journalist, Sumi questions everything around her with her written word.
- Haneen Naseer
Making Stories Come to Life
She loves travelling just as much as being surrounded by books and telling stories about changemakers.
- Arvind Unnithan
Advocacy Needs Everybody
Inspired by the idea of community-based change, an adolescent Arvind set out to engage in local electoral…
- Megha Jibhakate
Our Dreams Matter Too
In the beginning, I found it difficult to speak in English. Where I come from, even English classes are…
- Arundhathi
Helping women support women
For the first time in my life, I looked closer at the many aspects of who I am.