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An ecosystem that inspires children and enhances development of perspectives.
A talk show for small business owners to connect with fellow entrepreneurs and learn from their start-up journey.
An ecosystem that inspires children and enhances development of perspectives.
A journey to gaining human excellence through the lens of self-discovery..
A foundation to make the most of living environments so we can make the best of what humanity has to offer.
Bollywood music director SHANTANU MOITRA collaborated with anti-trafficking activist SUNITHA KRISHNAN after they met at INK to score music for a film Krishnan was producing. This film won Moitra his first National Award.
AISHA CHAUDHARY, a 15-years-old suffering from a life-threatening disease, gave a talk that went on to be seen by a few million viewers, inspiring and touching hearts of many before she passed away.
Inventor of the revolutionary low-cost sanitary pads, ARUNACHALAM MURUGANANTHAM’s story first shared with the larger public on the INK stage, went viral and paved the way for worldwide acclaim and countless awards. The Bollywood movie Padman is based on his life.
Entrepreneur VARUN AGARWAL became a youth icon overnight as his INK talk went viral, shooting up his book sales, now to be made into a movie.
Legendary USHA UTHUP is never shy of crediting INK for the current phase of her career. Generations have discovered and rediscovered her music from her INK videos that have over 10 million views.
Techie SUNIL KHANDBAHALE got to sit in a plane for the first time to speak at INK2013. His meeting with MIT Media Lab professor Ramesh Raskar led to his Masters Degree at MIT Sloan School of Management.
INK Fellow HALEEM KHAN, a Kuchipudi dancer who defies all gender norms, received a grant to help fund his academy that aims to push the boundaries of this dance form.
Who could have imagined that celebrated surgeon SUSAN LIM and musician JOI BARUA would meet at INK and collaborate to record an original song about the future of artificial intelligence, and record it at the iconic Abbey Road Studios.
INK Fellow SHASHWAT RATAN, a technologist from Meerut, was awarded a grant to create the first book on electronics, made fully out of electronic circuits.
INK mobilized funding for amateur chess champion SANDHYA GOLI to travel to compete in international championships, where she advanced in international rankings, and is on the road to become a chess Grandmaster and make India proud.
Ecologist and researcher SHANNON OLSSON found new areas to research after she met another INK Fellow ARSHIYA BOSE, who works on sustainable coffee growing.
We helped anti-trafficking activist SUNITHA KRISHNAN, who has been awarded the Padma Shri, to build a permanent campus for hundreds of women she rescued from sex trafficking and sex crime.
More recently, INK Fellows MANVENDRA SINGH and SHUBHENDU SHARMA collaborated to use Sharma’s afforestation methodology on a large scale for Singh’s ambitious sustainable township in Jaipur.
In 2014, we saw a truly cross-disciplinary collaboration between artist SHILO SHIV SULEMAN, engineer LUKE ISEMAN, and neuroscientist ROHAN DIXIT -- all INK Fellows -- to create a much talked about art installation at the Burning Man Festival.
INK Fellow ELORA HARDY, architect working with Bamboo, is one such example of someone who got noticed by all the right people. We help INK Fellows to grow themselves as thought-leaders by giving them ample speaking opportunities, training and the right audience.
INK Fellow and serial entrepreneur DEEPAK RAVINDRAN met people at INK who then become investors and partners in his startups. Our platform is acknowledged as the stage where speakers who are today “high-in-demand” speakers gave their very first public talk.
We have been mentoring BABAR ALI, dubbed the world’s youngest headmaster for starting a school in his backyard at age 9. With the platform that we created for him, he raised funds to construct a school building in rural West Bengal.
Mountaineer ARUNIMA SINHA shared her unbelievable journey of becoming the first Indian amputee to scale Mt. Everest, gaining wide recognition and admirers. She was recently awarded a Padma Shri.
INK Fellow HALEEM KHAN, a Kuchipudi dancer who defies all gender norms, received a grant to help fund his academy that aims to push the boundaries of this dance form.
INK Fellow MAHESH JADHAV, recently recognized with a National Award, was given a grant to fund his efforts providing shelter and care for HIV positive children in Belgaum.
SANVAR OBEROI gathered support, recognition, and investors for his company working to promote and pioneer HEMP cultivation and cannabis research for medicinal use in India.

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If you have a vision, IFM is a program that will accelerate your journey. It does this by providing a diverse and complete network. It does this by connecting the dots and creating new narratives.
Gopichand Katragadda
Founder & CEO, Myelin Foundry
The Fellows Program is about making lasting contributions to the trajectories of young trailblazers, and helping them take their visions to the next level ...
Raghava KK
Artist, Co-founder, 64/1, TED Speaker
I see INK Future Makers as a lens that enhances one’s spectrum to view life itself. This inspiring network of people opens up doors to a world without parallel. At the same time, it provides access to a host of opportunities to collaborate and leave things bigger and better than you found them. Thus unveiling with fellow explorers, the larger meaning to life itself while deepening aspirations for its journey.
Manvendra Singh Shekhawat
MD, MRS Group

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