30 Under 30 2023
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Genrobotics: Using robots to curb a social evil
Genrobotics' robot scavenger takes over the outlawed practice of manual scavenging that still claims lives in India, and is spread across 85 urban local bodies across 17 states and three union territories in India
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Ambika Nayak: Paving the way for future pop stars
From her first gig at a party in Mumbai in 2017 to playing at the Nariyal Paani festival in Alibaug with her then band, Kayan—her stage name—has come a long way, and commands over 70,000 listeners on Spotify monthly
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Anuv Jain: Turning memories into music
Jain writes songs that are soulful, romantic, and, at times, melancholic. He has over 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify. He believes an artiste's work and social media presence go hand in hand
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Pulkit Baldev wants to rewire the steel industry with Metalbook
Having worked in the industry for some time, Baldev realised the sector was ripe for a tech disruption to smoothen business operations. His Metalbook ended FY22 with Rs 800 crore in GMV
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Siva Teja Kakileti: The scientist bringing machine learning to breast cancer detection
Niramai Health Analytix has developed an automated, affordable, non-invasive, radiation-free and privacy-aware test for early detection of breast cancer, and Kakileti played a key role in the IP creation for the company
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Mayank Kale and Amrit Singh's Loop is filling the gaps in health insurance
Loop is a platform that bundles health insurance coverage for employees with access to a primary care doctor, unlimited free consultations and discounted diagnostics
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Avinash Ramanathan: The long-term strategist
Kalaari Capital's Vani Kola says he has a high emotional quotient and the ability to make choices that will meet long-term objectives over short-term incentives
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Niyati Rao and Sagar Neve: Creating food interpreted and inspired by people and culture
Rao and Neve's Ekaa focusses on ingredients to sharpen combinations and techniques to create unique, complex and diverse flavours
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Anuvrat Jain: The instinctive finance guy
He is the founding member of Lightspeed's India and SE Asia Growth investment teams and one of its youngest vice presidents. Jain firmly believes in engaging and networking with founders and companies, even if they are outside the perview of his portfolio, as long as they are building a stronger ecosystem in the country
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Harsh Agarwal: The instinctive designer
Harry Styles has worn his designs, Tan France requested his designs for Queer Eye--this Symbiosis, Pune, graduate incorporates beautiful, traditional craftmanship, teamed with more modern-classic silhouettes
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Kalidas Jayaram: The method actor
Kalidas Jayaram won his first national award when he was only 10. Now 29, he is known to put in a lot of effort for any role he takes up, to make his eventual onscreen performance look effortless. From Thangam to Putham Pudhu Kaalai, and Vikram, Natchathiram, and OTT series Paper Rocket, he's come a long way