The year 2023 was big for some. Take, for instance, Aaquib Wani, the man behind the Indian cricket team’s newly designed jerseys for the ODI, T20I, and Test formats. And cricketer Shubman Gill, who became only the third Indian batter to score 10 international centuries at the age of 24, joining Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. Or even actor Tripti Dimri, who was praised for a “refreshing" and “full-bodied" performance in movies such as Animal and Qala. In addition to these, javelin star Neeraj Chopra brought home two gold medals from the Asian Games and World Championships last year.
These are just a handful of names from a cohort of 300-plus people who may be from diverse fields but have one thing in common—they’ve all been winners of Forbes India’s coveted 30 under 30 list.
As these past listees continue to make waves, we are back, now 11th year in a row, to catch them young and recognise the work they’re doing. And as always, the list does not comprise well-established names or next-generation entrepreneurs.
This year, we have 19 categories and a total of 38 winners, including co-founders and multiple winners under some heads.
Over the years, while we’ve found some exceptional people running companies that bridge gaps for customers, this year, we’ve gone a step ahead to find those helping other businesses thrive and introduced a new category—B2B.
Under this, we found Shreyans Chopra’s Mstack, a cross-border custom manufacturing platform specialising in specialty chemicals. Backed by Lightspeed, Mstack has scaled up furiously over the last 18 months. “His vision of establishing a cross-border B2B-managed marketplace dedicated to specialty chemicals is bold and timely," says Bejul Somaia, partner at Lightspeed, one of the backers of Mstack.
Among the others on the list are people such as Anupam Pedarla and Sashank Reddy of NxtWave that offers transformative learning experiences, empowering learners for high-demand roles in technology innovative, vernacular, cohort-based tech courses. In the last three years, NxtWave has helped close to 1,700 companies hire their tech talent and is in touch with more than 3,000 companies across India and other countries.
Then there’s Hunny Bhagchandani who founded Torchit to create innovations that will help persons with disabilities.
Parul Chaudhury and Jyothi Yarraji, athletes in the Indian contingent participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics, feature in the sports category with their stories of grit and resilience.
It doesn’t stop here. We are ready to present some of the brightest stars in the country today and hope that, like their seniors, they will continue to make rapid strides in the years to come. Check it out for yourself.
First Published: Feb 15, 2024, 09:00
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