Forbes India 30 Under 30 2019

An artist from Kumbharjuva, Goa, Diptej Vernekar uses mixed media including painting, sound and video projections in his works. His inspiration comes from the Goan carnivals and village floats.

For theatre-and-movie actor Vijay Deverakonda, the blockbuster success of Arjun Reddy is a stepping stone to his future plans. His first film as a producer releases in 2019. 

Then only 16 years old, Meghna Mishra made her Bollywood debut in 2016 by singing six of the eight songs in the film, Secret Superstar.  

Prajakta Koli, the creator of MostlySane, a Youtube channel with 3.2 million-plus subscribers, was the only Indian among 50 digital creators worldwide to be a part of YouTube’s Creators of Change initiative.

(L-R) Tina Sutradhar , Nikita Sutradhar Co-founders, Miuniku. Early international acclaim allowed the designer-sister duo to launch their label Miuniku in late 2014, retailing out of stores worldwide.

Kanika Goyal, Founder, Kanika Goyal Label has made it into the high-walled fashion industry without a godfather. Bollywood A-listers including Alia Bhatt have made appearances in her creations.

(L-R) Nitesh Jangir, Co-founder, Coeo Labs. Coeo Labs makes healthcare services accessible and affordable. It has two devices – CPAP assists babies in breathing, and VAPCare helps prevent ventilator-related infections.

Kalyan Sivasailam’s 5C Network is a cloud-based platform that connects about 200 hospitals and diagnostic centres to 100 specialist radiologists for on-demand diagnosis of X-Ray, CT and MRI scans.

Hima Das became the first Indian to win a gold at an international track event when she won the 400-meter race at the World Under-20 Athletics Championships in Finland, in 2018.

Smriti Mandhana was Player of the Match in two matches at the World Cup. Her eyes are now on the 2021 World Cup.

Neeraj Chopra is only the second athlete after Milkha Singh to win both the Commonwealth and Asiad golds. The track and field athlete is now training to be a part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.