Photo feature: Power of 10 strong-willed achievers

With a strong belief in their ideals and indefatigable spirit, these achievers from diverse fields overcame personal and societal limitations

May 17, 2019, 15:50 IST1 min

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“We thought there must be other people like us, so we sourced and roasted the coffee we wanted to drink.” - Matt Chitharanjan and Namrata Asthana, Brewmasters

Image by Amit Verma

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“I am a self-taught filmmaker and a one-woman crew. How do I do it? I don’t know. I just want to do it, so I do it. I also did not know that I’ll make a feature film alone… I didn’t even imagine. But I made it.” - Rima Das, Filmmaker*

(* - from The Telegraph)

Image by Getty Images

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“I have no secrets to tell. I am just a very down-to-earth woman.”- Tessy Thomas, Rocket Scientist*

(* - from The Telegraph)

Image by Getty Images

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“I’m asking myself everyday—how do we continue the process of nation building without destroying our planet?” - Nuru Karim, Architect

Image by Aditi Tailang

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"Asking 'how' or 'why' is merely exercising your curiosity. It’s often the outrageous 'why not' that leads to a breakthrough." - Ramesh Gound, Car designer

Image by Priyank Sharma