hameed ive always had young energetic passionate heroes an education at iitdelhi followed by iimb got satyam a cushy corporate job with an mnc bank but this 27yearold hasnt forgotten his roots and believes his empathy with the disadvantaged is his usp he would like to set up vocational training centres and hopes to launch microfinance schemes as an empowerment tool for women he has already set up two scholarships for girl students including one for learning music in classes xi and xii in memory of his mother who was a music teacher herself aseem puridoweshowbellyad0 on a cold winter night in 1997 unknown to his parents 18yearold aseem left home with rs 200 in his pocket to pursue my childhood dream of serving india by joining the army i went despite everyone telling me that my accidentdamaged eye disqualified me that negative medical report made aseems resolve to do something special for india which ultimately lead to omyog the organisation he founded to create innovative solutions to problems like water shelter food and sanitation born into a family of professionals of journalists doctors and social workers he was always inspired to reach for the impossible asseems childhood heroes were maharana pratap for successfully fighting akbar and vivekananda for inspiring him to do the impossible his dream is an india where everyones basic needs are guaranteed and he has committed himself to create solutions to these basic needshow they would spend rs 50 lakhsanjiv kaurathe rs 50 lakh fund would be pumped into the vocational skills project that i have started in the villages of himachal pradesh currently 40 computer kendras are operational that cover 21 tehsils in two districts of himachal and provide vocational training assistance to the people there the rs 50 lakh can help add additional vocational services like plumbing carpentry welding sewing driving cooking and englishspeaking courses eventually i hope that the success of this programme will present to policymakers a replicable model of developing vocational skills in the entire countrysatyam darmoraa truly developed society is one in which everyone can maximise their potential to build fulfilling lives coming from a background with minimal employment opportunities i strongly feel the need to create a platform which can help people by providing opportunities create immediate employment in rural sectors and develop into a selfsustaining source of livelihood this would be based on a twopronged strategy of preparation and action the community builds comparative advantage in some specific field and this field is a function of several factors such as distance from the nearest urban centre availability of resources the project would be actionable have a payback period of 34 years remaining funds will be used for microfinanceaseem purimy vision is to fulfil every indians potential through education and enterprise the first step is to use these to address the big six issues that rural and poor india faces clean drinking water employable vocational skills sanitation basic nutrition health and housing through social innovations my