Category: Social Entreprenuer

Sharanya Shetty

Social Entrepreneur

Sharanya Shetty is a social entrepreneur and founder of Sharan for Animals NGO in Nashik, Maharashtra. Sharan For Animals is a non-profit animal welfare organisation working towards the enriching the lives of stray animals.

Sharan provides medical treatment, rescue from crisis and shelter to stray animals. At the Sharan Shelter, daily about 50 animals are cured and operated and provided rehabilitation.

Sharanya Shetty is dedicated to uplift the social environment for stray animals.

Recently, she was honoured with the ‘Outstanding Citizen of Nashik’ award by Nashik Citizen Forum.

Ruma Devi

Social Entrepreneur

Ruma Deviji a 30-year-old school dropout recently won the 2019 fashion design prize awarded by Textile Fairs India — a platform for manufacturers and buyers. The award includes a trip to Paris, but Ruma Devi is not in a hurry to visit Paris. And while she has travelled to Germany, England, Thailand and Sri Lanka for fashion shows, her heart still lies in Barmer. Today, she has 22,000 women working with her.

Dressed in a traditional skirt, her head covered with a veil, Rajasthani villager Ruma Devi does not look like the fashionista she is. But make no mistake, she is among the most fêted designers today, known for her quintessential Barmer patchwork and embroidery designs.

She has also won KBC and President’s Award. Recently she was invited to speak at Harvard University.