Meet India’s young change-makers

Students are the future of our country and we at NewsX spoke to some bright youngsters who are leading the path at a very young age.

Starting with Vivhan Rekhi, a student of The British School, New Delhi, where he serves as the Community Service Representative, and works directly with the School Director and Board to plan, initiate, and lead schoolwide outreach initiatives. At the age of 16, he founded Rescuing Wisdom, a social service initiative that advocates for elderly responsibility through philanthropy. In this role, he has facilitated multiple partnerships to benefit local old-age homes, raised over Rs 13 lakh to support their operations, and continues to fund the organisation’s work through the sale of his book, The Knife’s Edge.

Another bright youngster is Rajveer Singh. The 16-year-old is currently studying at Oberoi International School. Singh, who used to study in Doon School, says: “One of my biggest accomplishments in the field of community service whilst at the Doon School are working with The Angelique Foundation to raise funds for and complete a library for a school where unprivileged students can study free of cost.” Another youngest we spoke to is Aviraj Singh Machre, who is 19 years old and is currently studying at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Reminiscing his days as a Doon school student, Machre says: “As a member of the school’s economics society I set up a model on smart cities that focused on innovative and efficient methods to produce electricity and supply of water. I found this particularly useful when I volunteered with the Adarsh Buniyadi Primary Municipal School in Sanjan, Gujarat to set up a water filtration system for the students.”

 Last but not the least, Sasha Singh, a student of Class 12 at the Shri Ram School, Moulsari, Gurgaon, says that her compassion towards the underprivileged started from her regular visits to her ancestral village Tohana. During her previous visit to Tohana she noticed that the civil hospital was lacking basic Covid-related medical and personal protection equipment. Sasha raised funds from her community to supply critical healthcare equipment.