Theme: Untold Stories

This year we are back with a new theme, "UNTOLD STORIES", chosen to look through the life experiences that an individual went through to achieve something they are passionate about in their lives. We look forward in bringing out the untold stories of the people we look up to and those who subject their lives for this society in many ways.

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Chalapathi Rao

Chef

Chef Chalapathi Rao has made a place for himself in the culinary world, through his constant efforts and dedication towards preserving and bringing back the traditional and old school cooking styles. The Simply South kitchen is trained to present you with the most authentic tasting South Indian cuisines. Chef's cooking style is traditional as he believe it brings out the best flavours from any dish. Chef Chalatpathi Rao has received a special mention in the letter of appreciation from Buckingham Palace and a Letter of appreciation from president Bill Clinton during his visit to Hyderabad in the year 2000. He was the recipient of the 'Young Chef of the year' by the premiere food and travel magazine 'Taste and Travel' in the year 2006-07. Simply South by Chef Chalapathi Rao was awarded 'The Best Chef Owned Restaurant' by Times Food and Nightlife Awards', A first for Hyderabad.

Heena Raheja

Traveller & Instagrammer

Heena Raheja is a free spirited soul, living to the limit. She says, Travel is something she can connect her whole life to. And she says, it turns her into a story teller. She love traveling as her understanding deepens, she can see what connects, she can weave stories and recreate them and thereby integrate the lessons. She founded Travel Affairs, giving her best and living to the best.

Kartikeya Gummakonda

Actor

Kartikeya Gummakonda, is an Indian film actor who appears in Telugu films. He is from Telangana, India. After completing his education from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal. He made some short films and later on in year 2016 he started is debut film Prematho Mee Karthik and is was released in 2017. After that he started his 2nd film RX 100. The film received highly positive reviews and was declared 'Double Blockbuster' at box office appreaciating the lead cast performances and screenplay of the movie was highly appreciated.

Nikky Karthikeyan

Entrepreneur

Nikky Karthikeyan is the Founder and Director of Leap India Food & Logistics, one of India’s pioneering food storage companies. An MBA from the Leeds University Business School, England,she brings with her an impressive track record of excellence. In 2011, under SKML, a family owned spinning mill, Nikky founded a Skill development Lead Implementing agency (LIA) as a PPP project with the ministry of Textiles, Government. of India to train and impart skills to youth from the most backward districts of the country, which targets to eliminate poverty through employment while creating a pool of highly skilled workforce for the globally competitive Indian Textile industry. Nikky is also part of the founding team of Leap Green Energy, and has played a critical role in formulating marketing strategies for it. Leap Green Energy Pvt. Ltd is at the forefront of creating sustainable energy through wind power, one of the cleanest and safest methods of generating renewable electricity.

Shiny Kaki

Doctor

Hailing from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, Dr Shiny Kaki is no ordinary general physician. Over the last three years, she has served in conflict zones marred with civil wars and helped save civilians wounded in wars and successfully saved lives during epidemic outbreaks. Shiny Kaki has been on successful missions in Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen. After completing her MBBS at CMC College in Vellore at 2009, Shiny dedicated her life to two years of rural service in a leprosy hospital in Allahabad, where her team successfully cured many patients. Her Doctors without Borders journey began in September 2013.Doctors Without Borders is an independent international humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency medical aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and manmade disasters or exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries with over 3,000 doctors, nurses, logisticians, water & sanitation experts and over 25,000 locally hired staff.

Sunil Kumar Kurra

Cosmologist

Mr. Sunil Kumar Kurra is a Body Builder turned Cosmologist. He believes in Cosmic energy and the Nature.

Uday Kumar Sangisetti

Micro Artist

Uday Kumar Sangisetti is a self-taught micro artist hailing from a rural backdrop who has his eyes firmly set on Guinness Book of World Records. Carving fragile pencil leads into miniature art forms is Sangisetti Uday Kumar's forte. What began as a make-do idea to gift a friend has become an inseparable passion for Uday. It was in 2014, he wanted to gift something to one of his friend who was celebrating his birthday. With no money in his pocket to buy a gift, Uday was desperate and then he found a way. He took a pencil and carved the letter 'P' on its lead for the first time and gifted it to his friend. The carving which evoked overwhelming response from his friends drove him to focus on the art form. And from there his journey never stopped, From drawing to winning a world record as a micro artist. He has recently won the prestigious Vajra World Record for carving an artwork on a 0.7mm lead.