She is smart, confident and fiery with a tinge of innocence attached. When I spoke to her, I couldn’t help but admire her smiling face, cheerful attitude and that sparkle in her eyes that testified “CHANGE”. She is the founder of a non-profit ‘For a Change, Defend’ and a speaker at United Nations Commission on Status of Women.
Inspiring beyond words ‘Pooja Nagpal’, an 18 year old girl based out of California, US, who travels across the interiors of India to teach martial arts. She has trained 800 rural women and girls so far.
Read my complete article on Pooja Nagpal on Girls to Watch Series
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Manvi’s passion for narrative storytelling is founded upon years of experience with platforms like Women to Watch Media, MARC (an initiative of Catalyst) and Human Capital Review. In 2017, she founded Real Life Heroes - By Manvi. A global platform aimed to unite people from diverse backgrounds under one roof where they can share their stories and leave impressions of their internal voyage. Currently, Manvi writes for eShe, an independent women’s magazine based out of New Delhi. Her articles have been published on India's leading financial, economic, and business information sources like CNBCtv18 and Money Control. She is a contributing blog writer with Thrive Global.
Manvi also serves as a Consultant with Plan International (India Chapter) and Assistant Professor with the New Delhi Institute of Management. Before transitioning into writing full-time, she has worked with Foundation of Organizational Research & Education (7 months), Kearney (6.5 Years), and Protiviti Consulting (1 year) in key various positions.
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