THE VOICE OF THE SOCIETY When passion and purpose amalgamate, they raise excellence. His passion to achieve his purpose took him across the seven seas, but the strenuous journey couldn’t stop him, rather strengthened him unbound. From civil service to business to journalism, he has been there and done it all. Says Mr. Chandrakant Babubhai ‘C.B.’ Patel, only his desire to succeed took him all around.

HE MADE THE WORLD HIS UNIVERSITY “Doing things better, every day” defines his life. A swimmer in the open sea, he has been trekking through places like Kailash, Mansarovar, Mount Kilimanjaro, to name a few and playing tennis for past many years. A certified pilot and diver, he is an avid traveller, travelled to far-offs like Arctic and Antarctica. How does Mr. Vishram Jadva Patel switch to being a builder of some of the most outstanding sites, an industrialist to look up to, an indispensible connect between India and Africa and a charismatic person?

Dreams Work, If You Do It’s not your education, but your love for work that really matters. How many among us dare to walk on the path our destiny chooses for us? Not many; but those who do so, achieve their goals. Mr. Manhar 'M.P.' Parbhu Rama was one of the few who walked the path his heart chose for him. May be slow, but he found his way to success and has stayed there ever since!

A BARD OF TOGETHERNESS Having spent most of his childhood with his grandparents, he had learnt making rosaries of Tulsi from his grandmother, while his grandfather used to teach him five hymns of Ram Charit Manas daily. So much did he like to imbibe those hymns in him that he would recite them while his way towards school and back. Reciting Ram Kathas for beyond 50 years across the globe now, he spreads the message of truth, love and compassion. For him, Ram Charit Manas is not merely a book, it is the essence of India and its culture.

It All Starts From Within An Indian rather unknown of in India, loved, respected and reckoned in Kenya, he mustered up courage enough to achieve what others could not dare dream of. Coming from a destitute family, he has risen to become one of the richest and has had a roller coaster ride to be featured among the Forbes’ Top 100 in Kenya. Why do the likes of Harvard Business School conduct study on Mr. Bhimji Depar Shah to inspire upcoming entrepreneurs? He shares.

UNITED TO BE THE CHANGE Smt. Chandrika ‘Rika’ and Shri. Manahar ‘Manu’ Shah, both grouped up in different cities but had similar values and dreams. They came to the USA, the land of opportunities, to build a life together and for a brighter future for themselves. Together, they ended up opening a business which provided opportunities to thousand others like them who had immigrated to the USA. This non-violent and compassionate couple worked hard to achieve the success they have today and swore to give the world all they can. The husband and wife believe that God has blessed them so that they can donate and help others.

MAKING INDIA PROUD She is a born genius, who works hard with utter devotion and has set records on her two flights to the International Space Station. So successful is she, yet humility is her closest acquaint. A humanitarian, Mrs. Sunita Lyn Williams, lovingly called Suni, loves pets and thus dreamt of being a veterinarian but ended up being an astronaut, someone who holds the record for total cumulative spacewalk time by a female astronaut with 50 hours and 40 minutes, becoming a role model for young girls in Science and Technology.