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Introducing - OUR FIRST SCHOOL FOR THE ADIVASI TRIBAL STUDENTS! With the support of all our donors, @thesouledstore and the execution by my NGO team at @createtogetherfoundation we built a school that has all the amenities where even basic electricity was a huge challenge. This is just the beginning, building dreams - one at a time❤️

Anand Mahindra praised me… and I found out two months later????🫩🫩🫩 No notification. No one tagged me. No idea it even happened. I got a call from the team of Mr. Anand Mahindra. They mentioned about his tweet about mission 30303 casually. For a second, I thought I had misheard. I went back, searched for it… and there it was. Posted two months ago. And I just sat there for a while. Because growing up, you hear certain names. You associate them with scale, impact, legacy. You don’t imagine your work quietly reaching them. Anand sir has always been one of the biggest inspirations in the social impact sector to me. If there’s one thing I’ve been trying to do, it’s this, not disconnect from where I come from. To stay close to the realities that shaped me. To make sure whatever I build… stays useful there. I didn’t know this was seen. I didn’t know it travelled this far. And maybe that’s the most beautiful part. Grateful Anand sir, Truly. This journey was never meant to be walked alone. Back to work.

Part 2: Manyachiwadi is proof that development is not always about big buildings.❤️❤️ Sometimes, it is chilled water for everyone. A school that feels world-class. Women running their own dairy. Children speaking with confidence. Clean public spaces. And a village that thinks about humans, animals, and the environment together. This is what happens when people stop waiting for someone else to fix things. They build the future themselves.

A village with zero electricity bills, CCTV-covered streets, 82+ awards, women-led governance, 24x7 water systems… and even a grooming space for animals?🥰😱 I visited Manyachiwadi in Satara, and it completely changed how I look at rural development. This isn’t just a clean village. It is a village built on systems, participation, discipline, and collective leadership. From solar power to gram sabha attendance, from women leading cleanliness drives to futuristic village infrastructure — Manyachiwadi feels like a model every village should study. And this was just the beginning. Part 2 is coming soon.🌻🌻🌻🌻

#MaiBhiTeacher - A movement for our country’s finest artists to teach, educate and provide exposure of their experience to the underprivileged kids of India. @sonalee18588 became the confidence coach for our Lohegaon school in Pune, made our students feel seen with her compassion and knowledge. And then, we gave a new look to the school, what a beautiful day this was!❤️🧿

There is not a single hackathon for public schools!!! We arranged an AI hackathon for the government and public schools across Maharashtra 27 schools, 155 students 1 mission - learn AI and build something from scratch They all sat down for a super extensive workshop for 6 hours learnt what AI is ChatGPT Codex Logo and image generation Gamma Prompt engineering UI and UX concepts Vibecoding 60% of students never used a computer in their life. But they all sat, and then started the Hackathon sprint! They were given chits on the basis of which they came up with a problem statement that they relate to along with the solution They presented their ideas by making ppts, all in the groups of students with their school teacher They cooked concepts like Attendance tracker, Parent-teacher communication tracking, BookMyShow for Marathi festivals, Student volunteer network! Believe me or not, some of them sang poems, prepared skits, and also drew painting for their branding. They were given 6 hours either build a website or an app. They all finished the marathon with so much dedication. The quality of the apps were HONESTLY SURPRISING - one of the teams made an CRED - like app with crazy UI and UX one team made an AI chatbot one made a responsive teachers-parent messanger app It was just freaking amazing! 3 winners were announced on the basis of their problem and context understanding, prompting skills, codex and chatgpt usage, articulation and the teamwork. Students did not how to speak in english, took the lead. Teachers empowered their students to build everything. Some teachers were nervous but mentors helped them And then we announced the winner, all the girls of the team cried - AN ALL GIRLS SCHOOL! It was dreadful 2 days, but these teachers never imagined they can ever see their children make responsive apps and websites!

We went there to give her a special trophy. But the real surprise was much bigger. The Souled Store, who had earlier donated to support an Indian football team in their journey, helped us take Aarya’s dream one step forward. They planned a special surprise with Ranjit Bajaj sir, one of the strongest voices in Indian football - for Aarya to go to Punjab to train and explore the next step in her journey. For Aarya and her mother, this was not just a video call. It was hope. This is not just a football story. It is the story of a daughter’s dream. A mother’s sacrifice. And what happens when the right support reaches the right talent. Thank you @thesouledstore for supporting Aarya’s journey and believing in dreams like hers. ⚽❤️

The power of regional voices💪🏻💪🏻

Thank you universe…. for choosing me🫂

Blackboard se big screen tak — what a journey!!!🌻 Beed ke ZP Tadsonna school mein Chandra Ma’am se milke samjha — asli hero screen par nahi, kabhi kabhi chalk, mitti aur bachchon ke sapno ke beech milte hain. 500+ initiatives. Bachchon ke liye recording studio. Waste se products. Sabji market. Acting. Cinema. Awards. Aur sabse badi baat — poora gaav school ke saath khada hai. Yahaan villagers ₹500 roz kamaate hain, phir bhi apne birthday par ₹200 school ko donate karte hain. Roz shaam 7 baje siren bajta hai. TV bandh hota hai. Aur bacche padhne baith jaate hain. Chandra Ma’am ne sirf school nahi badla, unhone gaav ka education culture badal diya. Agar har gaav mein ek aisi teacher ho, toh shayad India ka future classroom se hi revolution ban jaaye. Salute to Chandra Ma’am. Salute to ZP Tadsonna. ❤️

I recieved abundant joy and reality check at the same time thanks to @sidiously_ ! I love everything he and his team at @createtogetherfoundation have been doing the last few years! Bringing the right kind of change to our educational system and uplifting it everywhere! While the living conditions in these places may not be ideal, the people were absolute angels! Such kind, incredible people🩷 Specially the female teachers who have been working with these kids, changing their lives, without anything in return. 🙌💪🏾 I hope I do these things a lot more now and learn to be a better human.