The story of social entrepreneur who dropped out of three colleges to make a mark with I Impact India
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“I had to fight my family, friends and teachers to leave college and pursue my dream. I swear to God it was so hard that I cannot put it in words,” says Onkar K. Khullar, the Founder of I Impact India.
Onkar is a three-time college dropout. First, he dropped out of a private college, IILM Lodhi Road, in 2010. Second, he dropped out Khalsa in 2011. Third, he dropped out of the then top college in DU for business management, SSCBS, in 2013. Onkar says, “I dropped out from my first two colleges in search of my passion since I figured college would not give me the answer. I took up training in stock market and started managing my family business. I was working with a non-profit called
Socio Story spearheads Leaders For Social Change, an initiative to encourage sustainable social impact
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Published: Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 15:16 [IST]
The need for change remains constant and inevitable: positive and sustainable change, change that impacts individuals, communities and societies. Leaders For Social Change was initiated by Socio Story with the objective of encouraging corporate change makers to present their stories of impact, incorporating sustainable development goals. Selection process was very credible and the jury took a completely independent decision; our objective was to bring to light CSR projects that are making a sustainable impact on the community, says Manoj Pachauri, Founder, SocioStory: