When the 2025 Anthem Awards announced their finalists earlier this month, the list read like a who's who of global changemakers, including the Clinton Global Initiative, Google, Spotify, UNICEF USA, and Hollywood A-listers like Andrew Garfield. Amid this list of international heavyweights, one finalist stood out for his age and his roots: Aaditya Sengupta Dhar, a 17-year-old from Mumbai. Aaditya, a Class XII student at Ecole Mondiale World School, was recognised for his work with Project Kahaani, a youth-driven social venture he founded, empowering underserved youth through storytelling and communication skills.
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That a teenager from Mumbai is listed alongside such global organisations is no small achievement.
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