Almost every sixth person in the world is an Indian. India is known for its rising population but Indians across the world are making the country proud with their achievements. In the Forbes’ annual list of ’30 under 30’, there are 45 Indians and Indian-origin people in the list.
The fifth annual achievers’ list, features 600 women and men who are America’s most important young entrepreneurs, creative leaders and brightest stars. The list features those who are “changing the world” across 20 varied sectors such as consumer technology, education, media, manufacturing and industry, law and policy, social entrepreneurs, science and art and science.
“In the past, youth was a handicap to professional success. Getting older meant more resources, more knowledge, more money. No more. Those who grew up in the tech-age have way bigger ambitions perfectly suited to the dynamic, entrepreneurial and impatient digital world they grew up in. If you want to change the world, being under 30 is now an advantage,” Forbes said.
Taking the example of 22-year-old Ritesh Agarwal who is the Founder and CEO of OYO Rooms, Forbes said that in a country that lacks a steady supply of budget hotel chains, OYO has developed a network of 2,200 small hotels in 100 cities across India, reported Press Trust of India.
A few of the others who have made it to this list are 28-year old Gagan Biyani and Neeraj Berry who founded Sprig, a mobile app that lets one find and order healthy meals and have them delivered quickly.
In a digitally charged world when YouTube can bring untold success for a talented person, 27-year-old Canadian Lily Singh, a writer-comedian, used the platform to gain a following is also a part of the list.
Among the persons of Indian-origin is Nila Das, 27, is Vice President at Citigroup and is a mortgage bond trader running the bank’s secondary trading in agency collatoralised mortgage obligations, overseeing billions of dollars in volume each day and the list goes on.
