Kovid Gupta (Author) Kovid Gupta is pursuing an MBA from Cornell University. He holds a BBA, BS, and BA from the University of Texas at Austin. He has previously worked on Teach For India's alumni impact team. As a screenwriter, he has written for popular television shows Balika Vadhu, Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, and Chhan Chhan.
Shaheen Mistri (Author) Shaheen Mistri is the Founder of Akanksha, and the Founder and CEO of Teach For India. She has served as an advisor and board member to other organizations, including the Latika Roy Foundation, Ummeed, The Indian School Leadership Institute, Akanksha, Teach For All, and the Government of India.
Eighteen-year-old Shaheen Mistri, having grown up around the world, spends the summer in Mumbai and wanders into the Ambedkar Nagar slum community. She sees Pinky, who becomes the first of the thousands of children whose lives she will touch on her journey. Hers are the endlessly compelling stories of the underprivileged children of India, the harsh realities that they face, and the hope and love that will catapult them into being a future generation of leaders.
This is a story of the power of personal reflection and makes us ask ourselves the question, ‰Û÷What is the greatest life I can live?‰۪ And in answer are the personal accounts of so many Teach For India Fellows and staff, India‰۪s best and brightest, who have shown that each and every one of us, working together, towards the belief that one day every child will have the opportunity to receive an excellent education, has the power to change the world.
