Our alumni, featured in our highly popular book ‘I Dream Like You’ along with our CEO Saurabh Taneja, were invited to talk about their stories by the Paperback podcast.

Saurabh opened the podcast by reading one of his favourite stories from the book and even shared about Akanksha and our vision. Followed by this intriguing conversation, the hosts Raachyeta and Satyajit spoke to four of the twenty-five alumni who are featured in the book.

Prashant Dodke, our alumni who is currently working as a Social Worker at our DN Nagar School, spoke about his early Akanksha days and his struggles as a child growing up in a violent community.

Vijay who is currently working with Transworld Systems Inc (TSI) as a recovery specialist shared an exciting story about how he secured his college admission after his Principal read his story from the book.

 We also had two of our school alumni from Pune featured in the book. Rohit and Revati who graduated from K.C. Thackeray Vidya Niketan shared about their journey and the challenges they faced in college. They also spoke about the positive impact Akanksha has had on their lives.

 Speaking to our CEO and alumni, Raachyeta from Paperback said, “It was a refreshing and satisfying experience talking to the Akanksha alumni. Their absolutely positive approach to look at life, working through hardships and their undying gratitude, the urge to do good for others and give back in some way was truly inspiring and humbling. 

The book was enthralling. It was absolutely delightful to read the stories of these courageous children and to see what a good education and love can do for a child. Great work done by Akanksha in transforming lives and being an ex-volunteer at Akanksha, it was a moment of pride to read about the journeys of these wonderfully bright alumni.”

You can listen to the entire podcast by clicking on the link below. 

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