{"id":27036,"date":"2023-02-01T07:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T01:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=27036"},"modified":"2023-01-31T15:15:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T09:45:56","slug":"anoushka-jolly-winner-of-2023-rashtriya-bal-puraskar","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/anoushka-jolly-winner-of-2023-rashtriya-bal-puraskar\/","title":{"rendered":"Anoushka Jolly: Winner of 2023 Rashtriya Bal Puraskar makes lives happier with her anti-bullying initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><strong>(February 1, 2023) <\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;The experience has been surreal. Meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, being felicitated by President Droupadi Murmu, and the Minister of Women and Child development Smriti Irani,&#8221; remarks Anoushka Jolly, the winner of The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2023. This year<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 11 youngsters from across the country have been awarded for their exceptional abilities and outstanding accomplishments in fields like innovation, sports, arts, culture, scholastics, bravery, and social service.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Youngsters like Anoushka Jolly have shown remarkable compassion and innovation. She is diligently working on an App and other online programmes to spread awareness against bullying. Glad that she is now a Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardee. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/joIFFRIeni\">pic.twitter.com\/joIFFRIeni<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1617894593466626049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fourteen-year-old Anoushka has been awarded for showing remarkable compassion and innovation by working on an app, Kavach, and other online programmes to spread awareness against bullying. She is the founder of Innerarc Blocktech, a mental health startup.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\">In 2022, the first season of<\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\"> Shark Tank India<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\"> received entries from 62,000 entrepreneurs from across the country, out of which 198 businesses were selected to pitch their ideas to the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW140121256 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\">\u2018<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\">sharks<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW140121256 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\">\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\"> \u2013 investors ready to chip in seed funding. Out of th<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\">ese<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\">, only 67 entrepreneurs <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\">were <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\">successful in raising funds. Delhi girl<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextDeletionMarker TrackedChange SCXW140121256 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeTextDeletion SCXW140121256 BCX0\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140121256 BCX0\"> Anoushka Jolly was one of them.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW140121256 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20120\" style=\"width: 557px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20120\" class=\"wp-image-20120 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/card_anoushka.jpg\" alt=\"Social Entrepreneur | Anoushka Jolly | Global Indian\" width=\"547\" height=\"770\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 547px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 547\/770;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20120\" class=\"wp-image-20120 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/card_anoushka.jpg\" alt=\"Social Entrepreneur | Anoushka Jolly | Global Indian\" width=\"547\" height=\"770\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-20120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anoushka Jolly, winner of Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2023<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW252953616 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252953616 BCX0\">How a victim of bullying turned into a changemaker<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW252953616 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW252953616 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW252953616 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\">\u00a0\u201cI was bullied for a year when I was in grade three,\u201d says Anoushka<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW51744699 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\"> elaborating on what led her to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\">take <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\">on the anti-bullying<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\"> cause<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\">. \u201cTwo classmates were emotionally blackmailing me and making me feel that I wasn\u2019t capable enough. It affected my self-esteem. I found myself doing things like <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\">apologising<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\"> when it was not required. I used to be upset all the time and formed a habit of looking down upon myself until I gathered courage to talk about it,\u201d she tells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Global Indian<\/em><\/a>. However, what she describes as the lowest phase in her life, was also <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51744699 BCX0\">\u201cturning point,\u201d one that helped her \u201cidentify the purpose of life \u2013 to stop bullying and help kids be happier.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anti-Bullying Squad\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ypxq2C4JuY?start=4&#038;feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">By the time Anoushka reached class six in 2018, she launched her startup, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">Anti Bullying Squad (ABS), and started conducting seminars and online sessions across the country to make people <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW178313923 BCX0\">realise<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\"> how severe the impact of bullying can get, starting from her own school. Educational institutions, social <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">organisations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\"> and experts have all <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">stood by <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">her in her <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">endeavour<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW178313923 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">realising<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\"> there was <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW178313923 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">a <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">huge gap in knowledge <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">and awareness<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">So far, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">her <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">mental health startup has <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW178313923 BCX0\">been able to reach several thousand students, parents and teachers from 50+ schools.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><b>Kavach\u00a0\u2013 the shield against bullying<\/b><\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_eop\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW173683249 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173683249 BCX0\">The teen social entrepreneur soon <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW173683249 BCX0\">realised<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173683249 BCX0\"> that seminars and sessions would solve one aspect of the problem but wouldn\u2019t tackle it in its entirety. A real impact, she found, could only be made when incidents are reported. \u201cBullying continues unabated because there is hardly any intervention in schools. Authorities tend to be largely unaware of the extent of the problem. Students don\u2019t want to report because they don\u2019t want to be known<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173683249 BCX0\"> for having done so<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173683249 BCX0\">,\u201d remarks Anoushka.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW173683249 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20127\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20127\" class=\"wp-image-20127 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Abhijita_Amrita_Youth7.jpg\" alt=\"Social Entrepreneur | Anoushka Jolly | Global Indian\" width=\"691\" height=\"587\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 691px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 691\/587;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20127\" class=\"wp-image-20127 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Abhijita_Amrita_Youth7.jpg\" alt=\"Social Entrepreneur | Anoushka Jolly | Global Indian\" width=\"691\" height=\"587\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-20127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Putting on a smile and not disclosing bullying will not help<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kavach is Anoushka\u2019s answer to the problem. It provides students and parents a platform to to report instances of bullying anonymously. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSchools can now tactfully intervene and take action,\u201d she believes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She also runs a one-hour programme which is available on the ABS website and YouTube, comprising 10 videos and MCQs to help children and their parents get sensitized about the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><b><em>Shark Tank India<\/em> experience <\/b><\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49911624 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49911624 BCX0\">The <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49911624 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49911624 BCX0\">Shark Tank <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49911624 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49911624 BCX0\">experience <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49911624 BCX0\">is not the youngster\u2019s only winning moment. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49911624 BCX0\">When she was nine, she was part of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA), a US franchise that teaches entrepreneurship skills to under-18s. Anoushka had managed third place in the investor panel for pitching ABS. \u201cMost of the students were in their teens, I was only nine at that time and the youngest of all,\u201d she remarks. \u201cThe <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49911624 BCX0\">prize<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49911624 BCX0\"> amount was about twenty to thirty thousand but it boosted my confidence immensely.\u201d Happy that she could raise funds on her own, without even having to ask her parents, Anoushka invested the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49911624 BCX0\">sum<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49911624 BCX0\"> in setting up ABS. It brought her recognition among the &#8216;Top 21 for 2021&#8217; Innovative Tech-Based Women-Led Startups by ITC &amp; <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW49911624 BCX0\">Shecapital<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49911624 BCX0\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anoushka Jolly : Shark Tank India\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QzsGg23PLI8?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">Her share of limelight on television has not been limited to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">Shark Tank<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">. The social entrepreneur was <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW123828380 BCX0\">recognised<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\"> as a Network18 Young Genius in a reality TV show <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW123828380 BCX0\">organised<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\"> by Network 18. She ha<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">also <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">received an invitation from the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">M<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">inistry of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">Culture <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">to be a part of the song \u2018<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">Mauka Ha<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">i\u2019<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. The young entrepreneur was among a lineup of 40 youth icons, including <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">PV Sindhu, Hima Das and Mira Bai Chanu<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123828380 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><b>Bullies are not villains\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW197478625 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197478625 BCX0\">A lot of kids have reached out to her and shared their stories. \u201cThey just wanted a person to listen, and were waiting for someone to talk about it. By finding a listener, fifty percent of the problem vanishes,\u201d she <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197478625 BCX0\">says<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197478625 BCX0\">. Anoushka is happy <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197478625 BCX0\">to have<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197478625 BCX0\"> been that listener to so many kids. When people share their stories, it keeps me motivated to work even harder for millions of students who are suffering from the problem,\u201d she says.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197478625 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW197478625 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20126\" style=\"width: 603px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20126\" class=\"wp-image-20126 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Anoushka_Amrita_Youth6..jpg\" alt=\"Social Entrepreneur | Anoushka Jolly | Global Indian\" width=\"593\" height=\"685\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 593px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 593\/685;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20126\" class=\"wp-image-20126 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Anoushka_Amrita_Youth6..jpg\" alt=\"Social Entrepreneur | Anoushka Jolly | Global Indian\" width=\"593\" height=\"685\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-20126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anoushka shared one of her supporter, Nysha&#8217;s art work on her social media handle that emphasised on ABS perspective<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW197740661 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197740661 BCX0\">However, Anoushka does not believe that bullies are always villains. \u201cNo one is born a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW197740661 BCX0\">bully,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197740661 BCX0\"> they are usually led into it in one way or another. We need to be open to hear their side of the story, be empathetic and forgiving because sometimes peer pressure also leads them to bully. However, the good thing is that we can always lead them back to being good,\u201d she <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197740661 BCX0\">explains<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197740661 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197740661 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW197740661 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><b>Journey ahead\u2026<\/b><\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The daughter of an entrepreneur father and chartered accountant mother, Anoushka is currently working in the metaverse\/gamification space with a focus on mental health. \u201cAs a society we do not acknowledge mental health issues of teenagers and since youngsters love immersive experiences, I am combining technology with mental health for a cause,\u201d says the teenager, who loves psychology, biology and Spanish.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27039 aligncenter lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 809px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 809\/603;font-weight: bold;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Anoushka-at-one-of-the-training-sessions.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Entrepreneur | Anushka Jolly | Global Indian \" width=\"809\" height=\"603\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27039 aligncenter\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Anoushka-at-one-of-the-training-sessions.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Entrepreneur | Anushka Jolly | Global Indian \" width=\"809\" height=\"603\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Anoushka during one of her training sessions<span data-contrast=\"auto\">She feels she has found her purpose in life and would like to continue the work she is doing but scale up in time. \u201cI want to be very well educated and be a life-long learner,\u201d says Anoushka.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow Anoushka Jolly on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anoushka-jolly-37260422a\/?originalSubdomain=in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/106923334711580\/posts\/anoushka-jolly-founder-and-ceo-of-anti-bullying-squad-and-12-year-old-child-prod\/107060384697875\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anoushkajolly_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/anoushkajolly_antibullyingsqd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=61b1a882-71a1-4a1b-b2e2-8038c994fe5b&amp;ig_mid=B5118267-65AB-426A-9FF0-557F385ED1D6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Anti Bullying Squad on its <a href=\"https:\/\/antibullyingsquad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(February 1, 2023) &#8220;The experience has been surreal. Meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, being felicitated by President Droupadi Murmu, and the Minister of Women and Child development Smriti Irani,&#8221; remarks Anoushka Jolly, the winner of The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2023. This year, 11 youngsters from across the country have been awarded for their exceptional abilities and outstanding accomplishments in fields like innovation, sports, arts, culture, scholastics, bravery, and social service.\u00a0 Fourteen-year-old Anoushka has been awarded for showing remarkable compassion and innovation by working on an app, Kavach, and other online programmes to spread awareness against bullying. 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