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A Decade of Building Leaders and Change makers

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2015

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2018

Laying the Foundation

The Vahani Scholarship Trust was founded with a vision to create Leaders and Changemakers by providing educational opportunities to exceptionally talented but underprivileged students across India. As the initiative gained momentum, outreach efforts began for the first batch of scholars in 2016, welcoming Scholars pursuing diverse fields such as B.Tech, Commerce, Law, Political Science, and Languages. That same year, the inaugural Summer Conference was held in Delhi, marking the beginning of Vahani’s commitment to holistic development. Scholars had the opportunity to engage with influential leaders, including OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal, Thrive Global’s Arianna Huffington, Policybazaar's Yashish Dhaiya amongst others who shared insights on leadership and success.

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2019

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2021

Growth & Digital Transformation

With the first cohort graduating, a formal dinner and Delhi chapter meet were held. The application process was digitised, and Vahani welcomed its first MBBS scholar. Alumni joined top firms like Microsoft, EY, and Tata. Despite COVID-19,the scholarship continued to be robust as programmes shifted online, and the Vahani Alumni Association came into being, A Master’s Scholarships was introduced. Applications exceeded 2,000 in numbers, outreach spread to 14 new regions, and 100+ professionals joined the Mentorship Programme.

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2022

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2024

Scaling New Heights

Vahani hosted several city chapter meets all over India and scholars joined top institutions like IITs, AIIMS, and NIFT. The first Alumni Meet in Jaipur was held. Media coverage expanded with features in India Today and Economic Times. A partnership with Emeritus provided global learning access. The post-COVID Summer Conference at Hyatt Gurugram reunited the community. Structured development programmes were launched, and applications surged past 4,000, with outreach in all 31 states and union territories, impacting 301 lives.Physical outreach visits across different states in India brought in more diversity to the scholar intake.

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2025

A Decade of Impact

Celebrating 10 years, Vahani held a special Winter Conference in Goa and announced a documentary capturing scholar journeys. With each year, Vahani continues to break barriers and shape future leaders. Alumni broke the glass ceiling with securing placements with coveted organisations like Blackrock and AT&T to mention a couple. A film documented the Vahani journey. Health programme was launched. Special 10 year chapter meets were organised.

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2015

Foundation & Outreach

  • Vahani Scholarship Trust Established

2016

Outreach begins

  • First Batch Induction

  • First Summer Conference

2017

Programmes

  • First Winter Conference in Delhi

  • English Programme

2018

Expanding Horizons

  • Outreach extends to 10 states & UTs

  • Summer Internships at OYO, Zomato, NewsX

2019

First Batch Graduates

  • First Graduation Dinner

  • Online Application Launch

2020

Virtual Leap

  • First Chapter Meet in Delhi

  • Community Growth and Alumni Network

  • Webinars and Online Programmes

2021

Expansion & Mentorship

  • Vahani Alumni Association

  • Masters Scholarship Launched

2022

Conferences & IIT Admissions

  • Summer Conference at Hyatt

  • Admissions in IIT at Delhi, Mumbai & Roorkee

2023

Growing Network & Presence

  • 55 Alumni

  • 131 Scholars

  • Outreach expands to 29 States & UTs’

2024

Larger Reach & Collaborations

  • 4000+ applications

  • Outreach in 31 states & UTs

2025

10-Year Milestone

  • Goa Winter Conference

  • Vahani Movie launch

  • Lives Impacted 351

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