My Soul Stirring (Print)

Description

Vishal grew up and lives in Bangalore with his wife, Suchetha and two cats – Mishtu and Molu. As a quiet child, Vishal preferred to stay in his world of dreams, cartoons and comics. He wrote his first poem in 2009 and has since then written whenever an experience has intrigued him, surprised him or left a deep impact on him. Poetry has given Vishal an outlet to explore life’s many complexities, dualities and unanswered questions. It has given him a medium to explore his angst, helplessness, inner conflicts and the many illusions and ironies of life he observes around him.

Vishal is a Social Entrepreneur and social worker and has been working with children from vulnerable backgrounds since 1999.  He is the cofounder of Dream a Dream, a Bangalore based nonprofit organization impacting the lives of vulnerable children in India. Vishal is also an Ashoka Fellow, an Eisenhower Fellow, a Salzburg Global Fellow and a Board Member at Goonj. He has previously been a Founder Director at Unltd India and a Board Member at Partners for Youth Empowerment (PYE Global) and India Cares Foundation. He is the Cofounder of Karanga – The Global Alliance for Life Skills and SEL and Cofounder of The Weaving Lab.

In 2006, Vishal was recognized as an “Architect of the Future” by the Waldzell Institut in Austria. In 2018, he was awarded the ‘He- roes of Bengaluru’ award. In 2019, he was recognized as Innovator of the Year by HundrED.org which looks to identify and recognize 100 Global Innovations in K12 Education from across the world.

One can read more about Vishal at www.vishaltalreja.com