Three Mumbai youngsters selected for Queen’s Young Leaders Award in UK

Three young Mumbaikars’ steadfast determination to make a change in health care, education and gender violence, has earned them the coveted Queen’s Young Leaders Award. Aditya Kulkarni, 27, Deane De Menezes, 24, and Trisha Shetty, 27, will be felicitated at a special ceremony by Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace in London next June.

The trio, who received personal congratulatory video messages from Prince Harry, is among 60 winners from across 52 Commonwealth countries.

The award celebrates exceptional young people, between the age groups of 18 and 29, who’ve been working on a diverse range of issues, from supporting people with mental health problems to helping underprivileged children receive quality education and promoting gender equality.