Told to give up science in school, Mallikarjuna Iytha now backs 2,000 entrepreneurs with disabilities

Despite being discouraged from pursuing science in school and facing repeated doubts about his capabilities due to his disability, Mallikarjuna Iytha founded the Inclusive Divyangjan Entrepreneur Association (IDEA) to challenge perceptions of persons with disabilities. The organisation has supported more than 2,000 entrepreneurs with disabilities across India. Iytha's work is rooted in proving that persons with disabilities can be leaders and economic creators, not merely beneficiaries, fundamentally shifting how disability and entrepreneurship intersect.

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