Dr. Rajdeep Manwani is an academician, trainer, motivational speaker, life coach, counselor social change agent and quizmaster par excellence both by training and by choice. Despite losing 65% of his vision due to macular degeneration at age 13, Rajdeep triumphed over adversity. Holding triple postgraduate degrees—M.Com, MBA, M.Phil—and a Ph.D. in commerce, is a gold medalist in M.Com and M.Phil. A notable orator, Rajdeep excelled in debates, winning the best speaker title at the 2008 International Tape Speech competition by Toastmasters International.
He secured the gold medal for topping both the M.com and M.Phil. examinations in Mysore university. He is the recipient of the National award as role model for empowerment of persons with disability from the honorable President of India in December 2013. He is also the recipient of the special award given by the chief minister of Karnataka in 2011 and the State award for excellence given by the Government of Karnataka in 2015. An eloquent speaker he has won several debates and was adjudged the best speaker in the international tape speech competition held by toast masters International in 2008. He holds the record of being adjudged the best impromptu speaker for five years in India and Sri Lanka for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2015. He has been awarded the Distinguished Toastmaster the highest award in Toastmasters International. He also received the Rotary award for vocational service in education, the Extraordinary Pathfinder award by Rotary International, the Positive Health Hero award given by Dr. Batra’s Clinic and Bajaj auto and the GCS foundation of transformational leadership innovative teaching award in May 2018and the Guru Shreshta award in 2019. He has been a featured TED X speaker and has hosted several training programmes, given motivational speeches and held management talk shows on radio. He is a regular speaker to the senior management and leadership of several companies like Borsch, Wipro, HP and Intel and is a part of the elite panel of speakers for several leadership and management forums. He is keenly involved as a facilitator of several Disability Organisations at Bangalore and has helped in training, mentoring and placing several students with disability in Organisations and careers of their choice. He has paved the way for accessibility in several corporate campuses and has also worked extensively with social Organisations like Sneha deep, CAPS foundation, Enable India and Mitra Jyothi by creating a barrier free physical, emotional and social environment for persons with disability to thrive and express their potential. He believes in engaging, energizing and empowering individuals who are facing any form of discrimination and helps them face the world with confidence and courage. He has also done workshops on humor, public speaking, inspiration and inclusion in several colleges and companies.
