30 Jun 2017

Outstanding performance and sheer hard work has put Nisha Dutt on the global platform. Nisha, CEO of Hyderabad-based Intellecap, received the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” award at the 7th Asian Awards in London recently.

Asian Awards recognise and reward exemplary achievements across 14 categories. Nisha was presented with the award for leading her company to become a renowned enterprise that focuses on creating sustainable enterprises and making an impactful change for the undeserved communities. Starting off as a manager with the company, she has risen to the ranks of a board of director. “I was working as a consultant in the United States, but I had the urge to do something more meaningful. Also, staying away from family for long was a challenge. Just when I was pondering over it, I got an opportunity to work with Intellecap in Hyderabad,” says Nisha.

However, working on social issues at the root level was not easy. “Coming from an army background, I was used to travelling to different places and meeting new people. When it was my time to travel and talk to people in the interiors of India and Africa about taking up the challenge to improve the social structure in their villages, the travelling didn’t bother me but convincing people that the initiatives are for their betterment was a task. People resist trying different things even if that is beneficial,” she says.