“I coped with being a shy, uninteresting, and boring student by simply showing up at situations that made me anxious,” said Navya Naveli Nanda while addressing a crowd of over 500 students at a pre-event organised under Malhar, the cultural festival of St Xavier’s College on Wednesday evening.

Entrepreneurship, mental health, crimes against women, and financial independence were discussed as part of a town hall and open mic session led by Nanda, who is a social entrepreneur and granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan. The event marked the beginning of her seven cities and 25 colleges roadshow, ‘You Grow Girl,’ in partnership with Yuvaa at St Xavier’s College.