When Dhairya Pujara was in Mumbai last year, he helped young people in the city work out businesses for a cause, helping to solve India’s problems.

Dhairya Pujara at Somaiya College, Vidyavihar in July last year when he launched Y Center in India. He says now he will take it to the next level. Pic/Sameer Markande

The founder and owner of Philadelphia-based company Y Center, a higher education, social innovation enterprise working across three continents, Pujara was last week invited to the United Nations for his work in Africa and India. The UN had a high-level political forum meeting - the partnership exchange, where Pujara presented his work and challenges.

"The idea last year was to make money and also help people do good as they pursue social entrepreneurship ventures. I am coming to India to take last year’s programme to the next level," Pujara (27) said from the US.