Mr Arun Patel

Philanthropist, author and mentor with over thirty years’ experience in establishing and managing businesses and international charities like Isha Foundation UK, Polio & Children in Need Charity and Old Kampala Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Struck by polio after his first birthday, he was left with two simple choices: either dwell on the lost opportunities or embrace the reality and create his own opportunities. He opted for the latter.

Not willing to be left behind in a world dominated by able-bodied people, Arun used his disability induced fierce spirit of competitiveness to achieve excellence in personal and professional life.

Winner of the inaugural British Citizen Awards, Points of Light and a few others ,his wok has also been acknowledged by well known dignitaries like Dr Abdul Kalam, the then president of India. Arun’s story is a real life testament of what is possible in all fields of life despite being physically challenged.