Welcome to TALHeroTM Awards

Touch-A-Life Foundation proudly honours changemakers, nonprofits, and CSR teams advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Every year, the TALHero Awards celebrate inspiring individuals and organisations in India and the US whose work exemplifies empathy, innovation, and a sustained commitment to creating positive impact.

With 18 awards presented annually—three winners in each category from both India and the US—TAL recognises those who lead with kindness, purpose, and action aligned with the SDGs.

Nominations for this year’s TALHero Awards are now officially closed.

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TALHero Awards 2025 Global Chair

  • Barry Rudolph

    Barry Rudolph
    CEO, TALLeaders

TALHero Awards 2025 Judging Committee US

  • Shekar Dasgupta

    Shekar Dasgupta
    Business Manager, Entrepreneur & Advisory Board Member

  • Christopher Salem

    Christopher Salem
    CRS Group Holdings LLC
    Sustainable Success Coaching & Consulting

  • Jeff Spar

    Jeff Spar
    CIO and Digital Transformation Leader
    Spar Transformation Advisors, LLC

  • Mattie Scariot

    L. Mattock (Mattie) Scariot
    Director
    Poppy Jasper International Film Festival

TALHero Awards 2025 India Chair

  • Ajit Rangnekar

    Ajit Rangnekar
    Director General
    Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad

TALHero Awards 2025 Judging Committee India

  • Vijji Suryadevara

    Vijji Suryadevara
    Founder & CEO
    Akyavi LLC

  • Aparna Kadari

    Aparna Kadari
    Director of Cybersecurity
    Delviom, LLC

  • Ratnam Chitturi

    Ratnam Chitturi
    Founder
    North South Foundation

  • Prasad Jaladi

    Prasad Jaladi
    Chief Facilitator
    Suraksha

TALHero Awards 2024 U.S. Changemakers

  • Jo Ssullivan
  • Carol Gillespie

TALHero Awards 2024 U.S. Nonprofits

  • Young STEAMers
  • Breathe California
  • Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support Services

TALHero Awards 2024 India Changemakers

  • Karthikeyan Ganesan
  • Babar Ali
  • Nimal Raghavan

TALHero Awards 2024 India Nonprofits

  • Padala Charitable Trust
  • Youth 4 Jobs Foundation
  • KC Pullaiah Foundation

TALHero Awards 2024 India CSR

  • Pakka Inc.
  • Telangana Social Impact Group (T-SIG)

TALHero Awards 2023 U.S. Changemakers

TALHero Awards 2023 India Changemakers

TALHero Awards 2023 U.S. Nonprofits

  • degreese
  • New Horizons House
  • Operation Access
  • Trinet
  • Oracle

TALHero Awards 2023 India Nonprofits

  • Teach For India
  • Datri
  • Help Age India
  • Paloalto

TALHero Awards 2023 Chair

  • Barry Rudolph

    Barry Rudolph
    CEO, TALLeaders

TALHero Awards 2023 Judging Committee US

  • Pratiksha Gandhi

    Dr. Pratiksha Gandhi
    President & CEO
    IPC Heart Care Centre

  • Jeff Spar

    Jeff Spar
    CIO and Digital Transformation Leader
    Spar Transformation Advisors, LLC

  • Christopher Salem

    Christopher Salem
    Business Executive Coach | Corporate Trainer | Business Acceleration Strategist
    CRS Group Holdings LLC

TALHero Awards 2023 Judging Committee India

  • Srini Madala

    Srini Madala
    Founder and CEO
    AquilaSystems

  • Aparna Kadari

    Aparna Kadari
    Director Information Security
    Fannie Mae

  • Vishwajit Balkrishna Kashid

    Vishwajit Balkrishna Kashid
    Goodwill Ambassador for Platelets Donation(India)
    IIM @tedx_official Speaker, IT Engineer

TALHero Awards U.S. World Kindness Day 2022

  • TiE Silicon Valley
  • Hunger Mitao
  • The Edward Boss Prado
  • Christopher Ranch
  • Marich
  • Gugliemo
  • Dr. Nirmala Sabarwal
  • Ravi Puli
  • Diana Weiping Ding

TALHero Awards India World Kindness Day 2022

  • Harisu Dala
  • Technogen
  • Dr. Padmanabh M Reddy
  • Badinath and Indira Vittal
  • Vikalp Sansthan
  • Komera Jaji
  • Tech Mahindra
  • SOS Children's Villages India
  • Infosys

TALHero Awards 2022 Judging Committee

  • Barry Rudolph

    Barry Rudolph
    Independent Director
    TALLeaders Circle CEO

  • Yogi Chugh

    Yogi Chugh
    Executive Managing Director
    S5 Advisory, Inc

  • L Mattock Scariot

    L Mattock Scariot
    Director
    Poppy Jasper International Film Festival

  • J.A.Chowdary

    J.A.Chowdary
    Chairman - Indian Blockchain Standards Committee
    Chief Evangelist - TALYouthTM India

  • Rama Iragavarapu

    Rama Iragavarapu
    Managing Director
    TALRadioTM

Touch-A-Life Foundation 2021 Heroes

  • Mattie Scariot
  • Isabella Spar
  • Dr. Uri Gedalia
  • Ramu Dosapati
  • Narasimha Chary
  • Sai Padma

Touch-A-Life Foundation 2020 Heroes

  • Chris Funk
  • Mary Beth Riley
  • Ben Collier & James Kanoff
  • Gaurav Khanna
  • Chinmayi Sripada
  • Vijay Ram

Touch-A-Life Foundation 2019 Heroes

  • Garrett Jensen
  • DR. Aseem Shukla
  • Marion Campbell