Indian resident Ritesh Agarwal(19 years), founder of Oravel.com,included his name in the Thiel Fellowship winners 2013, a rising popular stays alternative to booking hotels in India, and graduate from VentureNursery Season-1 acceleration program in 2012.
Ritesh is the only Indian resident on this list of “20 under 20” years of age globally. Born in Bissam Cuttack village in Odisha, Ritesh set up Oravel.com when he was 18. Agarwal who went to school in Rayagada, Odisha, moved to Kota, Rajasthan, to attend a coaching institution that he hoped would help him secure an engineering seat in an IIT.