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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Minute: On quitting your job to save the environment
Environmental activist Shilpika Gautam quit her job as a banker to paddle-board 3,000km along the River Ganges in India. She wants to raise awareness about water pollution and the importance of access to clean drinking water. She also broke the world record for the longest ever stand up paddle-boarded distance, by a female, in one single journey.
Photo: Shilpika Gautam paddle boarding The Ganges, Credit: Upslope Productions
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