HT Brunch Social Media Star of the Week: Mahita Nagaraj

This single mum from Bengaluru created a community of over 55,000 volunteers to help those stuck due to lockdown

A few weeks into the lockdown, 39-year-old Bengaluru resident Mahita Nagaraj came across a request by a UK-based former classmate to check on her elderly parents in Bengaluru. Mahita arranged supplies for them and decided to take it forward by making a Facebook group where people could ask for help and sign up to help out. Thus Caremongers India, which now has 55,000-plus volunteers, was born. 

Mahita Nagaraj was recently invited to interact with Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg, to share her experience