For Anjika, the realities of conflict and pressure were never distant headlines—they were family in Manipur caught in violence and peers in Kota burdened by silence. Out of these experiences, she built Serenity, a youth-led wellness initiative that reimagines mental health as community-first care. With arts-based trauma workshops, peer resilience circles, and digital pathways like WhatsApp peer-support, Serenity creates safe spaces for children to process grief, regulate emotions, and reclaim joy. The project now spans 13 countries, supported by NIMHANS, Teach For India, Girl Up, and the Live Love Laugh Foundation, and has trained over 50 ambassadors, reaching a global community of 2,000+ “Serenites.”

Her advocacy bridges innovation and empathy. Through Battle Dyscalculia, she tackled educational exclusion with a game-based platform that has already reached 20,000+ users, helping children overcome math anxiety with dignity and confidence. Offline, she has led art therapy workshops for hundreds of students and trained peers to carry the work forward. Online, her podcast Debunking Myths—featuring guests like Tom Holland and Karan Johar—has amplified conversations once silenced by stigma. Guided by compassion, Anjika is reframing mental health and education not as privileges, but as rights every child deserves.