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Aditi Mittal

Aditi Mittal is an Indian stand-up comedian, actress and writer. One of the first women to do stand-up comedy in India, she has been rated amongst India's top 10 stand-up comedians. She strongly believes that technology has been very much responsible for her success. Given the present scenario of explicit misogyny and transphobia in mainstream media, Aditi challenges these tropes with powerful humour by operating onTwitter,YouTube, andFacebook. Superwoman

Lilly Singh says she made her first YouTube video in 2010 to deal with her depression. She started her channel in October 2010. Today Singh akaSuperwomanis the highest paid female YouTuber for the year 2016 and has 1.5 billion views on her channel and 10 million subscribers. She is the third highest YouTuber over all behindPewdiepieandRoman Atwoodand hangs out with the likes of James Franco and Michelle Obama. Vidya Vox

US-based singer Vidya Iyer, is known for her knack of combining popular western and Indian songs. The sassy musician with a silken voice has garnered over a million subscribers on theYouTubechannel she set up in 2015. Nisha Madhulika

Nisha started her food blog in 2007. The internet being inclusive and bringing power to all, she decided to start the blog in Hindi. After some time, her blog gained popularity and on demand she created her ownwebsitewhich was developed by her son. Later on the insistence of her followers, she started creating videos and launched her ownYouTubechannel. 'YouTube is the way I chase my passion, and age doesn't really matter when it comes to pursuing your passion. There's space for everybody, young or old,' she says.

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20/03/2017