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	Inspired by his own weight gain within a year of returning to India,<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dhillon \|first1=Amrit \|title=HealthifyMe app tracks nutrition in thousands of Indian dishes \|url=https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/food/healthifyme-app-tracks-nutrition-in-thousands-of-indian-dishes-1.657487 \|accessdate=22 February 2020 \|work=The National}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=The way to greener pastures \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/the-way-to-greener-pastures-240186 \|accessdate=22 February 2020 \|work=Tribune India}}</ref> Vashisht started HealthifyMe in 2012, with Mathew Cherian and Sachin Shenoy as co-founders with "a vision to help Indians be healthier and fitter using online tools". According to him, it is India's "first comprehensive calorie tracker".<ref name="dosa">{{cite news \|last1=Rai \|first1=Saritha \|title=Fighting Fat at India Inc., One Dosa at a Time \|url=https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/fighting-fat-at-india-inc-one-dosa-at-a-time/ \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=New York Times}}</ref> The company would later add digital nutritionists and trainers as subscription service.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bagchi \|first1=Shrabonti \|title=Staying fit has never been easier \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/staying-fit-has-never-been-easier/articleshow/47413960.cms \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=Economic Times}}</ref> In 2019, it launched [[artificial intelligence\|AI]]-powered "Smart Plans" recommended by its digital nutritionist "Ria", based on customer habits and medical conditions.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Healthifyme wants to improve your diet with its Ria2.0 AI assistant \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/healthifyme-wants-to-improve-your-diet-with-its-ria2-0-ai-assistant-here-is-how-5544698/ \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=Indian Express}}</ref> The company went on to raise four rounds of funding including a series B funding of {{USD}} 18 million in 2018.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Salve \|first1=Priyanka \|title=The HealthifyMe puzzle: AI makes fitness cheaper and easier, but can it chisel a healthy business model? \|url=https://prime.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/70016661/technology-and-startups/the-healthifyme-puzzle-ai-makes-fitness-cheaper-and-easier-but-can-it-chisel-a-healthy-business-model \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=Economic Times}}</ref> In 2019, HealthifyMe was reported to be the top rated Indian startup on [[Google Play Store]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dash \|first1=Sanchita \|title=This startup helping 9 million Indians lose weight may soon turn profitable \|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/healthifyme-indias-top-rated-healthapp-on-playstore-is-set-to-turn-profitable-this-year/articleshow/68900244.cms \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=Business Insider}}</ref>		Inspired by his own weight gain within a year of returning to India,<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dhillon \|first1=Amrit \|title=HealthifyMe app tracks nutrition in thousands of Indian dishes \|url=https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/food/healthifyme-app-tracks-nutrition-in-thousands-of-indian-dishes-1.657487 \|accessdate=22 February 2020 \|work=The National}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=The way to greener pastures \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/the-way-to-greener-pastures-240186 \|accessdate=22 February 2020 \|work=Tribune India}}</ref> Vashisht started HealthifyMe in 2012, with Mathew Cherian and Sachin Shenoy as co-founders with "a vision to help Indians be healthier and fitter using online tools". According to him, it is India's "first comprehensive calorie tracker".<ref name="dosa">{{cite news \|last1=Rai \|first1=Saritha \|title=Fighting Fat at India Inc., One Dosa at a Time \|url=https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/fighting-fat-at-india-inc-one-dosa-at-a-time/ \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=New York Times}}</ref> The company would later add digital nutritionists and trainers as subscription service.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bagchi \|first1=Shrabonti \|title=Staying fit has never been easier \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/staying-fit-has-never-been-easier/articleshow/47413960.cms \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=Economic Times}}</ref> In 2019, it launched [[artificial intelligence\|AI]]-powered "Smart Plans" recommended by its digital nutritionist "Ria", based on customer habits and medical conditions.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Healthifyme wants to improve your diet with its Ria2.0 AI assistant \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/healthifyme-wants-to-improve-your-diet-with-its-ria2-0-ai-assistant-here-is-how-5544698/ \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=Indian Express}}</ref> The company went on to raise four rounds of funding including a series B funding of {{USD}} 18 million in 2018.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Salve \|first1=Priyanka \|title=The HealthifyMe puzzle: AI makes fitness cheaper and easier, but can it chisel a healthy business model? \|url=https://prime.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/70016661/technology-and-startups/the-healthifyme-puzzle-ai-makes-fitness-cheaper-and-easier-but-can-it-chisel-a-healthy-business-model \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=Economic Times}}</ref> In 2019, HealthifyMe was reported to be the top rated Indian startup on [[Google Play Store]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dash \|first1=Sanchita \|title=This startup helping 9 million Indians lose weight may soon turn profitable \|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/healthifyme-indias-top-rated-healthapp-on-playstore-is-set-to-turn-profitable-this-year/articleshow/68900244.cms \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=Business Insider}}</ref>

	While at HealthifyMe and during their poverty line experiment, Vashisht advocated for better nutrition policies for Indians.<ref name="otherhalf">{{cite news \|last1=Rai \|first1=Saritha \|title=Living Like the Other Half \|url=https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/living-like-the-other-half/ \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=New York Times}}</ref> He advocated for better protein subsidy for the masses in 2011-12 in front of the [[Planning Commission (India)\|Planning Commission]] and [[National Advisory Council]], as well as on other forums.<ref name="65centsfair">{{cite news \|title=Is India's poverty line of 65 US cents a day fair? \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-15542957 \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=BBC}}</ref> In 2018, he gave a presentation during the India-Russia Business Summit, in front of Indian Prime Minister, [[Narendra Modi]], and Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=India Russia Business Summit Report \|url=https://invest-india-revamp-static-files.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2018-12/India%20Russia%20Business%20Summit%20Report.pdf \|accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>		While at HealthifyMe and during their poverty line experiment, Vashisht advocated for better nutrition policies for Indians.<ref name="otherhalf">{{cite news \|last1=Rai \|first1=Saritha \|title=Living Like the Other Half \|url=https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/living-like-the-other-half/ \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=New York Times}}</ref> He advocated for better protein subsidy for the masses in 2011-12 in front of the [[Planning Commission (India)\|Planning Commission]] and [[National Advisory Council]], as well as on other forums.<ref name="65centsfair">{{cite news \|title=Is India's poverty line of 65 US cents a day fair? \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-15542957 \|accessdate=5 January 2020 \|work=BBC}}</ref> In 2018, he gave a presentation during the India-Russia Business Summit, in front of Indian Prime Minister, [[Narendra Modi]], and Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]].

	==Poverty experiment==		==Poverty experiment==
	In 2011, Vashisht lived on {{INR}} 100 a day and {{INR}} 32 a day for a month, alongside Mathew Cherian. The duo documented their experience on a blog and went on to advocate for the improvement of the average and poor Indian, especially in the field of nutrition, travel, employment and addiction. They concluded that {{INR}} 32 was insufficient to survive on, while {{INR}} 120 a day was the income level required to exit poverty.<ref name="otherhalf"/><ref name="65centsfair"/><ref>{{cite news\| last1=Khan\|first1=Atir\|title=US-based Indians find it 'dangerous' to live on Rs 32 a day \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/living-at-ra-32-a-day-is-dangerous-us-based-indians-145132-2011-11-07 \|accessdate=22 February 2020 \|work=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rai \|first1=Saritha \|title=Two entrepreneurs in Bangalore try living on $2 a day \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/two-entrepreneurs-in-bangalore-try-living-on-2-a-day-573403 \|accessdate=22 February 2020 \|work=NDTV}}</ref>		In 2011, Vashisht lived on {{INR}}100 a day and {{INR}}32 a day for a month, alongside Mathew Cherian. The duo documented their experience on a blog and went on to advocate for the improvement of the average and poor Indian, especially in the field of nutrition, travel, employment and addiction. They concluded that {{INR}} 32 was insufficient to survive on, while {{INR}} 120 a day was the income level required to exit poverty.<ref name="otherhalf"/><ref name="65centsfair"/><ref>{{cite news\| last1=Khan\|first1=Atir\|title=US-based Indians find it 'dangerous' to live on Rs 32 a day \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/living-at-ra-32-a-day-is-dangerous-us-based-indians-145132-2011-11-07 \|accessdate=22 February 2020 \|work=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rai \|first1=Saritha \|title=Two entrepreneurs in Bangalore try living on $2 a day \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/two-entrepreneurs-in-bangalore-try-living-on-2-a-day-573403 \|accessdate=22 February 2020 \|work=NDTV}}</ref>

	==Music==		==Music==

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tushar Vashisht
| image = Tushar BnW.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|4|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Karnal]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
| known_for = Founder of [[HealthifyMe]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Pennsylvania]]
| residence = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
}}
'''Tushar Vashisht''' is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of consumer health app [[HealthifyMe]]. He is a former investment banker, was an early employee at [[Aadhaar]] and is a [[University of Pennsylvania]] graduate.

==Early life==
Vashisht was born in [[Karnal]], [[Haryana]], to SN Vashisht, former Director General of Police of Haryana, and Dr. Suneeta Madan, daughter of veterinary scientist [[ML Madan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vashisht |first1=Tushar |title=Note to my dad |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/note-to-my-dad-167102 |accessdate=5 January 2020|work=Tribune India}}</ref>

Vashisht did his K-12 in different schools in Haryana before graduating from [[Sardar Patel Vidyalaya]] in [[New Delhi]] in 2003. He spent his first two college years between [[Delhi College of Engineering]] and [[Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology]],<ref>{{cite news |title=DCE Alumni who also went to Sardar Patel vidyalaya |url=https://dce.almaconnect.com/alumni/college/sardar-patel-vidyalaya |work=DCE Alumni}}</ref> before transferring to and graduating with a BAS in computer science from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 2007.<ref name="dosa"/>

==Career==
Vashisht began his career from [[Wall Street]] as an intern for [[BlackRock]]. He joined [[Deutsche Bank]] full-time as corporate finance analyst in [[San Francisco]] before shifting to Singapore.<ref>{{cite news |title=TEDxGolfLinksPark |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/8251 |accessdate=5 January 2020|work=TED}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Barefoot - The other side of life |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Harsh_Mander/barefoot-the-other-side-of-life/article2882340.ece |accessdate=12 February 2020 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> In 2009, he joined the [[Aadhaar]] project headed by [[Nandan Nilekani]] in Bangalore, where many of the future board members and early investors of HealthifyMe were his colleagues.<ref name="difference">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Supriya |title=Redrawing the line: Tushar Vashisht, Mathew Cherian made a difference by contributing in Nandan Nilekani's Unique Identification Authority project |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20121224-tushar-vashisht-mathew-cherian-work-in-nandan-nilekanis-unique-identification-authority-project-in-2009-761054-1999-11-30 |accessdate=5 January 2020 |work=India Today}}</ref>

Inspired by his own weight gain within a year of returning to India,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dhillon |first1=Amrit |title=HealthifyMe app tracks nutrition in thousands of Indian dishes |url=https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/food/healthifyme-app-tracks-nutrition-in-thousands-of-indian-dishes-1.657487 |accessdate=22 February 2020 |work=The National}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The way to greener pastures |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/the-way-to-greener-pastures-240186 |accessdate=22 February 2020 |work=Tribune India}}</ref> Vashisht started HealthifyMe in 2012, with Mathew Cherian and Sachin Shenoy as co-founders with "a vision to help Indians be healthier and fitter using online tools". According to him, it is India's "first comprehensive calorie tracker".<ref name="dosa">{{cite news |last1=Rai |first1=Saritha |title=Fighting Fat at India Inc., One Dosa at a Time |url=https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/fighting-fat-at-india-inc-one-dosa-at-a-time/ |accessdate=5 January 2020 |work=New York Times}}</ref> The company would later add digital nutritionists and trainers as subscription service.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bagchi |first1=Shrabonti |title=Staying fit has never been easier |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/staying-fit-has-never-been-easier/articleshow/47413960.cms |accessdate=5 January 2020 |work=Economic Times}}</ref> In 2019, it launched [[artificial intelligence|AI]]-powered "Smart Plans" recommended by its digital nutritionist "Ria", based on customer habits and medical conditions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Healthifyme wants to improve your diet with its Ria2.0 AI assistant |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/healthifyme-wants-to-improve-your-diet-with-its-ria2-0-ai-assistant-here-is-how-5544698/ |accessdate=5 January 2020 |work=Indian Express}}</ref> The company went on to raise four rounds of funding including a series B funding of {{USD}} 18 million in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Salve |first1=Priyanka |title=The HealthifyMe puzzle: AI makes fitness cheaper and easier, but can it chisel a healthy business model? |url=https://prime.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/70016661/technology-and-startups/the-healthifyme-puzzle-ai-makes-fitness-cheaper-and-easier-but-can-it-chisel-a-healthy-business-model |accessdate=5 January 2020 |work=Economic Times}}</ref> In 2019, HealthifyMe was reported to be the top rated Indian startup on [[Google Play Store]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dash |first1=Sanchita |title=This startup helping 9 million Indians lose weight may soon turn profitable |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/healthifyme-indias-top-rated-healthapp-on-playstore-is-set-to-turn-profitable-this-year/articleshow/68900244.cms |accessdate=5 January 2020 |work=Business Insider}}</ref>

While at HealthifyMe and during their poverty line experiment, Vashisht advocated for better nutrition policies for Indians.<ref name="otherhalf">{{cite news |last1=Rai |first1=Saritha |title=Living Like the Other Half |url=https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/living-like-the-other-half/ |accessdate=5 January 2020 |work=New York Times}}</ref> He advocated for better protein subsidy for the masses in 2011-12 in front of the [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]] and [[National Advisory Council]], as well as on other forums.<ref name="65centsfair">{{cite news |title=Is India's poverty line of 65 US cents a day fair? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-15542957 |accessdate=5 January 2020 |work=BBC}}</ref> In 2018, he gave a presentation during the India-Russia Business Summit, in front of Indian Prime Minister, [[Narendra Modi]], and Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>{{cite news |title=India Russia Business Summit Report |url=https://invest-india-revamp-static-files.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2018-12/India%20Russia%20Business%20Summit%20Report.pdf |accessdate=5 January 2020}}</ref>

==Poverty experiment==
In 2011, Vashisht lived on {{INR}} 100 a day and {{INR}} 32 a day for a month, alongside Mathew Cherian. The duo documented their experience on a blog and went on to advocate for the improvement of the average and poor Indian, especially in the field of nutrition, travel, employment and addiction. They concluded that {{INR}} 32 was insufficient to survive on, while {{INR}} 120 a day was the income level required to exit poverty.<ref name="otherhalf"/><ref name="65centsfair"/><ref>{{cite news| last1=Khan|first1=Atir|title=US-based Indians find it 'dangerous' to live on Rs 32 a day |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/living-at-ra-32-a-day-is-dangerous-us-based-indians-145132-2011-11-07 |accessdate=22 February 2020 |work=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rai |first1=Saritha |title=Two entrepreneurs in Bangalore try living on $2 a day |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/two-entrepreneurs-in-bangalore-try-living-on-2-a-day-573403 |accessdate=22 February 2020 |work=NDTV}}</ref>

==Music==
Vashisht is a trained Hindustani classical singer and was a member of [[Penn Masala]] between 2005 and 2007. His composition "Pehchaan" was the title song of the album released in 2007.<ref name="difference"/> The song was featured on America's Best of College A Capella in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=BEST OF COLLEGE A CAPPELLA 2008 |url=https://varsityvocals.com/project/boca-2008/ |accessdate=5 January 2020 |work=Varsity Vocals}}</ref>

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