HISTORY.

Revive Bombay was founded in February 2002 by Hemanth
Meka Rao. Having returned from the US, like most foreign returned idealistic youngsters, he felt that this city, and this country definitely had the scope for improvement. To do so, he tried joining various NGO's with the thought of helping the country. However, each one disillusioned him. The straw that
broke the camel's back was the article that appeared in the Outlook Magazine on the Death of a City. It was obvious that something needed to be done to revive this great city.

Having been the President of one of the largest student organisations at Georgia Tech in the US, it was clear that the strength in this city lay in its youth. After all, the Youth are the hope of tomorrow. The Youth are the ones with the intelligence, network and most importantly, they are the ones that have the
fire to make a change.. they are the ones that have not been jaded.

After talking to many different people, from city fathers like Gerson da Cunha, Rahul Mehrotra, Sharada Dwivedi etc, to working adults and other youngsters, there was an instant and overwhelming response from all sides. At various places - the Indian Merchant's Chamber, at seminars, conferences, everyone in his age group supported the idea of youngsters coming together to make a positive change, a positive contribution to their surroundings.

Armed with the enthusiasm and backing given by so many
people, along with a group of youngsters - Sravanya Rao, Mihir Bhansali, Ashish Raheja and Darshan Hiranandani, REVIVE BOMBAY was founded. Within a short span of 3 months, the organisation's strength has already crossed 150 members. Initially called Revival India, then Revive India, then City improvement Trust, the organisation finally got the name Revive Bombay.