Lakshmi Menon is a well-known eco-innovator in Ernakulam, Kerala and the founder of Pure Living, an organisation focussed on finding sustainable livelihood solutions. After crafting
The world always talks about skill development for students but seldom do they talk about development program for teachers to acquaint them with the necessary
Joginder Rohilla started Sanskriti, which sets up free libraries and offers career guidance to kids, and EtechDreams, a startup that generates employment in rural areas.
In 2014 when her husband died, Kanyakumari’s Arokia Anet was left in despair and had two children to raise by herself. To make ends meet,
Realising at a very young age that water bodies in India require attention, a 15-year-old NRI girl has set a goal to contribute her time
Off the hustle of Padi, in Chennai’s suburbs, a special school is like a home away from home for a bunch of children with disabilities.
Chetna Gala Sinha (65), a farmer and activist with a long history of advocacy, established the Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank in 1997. It was
Rüvuotuo Belho (64) has lived in the same home, nestled in the lush green lands of Kohima in Nagaland, all his life. From a very young
A 17-year-old tribal student, Banoth Indu Priya has become a role model for young girls by joining the Army and achieving gold, silver and bronze
Chinna Lakshmaiah, a 29-year-old karate master from Kurnool city, imparts training to children hailing from poor families in the martial art free of cost as
Two schoolgirls from Peddapalli district have found an opportunity to take part in the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) – 2023 at Rashtrapthi Bhavan
For over 300 years, the Shaikhs of Syohara have held on to their sprawling haveli. So have the sparrows. Twenty-three years ago, Akbar Shaikh, the
In 2011, a strange idea struck Ra Se Sivaraj. While working in Kancheepuram, the 41-year-old head constable of the Tamil Nadu Police Department began training
The Kollam district panchayat has envisioned a unique concept to provide a safe atmosphere for autistic children and their parents. It plans to develop a
Sandeshkhali Maa Saroda Women & Rural Welfare Society has been working in Sundarban area since 2009 in the field of Women Empowerment, Education, Health, Drinking
Once a male-dominated profession, coconut tree climbing saw the entry of many women in the past decade. This is chiefly owing to government initiatives that
At a time when special schools and day-care centres were less accessible to the average citizen, an institution was set up in 1997 with the
Pallabi’s life and career have been devoted to the single cause of rescuing children from being trafficked and giving them a better life. In total, she says
It is a movement to bring around good people to identify, understand, appreciate, replicate and scale good work that is being done in the society as a whole.