Activism

A group of individuals and organisations partnered with the Maharashtra government to bring about change in Jalna district which has been struggling with water scarcity, drought and subsequent farmer suicides for decades.

SN Subba Rao was a Gandhian who participated in the Quit India Movement as a child before setting up an ashram in the Chambal Valley, facilitating the surrender and rehabilitation of 654 dacoits and spreading the gospel of communal harmony among India's youth.

Meet digital activist Upendra Mahanand from Odisha, who has helped many residents across villages get their pensions, ration cards, access to drinking water and more with the help of Twitter.

Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy, the couple whose story has inspired Netflix’s Trial By Fire, lost their children in the Uphaar Cinema fire, and have been seeking justice for their children and other affected families ever since.

Aabid Surti’s NGO - Drop Dead Foundation - fixes leaky faucets for free in Mumbai to save water, which has helped save millions over the years.

Kerala resident Rajesh Thiruvalla spent his childhood amid poverty and abuse after his parents abandoned him at various stages of life. His way to turn the fortunes of others who are abandoned or rendered homeless is the Mahatma Janasevana Kendram, a safe home.

It was the dogged pursuit of justice by a group of mostly senior citizens which led to the demolition of the Supertech twin towers in Noida - the biggest demolition in the country.

Founded in 2002, Shaheen in Old Hyderabad city is the brainchild of Jameela Nishat. They have provided legal, financial and emotional support to domestic violence survivors, enrolled students back into schools, provided vocational training to women and stopped child marriages.

Dr K Prathibha from Kerala speaks of how she lobbied to bring a protocol for conducting health screening tests of the accused and suspects in police custody.

Watch how Mumbai-based Kunti Oza, Hansu Pardiwala, and Chitra Hiremath launched The Milk Bag Project in 2019 to collect and recycle used plastic milk bags so they don’t pollute the earth.