Assam

Born and raised in a farming family, Mahan Chandra Borah started Annapurna Rice Library to protect the vanishing legacy of his forefathers. He not only preserves the seeds but also shares them with other farmers for free.

AC Barua, a retired Indian Air Force officer, founded ‘Seneh’ a shelter home for poor and abandoned women in Guwahati, Assam. He has rescued over 60 women so far, providing them with food, shelter and medical aid.

Uttam Teron started teaching underprivileged children with just Rs 800. Today, he runs Parijat Academy — a non-profit school that teaches nearly 400 kids from 20 villages for free.

The story of the Indian Army’s Assam Rifles rescuing a six-day-old baby and his mother is going viral, offering a beacon of hope amid the devastating floods

Escaping an abusive marriage and finding her dream in adventure sports, Julima Deka from Assam established Green Trek Adventure, which has not only helped her earn lakhs, but also help many tourists find their sense of adventure

Samrat Nath from Assam built a theft-proof e-bicycle by watching YouTube. The e-bike has security features like GPS and a fingerprint sensor.

For the past ten years, ornithologist Prabal Saikia has been working as a chief scientist at the Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS) of the Assam Agricultural University. Here’s his unique solution to fighting rat menace in the region

Assam-based Samrat Nath has built an e-bicycle that has many security features to make it ‘theft-proof’, and can be traced as far as 15 kilometres if stolen

Guwahati-based Partha Pathak launched the city’s first biomedical waste management company Fresh Air Waste Management Services Pvt Ltd that treats 2,000 kilos of waste a day and caters to multiple hospitals

Grown in Panbari village of Assam’s Chirang district, the Kaji Nemu lemon variety is used in culinary dishes, beverages and by pharma industries too, but it sells for just Re 1 in local markets.