Assam

"There is no question Montu is a proper fighter. His talent is world class. He is as good as the famed Tony Jaa," says Kenny Basumatary, the Assamese director and actor who has featured in films like Mary Kom.

“My parents always told me to be kind and help others if you’re capable. Their only expectation of me was that I become a good human being.”

“I knew I was the only one who could help her. I spent sleepless nights trying to dig up her records and finally, I got my hand on a few relevant proofs." (edited)

Seen the celebratory pictures of Hima Das, with medals around her neck or the national flag in her arms? There is another recurring element in all her pictures. It’s the Assamese Gamosa around her neck! #Heritage

At just 13, Assam's Nikhilesh Das from Assam came up with an ingenious way of using human hair to clean polluting oil spills. Check out four other innovations that are just as brilliant! #WaterActionDecade #Innovation

Poor human development, acute infrastructural shortages, lawlessness - these were the challenges facing #IAS officer Keerthi Jalli when she took charge in Jan 2019. Less than a year later, she has scripted a remarkable turnaround! #Governance

He also opened his prayer house to Dalits, allowing them to eat and pray inside the house. For his act, his family suffered social boycott for a decade. But Gandhi heaped praise on it. “Valiant soldiers like Krishna Nath Sharma never care to face any odds,” he said.

“The smile that I see on the faces of my children after my class and the fact that they don’t feel like leaving, that’s my highest award,” says Remya Iyer, who would travel 70 km everyday to teach despite raising two young kids.

Remarkably, her conservation efforts are driven by more than 200 local women, whom she calls the 'Hargila Army'.

“A boy once came running to our office, a turtle in his hand. He told us that his family wanted to keep it as a pet. So the boy “stole” the turtle and brought it to us, wanting us to leave it in the wild. Such is the impact of Manoj.”