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From a village called Madkhol in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, this 76-year-old has been making harmoniums for over half a century. Today, he makes some of the most beautiful harmoniums despite dropping out of school after grade four.

The humble farmer said he never knew his efforts would one day invite buyers from across the country and would be promoted by an agency.

Sudam Bhau Chavan, 65, has been practising the traditional art of Bahurupi for more than 40 years despite his modest income of less than Rs 6000 per month.

Students of Samta Hindi Vidyalaya, Turbhe initiated a cleanliness drive on October 2nd to make a point. Instead of blaming the authorities and municipal corporations, one should set an example by cleaning the mounds of garbage.

The school in Levelfield, which stretches over a perimeter of 2.5 acres, has around 500 students, who do none of the ‘normal’ stuff in regular schools.

Fitted with state-of-the-art technology equipment, the vans appear to be the answer to the medical and technological disconnect between the Indian urban and rural.

For Anand Mouli Patnaik, teaching martial arts to the profoundly deaf children is both challenging and exciting. Such physical activities make a big difference to the children’s lives, he says.

Shaila Brijnath and Neelu Khanna have infused hope and dreams of a future in 1,800 slum children in Dehradun.

The lack of funds has never deterred Rajaram Patil from travelling across the country. A farmer, Rajaram has ridden on a bicycle and sometimes even a bullock cart to satiate his desire of seeing many beautiful places in India.