Himanshu Nitnaware

Linc Pen & Plastics Ltd was launched in the 70s to provide an affordable alternative to overpriced gel pens for Indian students. Deepak Jalan, managing director and son of founder Suraj Mal Jalan, talks about how the company has established itself in both rural as well as urban India

After Meenal Singhvi lost her vision at 28, she decided to launch Radio Udaan, an online radio that has around 45,000 specially-abled listeners from across the world, who participate in community programmes and offer support to one another

To reduce his expenses on fuel, Rajkumar Mupparapu from Telangana converted his old bicycle into a battery-operated one within ten days and by spending less than Rs 20,000

Milind and Kirty Datar, from Maharashtra, worked in the IT sector for 13 years before taking the startup plunge. They decided to sell sugarcane juice across Pune and Mumbai

Sangay Lama from Sikkim has worked with the Tsomgo Pokhri Sanrakshan Samiti since 2008 to clean the Tsomgo Lake, a popular tourist destination, and establish a robust waste management system

Sai Venkat Gangadhar from Hyderabad is an assistant teacher at Sandhya Raju's Nishrinkala Dance Academy, and had dedicated over a decade to Kuchipudi to hone his dance skills

Mavarum Mallikarjun Reddy from Telangana practices integrated farming on his ancestral land to cultivate paddy, vegetables, and medicinal plants

Shivam Soni, who started Hunger Langar in Indore, offers vada pav, medu vada, biryani, and masala dosa to hundreds everyday. All meals are priced as low as Rs 10, and are sometimes offered for free

Brothers Pandit Laxman Rao Nayak Kewale and Pandit Gangadhar Rao Kewale started the International Music Centre Ashram in Varanasi in 1975 to promote and teach Indian classical music through instruments including tabla, bansuri, sitar, and sarangi

Living behind a life in Amsterdam, Shammy Jacob returned to his hometown in Tamil Nadu with his wife Charlotte Van't Klooster to set up an organic farm that's also an eco-friendly homestay