Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation

Plagued by drought, regressive social customs, and lack of access to facilities, the situation is especially dire for the women and children of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. However, one woman, and her organisation, are tipping the scales in favour of these people and giving them hope for their future.

India’s Himalayan region is home to some of the country’s most abundant natural resource reserves, yet much of its population still lags behind the rest of the country in access to basic amenities. Kalyan Paul and his organisation Grassroots hope to help the region’s people overcome this gap through the application of technology.

The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan has severely damaged the lives of the people of the region. Meet the inspirational woman who’s made it her life’s mission to help the women and children of J&K achieve some normalcy in their lives.

The Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, and the subsequent Arab Spring, shook the foundations of power in the Arab world. Through it all, one man helped guide Tunisia successfully to true democracy, and inspired leaders all over the world – Sheikh Rached Ghannouchi.

Few people are able to effectively bridge the divide between the urban and the rural populations in India, and be equally loved by both. Here is a stalwart lady who has made it her life’s mission to bring these two sections closer together through compassion, love, and dedication.

Plagued by multiple problems, India’s agriculture and animal husbandry industries were unable to catch up to global standards of production and quality for a very long time. This is the story of the man who has made it his life’s mission to rectify those problems.

Born on the December 31, 1949, Mohan Hirabai Hiralal is a staunch Gandhian who played a key role in transforming Mendha (Lekha), a tribal village in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra and helping it achieve ‘Poorna Swaraj’.

Vidhya Das is the founder of Agragamee, and the popular tribal women's collective, AmaSangathan. Her untiring efforts in the field of tribal development have led to a sea-change in the socio-economic conditions of countless tribals in Odisha.

Phoolbasan Bai Yadav is a well-known name in rural Chhattisgarh, given the remarkable work the school dropout has done in the area of women empowerment and child rights.

A renowned Gandhian, Chunibhai Vaidya spent his life in service of the marginalised and underserved sections of society.