In 2011, the retired postman used all his life savings and the gold jewellery belonging to his wife, Tajamulli Begum, to construct a replica of the Taj next to his house in the village of Kaser Kalan in the Bulandshahr district of Western Uttar Pradesh.
The 76-year-old educationist is going to be felicitated by Bihar government on November 11 for his unparalleled contribution in the field of education.
Today, if you walk along the Jakkur Lake premises, you will find many known and lesser-known medicinal herbs, aromatic shrubs, as well as rare and red-listed endemic trees lining the area, where community and conservation zones coexist.
The founder of Ek Sangharsh, a non-profit organisation, Bahl has engaged in humanitarian initiatives that focus on the betterment of poor and deprived communities, for several years now.
18-year-old Chintu had been delivering a can of water in Noida’s Mamura village last month when he happened to notice a young girl lying on the street near the house he was providing water.