Manabi Katoch

Shweta has also started training sessions at her farm for anyone who wishes to start a goat farm.

There was no electricity, no water system and law and order were almost out of control when Himanshu joined as a Sarpanch in 2006.

A lot of the girls could not even afford fresh cloth every month, and had to use the same piece of cloth for months on end.

This has helped the youth from villages in getting a permanent job, and has stopped them from migrating from their homeland.

The idea is to introduce the concept of menstrual hygiene, change attitudes and practices towards the demand, use and disposal of pads, and build an ecosystem that enhances the agency of girls and women.

Some are so unique, they might almost sound like a place straight out of a fiction novel.

His yearly turnover from the tea plantation is around ₹60-₹70 lakh per annum.

After a research spanning almost six to seven months, the team came up with the perfect Ganesha Puja kit.

He has setup a complex ecosystem around his home to attract and comfort the birds in over 4 acres of land.

Shuktara consists of two homes – one housing eight young women and another with 14 young men.