Niharika Dabral

From caring for animals and preserving mango diversity to healthcare on wheels and sustainable bricks, discover the changemakers whose work quietly transformed India.

In cities across India, land once buried under waste now serves people again, becoming football fields and urban forests shaped by vision, local action, and patience.

At 87 and 84, Mandakini Shah and her sister Ushaben ride through Ahmedabad on their scooter, as they win hearts and inspire women to ride fearlessly.

When dust from a nearby threshing machine filled her classroom, a Class 8 student asked a simple question. Years later, that moment took her from a village school in Uttar Pradesh to Tokyo, with a solution farmers can actually use.

UNESCO-awarded scientist Dr Rosa Vásquez Espinoza shares what forests truly need to recover, from soil and water to wildlife and communities, based on science and lived experience.

At over 14,000 feet, five women bikers reached one of India’s toughest mountain passes. Their ride, which included a 76-year-old woman, became a powerful moment of trust, grit, and shared belief on the road.

From classrooms and flood-hit villages to forests and city streets, these IAS and IFS officers stepped in where people needed help the most. Their everyday decisions in 2025 changed lives, restored trust, and showed how people-first governance works on the ground.

Every afternoon in Mehrauli, children walk into a room full of books and possibility. From first-generation learners to those opening a book for the first time, this small community library has become a place to read, learn, and belong.

Clearing out kids’ toys, books or clothes this December? Here’s a curated guide to trusted NGOs and donation points across India, plus tips to help your donation reach children who need it most.

Sachin Karekar, a Maharashtra farmer, developed SK-4 turmeric through years of experimentation. Today, it’s grown by 500+ farmers across 13 states, offering higher yields and better curcumin content.