Renu Rakesh

Moti Meena has done what not many women of her lot would have had the courage to do – she stood up for what she believed in, shunned regressive practices imposed in the name of tradition, and refused to remain imprisoned within the four walls of her home after the demise of her husband.

Designed by IIT Bombay, the Solar Urja Lamp (SoUL) project is not only lighting up homes with renewable energy, but is also providing rural women with the chance to become entrepreneurs.

One man, who never got a chance to finish school as a kid, has transformed the Delwara region of Rajasthan into a place where education of girls is not just a norm, but it is also encouraged at every step. This is how.