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From bans on animal fighting and repeat animal testing to heartwarming rescue efforts, the hard work of animal lovers definitely paid off this year. Here's a round-up of the 12 times India came together for animals and animal welfare in 2016.

These young couples and their families dared to fight stigmas, break stereotypes and opened their hearts to help those in need!

Community meal centres like Amma's canteen, Jan Aahar centres and Annapurna Rasois offer wholesome meals to the hungry at a reasonably low price. With food security for the poor becoming a big issue in India, it is time we rekindle the spirit of sharing and address the issue of chronic hunger through community kitchens.

Here are 5 Indian communities who are working to preserve and produce several native plant varieties across the country.

While the core of the Dangal's story holds true to the real life events of Mahavir Singh Phogat and his family, five real-life facts were changed for cinematic effect. Read on to find out what they were. (Note: You are entering into spoiler territory!)

One of the most celebrated poets of India, Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, better known as Ghalib, spent the last years of his life at a haveli in the bustling Ballimaran area of Chandni Chowk. Today, a visit to this forgotten heritage site offers one a fascinating insight into the life and times of the legendary poet.

The man who sketched and illuminated India's national emblem, the Lion Capital of Ashoka, Dinanath Bhargava's work also adorns the front pages of the original manuscript of the Indian Constitution.

Prince Tiwari, a chartered accountant from Mumbai, could have easily landed a plum job in a multinational company. He chose instead to educate and empower underprivileged kids who lived under a flyover. Here's his inspiring story.

Founder of the NGO Save Food and Save Life, Chandra Sekhar Kundu and his team of students visit eateries around their campus regularly to collect food that is then distributed to underprivileged children and street dwellers.

Founded by Amitabha Sadangi in 2001, International Development Enterprises-India (IDEI) makes and sells a low-cost irrigation tool that has helped cash farmers increase their crop yield and lift themselves out of poverty. Till date, the organization has helped one million farming households spread over 17 states increase their annual income!