Shivani Gupta

Kajal Srivastava was on the brink of giving up on life after six failed UPSC CSE attempts. Kalaripayattu came to her rescue. This is her story of finding solace in martial arts and helping thousands of others heal from trauma.

'Overqualified Housewives' startup has assisted over 600 Indian women in rejoining the workforce, providing job opportunities and upskilling programs for those seeking flexibility after career breaks.

When Manoj Ranjan's family moved to Ranchi for work, space constraints hindered his gardening passion. Observing people dumping garbage outside his house, he decided to turn the area into a garden. Today, it boasts 200 plant varieties and has become a local attraction and popular selfie spot.

Jaswinder Kaur and Ranjit Singh use zero-budget natural farming to cultivate at least 25 kinds of crops. Here's how they made farming profitable and train others around them.

Singer Palak Muchhal has been funding heart surgeries for children whose families lack the means. She has helped over 3,000 kids so far, and does not plan to stop anytime soon.

In 2021, Nupur and Sharvari Poharkar started ‘PIRUL Handicrafts’ to make useful household artefacts from pine needles found in Uttarakhand. They have employed at least 100 rural women from nearby villages like KhetiKhan, Tyarsun, Patan and more.

Donkey milk has made Dhiren Solanki a successful farmer in Gujarat. He tapped into its international demand in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry, setting up a business within two years.

Sandeep Pandey’s dreams of opening a restaurant were shattered by the 2013 Uttarakhand floods. Later, with his childhood friends Sourabh Pant and Yogendra Singh, he founded HimFla, a startup selling Uttarakhand's traditional ‘pahadi’ salt.

Gardeners Mithilesh Kumar Singh and Sunita Prasad show how to grow vegetables even in small spaces. Here's how they innovate using PVC pipes to grow mini-gardens at home.

Pranjal Sinha, Akshetha Ashok, and Vikram Kumar started Sama, a legal startup working to reduce court load with fast and cost-effective resolution of civil disputes online.