Shreya Pareek

Meena Dadha had to overcome several personal challenges at an early age. She was able to do so with the support of a loving husband and family. Now, she is giving back to society by helping people with disabilities, and her efforts have already touched the lives of 3 lakh people.

This bank in Assam gets over 250 customers a day, 75% of whom are illiterate women from low-income backgrounds. Meet bank founder Lakhimi Baruah, a believer in financial empowerment of women.

Watching the fellow farmers struggle while carrying heavy pumps for irrigation, Ganesh designed a hybrid cycle that solves the issue at affordable rate.

It’s been 19 years since Dr. Pullara started an institute for people with mental disabilities in a government school. Having grown up with three mentally disabled brothers herself, she knew how harshly life and society treats people with such disabilities.

Such is his passion and commitment to the children of his village that he broke down while telling us the story of his struggle, a struggle that continues to this day because he will not rest till he gets better resources and facilities for his school.

His passion and dedication to education did not just put him on the path to a great career but also changed the lives of hundreds of underprivileged kids who did not have access to basic education, through his non profit organization Brahmi.

An interesting initiative called iSaksham is bringing the best of learning opportunities to some of the remotest corners of India, by using technology in an innovative manner to generate students’ interest in education.

Padmaja Ramamurthy has taught in both government and private schools during the course of a long career. But nothing compares to the work she is doing at the APSA Dream School, Bengaluru.

Natasha was so moved by the poor condition of orphan and destitute children in Coimbatore that she started The Big Hug Foundation to provide them with a new house and a better education.

The Jude Felix Hockey Academy is changing the lives of orphan and abandoned children on the hockey grounds of Bangalore. Started by former Olympian Jude Felix, this academy is much more than an exercise in sports training and physical fitness.