Shreya Pareek

This bank does not only provide loans to rural women but also customizes repayment policies as per different women's needs.

Who says you can’t dance without legs? Or play sports? Or lead a full, successful and happy life? Kalpesh has proven that you don’t need a perfect body to achieve your dreams.

A paediatrician visited a Delhi slum in 1988. Shocked by the poor living and health condition, she set up a small clinic under a tree. Today, she supports over 500,000 slum dwellers through her organization Asha.

Anuradha Mini started a remedial school for government school kids in her neighbourhood, to help them achieve better marks and remain interested in school.

Sushma Iyengar did not only help the women of Kutch in Gujarat get back on their feet after they experienced natural calamities, she also helped them become more empowered than before.

Admission into the Karuna Vihar school in Dehradun can be a life changing experience for kids with special needs and their parents. Read on to find out why.

A manual scavenger's son, Bezwada is fighting to eliminate this demeaning profession from its roots. He has organised rallies, filed PILs, approached policymakers, and says he will not rest till the last manual scavenger quits the profession.

Almost 1,400 traffickers have had cases filed against them and many are rotting in jail, thanks to Ajeet Singh who has been waging a war to free minor girls from their clutches. Read how he broke the complex system of sexual exploitation in Varanasi.

Servals, a social enterprise from Chennai, is helping villagers in the devastated Sunderbans area use an innovative cooking stove to save on firewood and earn extra income.

The dismal and decrepit state of most Indian museums is no secret. But architect and designer Abhishek Ray and his team are trying to change the experience of museum visits by creating spaces with appropriate exhibition displays, good lighting and graphics, and interactive audio visual systems that keep visitors engaged.