Bangalore Heroes

To deal with oxygen shortage during the second wave of coronavirus, an alumni team from the Indian School of Business, Bengaluru, has launched the Oxygen4Blr initiative to procure and distribute oxygen concentrators across the city.

Deeply affected by the plight of orphaned sisters, Mysuru cop S Doreswamy has set an amazing example of humanity by not just rebuilding their mud house but also sponsoring their education. 

They diligently put in hours of arduous work daily to ensure that overflowing roads, ill-planned infrastructure or limitations in public transport do not wholly stop you in your tracks!

Amusing yet impactful, the #FootpathBeku (“We want a footpath”) campaign is all set to begin their phase. Bengalureans, are you ready to be inspired?

Though she and her fellow Rotary Bangalore District 3190 members have the world record, Lata Amashi is by no means finished in her quest to do good for others!

Myriam Shanker and Arushi Gupta are working to solve a waste crisis in villages around Bengaluru. Thanks to them, the waste generated from 450 households are carefully segregated, collected and eventually recycled – wasting as little waste as possible!

An IT engineer at Cognizant Technologies, Bengaluru, Mahesh works for his company from Monday to Friday and works for his village over the weekend.

Meet 83-year-old M C Pankaja, co-founder of Bangalore’s oldest counselling centre, who has devoted her life to making psychological help accessible to thousands of people.

An animal lover has managed to rescue scores of dogs on her own in Bangalore. She's trying to build a safe home for her pets, a happy haven.

Swati Bondia has created a powerful story of social entrepreneurship. At the age of 18, she started a handicrafts business that helped over 1000 people from the streets start leading dignified lives.