Changemakers

Ity Pandey, the Divisional Railway Manager in Bhusawal, introduced Rudra, a ‘hospital on wheels’ initiative, to provide accessible healthcare to railway workers and their families in remote areas. This mobile clinic is changing healthcare delivery and offering timely medical services directly to those who need them the most.

Inspired by the movie Avatar, environmentalist and clean air activist Jai Dhar Gupta turned 32 acres near Uttarakhand's Rajaji National Park into a biosphere. With the help of expert Vijay Dhasmana, he revived the land, bringing back native plants and wildlife.

Ashok Rathod founded the Oscar Foundation in Mumbai to keep children away from addiction, dropouts, and child marriage. With its ‘No School, No Football’ rule, the foundation blends education and sport, empowering thousands of children to dream, learn, and lead.

Blackouts no longer mean darkness for many Kerala families. Since 2017, startup Energy24by7 has made this possible, powering over 1,000 homes with smart solar that saves up to 50 percent on bills and keeps them running through outages.

Educate Girls' founder, Safeena Husain's Magsaysay Award win is 18 years in the making. Through projects like Pragati and Vidya, the NGO is changing the lived realities of girls and women who have been cut off from the education system in India.

In 2008, Ravi founded the Earth Saviours Foundation and would personally go out into the streets to find disabled and destitute people — bringing them into the foundation’s shelter home, and serving them around the clock.

Manisha Prajapati, known as Mannu, was just four when a tragic accident left her with severe burns. Defying societal rejection, she turned to art for healing and now challenges conventional beauty standards through her powerful social media presence.

From eco-art installations to stages made of scrap, this Bengaluru-based festival is reimagining music through sustainability.

Hyderabad-based Pavani Lolla understood that while organic waste was a problem, it could also be turned into an opportunity. In 2020, she came up with an innovative composter that not only solved the everyday dumping of organic waste but also aimed at making composting people’s daily routine.

A certified naturalist, Luv Shekhawat created Utsav Camp in Rajasthan’s Alwar, with guidance from his 90-year-old grandfather, a former forest officer. The jungle lodge, which blends sustainability with rustic charm, opens up to the Sariska Tiger Reserve, offering its guests a wildlife experience.