Unsung Heroes

This group in Tamil Nadu has helped over 300 students from underprivileged backgrounds gain admission in colleges - without them having to spend a single rupee. Here's how.

This incredibly multifaceted lady is India's first female commando trainer and the only external combat training resource appointed by the Indian armed forces to date.

The story of this unlikely hero shows that dogs offer more than just unconditional love and a lifetime of friendship – they also play a very important role in protecting our nation.

Meet Shyam Bihari Prasad, or 'Uncle' as he is known to his 30 wards, who teaches street kids on a pavement in Vasant Kunj, Delhi.

In this moving letter, the daughter of a Kargil martyr writes an ode to her father who gave his life defending the nation on the battlefield.

This policeman has converted a dilapidated section of police quarters into a children’s park, greened a police training centre and planted over 2500 trees across Kadappa in Andhra Pradesh.

Priya Krishnan Das recently visited Kalap, a small gram panchayat located 200 km from Dehradun in the Tons river valley. She was amazed to see how a once-forgotten village has been magically transformed – all thanks to Anand Sankar and Kalap Trust.

A young man from drought-hit Junnar in Maharashtra is quenching the thirst of area residents with his own resources.

This rickshaw driver from Thane has assumed his part of the responsibility and is sowing the seed for a Greener India - ‘Hara Bhara Bharat’ as he calls it.

Many street children in India do not even know the date on which they were born. But one man in Delhi had an idea as to how their birthdays could be celebrated. And he’s inspired over 2,000 more people to do the same. This is his story of spreading joy, smiles, and birthday cakes.