Unsung Heroes

D. Prakash Rao is a chai wala in Cuttack, Odisha. Denied the opportunity to complete school as a child, today he is educating the children of slum dwellers. Watch this video to learn more about this remarkable man and his mission.

She could not walk alone herself once. She now helps others walk. Meet Tiffany, the woman with visual disability, who has a vision beyond the ordinary.

In September 1986, terrorists hijacked a plane in Karachi. Neerja Bhanot, a flight attendant, saved the lives of 360 passengers and was killed while shielding children from terrorist fire. She was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra. Here's her story of amazing grit and valour.

The 64-year-old, a former senior officer at the State Bank of India, talks about his disabled and wounded dogs like a father about his children—with the same love, affection, warmth, and tenderness. In taking care of them, Mahendra Shrimali says, “I feel that I have finally found my purpose as a human being; I have found the thing I was always supposed to do.”

Unfortunately, festivities and filth go hand in hand these days. But N.S. Ramakanth is on a mission to ensure that people celebrate festivals more responsibly and do not contaminate their environment in the process. He has been fighting for a cleaner Bengaluru for several years and recently executed a successful cleanliness drive after the Ganesha festival.

The Kalinga Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (KNP+) in India’s eastern state of Odisha provides strong social backing, heartfelt concern as well as assistance in the form of legal services or vocational trainings to people living with HIV/AIDS. They are the true life-savers for many in the region.

Chennai is going through a very challenging time, facing its highest rainfall in 10 years and the floods that followed. In such a situation, there are many Good Samaritans who are doing their best to rescue their fellow beings. This is how.

This young man spent a lot of time in the cancer ward of a hospital in Mumbai when his mother was undergoing treatment there. Today, he is seen inside local trains in Mumbai collecting funds for the treatment of cancer patients – with a guitar and a donation box.

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "My India resides in people like Imran Khan," in front of a crowd of 60,000 at London's Wembley Stadium, millions around the world wondered who Imran Khan was. Here's what we found out.

From cremating unclaimed cadavers found floating in the Ganges to helping activate dysfunctional sewage treatment plants along its course, Vikas Chandra a.k.a. Guddu Baba has dedicated himself to to cleaning up the holy river. This is his awe-inspiring story.