Himachal Pradesh

Thanks to IIT-Bombay PhD student Tejasvi Chauhan's efforts of setting up a telecom tower in the remote mountain village of Baag in Himachal Pradesh, children can now attend online classes.

Avva's Café, an authentic South Indian cafe in Bir Billing, Himachal Pradesh, was started by Suraj Dikonda, his father Anil and his mother Sunanda.

Widowed at 23, Nirmal Chandel from Himachal Pradesh was shunned and insulted till she decided to take matters into her own hands to start Ekal Nari Shakti Sangathan, which works for the upliftment of widows, single and abandoned women by bringing in policy changes.

Straight from Himachal Pradesh, this couple's startup - 'Tibet Foods' - sells traditional Tsampa and Ney-Thuk (Barley Porridge) and distributes it all over India. Tsampa Cookies and Barley Tea are coming soon!

Anand Dhawaj Negi, a retired bureaucrat spent over two decades creating a forest in the high altitude cold desert of Thang Karma, Himachal Pradesh.

IFS officer Aishwarya Raj converted a dumpyard in Himachal Pradesh into a green zone by planting a large variety of trees and upcycling waste material

Farmer Nekram Sharma from Himachal Pradesh has switched from chemical-based farming to a 9-crop intercropping method that increases land fertility.

Linnet Mushran moved to India after her marriage, and started Bhuira Jams in Himachal Pradesh

Researchers at IIT-Mandi tell us how they developed a “virus-filtering, self-cleaning and antibacterial material” that can be used to make reusable face masks and other protective gear.

There are no records available on whether Harrington found Bhalku first or vice versa. But what is well-known is that Bhalku joined the British team of engineers and soon became the most important man in it.