Kerala

Employees at the three petrol bunks that fall under the jurisdiction of the Kannapuram police station in Kannur district of Kerala refuse petrol to all two-wheeler riders who come in without wearing a helmet.

Sheeba Ameer saw her daughter suffering through the pain of cancer and eventually losing her life to the dreaded disease. This grieving mother is now providing affordable cancer care to other patients through her organization Solace.

Natarajan, an 80-year-old manual labourer, has distributed 50 cents of land in his village in Kerala to 10 poor families. Read how he did this to protect the environment.

While a debate around prohibition in Kerala continues across the country, the tiny village of Marottichal has been sober for decades — all because of chess.

FM Lazer identified alcoholism as the root cause of poverty in the fishermen community in Kerala and set about changing that. Along the way he got involved in helping women and the elderly become more literate too, and launched a motorised tricycle for the disabled. Truly a man with a mission, Lazer's efforts are now bearing fruit across the entire state.

Many shy, home-bound women have now transformed into active political leaders who are bringing a larger change in their community. Thanks to one poverty alleviation programme.

28-year-old Anjan Satheesh is hearing impaired and has cerebral palsy. But he has never let this come in the way of achieving his life goals. He has not only received praise from prominent personalities like Abdul Kalam and Sachin Tendulkar, but also won a national award recently.

The feisty women members of grassroots groups in Kerala, who would earlier not even dare to talk within the hearing of the upper caste employees, are now successfully setting the community development agenda for their local self government bodies.

Armed with finger puppets and a bubble gun - this is how people at Pallium India’s facility in Thiruvananthapuram treat children with life-limiting or disabling diseases. Here is a look into the heart-breaking but beautiful world of palliative care for children there.

When 12-year old Emhyr saw the poor condition of schools at his native village in Kerala, he decided to light them up with solar power. Read on to know how the young changemaker uses his violin to collect funds for his various projects and has big plans to expand his work to many countries.