Inspirational

Akshat Chaturvedi was only 22 when an earthquake hit Bhuj in 2001. What he saw in the aftermath altered the course of his life, which he has since dedicated to working with the World Bank’s Disaster Risk Management Programme. More recently, he has revived the inspiring stories of survivors like him in a curated book called Resilience in Kutch, Stories of Earthquake Survivors in Bhuj.

Atlas Cycles Ltd was established by Janki Das Kapur in a small shed in Haryana to make affordable cycles for all and became a well-known brand in international markets as well.

Popatrao Funde and his wife, Anuradha, are teachers at two Zila Parishad schools in Maharashtra. But that hasn't stopped them from reaching out to the needy.

Shiven a 23-year-old from Delhi was addicted to marijuana, alcohol, pornography, suicidal and self-harm tendencies. He tells us how he overcame it all.

Born amid severe physical abuse and neglect, 32-year-old Dr Kriti Bharti from Jodhpur heads the Saarthi Trust, and has helped annul 41 child marriages and stopped over 1,400 such weddings from taking place. She was responsible for India’s first child marriage annulment - the Laxmi Sargara case.

The women of the Mising community of Pathorichuk village in Assam are thrilled to be earning from their handloom weaving, and its all thanks to Rishi Raj Sarmah and Pabitra Lama Sarmah for setting up a thread initiative — Xuta.

40-year-old Laibi Oinam took up the job of an auto driver to support her children and bedridden husband. In 2015, filmmaker Meena Longjam made a documentary on her, which won a National Award in the non-feature category. Laibi also recently made headlines when she ferried a nurse who had recovered from COVID-19 for 140 km, when everyone else refused to do so.

Jodhpur-based Raju Jangid is one of the 11 contributors of Hindi Wikipedia, wherein he has helped millions gain information about COVID-19, history, sports, and geography, among many other such topics, in the language. He did all this while juggling his carpentry job, and pursuing his education

Hari Kotian, along with his brother, Prasad, speak of how they tweaked their family Udupi restaurant into a fast food chain in Mumbai.

Savithri Rao started learning Yakshagana, a traditional theatre form, at the age of 66. In May 2018, Savithri took the stage for her 100th Yakshagana performance as Duryodhana in the mythological story ‘Narakasura Vadhe.’ To date, she has over 110 performances to her credit.