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Suchita and Vikas Tyagi left Delhi behind to build an eco-friendly homestay amid the Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal's Sainj Valley using traditional Kath Kuni architecture.

Actor Chhavi Mittal has been outspoken about her battle with breast cancer. She shares the ups and downs of her journey, and her learnings thus far.

Winner of the Global Teacher Prize, Ranjitsinh Disale is using his innovations to revolutionise education in Maharashtra.

Pritam Rani Siwach, former captain of the Indian women’s hockey team, started an academy for underprivileged girls in Sonepat, Haryana. Her academy has produced Olympians like Neha Goyal, Nisha Warsi and Sharmila Devi, and given hundreds of others an education and a secure livelihood.

Dr Surbhi Singh, a practising gynaecologist for over 15 years, shares her experience of dealing with the stigma and taboo around pre-marital sex and the dangers of judgemental sexual healthcare providers.

Founded by Nanma Gireesh and Ben K George, Kerala start-up NestAbide aims to engineer amphibious buildings that stay afloat in flood waters.

Assam Floods: At the flooded Cachar Cancer Hospital in Silchar, Padma Shri Dr Ravi Kannan is ensuring that treatment of poor patients doesn’t stop. A picture of him on a makeshift boat is going viral.

Popular Malayalam writer Echmukutty and her architect husband Padmakumar built an eco-friendly home in Kerala. Made of recycled bricks, stones, mud, recycled frames and glass, the house has a slice of nature in every corner.

Bengaluru-resident Nagamani, fondly called Mani aunty, is the founder of Roots & Shoots, a hair oil business. Made using a 150-YO recipe, the oil helps reduce hair fall.

JS Water Energy Life, a Delhi-based venture, has developed a unique Bio Sewage Treatment Plant (Bio-STP) at the Delhi Golf Course that can treat and recycle all the water it needs at one-third the cost.