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Dr Bhuvana Vasudevan from Puducherry started Bridges Learning Vidyalaya in 1993 that uses unique methods to teach children with dyslexia, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), autism and other developmental disorders

Runjun Begum from Assam was married at 16 and physically abused after giving birth to two daughters. But this didn’t deter her from starting her own business that empowers other women and makes her financially independent.

Usha Sundaram was the first woman pilot of Independent India, and while only in her twenties, facilitated several important events and missions that leaders of the freedom struggle embarked upon.

For two decades, Rajeshwari and N Ramamurthi have been providing a home to leprosy patients, abandoned elders and others in need in Tamil Nadu.

Poonam Bagai is a cancer survivor and patient advocate who runs CanKids...KidsCan, an organisation that works with children to improve childhood cancer outcomes.

Here's five Indian women in Science who broke stereotypes and shattered glass ceilings to walk among men so that others may run today.

Kandal Rajan from Kannur, Kerala, has been conserving the mangrove belt on the Pazhayandi River for over four decades. He also owns a small mangrove nursery with 5,000 saplings at home.

Bejubano Ki Rasoi, an initiative by Jaipur-based Gajraj Singh Kachhawa, feeds thousands of stray dogs freshly cooked meals at Rs 5.

Dr Prakash Venjamuri runs Hyderabad-based Andari Illu to show how simple acts of kindness can go a long way -- he allows free access to shelter, food, clothes, books, and more to whoever needs it

Sayomdeb Mukherjee has a rare genetic disorder called Dopamine-responsive dystonia (DRD) that was discovered 15 years after he was born. But that didn’t stop him from achieving his dreams.