Maharashtra

Despite farming in a drought-affected region like Nashikh district in Maharashtra, Bapu Bhausaheb Salunke manages to grow 200 tonnes of grapes every year!

Each part of this ‘wonder tree’ is useful. The roots, stems, leaves, seedpods, resin and flowers are considered to be healing herbs in Ayurvedic and Unani folk medicine.

"When we were deported from Poland to Russia, I was four. It was such a hell that it wiped out almost everything from my mind. It is in India that I have my first childhood memories. Happy memories that I can recall," says a Polish refugee who visited Valivade village earlier this year. #LostTales #History

Using traditional techniques and the handmaking juices, this Mumbai doctor decided to bridge the gap between rural recipes and urban markets. Give your childhood nostalgia a fresh boost, try some!

“My son told me how he had completed his homework and other activities before coming to bed. He told me to do my work till I accomplish what I needed to. It was such a simple advice and yet so profound.”

"People ask me why did I do it. But, the correct question should be why not? Helping people during an adversity like this, does not make me a hero, it makes me human." #Respect #RealLifeHero

“Everything for me began at Matruchhaya, the orphanage in Goa. I was brought there when I was two, and no one knew who my parents were. I spent my growing up years there wanting answers but didn't know where to look for them,” she says.

Once at midnight, a patient came with a serious heart attack. I had no proper equipment. There no hospital nearby and critical care was 150km away. I was scared because I knew that if he died, I would be thrown out. But then, if he was treated he had 90% chance to live, and if not, 100% chance of death. I chose the former!"

"What I appreciate about the group is that I don't have to wait for days to hear back from them — they respond in just 5-15 minutes!", says a farmer about the two Sangli friends who have been doing this in 7 states for 7 years!

Born into abject poverty, Sunita Bhosale belongs to the persecuted Phanse Pardhi tribal community. But that hasn't stopped her from handling over 500 police torture cases and supporting women in over 150 cases of domestic violence! #Respect #RealLifeHeroine #WomenPower #ImpactThatMatters