Odisha

Priya Krishnan Das writes about her wonderful and exotic experience of living in Desia Koraput — an eco-stay inside a tribal hamlet in Odisha.

Rahul Maharana from Odisha spends his Sunday mornings collecting waste from the Devi estuary near Astaranga beach, and the nearby mangrove plantation, to do his bit to combat climate change

Pradyumna Kumar (PK) Mahanandia rode a second-hand bicycle from India to Sweden by selling everything he had to be reunited with the love of his life — Charlotte Von Schedvin.

Odisha-based doctor Shankar Ramchandani opened a ‘one rupee clinic’ last year to provide thousands of patients affordable healthcare.

Childhood friends Minushri and Amrita conceived a startup, Think Raw solutions Pvt. Ltd to build innovative solar-powered products Krishi Dhanu, Dhivara Mitra, and Matsya Bandhu, promising to help farmers increase productivity by 30 per cent

Chandni Khandelwal from Odisha launched her startup Ecoloop last year to provide handmade and eco-friendly alternatives to plastic using bamboo, palm leaves, sabai grass and more.

Unwilling to be bogged down by her own experiences with abuse and abandonment, Dharitri Patnaik launched Humara Bachpan Trust to rescue and rehabilitate victims of abuse, domestic violence and more, alongside providing vulnerable groups with education, jobs and more

Thianal village in Odisha is the second village in the state to attain this status and the first in its district. A people's initiative has prevented children below the legal age to wed.

Odisha's Pankaj Kumar Tarai was left scarred when he saw two people succumb to a road accident right before his eyes. Since then, he has dedicated his life to providing free assistance to several accident victims

Pramod Bhagat, gold medalist para shuttler from Odisha talks about his incredible journey and about meeting his idol, Sachin Tendulkar.