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Hariom Nautiyal quit his corporate career and went back to his village in Dehradun. Starting from scratch, he set up ‘Dhanya Dhenu’ to sell dairy products, pickles, candies, and ice cream. Here's how he established a multi-crore empire in a village.

This 5-day, budget-friendly itinerary to Spiti Valley for couples offers ancient monasteries, remote villages, and soul-stirring landscapes, all under ₹20,000. Perfect for those seeking connection, not crowds.

Palak Arora, founder of Millium, is improving the future of traditional millet farming with her food brand. Combining food engineering expertise and a passion for nutrition, she is making healthy and ready-to-cook millet mixes accessible to modern consumers across India and supporting local farmers.

Swaraj Patil once walked 65 km for classes he barely understood. Today, his parents are walking through London with him.

Friendships don’t always begin with a dramatic story. Sometimes, they grow quietly on dance floors, badminton courts, or through a podcast mic. This Friendship Day, we celebrate stories of people whose strongest bonds were formed through creativity, compassion, and shared life moments.

Nothing less than an Enid Blyton novel, the Roy family's journey to revisiting their ancestral palace in Kasim Bazar, West Bengal and finding it in a state of ruins and then restoring it to its former glory, will have you hooked. Visitors can now visit Cossimbazar Palace.

The three friends got together to take the entrepreneurial plunge and founded Heart in Hills in 2021. The venture operated in Uttarakhand by procuring millets directly from local farmers, offering them 10-15% higher prices than the market rate as an incentive for their quality produce.

Environmentalist Vikrant Tongad, founder of non-profit SAFE, turned a four-acre dumpsite in Greater Noida into a thriving green zone with 3,000 native trees. Here’s how he and the community prevented another Ghazipur-like landfill disaster.

In a discovery that blends biodiversity with Indigenous culture, researchers have identified two new frog species — Raorchestes jadoh and Raorchestes jakoid — from the forests of Meghalaya. What makes this finding remarkable isn’t just the science, but the symbolism. Both frogs have been named to honour the Khasi community.

Meet three women sarpanches from Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh who are transforming rural India. One rescued a child bride. One broke caste barriers. One led menstrual health drives. Together, they show how women-led governance brings dignity, inclusion, and bold change where it’s needed most—at the heart of India’s villages.