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Jaguars do not live in India’s forests, yet a few places across the country still give visitors a chance to see this rare big cat up close.

Shefalii Dadabhoy shared 10,000 sunflower seeds for free and sparked a joyful movement that now includes 150 homes, schools, and offices. Her simple idea is filling Chennai with pockets of yellow, one bloom at a time.

At 29, Girija, who lives with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, has turned her challenges into art, earning a living and inspiring countless others with her creations.

A winter morning visit to a field in Hansali set a Chandigarh family on a path they had never imagined. The land slowly shaped their choices, their pace and the way they connected with the people around them.

A pocket-sized soil testing device, NutriSens is giving farmers real-time insights, cutting fertiliser misuse, empowering rural women entrepreneurs, and putting scientific soil health data in every farmer’s hands.

During an experiential learning project, 13-year-old Haasini taught English at a government school and saw how children learn when classrooms feel playful, safe, and expressive. Her Children’s Day letter calls for listening to students as India shapes the future of education.

At 24, Prince Shukla returned to his Bihar village with plans on hold and a decision to make. What he started next is now shaping the way thousands of farmers grow, learn, and earn.

A 17-year-old from a small Nashik village watched his uncle return home exhausted from long days of spraying fields. That longing to ease a loved one’s struggle sparked an idea, and he began building a simple, smart robot from scrap that is now helping farmers work with far less strain.

From homestays to bird trails, Rathuadhab’s residents are proving that protecting nature can also mean sustaining livelihoods.

In remote tribal hamlets of Maharashtra and Rajasthan, a simple act of trust is reshaping lives. Project DEEP gives families direct cash support and full freedom to decide how to use it. The choices they make reveal what real empowerment looks like.