Ambulance

After losing his brother in an accident, Durai Prithviraj from Tamil Nadu launched a free ambulance service and has served over 1.5 lakh free meals to the needy.

Dinabandhu Nayak started the Smart City Online Auto Association for Bhubaneswar's auto drivers - who now return lost belongings, give free rides to the disabled for free, distribute free food, and ferry accident victims to hospitals.

Dr Sunil Kumar Hebbi from Bengaluru is a messiah for those who cannot afford quality health care. For over a decade he has organised 800 medical camps and treated 1.2 lakh patients from his savings.

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

India's most reliable ambulance network, HelpNow was founded by IITian Aditya Makkar after he failed to find an ambulance for his father. Today, his initiative has reduced ambulance wait time to 1/3rd.

Radhika Shastry runs Cafe Diem in Coonoor. When she saw the second wave of COVID-19 ravage the Nilgiris, she decided to design an auto-ambulance with a stretcher, two seats for attendants, an oxygen cylinder and a first aid kit.

Despite losing her job, Anita Gosavi has helped numerous COVID patients across Pune and beyond, as far as Latur and Nashik.

Sensafe, a device made by Mumbai resident Shiv Kampani helps reduce the response time that in most cases leads to large fire accidents.

Awarded the Padma Shri in 2017, Karimul Haque began helping the sick commute to the hospital in his village. But his reason will bring you to tears.

Belgaum's Manjunath has made a name for himself as being a nocturnal ambulance driver and has also found a place in the India Book of Records having saved more than 300 lives so far.