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With her daily earnings from begging on the streets of Bengaluru, Latha G strives to take care of her adopted children and parents, even though she comes from a past filled with rejection.

Renuka Aradhya, the owner of Bengaluru-based Pravasi Cabs is the true embodiment of a self-made man.

This unique initiative was led by Sharad Patel, the founder of Badlaav, a non-profit organisation in Lucknow that works towards ending the social evil of begging through rehabilitative and employment opportunities.

Having been raised in a household where social service was not just a hobby but much more, Harsh grew up with the ideals of wanting to make a difference and lent his support wherever he could.

"A society that sees legislating inequality and homelessness into invisibility has unquestionably lost its way."

Hunger and unemployment, among other factors often causes people to take to the streets.

Visha Suchde tweeted an image of the numerous packets of Parle G that she stocks up in her car so she can give them to impoverished children.

Satish Pawar’s family came to Mumbai from Beed district in Maharashtra in the year 1997 with the hope of finding work in the big city and building a better future for themselves. But little did they know that they’d have to spend their lives on the streets for years and generations to come.

Jayavel Chinnaiah recently completed a course in Performance Car Enhancement Technology Engineering from Glyndwr University in Wales. This might not seem like much, but what makes this 22-year-old's story special is that not too long ago, he was living and begging on the streets of Chennai.