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Since 1994, Dr Tapan Kumar Lahiri has donated all of his salary to the needy. Today, at 70, he lives on his pension money and continues to serve the poor. Here is his story.

Mukesh and Chandramouli Pandey from Uttar Pradesh formed the Navchetna Agro Centre Producer Company Limited to convert cattle waste across 21 villages into vermicompost, which they export to countries including Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Nepal

It was in the 1970s when this physicist from Banaras Hindu University met the legendary Carl Sagan. They would go onto conduct an experiment that would have crucial implications on understanding how life came about on Earth! #ForgottenHeroes #History #Science

Their work pays tribute to Cherpulassery through a work of mural art stretched across a 7,000-sq-m wall around the town's government school.

Despite the tragedy of his death, Satyendra Dubey has gone onto inspire millions of ordinary Indians willing to stand for greater probity in public life.

The students believe that if the youth of our country work in the right direction and women are empowered, then we can soon change the sad plight of many villages in India.