Bihar

West Champaran District Magistrate Kundan Kumar, a 2012-batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, launched a unique 'Startup Zone' for returning migrant workers. Mapping their skills, arranging for bank loans and other support systems promoted entrepreneurship and created jobs too.

Nitil Bhardwaj from Bihar quit his job to return to his village and started the Bhardwaj Pearl Farm and Training Centre to help traditional farmers grow pearls, for which he has also tied up with the fisheries department

Somesh Upadhyay, an IAS Officer from the 2017 batch, is helping UPSC CSE aspirants clear the Mains and interview stage by coaching them via WhatsApp.

Sudhanshu Kumar from Bihar has a fully automated farm with a wireless broadband connection, and incorporates scientific farming methods to grow a vast variety of fruit trees, including mangoes, lychees, jamuns, and dragonfruits. He earns around Rs 80 lakh a year

Saptkrishi, a startup in Bihar, founded by Nikky Kumar Jha and his younger sister, Rashmi Jha, have devised an IoT technology — the Sabjikothi — which is helping farmers store their produce for longer while also keeping them fresh.

Lokesh Sharan, a teacher from Samastipur in Bihar, converted the porch of his house into a makeshift classroom where he teaches school children for just Re 1

M I Siddiqui from Muzaffarnagar, Bihar, went to Mumbai and started Cosmus, a bag manufacturing company. Today, the company sells products like duffel bags, school bags, and laptop bags that are about 30 per cent cheaper than many in the market

Jameel Shah, came from Bihar to Mumbai's Dharavi in the hope of meeting celebs. Today his 'Shah Shoes' makes 200 shoes per month for the likes of Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kylie Minogue, Hrithik Roshan and more.

Arvind Mishra, from Bhagalpur of Bihar, formed the Mandar Nature Club to save the Great Adjutant Stork from near extinction and created a safe habitat for the species with the help of locals

Urooz Husain, a resident of Noida, speaks candidly of the journey she has undertaken in becoming a transwoman. Opening a restaurant called Street Temptations, she has broken the glass ceiling for herself and others in her community.