Bihar

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.

Mimansa Shekhar from Bihar shares how her parents broke the rules of Gurhathi, a patriarchal wedding ritual that is traditionally performed by the groom’s elder brother or any male family member, but never by a woman — not until this wedding.

Indian School of Democracy, established in 2018 by Prakhar Bhartiya and Hemakshi Meghani is trying to change the infamous perception about politicians by teaching their own syllabus.

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Sachin Kumar founded Sattuz, a startup that seeks to restore the status of an underrated superfood which once loomed plenty in some Indian kitchens

Two brothers in Bihar quit their jobs to form Agrifeeder startup. The duo encourages farmers to cultivate medicinal plants to earn more profits by selling spice-mixed herbal tea

Bihar farmers are growing black wheat, black rice and exotic fruits, boosting their incomes and bringing innovation to the farming sector

“For survival, our people would literally scale mountains and carry several litres of water over their shoulders. But, things are changing for good now.”

“With the proper training and right set-up, farmers can earn up to Rs 5 lakh profit annually out of just 1 acre pond.”

“The way we are going, in the next 2 to 3 years, we will successfully be able to contribute 70 to 75 per cent of the total makhana production in the world.”