Chhattisgarh

Children in Tarandul village located in southwest Chhattisgarh, now go to a school that is made out of bamboo. While till 2014 the only school in the Maoist-affected village had a primary status, students here are slowly becoming more aware of the importance of education.

For 13 year old Sairi Rahangdale, dance is not just about name, fame and money. It's also about changing the lives of underprivileged children for the better.

Welcome to Nukkad the Teafe, a unique cafe in Raipur where good-time means a lot more than just a steaming hot cup of tea.

The government offers subsidies of Rs. 12,000 each to rural households for constructing toilets. But for one NGO that helps villagers use this scheme, the process of filing applications and tracking construction was proving to be difficult. Until an app called mDemand came along.

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When Shubhranshu realised, to his surprise, that 80% of the students in Barwani had Bluetooth on their phones and were using it actively to share files, he came up with the idea of Bultoo Radio - a radio programme that people receive on their phones via Bluetooth.

Biswaal, a self taught artist who has started painting professionally since 2011, travels across the country to paint various railway stations on his canvas.

Residents in the Chhattisgarh village of Nanaksagar are painting their houses pink as they join the Swachch Bharat Movement

For his compassion, his determination, his hard work, and his belief in positive outcomes – Suromani Boro is remembered for all this and more. A PMRD fellow who crossed many tough hurdles to complete his education, this is how he impacted the education of several students in Chhattisgarh.

A team of Border Security Force (BSF) jawans in Dandakvan region of Chhattisgarh laid a 1,200 feet long pipeline to make sure that water reaches the villagers.