#CultureAndInclusion

After retiring at 60, Gopal Krishna Sharma felt restless. So, he joined Maharaja Agrasen University in Himachal Pradesh, moved into a boys’ hostel, and began a new chapter working closely with students.

Before cult films and unforgettable characters, Imtiaz Ali was a student discovering freedom through street theatre at Hindu College. From campus corridors to nukkad nataks, this is where his storytelling journey truly began.

From Chandni Chowk classrooms to North Campus lawns, St Stephen’s College has grown with India itself, shaping ideas, sparking movements, and nurturing generations through stories that still live on today.

Step into Chettinad’s sunlit courtyards, where researchers armed with VR scans, spatial audio and detailed mapping tools are tracing memories held in its homes. Every visit reveals layers of a culture rarely seen up close.

When Mandeep Sangwan saw a lack of sustainability on his campus, he didn’t wait for change — he created it. ‘Green Dreams, ’ the first-ever eco club at Delhi School of Social Work, is inspiring students to build a greener campus by setting up two vertical gardens made out of plastic bottles.

Anchal Bhateja lost her eyesight just before her board exams. She chose to keep her dreams alive and worked twice as hard as her peers to become a lawyer. Here's how she and others like her found their way in life using screen readers and other such tools of digital inclusion.

Through their initiative Rivaayat, students of Delhi’s Shri Ram College of Commerce are helping terracotta pottery artisans earn a better livelihood.

Abhinav Agarwal and Megha Joshi launched their startup Mittihub last year to connect artisans from Rajasthan, Delhi, Agra and Haryana to sell their handmade terracotta ware without the burden of middlemen, helping them increase their income by 40%.