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Centred in Jamkhed village in Ahmednagar district, and extended to other villages in neighbouring districts, Dr Mabelle Arole and Dr Rajanikant Arole's Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP) remains the gold standard of what it means to provide community-based primary healthcare to rural India.

“I want every woman to be independent through dignified jobs. That is how we will build a better society, free of untouchability.”

Accustomed to consuming nearly 275 varieties of wild fruits, vegetables and herbs from the jungles, the Kondhs were suddenly instructed to practice monoculture and forget their culture. Here is how they stood firm.

Up-close with Shivdevi, a seasoned Khabar Lahariya reporter, and her fascinating, inspiring journey from a neo-literate Dalit woman to a journalist on the beat, atop her Scooty.

Arguably modern India's first Dalit icon, Palwankar Baloo battled incredible discrimination to etch his mark in the game. Yet few Indians know about this forgotten hero.

21-year-old Amrutha is devastated at what has happened and blames her father and uncle for masterminding this attack. Even in her grief, she has taken it upon herself to get justice for Pranay's death.

Through her works, Meena has emerged as a bold and unapologetic young voice in the country and has stayed true to her identity, carving out space for resistance and dissent.

Her NGO, Nari Gunjan is active in five districts of Bihar and works through 850 Self-Help Groups, which run anganwadis, school dropout and adult education programmes.

In a rare and heartwarming gesture, Gujarat man marries off seven girls from the Valmiki (Dalit) community during his own daughter's wedding to fight social stigma.

Hiding in a tree, she carefully took aim at the approaching British.