Delhi

Like farming, dancing too is a passion. Both dancing and farming are stress busters, but nature has an edge.

Integration of traditional concepts like jaalis, chajjas and verandas helps the buildings consume up to 75% less energy than usual certified green buildings!

Ananya Grover, Anushka Sharma, Arefa, Vanshika Yadav, and Vasudha Sudhinder of Amity International School, Noida, created a communication channel between kids in orphanages and senior citizens in old-age homes. Their sole objective was to help those who feel cut off from the rest of the world.

“Life isn’t easy for us even today, receiving regular taunts from society. Even today, my parents are ashamed when people come and tell them ‘your boy has now become a girl’ and ‘log kya kahenge’ (what will people say)," says Naaz Joshi, who recently won Miss World Diversity for the third time in a row!

"In the break, I was being given IV drips in my car," says Sharma, who didn't even avail the special reservation for her disability. She bagged AIR 9! #UPSCSimplified #TopperTalk

“The machine crushes the glass bottles into sand within seconds and converts it into a valuable by-product. It also reduces its volume by almost 90 per cent.

“My family supported me throughout my journey. So much so that my sister would not watch any television only so that I could concentrate and not get distracted,” the topper shares.

The sustainable school also has a ‘rolly polly’ to convert waste into manure and a farm-cum-forest where each student gets to pluck vegetables. Furthermore, the school canteens have replaced all plastic cutlery with steel. India totally needs more schools like this!

From battling for his life against a fatal disease to taking a transatlantic flight from New Delhi to NYC, this stray pup's story will warm the cockles of your heart and restore your faith in humanity! #Respect #HeroesOfHumanity

Anamika yearned for something that would help her break away from the shackles of the city, and one look at the land made her realise that this could be it. She spent time there, connecting with it.