Living in the quiet suburb of Rakkar, a few kilometres away from the touristy town of Dharamshala, 88-year-old Didi Contractor, received the Women Artists, Architects and Designers (WADe) Asia Life Time Achievement Award 2017.
From working with animals to teaching football to tribal girls, from making hospital patients laugh to empowering rural weavers, these foreigners are making a difference to our lives in India. Here’s a list of 12 such do-gooders from distant lands.