Malti started driving an autorickshaw in Lucknow in 2013 when there was no other woman doing this job. Here’s the story of how she reached this point in her life.
“I often visit the Nanak Piao Sahib Gurudwara in North Delhi and while once inside it is always peaceful and clean, the sight just outside was not so pleasing to the eyes,”
The son of a truck driver, Bengaluru's Shiva Kumar Nagendra sold newspapers before he cracked the CAT exam and made it to IIM Calcutta. Here's his incredibly inspiring journey.
“At that time the virus had not yet reached my village. My parents believed that we would be safer there and in worst case scenario would do some kheti (farming) and live.”
"I see farmers are spoiling their fields with all sorts of chemical poison. But once I introduced them to organic farming, their profits have spruced up by up to 50%."
Pankaj often drove his employer to IIM Ahmedabad for guest lectures. He would wonder if his son could ever study in such a prestigious place. The seed of a dream was sown.