Farmers

The director of PGIMER Chandigarh, Dr Jagat Ram grew up in a small village in Himachal Pradesh and went on to win the Padma Shri for his trailblazing work in the world of cataract surgery.

Seth Walchand Hirachand Doshi started Ravalgaon confectioneries (Pan Pasand, Mango Mood and more) after he brought a sugarcane revolution to Maharashtra’s barren lands and started one of the first sugar mills in India

“For survival, our people would literally scale mountains and carry several litres of water over their shoulders. But, things are changing for good now.”

“Having moved to Gurugram, I would often crib about not finding good flowers here when compared to Delhi. I thought why not change,” she explains.

“The way we are going, in the next 2 to 3 years, we will successfully be able to contribute 70 to 75 per cent of the total makhana production in the world.”

A revolutionary gluten-free batter is what helped this man from Tamil Nadu sell a mindboggling 170 million dosas in America in the last 17 years. #NRISpotlight

These rare Cordyceps mushrooms have medicinal properties backed by research. They are anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-aging, anti-microbial, and anti-viral among other benefits.

“In just a year’s time, I had produced almost 50 buckets of pearls that were worth upto 4.5 lakhs, giving me 3 lakhs in profit!”

80-90% lesser oil, 0% sugar or artificial colours—these healthy snacks are made using pesticide-free produce sourced from over 100 Indian farmers. #Startup

As COVID-19 cases are on a steady rise and lockdown has affected thousands of wage earners, this IAS officer made the most of the situation and optimised the available resources to solve two problems.