Gujarat

Meet Meena Mehta from Surat who, along with her husband Atul, is making an extraordinary difference to the personal hygiene and health of underprivileged girls in the city. They distribute hygiene kits and sanitary napkins to girls in their neighbourhood and in schools. This is how they go about it.

Fifty-five hundred tribal women from 100 villages in Gujarat came together to fight several social evils like witch hunting, using folk forms – dance, theatre and singing – to spread awareness about these issues.

Ahmedabad-based artists Saumya Pandya Thakkar and Shakuntala Pandya painted the 3D zebra crossing to promote road safety. Their efforts have been lauded as successful by authorities in the city.

Born with a disability where she can't move her arms, Shefali Jogani learnt to write with her feet in her childhood. A girl with grit and courage, she yearns to live an independent life.

Flora Shah was 6 months old when she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy – a condition that led to movement disorders and she could never walk. Over the years, she also faced a lot of difficulties in using her right hand properly. Today, the 21-year-old is a proud student at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodra, Gujarat. This is her journey.

A resident of Athani, Karnataka, 40-year-old Chanda Maigur’s story sounds almost like a fairy tale. Chanda was a devadasi who fell in love with Sunil and lived happily ever after.

A temple priest saved the offerings of a beggar over many years. And now he is putting them to good use by building a pigeon tower with the money.

These institutes only have to pay for the difference in power supplied to the distribution company and the power used by them.

The women also plan to carry out raids on all the illegal liquor dens in the villages.

The 1-km-long stretch will be designed in such a way that every disabled person will be able to access all facilities without any assistance.