Gujarat

Harikrishnan and Lakshmi started their trip from Kerala and visited states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. They chronicle their experiences on YouTube, with over 100,000 subscribers.

Ankita believes that everyone has the strength to fight against challenges, and move forward. It’s this belief that encouraged her even after she was rejected at multiple job interviews and had to take up odd jobs.

In 1963, Minakshi Jhaveri started Swati Snacks to sell sev puri, bhel puri, ragda pattice and pani puri. Today, the restaurant has scaled up to multiple outlets in Ahmedabad and Mumbai. Here's the story behind the iconic eatery.

West Champaran District Magistrate Kundan Kumar, a 2012-batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, launched a unique 'Startup Zone' for returning migrant workers. Mapping their skills, arranging for bank loans and other support systems promoted entrepreneurship and created jobs too.

On World Water Day, Gazala Paul, founder of Ahmedabad-based NGO Samerth, talks about how she helped 97 villages in Kutch fight a massive water crisis through a community-led initiative.

Renowned ENT surgeon Dr Jayant Gandhi and Dr Devangi Dalal have helped underprivileged children between the ages of 1 and 20 gain access to high-quality digital hearing aids, training and support, all free of cost.

Surat is the second cleanest city in India today and a lot of the credit goes to the revolutionary changes former Surat Municipal Commissioner SR Rao instituted during his brief tenure in the mid-1990s.

Shamshad Zakir Hussain Mulla and her husband Zakir from Gujarat, gave up traditional farming to grow organic roses. Under their brand ‘Shama Gulkand’, they make and sell gulkand, rose water, and face packs

An Ahmedabad-based architect couple, Bhadri and Snehal, who started tHE gRID Architects, has built Mitti Ke Rang, a restaurant from clay, turmeric, reclaimed jute and wood and more.

Dr. Kamla Chowdhry was IIM Ahmedabad’s first faculty member. She effectively ran the institute from its bungalow office in Shahibaug in the early years -- taking key administrative decisions, recruiting the first set of faculty and closely coordinating with the Harvard Business School and Ford Foundation.