Haryana

Jivam Foundation was started by Isha Godara in September 2020 in Sirsa, Haryana. Along with her brother Abhijeet, she provides access to quality education for the students in her village.

Defying the notion that becoming an Instagram influencer is a thing for young blood, Mr Yeshpal Verma and Mrs Shanta Verma are slaying it with their trending videos.

Haryana-based Sumer Singh has been farming since 1999 but his switch to organic farming to grow vegetables, pulses, chickpeas and millets has been life-changing.

Ashok Kumar Vashist from Haryana made the switch from traditional farming and has expanded his mushroom cultivation to make and sell a variety of products, including pickles, jams, sweets and more. He makes over 80 types of products from the fungi.

Dharambir Kamboj was a cycle rickshaw puller working on the streets of Delhi. Today the 58-year-old from Damla village in Yamunanagar district, Haryana, is a farmer, rural innovator and entrepreneur. In 2013, he even received a National Award from the President of India.

Anshu Malik of Haryana’s Nidani village became India’s first woman to reach the finals of the World Wrestling Championship, with a sweeping 11-0 victory.

An innovative organic farming method is helping Haryana's Phool Kumar grow a staggering 777 fruit trees on a quarter acre of land.

When 97 per cent of the vulture’s population declined, Dr Vibhu and Nikita used this technique to safely breed hundreds of the bird species that lay only one egg a year.

Pooja Rani’s boxing career almost ended in 2017 after multiple injures and morale setbacks. But the gritty woman from Haryana fought her way to make it to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Bringing home India's second-ever gold medal won at the Olympics, the star sportsman from Panipat, Neeraj Chopra, speaks about what it takes to overcome hardship and become a track athlete.