Haryana

105-year-old Rambai from Haryana ran a 100-metre race in just 45.40 seconds, breaking late Man Kaur’s record.

Dharambir Kamboj, aka Kissan Dharambir, from Haryana remembers sleeping at bus stops. Today, his patented portable multipurpose food processing (MPP) machine earns him lakhs.

Through their initiative Rivaayat, students of Delhi’s Shri Ram College of Commerce are helping terracotta pottery artisans earn a better livelihood.

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.