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The first woman in Asia to serve as a chief engineer in a state’s public works department, Thresia lived a life only a handful of other women of her time lived.

Renuka Aradhya, the owner of Bengaluru-based Pravasi Cabs is the true embodiment of a self-made man.

“People who kill them have no idea about the importance of snakes in our ecosystem. Snakes tend to get defensive and react aggressively. Perhaps the seeds of wanting to do something for snakes were sown when, as a young girl, I saw people kill snakes. It left a profound impact on my mind.”

“If you ask me today where I got the courage from, I genuinely do not have the answer. I just knew I had to do something to come out of it. I only had two pairs of clothes and a pair of slippers. The first two days I was out of the house I was just lost and so scared. It took me two-three days to get my bearings right and that is when I found the dormitory that I stayed at,” Chinu reminisces.

She made hearts flutter as a fierce and breathtaking Deltan Starfleet officer on board the ‘USS Enterprise’, in the first instalment of the iconic American sci-fi film series - Star Trek.

Recently, Daman Collector Rakesh Minhas was hailed as a hero after he stopped his car on the roadside to administer emergency first aid to a person electrocuted by high-tension wires! #Respect #RealLifeHeroes #LeadingByExample

Literally going the extra mile to perform his duty, #IAS officer Ram Singh walked and rowed his way into inaccessible villages of the flooded #Meghalaya district to ensure the safety of villagers as well as livestock!

“I realised that taking my life would be a horrible thing when I could spend it helping others in need.”

"Why should the bad days pull you down? There’s no shame in struggling till you achieve your goal. In any case, I am a son of a labourer and I have learnt from them to work hard towards my goals," says Ramjal Meena, who has been studying while working nightshifts as a guard.

Struggling to meet ends, Jodharam Patel’s father gave him an ultimatum—either score above 70 per cent in boards to secure a stable job or move to Mumbai and work as a labourer. Here’s how he wrote his own fate.