Inspirational Stories India

Muzaffar Ansari aka Kalle Bhai is a Class 6 dropout who did not let his lack of formal education come in the way of his passion for history and heritage. Today, the man is a certified tourist guide, a painter, a collector of coins and a linguist who can speak more than 6 languages

The recent floods in Manipur left several towns & villages, including Chandel district, disconnected & in need of urgent help. Shangnaidar Tontang rose to the challenge and helped lead the disaster management efforts.

Women in Bokakhat, Assam are teaming up with American designer, Kristine Gottilla to take traditional Assamese arts and crafts to a global audience. This is also helping ensure their economic empowerment.

Phoolbasan Bai Yadav is a well-known name in rural Chhattisgarh, given the remarkable work the school dropout has done in the area of women empowerment and child rights.

While the world gears up to celebrate ‘The International Day of the Girl Child’ on 11th October, this young Jamshedpur girl will be busy preparing for her exams and her upcoming handball tournament, while battling poverty and gender stereotypes.

In the last 2 decades, Farida Rizwan has beaten cancer twice, and has also dealt with the death of her mother and sister. Seeking professional help to deal with her problems is what helped her through this dark period in her life.

Humjoli, a group of fun loving and enthusiastic senior citizens in Noida, are ensuring there is a support system in place for all their peers in the neighbourhood, especially senior citizens who live alone.

How Delhi-based author Mridula Koshy and her partner, Michael Creighton's efforts to reconnect with the city they once called home, led to the birth of the Deepalaya Community Library, that is now helping hundreds of children become readers and, more importantly, thinkers.

Sara Fatima was forced to drop out of school at 13. Today, the brave young woman is working hard to ensure her sister does not suffer a similar fate.

An urge to serve the society pushed Meena Nijhawan to educate underprivileged children in Nodia through her Sankalp Saksharta Samiti school.