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Once Elizabeth had earned enough money, she was ready to trade her cushy job, fat salary and secured life with a path less traveled- one fraught with risks, uncertainty and financial instability.

An avid fan of kite flying, nine-year-old Tinkesh could not have imagined that his innocent hobby would one day prove near-fatal for him — a tragedy that changed his life forever.

“A little research revealed that every year over 40,000 people in India lose their upper arms, and 85 per cent of them continue to live without any solution. And, the majority come from economically underprivileged sections."

“A four-month-old baby was sick with fever. The family was unable to reach the hospital—their home was on an isolated island surrounded by vast paddy fields that were under waist-deep water. The house was almost ‘floating’.”

"I don’t believe in saving up for a future while ignoring the present. So, I use the money earned from my restaurant and lottery business to abate the destruction of nature. And to make the planet a better place than it is today.”

By selling sarees, Shanmuga Priya earns a minimum income of Rs 1.5 lakh every month, and the amount only increases during the festive season!

A native of Salva village in the Mendhar district, Dr Rehana Basheer had never thought that she would pursue civil services as a career option, let alone secure an excellent rank.

“It was after a jarring incident, when a desperately hungry child asked his mother to take a customer, that the gravity of the situation hit me hard.”

These stories will not just inspire you to take the plunge but also serve as a great reminder of the fact that where there is a will, there is always a way!

23-year-old Aparna S is on an environmental crusade—one that brings craft and conservation under a single umbrella.