Jammu

Kanchan Sharma, a retired teacher from Jammu, has been on a mission to empower poor children by providing them with free education through her open school.

Jammu-based Rashpal Singh went from earning Rs 1,000 per harvest of wheat to now earning Rs 40,000 from organic strawberries.

From the 1946 Volkswagen Beetle to the 1936 Austin 10, Mohammad Jawaad Khan is pioneering the conversion of fossil fuel guzzling vintage cars into electric vehicles in India with his startup Tadpole Projects, while also doing the same for modern IC-engine four-wheeler vehicles.

Aaliya Mir, a resident of Srinagar, spends her days rescuing deadly vipers from Kashmiri homes, saving bear cubs and reuniting them with their mother and tracing leopard trails in the villages.

Inspired by a government programme, Sanjeev Singh from Punjab started growing mushrooms from organic compost in 1992, scaling it up to hundreds of tonnes which earned him the title 'Mushroom King of Punjab'.

'Baking World' by Tanya is another example of a home-cooked food venture that thrived during the lockdown.

Rahul Magotra, working with Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi, started selling his homemade cooked food in Jammu under the name - 'Chef City'

Colonel Nandu Kumar’s rainwater harvesting technique uses pipes, a drum, sand, pebbles and a 8-foot deep pit.

“As a drought-resistant, frost tolerant, low nutrient requirement, high protein and low carbohydrate crop, it is well suited for our people.”

“Our financial strain was rising. Even getting the loans I had taken to ensure that the children get a good education was tough."