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Rama, a journalist, worked at breakneck speed for almost two decades and feared rest. A visit to the ENT for ear pain changed her life, as she was diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder. Today, she is an advocate for mental health, taking breaks and slowing down.

Founded by Mumbai's Hemangi and Prashant Nakwe, Hema's Veg Rasoi has so far served over 10,000 healthy meals inspired from traditional Maharashtrian recipes.

Abhimanyu, Agastya, and Mihir Rao, residents of Gurugram and students of Shiv Nadar School, launched their e-newsletter — The Paperless Press, to bring positive news to its readers.

51-year-old journalist Narayanan Kannalayam from Kerala grows 87 varieties of beans on his farm, with an aim to conserve the older varieties of the crop. So far, he has inspired around 80 women from his area to grow their own kitchen gardens, and grows a variety of other vegetables like cauliflower, ginger, radish, and carrot, among others.

The couple had already been planning to buy a plot of land near Nanital, and saw this method of reusing plastic waste as a means to make a real difference.

Known for reviving age-old delicacies, like the famous Galouti Kebab, Kalra believed in cooking for the soul.

“Cleanliness is not rocket science. All it requires is the coming together of various civic bodies and the citizens,” states Dinesh.

"When I was 20, I dropped out of college for a semester amidst a deep bout of depression and repression. That summer, in my childhood bedroom, I finally realised what had plagued me for so long—I liked girls."

Fighting prejudice and discrimination in rural Uttar Pradesh, one woman rises above it all in a field lorded over by her male peers – journalism

“Ours is the first educated family in the tribe in Malkhangiri,” she says.