Karnataka

Bengaluru-based Malvikaa Solanki started SwaYYam NGO that supports landless farmers and works towards a sustainable environment.

Narayan Poojari who came to Mumbai with Rs 30 today runs several restaurants, including the iconic Shiv Sagar, where they churn out 3,000 Pav Bhaji plates a day.

Karnataka's Tulsi Gowda, who has impeccable knowledge of every tree species in her forests, received the Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind. Here's why her picture is going viral.

The son of daily wage labourers from a remote village in Karnataka, IFS officer Santosha H overcame incredible odds to crack UPSC. He shares his inspiring journey and key tips for future aspirants of CSE.

Sabiha Hashmi is a retired teacher from Gurugram who has been teaching underprivileged girls in the Jyothipalaya village of Karnataka for free.

In association with farmer producer organisations (FPOs), civil society and NGOs, Safe Harvest works with 100,000 small and marginal farmers who don't use chemical pesticides to grow organic produce.

Girish Bharadwaj, a mechanical engineer from Karnataka has gone on to earn the title of Bridgeman on India after building 147 suspension bridges across the country. Find out more about this ingenious India here.

Rajesh Krishna K, a 16-year-old student in Karnataka, innovated a special machine in 2015 which aids in systematic sowing of seeds, ploughing of land, irrigation and helps farmers yield an increased output.

A N Varghese is a social activist and once a victim of child labour who is now helping other children fight the evil practice in Chikmagalur's coffee plantations through his NGO, Vikasana.

Moryar Gudda or ‘Hill of the Dwarfs’ in Hire Benakal village of Karnataka is not just one of India’s largest necropolises, it is also one of the oldest megalithic sites in the world.