Kolhapur

Damodar Kamat opened Kamat Foto Studio in 1945 in Mumbai, and went on to capture publicity stills and behind the scenes photos of several members of the film fraternity, including Raj Kapoor, Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy, Nargis, Meena Kumari, Madhuri Dixit, and more.

Pune-based EV startup Felidae Electric is offering a conversion kit for regular bicycles to turn them into electric cycles with a top speed of 25 kmph.

Having seen the perils of child labour first hand, Anuradha Bhonsale from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, has worked hard to rescue kids from the same fate. She is the director of Avani, an NGO that rescues such children.

Fearing job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, Santosh Patil from Maharashtra launched Airball Enterprises to offer custom-made equipment to farmers near Kolhapur

Kiran Bavadekar from Kolhapur contracted polio at 3 but still went on to pursue wrestling and bodybuilding professionally. Today, he is a fitness trainer, where 300 of his students have joined the Indian Army or police force.

70-year-old Kanchan Parulekar helms Swayamsiddha, a Kolhapur-based organisation that, in the last 28 years, has worked to create women entrepreneurs. The businesses range from bakeries to food processing units, bag manufacturing units, beauty parlours and handicrafts.

Mayank Gupta and Lalit Jhawar started LandCraft Agro in 2019 to grow 40 varieties of exotic vegetables. They now make a turnover of Rs 80 Lakh a month

"When we were deported from Poland to Russia, I was four. It was such a hell that it wiped out almost everything from my mind. It is in India that I have my first childhood memories. Happy memories that I can recall," says a Polish refugee who visited Valivade village earlier this year. #LostTales #History

A welcome add-on to bike carburettors, this valve helps the engine burn less petrol to run. Not just that, it also ensures that the engine oil lasts for twice the usual distance! #Innovation

Defying the times with her unconventional choices, Venu Chitale decided not to marry and moved to London in pursuit of higher studies—where she went on to become a spokesperson for India’s freedom struggle.