Kolkata

Among the handful of Indians pilots who fought in the World War I was a young boy who would go on to become India's first fighter ace. Here's the incredible story of Indra Lal Roy.

One of the oldest neighbourhoods in the Kolkata, Kasba, did not turn a blind eye to the agony of an 80-year-old woman wandering without purpose and no companion in sight.

The teaching staff was aware of Suchitra’s identity, who openly discussed her feelings with them - especially the felling that she was a woman trapped in a man's body.

Over 40 transgenders from Kolkata, Malda and North Dinajpur came together and collected relief materials and distributed them among victims in the worst affected areas in the state.

Being witnesses to one of the first examples of colonial architecture in the country, some of the historic buildings come a very long way.

Four public toilets in Bansdroni have created a separate space for transgender people, thanks to the efforts of Sobhan Mukherjee.

Shuktara consists of two homes – one housing eight young women and another with 14 young men.

Once the infamous political battlefield centered on the construction of a car factory, Singur in West Bengal has become a beacon of hope for local farmers, who sell their produce wholesale at fair prices at a state government promoted marketplace. Dhruba Dasgupta takes a closer look.

Student Rohit Dey has been making drones since the age of 5. Now, at aged 20, he's enjoying working as a drone tester for a national lab whilst working hard towards a successful career in aerodynamics.

At the end of 2012, it seemed that India was on the brink of a revolution in response to it's rape crisis. Almost 5 years on, the issue persists, but now it has a number of individuals and groups fighting against it across the country.