Kolkata

In these fearful times, let us remember the efforts of these forgotten heroes, who proved pandemics can be overcome

“Money gets over after a period of time. But the memory of love and appreciation is timeless. So, that is my reward.”

“The city I left as a young boy had changed. I came back to poverty, apathy, and a general sense of disillusionment. No one should go to bed at night on a hungry stomach. When I meet my maker I need to have my answers ready and be able to look at him and tell him I did all I could to make a difference,” he says.

"She started with almost nothing. She fills my heart with pride every single day. Everyone in the village feels that way," says her farmer father, who earns a dollar a day.

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“The Internet network here is mostly patchy, so I had to look for a solution. Under no circumstances do I want my students inconvenienced.”

Becoming a mother through IVF, Anindita Sarbadhicari brought her son into this world entirely on her own. She wasn’t married and didn’t have a partner. Her decision to enter motherhood was a choice she controlled from the start.

Over his 40 years of hard work and dedication, Kalam Patua has mastered the Kalighat art that is often infused with humour, satire and socially relevant issues.

Despite multiple threats to her own life, she never backed down. Nearly five years after her untimely passing, The Better India pays tribute to this unique soul.