Madhya Pradesh

Sharada Dawar is a visually impaired girl from Madhya Pradesh and her amazing story of self-respect and determination has been inspiring many for the past few days.

Many shocking revelations awaited Roopa Sharma when she entered Zhirnia block of Madhya Pradesh. People were not getting their pensions, their ID proofs were lost, and more. This is how she is helping them all.

Priyanka Bhadoria, a 22-year-old, asked for 10,000 saplings to be planted as a wedding gift, instead of gold or diamonds.

On January 12, 2014, a group of six people in Bhopal decided to clean and beautify the city themselves, without the help of any government organizations or authorities. Recognised as the Bhopal i-Clean team today, they have now grown to become a group of 200 members, and have been working hard for cleanliness in the city for the past two years.

Bhuteda village of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh has come up with a one-of-a-kind example of an effective way to fight open defecation in the village.

Muskaan Ahirwar, a 9-year-old girl from Bhopal, runs a library for children called Bal Pustakalay in the slum area behind the Rajya Siksha Kendra in Arera Hills. Here’s how she received the responsibility.

Dr. Bhakti Yadav, a 91-year-old gynaecologist in Indore, has been treating her patients for free since 1948. She is the first female MBBS doctor from Indore. This is her inspiring story.

Who says you cannot serve your country from far away? A group of NRIs is using technology to help people in rural India very effectively. From water scarcity to lack of electricity – they are busy solving these problems from thousands of miles away.

If you wish to locate the geographical centre of India, this is where you need to be.

Here is a list of websites that engage artisans and are also a treasure trove of knowledge on the various handicrafts and arts in India.