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When the list of Padma awardees was announced earlier this week, some names familiar to readers of The Better India cropped up.

40-year-old Laibi Oinam took up the job of an auto driver to support her children and bedridden husband. In 2015, filmmaker Meena Longjam made a documentary on her, which won a National Award in the non-feature category. Laibi also recently made headlines when she ferried a nurse who had recovered from COVID-19 for 140 km, when everyone else refused to do so.

Manipuri company makes superior herbal tea by employing 2000 underprivileged persons for the growing, packaging and selling process.

Super cool and sustainable, these bamboo tiffins can be used for storing both hot and cold food. We just bid goodbye to our plastic dabbas! #Sustainable #social-content-innovation

A series of unforeseen circumstances forced a teenage Amarjit Maibam to take up work as a bus conductor on the route from Imphal to Moreh. But that was not the direction he meant to take.

He also dipped into his savings and took a loan of Rs 15 lakh to construct a hostel for marginalised kids, all on his own! #Respect #RealLifeHero

“I may not live long now but I want the art of Potloi-making to live on. I hope that the skills that I have imparted make beautiful designs of Potloi,” says Abok Radhe.

“I am lucky to be alive. Back in 2015, militants had come with guns to my house in the middle of the night to finish me off,” recalls Jamkhojang Misao.

From a no-cook 'magic' rice to a lemon with the highest Vitamin C content in the citrus realm, Northeast India is a treasure trove of amazing ingredients. #FoodSecrets

"To play my football in Europe with one of the biggest clubs in the world is something I could never have dreamed of."