Manthan

Manthan, the national award-winning feature film directed by Shyam Benegal, narrates the story of the empowered milk cooperatives in Gujarat and the origin of the White Revolution.

The film was also the world’s first crowd-funded movie, with the largest count of individual investors.

Bollywood cinema, from its inception, through some of its iconic films, has also served as a mirror to the stark reality of the world.

The debate about gender and sexual orientation is a particularly important one in today’s society, as people increasingly decide to seek freedom of expression. A young man narrates his own experience of breaking gender stereotypes in the heart of Delhi – the Delhi Metro.

Unknown and unfamiliar environments challenge set perceptions and individual world views. UK national Sarah Louise Horscroft talks about how interacting with villagers in Rajasthan helped her better understand herself and her world.

Meet a young rural innovator who is solving some of Indian farmers' biggest agriculture woes with his low cost and effective innovations. High Clearance Solar sprayer, Solar Operated Flour Mill cum Mixer and more amazing products have come from this grassroot innovator.

As PM Narendra Modi launches the #BetiBachaoBetiPadhao Yojna, we recollect some of the most powerful women characters from Indian cinema who showed what it was that educated and liberated women could achieve. As a medium with the strongest influence on the Indian psyche, we explore through these portrayals how cinema has played an important role in promoting the empowerment of the girl child through the years.

There are some movies which leave an impact on society. Some actually manage to change a couple of lives while some have helped to speed up long pending justice, some fill you with emotional turmoil and some give your life a complete new direction. Here is a list of 20 such movies.

The Bagariyas of Rajasthan are one of the poorest and least literate tribes in India. While they are barely eking out an existence, their children don't go to school, they have no electricity, or in fact, any facilities that make life easier. Most developmental schemes seem to have bypassed them. But we see here, how a little money and a lot of initiative, can have a large impact on people's lives.

Dr. Verghese Kurien left us exactly one month ago. Known fondly by various names like the Milkman of India and Father of the White Revolution, he not only changed the lives of millions of dairy farmers in the nation but boosted the dairy industry to such an extent as to make India the largest milk-producer in the world. Let us pay tribute to the man who gave us so much, and to whom we never gave the Bharat Ratna. Let us read about him one more time - Lest we forget!