marginalised communities

Social entrepreneur Sriram V Ayer established his foundation NalandaWay in 2005 to use art forms like music, theatre, and more to transform the lives of children affected by disasters, violence, HIV/AIDs and more.

Justice K Chandru didn't want to become a '5-star lawyer', but serve the poor. Now, there is a movie on Amazon Prime called Jai Bhim narrating one episode from his remarkable life.

“We were not able to step out from our sheds as policemen were threatening to beat us if we were found outside. My family of eight was in dire need of help, but why would anyone look at us? What identity did we have in society? We had thought that no help would be offered to us.”

“Since I have over 48,000 followers on Facebook, if every one of them contributes just one rupee, I have enough funds to change a person’s life!” says Dr Shinu Syamalan, who started the initiative as a birthday celebration!

Through the awarding ceremony, Plan India aims to form strategic partnerships that would help collaborative entities do good while providing audiences with fresh, meaningful content as well as leverage their credibility to extend their joint reach for the greater good.

Maharashtra becomes the first state in India to pass a law that could effectively end social discrimination of marginalised communities in the state.