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“Many with young HIV+ kids came to our door. I didn’t want to send anybody back. In the next 6 months, I had 26 children join the family. By 2010, I was a father to 55 children!”

“People once laughed at me, taunted and called me names. I felt humiliated. But I had little choice,” says the inspiring woman who didn’t let poverty and domestic abuse defeat her spirit. #Respect #RealLifeHeroine

Rima moved to Mumbai with aspirations of becoming an actor. But as luck would have it, she ended up directing ‘Man with the binoculars: Antardrishti’, her first feature film, which was released in 2016.

When Sathy joined the school, there were only 140 students, within two years, by 2015, the number of students in the school increased to 270. And that's not all; the school building now has working toilets, an RO water purifier and even a vegetable garden.

The Mukta Industry produces handcrafted shoes and sandals for men, women and kids. Priced between Rs 200-800, the products are popular not only in India but all over the world!

We take immense pride to say some of the awardees have been TBI heroes as well, who have impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands individuals and communities.

Here’s welcoming the new year by looking back at all the awesome things that happened last year.

An ancient city located in present-day Madhya Pradesh, Mahishmati is a familiar name for readers of ancient religious and literary texts.

Music composer, record producer, musician and singer - Allah Rakha Rahman is not just a name but a phenomenon that happens once in a lifetime. As the maestro turns 50 today, we bring you the little-known story of his journey to winning his first National Award (the first time ever by a debutant music director!)

Meet the Jangid family – the woodcarving artists of Jaipur who specialise in sandalwood miniature carvings. Mahesh Jangid, and his sons, Rohit and Mohit Jangid, use the simplest tools like small iron sticks, knives, and chisels to carve with extreme precision on very small objects. For this family, it is a tradition that has been passed from one generation to another, and something that they highly honour.