Nigeria

Anakaputhur is a suburb of Chennai that lies a little beyond the international airport on the banks of the Adyar. Around 15-years-ago, a group of third-generation weavers of this village decided to stray away from a tradition of almost 9 decades.

Hailing from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, Dr Shiny Kaki is no ordinary general physician. Over the last three years, she has served in conflict zones marred with civil wars and helped save civilians wounded in wars and successfully saved lives during epidemic outbreaks.