Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

For nine years, Tamil Nadu-based Godwin Vasanth Bosco has been working to save the Nilgiris in the Western Ghats. In his book 'Voice of a Sentient Highland', he unearths the real story behind the scenic blue mountains.

The opportunities for labour are many, but the wages are uncertain. After many years of this instability, when the opportunity for a steady income came Maheshwari's way, she was excited and weary.

Highlighting the cause of nature and wildlife conservation at a global scale, the Lantana elephants are part of a greater initiative to raise funds for conservation and help people and elephants live together more harmoniously.

Continuing our changemakers series, here we present to you a very diverse bunch of people - an apartment owner who composts her kitchen waste, village women who stitch washable sanitary napkins and a traditional honey hunter in the Nilgiris. What can they have in common? They are all social and ecological entrepreneurs, and this is how they are making a difference.