Odisha

Pankaj Kumar Tarai was left scarred when he saw two people succumb to a road accident. Since then, he has dedicated his life to providing free assistance to several accident victims.

Hailing from Odisha’s Koraput district, Raimati Ghiuria has preserved more than 30 varieties of Indian millets so far. Watch this video to learn about her lifelong love for agriculture and conservation.

The tigers in Similipal have an unusually broad and fused stripes, which make them appear 'black' or pseudomelanistic.

Hailing from Odisha's Koraput district, tribal farmer Raimati Ghiuria has preserved 30 varieties of millets and trained hundreds of women.

Coimbatore’s Sruthi Babu innovated a smart wheelchair cum stretcher that comes with a self-cleaning commode and rechargeable battery to provide dignity to people with mobility issues.

Meet digital activist Upendra Mahanand from Odisha, who has helped many residents across villages get their pensions, ration cards, access to drinking water and more with the help of Twitter.

Watch this video to learn about Odisha’s Krushi Bhavan, a sustainable architectural marvel and government facility that combines local craftsmanship, traditional wisdom, and many eco-friendly elements.

Odisha born Sakyasingha Mahapatra shares how his father’s devotion to science inspired him to embark on a mission to make robotics affordable to people in Odisha’s villages and create Sakrobotix Labs, a platform that won global recognition this year.

Sarojini Mohanta from Odisha nurtured each of the saplings in a patch of the Bonai Forest Division as her own. Today, this forestland is named ‘Sarojini Vana’ in her honour.

Swagatika Acharya from Odisha was diagnosed with cancer when she was a teenager. Today, her fight has helped the women with free breast cancer screenings and other patients with surgeries and chemotherapy treatment.