poverty

Naveen Kumar left his comfortable engineering career to build a beggar-free India. Through his Atchayam Trust, he has helped over 1,400 people living on the streets find jobs, shelter, and hope. His mission goes beyond charity—restoring dignity, purpose, and a fresh start for every life he touches.

Inspired by his parents, Prasenjit Mandal overcame incredible odds to start the Sundarban Foundation, a non-profit which has become a lifeline for the people of Bali island in the Sundarbans.

From spreading awareness and sensitizing farmers, monitoring fields for rescue, initiating a contractual ban on child labour, incentivising those who refrained from it to implementing penalties upon violation, Bayer's Child Care Program (CCP) has been tackling the problem of child labour with a multi-layered approach.

For over two decades, Shinod PC and Bindhu from Kodungallur, Kerala, have been donating their earnings to a monthly welfare scheme to alleviate families from poverty.

Arun Gupta started Pinkishe Foundation in 2017, a Delhi-based NGO working to fill the gap of access to menstrual hygiene.

Sanatan Mahato and Savitri Kumari run a YouTube channel called Dance Sanatan, which has now earned over 1 million subscribers.

Sangeetha Sekar grew up on the streets of Chennai, but worked to become a football player. She has represented India in tournaments held in Russia and Scotland, and talks about her journey thus far.

Lokesh Verma from Delhi is an internationally renowned tattoo artist and owner of Devil'z Tattooz. His client base includes celebrities such as Swara Bhaskar, Ishan Sharma and Umesh Yadav. He talks about his humble beginnings, and how he got this far.

From painting on rocks with twigs to having her artwork displayed in UK and USA and being conferred with a Padma Shri for her immense contributions in preserving the traditional Pithora art form, Bhuri Bai from Madhya Pradesh has definitely come a long way.

Born to specially-abled farm labourers, IRS officer Vishnu Auti from Maharashtra grew up amidst poverty and famine but that did not stop him from cracking UPSC CSE without any coaching.