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In Maharashtra's Panegao village, a stunning story of community action was scripted when people banded together to fight a 20-year-long battle against illegal mining by the sand mafia.

The right to protest peacefully is enshrined in the Indian Constitution—Article 19(1)(a) guarantees the freedom of speech and expression; Article 19(1)(b) assures citizens the right to assemble peaceably and without arms.

The mother of three refused to abide by the irrational instructions. She surrendered her employee card and walked out with her son Sunil who also worked at the same factory. 

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Every day after school, this young activist joins other protesters to continue the fight for her village.

They were once boys from the 'naka' rapping about their beloved city. Today, Naezy and Divine are massive viral sensations with packed shows in India and abroad!

Here are the 10 wonder women of India that we would like to honour with The Better India Spotlight, 2018.

Interestingly, the diktat has been fuelling anti-helmet protests from certain political and social activist groups—they are opposing the move citing 'health reason'. Go figure!

Despite the spate of recent mob lynchings based on rumours, Mandsaur shows us that social media isn't really the problem.

This is the story of how this doctor-turned-IAS officer from Karnataka, came to be loved and respected as the People’s District Collector (DC) in Mizoram.