Punjab

A mobile and ecofriendly crematorium has been designed by Punjab's Harjinder Singh Cheema with the help of IIT Ropar.

A woman entrepreneur from Punjab, Kamaljit Kaur set up Kimmu's Kitchen to sell farm-fresh Bilona ghee to cities across India and even abroad.

Surendra Pal, an agriculturist from Punjab, started cultivating cotton in 2009. Today, along with growing his own vegetables, he makes cotton clothes, quilts and mattresses that even reach England.

Punjab-based Harwinder Kaur wasn't one to let her height get in the way of achieving her big dreams. Watch her inspiring story here.

Sardar Ajit Singh, freedom fighter and uncle of Bhagat Singh, and Lala Lajpat Rai, organised farmers in Punjab to lead the Pagdi Sambhal Jatta movement that threatened to overthrow the British in 1907.

Gurbir Singh from Amritsar, Punjab, started farming on his 2.5 acres of ancestral land. Two decades later, he grows cauliflower, cabbage, tomato and other vegetables, including hybrid chilies on 25 acres of his nursery.

Ludhiana born Shree Saini has become the first Indian-American to win the Miss World America 2021 title.

Rajpal Singh Gandhi from Punjab runs Green Valley Farms, where he sells stevia leaves, powder and other value added products such as herbal infusions. Alongside, he has helped hundreds of farmers switch to stevia cultivation and increase their income.

Kamalpreet Kaur made her entire village as well as India proud with her record breaking performance in women's discus throw at the Tokyo Olympics. The journey of this farmer's daughter has certainly not been an easy one.

Manpreet Singh will go down in history as the captain who won India its first Olympic medal in men's hockey in 41 years. Here's his inspiring story