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Axis Bank Foundation, in association with the NGO, Srijan, through the Buddha Fellowship Programme, has taken on-board IIM graduates and is nurturing these young individuals to take up entrepreneurial roles in the development sector.

Anand Patki is an agripreneur who has sourced bamboo from different parts of the country, and set up India’s first bamboo nursery.

Rohan Parekh has prepared an educational kit to inform farmers about pesticide-related toxicities, and distributed masks to farmers for free.

Rajesh Pravakar Patil and his team managed to execute the difficult task, and the villagers no longer need to walk 5 km to fetch water.

"I am passionate about the Arts. Everyone should do what they feel strongly about because nothing fuels the spirit like the passion."

They are helping address the inequality in rural health care with an equal focus on preventive measures and health education.

For many of us reading this, the thought of not being able to use a toilet when the need arises is not something that we can fathom.

There are better fuels than alcohol for rural household cooking. Biogas, after cleaning it and compressing it, is equivalent to compressed natural gas (CNG).

He picked up the traditional craft of carpentry at the age of 9. A 75-year-old now, he is still passionate about keeping it alive.

All a phone call takes is 5 minutes of your day, and if those 5 minutes can impact millions of people in India, wouldn’t those be the best 5 minutes of your day!