SBI fellowship

She plans to take up the topics of alcoholism, domestic violence and tuberculosis through the Nukkad Nataks before she leaves.

Nishan’s desire to work in rural areas with the idea of sustainability led him to register for the SBI Youth of India fellowship in 2016.

Shalini Krishnan left her fancy job in the city and shifted base to a remote village in Odisha to help tribal kids realize their true potential, dream big and design their own solutions for local problems.

Young graduate Sai Rath is using computers to empower teachers and complement classroom learning in rural Bihar.

After quitting his job as an engineer, Shashank Singh decided to take up a development project in rural Rajasthan. Today, he is living in a village, helping rejuvenate a pond that will help generations to come.

After her post-graduation, Diksha could have joined any big organization. But she chose to go to a remote and nondescript tribal village in Gujarat to solve the plight of the women there. She has effectively installed smokeless chulhas in the village which are not only improving the women's health but also giving them an alternate source of income.

Giving up a fledgling career in Corporate Law, Sunayana K moved to a remote Gujarati village to work with a SHG. Here she helped the 18 women rejuvenate their failing restaurant business with innovative meal plans and recipes. She now hopes to use her experience and legal training to study issues faced by migrants and thus push for better and more inclusive policies for the rural poor.

Nupur Ghuliani left her chartered accountant degree midway and shifted base to a remote village in Rajasthan where she is making biomass briquettes to provide the villagers with an alternative, cost-effective and eco-friendly fuel. Know more about why and how she took the plunge.

Villagers are mostly dependent on farming for their livelihood. What happens when that doesn’t yield the desired result? Should they starve in poverty? Bharath Vineeth didn’t think so! Read how he went about creating alternative income opportunities for villagers by converting available resources into successful businesses.

From a reluctant family to lack of knowledge about the sector, nothing stopped Shuvajit Payne from quitting his well-paying job in London and settling down in a village to teach the villagers English. What is it that drove him to take such a drastic step? And how does he feel about it now? Read more to find out.