Senior Citizen

Post retirement, Sureshchandra Patel built a lush organic farmhouse with over 8000 plants in his hometown of Valsad, Gujarat.

Haji Mohammad Shafi Sheikh from Kashmir quit his job as a contractor in a forest corporation to grow exotic red pears that now fetch him more than Rs 25 lakh a year.

Kanchan Sharma, a retired teacher from Jammu, has been on a mission to empower poor children by providing them with free education through her open school.

Radhamani Amma drives and owns licenses for 11 vehicles, including heavy vehicles like JCBs, excavators, road rollers and cranes.

Santoshini Mishra, a 74-year-old from Sambalpur, Odisha, runs a catering service in Odisha that is quite popular at weddings.

Delhi-based Usha Gupta runs Pickled With Love, a business venture that sells delicious pickles and chutneys to raise funds for the poor. Watch this video to see her inspiring story.

For two decades, Rajeshwari and N Ramamurthi have been providing a home to leprosy patients, abandoned elders and others in need in Tamil Nadu.

Janaki Viswam, a 92-year-old resident of Chennai, spends her time making various products like table mats, toaster covers and pouches from plastic bags and waste.

Meet Yogeshwar and Sushma Bhalla, a couple from Delhi, who are two riding enthusiasts that have travelled the world and more together, enjoying long distances on their Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle.

Dr Ravindranath Shanbhogue, a professor from Udupi, started Human Rights Protection Foundation (HRPF) to help various sections of society, including senior citizens who have been rendered homeless after being turned away or cheated by their kith and kin.