Shramik Bharti

Neem leaves and Ajwain, or Bishop’s seeds, are boiled in water, and then left to cool. This concoction, not the mother’s milk, is what newborn babies are given in Dhaki village, Uttar Pradesh. Ideally, a baby must be breastfed within the first hour of its birth, as it is the child's first source of nutrition and immunity, protecting them from various diseases .

Palak Gaur, a 19-year-old resident of Kanpur has decided to improve the sanitation facilities in her village single-handedly. This is how she is doing it.

Kalavati, a 50 year old passionate woman mason went house-to-house, collected funds and constructed toilets in her village all by herself. This is her story of how her efforts brought change and improved lives in the households of Uttar Pradesh.