social activist

Neehaari Mandali from Hyderabad is a burn survivor who runs the Burn Survivor Mission Saviour Trust, which offers free plastic surgeries to burn victims across Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.

“Our love story started out with a rejection. I was crossing the road and he extended his hand to help. By then I had adapted myself in crossing roads and doing other motor skills so I refused. Who knew a refusal would lead to a lifetime of companionship."

“I do not want to leave the world in a hurry. I have a lot on my plate now. I have to solve many more issues.”

Did you know he once injected himself with bacilli to prove that leprosy was not highly contagious? This was just one of his many attempts to smash the social stigma around the disease!

From being attacked at the age of 15 to struggling to find a job, Laxmi Agarwal has won hearts with her courage and poise in circumstances that would have seen many crumble.

As nonprofits and initiatives like Roti Bank India continue to wage war against hunger and food wastage in the urban slums, one unique effort by a Noida-based social activist is catering to over 500 people every day, all at the meagre price of only Rs 5.

From corporate success to literally cleaning up the streets, Malini Parmar’s story is an unconventional one. This social reformer stumbled into activism, and has carved a niche for herself in the waste management space.

How’s this for the perfect hang out? A place where you get to meet the youth of India, all 231,878,057 of them in the age group of 15-24. No kidding. A new, user-friendly portal – YouthInfoIndia.org – puts together all the available data on the country’s young population.

"Irom Sharmila if you have no place that is willing to accept you please stay with me in Mumbai, it will be an honour!" Renuka Shahane.

One would think this 80-year-old would have hung up his boots a long time ago. Why then is he, instead of reading a newspaper on the porch and playing with his grandchildren, busy keeping the local government, policemen and officials on their toes? Meet K.R. 'Traffic' Ramaswamy, a social activist who fears none.