social service

Hyderabad's Mohd Sujathullah started Humanity First Foundation to serve free meals to hungry people outside government hospitals. He has since started a Humanity First Hospital for the needy.

For over two decades, Shinod PC and Bindhu from Kodungallur, Kerala, have been donating their earnings to a monthly welfare scheme to alleviate families from poverty.

Each award carries a medal, a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a certificate and a citation. Here's the list of children being awarded along with a summary of their achievements.

Having removed 800 dead bodies from the River Mutha in Pune, Rajesh Kachi speaks of why he continues to save lives at the risk of losing his own

Dr Golam Ahmed Kibria was only an intern at the Burdwan Medical College when the country shut down for the second time due to COVID-19. So he took it upon himself to give free medical healthcare to people in rural and remote parts of West Bengal through his NGO Prayas

Durai Prithviraj from Tamil Nadu founded Rajesh Udhavum Karangal, an NGO to offer free ambulance rides, shelter and meals for those below the poverty line or living in inaccessible and remote areas.

Seeing relatives of patients struggling to find food at the civil hospital, Osmanabad entrepreneur began a free food service for the needy

Rajkumari Kinnar is a 55-year-old trans woman from Jharkhand. She has single handedly raised 8 orphaned children, and spends about 75 per cent of her earnings on the poor and needy.

“Without the movement of vehicles or people, the homeless people stood out like a sore thumb. It was truly horrifying to see so many people around us were suffering without shelter, food, or water.”

Today, Saravanan Thiyagarajan is working in tandem with 20 districts spread across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh where every district has at least 5-6 people actively engaged in lake rejuvenation.