social work

Inspiring teacher Lincy George and her husband Sebastian, a couple residing in Kerala, have dedicated several years to give their students, most of whom come from under-resourced backgrounds, a permanent home to live in.

Engineer Deenanath Rajput from Chhattisgarh quit his job to start Bhumgadi FPO, which works with tribal men and women to encourage them to farm and sell their produce, helping them earn double their previous income

Odisha-based doctor Shankar Ramchandani opened a ‘one rupee clinic’ last year to provide thousands of patients affordable healthcare.

Soumitra Mandal from West Bengal has been termed the ‘Oxygen Man of Sundarbans’ for his contribution in making healthcare and oxygen available across nine islands amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Asif Khan, who runs NGO Naturescape in Chhattisgarh, has built Bambooka, an eco-friendly bambook bicycle that utilises traditional handicraft skills and aims to generate livelihood among the tribal community.

Puli Raju from Telangana is a government school teacher, who has worked for over two decades with families of farmer suicide victims to get them their rightful compensation, financial aid, mental support, and more

Dr Issa Fathima Jasmine starts her day delivering meal packets across Chennai. An orthodontist by profession and a social worker by passion, she has managed to feed almost 1000 people every single day through this initiative.

When the list of Padma awardees was announced earlier this week, some names familiar to readers of The Better India cropped up.

Born amid severe physical abuse and neglect, 32-year-old Dr Kriti Bharti from Jodhpur heads the Saarthi Trust, and has helped annul 41 child marriages and stopped over 1,400 such weddings from taking place. She was responsible for India’s first child marriage annulment - the Laxmi Sargara case.

Known for his roles in movies like Raazi, Haider and Kesari, actor Ashwath Bhatt talks about aiding Kashmiri students, his growing up years and finding his way into the movie industry without any godfathers.