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The ceremony saw scores of brides dressed in colourful clothes ready to start a new life, thanks to Mahesh’s generosity.

While most homes are constructed around her own home district Pathanamthitta, three homes, including one house in Kollam district and two more in Alleppey district are under the process of construction.

While the scheme is stipulated to be rolled out this month for 100 youth, it will later be extended to 5,000 students the following year.

Today Anchal and Netram Eye Foundation have reached conducted over 150 camps, with a turnout of at least 200-250 people in each. This number easily reaches over 60,000. Till date, the young ophthalmologist has also conducted over 5000 pro-bono or charity cataract surgeries.

At present, 40 Smile on Wheels mobile hospital projects are running in 17 states, reaching over 500,000 families in 800 villages.

While most of us might laud the young man for his selfless service, not many know that he has been carrying on his good samaritan work since the last 18 years.

Fitted with state-of-the-art technology equipment, the vans appear to be the answer to the medical and technological disconnect between the Indian urban and rural.

Shaila Brijnath and Neelu Khanna have infused hope and dreams of a future in 1,800 slum children in Dehradun.

A simple thought or idea for an innovative product can lead to wide-scale transformation.

A short film talks about the millions of elderly abandoned by their families, but how one guy doesn't want them to sleep hungry at night.