Unsung Heroes

Hailing from the village of Lahawarpora on the banks of Wular, Bilal lost his father Mohammad Ramzan when he was in class 6. The responsibility of the family then lay on the shoulders of young Bilal.

After joining the CISF in 2008, she was posted at the Delhi Metro in 2011. Her popularity and tireless efforts even garnered her the ‘employee of the year’ award.

Yogeshwar Ram Mishra, who is the district magistrate of Varanasi, has not only adopted an upper primary school in the region, but also undertaken the responsibility of teaching the children voluntarily.

They have been credited to reach the accident spot ahead of time before the police and other administrative authorities.

Sudheesh, a resident of Parithippatta Kalakkunnu colony in Nilambur, had never been to school due to terrible family circumstances.

Kids in the village of Shara, one of the poorest and most inhospitable places in Ladakh, had never attended nursery school. But one policeman changed that.

AIF’s Clinton Fellow Dylan Igoe shares his admiration for his mentor Manish, who dedicates his life at St. Xavier’s Human Development and Research Centre, advocating for people in the slums.

Meet Ramaswamy, Bengaluru’s very own good samaritan, who has been selflessly helping those in need in the city for over two decades.

Meet Shyam Kumar from Palakkad Kerala – an auto driver, an avid reader and also a passionate environmentalist.

A tea garden worker spent half his earnings operating an ambulance service on his bike and would travel more than 45 kms at a stretch to reach the hospital.