Uttar Pradesh

Every child has the right to a good education that can help them build a good life for themselves, even underprivileged children. Recognising this, Jitender Nath Yadav, a constable in Jhansi, has taken it upon himself to impart basic education to the underprivileged kids in his community.

Set up by a team of scientists at the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Bareilly, this DNA bank will be the first of its kind in North India.

The story of the trainee cops and a hawker is warming the hearts of netizens everywhere.

A farmer from Khardia village of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh, Keshav Saran started his mission to educate each and every person of his village with night classes for the adults in the village in his living room in 1989. Now he is running a junior college.

Animal activist Abhinav Srihan is trying to save the abandoned, starved and locked up cows of Mahoba district in Bundelkhand.

Rambai Verma is what a women rights activist in the patriarchal jungles of Uttar Pradesh looks like.

What does it take to run for university elections as a woman in rural U.P., and win them? 86 years of history behind her, and personal grit.

As many as 8,000 villagers came together to host this perfect affair in a bid to promote togetherness.

Ayodhya makes headlines mostly for the wrong reasons. However, a training workshop in the city seeks to empower Dalit women through raising law and rights awareness.

Menstruation and menstrual waste are still taboo topics in many parts of India, especially in rural areas. Amidst this environment, a small village in Uttar Pradesh has taken a huge progressive towards dealing with menstrual waste and raising awareness about menstruation. Puja Awasthi explores further.