Uttar Pradesh

In a society where women have been suppressed and discriminated against for ages, there is one courageous voice that is helping many in breaking the shackles of patriarchy. Meet Rehana, a woman from an orthodox family in Uttar Pradesh, who is successfully fighting for the rights of women with her laudable organization.

Speak of the sad state of education today and people are quick to blame teachers – their lack of motivation, interest in making a quick buck through tuitions, absenteeism, etc. But here’s one organization that does not just appreciate their efforts but increases their motivation to teach. It gives them the tools and support necessary to become problem solvers in a larger movement for the betterment of education.

Suryassangyini Chaudhary, a 6-year-old from the city of Baraut in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, has become the youngest person to climb the Kanchenjunga base camp.

The residents of Piraila village located in Siddhartnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, are taking every possible step to ensure that the evil practice of dowry is completely eliminated from the village. They have pledged to shun dowry in all its forms and have come up with a unanimous decision to do so.

"When you hit rock bottom, the only way to go is up" – Tabassum Bano, the first female e-auto rickshaw driver of Allahabad, exemplifies this phrase.

Raj Narain Mishra, a resident of Rura village in Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh, is better known as 'train wale baba ji'. For the past 28 years, this retired government employee has been offering free railway information service to people in his village.

Two friends in Kanpur were shocked by the amount of flowers that are dumped into the Ganges every single day, choking the river with pesticides and chemical fertilisers. They started collecting the flowers from temples and mosques in the city, and turned them into some brilliant eco-friendly products.

Electricity remains a dream for millions of Indians. And solar energy is fulfilling that dream. From houses in Uttar Pradesh, small hospitals in Tripura, to an engineering college in Chandigarh – this is how solar energy is changing lives across the country.

This child bride from Uttar Pradesh was married at the age of four to a 10-year-old.

Shalini Narayanan's 92-year-old grandfather has started a school for children in Sikhra village of Uttar Pradesh. He left behind the comforts of a city life, and decided to go back to his native place to help students get access to quality education. Amidst several challenges, and the problems of living in a village, this is how he did it all.