Tamil Nadu

Even with a comfortable life in the USA, the couple has made sure they are connected to their roots and ensure that they return to their village, every year.

Through Corporation Commissioner of Thoothukudi, these kids sent back all the plastic wrappers of food products they'd consumed in two weeks back to their respective manufacturers.

Gated parks that welcome everyone are not an uncommon sight in many localities of Chennai and though there is scope for improvement, children and adults do not have to look too far to find a place to ‘park’ themselves in.

A speciality of the temple, devotees and tourists flock to the place in the evening to taste the delicacy. This specially prepared dosa is a meal in itself and is unique to the temple.

A major part of the jackfruit usually goes waste as we eat only the fleshy little slices inside. The thorny exteriors, the hard covering and the big seeds are usually thrown away.

A 13-year-old girl had been diagnosed with peritonitis. She needed to be operated upon urgently, and Dr Bhat was the doctor for the job.

Meet Dr Namperumalsamy, the Chairman Emeritus of Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, who has been replacing cataracts safely and quickly to a record of one every 15 minutes.

The emotional moment — showing the students clinging to their beloved 28-year-old teacher— has gone viral, reaching the authorities and making them put the transfer on hold!

It was his ardent love for plants and trees that turned Babu Rajshekar from a management background to organic farming.

And it also the reduces the methane footprint of paddy farming, thus helping in tackling global warming!