Changemakers

Once dismissed as street entertainment, magic just had a breakthrough moment. Suhani Shah’s journey from a 7-year-old school dropout to a world champion is as inspiring as it gets.

When Ramachandra saw trees being cut, he quit his job and started Green Morning Horticulture Services. Since 2010, it’s helped move 1.5 lakh trees to safety.

To make sure that no tree was cut down to build his dream home, Udaipur businessman Kul Pradeep Singh builts a home along with the 40-foot mango tree.

She gave Indian women the right to choose motherhood — and inspired 5 lakh men to step up. Dhanvanthi Rama Rau’s legacy reshaped India’s family planning forever.

Discover how the Anudip Foundation is revolutionising youth skill development across India, preparing them for big-league opportunities and ensuring substantial job placements.

Through Mangar Eco Club in Haryana, Sunil Harsana empowers children to save the Aravalis with activities like tree planting and check dam building.

Tanveer Inamdar, through his TREEI Foundation, electrified Maharashtra’s tribal villages using solar solutions. His project, ‘Mission Urja’, has significantly improved daily lives of tribal families.

He hops onto his cycle every morning, delivers milk packets and newspapers to over 50 houses in Gopalapuram.

25-year-old Prasad Suri, a fisherman’s son from Andhra, wins Sahitya Akademi Award for writing his community’s forgotten coastal stories.

A home-cooked breakfast, a study room offered, a well dug by hand — three real stories from across India that show how small acts of kindness can go a long way.