Visual Stories

Long before plastic and video games, India’s toys were made from clay, wood, and colour. These 5 timeless crafts carried lessons of thrift, care, and sustainability.

In 2007, Safeena Husain began with 50 Rajasthan villages. Today, Educate Girls has enrolled 1.4M girls in 30,000 villages and is the first Indian NGO to win Magsaysay.

P Lakshmi Priya turned her son’s health battle into Thinasari Keerai, a spinach startup offering over 40 green recipes loved in India and abroad.

This Ganeshotsav, Mumbai’s mandals embraced eco-innovation — crafting idols from mud, roots, rope, paper, nutshells, and husk, proving tradition can protect nature.

At 23, Kerala’s Ashin P Krishna built Coco-bot, a coconut-harvesting robot making farming safer and creating new income for rural workers.

Indore’s Anil Jaiswal recreated Kashmir’s saffron fields at home using aeroponics, harvesting authentic saffron indoors and turning retirement into a sustainable, profitable venture.

Raising eco-conscious kids doesn’t require grand gestures — just mindful habits practised every day.

For 100+ years, West Bengal’s Mathurapur has hosted Bhanga Mela, a fair where broken pots, cracked pans & old radios are repaired, reused & find new homes.

After being rescued from stray dogs, a fawn in Meerut refuses to live in the wild and keeps returning to the family who gave him love and care.

Haryana’s Ajay switched his UPSC optional from Geography to Anthropology, a risky move that paid off with AIR 705. Here are his tips and winning strategy.