West Bengal

A native of Durgapur, Sumita Banerjee moved to Kolkata a few decades ago. A former school teacher, she found her calling as a green activist when she noticed a blatant disregard for the well-being of Kolkata's second-largest water body, Rabindra Sarovar.

Dr Biswajit Roy, Assistant Professor at Pijush Kanti Mukherjee Mahavidyalaya, West Bengal, with the help of villagers, has preserved ancient historical relics in the Debagram Museum in the village.

Sparsh Agarwal, a 23-year-old, is saving his family's historic tea garden and has launched Dorje Teas, which sells an entire year's worth of seasonal flavours of Darjeeling tea and is trying to do away with the industry's dependence on export markets.

Matiur Rahaman from West Bengal is a social activist who has been bringing back dead bodies from abroad. He has also liberated many labourers who got stuck either in overseas jails or detention camps since 2017.

Twenty farmers from Balagarh Block in West Bengal’s Hooghly district are growing a variety of watermelons using the poly mulching technique endorsed by the ATMA (Agriculture Technology Management Agency) scheme. This method saves water and improves the fertility of the land too.

Linc Pen & Plastics Ltd was launched in the 70s to provide an affordable alternative to overpriced gel pens for Indian students. Deepak Jalan, managing director and son of founder Suraj Mal Jalan, talks about how the company has established itself in both rural as well as urban India

Daammee, meaning 'awesome', sources a variety of different products from cottage industries situated in the hills of Darjeeling, Siliguri and Kalimpong and offers them to customers all over India on their online marketplace.

First discovered in 1907, Chandraketugarh is a 2,500-year-old site in West Bengal. We unearth the many links it provides to international trade in the mysterious Indus Valley Civilisation.

Howrah-based scientist Dr Ramendra Mukherjee is the inventor of an international award-winning micro microscope in 1998. He has over 30 internationally patented inventions so far which also include a phone-sized UV steriliser.

Biren Kumar Basak from West Bengal remembers the days when he earned Rs 2.5 to now establishing a Rs 50-crore venture, employing 5,000 artisans. His sarees have won several awards including Padma Shri.