West Bengal

The daughter of tea garden labourers, West Bengal's 20-year-old Sandhya Rai fought massive challenges and extreme sexism to become the ‘unstoppable' player she is today

Kolkata-based Aayush Sarda formed social enterprise 'Sweetness of Ethics' to help victims of Cyclone Amphan to source, package and market honey to earn better livelihoods selling 1,200 bottles every month

In 1998, three villages in West Bengal's Purulia district planted 4.5 lakh trees to convert a barren mountain into a lush green forest

Tarapada Halder from West Bengal’s Dadpur village has taught sitar manufacturing to 1,000 craftsmen, many of whom have now started their own businesses.

Awarded the Padma Shri in 2017, Karimul Haque began helping the sick commute to the hospital in his village. But his reason will bring you to tears.

The researchers at IIT have patented a technique to blend vegetable oils to enrich them with antioxidants and reduce saturated fats

In an ode to migrant workers who faced immense hardships during the pandemic, Kolkata's Barisha Club Durga Puja committee has decided to erect and worship a statue of a migrant mother this year.

Shockingly, the rights to this legendary music was sold by AIR for just Rs 50,000 in 2006

The machine can be used anywhere and is designed to be deployed at rural locations with extremely poor resources. It does not need lab facilities and can be handled by anyone, even someone who has no technical knowledge.

"She started with almost nothing. She fills my heart with pride every single day. Everyone in the village feels that way," says her farmer father, who earns a dollar a day.