Human rights lawyer by day, drag queen by night: Meet 28-year-old Aishwarya Ayushman AKA Lush Monsoon
Aishwarya Ayushman speaks to us about their journey and what it's like being a lawyer by day and a drag queen by night
How this school in Tiruchy is ferrying differently-abled kids from 40 villages to school and back
We speak to Selvarani Rajaratnam, founder of Sri Selliah Memorial Special School for Intellectually Disabled Children about how she dedicated her life to the cause
This 15-year-old is upcycling fabric waste to create clothes for underprivileged children in Kolkata. Here's how and why
The 15-year-old entrepreneur says that their main goal is to bring a smile to the faces of all underprivileged children across the country. We find out more about his foundation
This Lucknow scientist created a robot that can feed his disabled dog. Here's how
In 2018, Milind had also created a drone with a special robotic arm that rescued out a puppy trapped inside a deep drain
Lost in Translation: Why do Indian elections not have enough transgender candidates?
Transgenders need more representation, for that they need empowerment and for that, they need more representation — is it a vicious cycle with no end?
Chennai's Velammal School students pull all-nighter to create 400 sqft sand sculpture for #TNPolls awareness
The sand sculpture created by the Velammal school students is 400 sqft and promotes the idea of Your vote, Your voice
With her start-up PinThread, here's how this 16-year-old is helping rural women in UP become financially independent
Sameera Jalan set up PinThread in June last year. She spoke to us about what they do and how they are helping rural women in UP to earn a living
Here's how this Noida-based start-up is converting cigarette butts into soft toys and cushions
Naman Gupta, founder of Code Effort, tells Shreesha Ghosh how he's saving the environment, one cigarette butt at a time
This film shows a young girl from the streets making it big in the global football arena. Check it out!
Made in Madras, made by three filmmakers, tracks Sangeetha's journey from the streets of Chennai to the world cup in Russia
This 17-year-old's platform Junoon is on a mission to upskill blue-collar workers in India, also help look for suitable jobs
Junoon is an instructional, online vocational training and job search platform that provides extensive training programmes to workers across 20 categories. We find out more
How Vivek Gurav's Pune Ploggers are taking the war against waste to new levels
Vivek Gurav who formed the Pune Ploggers group speaks about his campaigns of picking different sorts of waste and letting people change their age-old habit of littering around the city
How Deepak Ramola's Project FUEL is curating a repository of life lessons from around the world to learn from human wisdom
Deepak Ramola shares his life story and tells us how Project FUEL is collecting life lessons to share human wisdom around the world
Himachal's Therapy on Wheels initiative is providing child disability care through India's first-ever mobile therapy van. Here's how
The Samphia Foundation works in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, and has been operating for the last three years. We find out more about their new initiative Therapy on Wheels
United Nations seeks leading role for Afghan women in peace
This is also an opportunity to showcase the strengths of Afghanistan's women leaders in all their diversity, the world body said
Women's Day: Thankamma may be 84 years old with poor eyesight but that doesn't mean she's too old to finish school
The Kollam resident reentered the classroom thanks to the Navachetana programme for Scheduled Castes. Here's how she was inspired to do it
Women's Day: From child marriage to MPhil: Here's the inspiring story of Sunita Chauhan and her love for education
Sunita Chauhan was married off and sent to Delhi in 1993. Now, an MPhil student, she runs an NGO that helps teach underprivileged children
Women's Day: Swapnamita Vaideswaran is a geologist specialising in the Himalayas and Northeast. This is her story!
From understanding the behaviour of the Shillong Plateau to determining the rate of depletion of Himalayan glaciers and its impact, Swapnamita Vaideswaran has studied the mountains like never before
Meet Dr Shyamashree Das who has battled the pandemic on all fronts, from testing to treating to now vaccinating
Dr Shyamashree Das was part of the team testing people for COVID when they came into KMC, finds Prajanma Das. She has also treated COVID-19 patients and has been involved in the vaccine drive
How B'luru's Freedom Foundation started an online fundraiser to help HIV positive children survive during the pandemic
Headquartered in Bengaluru, Freedom Foundation has specialised facilities in 48 physical sites at various locations in four states
Let’s Teach English: How this Chennai initiative is helping underprivileged children speak English better
What began as a pandemic project currently has over 3000 volunteers and 40 organisations enrolled in the Let’s Teach English initiative in different states all over the country
How Niveditha went from being a dyslexic student with red-marked report cards to being an award-winning PhD scholar
Niveditha B Warrier is a second-year PhD scholar at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady. She is researching dyslexic narratives in English
This SAFE bench by Shiv Nadar School students can self-sanitise as you get up to prevent virus spread. Here's how
We find out about the bench called SAFE that was created by an all-girls student team from Shiv Nadar School in Faridabad. Here's why it's great
This Delhi youth's T-shirt is on a world tour and will be worn by influencers across continents to spread hope during COVID
We track the journey of a black T-shirt that travelled 25,000 kilometres amid COVID-19 restrictions, starting from New Delhi. This is Project Hope by 24-year-old Siddhant Agarwal
This writer is helping revive Tamil Nadu's fast-receding tribal languages by training children in storytelling
Lakshmanan, a writer, activist and theatre personality has spent years working for the upliftment of tribal communities in Tamil Nadu including the Irulas, Todas, Kotas and Kurumbas
How this 22-year-old carpenter from Jodhpur fought against all odds to become a Hindi Wikipedia contributor
Raju Jangid began writing his own content on Wikipedia in Hindi in 2015. Shreesha Ghosh uncovers the story of this carpenter-turned-Wikipedia contributor
Here's how a community came together in Palakkad's Naduvattom village to celebrate the life of a beloved stray dog
A family in a small village in Palakkad took in a stray dog named Bipathu that transformed their lives. Here's how they came together to celebrate her life
Rewinding on R-Day: What every youngster who wants to join the Armed Forces can learn from this Kargil vet
On Republic Day, 22 years later, Lt Col Peter still speaks about his time in the Army and his experiences in Kargil war like it was yesterday, recollecting even the smallest details accurately
Meet Yash Aradhya, a Bengaluru Formula 4 racer and a recipient of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
No dream is ever too small and no dream is ever too big for Yash Aradhya, a Formula 4 racer and a Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardee. He aspires to be a Formula 1 racer soon
How Karnataka's Mitti Cafe served over 6 lakh meals to the homeless during COVID-19 lockdown
Mitti Cafe has plans of expanding to Chenna, Mumbai and Hyderabad. We find out how they have been dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic and more
How this online platform started by MIT Pune students is using sign language to help deaf kids learn easily
Founded in 2015, Bleetech Innovations is an online platform that provides content in sign language to aid in a deaf person's learning. We find out more
Stop the B: Here's how this sister duo is fighting one bully at a time with their online platform
Stop the B aims to raise awareness and educate people about bullying (online and offline) and its effects on young minds. We find out more
This 16-year-old's IoT-enabled device can call your phone if your home's on fire. Here's how
Sensafe is a smart, IoT enabled device, which can send a call or an SMS to your mobile phone when there's a fire at home. We find out more
Check out Kerala-based Farmer's Share, a farm where children are taught to live, learn and work for themselves
Set up by Ambrose Kooliyath, the 10-acre land allows adults and young children how to learn and practise every natural skill to support themselves
At nine, Atharva Bhat can solve three Rubik's cubes at the same time
Nine-year-old Atharva Bhat has attempted a Guinness World Record by solving three Rubik's cube using both hands and feet simultaneously. He learnt the art of solving the cube by watching YouTube
Here's how Delhi's Transmen Collective is creating safe spaces for every transman in the country
Satvik Sharma and Jamal Siddiqui share their personal stories of transition which led them to set up the Transmen Collective. They speak to us about how there is a need for more safe spaces
This 21-year-old boxer from Haryana wants to represent India in the 2024 Olympics. Here's her story
Manju has a few accolades to her name and later wishes to represent India in the Olympics 2024. We spoke to her to know more about her boxing journey
Looking for a 2021 calendar that's all about hope? Check out this one made with the artwork of blind children
The Government School for the Blind in Kottayam has compiled the stunning work of their students into a calendar. We find out how it managed to make a difference
Started by IIT Bombay grads a decade ago, this programme is helping kids from low-income families get into IITs, NITs
Akshay Saxena, Co-founder of Avanti Fellows, tells us how they are trying to educate children from low-income families and help them get into India's best colleges
This 2021 calendar conceptualised by a DU student and a photographer, features six models with disabilities
Titled Oddity: Don’t Bend, Don’t Blend, it aims to create awareness and raise funds to help out NGOs that help people with disabilities
This young teacher in Jharkhand has been conducting classes under a tree for government school kids
Pavitra Ichagutu, a 24-year-old teacher from Jharkhand is a fellow of the NGO Plan India. She teaches Hindi, English and Mathematics
