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Ex-Journalist Built Free Boarding School in India’s Highest Village for Children

A teacher stands at 15,500 feet, and around her a handful of children wait for their morning meal before lessons begin. This is Komic,...

How Homemaker Turned Sarpanch Lata Devi Helped Reduce Drug Abuse Across Five Himachal Villages 

A village woman fought drugs and cut abuse by 80 percent, and the story begins not with a protest march but with a homemaker...

How Shrinking Forests and Mining Are Threatening the Asur Tribe’s Ancient Way of Life and Craft     

In the hills of Gumla district, mining pits are swallowing the forest that gives Jharkhand's Asur tribe both its...

Krishna Jayasankar: Breaking Records, Breaking Stereotypes 

She was called too big, too broad, too muscular for a girl. Those same shoulders have helped Krishna Jayasankar...

Padma Shri, Dr. S. G. Susheelamma built a lasting legacy through education, counselling, and community service

In 1975, a young woman in Bengaluru had fifteen rupees, three abandoned children, and a single rented room. Five...

How India Came to the Aid of Former Citizen Nazneen During Her Airport Crisis

Nazneen Mohammed Malik spent nearly two weeks trapped inside Hamad International Airport in Doha this June, holding a Qatari...

When an Italian Shoemaker Created Diamond and Emerald Shoes for an Indian Maharani That Still Fascinate Fashion Historians

Imagine owning a pair of luxury designer shoes and considering yourself fortunate. Now imagine a queen who owned more...

Chakma Youth Turns 500-Year-Old Weaving Tribal Crafts Into Women’s Livelihoods

By the time most young people from Lawngtlai district leave for the city, they have already made their peace...