This is the story of 23 year old Gurtej Singh who proved that he was fearless when he took the lives of 12 Chinese soldiers with his bare hands at Galwan. The border skirmish between India and China reached a crescendo at a face-off on June 15, 2020 in the Galwan river area of the...
The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked heavy disruption in all our lives. The lockdown and its fall out have been massive but India has fought with strength and with a rare show of solidarity. The entire nation has rallied behind each other in tackling the social and economic implications of the pandemic. However, certain people stand...
Seven-year-old Zara Hanifa filed a police complaint against her own father accusing him of failing to provide a TOILET! Read on to learn what happened after she filed the complaint.
Logammal is a positive change maker in the world - an inspiring personality that enables children to take charge of their destiny and realise their dreams. She is a social entrepreneur who works to alleviate social problems through democratic participation of Children of the area. Logammal belongs to Aranvoyal village, about 40km from Chennai in Tiruvallur district. She started a chapter of the Children's Parliament in 2006 to create awareness and inculcate social responsibility among the children of her village.
Perhaps not many people see the value in educating children of sex workers. But thankfully, Prerana did. And thanks to their efforts many of these children have been rehabilitated and now have the choice to pursue a different career path from their parents. Priti established ‘Prerana’ to bring a change in the career choice of the children of sex traffickers. She thinks education will bring all the difference in their lives by setting the chains loose.
Mariyappan‘s life story is one of grit, determination, hard-work and immense self-belief. The 21-year-old para-athlete hails from a small hamlet called Periavadagampatti that is located about 50 km from Salem, Tamil Nadu. While on his way to school one day, at the age of five, a bus ran over his leg and crushed his right...
Malathi is a Divyang player of Basketball. She is a member of the Wheelchair Basketball Federation of India’s Tamil Nadu chapter. She has fought against all odds – poverty, disability and society’s stigma to rise up as a valuable player and has represented the state and country in several tournaments in India and abroad.
They say, it's not the size of the dog in the fight that matters but the size of the fight in the dog that decides the winner. Sumit Mamgain, by that account, was a very big dog when he decided to take on a wild predator to save his cousin from the jaws of death. In 2015, Sumit - a 15 year old from Uttarakhand along with his older cousin Ritesh were grazing cattle in a field. Out of nowhere a leopard pounced on them and attacked Ritesh.
Born (as Pradeep) and brought up in a remote Indian village, Yashini had the passion to become a police officer since she was two years old but life had other plans when she discovered her hormonal changes during her late teens. Right from being abandoned by her family to being pushed into working multiple jobs, she faced day to day difficulties even before she could try to pursue her dream of becoming an IPS Officer. Her determination to achieve her dreams has set an example to the transgender community. Today she is a successful Sub-Inspector who performs her duty and proudly claims to be given the same authority as every other cadet.
Fear cripples people’s minds and blocks creative thinking from finding a solution. Many people freeze during a crisis that sometimes worsens the situation. Ms. Venkatalakshmi’s presence of mind and quick action in the moment of crisis is what marks her out as an individual with exceptional mental strength. S Venkatalakshmi of Trichy, saved her mother and sister from an intruder in their home by being alert and brave.
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