India’s Mango Man has Grown 300+ varieties of Mango on One Tree!

Meet Padmashri awardee Haji Kaleem Ullah Khan who has a profound love for mango cultivation. His 14-acre orchard in Malihabad in Uttar Pradesh is unlike any other in aroma, textures and hues

The Man Who Saved The Lives of 4 Million Farmers

A Padma Shri-winning farmer talks about his almost magical formula to save the Indian farmer

‘A Padma Shri for a farmer? Can you believe it? Who would have ever thought this?’ says 65-year-old Subhas Palekar. But why…

The Girl Who Saved a Fort

Aishwarya Tipnis, the Delhi-based architect, has just picked up UNESCO awards for two of her projects. Here is why she is a name to watch out for in global conservation.

Deaf, mute and magical — This Mumbai restaurant teaches the real power of sign language

Mirchi and Mime, a unique restaurant in the Indian financial capital Mumbai, employs deaf and mute staff for a very different fine dining experience

Meet the Men behind a Miraculous New Discovery against TB!

Two exciting Indian researchers have been able to make the tuberculosis (TB) vaccine 50 times more effective. This, in a sense, revolutionary breakthrough in the battle for that ever elusive thing — one potent vaccine against TB.

Schools — Not Guns — In Bloodsoaked Sukma

In the heart of Maoist-violence torn Chhattisgarh, Ashish and Shalini Shrivastava have started one of the most interesting and courageous education initiatives in India

Raining Pomegranates In One Of India’s Driest Places

Narasimhappa’s pioneering spirit represents the oft-ignored entrepreneurial genius of farmers in rural India

Narasimhappa Muttuluri gets very excited when he starts talking about pomegranates. There are…

The Saviour of Sindhudurg

One Englishman is going to be the key in making sure Sindhudurg, a stunningly beautiful part of Maharashtra, develops in a sustainable, eco-friendly way even as it explores its potential as a major tourist destination

Sikkim Makes Efforts to Save its Future from Teen Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

In this second part of the series with Swaniti Initiative, we explore how the MP of Sikkim, PD Rai, has invested in a peer education model called SAATHI to limit the high rates of alcoholism and drug…

Hoihnu Hauzel — Ambassador of India’s Northeast

(Forty-one-year-old former journalist Hoihnu Hauzel has built the best travel platform to India’s remote and stunningly beautiful northeastern states. She believes, correctly, that these states should no longer suffer from the tyranny of distance…