Tag: Man
Smashing Stereotypes, This Man Quit His Job For Kathak
Dance has no gender. When Ghaziabad’s Suraj Kumar quit his job to devote his time to Kathak, everyone jeered. Now the same people come to…
The Man Making Manipur Safer for LGBTQ
For Sadam Hanjabam, the founder of Ya_All — an Imphal-based non-profit organisation and the first-of-its-kind queer-youth-led and focused registered network based in the Northeast —…
Love Snowfall? Himachal Man Builds Igloo Village, Boosts Local Livelihoods
Inspired by Eskimos, Vinod Bodh set up the unique Sethan Igloo Village near Manali in Himachal Pradesh. You might label me as a nerdy kid…
Assam Man Scripts Success With Parathas
Trigger warning: Mention of death Every year tens of thousands of young people from Assam leave the comforts of their homes in pursuit of brighter…
Hyderabad Man Serves 10 Million Free Meals To People Outside Govt Hospitals
Hyderabad’s Mohd Sujathullah started Humanity First Foundation to serve free meals to hungry people outside government hospitals. He has since started a Humanity First Hospital…
How This Man Transformed Once-Infamous Village
Almost a decade ago, Bicharpur — a village in the tribal-dominated Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh — was notorious for its rampant production of illicit…
For 12 Years, Chandigarh Man Has Run a Unique ‘Bird Ambulance on Wheels’
On one dark night in 2011, a sweeper was cleaning the streets near the army attachment camp in Punjab’s Ferozepur city. Manjit Singh, a former…
Kashmir Man Turns Ancestral Land into Charming Homestay
On the eastern outskirts of Srinagar, there lies a town where the phrase ‘heaven on earth’ seems almost true. Hailed for its well-manicured lawns sprawling…
Kerala Man Uses Innovative Idea to Remove 650 Kg Plastic Waste
A welder by profession, Binu Punchakkari built a boat and a crane for picking up waste from the Vellayani lake, and an electric bush cutter…
‘I Lost 40% Lung Capacity, But Play 45 Instruments’: Meet ‘One Man Band’
Mumbai’s Gladson Peter, more popularly known as the ‘One Man Band’, overcame depression and lung problems to become a musician. Today, he can sing and…