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Wonder woman of India

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Wonder woman of India

ISP Delhi Bureau She is probably the only woman commando trainer in the country. Meet Dr Seema Rao who is an inspiration to crores of women globally. She is breaking the glass ceiling as she coaches elite forces and shatters stereotypes. She stands shoulder to shoulder with Indian elite army personnel and wins their respect. […]

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Showing the natural way

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Showing the natural way

ISP Raipur Bureau The humble cow has been a revered and highly appreciated animal in Indian tradition. It has found place in religious texts and even in sacred ceremonies. Historically, the viability of breeding a cow has been a factor of the milk it fetched for the farmer. Beyond the milk, the urban millenia has […]

A Journey of Wanderlust Like No Other

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A Journey of Wanderlust Like No Other

Travel the world while you can, for life will not come this way again. And if life does continue, this youth certainly won't. This timeless couplet by Khwaja Mir Dard became the guiding philosophy for a remarkable couple featured in today's India Story Project. Inspired by these words, they chose to embrace life as true wanderers. They didn't just make travelling a hobby... they made it their way of life.

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Creating value from trash

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Creating value from trash

ISP Mumbai Bureau Do you see utility furniture in the scores of tetra packs that we throw away after use. Well, one bright lady from Mahim in Mumbai has found value in everything that we discard and has garnered global acclaim for her successful experiment in converting thrown away used tetra packs into school benches […]

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Son of Walur

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Son of Walur

ISP Srinagar Bureau He was only eight years old when his father Muhammed Ramzan passed away. Son of a waste collector in Kashmir’s Bandipora district, Bilal Dar saw his father struggling to make ends meet for the family which consisted of three children. But tough times did not deter him from doing what he loved […]

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Preserver of Indian folk

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Preserver of Indian folk

ISP Kolkata Bureau He is 102 years old and is aptly called by the media as a living legend. Mangala Kanti Roy, the renowned Sarinda player from West Bengal is in news for he has been conferred with Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award this year in the Art (Folk Music) category. Talking to media […]

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Rangamma Was One — A Story of Extraordinary Courage

The inspiring journey of Rangamma, an unsung warrior who stood tall against all odds.

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Voices of Grassroots Resilience Across Rural India

Ground coverage capturing the quiet revolutions transforming village economies.

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Story of a Doctor Who Became the Messiah

How a selfless physician dedicated his life to treating rural communities for free.

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Try to Give Wings to Dreams

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Try to Give Wings to Dreams

Try to Give Wings to Dreams — Documenting grassroots stories and unsung heroes across India.

True Soldier Who Walks the Path of Truth

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True Soldier Who Walks the Path of Truth

True Soldier Who Walks the Path of Truth — Documenting grassroots stories and unsung heroes across India.

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Transforming parched villages

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Transforming parched villages

ISP Pune Bureau India is faced with climate change vulnerability impacting socio-economic development of the country. We are fast approaching a huge water crisis. Indian cities are already feeling the heat and running out of water. Both surface and groundwater resources are fast depleting. With just 4 percent of the world’s water resources available India […]

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Transformational Yoga experience of a kid

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Transformational Yoga experience of a kid

ISP Bangalore Bureau Can Yoga transform you from a dull and good-for-nothing person to a mentor and an inspiring personality. Well, the experience of Yashwanth Reddy of Bangalore is a testimony to the transformational and curative side of the age-old practices of Yoga. He was once called a disruptive and non-attentive student with a high […]

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Plastic, once the world's most revolutionary invention, is now becoming a source of pollution, waste, and destruction. While most of the items we use today are made of plastic, efforts are simultaneously underway to find ways to eliminate it. Regarding single-use plastic, many countries—including India—[…]

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Try to Harmonize with Nature

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Try to Harmonize with Nature

Try to Harmonize with Nature — Documenting grassroots stories and unsung heroes across India.

Trying to Keep My Mind

Priya Sharma•3 min read

Trying to Keep My Mind

Trying to Keep My Mind — Documenting grassroots stories and unsung heroes across India.

Trying to Reshape Education

Kavita Rao•3 min read

Trying to Reshape Education

Trying to Reshape Education — Documenting grassroots stories and unsung heroes across India.

Turning village into a live classroom

Ananya Nair•3 min read

Turning village into a live classroom

ISP Jaipur Bureau Meandering roads through the hilly terrain takes one to Mendiya Dindore village amid the Aravali ranges. Situated twenty-five kilometres away from the district headquarters of Banswara in Rajasthan, the village which is part of the Virpur panchayat has a population of around 250 people. The village is unique for its distinct experiment […]

Understanding the Sun

Aditi Sen•3 min read

Understanding the Sun

ISP Delhi Bureau An Astrophysicist from Golaghat in Assam is doing something unique which shall impact the health of our planet. Dr. Sudeshna Boro Saikia investigates the qualities of the Sun, the star which makes Earth livable and is the source of energy for the creatures. She is documenting the features which make Sun different […]

Uniformed Guruji

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Uniformed Guruji

Uniformed Guruji — Documenting grassroots stories and unsung heroes across India.

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Success with Perseverance

Vikram Malhotra•3 min read

Success with Perseverance

ISP Delhi Bureau He got orphaned early in life and the future looked gloomy to him. But destiny had great things in store for him. He rose to become a decorated Army officer and today he is inspiring millions of young minds with his talks and life skill training. Captain Rakesh Walia is a name […]

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Studying Soil Stability

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Studying Soil Stability

ISP Kolkata Bureau Researchers on soil and its ecosystem relationship are rare and to have one such budding scientist in the north-east of India is a pride for the nation. Media lovingly calls him the researcher of trees, land and soil in Mizoram. Government of India’s INSPIRE fellowship awarded Dr Subhasish Das is a young […]

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An inspiring athlete like none

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An inspiring athlete like none

ISP Delhi Bureau She is a 94-year-old grandma who prefers chapati, dal and regular exercise as a routine and she has proved that age is only a number. She is Bhagwani Devi Dagar, who groomed herself to become a record-breaking athlete in just 6 months at a ripe age when most people either are bedridden […]

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Guardian of Himalayas

Priya Sharma•3 min read

Guardian of Himalayas

ISP Delhi Bureau What do you do when you see something going wrong? Comment on it and move away? Pradeep and his friends were also faced with the same situation when they saw popular tourist spots in the Himalayas littered with garbage and the mountains looking helpless. They decided not to just comment but to […]

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