These seven first-generation farming entrepreneurs believed in revolutionizing agriculture in India. A random discussion on agriculture problems of India ended up in the ground-breaking idea of Bombay Hemp Company. From shattering perceptions to bringing hemp into the mainstream crop market, there is a lot this team has done to innovate in the agriculture sector.

Jaco Swanepoel came to India seven months ago. He has collected some of the finest memories of his life here and has many reasons to love the country unconditionally. Here's the journey of this South African in his own words.

So what defines India? Is it the beautiful culture? The amazing food and mesmerizing locations? Or is it rape? Here is your answer with hard facts and figures.

Here is an opportunity to meet out-of-the-box thinkers, change makers and some of the most interesting and inspirational people from various fields. The Shift Series is bringing some amazing people together.

Basuki Nandan forgot to collect change of Rs. 420 from a bus conductor in Bengaluru. Given the reputation of bus conductors and the advise of everyone around him, he did not have much hope of ever getting it back. Here's what followed.

Nupur Ghuliani left her chartered accountant degree midway and shifted base to a remote village in Rajasthan where she is making biomass briquettes to provide the villagers with an alternative, cost-effective and eco-friendly fuel. Know more about why and how she took the plunge.

The second largest green cover in Mumbai needs your help. It'll soon be cleared to make way for a metro car shed and other commercial activities. Here's how you can play your part in saving the green cover of Aarey Milk Colony by - just sending a rakhi!

Newly-wed young Priyanka Bharti brought about a social revolution by standing up to her husband’s family when they asked her to defecate in the open. And with this, she started a movement to ensure proper sanitation facilities for women in her village and nearby villages.

Did you ever imagine that the potholes we curse everyday can actually help your car generate energy? Here's how a team of students at MIT managed to do so. Know all about the incredible clean technology from the young team itself.

These daring women of rural India are using community radio as a tool to transform the countryside. From addressing serious issues to reaching out to more women, the radio is a powerful medium to connect with people in the hinterland. This is their story and how they made it possible.

A Delhi-based couple shifted to Kumaon and revived the traditional art of weaving in the most amazing way. The initiative has resulted in a better standard of living, increased income and delayed marriage of girls. Know more!

Unity, persistence, and non-violence are but a few lessons that we can learn from the successful Koel Karo anti-dam protest in Jharkhand. How the people got together and through their non violent protest led to cancellation of a sanctioned dam. Here are the five reasons which resulted in this peaceful victory.

While urban India is talking about the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, rural India is actually seeing it taking place on the ground. What's more - it is students who are leading the movement from the front! The photos below show you one of the biggest sanitation and cleanliness mass awareness programs ever conducted by any government in the world.

These women of rural West Bengal took matters into their own hands and constructed roads to provide accessibility and connectivity to their remote villages. Know more about these amazing ladies and their extraordinary work.

This moving video of a roadside balloon seller who is trying to make ends meet will pull at your heart strings with its simplicity and honesty. In the end, all he expects is not to be treated like a beggar, because he is not one.

WHO declared India as Polio-free in 2014. From the remarkable history of the vaccine's discovery to the 100 percent eradication of the virus in the country, here is the complete story of India's long but successful battle against polio.