Rural India

He picked up the traditional craft of carpentry at the age of 9. A 75-year-old now, he is still passionate about keeping it alive.

After its success in Bihar, the project has shifted to the hilly areas of Meghalaya and Jammu & Kashmir.

71-year-old Subhash Chitari, from Sawantwadi in Maharashtra, has been making wooden toys for 62 years and is still going strong.

According to a recent report by both government and private organisations, today in rural areas there is more than 96.5% enrollment in primary schools, and all over the country, it’s around 88%.

Read about the fascinating history of every Indian village, all compiled into one book.

A novel initiative providing free Wi-Fi sees the continuation of the long process of bringing rural Karnataka online.

All a phone call takes is 5 minutes of your day, and if those 5 minutes can impact millions of people in India, wouldn’t those be the best 5 minutes of your day!

There are only about 12,000 ophthalmologists in India for its one billion-plus population. That is a massively skewed ratio of one ophthalmologist for every 90,000 people!

Anil runs the centres entirely from his savings and receives help from his former students as well

This unusual yet very effective effort has led to tangible positive changes in the lives of nearly 30,000 people!