Achiever  

The son of a street vendor had got an admission in the Civil Engineering Department at IIT Delhi. But his interests lay somewhere else, and he gave up his seat to pursue a Computer Science programme at DTU, Delhi. The finances pose a problem, but Balwant Singh is determined to provide his son with the best education.

After suffering from years of oppression at her in-laws’ house, Farmani decided to change for the better. Her one decision invited a hundred opportunities and today she is a singing star and an inspiration for everyone. She participated in the reality show ‘Indian Idol’ and has also shared the stage with Kumar Sanu.

Retired IAS officer Ajay Shankar Pandey organized the campaign ‘Sadbhawna Gram Yojana’ to establish and maintain harmony in the villages during and after the elections. The winning and losing candidates join hands together and vow to work with the sole aim of developing their villages.

Yashi is here to inspire all the students who feel disappointed with their failures. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at an early age but despite that she remained committed to her studies. Recently, Yashi secured a place in the merit list of NEET exams in her very first attempt.

Jharkhand’s Kamdev Pan received his education from local villages and colleges. Despite that, his fascination with science and technology inspired him to launch his own brand of e-bikes. He manufactures e-bikes and sells them all over the country. Currently, he is working on his dream project of building a drone car.

A home that values environment, prospers and flourishes. Lucknow’s VK Pandey cultivates vegetables in pots that are placed all over his two storeyed building. When the prices of tomatoes surged, he increased his production and distributed his home-grown tomatoes to his relatives and neighbours.

Some thirty years ago, Sheikh Abdullah had to shut down his dairy due to new government rules. He looked for new occupations and decided to become a farmer. He started cultivating tomatoes and observing good profits with the sales, educated other farmers about it. At present, Patal Ganga Market is popular for its production of excellent quality of tomatoes and chillies.

India is full of innovative stories of inventions and discoveries. In this one, Lucknow’s Shailendra Singh has invented a model that produces electricity with the help of labour of the bulls. His enterprise is called ‘Nandi Rath’ and it currently produces 5 kilowatts of electricity in one hour for personal purposes.

Chhattisgarh’s Chitrasen Sahu was working as a civil engineer when an accident changed his entire life. He became depressed with his situation then the life story of Arunima Sinha inspired him. He has achieved a remarkable feat by conquering the highest peaks on four continents of the world with prosthetic legs.

Colonel Vembu Shankar retired from his 20 years of service to run his campaign ‘Project Sambandh’, where he works to establish a connection between the families of the martyrs and the government. Many families continue to live in poverty as they are not aware about the government schemes that are there specifically for them. Colonel Shankar wishes to spread an awareness regarding the same.

Yuvraj Pawar from Ahmednagar builds vintage cars and farming machinery for a living. He is popular in different states for his production of electric vintage cars. He makes these cars on orders and has so far sold almost 50 cars.

At an age, when Bihar’s Hariom Narayan should have been having fun with his friends at college, he prefers to devote his entire time to the rescue of snakes. He is only 19 but has rescued more than 4000 snakes so far. He has been bitten by snakes multiple times, but that does not deter his will to carry out his responsibilities. He is called the Snake Man of Bihar.

Nagpur’s Pramod Gautam quit from his high-paying job and decided to become a farmer instead. He cultivates groundnut, turmeric, pulses, orange, guava, lemon and much more. He is considered as one of the successful farmers of Nagpur. His business has an annual turnover of Rs 1 crore.

Mumbai’s Sachin Shigwan has made solar energy available to over 550 villages of 10 states. He is known as the ‘Solar Man of India’ who has installed water pumps, streetlights, and water filters in the villages. Solar energy does not only make life easier, but it is positive step towards building a sustainable world.

In 2016, Shazia launched her unconventional business of shoe laundry. She struggled to grow her business in the initial days, but now the turnover of her company is Rs 50 lakh. She is working towards the expansion of her business to other cities.