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Rituparna Neog is a trans woman, storyteller, educator, and gender rights activist dedicated to promoting education and eradicating gender discrimination. She has established two free libraries in her village and has conducted sessions on gender equality in over 40 universities.

Ruma Devi had to discontinue her studies after class 8 due to poverty. Ruma Devi continued the tradition of embroidery that she acquired from her grandmother. Ruma Devi has employed over 22,000 women across 75 villages. Ruma Devi received a special invitation from Harvard University. She engaged in discussions with around a thousand academics, students, and entrepreneurs in America.

Ruma Devi had to discontinue her studies after class 8 due to extreme poverty. She continued the tradition of embroidery that she acquired from her grandmother and established her creative business. Ruma Devi has employed over 22,000 women across 75 villages. She received a special invitation from Harvard University where she engaged in discussions with around a thousand academics, students, and entrepreneurs.

Jharkhand’s Kamdev Pan received his education from local villages and colleges. 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.

Kumar Satyam launched his startup with an aim of providing better internet facilities in the rural areas. Through the use of Digigram platform, various services like e-education, e-health, e-governance, e-commerce can be accessed.

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.

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.

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.

Sudhir Rajput is a software developer. He runs his business in Noida and is also the head of his village. After being elected as the Gram Pradhan, he has campaigned to make his village digitalized by making various services available to the villages. He has set up libraries and computer labs in the village and has introduced a helpline number for the convenience of the villagers.

Lucknow’s Amit Saxena has educated more than 60 thousand women about menstrual hygiene. He distributes free sanitary pads in schools and villages and is known as the Pad Man of Lucknow.

Navalben’s illiteracy is not a disappointment for her. Even her age never restricted her from becoming a businesswoman. She made something happen that most educated people get intimidated by. She started her business by selling milk to local villages and now she earns crores in a year. 

In these five years, Pankaj Mishra and his team of 15000 people have planted more than four lakh saplings in several villages and cities of Uttar Pradesh.

 Built under 'Project Himank', the strategic road which passes through the Umling La Top and connects Chisumle and Demchok villages, is close to the Line of Actual Control.

As India fights the second wave of the pandemic, a few villagers have shown how to remains virus-free