This is a space dedicated to recognizing the Power of One. The innate strength of an individual to make a difference, the often unacknowledged ability of one lone person to set in motion a chain of events that could eventually cause a paradigm shift. This is a space that celebrates Ek Ki Taaqat.
Join us in recognizing, appreciating, and rewarding India’s Silent Heroes- the men and women who toil selflessly and tirelessly for the benefit of their fellow citizens, and for India.
Education
Beena Rao has dedicated her life to giving slum children in Surat, Gujarat, a better future through education. She started out by personally teaching children in small groups; as the number of students grew, she set up a team of volunteers under an initiative named Prayas. Beena Rao and her team have educated over 10,000 slum children. She has developed a holistic curriculum encompassing not just education but also life skills, behavioural skills, yoga and health
Water Conservation
At a time when water bodies and wetlands across India are rapidly disappearing, and water is scarce, Ramveer Tanwar organized Jal Chaupals in his village and worked tirelessly with the villagers and the village children. He successfully revived more than ten dead, polluted water bodies across Uttar Pradesh in just 5 years. In conjunction with the Government, he set up a Groundwater Army to take this movement to other villages.
Protecting the Environment
Chewang Norphel, an engineer from Ladakh, noticed that pollution and global warming were taking a toll on glaciers in the region. This in turn caused acute water shortages because glaciers are the only source of water (especially drinking water) in Ladakh. Norphel did something astounding. In 1987 he created the first artificial glacier in the village of Phuktse Phu solving the water problems for everyone including farmers. He went on to build several more
Rural Development
Moved by the sight of his father toiling in his agricultural fields under the scorching sun using only crude farming implements, Shrawan Bajya turned his passion for machines into a quest to help India’s farmers. With no qualifications in either science or technology, Shrawan went on to indigenously manufacture a range of affordable farming devices that have helped hundreds of farmers. The machines built by him are effective but cost a fraction of what commercially produced machines would cost
Rural Development
Alok Sagar got his PhD from Houston University and taught at IIT, Delhi. In 1982 he resigned from this job, not for a better opportunity but to give up everything to work for the betterment of tribal people in Madhya Pradesh. This man who once taught students like Raghuram Rajan now wears a simple loincloth and crude slippers. He travels on a rickety bicycle. He has worked to preserve the environment for Adivasis and has planted over 50,000 trees in the districts of Betul and Hoshangabad
Education
In Cuttack in the state of Odisha is a nondescript tea stall that stands by the roadside. What makes it so special is that its owner (who also makes and sells the tea) has devoted his life to teaching underprivileged slum children living in the locality. The name of this hero is D. Prakash Rao. He spends a significant part of his meagre earnings to buy books and stationery for his students. He has set up a school called Asha Ashwasan.
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