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Battling All Odds to Fulfill Parents’ Dream, 2 Sons of Rajasthan Tailor Crack...
It is a human tendency to seek inspiration and motivation from others to keep renewing our resolve to achieve our goals. For millions of civil service aspirants, there can be no greater inspiration...
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Using Tech, 26-YO Jodhpur Man Helps Govt Solve 180+ Civic Complaints On Time!
While many of us are busy catching up with the latest episode of a Netflix series on the weekends, 26-year-old Jodhpur resident Pratyush Joshi utilises his time in a far better manner. Joshi, who works...
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78-YO Rajasthan Professor’s ‘Superfood’ Farms Have Empowered Local Women...
Spirulina, a green superfood, loves only 30 degrees! Exclaiming this vital piece of information, Pushpa Srivastav, a retired professor from University of Rajasthan, reminisces about her Botany lecture...
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The 70+ Irish ‘Pagal Saab’ Cleaning Jodhpur’s Historic Stepwells For 5 Years!
Caron Rawnsley, a French-born Irishman in his early 70s, has spent the past five years cleaning Jodhpur’s famed stepwells, locally known as ‘bawaris,’ ‘jhalaras’ (square-shaped open stepwells with...
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Inspired by Super 30, Rajasthan Doc Provides Free NEET Coaching to Poor Students
“There is an ulterior motive to let the poor remain poor,” says Dr Bharat Saran, as we begin our conversation. Founder of an initiative called ‘50 Villagers Seva Sansthan’ in Barmer, Rajasthan, set up...
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26-YO IAS Topper Fights Child Marriage, Revamps Education In Rajasthan’s...
An oath-taking ceremony in the Badnor panchayat of Bhilwara district, Rajasthan, saw several children and their parents making a few solemn promises in front of their respective places of worship. “I...
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Dreams Don’t Have Deadlines: Farmer’s Son Cracks NEET After 4 Failed Attempts!
On June 5, celebrations in Dedawas ka Goliya, a remote village in Barmer district of Rajasthan, refused to die down even as the day ended. Neighbours and relatives flocked Naringaramji Patel’s house...
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A Legend in Jaipur, 94-YO Chaiwala Feeds 200 Beggars For Free Every Day!
Every morning, he wakes up at 3, gets ready, and heads to his store. Cutting through the overwhelming line of morning customers, he rolls up the shutters and begins the preparations. By 4.30 am, his...
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Rajasthan Makes Planting Trees, Digging Ponds Compulsory For Engineering...
The country is losing its green cover at a rapid rate. But that is nothing new. What matters are the proactive people and the government policies conducive to bring a massive change in the dark...
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These Low-Cost Eco-friendly Rajasthani Homes Can Survive Floods & Earthquakes!
A few drops of rain and Barmer, a drought-affected district in Rajasthan, rejoices. However, in 2006, a flash flood turned their joy into misery instead and rendered hundreds of villagers homeless in...
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Can a Tree Grow with Just 1 Litre of Water? This 68-YO Farmer Has Grown 50,000!
If I were to tell you that only one litre of water is needed to grow a tree, you would possibly react in three different ways—assume I have gone berserk, wonder if I am watering the tree secretly, and...
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School Dropout Invents ‘Chauka System’, Makes His Village Self-sufficient in...
The year was 1977. Laporiya, a remote village in Rajasthan, was experiencing its worst drought, leaving its farmers unemployed. Eventually, the situation worsened to the extent that it started to...
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3 Friends Collect Old Jeans, Upcycle Them Into Bags & Slippers For 1200 Needy...
Did you know that manufacturing one pair of jeans, takes up around 8,000 litres of water? Every year millions of pairs are discarded by households across India and taking into account the country’s...
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India’s Last Inhabited Fortress in Rajasthan has 4000 People Living Rent-Free...
Once upon a time, there lived a group of benevolent kings in a ‘Golden City’ who were so impressed by the services of their subjects, that they decided to gift a 1,500 feet long fort to them. For the...
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25 Kg Cauliflowers, 3-Ft Brinjals & Padma Shri: This 72-YO Farmer is Truly...
Earlier this year, Jagdish Parikh, an organic farmer, was toiling under the sun, when he received a call from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, informing him that he had won the Padma Shri, India’s...
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Rajasthan Tractor Driver Turns Organic Farmer in The Thar Desert, Earns 50%...
It’s almost winter in India, and yet the daytime temperature continues to soar in the border village of Bajju in Rajasthan. Located in the arid Thar Desert, this little hamlet remains sparsely...
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Once He Wished To Be a Teacher. Today Rajasthan Cop Teaches 500 Slum Kids for...
Like many kids her age, Laxmi, a student of Class 9 in Rajasthan’s Churu village wants to become a cop when she grows up. Unlike most of them, it is because she is determined to ensure that others do...
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With Batteries That Last Twice As Long, Jaipur Startup Launches Unique E-Scooter
Nearly all electric scooters in India run on traditional lithium-ion or lead-acid batteries. But not the BattRE electric scooter. Manufactured by BattRE Electric Mobility, a Jaipur-based electric...
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Rajasthan Farmer Grows Sweet Success From Lemons, Reaps Healthy Profits in 2...
“Farming is not rocket science, anyone can do it,” suggests Abhishek Jain, as he narrates his farming journey. Passionate about eating natural and healthy food? Check out organic seeds here. “You just...
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Rajasthan Farmer Switches to Organic, Wins Padma Shri and Customers From 28...
“Maine neki kiya aur dariya mein daal diya (I did a good deed and kept it to myself). Padma Shri came as a pleasant surprise. I never expected anything in return, but the prestigious award is a...
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