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Rajasthan’s ‘Tree Teacher’ Has Planted Over 4 Lakh Trees to Protect the Thar...
Before dawn breaks and the village comes to life, Rajasthan’s Bheraram Bhakhar wakes up early to enjoy the fresh air while sitting on his charpoy at his farm, surrounded by tall, lush trees. He takes...
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MBA Dropout Earns Rs 13 Lakh/Month By Growing Mushroom Spawns
Born in a Rajasthan village, Shanker Meena spent his childhood playing amid wheat and mustard crops. But as he grew up, he saw his father toil day and night to cultivate those crops that would get...
View ArticleRescued From Slavery by Kailash Satyarthi, This Law Student Now Fights For...
Amar Lal, a 22-year-old, would have never been pursuing his dream career, if not for Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi. A victim of child labour, Amar was rescued by Satyarthi’s Bachpan Bachao Andolan...
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Son of a Tailor, Rajasthan Student Tops Chartered Accountant Exams in First Try
The result of the CA (old syllabus) final exam was announced on Wednesday, 23rd January 2019, by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Surpassing the rest of his peers, 22-year-old...
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20-YO Farmer’s Son Is Using Fruit Peels to Help Rajasthan Beat Water Scarcity!
Devi Lal Gurjar looked across his fields in the village of Kerdi, Rajasthan. Ideally, his maize, barley and mustard crops should have been in full bloom by now. Instead, the scanty rainfall in the past...
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With No Formal Coaching, Tea-Stall Owner’s Son Cracks UPSC in the First Attempt!
The satisfaction of achieving a dream that one has nurtured since childhood is something special. 24-year-old Deshal Dan, the UPSC 2017 topper, experienced this joy when he cleared the examination. His...
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This Jaipur Techie Has Modified 3000+ Cars to Help People with Disabilities...
It was sometime in 1995 that Rajesh Sharma, a mechanic based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, received a very unique request. Sharma was known in the city for the modifications he would make to cars for driving...
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Ex-Investment Banker Starts Farm to Grow Residue-Free Fruits, Now Earns Lakhs...
It is always fascinating and in some ways motivating when you see real life people give up a lifestyle that most people aspire for, in exchange for the hard yards of farming. Natura Farms, the...
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UPSC Results: AIR 4 Shreyans Kumat Shares Tips on Tackling Optional, Interview
With over 10 lakh applicants each year, and only 1000 selections – the UPSC exams can seem like an insurmountable hurdle. But it can be crossed! In ‘UPSC Simplified’, The Better India catches up with...
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How an Accident Inspired This Ex-IAS Officer to Give Free Artificial Limbs to...
Established in in 1975, Jaipur-based non-profit organisation, Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) has, in its 44 years of existence, helped about 18 lakh individuals with varying forms of...
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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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