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Contracted polio when he was eight months old But Won  a silver medal in power lifting at the Commonwealth Games 2014: Rajinder Singh Rahelu contracted polio when he was eight months old. Since then, he has not been able to walk. But he did not let his disability come in between him and his dreams. Rahelu decided to discontinue his studies after completing high school. In 1996, a little encouragement from his powerlifter friend motivated Rahelu to pursue a career in this sport. He started by lifting a weight of 75 kgs but rigorous training and motivation made him strong enough to lift a weight of 115 kgs within six months. He continued to practice, and today, he has created history after winning a silver medal in powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2014. He continued to practice, and today, he has created history after winning a silver medal in powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2014.   C an you imagine someone whose legs are affected by polio participating i...

Being Thrown Off A Train Did Not Stop Her From Climbing Mount Everest, With An Artificial Leg:  Arunima Sinha Arunima Sinha lost her leg when some robbers pushed her out of a moving train. Two years later, she became the first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest. She disliked the look of pity and sympathy in everyone’s eyes and did not want to be looked upon as a handicapped person. She has proved that a strong determination and will is far more important than a strong body. Even with a prosthetic leg, she overcame her challenges and made history. From battling the difficult days in the hospital to chasing her dreams of scaling the highest peak, Sinha’s story is all about courage, passion, dedication and respect.  A runima Sinha, a former national level volleyball player from Uttar Pradesh, lost her leg three years ago when some burglars demanded her gold chain, and on her refusal, pushed her out of the moving train. She was hit by a passing train and suffered sev...

India’s Only Man-Made Sanctuary – A Green Dream That Took 15 Years To Sprout: Read how one man’s vision and perseverance led to the creation on India’s only man-made sanctuary. It took 15 years of convincing villagers and enlisting their participation, but the beautiful forest is now replete with fauna and flora. Although the man is no longer among us, his legacy still exists for all to see, appreciate and enjoy. Truly, a life well spent! When a journalist named D. M. Mohite visited the famed Tadoba sanctuary in 1970, he was amazed by the way this forest was being nurtured and protected. And he sadly remembered how an entire forest in his native village of Devrashtra in Sangli was being destroyed by the wanton felling of trees and the insatiable grazing of cattle. Instantly he saw a vision of the dry mountain slopes in his village being nursed back into the green of health. But it took him 15 tenacious years to convince the villagers and the powers-that-be to actually do it. This...

From A Manual Scavenger To A Padma Shri Awardee : Usha Chaumar Once a manual scavenger, Usha Chaumar from Alwar has won the Padma Shri award this year, inspiring one and all with her journey full of adversity, where she emerged as a winner. Speaking to reporters, Usha Chaumar, one of the winners of country's fourth-highest civilian award, said, "There is a drastic change in my life. Earlier, I used to work as a manual scavenger. It was Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh International, who helped me in coming out of that work." Usha Chaumar, who now works as the President of Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, has been honoured for her outstanding service in social work. Talking about her journey, Usha Chaumar said, "I never thought that I would ever be able to leave the work of manual scavenging, but Dr Pathak made that happen for me. I left manual scavenging in 2003". "I met Prime Minister Narendra Modi four times and I have also...

The Green Man of India- Himmata Ram Bhambhu: Himmata Ram Bhambhu  is a social worker, nature lover, conservationist and environmentalist from Nagaur  district in Rajasthan . He has been awarded with Padmashri  on Republic-day 26 January 2020 by the President of India. He may be contacted at Phone No:01582-243490, Mobile No. 9414241601.  He was born at village Sukhwasi  in  Nagaur  district in Rajasthan  on 14.2.1956.  His father's name is Shri Chatara Ram Bhambhu and mother Smt Madi Devi Godara  from village Gudha Bhagwandas  ( Nagaur  district in Rajasthan ).  He did his Primary education from school in his own village  Sukhwasi  in  Nagaur  district. He passed 6th standard from middle school Gogelao  but could not continue his education due to adverse family conditions. He has been involved in Planting and preserving trees and motivating people for nature conservation in forest deficit distri...

Sarpanch, who transformed village wins :Padma Shri Popatrao Baguji Pawar, (born 1960) is farmer sarpanch of Hiware Bazar panchayat in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra India, has won Padma Shri in 2020 Government of India Honour. He was the only post graduate in the village. Pawar also serves as the Executive Director of Maharashtra state government’s Model Village programme. He is credited to have transformed it from an impoverished village into a model of development that the government of Maharashtra wishes to implement across the state. Pawar led Hiware Bazar’s transformation from a drought- prone village to a green and prosperous model village, thus successfully reproducing Anna Hazare’s Ralegaon Siddhi model of village development. He featured in an India Today cover story as the person who demonstrated how rural water resources could be revived. The Hiware bazare gram panchayat, with Pawar as its sarpanch, won the first National Award for community led water conservatio...

He is 99, Fought the British, Served the Poor & Has Just Won the Padma Shri : Sudhanshu Biswas This 99-year old freedom fighter takes words like ‘compassion’ to another level. His love for the country and fellow human beings touches the heart of anyone who meets him.  After fighting for freedom of the country in his youth, he chose to settle down in a remote village in his after-years.  Dedicating his life to children in need and their education, he runs Sri Ramakrisha Sevashram (SRKS). Even at this ripe age, his energy, enthusiasm, dedication and passion is commendable. Biswas sets an example of how age is just a number and does not matter if your intentions are pure. Visit his ashram to know how inspiring this person is. Such people make us think deeply on what it is that makes heroes –  ordinary men and women who make extraordinary sacrifices so that others around them can live better. Whether through love for his country or love for his fellow human being...

What This Lady Has Done For Over 10000 Slum Children Has An Important Lesson For All Of Us :  Beena Rao She has taken her profession to another level. Beena Rao, who has been teaching slum children for free in Surat, Gujarat, has benefited over 10,000 students so far, working with volunteers across the city. The curriculum lays emphasis on a holistic education by including discipline, yoga, mannerisms, and other aspects which are often neglected by the government schools. And all of this is free of cost for the children. We admire her dedication and love towards education.  W e all have a little good in ourselves. Sometimes we just need a little push to put the good into action. An inspirational speech by a celebrity, a meeting with a role model or sometimes just small incidents in our routine lives may ignite the fire to bring a change. Inspired by her father, Beena Rao is one such person who is changing the lives of thousands of slum children around her with her s...