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Wonder woman of India

Wonder woman of India

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Showing the natural way

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A Journey of Wanderlust Like No Other

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Son of Walur

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Creating value from trash

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Preserver of Indian folk

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Wonder woman of India

By India Story Project•3 min read

Wonder woman of India

ISP Delhi Bureau She is probably the only woman commando trainer in the country. Meet Dr Seema Rao who is an inspiration to crores of women globally. She is breaking the glass ceiling as she coaches elite forces and shatters stereotypes. She stands shoulder to shoulder with Indian elite army personnel and wins their respect. […]

Showing the natural way

By India Story Project•3 min read

Showing the natural way

ISP Raipur Bureau The humble cow has been a revered and highly appreciated animal in Indian tradition. It has found place in religious texts and even in sacred ceremonies. Historically, the viability of breeding a cow has been a factor of the milk it fetched for the farmer. Beyond the milk, the urban millenia has […]

A Journey of Wanderlust Like No Other

By India Story Project•3 min read

A Journey of Wanderlust Like No Other

Travel the world while you can, for life will not come this way again. And if life does continue, this youth certainly won't. This timeless couplet by Khwaja Mir Dard became the guiding philosophy for a remarkable couple featured in today's India Story Project. Inspired by these words, they chose to embrace life as true wanderers. They didn't just make travelling a hobby... they made it their way of life.

Jammu and Kashmir

Son of Walur

By India Story Project•3 min read

Son of Walur

ISP Srinagar Bureau He was only eight years old when his father Muhammed Ramzan passed away. Son of a waste collector in Kashmir’s Bandipora district, Bilal Dar saw his father struggling to make ends meet for the family which consisted of three children. But tough times did not deter him from doing what he loved […]

Creating value from trash

By India Story Project•3 min read

Creating value from trash

ISP Mumbai Bureau Do you see utility furniture in the scores of tetra packs that we throw away after use. Well, one bright lady from Mahim in Mumbai has found value in everything that we discard and has garnered global acclaim for her successful experiment in converting thrown away used tetra packs into school benches […]

Preserver of Indian folk

By India Story Project•3 min read

Preserver of Indian folk

ISP Kolkata Bureau He is 102 years old and is aptly called by the media as a living legend. Mangala Kanti Roy, the renowned Sarinda player from West Bengal is in news for he has been conferred with Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award this year in the Art (Folk Music) category. Talking to media […]