With yet another Guinness Record, Palak Muchhal’s voice continues to save lives

by Amrita Priya | Nov 24, 2025

(November 24, 2025) If impact could be counted the way likes and followers are, Palak Muchhal’s latest number 3947 would break every chart. The playback singer has recently earned yet another Guinness World Record, not for a musical milestone but for enabling nearly...

Dr Amit Singhal on a mission to transform lives through education

by Charu Thakur | Oct 29, 2024

(October 2, 2024) Dr. Amit Singhal knows the power of education. Growing up in Jhansi, a town in Uttar Pradesh, he saw firsthand how a commitment to learning could transform lives. His great-grandfather was a humble bicycle repairman, who, despite his own limitations,...

Ryuko Hira: Bridging cultures and building legacies between India and Japan

by Charu Thakur | Oct 2, 2024

(October 2, 2024) It was in 2022 that Ryuko Hira found himself accepting the Padma Shri award from the then President of India – Ram Nath Kovind – for his contribution to trade and industry. Having played a pivotal role in India-Japan trade relations, the...

From a gas station to a multi-billion dollar empire: The rise of the Issa brothers

by Darshana Ramdev | Oct 15, 2024

(October 15, 2024) As teenagers, Zuber and Mohsin Issa were helping out at their parents’ petrol station, mopping the floors and cleaning the toilet, when they hit upon their billion-dollar idea. Their story begins in a small home in Blackburn, where they lived...

For your eyes only: Dr GN Rao, the Founder Chairman of LVPEI, gave India a clear vision

by Vikram Sharma | Aug 3, 2023

Dr GN Rao left behind a lucrative practice in the US to return to India and set up the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad. He is now a renowned ophthalmologist in India and abroad. In 2020, Stanford University ranked him among the top two per cent of researchers in...