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How Ramon Magsaysay award winner, Padma Shri Nileema Mishra is transforming lives in more than 200 villages

by Amrita Priya | Sep 25, 2022

(September 25, 2022) When Nileema was thirteen, she made up her mind to never marry so that she can devote her entire life helping the poor. At that time, her school teacher father, and homemaker mother thought that it was just a kid’s dreamy plan. But little did...

Cycle Didi pedals to empower: Sudha Varghese has been working for the Musahars for over 50 years

by Amrita Priya | Apr 8, 2022

(April 8, 2022) Gingerly, she lifted one leg onto her bicycle. Haltingly, she pedalled. All she knew around 50 years ago was she was here to serve and help the downtrodden – and Sudha Varghese went about it with dedication. Soon the “Cycle Didi” was a welcome face...