Sunita Krishnan
Women's welfare, Hyderabad (South) Taking on trafficking mafia Heads an anti-trafficking group, rescuing women from brothels. Institutionalized an anti-trafficking cell within police stations. Also runs a school for 5000 children of sex workers. |
Swapan Mukherjee
Social Work, West Bengal (East) WB activist turns destitute kids into filmmakers Swapan Mukhopadhay runs a home for destitute children. The home has about 40 kids. Apart from taking care of their basic needs, he even teaches them filmmaking. |
Nishtha Desai
Social Work, Goa. (West) Woman takes on fight against paedophiles in Goa CRG, an NGO in Goa, works to save children from becoming victims of paedophilia. The NGO works with shack and shop owners in Goa, sensitising both kids and their employers |
Dharanidhar Boro
Wildlife conservation, Kaziranga, Assam Forest Ranger doubles Kaziranga rhino numbers Boro and the forest guard in Kaziranga go beyond the call of duty to save the one-horned rhino. Surviving on a meagre pay, the duo have been fighting poachers to save the wild habitat. |
K P Thomas
Sports, Kottayam (South) The 'Master' behind Anju Bobby George's jump start Master, 61, has been the mentor to many of Kerala's star athletes like Anju Bobby George and Shiny Wilson. He also pays for the boarding and lodging of underprivileged souls. 
MC Marykom
Sports, Manipur (East) Boxing champ dreams big A champion boxer of international acclaim, Marykom remains largely unknown in India. But that has not stopped her from starting a training school for aspiring boxers in Manipur on her own. |
Rajpal Singh
Sports, Haryana (North) International shooter helps villagers aim for Olympics He has been mentoring international shooters from Johadi - a small village in UP - for over a decade now. He has produced more than 20 international award-winning shooters. 
Bhagwan Nagargoje
Sports, Sangroli, Maharashtra (West) Coach who put orphans on the right track An ex-Army man, he trains village kids to become national-level marathon runners. The training facilities are spartan, but his regimen and the drive of the children are producing winners. |
N Krishnan
Social Work, Madurai (South) Food for thought: Quitting 5-star job to feed homeless This ex-chef now provides 3 free meals daily to 200 destitutes and homeless people in Madurai. He survives on donations, and makes sure they get the same food that he and his family eat. |
Sharad Sharma
Communication, New Delhi (North) Comic Relief: Animated about change With World Comics India, Sharad has pioneered an easy medium for the poor to communicate on issues neglected by the media. His initiative has given voice to hundreds of people in Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. |
Haneef Lakdawala
Communal Harmony, Ahmedabad (West) Haneef hits communal divide for a six in Naroda Patia From cricket to healthcare, this social worker makes people of different communities come together. In a post riot-torn Ahmedabad, this is difficult work, but Haneefbhai has persevered. |
Reny George
Education, Bangalore (South) Ex-convict now runs home for prisoners' kids Having gone though the stigma of incarceration, he wanted to make sure children of other prisoners did not suffer. |
Abhayanand & Anand Kumar
Education, Patna (East) 2 Patna men make poor IIT students' dream a reality Super 30, a coaching centre set up by Abhay Anand and Anand Kumar, trains poor kids for the IIT-JEE. This year, 28 of them made it to the JEE! |
Armene Modi
Education, Shirur, Maharashtra. (West) Gift of a bike ups literacy levels in Maharashtra village Armene Modi set up a foundation that provides bicycles to girls in a village where the school is a distance away. This has resulted in more than 450 girls getting an education. |
Sonam Wangchuk
Education, Ladakh (North) Meet Ladakh's man of hope By introducing educational reforms in government-run schools, Sonam Wangchuk is encouraging communities to reinforce the cultural identity of minority ethnic groups that live along the northern border of India. |
D Ashish
Public Service, Kolkata (East) Kolkata man has a pill for City of Joy's ailments Ashish set up a medicine bank for the city's poor. Dedicated volunteers collect spare medicines from homes and dispense them to the poor and needy who cannot afford them. |
Dr Subroto Das
Public Safety, Ahmedabad. (West) 'SOS angel' for road accident victims After surviving a car crash, Dr. Subroto Das set up an NGO that works with existing resources to optimise medical response to road accident victims on highways. His model is already being adopted in other parts of India. |
Ahmed Khan
Environment/ Technology, Bangalore (South) Bangalore activist on the road to plastic success story Ahmed Khan figured out a way to use waste plastic in road construction, thereby reducing the ecological impact of plastic and making better roads. |
Jai Prakash Dabral
Environment, Uttaranchal (North) Man fights timber mafia, saves 90,000 trees He is now working with various organisations to help the govt formulate guidelines for laying down transmission lines in the Himalayan sub-region. He told openly that the timber mafia are people of high contacts and that they manage to buy law, and appealed ministers to open eyes. |
Chewang Norphel
Water Harvesting, Ladakh (North) 'Glacier man' gets water to Ladakh dry lands This retired civil engineer figured out a way to build artificial glaciers in Ladakh. Through this ingenious technique, the water woes of many villages in Ladakh have been eased. |
Dr Prabhakar
Environment/ Technology, Bangalore (South) Prof returns from US to shape future of poor Keralites He quit the US to start micro-credit in Mohd. Yunus' Grameen Bank model. Loans are given without collateral to women, with 100% pay back rate. |
Dr. Anil Joshi
Rural Development, Uttaranchal (North) Prof 'invents' wheel to generate hydro-electricity Set up water mills in the hills of Dehradun to generate renewable energy. He has electrified more than 1000 villages in the Himalayan region with simple technology innovation. |
Deep Joshi
Rural Development, Jharkhand (East) They left the good life to make others' better Deep Joshi's NGO, Pradaan, recruits graduates from India's premiere institutes and gets them to work in rural areas for the under privileged. |
Sushma Iyengar
Rural Development, Kutch, Gujarat (West) Woman empowers Kutch artists She started the Kutch Mahila Vikas Sanghtan to improve the lot of women in Kutch. From reproductive rights to elevating women from wage earners to skilled entrepreneurs, she has made a difference to many lives. |
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