B D Sharma was chosen by Maoists of Chhattisgarh to negotiate the release of Sukma collector, Alex Paul Menon. Why the 81-year-old former IAS officer? Onkareshwar Pandey finds out from him

River lifeguard Satish Chandra is like Mitch Buchannon, the popular lifeguard from American TV show ‘Baywatch’, but recognition eludes him even after he has saved 50 lives in 33 years

Anand Kumar’s Super 30 initiative for poor students continues to taste success as 27 of its 30 students including children of a daily wage labourer and a truck mechanic get into IIT this year

Jaya Devi is not just a courageous woman who fought caste oppression in her village in Bihar but one who turned 5000 acres of barren land into a fertile green belt, bringing prosperity and empowerment to people, says Kavita Kanan Chandra
 

He was transferred 11 times in 12 years. But P Manivannan, a bold and upright IAS officer who dared to install a CCTV camera in his chamber and beamed the footage live on internet, remains unfazed, says D Narasimhamurthy

A new book by journalist Blaine Harden narrates the story of a prisoner who escaped from an electric-fenced concentration camp in N Korea using his dead friend Park’s body as a human shield

Giving up a promising career in film acting, Pabitra Rabha is out to help short statured people of Assam gain dignity in life. Kavita Kanan Chandra reports on the project that envisages special houses and facilities for honing acting skills

A bold documentary by an Emirati filmmaker exposes the lifestyle of the rich in UAE who are keeping wild animals like lions, tigers and cheetahs as pets in their homes, says Malavika Vettath

Taking up the cause of voiceless women and children affected in the Gujarat riots of 2002, seven women fought for justice, imperiling their own safety, security and even reputation. Humra Quraishi recalls the10 year war waged by activists

A 10-year-old Indian boy in the United Arab Emirates is doing his bit to save the environment. Every day, he makes bags from old newspapers and distributes them to supermarkets and malls

University VC moved by a young cancer patient’s desire to learn plans to launch short-term vocational courses like photography, animation and painting at a cancer hospital in Mumbai

Snow galleries that would divert avalanches will make motoring safe on the road leading to the horseshoe-shaped Rohtang tunnel, being built by the Border Roads Organisation, says Vishal Gulati
 

Home of Hope, which cares for about 15 HIV positive children in Chennai, is supported by close friends, donors, and few corporate bodies, says Mohan Daniel speaking to Shanmuga Priya R

The Azim Premji Trust of philanthropist and Wipro founder chairman Azim Premji will sell 35 million shares valued at Rs.1,530 crore to fund educational activities of the Azim Premji Foundation

An IITian, who prepared for primary class exams in the light of a kerosene lamp, is back in his village to help Bihar regain its ancient glory of Nalanda days. Kavita Kanan Chandra speaks to Chandrakant Singh, who has ushered in a revolution