RTI activist Shehla Masood, who was found dead in her car in Bhopal, had always been concerned about such killing of whistle blowers, says Kamayani Bali Mahabal, an associate in activism, who vows to move forward and carry on with the work

Baba Seechewal seeks change, not by inciting people to revolt, but by asking them to take care of the environment. Meet the godman who is fighting to save Punjab’s endangered rivers and canals

Saalumarada Timmakka is an extraordinary mother. The 80-year-old has raised 284 banyan trees in Karnataka. Kumar Buradikatti has the story of a childless woman’s dedication to Mother Nature

Six years before the government made Right to Education a law, Uttam Teron implemented it in his Pamohi village in Assam by providing quality education to the Karbi tribe children. Kavita Kanan Chandra traces the growth of Parijat Academy

This is too good to believe! Venkatraman, who runs a small eatery near the Government Hospital in Erode, offers lunch for just Re.1 for attendants of poor patients. Meet the unsung hero

There is nothing as heartless as asking money to issue a death certificate for a farmer committing suicide due to debt. But you need a heart to expose it like Neha Dixit of Headlines Today

For Harish Hande, winner of the prestigious Magsaysay award, bringing light into the lives of the poor through solar power was not that easy. With Kavita Kanan Chandra, he goes down memory lane and also tells about his vision for the future

Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde is a crusader for truth. The man who exposed Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa’s alleged role in the multi-crore mining scam speaks out in an interview

A boy being brutally beaten by police at a railway station inspired Shachi Singh to live for street children. Today she has ensured that the same station is child-labour free, says Tarannum

He shares not just the name with Jayaprakash Narayan but also the Loknayak’s vision. The doctor-turned-bureaucrat-turned-social activist-turned politician is biding his time to capture power. Mahesh Avadhutha profiles the Loksatta founder

For nearly 2 years she was trapped in Mumbai’s notorious Kamathipura red light area. Today, the 34-year-old Chairmaya Tamang is leading a heroic struggle against trafficking in Kathmandu

Justice K Chandru has set an example for the judiciary in many ways. When he walks through the corridors of Madras High Court, liveried, mace holding men do not shoo people, observes N Asokan

ITBP soldiers posted along the India-China border at high altitudes are involved in a number of social projects for the benefit of the local population. Rahul Vaishnavi has the full details

Not too far from the hustle and bustle of Bangalore’s IT hub, there is an abode of peace, providing palliative care to those needing comfort. Marianne de Nazareth visits Karunashraya that has been doing yeoman service for the past 12 years

With the Lokpal bill and Anna Hazare in the news, the role of Lokayukta in Karnataka came under scrutiny. Gauri Lankesh checks out how Justice Santosh Hegde has fared in the past five years