Hundreds of ‘Jhumia’ farmers in Tirupura saw their income expanding, not like, but because of rubber. Sujit Chakraborty explains how rubber cultivation by tribals ushered in an economic boom 

Kanjikuzhy near Alleppey offers a surprise to Syeda Hameed and Gunjan Veda, who learn how women have turned the once famine-hit panchayat into a prosperous region. It is Panchayati Raj system that has empowered women really, not symbolically

US-based vocal coach Jaime Vendera can break wine glasses just by screaming at them at the top of his voice, and it is a skill he cultivated through years of hard work, says Priyanka Sharma

For many women in the obscure town of Wai, 160 km from Mumbai, it came calling, offering a career outside the farmlands. Suchismita Pai tells us how Samwadini Call Centre changed many lives

She has conquered the seven seas, crossed the Arctic and set to swim the Antarctic. Now 22, she wants to be the youngest to make a splash in all five oceans. Rakesh Kumar meets Bhakti Sharma

When a diplomat's daughter Anouradha Bakshi wanted to take education to the slums in Delhi, there was stiff opposition from all. Roohi Saluja Sehgal finds out how she overcame the obstacles

India’s rising badminton star P V Sindhu records biggest win of her career beating London Olympics gold medalist Li Xuerui of China to enter the semifinals of the China Masters Superseries

When Nivedita Choudhary scaled Mount Everest, she was the first woman air force officer and first woman from Rajasthan to reach the peak. Yet she has more adventure plans, says Rakesh Kumar

After two years in hospital, Navin Gulia was confined to a wheel chair. He lost his job but not confidence. ‘Whatever comes my way, I try to look at it from a positive perspective’, he says

‘Before the organisation could make radical changes, I had to change my own mindset’, says Anu Aga reflecting on the challenges she faced two years after taking charge of family firm, Thermax

As an IPS officer, Y P Singh faced witch hunt. Then as a lawyer, the going was not easy. But he persevered and triumphed. He has also written two books, one of them churned into a Hindi film

A well-known name and face in Tamil journalism, R R Gopal, founded amidst great challenges ‘Nakkheeran’, the magazine that showed to the world the real face of forest brigand Veerappan

Marking the second anniversary of this portal started with a mandate to give positive news a push, its founder editor   P C Vinoj Kumar looks back at the struggles and triumphs to find out that team work is the key for any venture to succeed

After winning reality show ‘Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 2’ and a cash prize of Rs.10,00,000, 13-year-old Faisal Khan, son of an autorickshaw driver, is nurturing Bollywood dreams

Chennai based architect and member of the World Economic Forum's Design Innovation Council Sheila Sri Prakash will be participating in the Global Business Summit on Infrastructure in London