Rural women from 437 SHGs in 129 villages of Madhya Pradesh have excelled urban feminists in gaining empowerment on their own. Pamela Philipose tracks the change they brought to their lives
 

The Odisha government’s order last year directing the anganwadis to procure locally available lentils and vegetables has triggered an economic boom in villages, reports Richard Mahapatra

Bihar, the state that was once synonymous with anarchy, has changed, thanks to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Now, 88 per cent of the people are satisfied with the regime, says Sanjay Upadhyay

Two management graduates in Mumbai launched ‘Cycle Chalao!’ and changed the way students went to college. Latha Suresh profiles Raj Janagam and Jui Gangan, experts in Bicycle Sharing Systems

A panchayat in Kerala has asked its people not to take unemployment dole but take up work for making the village self-sufficient. M Rajasekhara Panicker reports from Thalayazham in Vaikom

Vandana Suryawanshi, who teaches biology and earth sciences in a Pune school, becomes the first foreign teacher to be chosen for a prestigious US space programme

The full text of the citation awarded to The Weekend Leader Person of the Year 2011, V Venkatraman, who was honoured at a function held at VIT Chennai on 23 January 2012

The Weekend Leader took its mission of making role models of unsung heroes to the portals of VIT Chennai, where 'The Weekend Leader Person of Year 2011’ was honoured with the award and citation

The once - parched district of Dewas in MP has turned fertile with agriculture thriving, and buffaloes yielding more milk, after people started digging ponds everywhere, says Aparna Pallavi

In an island village of Chilika Lake, women have become financially independent by taking up crab cultivation, thanks to an initiative by a UK-based NGO ‘Jeevika,’ says Candace Rose Rardon
 

Narrating a few success stories, Arindam Chaudhuri and A Sandeep tell us why we should not give up even if we fail repeatedly in our efforts. For, as they say, losers will rule this century

Kalpana Saroj, one among the successful Dalit women entrepreneurs that Mauli Buch met in Mumbai, once worked for a daily wage of Rs 2, but now heads a Rs 3000 crore business enterprise 

One ambition that is common to everyone is ‘to be successful’, says Roopleen Prasad, author of the book, ‘Principles of Success’. In an interview to Faraaz Kazi, she says ‘follow your heart’

As a child, Jyoti led protests at her orphanage when the quality of food and clothes dipped. Now, the 45-year-old MLA raises her voice against all forms of injustice, says Swapna Majumdar

Being on TV every night, grilling top politicians, and hobnobbing with the rich and the famous may seem glamorous, but Nidhi Razdan reveals the hard work her strenuous job demands