Mandsaur: Dr Anil Joshi has been changing the landscape of Madhya Pradesh by collecting Re 1 from each villager, and with the money pooled, he builds check dams. In a region parched by drought, Dr Joshi's intervention is bringing about a green revolution. "I decided to collect just Re 1 from each person. I was sure I could raise a sum of Rs 1 lakh," Anil said. Mandsaur, a small...
11:33 AM, Aug 04, 2011
Varanasi: Minor girls being sold for sex trafficking in the holy city of Varanasi, but Ajeet Singh decided to take on the police-pimp nexus. Girls, as young as 10 years of age, are bought and sold. "Right from the moment a girl is trafficked and brought into a red light area, the rate is fixed. For every new girl they will get Rs 1 lakh to 50000 and we let...
09:07 AM, Aug 03, 2011
Srinagar: Dr Maqbool Mir's school in Srinagar gives the differently abled children of the valley a shot at life. In a region where medical care is a distant reality, Dr Mir's school is open to all. It is a helping hand for 16-year-old Zafar, who was born with a speech disability and a locomotive disorder and for whom even the simplest tasks have been an ordeal. "Earlier I would shiver...
08:40 AM, Aug 02, 2011
Jalandhar: In a state infamous for female foeticide, Prakash Kaur is mother to 60 abandoned girls in Jalandhar. She has given them a life to look forward to, when their own parents wished they were dead. No one knows when they were born. But for Sheeba, for little Zeinab and their 60 sisters, April 24 is special as it is their birthday. Prakash doesn't like to look back. Sixty years...
09:09 AM, Aug 01, 2011
On this episode of 'Real Heroes' we bring you the voices of change from the east of India. ...
05:44 PM, Jul 30, 2011
Bhubaneswar: Nandkishore Patnaik has transformed many poor and orphaned girls in Orissa into champions. He's a government servant by day and a tough football coach by evening. And its this 54-year-old government auditor in Bhubaneswar who has changed the lives of Mamali, Sradhanjali and 23 other girls like them by quite simply introducing them to football. It's tough to manage but I do it for girls, says a humble Nandkishore. ...
09:03 AM, Jul 27, 2011
Bhubaneswar: Nandkishore Patnaik has transformed many poor and orphaned girls in Orissa into champions. He's a government servant by day and a tough football coach by evening. And its this 54-year-old government auditor in Bhubaneswar who has changed the lives of Mamali, Sradhanjali and 23 other girls like them by quite simply introducing them to football. It's tough to manage but I do it for girls, says a humble Nandkishore....
09:03 AM, Jul 27, 2011
West Champaran: An electrical engineer Gyanesh Pandey left behind his American dream to bring light to villages in Bihar. Gyanesh Pandey is the founder of Husk Power system, the technology which is illuminating thousands of homes across 250 villages in Bihar. An electrical engineer from Benaras Hindu University, a cushy job took him to Los Angeles. But Gyanesh could never get over the darkness he saw as a child in...
08:44 AM, Jul 26, 2011
Purulia: Fourteen-year-old Bina Kalindi, a resident of West Bengal's Purulia district is fighting the illegal but still prevalent practice of Child Marriages. In the land of the powerful Goddess, her daughters are helpless. Even before they can realize, child marriage or 'ballo vivaho' abruptly ends their childhood and they are forced to walk into a life of unimaginable horrors. Sixteen-year-old Saraswati was married off at the age of 12 years....
08:51 AM, Jul 25, 2011
India's Real Heroes is a tribute to the unsung heroes of the country. ...
07:33 AM, Jan 26, 2011
IBN 7 saluted 13 real heroes at the IBN 7 Bajaj Alliance Super Idols Awards ceremony on Tuesday. ...
07:47 AM, Dec 01, 2010
CNN honoured 10 extraordinary people from different walks of life -- they are the heroes of 2010. ...
01:57 PM, Nov 23, 2010
The Hockey coach has dedicated 35 years of his life to the game. ...
04:33 PM, Aug 15, 2010
Rajpal Singh,himself a veteran international shooter, has been running a small rifle academy for the past 10 years and produced more than 20 international award-winning shooters. ...
03:15 PM, Aug 15, 2010
Retired eight years ago, Bhgawan Nagarkoche took up the position of a physical instructor at this Sainik School to discipline marathon hopefuls. ...
10:45 AM, Aug 15, 2010
Hirbai Ibrahim Lobi is also a champion of education for the tribal children. ...
11:15 AM, Mar 11, 2010
The extraordinary efforts of ordinary men and women were rewarded at the show. ...
11:06 AM, Mar 11, 2010
He has dedicated 35 years of his life to the game and mentored Olympians. ...
10:24 AM, Mar 10, 2010
Meet the people for whom the world itself is a stage. ...
05:19 PM, Mar 07, 2010
Sujata Bhat, Kalpana Mallaya have helped the old for the past 10 years. ...
07:58 PM, Mar 06, 2010
