Achievers

Wushu international silver medallist Abida Akhtar has done India and J&K proud. Mohit Kandhari profiles the gritty sportswoman, awarded the UT’s first Tribal Award for “outstanding contribution and achievement” in the field of sports

A survivor herself, Ralte Lalramengzami has been instrumental in building an ecosystem of care and hope for cancer patients in Mizoram, which has one of the highest cancer incidences in the Northeast, writes Proyashi Barua

Rameshwar Oraon’s life story is the perfect example of the benefits of education and how determination can achieve anything. Sudhir Kumar Mishra talks to the Finance Minister of Jharkhand about his personal life

Named for the Jammu and Kashmir Government’s Tribal Award, 2021, in Literature, Dr. Javaid Rahi wears innumerable hats — Gojri scholar and tribal activist, poet and historian, to name a few. Mohit Kandhari delves into his two decades of work that has spotlit J&K’s Gujjar tribals

A tribal sanitary worker in Chhattisgarh has earned respect for herself, her team and her town through her work. Abhijat Shukla meets the woman warrior

It’s tough to hold back a gypsy from J&K's Rajouri from travelling, but their children need to study too. A determined teacher shows Mohit Kandhari how

Kathua's picturesque surroundings can draw in more tourists if the amenities are available, knows this local leader. She shows Mohit Kandhari her plan

In the remote villages of Jammu & Kashmir, it’s often difficult to arrange for even the minimum of healthcare. Mohit Kandhari meets a DDC member, a Bakerwal tribal, who is doing just that

The will to learn kept a small tribal girl going several miles and today, she’s the head of the zoology department at the Government Degree College, Rajouri, Jammu & Kashmir. Mohit Kandhari learns her story

With her stellar work in the field of women and child social development, NK Keny has become a beacon of hope for hundreds of orphans and women in Nagaland, Proyashi Barua profiles the inspirational lady