Changemakers
From MP’s Burbaspur To Padma Shri: Durga Bai Vyam’s Remarkable Gond Art Journey
From learning traditional digna at six to receiving the Padma Shri, Durga Bai Vyam carried Gond stories across the world.
September 8, 2026
From learning traditional digna at six to receiving the Padma Shri, Durga Bai Vyam carried Gond stories across the world.
For decades, Shankarbaba Papalkar has given orphaned and Divyang children identity, dignity and lifelong care while greening barren land.
After an accident ended his Air Force dream, 23-year-old Krishna chose education, teaching around 100 children in his Rajasthan village.
From empowering tribal students and children with disabilities to discovering asteroid candidates, these 82 educators are reshaping India’s classrooms through innovation, empathy and dedication.
Known as the “Raster Master” or “Teacher of the Streets,” West Bengal government teacher Deep Narayan Nayak has revolutionized education for over 10,000 marginalised children.
Three brothers turned their concern over exploitation into a sustained movement combining rescue, legal support, rehabilitation and advocacy against human trafficking.
For decades, Guru K. Kalyanasundaram Pillai has preserved the Thanjavur tradition through teaching, choreography and generations of disciples.
After more than seven decades and 20,000 performances, Bhimavva Shillekyathara’s Padma Shri honours her lifelong fight to preserve Karnataka’s traditional Togalu Gombeyaata.
The IIT-IIM graduate who left a London finance career for the IAS is stepping away after 13 years of public service, including bringing piped water to 125 homes in a Mirzapur village.
After government funding failed to materialise, Armstrong Pame mobilised ₹40 lakh and community support to build a 100-km road connecting remote Manipur with Assam and Nagaland.