It won’t be an understatement to say that a new and unique story unfolds in India everyday, some of them being very inspirational. But more often than not many of these stories do not reach the country at large. Here we list down the stories of 5 ordinary Indians whose life is an inspirational message for everyone of us.
Uttam Teron
The man behind the Parijat Academy in the Pamohi village near Guwahati. In 2003 he started out in order to achieve 100 % literacy in his village. As of now more than 95% of population is literate.
Uttam Teron
Chewang Norphel
Chewang Norphel, an Indian civil engineer who is popularly known as The Ice Man, created 12 artificial glaciers in the cold and dry region Laddakh as an answer to the water problem of the region.
Chewang Norphel
Rukhsana Kausar
In 2009 when armed terrorists forced their way into her house, Rukhsana, then 18 not only protected her parents but also killed a Lashkar commander with his own AK-47. Rukhsana was awarded Kirti Chakra for her bravery!
Rukhsana Kausar
Jadav Payeng
In the year of 1979, Jadav Peyang found a number of snakes dead due to the heat ontreeless land in Jorhat (Assam). The land was washed away by a flood. Moved by the incident, he began planted bamboo trees and dedicated his entire life towards the conservation and ecological development. Today, the 1350 acres of jungle is known as Molai forest and is home of animals such as Royal Bengal Tigers, Deer, Elephants etc.
Jadav Payeng
Dashrath Manjhi
Dashrath Manjhi, popularly known as The Mountain Man carved a road through a mountain after he failed to get his injured wife to the hospital due to lack of road. He was made famous by the recent movie Manjhi starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Dashrath Manjhi
