For over a decade now, Dr Sunil Kumar Hebbi, a resident of Malleswaram in Bengaluru, has been running a mobile clinic through an NGO called Matru Siri Foundation to treat the poor for free.

A graduate from the Bijapur Medical College, the 37-year-old doctor was born and raised in Vijayapura, and worked at the BGS Hospital in Bengaluru for several years before quitting in 2011 to devote his attention to the mobile clinic.

Dr Sunil has converted his car into a mobile clinic and stacked up emergency medicines and equipment such as an oxygen cylinder and an ECG machine. He also has an assistant doctor and a nurse who volunteer with him

At present, he runs the mobile service both in Bengaluru and in his hometown, Vijayapura, and treats about 80-100 patients every day

A noted Radiologist from AIIMS, Delhi, Dr.Jaideep Kumar Sharma is the second longest coma survivor in the world. After facing a tragic accident, he battled with death to ‘LIVE’ against all odds. Today, he strongly advocates that organ donation is a bioethical issue from social perspective, as saving life is the most precious and priceless contribution towards humanity. His desire to provide quality treatment to all, laid the foundation of a project called ‘HEAL’- Health Experience at the Speed of Light. It is an effort to create a virtual technological platform to link doctors and patients across the globe and to deliver timely, affordable and quality healthcare to especially those residing in rural areas. Dr. Sharma’s mission is to save lives through the provision of exceptional healthcare. His life is an inspirational story of exemplary leadership in the field of medicine and ‘living by example’.

Jayati Sinha was nine years old when she realised that she wanted to be in the creative field, courtesy a Disney show she used to watch. She started by designing Barbie dresses and grew up to learn that there are different kinds of creative careers. Soon, she stumbled upon product design. She coped by shuttering herself in her room, drawing things, and it eventually turned into a career.Today, Jayati has grown to be one of the noted visual designers (physical and digital experiences) in the US. She got to be a creator, she “got to be the person who gets paid to ask ‘why’ and ‘how’”.

Prior to moving to the US in 2017, she has interned with many organisations including Viya Home, DeMuro Das and Artecnica. She has also worked as environment designer II in fuseproject, which focused on designing and prototyping experiential environments for retail, and exhibition spaces in addition to involvement in industrial design, and strategy development. After graduating in lifestyle products from National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi, Jayati was a part of many projects and various causes.

Pilot Laxmi Joshi, who flew to China in May 2020, as part of Vande Bharat mission, says she feels privileged to be part of such rescue endeavours that are continuing even now. Presently she’s flying people who are stuck in San Francisco, California, New York and Vancouver.

From waiting to see her in uniform before every flight, to making sure that their relatives and friends know all the details about the rescue missions she’s going on, Vande Bharat pilot Laxmi Joshi says her dad ensures all this and more. Joshi is one of the few pilots who flew to China as part of the Vande Bharat mission in May 2020, and says that her parents have been a constant support throughout this phase where she has been serving the nation and humanity.

She is the Founder President and CEO of AROH Foundation, a national-level NGO set up by her in 2001 to realize her childhood dream of giving back to society.

Her professional journey has taken her through an enriching experience, from being an agricultural scientist to a successful entrepreneur, before venturing into social service and setting up an NGO.

For almost a decade, she ran a printing and publishing business that gave her good financial standing. She also earned a PhD in Agricultural Sciences from Delhi University.

Owing to her experience and learning through research and enterprise, she could inculcate commitment and dedication as hallmarks of the organization and integrated the use of technology to bring transparency through information sharing. Sound policies and governance systems put in place have translated into the success and goodwill that AROH enjoys at present.

Peekay is back on the show with Andrea!

Swati is a trained lactation counsellor and sex educator motivated towards normalising conversations around several tabooed issues like, sexuality, body, mental health, relationships, etc. Through Instagram posts, stories as well as workshops on anatomy, sex education and lactation, she is helping young people and parents create a wholesome and progressive generation.

However, a few years ago, the 34-year-old had never imagined she could amass this level of reach and impact. It all started in 2014 when Maya was born. With the good news of motherhood, Swati also suffered the loss of both her parents. A young mother looking for support and guidance, she reached out to several parenting groups on social media and was finally able to connect with a peer-to-peer support network of mothers in Coimbatore where they discussed a myriad of relevant topics from diapers, sleep schedules, baby carriers to breastfeeding and more.

Listen to her story here!

Meet Yogeshwar and Sushma Bhalla, a couple from Delhi, who are two riding enthusiasts that have travelled the world and more together, enjoying long distances on their Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle. yogeshwar and Sushma Bhalla, affectionately known as Yogi and Sushi, have been married for over 40 years. A common thread that binds the couple together, even today, is their shared love for travelling, and willingness to set out on the next big adventure. They have travelled to. “Belgium, Bhutan, Dubai, France, Qatar, Rome, Singapore, England, Scotland, Turkey and Venice overseas.

Now if this couple can keep the love alive through travel.. anyone can! Listen to this inspiring story of love!

Started in 2004 on the banks of the Nila River (Bharathapuzha), Vayali was initiated by a group of young men to preserve the dying culture of Valluvanadan, a former princely state that presently covers Palakkad, Malappuram and Thrissur districts. The region is well-known for its folk art culture, folklore and classical dance forms such as Kathakali and Mohiniyattam.

Over 40 members of the band make use of percussion instruments made entirely out of bamboos, such as flute, dan truong, ‘seven holes’, bagu, short drums and peepi.

However, It wasn’t until 2007 that Vayali members started making use of the ‘poor man’s timber’ for its musical compositions. A Japanese artist named Tomoe had met them in Irinjalakuda, eventually inviting them to the Rhythm Festival. “We stayed with Japanese bamboo artists at Mount Fuji and came back with new ideas,”  Vinod.

Charit Jaggi who was a former journalist, a forever filmmaker, now building we the Young - an impact video content platform that talks about stories and issues at the heart of young Indians. We The Young is pushing conversations around topics like Mental Health, Online Safety, Bullying and Harassment, Feminism and LGBTQIA+ Issues, by bringing out stories of young people. It is their endeavour to build more meaningful online communities for India's youth. Therefore they collaborated with Instagram to bring this new feature to emphasise the importance of taking a break in this mad internet world.