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FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
India Today
BIG SHOES TO FILL • The BJP gets its youngest president as the party hints at generational change. But there will be no idling time, Nitin Nabin will have to hit the road running
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE • The new BJP chief has a proven record, and could be presiding over a momentous time for the party
SKILL DEFICIENCIES
INDIA’S WAR ON TB A NEW, SHORTER-TERM CURE
The New Big Brother • The BJP-led Mahayuti prevails despite the Thackeray reunion in the Mumbai civic battle
GEMS OF INDIA • Individuals and institutions who have reshaped people’s lives across remote geographies, stressed public infrastructure and fragile ecosystems
BAREFOOT WAY OF EARNING A LIVING • By removing education as a barrier to learning skills such as solar engineering, Barefoot College has empowered rural folk to make a livelihood for themselves and train others too
ENDING CHRONIC HUNGER • Indian children missing school due to chronic hunger has been a blight on the nation. Akshaya Patra is committed to fighting the food war and bringing more students to school
CALL OF THE REWILD • An abandoned mining site has become a thriving ecosystem for native flora and fauna, thanks to a visionary ecologist
A LARGE HEART FOR AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE • Narayana Health is revolutionising affordable cardiac care across the country with low-cost insurance plans
THE WATER WIZARD • Dholakia Foundation’s lake rejuvenation efforts in arid Amreli have turned around the lives of parched farmers there
SAVING DYING BREEDS • The Bikaner branch of the National Research Centre on Equines is researching surrogacy to improve the health of horse breeds, has developed technology to track ancestry and disease risks, and has even made their work commercial
THE TEACHER OF TEACHERS • Pratham has deeply influenced policy and teaching practices in schools across India by focusing on outcomes rather than just access and conducting benchmark surveys to assess the quality of education being imparted
REDUCING THE DISEASE BURDEN • AI diagnostics, clinical decisions, disease surveillance—IHF is backing tech start-ups to reimagine public healthcare around India’s lived realities
FIXING BROKEN CITIES • From national policy advocacy to ground-up capacity-building, Janaagraha shows how patient institutional reform can reshape Indian cities at scale
SOWING THE SEEDS OF SUSTENANCE • Through decades of grassroots work, the Koppulas have translated ecological principles into livelihood security for thousands of marginal and tribal farmers
THE GIFT OF SIGHT • Trained medics and top doctors operating the latest machines have restored the eyesight of millions, mostly for free. Day in, day out, this is what Aravind Eye Hospital does to remain true to its founding vision
THE ECOFRIENDLY CHAMPION • An NGO in Sikkim is empowering villagers through sustainable tourism and water management strategies that reverse environmental damage
WAGING JUSTICE AGAINST ABUSE • With domestic violence and sexual abuse against women and children a sordid reality, Majlis Legal...