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Aabid Shafi
· Mar 20, 2018 · 05:09 pm
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· Oct 04, 2014 · 06:30 am

Ignored Heroes

Video: Meet the man who is quenching Delhi’s thirst, one pot of water at a time

For more than four years, Alag Natarajan has been filling up earthern pots with drinking water for passers-by around New Delhi’s Panchsheel Park area.

Aabid Shafi
· Mar 20, 2018 · 05:09 pm

Video: On World Water Day, the story of a Mumbaikar who is on a mission to save every little drop

Every Sunday, Aabid Surti goes around fixing leaking faucets in people's homes free of cost in Mumbai.

Omkar Phatak
&
Sujit Lad
· Mar 03, 2018 · 07:00 am

It’s safer being a soldier fighting in Kashmir than a sewer worker. What does that say about India?

At least 90 cleaners have died in sewers this year as against 54 security personnel killed in insurgency.

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· Sep 11, 2017 · 08:00 am

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Remembering Punjab's little-known Schindlers, who saved many during Partition violence

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In the hills of Uttarakhand, a mela this week celebrates a military hero India has forgotten

Gabar Singh Negi was 19 when he died in the First World War. His valour is still remembered in Chamba every year.

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· Apr 19, 2016 · 08:00 am

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Video: Meet the man who is quenching Delhi’s thirst, one pot of water at a time

For more than four years, Alag Natarajan has been filling up earthern pots with drinking water for passers-by around New Delhi’s Panchsheel Park area.

Aabid Shafi · Mar 20, 2018 · 05:09 pm

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Every Sunday, Aabid Surti goes around fixing leaking faucets in people's homes free of cost in Mumbai.

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It’s safer being a soldier fighting in Kashmir than a sewer worker. What does that say about India?

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