Inspirational
In a world full of materialistic consumers who are destroying Mother Nature for their selfish needs, this man from Assam will restore your faith in humanity. Born in Assam (1963), Padma Shri Jadav Payeng has solely created 1,360-acres of lush green dense forest from a barren Majuli island in Assam. Recently, Big Short Films shot a film titled “Voice of Trees,” featuring his journey.
Offbeat
For the busy commuters who don’t find time to read, 50-year-old Anoop Khanna from Guwahati, Assam has turned a bus stop into the newest public library to peruse as they wait for a bus. Just imagine a library without librarians, no due dates and no one telling you to be quiet. Well, Assam’s bus stop-turned-library is the one spot where no such rules are followed...
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Offbeat
This is an inspiring story of a man who has proven that book knowledge is not necessary to lead anyone a long way. 25-year-old Sagar Prasad Sharma from Assam is a primary school dropout, who has built a ‘Helicopter’ using local technology, providing a faster way of commuting to the villagers of Shyamjuli in Dhemaji district, Assam.