In India, only a handful of students get to attend their dream universities, and unsuccessful applicants are often branded as failures. Worse, many so-called failures can often find no place at all in the conventional education system. But high up in the Himalayas there is an educational institute where failure is the sole criteria for admission. Sonam Wangchuk is its creator
Forest Man Jadav Payeng: The Power of One
Jadav Payeng of India created a forest singlehandedly on a sandbar in Majuli to restore ecology and biodiversity in barren land. The reforestation efforts starting with bamboo plants brought back tigers, elephants, reptiles and birds. The conservation effort in Molai Forest sadly creates human-wildlife conflict.