generation of farmers
An organic farmer by chance, this woman now helps connect other farmers directly to consumers
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Purvi Vyas
t was one weekend that changed her life and Purvi Vyas, a Masters in Environmental Management from Australia’s Western Sydney University, turned into a full-time organic farmer. She is now preparing the next generation of farmers and youngsters to adopt a sustainable lifestyle.
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or illness. After finishing her “Even the kids masters in 1999, knew about these Purvi came back to HERO plants so well! It was India and started an eye opener for me working for several that I was an educated NGOs for sustainability ignorant and so are most of and development. It was in 2002 when she joined the famous us in the cities. These people Environmentalist Bina Agrawal to were living a much healthier life than us and on the other work on one of her research hand, I observed a huge gap projects that Purvi between what people were happened to get her first saying about the environment brush with the farming and how they c o m m u n i t y. actually The research She was surprised to know were living their lives took her to a that these apparently in the cities, small tribal me. area of Netrang illiterate women had all the including knowledge about plants This paradox a n d Dediyapada in made me and herbs south Gujarat. unhappy and I She was surprised to know that was constantly looking for a way these illiterate women had all the to implement what I was saying,” knowledge of the plants and the she says. trees available in the jungle. They Purvi had no clue that just a knew what plants has medicinal weekend a couple of weeks later values and what should be would give answers to all her consumed for a particular disease questions.
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Kavita Devi
MAKING HISTORY
India’s former wrestler and gold medalist winner, Kavita Devi selected to appear in WWE
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outh Asian Games gold medalist and former powerlifter, Kavita Devi is set to appear in World Wrestling Entertainment. She will be the first Indian female wrestler to have been selected to participate in Mae Young Classic, WWE’s first tournament for women. Devi hails from Haryana and underwent rigorous training under former WWE Champion, The Great Khali at his Punjab-based
wrestling promotion and training academy. The wrestler came into limelight after participating in the WWE Dubai try-out in April this year. Her strong performance impressed the talent scouts. Former WWE Champion, The Great Khali has been training Devi at is Punjab-based wrestling promotion and training academy. She was selected after participating in the WWE Dubai try-out this year. The WWE scouts were impressed by her talent and performance. Devi started her journey as a successful Kabaddi player in high school. She is known for her special roundhouse kick that has gotten her many victories. In 2016, she won the gold medal in women’s 75kg weightlifting. A viral video was Devi’s claim to fame where she wrestled a woman wrestler, BB Bull Bull at Continental Wrestling Entertainment which is promoted by The Great Khali. The Mae Young Classic will be a single-elimination tournament wherein 32 of the top female competitors from around the world will participate. “I am honoured to be the first Indian woman to compete in WWE.
cyclist messenger Yewatkar cycles for 120-km and speaks at about five schools on an average day
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26-year-old Indian social worker has embarked on a three-year ‘Pedaling for Peace’ cycling expedition across the world to spread Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings among school children. Dnyaneshwar Yewatkar, who hails from Sewagram Ashram at Wardha in Maharashtra, said he has completed 8,642 Km of 70,000 Km of his global cycling expedition. His expedition will be completed on October 2, 2019, in Pakistan, on Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. “I have travelled over the last eight months through the Indo-China border and ASEAN, meeting beautiful people who have been very warm in hosting me and giving me opportunities to share my thoughts and knowledge about the teachings of Gandhi,” he told PTI.
Dnyaneshwar Yewatkar “There are challenging times in this solo-cycling tour, but there are moments I cherish as teachers gave me accommodation in schools or in their homes as they understand my mission” said Yewatkar, who has also been hosted by Sikh gurudwaras in Thailand and Malaysia. “I am sharing with them the message of Gandhiji, which inspires many people like us to work for peace... and take its new relevance today,” Yewatkar said. Sewagram Ashram is the place where Gandhi had launched the ‘Quit India’ campaign in 1942 against the British government.
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