Uma Devi is a frontline healthcare worker in rural Uttar Pradesh who has marched on despite strife in her personal life, and has been honoured by Kareena Kapoor, actor and brand ambassador for UNICEF, for promoting mother and child health.

Students’ organisations in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad University have been up in arms ever since the institute’s administration announced a hike in fees last month. With the administration not compromising its stance on the rationale behind the fees hike, the protests against the decision are escalating with every passing day. Leaders from the opposition parties in the state have also expressed their support for the students. Here’s all that has happened in the story so far.

Director Sudhir Mishra comes from a family of politicians and academicians, but he is passionate about his craft.He has two sane advices for those from small towns who aspire to make it big in Bollywood -- if you have the talent, and if someone comes to you with an indecent proposal, you should slap the person very hard, and if you are good, people will take notice of you, sooner or later, so be patient

Son of a farmer, Manoj says buying vegetables helps him connect with the outside world and that keeps him rooted. He dislikes attending parties and social gatherings because he is too lazy to decide what clothes to wear, he says. He is someone who, in his own words, likes to keep it simple. He loves to laugh at himself, he cries. In a nutshell, he is as real as one can get

Composing, singing, producing, writing screenplays, directing, making ads ... to even being an ace cricketer, Vishal Bhardwaj excelled at everything he dabbled in. In a freewheeling chat, he talked about life, struggles, insecurities, films and much more