May 2026

There is a particular kind of performer who makes you feel — immediately and completely — that they are exactly where they are supposed to be. Omotunde Adebowale-David, known across Nigeria and beyond simply as Lolo 1, has that quality in…

Some people drift into media through nepotism or luck. Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi earned every frequency she ever occupied. Born into Nigerian royalty and educated internationally, she could easily have coasted. Instead, she built a…

Not every IPS officer makes national headlines. Some do their most important work quietly — in districts most people cannot find on a map, dealing with problems that city-based policy conversations rarely address. Rajat Saklecha is that…

When a doctor spends over four decades dedicating their life to the health of mothers and newborns, they become more than a clinician — they become a cornerstone of a community. Dr. Job Masakhue Lukuru Obwaka was exactly that kind of…

There is a particular kind of talent that does not announce itself loudly. It builds quietly, role by role, opportunity by opportunity, until one day you look up and realise the person has become a cornerstone of an industry. That describes…

Who Is Gaurav Agarwal? Most UPSC toppers have inspiring stories. Gaurav Agarwal has an unusual one. He didn't come from a background of struggle or scarcity. He wasn't fighting against poverty or lack of access. He had already arrived — by…

Who Is Savita Pradhan? Okay, imagine this. A little girl grows up in a small village in Madhya Pradesh — no big house, no fancy school, no connections. Her family works on farms and collects things from the forest just to eat. Now fast…

There is a particular kind of IAS officer who doesn't just occupy administrative chairs but visibly reshapes the systems they oversee. Ashwani Kumar is that kind of officer. Born in a small district of Uttar Pradesh, educated at one of…

There are bureaucrats who occupy positions, and then there are officers who define them. Shubhra Saxena belongs firmly to the latter category. An IAS officer from the 2009 batch of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, she has spent over a decade…

There's a particular kind of IPS officer that doesn't make the front pages but makes a real difference — the ones quietly posted to districts across a state, handling everything from law and order to sensitive investigations, moving from…