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Malar Nivedhitha R

Malar Nivedhitha R is an Editorial Associate at The Wise Indian, with a background in Botany and experience in content writing, research, and communication. Her academic and research experience has developed her ability to explore subjects in depth, work with information carefully, and communicate ideas in a clear and accessible manner. At The Wise Indian, she contributes to editorial research, writing, and storytelling, with an interest in creating meaningful and informative content for readers.
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Arati Saha swimming, and the 1999 India Post stamp issued in her honour

Arati Saha: How a Kolkata Girl Who Lost Her Mother at Two Became the First Asian Woman to Swim the English Channel

The 19-year-old Arati Saha became the first Asian woman to swim the English Channel on 29 September 1959, crossing from France to England in 16 hours and 20 minutes. She was the first Indian sportswoman to receive the Padma Shri.
Jayshree Vencatesan, environmentalist and Co-Founder of Care Earth Trust, featured in a wetlands-themed collage with waterbirds and wetland landscapes

Jayshree Vencatesan: The Chennai Wetland Scientist Who Became the First Indian to Win the Ramsar Award for Wetland Wise Use

Jayshree Vencatesan, co-founder of Care Earth Trust in Chennai, became the first Indian to win the Ramsar Award for Wetland Wise Use in March 2025. She mapped the shrinking Pallikaranai Marsh using little more than a rope, a compass and
Anchal Bhateja, the first visually impaired woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court of India

Anchal Bhateja: The Blind Advocate Who Became the First Visually Impaired Woman to argue a case in the Supreme Court

Anchal Bhateja lost her eyesight before her Class X exams. In 2023 she graduated from NLSIU Bangalore, and on 6 June 2025 she became the first visually impaired woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court of India.
PSLV-C30 lifting off from Sriharikota on 28 September 2015 carrying India's AstroSat space observatory

AstroSat Space Observatory: How India Joined the Short List of Nations Studying the Universe From Orbit

The AstroSat space observatory lifted off from Sriharikota on 28 September 2015, making India one of the few nations with its own space telescope. Built by ISRO with institutes across India, it carries five instruments that study the universe in
Mihir Sen receiving a certificate from Lord Freyberg at India House, London, after his English Channel swim in 1958

The Inspiring Journey of Mihir Sen, the First Asian to Conquer the English Channel

Mihir Sen became the first Asian to swim the English Channel on 27 September 1958, crossing from Dover to Calais in 14 hours and 45 minutes. He once knew only how to dog paddle in a pond in Cuttack. After
Vandana Gopikumar, co-founder of The Banyan in Chennai, with her organisation's team and community homes

Vandana Gopikumar and The Banyan: How Two Young Women Built a Home for People the City Walked Past

Vandana Gopikumar and Vaishnavi Jayakumar founded The Banyan in Chennai in 1993, after finding no service for a homeless woman living with mental illness. Three decades on, its centres have helped over 4,000 people, and its model has reached ten

Bhavani Bompelly: The Telangana Teacher Who Turned a Shrinking School Into a Thriving One

Bhavani Bompelly, a government teacher in Kamareddy, Telangana, raised her school's enrolment from 40 to 130 students through play-based learning, digital tools and pre-primary classes. Appointed in 2008, she won the State Best Teacher Award in 2025 before receiving the
Indian dressage team riders and their horses at the Hangzhou Asian Games

Indian Dressage Team: How Four Riders Ended India’s 41-Year Wait for Equestrian Gold at the Asian Games

The Indian dressage team made history in Hangzhou on 26 September 2023, winning India's first equestrian gold at the Asian Games in 41 years. Here is how four riders and their horses ended the long wait.
Manya Harsha holding an old saree used for Grandma's Green Weave cloth bags

Manya Harsha: The Bengaluru Teenager Who Turned Her Grandmother’s Old Sarees Into a City-Wide Green Movement

Bengaluru teenager Manya Harsha is turning old sarees into cloth bags, and the numbers are adding up. Her Grandma's Green Weave has reused 2,200 sarees and 230 bedspreads to make over 28,000 bags, diverting nearly 1.2 tonnes of textile waste
Purnima Devi Barman with a greater adjutant stork model and the bird in the wild

The “Stork Sister” of Assam: How Purnima Devi Barman Turned a Hated Bird into a Symbol of Pride

In Assam's Kamrup district, the greater adjutant stork was once disliked by villagers, and some even cut down its nesting trees. Wildlife biologist Purnima Devi Barman began her campaign in 2007 and brought village women into the effort, which grew

Malar Nivedhitha R

Malar Nivedhitha R is an Editorial Associate at The Wise Indian, with a background in Botany and experience in content writing, research, and communication. Her academic and research experience has developed her ability to explore subjects in depth, work with information carefully, and communicate ideas in a clear and accessible manner. At The Wise Indian, she contributes to editorial research, writing, and storytelling, with an interest in creating meaningful and informative content for readers.
  • https://thewiseindian.com/