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Vandana Maurya's story: From a biotech researcher to a social worker

India is witnessing a radical transformation where highly qualified youngsters are giving up cushy jobs to make a difference in the lives of poor people in rural areas. To the people of Jawhar, a rural tribal hamlet in Thane, situated around 150 kilometers away from Mumbai, she is their own ‘Nagli Madam’, who has found an indigenous solution for infant malnutrition that has plagued the area for the last 50 […]