Floods destroyed Janmoni Konwar's home and training ground in Jorhat. With three days' notice and nowhere to train, the 17-year-old won gold anyway.
A group of tourists showed up in Hampi hungry and out of options at 10pm. A woman running a tiffin stall took them home and cooked a full meal instead.
An artist on a Vande Bharat train noticed a pantry worker doing his job quietly. He said thank you the only way he knew how: with a pencil.
Merlin taught English in Myanmar. At 81, she was begging on Chennai's streets. One video changed where her story was headed.
Chef Vikas Khanna had an asthma attack he traced to dusty airport carpets. He spoke up. On his next flight through, they were gone.